ASEAN Grand Prix is a series of international women's volleyball tournaments in
Southeast Asia
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featuring teams from
Thailand
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,
Vietnam
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,
Indonesia
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, and the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
.
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
Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, Inc. (lit. Volleyball Sport in the Philippines) was the national sport association for volleyball in the Philippines between 2015 and January 2021. It was recognized by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), t ...
, 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.
SportsCore Event Management and Consultancy, Inc., the Philippine-based organizer of the
Philippine Super Liga
The Philippine Super Liga (PSL; alternatively spelled as Philippine Superliga) was a non-professional corporate club women's volleyball league in the Philippines. It was first organized by SportsCore Event Management and Consultancy, Inc. an ...
, along with club leagues from Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, were 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.
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. In January 2017, the tournament's name reportedly became the ASEAN Grand Prix.
The ASEAN Grand Prix was first held in 2019. Two separate tournaments was held in Thailand and the Philippines with
Thailand
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winning the title for both competitions.
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.
Thailand
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defended their AGP title after sweeping the three teams at the
2022 tournament.
Results summary
Participating nations
Debut of teams
Awards
Medals summary
References
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International volleyball competitions
International women's volleyball competitions
Recurring sporting events established in 2019
2019 establishments in Asia
Volleyball competitions in Asia