2018 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship
The 2018 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship was the 19th edition of the Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Bahrain Volleyball Association (BVA). The tournament was held in Riffa, Bahrain from 21 to 28 July 2018. The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship as the AVC representatives.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | Bahrain |
| City | Riffa |
| Dates | 21–28 July |
| Teams | 23 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions | Iran (6th title) |
| Runners-up | South Korea |
| Third place | Thailand |
| Fourth place | Iraq |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Amirhossein Esfandiar |
| Best Setter | Choi Ik-je |
| Best OH | Morteza Sharifi Porya Yali |
| Best MB | Soranan Nuampara Mehran Feyz |
| Best OPP | Ali Sahib Abushanan |
| Best Libero | Park Kyeong-min |
| Official website | |
| Asian Men's U20 Championship | |
Players must be born on or after 1 January 1999. And they can enroll themselves maximum for twice championships.
On 14 December 2020, the AVC announced that the 2020 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship which was originally the AVC qualifier for the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic and the top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2021 U21 World Championship as the AVC representatives.