2018 Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship
The 2018 Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship was the 12th edition of the Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Islamic Republic of Iran Volleyball Federation (IRIVF). The tournament was held in Tabriz, Iran from 29 June to 6 July 2018. The top four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship as the AVC representatives.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | Iran |
| City | Tabriz |
| Dates | 29 June – 6 July |
| Teams | 17 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions | Japan (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | South Korea |
| Third place | Iran |
| Fourth place | Chinese Taipei |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Taito Mizumachi |
| Best Setter | Taiga Itoyama |
| Best OH | Chang Hung-yeh Park Seung-su |
| Best MB | Alireza Abdollahi Riku Ito |
| Best OPP | Bardia Saadat |
| Best Libero | Jang Ji-won |
| Official website | |
| Asian Boys' U18 Championship | |
Players must be born on or after 1 January 2001. And they can enroll themselves maximum for one championship.
On 14 December 2020, the AVC announced that the 2020 Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship which was originally the AVC qualifier for the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic and the top four teams of the tournament which had not yet qualified to the 2021 U19 World Championship qualified for the 2021 U19 World Championship as the AVC representatives.