SEA V.League explained

SEA V.League
Current Season:2024 SEA Men's V.League
Pixels:250px
Sport:Volleyball
Teams:4
Continent:AVC (Southeast Asia)
Website:SEA V.League

The Southeast Asian Volleyball League, also known as SEA V.League (formerly known as ASEAN Grand Prix), is a series of international volleyball tournaments featuring teams from Southeast Asia.

History

Plans of a regional women's volleyball league in Southeast Asia was first conceived in 2013 when AVC secretary-general Shanrit Wongprasert of Thailand met with officials of the Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, the national volleyball association of the Philippines. The league was proposed to adopt a home and away format as an effort to promote women's volleyball in the region.[1]

SportsCore Event Management and Consultancy, Inc., the Philippine-based organizer of the Philippine Super Liga, along with club leagues from Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, was reportedly backing such plans. By July 2015, only "finishing touches" are yet to be made which includes the mechanics and official name of the tournament.[2]

In December 2016, it was reported that the inaugural edition of the tournament was reportedly to be named as the "Southeast Asian SuperLiga" it was planned to be held from September 14 to 17, 2017.[3] In January 2017, the tournament's name reportedly became the ASEAN Grand Prix.[4]

The ASEAN Grand Prix was first held in 2019. Two separate tournaments was held in Thailand and the Philippines with Thailand winning the title for both competitions.[5] [6]

The series returned in 2022 as the ASEAN Grand Prix Women's Volleyball Invitation with a tournament scheduled in Thailand. A men's tournament was planned to be held in Indonesia and the Philippines as well such plan did not come to fruition.[7] Thailand defended their AGP title after sweeping the three teams at the 2022 tournament.

From 2023, the tournament was renamed to Southeast Asian Volleyball League (SEA V.League). Men's tournament also made inaugural edition in 2023.[8]

In 2024, a new tournament named SEA V.League Challenge is created, which includes some other national teams in Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Singapore). The winner of SEA V.League Challenge will earn the right to participate in the next edition of SEA V.League, replacing the last placed team in the recent edition of SEA V.League.[9]

Summary

Men's tournament

YearLegHostwidth=1% rowspan=10 bgcolor=#ffffff
width=10%Championswidth=10%Runners-upwidth=10%3rd placewidth=10%4th place
2023First
Bogor
Second
Santa Rosa
2024First
Manila
Second
Yogyakarta

Women's tournament

YearLegHostwidth=1% rowspan=10 bgcolor=#ffffff
width=10%Championswidth=10%Runners-upwidth=10%3rd placewidth=10%4th place
2019First
Nakhon Ratchasima
Second
Santa Rosa
2022
Nakhon Ratchasima
2023First
Vĩnh Phúc
Second
Chiang Mai
2024First
Vĩnh Phúc
Second
Nakhon Ratchasima

Participating nations

Men's tournament

Team20232024Total

1st

2nd

1st

2nd
1st bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=silver2nd Q4
4th 4th 3rd Q4
bgcolor=silver2nd 3rd bgcolor=gold1st Q4
3rd bgcolor=silver2nd 4th Q4

Women's tournament

Team20192022
20232024Total

1st

2nd

1st

2nd

1st

2nd
bgcolor=silver2nd bgcolor=silver2nd3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th7
3rd 3rd4th 4th 4th 3rd 3rd7
1st bgcolor=gold1st 1st bgcolor=gold1st 1st bgcolor=gold1st 1st7
4th 4th bgcolor=silver2nd2nd bgcolor=silver2nd 2nd bgcolor=silver2nd7

Debut of teams

Women's tournament

Awards

Men's tournament

YearLegMost Valuable PlayerBest SetterBest Outside SpikersBest Middle BlockersBest Opposite SpikerBest Libero
align=center rowspan=22023 First Fahry Septian Putratama Đinh Văn Duy Anurak Phanram Farhan Halim Hendra Kurniawan Kissada Nilsawai Steven Charles Rotter Tanapat Charoensuk
Second Farhan Halim Đinh Văn Duy Jakkrit Thanomnoi Boy Arnez Arabi Hendra Kurniawan Trương Thế Khải Steven Charles Rotter Prasojo
align=center rowspan=22024 First Kissada Nilsawai Dio Zulfikri Napadet Bhinijdee Michaelo Buddin Kim Malabunga Hendra Kurniawan Phạm Văn Hiệp Tanapat Charoensuk
Second

Women's tournament

YearLegMost Valuable PlayerBest SpikerBest ServerBest Middle BlockerBest SetterBest Libero
align=center rowspan=22019 First Onuma Sittirak Chatchu-on Moksri Megawati Hangestri Pertiwi Mary Joy Baron Tri Retno Mutiara Lutfi Nguyễn Thị Kim Liên
Second Pleumjit Thinkaow Pimpichaya Kokram Ratri Wulandari Mary Joy Baron Tri Retno Mutiara Lutfi Dawn Nicole Macandili
YearLegMost Valuable PlayerBest SetterBest Outside SpikersBest Middle BlockersBest Opposite SpikerBest Libero
2022 Pimpichaya Kokram Pornpun Guedpard Trần Thị Thanh Thúy Ajcharaporn Kongyot Nguyễn Thị Trinh Tichakorn Boonlert Megawati Hangestri Pertiwi Kyla Atienza
align=center rowspan=22023 First Ajcharaporn Kongyot Đoàn Thị Lâm Oanh Trần Thị Thanh Thúy Ajcharaporn Kongyot Wilda Nurfadhilah Thatdao Nuekjang Hoàng Thị Kiều Trinh Piyanut Pannoy
Second Chatchu-on Moksri Arneta Putri Amelian Vi Thị Như Quỳnh Ratri Wulandari Đoàn Thị Xuân Jarasporn Bundasak Alyssa Solomon Piyanut Pannoy
align=center rowspan=22024 First Chatchu-on Moksri Jia De Guzman Chatchu-on Moksri Ajcharaporn Kongyot Thea Gagate Đinh Thị Trà Giang Nguyễn Thị Bích Tuyền Piyanut Pannoy
Second Chatchu-on Moksri Pornpun Guedpard Chatchu-on Moksri Vi Thị Như Quỳnh Thatdao Nuekjang Wilda Nurfadhilah Alyssa Solomon Nguyễn Khánh Đang

Medals summary

Combined medal summary

Notes and References

  1. News: Manicad. Julius. Southeast Asian club league in the pipeline. 26 December 2016. Volleyverse. 21 March 2016.
  2. News: Superliga eyes formation of Southeast Asian meet. 26 December 2016. Malaya Business Insight. 7 July 2015.
  3. News: Noguera. Emil. PH Superliga braces for busy 2017. 26 December 2016. The Manila Times. 26 December 2016.
  4. News: Reyes. Marc Anthony. PSL serves up Asean Grand Prix this September. 5 January 2017. Philippine Daily Inquirer. 5 January 2017.
  5. Web site: All set for SAT Thailand Volleyball Invitation in Nakhon Ratchasima . 11 September 2022 . Asian Volleyball Confederation . Preechachan . 19 September 2019.
  6. Web site: Thailand Capture Back-to-back Asean Grand Prix Titles . 11 September 2022 . Asian Volleyball Confederation . Preechachan . 7 October 2019.
  7. News: Thailand, Vietnam to Fight it Out in Highly-Anticipated Clash For Eventual Title in 2nd ASEAN Grand Prix Women's Volleyball Invitation . 11 September 2022 . Asian Volleyball Confederation . 7 September 2022.
  8. Web site: Bas . 2023-02-20 . ไทยเจ้าภาพทีมหญิง! อาเซียน กรังด์ปรีซ์ เปลี่ยนชื่อเป็น "ซี วี.ลีก" ตบสนั่น ส.ค.นี้ . 2023-06-26 . Thaiger ข่าวไทย . th.
  9. Web site: Phạm Phương . 2024-04-08 . Giải bóng chuyền SEA V.League chốt thời điểm trở lại Việt Nam, thêm 4 nước Đông Nam Á gia nhập . 2024-05-09 . webthethao.com.vn . vi.