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{{Infobox FIVB tournament
| competition  = AVC Cup for Men
| continent    = Asia
| gender       = 
| year         = 2014
| logo         = 2014 Asian Men's Cup Volleyball Championship logo.png
| size         = 60px
| caption      = 
| host         = {{KAZ}}
| dates        = 18–24 August
| teams        = 8
| venues       = 1
| cities       = 1
| champions    = KOR
| title_number = 1
| mvp          = {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Seo Jae-duck]]
| website      = 
| last         = 2012 AVC Cup for Men
| next         = 2016 AVC Cup for Men
}}

The '''2014 [[AVC Cup|AVC Cup for Men]]''' was the 4th edition of the AVC Cup for Men, played by top eight teams of the [[2013 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship|2013 Asian Championship]]. It was held at [[Baluan Sholak Sports Palace]], [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]] from 18 to 24 August 2014.

==Pools composition==
The teams are qualified based on their final ranking at the [[2013 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship]]. Seeding is in accordance with the final ranking of [[2012 Asian Men's Cup Volleyball Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asianvolleyball.net/bulletin/536463464_1394445179.pdf|title=Drawing of Lots – 4th AVC Cup for Men|accessdate=19 June 2014}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" width=50%
!width=50%|Pool A 
!width=50%|Pool B
|- 
|
{{vb|KAZ}} (Host)<br>
{{vb|JPN}} (3rd)<br>
{{vb|KOR}}<br>
{{vb|IND}}
|
{{vb|CHN}} (1st)<br>
{{vb|IRI}} (2nd)<br>
{{vb|AUS}} <br>
{{vb|THA}}
|}

==Preliminary round==
*All times are [[Time in Kazakhstan|Almaty Time]] ([[UTC+06:00]]).

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
|width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc| ||Qualified for the [[#Final round|Quarterfinals]]
|}

===Pool A===
{{Vb cl2 header}}
{{Vb cl3 team |p=1 |t={{vb|KOR}} |mw=3 |mw2=0 |ml=0 |ml2=0 |spw=273 |spl=223 |sw=9 |sl=2 |bc=#ccffcc}}
{{Vb cl3 team |p=2 |t={{vb|IND}} |mw=2 |mw2=0 |ml=1 |ml2=0 |spw=242 |spl=215 |sw=7 |sl=3 |bc=#ccffcc}}
{{Vb cl3 team |p=3 |t={{vb|KAZ}} |mw=1 |mw2=0 |ml=2 |ml2=0 |spw=194 |spl=206 |sw=3 |sl=6 |bc=#ccffcc}}
{{Vb cl3 team |p=4 |t={{vb|JPN}} |mw=0 |mw2=0 |ml=3 |ml2=0 |spw=190 |spl=255 |sw=1 |sl=9 |bc=#ccffcc}}
|}

{{Vb res start 5}}
{{Vb res 51|18 Aug|16:00|{{vb-rt|KOR}}|3–1|{{vb|JPN}}|25–19|26–28|25–11|25–17||[http://www.asianvolleyball.net/bulletin/674630649_1408420464.pdf Report]}}
{{Vb res 51|18 Aug|19:00|{{vb-rt|KAZ}}|0–3|{{vb|IND}}|23–25|17–25|19–25|||[http://www.asianvolleyball.net/bulletin/674630649_1408420464.pdf Report]}}
{{Vb res 51|19 Aug|14:00|{{vb-rt|JPN}}|0–3|{{vb|IND}}|11–25|25–27|23–25|||[http://www.asianvolleyball.net/bulletin/1106966000_1409077925.pdf Report]}}
{{Vb res 51|19 Aug|18:00|{{vb-rt|KOR}}|3–0|{{vb|KAZ}}|25–22|25–14|25–22|||[http://www.asianvolleyball.net/bulletin/1106966000_1409077925.pdf Report]}}
{{Vb res 51|20 Aug|16:00|{{vb-rt|IND}}|1–3|{{vb|KOR}}|25–22|22–25|21–25|22–25||[http://www.asianvolleyball.net/bulletin/2110178315_1409078010.pdf Report]}}
{{Vb res 51|20 Aug|19:00|{{vb-rt|KAZ}}|3–0|{{vb|JPN}}|25–19|25–12|27–25|||[http://www.asianvolleyball.net/bulletin/2110178315_1409078010.pdf Report]}}
|}

===Pool B===
{{Vb cl2 header}}
{{Vb cl3 team |p=1 |t={{vb|IRI}} |mw=2 |mw2=1 |ml=0 |ml2=0 |spw=289 |spl=237 |sw=9 |sl=3 |bc=#ccffcc}}
{{Vb cl3 team |p=2 |t={{vb|CHN}} |mw=1 |mw2=1 |ml=1 |ml2=0 |spw=227 |spl=246 |sw=6 |sl=5 |bc=#ccffcc}}
{{Vb cl3 team |p=3 |t={{vb|THA}} |mw=1 |mw2=0 |ml=0 |ml2=2 |spw=287 |spl=274 |sw=7 |sl=6 |bc=#ccffcc}}
{{Vb cl3 team |p=4 |t={{vb|AUS}} |mw=0 |mw2=0 |ml=3 |ml2=0 |spw=211 |spl=257 |sw=1 |sl=9 |bc=#ccffcc}}
|}

{{Vb res start 5}}
{{Vb res 51|18 Aug|11:00|{{vb-rt|IRI}}|3–2|{{vb|THA}}|23–25|25–16|20–25|25–19|18–16|[http://www.asianvolleyball.net/bulletin/674630649_1408420464.pdf Report]}}
{{Vb res 51|18 Aug|14:00|{{vb-rt|CHN}}|3–0|{{vb|AUS}}|25–21|25–22|25–21|||[http://www.asianvolleyball.net/bulletin/674630649_1408420464.pdf Report]}}
{{Vb res 51|19 Aug|11:00|{{vb-rt|AUS}}|0–3|{{vb|THA}}|14–25|20–25|27–29|||[http://www.asianvolleyball.net/bulletin/1106966000_1409077925.pdf Report]}}
{{Vb res 51|19 Aug|16:00|{{vb-rt|CHN}}|0–3|{{vb|IRI}}|21–25|14–25|15–25|||[http://www.asianvolleyball.net/bulletin/1106966000_1409077925.pdf Report]}}
{{Vb res 51|20 Aug|11:00|{{vb-rt|IRI}}|3–1|{{vb|AUS}}|25–13|28–30|25–23|25–20||[http://www.asianvolleyball.net/bulletin/2110178315_1409078010.pdf Report]}}
{{Vb res 51|20 Aug|14:00|{{vb-rt|THA}}|2–3|{{vb|CHN}}|25–19|22–25|25–18|22–25|13–15|[http://www.asianvolleyball.net/bulletin/2110178315_1409078010.pdf Report]}}
|}

==Final round==
*All times are [[Time in Kazakhstan|Almaty Time]] ([[UTC+06:00]]).

{{Round8-with third
<!-- parameters -->
|RD1=[[#Quarterfinals|Quarterfinals]]
|RD2=[[#Semifinals|Semifinals]]
|RD3=[[#Final|Final]]
|Consol=[[#3rd place match|3rd place match]]
<!-- Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!-- quarter finals -->
|22 August|'''{{vb|IRI}}'''|'''3'''|{{vb|JPN}}|0
|22 August|'''{{vb|IND}}'''|'''3'''|{{vb|THA}}|0
|22 August|'''{{vb|KOR}}'''|'''3'''|{{vb|AUS}}|1
|22 August|{{vb|CHN}}|2|'''{{vb|KAZ}}'''|'''3'''
<!-- semi finals -->
|23 August|{{vb|IRI}}|1|'''{{vb|IND}}'''|'''3'''
|23 August|'''{{vb|KOR}}'''|'''3'''|{{vb|KAZ}}|0
<!-- final -->
|24 August|{{vb|IND}}|0|'''{{vb|KOR}}'''|'''3'''
<!-- third place -->
|24 August|{{vb|IRI}}|1|'''{{vb|KAZ}}'''|'''3'''
}}

{{Round4-with third
<!-- parameters -->
|RD1=[[#5th–8th semifinals|5th–8th semifinals]]
|RD2=[[#5th place match|5th place match]]
|Consol=[[#7th place match|7th place match]]
<!-- Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!-- semi finals -->
|23 August|'''{{vb|JPN}}'''|'''3'''|{{vb|THA}}|2
|23 August|{{vb|AUS}}|1|'''{{vb|CHN}}'''|'''3'''
<!-- final -->
|24 August|{{vb|JPN}}|1|'''{{vb|CHN}}'''|'''3'''
<!-- third place -->
|24 August|{{vb|THA}}|0|'''{{vb|AUS}}'''|'''3'''
}}

===Quarterfinals===
{{Vb res start 5}}
{{Vb res 51|22 Aug|11:00|{{vb-rt|KOR}}|3–1|{{vb|AUS}}|26–28|26–24|25–19|25–19||[http://www.asianvolleyball.net/bulletin/1752673468_1409078080.pdf Report]}}
{{Vb res 51|22 Aug|14:00|{{vb-rt|IRI}}|3–0|{{vb|JPN}}|25–20|25–14|25–18|||[http://www.asianvolleyball.net/bulletin/1752673468_1409078080.pdf Report]}}
{{Vb res 51|22 Aug|16:00|{{vb-rt|IND}}|3–0|{{vb|THA}}|25–19|25–23|26–24|||[http://www.asianvolleyball.net/bulletin/1752673468_1409078080.pdf Report]}}
{{Vb res 51|22 Aug|18:00|{{vb-rt|CHN}}|2–3|{{vb|KAZ}}|20–25|22–25|32–30|25–21|13–15|[http://www.asianvolleyball.net/bulletin/1752673468_1409078080.pdf Report]}}
|}

===5th–8th semifinals===
{{Vb res start 5}}
{{Vb res 51|23 Aug|11:00|{{vb-rt|JPN}}|3–2|{{vb|THA}}|25–23|26–24|23–25|16–25|15–11|[http://www.asianvolleyball.net/bulletin/610863358_1409078114.pdf Report]}}
{{Vb res 51|23 Aug|14:00|{{vb-rt|AUS}}|1–3|{{vb|CHN}}|22–25|33–31|20–25|22–25||[http://www.asianvolleyball.net/bulletin/610863358_1409078114.pdf Report]}}
|}

===Semifinals===
{{Vb res start 5}}
{{Vb res 51|23 Aug|16:00|{{vb-rt|IRI}}|1–3|{{vb|IND}}|25–20|27–29|29–31|25–27||[http://www.asianvolleyball.net/bulletin/610863358_1409078114.pdf Report]}}
{{Vb res 51|23 Aug|18:00|{{vb-rt|KOR}}|3–0|{{vb|KAZ}}|25–17|25–19|25–18|||[http://www.asianvolleyball.net/bulletin/610863358_1409078114.pdf Report]}}
|}

===7th place match===
{{Vb res start 5}}
{{Vb res 51|24 Aug|11:00|{{vb-rt|THA}}|0–3|{{vb|AUS}}|22–25|23–25|13–25|||[http://www.asianvolleyball.net/bulletin/1086298993_1409134506.pdf Report]}}
|}

===5th place match===
{{Vb res start 5}}
{{Vb res 51|24 Aug|14:00|{{vb-rt|JPN}}|1–3|{{vb|CHN}}|20–25|25–21|12–25|23–25||[http://www.asianvolleyball.net/bulletin/1086298993_1409134506.pdf Report]}}
|}

===3rd place match===
{{Vb res start 5}}
{{Vb res 51|24 Aug|16:00|{{vb-rt|IRI}}|1–3|{{vb|KAZ}}|23–25|25–17|19–25|16–25||[http://www.asianvolleyball.net/bulletin/1086298993_1409134506.pdf Report]}}
|}

===Final===
{{Vb res start 5}}
{{Vb res 51|24 Aug|18:00|{{vb-rt|IND}}|0–3|{{vb|KOR}}|23–25|21–25|25–27|||[http://www.asianvolleyball.net/bulletin/1086298993_1409134506.pdf Report]}}
|}

==Final standing==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!width=40|Rank
!width=180|Team
|- 
| {{Gold1}}
| align="left"|{{vb|KOR}}
|-
| {{Silver2}}
| align="left"|{{vb|IND}}
|-
| {{Bronze3}}
| align="left"|{{vb|KAZ}}
|-
| 4
| align="left"|{{vb|IRI}}
|-
| 5
| align="left"|{{vb|CHN}}
|-
| 6
| align="left"|{{vb|JPN}}
|-
| 7
| align="left"|{{vb|AUS}}
|-
| 8
| align="left"|{{vb|THA}}
|}
{{col-2}}
{{winners|vb|2014 AVC Cup for Men Champions|KOR|1st}}
<br>
<center>'''Team Roster'''</center>
<center>[[Song Myung-geun]], [[Han Sun-soo]], [[Shin Yung-suk]], [[Lee Min-gyu]], [[Park Sang-ha]], [[Kwak Seung-suk]], [[Bu Yong-chan]], [[Choi Min-ho (volleyball)|Choi Min-ho]], [[Jeon Kwang-in]], [[Park Chul-woo (volleyball)|Park Chul-woo]], [[Seo Jae-duck]], [[Jeong Min-su]]
<center>'''Head Coach:''' [[Park Ki-won]]</center>
{{col-end}}

==Awards==
*'''MVP:''' {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Seo Jae-duck]]
*'''Best Setter:''' {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Han Sun-soo]]
*'''Best Outside Spikers:''' {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sinnadhu Prabagaran]] and {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Saeid Shiroud]]
*'''Best Middle Blockers:''' {{flagicon|IND}} [[G. R. Vaishnav]] and {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Mostafa Sharifat]]
*'''Best Opposite Spiker:''' {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Seo Jae-duck]]
*'''Best Libero:''' {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Kairat Baibekov]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.asianvolleyball.org/volleyball/eventdetail/id/101 Asian Volleyball Confederation]

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