2007 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2007 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the second edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament, played by seven teams from North American countries from June 1 to June 9, 2007 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The event served as a qualifier for the 2008 America's Cup in Brazil. The winner of each pool automatically advanced to the semi-finals and the teams placed in second and third met in crossed matches in the quarterfinals round. Mexico win the event.[1]
Competing nations
[edit]| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Squads
[edit]Preliminary round
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Puerto Rico
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 196 | 178 | 1.101 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 |
| 2. |  Mexico
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 199 | 210 | 0.947 | 4 | 5 | 0.800 |
| 3. |  Canada
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 194 | 201 | 0.965 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 |
- Sunday June 3
| Canada
|
1 – 3 | Puerto Rico
|
17–25 25–17 17–25 26–28 |
- Monday June 4
| Mexico
|
3 – 2 | Canada
|
19–25 25–23 21–25 25–22 16–14 |
- Tuesday June 5
| Puerto Rico
|
3 – 1 | Mexico
|
25–23 25–27 26–24 25–19 |
Group B
[edit]| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Cuba
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 253 | 205 | 1.234 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 |
| 2. |  Dominican R.
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 252 | 220 | 1.145 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 |
| 3. |  Panama
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 215 | 242 | 0.888 | 4 | 6 | 0.666 |
| 4. |  Trinidad & T.
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 215 | 268 | 0.802 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 |
- Sunday June 3
| Cuba
|
3 – 0 | Panama
|
25–14 25–21 25–18 | |
| Trinidad & T.
|
0 – 3 | Dominican R.
|
25–27 13–25 23–25 |
- Monday June 4
| Trinidad & T.
|
1 – 3 | Cuba
|
25–23 15–25 19–25 28–30 | |
| Dominican R.
|
3 – 1 | Panama
|
25–27 25–20 25–22 25–15 |
- Tuesday June 5
| Panama
|
3 – 0 | Trinidad & T.
|
27–25 25–18 26–24 | |
| Cuba
|
3 – 0 | Dominican R.
|
25–23 25–22 25–20 |
Final round
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2007-06-07 – Santo Domingo | ||||||
| Cuba | 1 | |||||
| 2007-06-08 – Santo Domingo | ||||||
| Mexico | 3 | |||||
| Mexico | 3 | |||||
| 2007-06-07 – Santo Domingo | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 1 | |||||
| Puerto Rico | 3 | |||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| 2007-06-08 – Santo Domingo | ||||||
| Cuba | 3 | |||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||
Quarterfinals
[edit]- Wednesday June 6, 2007
| Mexico
|
3 – 0 | Panama
|
25–14 26–24 25–16 | |
| Dominican R.
|
0 – 3 | Canada
|
23–25 15–25 23–25 |
Classification
[edit]- Thursday June 7, 2007 — Fifth Place Match
| Panama
|
0 – 3 | Dominican R.
|
16–25 22–25 23–25 |
- Thursday June 7, 2007 — Sixth Place Match
| Trinidad & T.
|
3 – 0 | Panama
|
25–20 26–24 25–17 |
Semi-finals
[edit]- Thursday June 7, 2007
| Cuba
|
1 – 3 | Mexico
|
21–25 25–20 21–25 22–25 | |
| Puerto Rico
|
3 – 1 | Canada
|
22–25 25–19 27–25 25–20 |
Finals
[edit]- Friday June 8, 2007 — Bronze Medal Match
| Cuba
|
3 – 1 | Canada
|
25–21 25–27 25–21 25–19 |
- Friday June 8, 2007 — Gold Medal Match
| Mexico
|
3 – 1 | Puerto Rico
|
26–24 25–22 21–25 25–20 |
Final ranking
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- Mexico, Puerto Rico and Cuba qualified for the 2008 America's Cup
Awards
[edit]- Most valuable player
- Best spiker
- Best scorer
- Best defender
- Best setter
- Best server
- Best libero
- Best blocker
References
[edit]- ^ "Mexico wins the gold medal". Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: NORCECA. 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
- ^ "Lefty Mexican Jose Martell was elected the MVP". Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: NORCECA. 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
- Results Archived 2012-12-21 at the Wayback Machine