The Southeast Asian Games (SEA) is yet again all set to host the indoor volleyball event for its 2023 edition, ahead of the competition, check out the full schedule, how to watch live, and more
Up until now, Volleyball has featured in every SEA Games since 1977, except the 1999 event.
Southeast Asian Games (SEA) 2023 Indoor Volleyball: Schedule, date, time, draw, matches list, teams, groups, format, live streaming
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Fixtures Preliminary Round for Women's Indoor Volleyball of The 32nd SEA Games 2023 🏐
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The indoor volleyball events of the SEA games will take place from 3 to 14 May 2023 at the Indoor Main Hall located at the Olympic Complex in Phnom Penh.
Teams and format
Altogether, eight countries are set to take part in both the men’s and women’s editions at SEA Games 2023. The eight teams are:
- Cambodia (hosts)
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
- Myanmar
- Philippines
- Singapore
- Thailand
- Vietnam
The eight teams will be divided into four teams each, who will compete in a round-robin format. The top two teams from each group will then play in the semi-final and finals. Meanwhile, the rest of the teams will compete for positions five to eight.
Competition preview
Ahead of the competition, Alyssa Valdez, will captain the Philippines’ women’s team for the first time. Valdes is playing her fifth straight Southeast Asian Games, and will be looking to lead her team to a podium place after an 18-year drought. The Philippines have come in fourth place in the past three editions.
Meanwhile, Thailand are 13-time consecutive winners while Vietnam have won a silver in the past 10 of 11 editions. In the men’s event, Indonesia and Thailand have won the event amongst themselves since 1985. While Indonesia have won 10 titles, Thailand have won eight. Indonesia are the reigning champions of the previous two editions.
Southeast Asian Games 2023 indoor volleyball groups
Given below are the different groups of each category:
Men’s Groups
| Group A | Indonesia, Cambodia, Singapore, Philippines |
| Group B | Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar |
Women’s Groups
| Group A | Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar, Malaysia |
| Group B | Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines, Singapore |
SEA Games 2023 indoor volleyball event full schedule and live match start times
Given below is the full schedule and live match start times for the SEA Games 2023 indoor volleyball event in Indochina Time (ICT):
Men’s indoor volleyball – Group stage
| Date | Time | Fixture |
| 3 May | 12:00 | Malaysia vs Thailand |
| 14:30 | Philippines vs Indonesia | |
| 17:00 | Myanmar vs Vietnam | |
| 19:30 | Cambodia vs Singapore | |
| 4 May | 12:00 | Malaysia vs Myanmar |
| 14:30 | Thailand vs Vietnam | |
| 17:00 | Singapore vs Indonesia | |
| 19:30 | Cambodia vs Philippines | |
| 6 May | 12:00 | Myanmar vs Thailand |
| 14:30 | Vietnam vs Malaysia | |
| 17:00 | Philippines vs Singapore | |
| 19:30 | Indonesia vs Cambodia |
Men’s indoor volleyball – Placings
| Date | Time | Fixture |
| 7 May | 12:00 | 3rd A vs 4th B 5th-8th |
| 14:30 | 3rd B vs 4th A 5th-8th | |
| 17:00 | 1st A vs 2nd B Semi-final | |
| 19:30 | 1st B vs 2nd A Semi-final | |
| 8 May | 12:00 | Placings 7th – 8th |
| 14:30 | Placings 5th – 6th | |
| 17:00 | Placings 3rd – 4th | |
| 19:30 | Placings Final |
Women’s indoor volleyball – Group stage
| Date | Time | Fixture |
| 9 May | 12:00 | Malaysia vs Myanmar |
| 14:30 | Vietnam vs Singapore | |
| 17:00 | Indonesia vs Thailand | |
| 19:30 | Philippines vs Cambodia | |
| 10 May | 12:00 | Malaysia vs Indonesia |
| 14:30 | Myanmar vs Thailand | |
| 17:00 | Philippines vs Vietnam | |
| 19:30 | Cambodia vs Singapore | |
| 11 May | 12:00 | Indonesia vs Myanmar |
| 14:30 | Thailand vs Malaysia | |
| 17:00 | Singapore vs Philippines | |
| 19:30 | Vietnam vs Cambodia |
Women’s indoor volleyball – Placings
| Date | Time | Fixture |
| 13 May | 12:00 | 3rd A vs 4th B 5th – 8th |
| 14:30 | 3rd B vs 4th A 5th to 8th | |
| 17:00 | 1st A vs 2nd B Semi-finals | |
| 19:30 | 1st B vs 2nd A Semi-finals | |
| 14 May | 12:00 | Placings 7th – 8th |
| 14:30 | Placings 5th – 6th | |
| 17:00 | Placings 3rd – 4th | |
| 19:30 | Placings – Final |
How to watch indoor volleyball matches live at the Southeast Asian Games (SEA) 2023
Given below are the TV channels and streaming platforms from where fans can watch the event live:
| Country | TV Channel/streaming platform |
| Cambodia | Cambodia Sports Television (CSTV) |
| Singapore | Dedicated mewatch channels |
| Thailand | TV Pool 3HD, 5HD, 7HD, MCOT HD, NBT2HD, GMM25, PPTV HD and T Sports |