2023 Boys' U17 NORCECA Volleyball Championship

2023 Boys' U17 NORCECA Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Mexico
CityPoza Rica
Dates7–12 November 2023
Teams9
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Champions Puerto Rico (1st title)
Runners-up Mexico
Third place Cuba
Fourth place Costa Rica
Tournament awards
MVPPuerto Rico Maximiliano Aponte
Best SetterCuba Yothuel Vergara
Best OHMexico Emi Díaz
Puerto Rico Maximiliano Aponte
Best MBPuerto Rico Fernando Castello
Mexico Raúl Silva
Best OPPPuerto Rico Erick Vázquez
Best LiberoPuerto Rico Ignacio Cruz
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Best scorerMexico Emi Díaz (111 points)
Best spikerCosta Rica Julian Soto (64.95%)
Best blockerPuerto Rico Fernando Castello (0.84 Ave.)
Best serverMexico Emi Díaz (0.95 Ave.)
Best setterCuba Yothuel Vergara (1.72 Ave.)
Best diggerPuerto Rico Ignacio Cruz (6.21 Ave.)
Best receiverPuerto Rico Adrián Carrillo (51.02%)
Official website
2023 U17 Boys NORCECA Continental Championship

The 2023 Boys' U17 NORCECA Volleyball Championship, officially named 2023 NORCECA Boys' U17 Continental Championship, was the 1st edition of the Boys' U17 NORCECA Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) for the boys' under-17 national teams of North, Central America and Caribbean. It was held in Poza Rica, Mexico from 7 to 12 November 2023.[1]

The tournament acted as the NORCECA qualifiers for the FIVB Volleyball Boys' U17 World Championship.[2] The top three teams qualified for the 2024 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U17 World Championship in Bulgaria as the NORCECA representatives.[3]

Puerto Rico won the title after beating Mexico 3–1 in the final.[4] Cuba defeated Costa Rica 3–0 in the third place match to take the bronce medal.[5] Champions Puerto Rico, runners-up Mexico and the third place Cuba qualified for the 2024 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship.

Participating teams

A maximum of 8 national teams could qualify for the tournament as follows: the host nation and the top 7 teams according to the NORCECA U19 Continental Ranking as of 1 January 2023 (as reference, considering that there was no U17 ranking) that confirmed their participation.[2] Eventually, 9 teams were admitted to participate in the tournament.

The following were the teams invited and eligible to participate in the tournament (teams that confirmed their participation marked in bold and U19 Continental Ranking is shown in brackets):[6]

  •  United States (1)
  •  Puerto Rico (2)
  •  Cuba (3)
  •  Guatemala (4)
  •  Costa Rica (5)
  •  Mexico (6, hosts)
  •  Nicaragua (7)
  •  Dominican Republic (8)
  •  Honduras (9)
  •  Suriname (10)
  •  Trinidad and Tobago (11)
  •  Belize (12)
  •  El Salvador (13)
  •  Barbados (14)
  •  Jamaica (15)
  •  U.S. Virgin Islands (16)
  •  Canada (no rank)

Squads

Each national team had to register a squad of 12 players. Players born on 1 January 2008 and onwards were eligible to compete in the tournament.[2]

Venue

The tournament was entirely played at the Gimnasio Miguel Hidalgo, an indoor arena located in Poza Rica, state of Veracruz.[7][8] The Gimnasio Miguel Hidalgo has a capacity of 2,500 seats.

Competition format

In the NORCECA Volleyball Championships the competition format depends on the number of participating teams. With 9 teams two pools were formed. one of five teams and the other of four. The pool standing procedure were as follows:[2]

  1. Number of matches won;
  2. Match points;
    • 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
  3. Points ratio;
  4. Sets ratio;
  5. If the tie continues between two teams: result of the last match between the tied teams;
  6. If the tie continues between three or more teams: a new classification would be made taking into consideration only the matches between involved teams.

The winners of each pool advanced directly to the semi-finals, while the runners-up and the third placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals.

Groups composition

Teams were distributed into two groups, one of five teams and other of four. As hosts, Mexico had the right to choose the group in which to be placed and were assigned to the head of its group (Group A). The remaining teams were distributed into the groups using the serpentine system in accordance with their position in the NORCECA U19 Continental Ranking as of 1 January 2023 (as reference, considering that there was no U17 ranking), starting with the highest-ranked team as head of the remaining group (Group B)[2]

Group A Group B
 Mexico  Puerto Rico
 Guatemala  Cuba
 Costa Rica  Nicaragua
 Honduras  Dominican Republic
 Suriname —

Preliminary round

All match times are local times, CST (UTC−6), as listed by NORCECA.[1]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Mexico 4 4 0 20 12 0 MAX 300 172 1.744 Semi-finals
2  Costa Rica 4 3 1 13 9 5 1.800 312 218 1.431
3  Guatemala 4 2 2 12 8 6 1.333 292 283 1.032 5th place match
4  Suriname 4 1 3 3 3 11 0.273 211 328 0.643 7th place match
5  Honduras 4 0 4 2 2 12 0.167 221 335 0.660 8th place match
Source: NORCECA
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Nov 18:00 Guatemala  3–0  Honduras 26–20 25–18 25–12     76–50 P2 P3
7 Nov 20:00 Mexico  3–0  Suriname 25–10 25–8 25–9     75–27 P2 P3
8 Nov 18:00 Costa Rica  3–2  Guatemala 23–25 25–7 23–25 25–19 15–8 111–84 P2 P3
8 Nov 20:00 Honduras  0–3  Mexico 14–25 8–25 14–25     36–75 P2 P3
9 Nov 18:00 Suriname  3–2  Honduras 25–22 25–22 22–25 23–25 15–9 110–103 P2 P3
9 Nov 20:00 Mexico  3–0  Costa Rica 25–18 25–18 25–15     75–51 P2 P3
10 Nov 10:00 Costa Rica  3–0  Honduras 25–13 25–9 25–10     75–32 P2 P3
10 Nov 12:00 Suriname  0–3  Guatemala 16–25 19–25 12–25     47–75 P2 P3
10 Nov 19:00 Suriname  0–3  Costa Rica 7–25 10–25 10–25     27–75 P2 P3
10 Nov 21:00 Guatemala  0–3  Mexico 16–25 21–25 21–25     58–75 P2 P3

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Puerto Rico 3 3 0 12 9 3 3.000 282 220 1.282 Semi-finals
2  Cuba 3 2 1 12 8 3 2.667 257 200 1.285
3  Dominican Republic 3 1 2 5 4 7 0.571 221 265 0.834 5th place match
4  Nicaragua 3 0 3 1 1 9 0.111 170 245 0.694 7th place match
Source: NORCECA
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Nov 14:00 Puerto Rico  3–1  Dominican Republic 21–25 25–21 25–12 25–16   96–74 P2 P3
7 Nov 16:00 Cuba  3–0  Nicaragua 25–6 25–18 25–13     75–37 P2 P3
8 Nov 14:00 Nicaragua  0–3  Puerto Rico 11–25 15–25 13–25     39–75 P2 P3
8 Nov 16:00 Dominican Republic  0–3  Cuba 15–25 20–25 17–25     52–75 P2 P3
9 Nov 14:00 Dominican Republic  3–1  Nicaragua 29–27 16–25 25–21 25–21   95–94 P2 P3
9 Nov 16:00 Puerto Rico  3–2  Cuba 20–25 26–24 25–17 22–25 18–16 111–107 P2 P3

Final round

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
1B  Puerto Rico 3
2A  Costa Rica 0
 Puerto Rico 3
 Mexico 1
1A  Mexico 3
2B  Cuba 1 3rd place match
 Costa Rica 0
 Cuba 3
8th place match7th place match5th place match
5A Honduras34A Suriname03A Guatemala3
4A Suriname14B Nicaragua33B Dominican Republic2

Semi-finals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Nov 18:00 Puerto Rico  3–0  Costa Rica 25–21 25–19 25–19     75–59 P2 P3
11 Nov 20:00 Mexico  3–1  Cuba 22–25 28–26 27–25 25–20   102–96 P2 P3

8th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Nov 10:00 Honduras  3–1  Suriname 25–20 20–25 25–23 25–22   95–90 P2 P3

7th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Nov 14:00 Suriname  0–3  Nicaragua 12–25 16–25 12–25     40–75 P2 P3

5th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Nov 16:00 Guatemala  3–2  Dominican Republic 23–25 14–25 27–25 25–21 15–9 104–105 P2 P3

3rd place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Nov 12:00 Costa Rica  0–3  Cuba 11–25 12–25 22–25     45–75 P2 P3

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Nov 14:00 Puerto Rico  3–1  Mexico 25–23 24–26 25–16 25–20   99–85 P2 P3

Final standing

  Qualified for 2024 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U17 World Championship.

Individual awards

The following individual awards were presented at the end of the tournament.[9]

  • Most valuable player
     Maximiliano Aponte (PUR)
  • Best setter
     Yothuel Vergara (CUB)
  • Best outside spikers
     Emi Díaz (MEX)
     Maximiliano Aponte (PUR)
  • Best middle blockers
     Fernando Castello (PUR)
     Raúl Silva (MEX)
  • Best opposite
     Erick Vázquez (PUR)
  • Best scorer
     Emi Díaz (MEX)
  • Best server
     Emi Díaz (MEX)
  • Best libero
     Ignacio Cruz (PUR)
  • Best digger
     Ignacio Cruz (PUR)
  • Best receiver
     Adrián Carrillo (PUR)

References

  1. ^ a b "NORCECA U17 Boy's Continental Championship – Competition Format and Match Schedule Men" (PDF). NORCECA. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e "2023 Norceca Boys' U17 Continental Championship COMPETITION REGULATIONS" (PDF). NORCECA. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Inaugural Boys' Volleyball U17 NORCECA Championship to take place in Poza Rica, Mexico". Poza Rica: NORCECA. 5 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Puerto Rico Wins NORCECA Boys' U17 Championship". Poza Rica: NORCECA. 12 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Cuba takes NORCECA U17 Bronze and final berth to Worlds". Poza Rica: NORCECA. 12 November 2023.
  6. ^ "U-19 Boy's Youth Rankings 2022". NORCECA. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Campeonato Continental Norceca Varonil Sub 17 se realizará en Poza Rica". Poza Rica: Revista Libertad. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  8. ^ Huerta, Jorge (1 November 2023). "Etapa eliminatoria de voleibol en Poza Rica sub 17; nueves países en disputa". Poza Rica: InformatePR. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Maximiliano Aponte of Puerto Rico MVP of NORCECA Boys' U17 Championship". Poza Rica: NORCECA. 12 November 2023.
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