Originally scheduled for August 29 to September 5, 2021, the tournament was postponed to 2022 due rising COVID-19 cases amidst a pandemic before it was eventually canceled.

[7][8] The main venue will be Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center in San Fernando, Pampanga, while the Subic Gymnasium in Olongapo (Subic) and the AUF Sports and Cultural Center in Angeles City (Clark) will be the secondary venues.

[9] The Philippine government's Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), which deals with the country's response against the COVID-19 pandemic, approved the hosting of the tournament on July 16, 2021.

Three venues spanning three cities in the Clark and Subic areas in the Philippines will be used for the 2021 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship.

[12][15] Ranking from the 2019 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship was shown in brackets except the host and the teams who did not participate, which were denoted by (–).