| China qualified to Olympics Women 1980. Japan pre-qualified. Later both boycotted the Games. | | South Korea and Australia qualified to Olympics Women OQ 1980. South Korea replaced by North Korea. Australia DNS. | | Australia and Indonesia qualified to World Women 1982. China, South Korea and Japan pre-qualified. |
| Competition switched from Manama (Bahrain). |
| Round Robin | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | | 1. China | 6 | 0 | 18: | 1 | 285/91 | 3.132 | | 2. Japan | 5 | 1 | 16: | 4 | 286/114 | 2.509 | | 3. South Korea | 4 | 2 | 13: | 6 | 243/117 | 2.077 | | 4. Australia | 3 | 3 | 9: | 9 | 149/181 | 0.823 | | 5. Indonesia | 2 | 4 | 6: | 13 | 123/240 | 0.512 | | 6. Hong Kong | 1 | 5 | 4: | 15 | 116/259 | 0.448 | | 7. India | 0 | 6 | 0: | 18 | 71/271 | 0.262 | | -. Philippines | DNS |
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| Team | Chi | Jap | Kor | Aus | Ind | Hon | Ind | | China | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Japan | | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | South Korea | | | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Australia | | | | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Indonesia | | | | | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | | Hong Kong | | | | | | --- | 3:0 | | India | | | | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | | 07.12 |  South Korea | 3-0 |  India | 45-3 | 15-0 | 15-2 | 15-1 | | | 07.12 |  Japan | 3-0 |  Hong Kong | 45-4 | 15-1 | 15-1 | 15-2 | | | 07.12 |  China | 3-0 |  Indonesia | 45-6 | 15-2 | 15-2 | 15-2 | | | 08.12 | South Korea | 3-0 | Hong Kong | 45-8 | 15-2 | 15-4 | 15-2 | | | 08.12 | China | 3-0 | India | 45-2 | 15-0 | 15-0 | 15-2 | | | 08.12 | Japan | 3-0 |  Australia | 45-8 | 15-0 | 15-6 | 15-2 | | | 09.12 | Hong Kong | 3-0 | India | 46-28 | 15-6 | 16-14 | 15-8 | | | 09.12 | South Korea | 3-0 | Australia | 45-4 | 15-4 | 15-0 | 15-0 | | | 09.12 | Japan | 3-0 | Indonesia | 45-4 | 15-2 | 15-0 | 15-2 | | | 10.12 | Australia | 3-0 | India | 45-17 | 15-1 | 15-13 | 15-3 | | | 10.12 | China | 3-0 | Hong Kong | 45-1 | 15-1 | 15-0 | 15-0 | | | 10.12 | South Korea | 3-0 | Indonesia | 45-3 | 15-0 | 15-2 | 15-1 | | | 11.12 | Australia | 3-0 | Hong Kong | 45-15 | 15-2 | 15-9 | 15-4 | | | 11.12 | Indonesia | 3-0 | India | 45-18 | 15-4 | 15-9 | 15-5 | | | 11.12 | China | 3-1 | Japan | 60-52 | 16-14 | 15-12 | 14-16 | 15-10 | | 13.12 | Indonesia | 3-1 | Hong Kong | 51-42 | 6-15 | 15-6 | 15-10 | 15-11 | | 13.12 | China | 3-0 | Australia | 45-2 | 15-0 | 15-1 | 15-1 | | | 13.12 | Japan | 3-1 | South Korea | 54-35 | 15-10 | 9-15 | 15-10 | 15-0 | | 14.12 | Australia | 3-0 | Indonesia | 45-14 | 15-5 | 15-5 | 15-4 | | | 14.12 | Japan | 3-0 | India | 45-3 | 15-2 | 15-0 | 15-1 | | | 14.12 | China | 3-0 | South Korea | 45-28 | 15-6 | 15-13 | 15-9 | |
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Australia paid $400 from their own pockets.
Played at MacPherson Stadium 2,000 instead of Queen Elizabeth Stadium 10,000 which was not ready due to floods.
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| 4. Australia | | Diane McGee (SA) – C | | Ingrid Randva (SA) – VC | | Mirva Croser (SA) | | Sue Dansie (SA) | | Sue Brenecki (SA) | | Jenny McWaters (SA) | | Marta Ostermayer (SA) | | Kerry Mitchell (QLD) | | Anne-Marie Riordan (QLD) | | Sue English (NSW) | | Mari-Ann Baker (VIC) | | Lyn Barnden (VIC) | | Coach: Brett Stirzaker (SA) | | Manager: Leonie Couzner (SA) |
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