Iran defeated Iraq 3-0 (25–17, 25–16, 25–21) at the 19th Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship opener on Monday.

The Iranian team, who are participating in the tournament with U23 team, will face Pakistan and Chinese Taipei in Pool B in the following days.

The 16 teams have been split into four-team pools for the First Round. In the Second Round, the top two teams from each pool advance to the Winners Bracket, Pools E and F. While the bottom two teams advance to the Losers Bracket, Pools G and H. The results of the First Round carry into the Second Round.  The Knockout Round starts after two Second Round matches. Winner Bracket teams will play for 1st through 8th. With the Losers Bracket, the top two teams in Pools G and H will play for 9th through 12th, and the bottom two teams play for 13th through 16th.

Indonesia as the hosts have been placed in Pool A with Kazakhstan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

The FIVB highest ranked Asian team and 2015 tournament 2nd place team, Iran, are in Pool B with Chinese Taipei, Iraq and Pakistan.

Defending 2015 Champions, Japan are in Pool C with South Korea, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.

2018 World Championship Qualifier Australia will be in Pool D with China, Hong Kong and Thailand.

The event is being held in Surabaya, Indonesia from 24 July to 1 August 2017. It will be the second time that the Indonesia hosts the tournament after the 2007 Asian Championship.