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

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Group A Group B

  Canada
  Mexico
  Puerto Rico

  Cuba
  Dominican Republic
  Panama
  Trinidad and Tobago

Squads

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Preliminary round

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Group A

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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

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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

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2007-06-07 – Santo Domingo
 
 
  Cuba1
 
2007-06-08 – Santo Domingo
 
  Mexico3
 
  Mexico3
 
2007-06-07 – Santo Domingo
 
  Puerto Rico1
 
  Puerto Rico3
 
 
  Canada1
 
3rd place
 
 
2007-06-08 – Santo Domingo
 
 
  Cuba3
 
 
  Canada1

Quarterfinals

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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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Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Mexico wins the gold medal". Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: NORCECA. 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
  2. ^ "Lefty Mexican Jose Martell was elected the MVP". Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: NORCECA. 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2013-06-23.