The AVC qualification for the 2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship saw member nations compete for four places at the finals in Italy and Bulgaria.[1]
23 AVC national teams entered qualification. But, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan later withdrew and India later were excluded because of FIVB's suspension of the Volleyball Federation of India.
Central Asia decided to hold the subzonal round with the bottom five ranked teams in Central Asia from the FIVB World Ranking as of October 2015.[2] But, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan later withdrew. Rankings are shown in brackets.
| Central Asia | |
|---|---|
| (79) | |
| (144) | |
| (NR) |
The top three ranked teams in Central Asia from the FIVB World Ranking as of October 2015[2] automatically qualified for the zonal round. But, India later were excluded because of FIVB's suspension of the Volleyball Federation of India. Rankings are shown in brackets.
| width=20% | Central Asia | width=20% | Eastern Asia | width=20% | Oceania | width=20% | Southeastern Asia | width=20% | Western Asia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (40) | (38) | (59) | (47) | (31) | |||||
| (144) | (144) | (79) | (144) | ||||||
| (50) | (144) | (79) | |||||||
| (Central Subzonal 1st) |
The top five ranked teams from the FIVB World Ranking as of October 2015[2] automatically qualified for the final round. The top four ranked teams seeded by serpentine system, while the other six teams were drawn in Bangkok, Thailand on 19 March 2017.[3] Rankings are shown in brackets.
| width=50% | Pool A | width=50% | Pool B |
|---|---|---|---|
| (8) | (13) | ||
| (19) | (14) | ||
| (23) | (38) | ||
| (31) | (47) | ||
| (Central Zonal 1st) | (59) |
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
| width=40 | Rank | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (33) | |
| 2 | (137) |
| width=40 | Rank | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (36) | |
| 2 | (137) |