2018 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

2018 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
Tournament details
Host nation	Mexico
Dates	28 August–2 September
Teams	12
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Argentina (2nd title)
Tournament awards
MVP	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

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

Pool standing procedure

Number of matches won
Match points
Points ratio
Sets ratio
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

All times are Central Daylight Time (UTC−06:00).

Group A

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	Quarterfinals
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:

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

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	7th–10th classification

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	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

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:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	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

Championship bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

B1

Brazil

3

A2

Mexico

1

C2

Puerto Rico

1

C2

Puerto Rico

3

B1

Brazil

2

C1

Argentina

3

C1

Argentina

3

A1

Cuba

3

A1

Cuba

1

B2

Canada

0

5th place

3rd place

A2

Mexico

3

C2

Puerto Rico

1

B2

Canada

1

A1

Cuba

3

7th–10th places bracket

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rank	Team
	Argentina
	Brazil
	Cuba
4	Puerto Rico
5	Mexico
6	Canada
7	United States
8	Chile
9	Colombia
10	Dominican Republic
11	Guatemala
12	Peru

	Qualified for the 2019 Pan American Games
	Qualified for the 2019 Pan American Games as a host

2018 Men's Pan-American Cup
Argentina 2nd title

14-man roster
Matías Sánchez, Liam Ernesto Arreche, Jan Martínez Franchi, Alejandro Toro, Gaspar Bitar, Luciano Palonsky, Nicolás Bruno (c), Gastón Fernández, Joaquín Gallego, Ezequiel Palacios, Nicolás Zerba, Germán Johansen, Santiago Danani, Franco Massimino
Head coach
Alejandro Grossi

Individual awards

Most valuable player
Ezequiel Palacios
Best setter
Matías Sánchez
Best Outside Hitters
Ezequiel Palacios

Miguel Ángel López
Best Middle Blockers
Flávio Gualberto

Roamy Alonso
Best Opposite
Alan Souza
Best scorer
Alan Souza
Best server
David Wieczorek
Best libero
Yonder García
Best digger
Yonder García
Best receiver
Yonder García

References

^ "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.
^ "2018 XIII Senior Men's Pan American Cup Veracruz, Mexico – COMPETITION REGULATIONS" (PDF). NORCECA. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
^ "Argentina wins Pan Am Cup Gold in five set thriller". NORCECA. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
^ "Ezequiel Palacios of Argentina the Most Valuable Player at Pan Am Cup". NORCECA. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.

[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.

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