2012 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

2012 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
Tournament details
Host country Dominican Republic
DatesJuly 9 – 14
Teams8
VenuePalacio del Voleibol (in Santo Domingo host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (5th title)
Tournament awards
MVP Taylor Sander (USA)

The 2012 Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the seventh edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament, played by eight countries over July, 2012 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The event served as a qualifier for the 2013 FIVB Volleyball World League qualification.[1]

The United States won the tournament for the fifth time after beating Argentina 3–0 in the final.[2]

Dominican Republic earned the right to play in the 2013 FIVB Volleyball World League qualification finishing third after United States and Argentina who are already qualified to the 2013 FIVB Volleyball World League[1]

Competing nations

Group A Group B

 Argentina
 Canada
 Dominican Republic
 Trinidad and Tobago

 Brazil
 Mexico
 United States
 Venezuela

Squads

Pool standing procedure

Match won 3–0: 5 points for the winner, 0 point for the loser
Match won 3–1: 4 points for the winner, 1 points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 3 points for the winner, 2 points for the loser
In case of tie, the teams were classified according to the following criteria:
points ratio and sets ratio[3]

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SPW SPL SPR SW SL SR Qualification
1  Argentina 3 3 0 10 311 271 1.148 9 5 1.800 Semifinals
2  Dominican Republic 3 2 1 12 258 226 1.142 8 3 2.667 Quarterfinals
3  Canada 3 1 2 7 238 241 0.988 5 6 0.833
4  Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 3 1 185 254 0.728 1 9 0.111 5-8th playoffs
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 July13:00Argentina 3–2 Canada25–2017–2523–2525–1916–14106–103Report
9 July19:00Dominican Republic 3–0 Trinidad and Tobago25–1325–1930–28  80–60Report
10 July13:00Argentina 3–1 Trinidad and Tobago25–1025–1824–2625–11 99–65Report
10 July19:00Dominican Republic 3–0 Canada25–2325–2025–17  75–60Report
11 July15:00Canada 3–0 Trinidad and Tobago25–1525–2225–23  75–60Report
11 July19:00Dominican Republic 2–3 Argentina25–2123–2517–2525–2013–15103–106Report

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SPW SPL SPR SW SL SR Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 14 247 180 1.372 9 1 9.000 Semifinals
2  Brazil 3 2 1 11 240 194 1.237 7 3 2.333 Quarterfinals
3  Mexico 3 1 2 5 163 215 0.758 3 6 0.500
4  Venezuela 3 0 3 0 164 225 0.729 0 9 0.000 5-8th playoffs
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 July15:00Brazil 3–0 Mexico25–1525–1525–16  75–46Report
9 July17:00United States 3–0 Venezuela25–1725–1925–12  75–48Report
10 July15:00United States 3–0 Mexico25–825–1625–18  75–42Report
10 July17:00Brazil 3–0 Venezuela25–2025–1525–16  75–51Report
11 July13:00Venezuela 0–3 Mexico21–2521–2523–25  65–75Report
11 July17:00Brazil 1–3 United States25–2223–2520–2522–25 90–97Report

Final round

[4]

Championship bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
B1  United States 3
A2  Dominican Republic 3 A2  Dominican Republic 2
B3  Mexico 1 B1  United States 3
A1  Argentina 0
A1  Argentina 3
B2  Brazil 3 B2  Brazil 2
A3  Canada 1 Third place
A2  Dominican Republic 3
B2  Brazil 2

5th–8th places bracket

Classification 5–8 Classification 5–6
      
A4  Trinidad and Tobago 0
B3  Mexico 3
B3  Mexico 3
A3  Canada 2
B4  Venezuela 0
A3  Canada 3 Classification 7–8
A4  Trinidad and Tobago 2
B4  Venezuela 3

Quarterfinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 July17:00Brazil 3–1 Canada23–2525–1625–1825–13 98–72Report
12 July19:00Dominican Republic 3–1 Mexico23–2525–1925–2130–28 103–93Report

Classification 5–8

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 July13:00Trinidad and Tobago 0–3 Mexico19–2514–2514–25  47–75Report
13 July15:00Venezuela 0–3 Canada18–2526–2820–25  64–78Report

Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 July17:00Argentina 3–2 Brazil25–2025–1725–2718–2515–13108–102Report
13 July19:00United States 3–2 Dominican Republic25–2123–2525–2225–2715–12113–107Report

Classification 7–8

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 July13:00Trinidad and Tobago 2–3 Venezuela25–2725–1820–2527–2513–15110–110Report

Classification 5–6

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 July15:00Mexico 3–2 Canada25–1722–2525–2218–2515–13105–102Report

Classification 3–4

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 July17:00Dominican Republic 3–2 Brazil28–2625–2321–2524–2615–11113–111Report

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 July20:00Argentina 0–3 United States27–2920–2511–25  58–79Report

Final standing

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 NORCECA (2012-07-05). "Men's Pan American Cup in Santo Domingo". Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  2. ↑ NORCECA (2012-07-14). "USA, champions of Men's Pan American Cup". Retrieved 2012-07-15.
  3. ↑ "2012 Men's Pan Am Cup competition regulation" (PDF). NORCECA. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  4. 1 2 "2012 Men's Pan Am Cup schedule". NORCECA. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  5. ↑ NORCECA (2012-07-12). "Dominicans secure ticket to FIVB WL playoffs". Retrieved 2012-07-15.
  6. ↑ "American Taylor Sander wins MVP honors". norceca.net. 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2012-07-14.