2018 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

2018 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
Tournament details
Host nation Mexico
Dates28 August–2 September
Teams12
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Champions Argentina (2nd title)
Tournament awards
MVPArgentina Ezequiel Palacios
Official website
NORCECA.net

The 2018 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the 13th edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament. It was held in Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico from 28 August to 2 September.[1] Twelve teams competed and the top five ranked teams at the end of the tournament will be qualified to the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.[2]

Argentina won the second straight title after defeating Brazil 3–2 in the final.[3] Ezequiel Palacios was awarded the Most Valuable Player.[4]

Pools composition

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Pool A Pool B Pool C
 Chile  Brazil  Argentina
 Cuba  Canada  Peru
 Guatemala  Colombia  Puerto Rico
 Mexico  Dominican Republic  United States

Pool standing procedure

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  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Points ratio
  4. Sets ratio
  5. Result of the last match between the tied teams

Match won 3–0: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–1: 4 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
Match won 3–2: 3 match points for the winner, 2 match points for the loser

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SPW SPL SPR SW SL SR Qualification
1  Cuba 3 3 0 12 276 226 1.221 9 3 3.000 Quarterfinals
2  Mexico 3 2 1 12 248 233 1.064 8 3 2.667
3  Chile 3 1 2 6 221 220 1.005 4 6 0.667 7th–10th classification
4  Guatemala 3 0 3 0 163 229 0.712 0 9 0.000
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
28 Aug 13:00 Chile  1–3  Cuba 22–25 25–17 19–25 21–25   87–92 P2 P3
28 Aug 21:00 Mexico  3–0  Guatemala 25–18 25–20 29–27     79–65 P2 P3
29 Aug 11:00 Cuba  3–0  Guatemala 25–16 25–13 25–16     75–45 P2 P3
29 Aug 21:00 Mexico  3–0  Chile 25–22 25–18 25–19     75–59 P2 P3
30 Aug 13:00 Guatemala  0–3  Chile 18–25 18–25 17–25     53–75 P2 P3
30 Aug 21:00 Mexico  2–3  Cuba 25–20 16–25 25–21 12–25 16–18 94–109 P2 P3

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SPW SPL SPR SW SL SR Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 15 227 166 1.367 9 0 MAX Semifinals
2  Canada 3 2 1 9 231 219 1.055 6 4 1.500 Quarterfinals
3  Dominican Republic 3 1 2 5 188 222 0.847 3 6 0.500 7th–10th classification
4  Colombia 3 0 3 1 220 253 0.870 1 9 0.111
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
28 Aug 15:00 Brazil  3–0  Dominican Republic 25–21 25–19 25–14     75–54 P2 P3
28 Aug 17:00 Canada  3–1  Colombia 25–19 23–25 25–22 25–22   98–88 P2 P3
29 Aug 13:00 Colombia  0–3  Brazil 25–27 17–25 12–25     54–77 P2 P3
29 Aug 17:00 Dominican Republic  0–3  Canada 20–25 20–25 16–25     56–75 P2 P3
30 Aug 15:00 Colombia  0–3  Dominican Republic 23–25 24–26 25–27     72–78 P2 P3
30 Aug 17:00 Brazil  3–0  Canada 25–20 25–15 25–23     75–58 P2 P3

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SPW SPL SPR SW SL SR Qualification
1  Argentina 3 3 0 14 253 201 1.259 9 1 9.000 Semifinals
2  Puerto Rico 3 2 1 10 261 244 1.070 7 4 1.750 Quarterfinals
3  United States 3 1 2 6 215 232 0.927 4 6 0.667 7th–10th classification
4  Peru 3 0 3 0 174 226 0.770 0 9 0.000
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
28 Aug 11:00 United States  3–0  Peru 25–21 25–14 26–24     76–59 P2 P3
28 Aug 19:00 Argentina  3–1  Puerto Rico 20–25 25–15 33–31 25–17   103–88 P2 P3
29 Aug 15:00 Peru  0–3  Argentina 20–25 22–25 15–25     57–75 P2 P3
29 Aug 19:00 Puerto Rico  3–1  United States 23–25 25–18 25–19 25–21   98–83 P2 P3
30 Aug 11:00 Peru  0–3  Puerto Rico 17–25 20–25 21–25     58–75 P2 P3
30 Aug 19:00 United States  0–3  Argentina 19–25 21–25 16–25     56–75 P2 P3

Final round

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Championship bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
B1 Brazil3
A2 Mexico1C2 Puerto Rico1
C2 Puerto Rico3B1 Brazil2
C1 Argentina3
C1 Argentina3
A1 Cuba3A1 Cuba1
B2 Canada0
5th place3rd place
A2 Mexico3C2 Puerto Rico1
B2 Canada1A1 Cuba3

7th–10th places bracket

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Classification 7–10 7th place
      
A3  Chile 3
B4  Colombia 0
A3  Chile 1
C3  United States 3
B3  Dominican Republic 0
C3  United States 3 9th place
B4  Colombia 3
B3  Dominican Republic 0

11th place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
31 Aug 13:00 Peru  1–3  Guatemala 16–25 25–23 23–25 19–25   83–98 P2 P3

Classification 7th–10th

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
31 Aug 15:00 Chile  3–0  Colombia 25–14 25–19 25–16     75–49 P2 P3
31 Aug 17:00 Dominican Republic  0–3  United States 23–25 17–25 26–28     66–78 P2 P3

Quarterfinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
31 Aug 19:00 Cuba  3–0  Canada 25–15 25–23 25–23     75–61 P2 P3
31 Aug 21:00 Mexico  1–3  Puerto Rico 20–25 16–25 25–18 22–25   83–93 P2 P3

9th place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Sep 15:00 Colombia  3–0  Dominican Republic 25–23 25–23 27–25     77–71 P2 P3

7th place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Sep 17:00 Chile  1–3  United States 24–26 18–25 29–27 22–25   93–103 P2 P3

Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Sep 19:00 Argentina  3–1  Cuba 21–25 25–18 25–19 25–20   96–82 P2 P3
1 Sep 21:00 Brazil  3–1  Puerto Rico 25–27 25–14 25–20 33–31   108–92 P2 P3

5th place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Sep 15:00 Mexico  3–1  Canada 25–18 25–20 20–25 25–17   95–80 P2 P3

3rd place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Sep 17:00 Cuba  3–1  Puerto Rico 20–25 25–9 25–18 25–17   95–69 P2 P3

Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Sep 19:00 Argentina  3–2  Brazil 25–27 25–17 25–22 25–27 15–10 115–103 P2 P3

Final standing

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Individual awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Men's Pan-American Cup 2018 – Calendario y Formato de Competencia" (PDF). NORCECA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 XIII Senior Men's Pan American Cup Veracruz, Mexico – COMPETITION REGULATIONS" (PDF). NORCECA. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Argentina wins Pan Am Cup Gold in five set thriller". NORCECA. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Ezequiel Palacios of Argentina the Most Valuable Player at Pan Am Cup". NORCECA. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.