2009 ARFU Women's Sevens Championship

The 2009 ARFU Women's Sevens Championship was the tournaments tenth edition and was held on 30 May 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. China defeated hosts, Thailand, in the Cup final to claim their second title.

2009 ARFU Women's Sevens Championship
Host nation	Thailand
Date	30 May 2009
Cup
Champion	China
Runner-up	Thailand
Tournament details
Matches played	43
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Teams

14 teams competed in the tournament. Japan withdrew due to concerns about H1N1, and South Korea withdrew due to a 'lack of preparation'.

• Arabian Gulf
• Kambodscha
• China
• Chinese Taipei
• Guam
• Hongkong
• Indien
• Iran
• Kasachstan
• Laos
• Malaysia
• Singapur
• Thailand
• Usbekistan

Format

After the Pool stages the top four in the two pools in Division 1 play in the quarter-finals. The 5th placed teams in Division 1 competed with the teams from Division 2 in two pools in the Classification Stage with the first placed teams in both pools playing in a Bowl final.

Pool Stages

Division 1 – Pool A

Nation	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
Thailand	4	0	0	125	10
Kasachstan	3	0	1	99	28
Arabian Gulf	2	0	2	52	71
Chinese Taipei	1	0	3	33	92
Iran	0	0	4	19	127

Arabian Gulf	17–5	Chinese Taipei

Thailand	41–0	Iran

Kasachstan	22–7	Chinese Taipei

Kasachstan	30–0	Iran

Thailand	34–0	Chinese Taipei

Arabian Gulf	0–37	Kasachstan

Iran	19–21	Chinese Taipei

Thailand	29–0	Arabian Gulf

Thailand	21–10	Kasachstan

Iran	0–35	Arabian Gulf

Division 1 – Pool B

Nation	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
China	4	0	0	132	10
Usbekistan	3	0	1	64	26
Guam	1	1	2	40	51
Hongkong	1	1	2	34	91
Singapur	0	0	4	20	112

Hongkong	12–12	Guam

Singapur	0–17	Usbekistan

China	29–0	Guam

Hongkong	0–32	Usbekistan

China	19–5	Usbekistan

Hongkong	22–15	Singapur

Guam	7–10	Usbekistan

Singapur	5–52	China

China	32–0	Hongkong

Singapur	0–21	Guam

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Division 2

Nation	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
Laos	3	0	0	36	22
Malaysia	2	0	1	43	22
Kambodscha	1	0	2	17	29
Indien	0	0	3	20	43

Laos	17–10	Indien

Kambodscha	5–17	Malaysia

Laos	12–7	Malaysia

Kambodscha	7–5	Indien

Malaysia	19–5	Indien

Laos	7–5	Kambodscha

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Classification stages

9th–14th

Nation	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
Iran	2	0	0	41	7
Malaysia	1	0	1	29	19
Kambodscha	0	0	2	0	44

Iran	22–0	Kambodscha

Malaysia	22–0	Kambodscha

Iran	19–7	Malaysia

Nation	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
Singapur	2	0	0	75	0
Laos	1	0	1	10	25
Indien	0	0	2	0	60

Singapur	50–0	Indien

Laos	10–0	Indien

Singapur	25–0	Laos

Cup Quarter-finals

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Cup Final
	30 May 2009
	Thailand	25
					30 May 2009
	Hongkong	0
					Thailand	22
	30 May 2009
					Usbekistan	10
	China	31
									30 May 2009
	Chinese Taipei	5
									China	24
	30 May 2009
									Thailand	14
	Kasachstan	21
					30 May 2009
	Guam	5
					China	17
	30 May 2009
					Kasachstan	0
	Usbekistan	10
	Arabian Gulf	0

Plate Semi-finals

	Semi-finals				Plate Final
	30 May 2009
	Arabian Gulf	34
					30 May 2009
	Hongkong	0
					Arabian Gulf	12
	30 May 2009
					Guam	7
	Guam	15
	Chinese Taipei	5

Bowl Final

30 May 2009

Singapur	10–7	Iran

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