Congrats to Iran for defending its men’s volleyball crown in Asia!

Below is our full recap of the 17th Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from September 28th to October 6th, 2013.

In case you didn’t know, this is Iran’s 2nd continental crown. With this victory, Iran qualifies for the World Grand Champions Cup together with host Japan, USA (NORCECA), Brazil (South America), Russia (Europe) & a wild card winner.

Playoff & Final 4 Results

Medal Round

Gold Medal Match
Iran 3–0 South Korea (25–19, 25–22, 25–19)

Bronze Medal Match
Japan 1–3 China (18–25, 22–25, 25–22, 20–25)

Semifinals

Japan 0–3 Iran (19–25, 16–25, 22–25)0
South Korea 3–2 China (25–23, 23–25, 25–23, 20–25, 15–12

Quarterfinals

Thailand 0–3 Japan (24–26, 21–25, 16–25)
Iran 3–0 Lebanon (25–19, 25–18, 25–17)
China 3–1 India (22–25, 25–22, 25–21, 25–18)
Australia 0–3 South Korea (14–25, 17–25, 16–25)

Final Ranking

GOLD Iran
SILVER South Korea
BRONZE China
4th Japan
5th Australia
6th Thailand
7th India
8th Lebanon
9th Chinese Taipei
10th Kazakhstan
11th Qatar
12th Bahrain
13th Iraq
14th United Arab Emirates
15th Sri Lanka
16th Uzbekistan
17th Kuwait
18th Myanmar
19th Oman
20th Afghanistan
21th Saudi Arabia

Best Players

MVP: Saeid Marouf (Iran)
Best Scorer: Zhong Weijun (China)
Best Spiker: Amir Ghafour (Iran)
Best Blocker: Mohammad Mousavi (Iran)
Best Server: Zhong Weijun (China)
Best Setter: Saeid Marouf (Iran)
Best Libero: Farhad Zarif (Iran)