2010 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification (AVC)

The AVC qualification for the 2010 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship saw member nations compete for four places at the finals in Italy.

Draw

23 of the 65 AVC national teams entered qualification. (Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia later withdrew) The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Men's Rankings as of 5 January 2008 using the serpentine system for their distribution. (Rankings shown in brackets) Teams ranked 1–4 did not compete in the first and second rounds, and automatically qualified for the third round. Teams ranked 5–10 did not compete in the first round, and automatically qualified for the second round.

First round

Second round

Third round

First round

Pool A

• Venue: Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua, New Zealand
• Dates: 22–24 April 2009
• All times are New Zealand Standard Time ()

Pool B

• Venue: Liaquat Gymnasium, Islamabad, Pakistan
• Dates: 28–30 January 2009
• All times are Pakistan Standard Time ()

Pool C

• Venue: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman
• Dates: 2–4 May 2009
• All times are Gulf Standard Time ()

Second round

Pool D

• Venue: Azadi Volleyball Hall, Tehran, Iran
• Dates: 25–27 May 2009
• All times are Iran Daylight Time ()

Pool E

• Venue: Nakhon Pathom Sport Center, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
• Dates: 9–11 June 2009
• All times are Indochina Time ()

Pool F

• Venue: Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan
• Dates: 22–24 May 2009
• All times are Chungyuan Standard Time ()

Third round

Pool G

• Venue: Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium, Chengdu, China
• Dates: 14–16 August 2009
• All times are China Standard Time ()

Pool H

• Venue: Park Arena, Komaki, Japan
• Dates: 28–30 August 2009
• All times are Japan Standard Time ()

References

External links

• 2010 World Championship Qualification