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

Group A Group B

 Canada
 Mexico
 Puerto Rico

 Cuba
 Dominican Republic
 Panama
 Trinidad and Tobago

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

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

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

 
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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

Place Team
1.  Mexico
2.  Puerto Rico
3.  Cuba
4.  Canada
5.  Dominican Republic
6.  Trinidad and Tobago
7.  Panama
 2007 Men's Pan-American Cup winners 

Mexico
First title

Awards

References

  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.