2025 WAVA Women's Volleyball Championship
| بطولة غرب آسيا الثانية لمنتخبات السيدات بالكرة الطائرة | |
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Official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host nation | Jordan |
| City | Amman |
| Dates | 1–11 October 2025 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions | Lebanon (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Jordan |
| Third place | Iraq |
| Fourth place | Syria |
| Tournament awards | |
| Best Setter | Karen Moukarzel |
| Best OH | Mira Adra Mirna Cheikho |
| Best MB | Shahed Al-Awamleh Doreen Romel |
| Best OPP | Shantalle Demirjian |
| Best Libero | Rand Haimour |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
The 2025 WAVA Women's Volleyball Championship was the second staging of the WAVA Women's Volleyball Championship, the international volleyball championship organised by WAVA for the women's national teams of West Asia. It was held in Amman, Jordan from 1 to 11 October 2025.[1][2]
Lebanon entered the tournament as the defending champions, having defeated hosts Jordan in the previous edition's final.[3] and they successfully retained their title, winning a second consecutive championship and remaining unbeaten since the competition's inauguration.[4][5]
Participation
6 (of 12) WAVA members entered the tournament.
| Team | Previous appearances | Previous best performance | ||
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| Total | First | Last | ||
| Iraq[6] | 1 | 2022 | 4th place (2022) | |
| Jordan | 1 | 2022 | Runners-up (2022) | |
| Lebanon | 1 | 2022 | Champions (2022) | |
| Qatar | 1 | 2022 | 8th place (2022) | |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2022 | 7th place (2022) | |
| Syria | 1 | 2022 | 6th place (2022) | |
- Did not enter
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Draw
The tournament draw was conducted via video conference from the WAVA headquarters in Doha on 23 September 2025 to determine the teams' positions for the matchups.[7]
Squads
| Iraq Doreen Romel Amanda Adwer Priva Rzgar Helen Omer Bahra Hamid Violet Yokhanna Veneesia Eshaq Dashne Qasim Norma Muneer Diya Wali Hamisha Hoshyar Daniela Najem Kazhin Jalal Moreen Sabri |
Jordan[8] Ghayda'a Al-Ashoush Rand Haimur Ragad Haimur Masa Al-Khatib Celina Haddad Rahaf Abulail Rahaf Haimur Dana Al-Mashaileh Katrina Haddad Shahed Al-Awamleh Yasmina Al-Hinnawi Tamara Jaber Haya Kardan Saba Abu Rezeq |
Lebanon[9] Lina Jrad Hanane Lababidi Mira Adra Mariella Jreidi Lynn Zaouk Lara Al-Nahi Mirna Cheikho Aya-Maria Matar Nour Abi Chahine Lucciana Bassil Shantalle Demirjian Lea Chebib Karen Moukarzel Yasmine Damerji |
Qatar Lamis Al-Salman Aisha Al-Alawi Dana Aboueita Malak Mohd Hashim Huda Al-Mobark Sheqaf Ismail Sarah Saadawi Ludan Eisa Marwa Bettihthamou Al-Mayasa Deyab Swaralasal Jbarah Tasneem Ali |
Saudi Arabia Yara Al-Faraidy Yara As-Suhebani Ragad Rajab Sara Ghouth Haneen Al-Dukhayel Rana Al-Sharif Noha Emran Tala Al-Oufi Fai Al-Mohsen Nadeen Al-Khateeb Ghala Al-Humaidan Lugain Al-Qahtani Joud Al-Kheraif |
Syria[10] Al-Zahraa Mene Walaa Al-Haj Khalouf Hanin Shahin Malak Abo Khalil Nenar Al-Haj Hussen Karla Najjar Luiza Moussa Ghazal Al-Kaseer Sally Hammadeh Maguy Al-Shaiki Hind Daaboul Lama Al-Batal |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
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| 1 | Lebanon | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | 435 | 326 | 1.334 |
| 2 | Jordan (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2.800 | 434 | 357 | 1.216 |
| 3 | Iraq | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1.667 | 369 | 298 | 1.238 |
| 4 | Syria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0.889 | 365 | 325 | 1.123 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0.231 | 254 | 381 | 0.667 |
| 6 | Qatar | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | 224 | 394 | 0.569 |
Source: WAVA
(H) Host
(H) Host
Results
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct | 15:00 | Lebanon | 3–0 | Syria | 25–15 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 75–61 | |||
| 3 Oct | 17:00 | Saudi Arabia | 0–3 | Iraq | 8–25 | 11–25 | 17–25 | 36–75 | |||
| 3 Oct | 19:00 | Qatar | 0–3 | Jordan | 12–25 | 10–25 | 13–25 | 35–75 | |||
| 4 Oct | 15:00 | Syria | 3–0 | Saudi Arabia | 25–13 | 25–10 | 25–18 | 75–41 | |||
| 4 Oct | 17:00 | Iraq | 3–0 | Qatar | 25–14 | 25–5 | 25–13 | 75–32 | |||
| 4 Oct | 19:00 | Jordan | 2–3 | Lebanon | 27–25 | 21–25 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 11–15 | 106–113 | |
| 6 Oct | 15:00 | Qatar | 1–3 | Saudi Arabia | 25–19 | 20–25 | 13–25 | 23–25 | 81–94 | ||
| 6 Oct | 17:00 | Lebanon | 3–1 | Iraq | 22–25 | 25–15 | 25–21 | 25–16 | 97–77 | ||
| 6 Oct | 19:00 | Jordan | 3–2 | Syria | 25–23 | 21–25 | 14–25 | 25–17 | 15–9 | 100–99 | |
| 7 Oct | 15:00 | Lebanon | 3–0 | Qatar | 25–10 | 25–15 | 25–17 | 75–42 | |||
| 7 Oct | 17:00 | Syria | 0–3 | Iraq | 18–25 | 16–25 | 21–25 | 55–75 | |||
| 7 Oct | 19:00 | Jordan | 3–0 | Saudi Arabia | 25–13 | 25–15 | 25–15 | 75–43 | |||
| 9 Oct | 15:00 | Qatar | 0–3 | Syria | 14–25 | 10–25 | 10–25 | 34–75 | |||
| 9 Oct | 17:00 | Saudi Arabia | 0–3 | Lebanon | 14–25 | 13–25 | 13–25 | 40–75 | |||
| 9 Oct | 19:00 | Iraq | 0–3 | Jordan | 25–27 | 18–25 | 24–26 | 67–78 |
Final standing
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References
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