Since winning the Asian Championship and arriving home to a rapturous welcome, the Thai women's team and their fans have been celebrating the victory in a big way with parties and hometown visits. Even the prime minister met with them. 😀
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This time I would say the Dream Team is correct, ... or were there some other interesting names that could have been included?
Yes, I think they got it right this time. The only thing I might add is, regarding the opposite position, it's a pity the award is usually given to just one player. Wada, who has been outstanding, fully deserved the award of course, but Pimpichaya and Iran's Elahe (No18) were also very impressive. 
20th Asian Games, Aichi-Nagoya 2026 (19 Sept-4 Oct) Women's Volleyball (16-22 Sept)
2026 AVC Women's Volleyball Continental Championship -
Final Standings
🥇 Thailand **
🥈 China *
🥉 Japan *
4th Iran
5th Indonesia
6th Korea
7th Vietnam
8th Chinese Taipei
9th Kazakhstan
10th Hong Kong
11th Australia
12th Iraq
** Will participate in 2028 Olympics &
2027 Fivb Women's World Cup
* Will participate in 2027 Fivb Women's World Cup
Individual Awards
| MVP and Best Setter | Pornpun Gerdpard | 🇹🇭 |
| Best OHs | Sasipaporn Janthawisut, Zhuang Yushan | 🇹🇭 🇨🇳 |
| Best MBs | Thatdao Nuekjang, Wang Yuanyuan | 🇹🇭 🇨🇳 |
| Best OP | Yukiko Wada | 🇯🇵 |
| Best Libero | Wang Mengjie | 🇨🇳 |
Champions, Thailand 🏆
The Dream Team
Avc
I am thinking of watching this final live in Nagoya but the tickets are so hard to come by. One of my colleagues’ daughter is going to be a volunteer on ground giving out the balls to players hehe.
My personal favorite is Kyrgyzstan and PRC.
A useful link for you... if you decide to watch live
The Asian Games or "Asiad" is Asia's biggest multisport event, The 20th Games in Japan will see athletes from 45 countries competing in 469 medal events across 43 sports. This thread's main focus is on the women's volleyball tournament.
Links: https://www.aichi-nagoya2026.org
Preliminary Stage:
วอลเลย์บอลหญิง ทิมชาร์ต ไทย
The venue for the volleyball event, Okazaki Central Park General Gymnasium, Aichi.
Aichi-Nagoya 2026, Wikipedia
Thailand finally got their revenge after they were robbed of that 2016 spot. I am so happy for them. Kinda bittersweet thinking about how the Golden Six never made it to Olympics but these new gen will carry the dream for them.
To think about it, Ajcharaporn used to play with the Golden Six. Crazy to think how long she has been with the national team.
I believe that Chatchu-on and Pimpichaya were also in the roster back then
Yep, they all did, at the start of their careers. Ajcharaporn is like a link between this generation and the " Fab Five or Six" whereas Pimpichaya and Chatchu-On is generally considered the current generation, along with Thatdao, Pornpun, Libero Piyanut, Thanacha and Hattaya...and a new generation is on the way, led by Natchaya Tahae (b.2009).
It's interesting that Nootsara Tomkom, Malika and Pluemjit are still playing club volleyball whereas Wilawan is a coach. Recently retired Onuma might also take up coaching duties. She was seen celebrating with the players last night.
They deserved the win ! They were the better team today.
Around10 years ago they narrowly missed the chance to go to Rio16. They led 9-3 in the fifth, but somehow lost it 13-15. For the first time a team from Thailand, and SEAsia will play in the Olympics !
Hopefully China and Japan can join them in LA 28
China actually look even messier than Japan yesterday, their benches are however much much better so hopefully we get a more interesting match
It's Thailand's turn to be messy in set 2
China's big hitters and monster blockers
VS
Thailand's combination plays and superb floor defense
Zhuang Yushan vs Sasipaporn
Ooh... why did the Japanese coach challenge? would've been wonderful if Iran could win a set of a top Asian team 🤔
When they were leading 7-2 in set 3, Iranian coach did a surprising thing.. he replaced some of the regular starters with reserves. Perhaps he realized that this would be the last match here and he wanted everyone to get a chance to play
I tuned in for set 2, it's my first time seeing Iran play but it's looking quite good
It was until you started watching !
Lolss...jk
I myself started following mid set 2... but seriously, Iran have strong hitters, no18, no15...
Where were these Wada super serves yesterday 🙄
Bronze Medal match
Iran vs Japan
Japan is leading 1-0 25-21
I also think they are tired, Sato, Ishikawa and Wada I think have played almost all the matches this summer... maybe a little rotation would have helped.
They also looked tensed and nervous, especially in that first set. Maybe it's the weight of expectations on their shoulders... idk
Idk, back in VNL, even when she was the worst player in court, Ferhats keep her while Shigihara didn't even get to spike a single ball, it's the same situation but with different player now, substitution only when it's pretty much over 🙄
Japan will qualify for the Olympics, I just know it. They are ranked quite high and next year, powerful hitter Melissa Valdez will most likely join the NT 🤔
Ferhats needs to go, Japan is worse and worse and this is their new low, serving pressure =0, blocking is nonexistent and i don't even wanna to talk about setting, if this continues I'm afraid they won't even qualify for the Olp esp when others European teams are getting much better
Why was Sato left out in that crucial fourth set 🤔
