Julio Velasco won Asian Championship with Iran

Iran won their first ever Asian Volleyball Championship. In the final match Iran won 3:1 over China. Iran is qualified for the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup 2011 in Japan.

Ahead of the tournament, coach Julio Velasco said it would be a tough task to pick up the gold medal in front of a home crowd, but his players duly delivered as they saw off China in the finals to cap off a memorable tournament.

The newly crowned champions will now travel to Japan for the World Cup from November 20 to December 4 with the sole aim of finishing in the top three which would see them earn their place at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Iran’s victory in the 16th edition of the Asian Men’s Championship is their first gold medal ever – an improvement from their silver medal finish in 2009. Iran is the fifth nation to have won gold at the Asian Men’s Championship. China, added a sixth silver medal to their tally.

Individual Awards:
Most Valuable Player:  Arash Kamalvand (Iran)
Best Scorer:  Jeon Kwang-In (Korea)
Best Server:  Kim Yo-Han (Korea)
Best Spiker:  Nathan Roberts (Australia)
Best Blocker:  Liang Chunlong (China)
Best Setter:  Amir Hosseini (Iran)
Best Libero:  Farhad Zarif (Iran)

Final Standings:
1. Iran
2. China
3. Korea
4. Australia
5. Japan
6. India
7. Pakistan
8. Sri Lanka
9. Kazakhstan
10. Thailand
11. Indonesia
12. Qatar
13. Chinese Taipei
14. Turkmenistan
15. Afghanistan
16. Uzbekistan

source: FIVB