2008 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2008 Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the third edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament, played by seven countries from June 2 to June 7, 2008, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. 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.
Competing Nations
[edit]| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Squads
[edit]Preliminary round
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Rk | Team | Points | W | L | SW | SL | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | MAX |
| 2 |  Mexico
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
| 3 |  Costa Rica
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 |
June 2, 2008
| Costa Rica
|
0–3 | United States
|
15–25, 18–25, 17–25 |
June 3, 2008
| United States
|
3–0 | Mexico
|
25–20, 25–11, 25–16 |
June 4, 2008
| Costa Rica
|
0–3 | Mexico
|
19–25, 27–29, 17–25 |
Group B
[edit]| Rk | Team | Points | W | L | SW | SL | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | MAX |
| 2 |  Dominican Republic
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0.600 |
| 3 |  Puerto Rico
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.333 |
| 4 |  Trinidad and Tobago
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.182 |
June 2, 2008
| Puerto Rico
|
1–3 | Dominican Republic
|
20–25, 19–25, 25–22, 21–25 |
| Canada
|
3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago
|
25–12, 25–13, 25–13 |
June 3, 2008
| Canada
|
3–0 | Puerto Rico
|
25–14, 25–15, 25–13 |
| Dominican Republic
|
3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago
|
25–17, 25–22, 27–25 |
June 4, 2008
| Puerto Rico
|
3–2 | Trinidad and Tobago
|
20–25, 25–21, 22–25, 25–14, 15–13 |
| Canada
|
3–0 | Dominican Republic
|
25–19, 25–20, 25–22 |
Final round
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2008-06-06 – Winnipeg, Manitoba | ||||||
| United States | 3 | |||||
| 2008-06-07 – Winnipeg, Manitoba | ||||||
| Dominican Republic | 1 | |||||
| United States | 3 | |||||
| 2008-06-06 – Winnipeg, Manitoba | ||||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||
| Mexico | 1 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| 2008-06-07 – Winnipeg, Manitoba | ||||||
| Dominican Republic | 3 | |||||
| Mexico | 2 | |||||
Quarterfinals
[edit]- Thursday June 5, 2008
| Mexico
|
3–0 | Puerto Rico
|
25–22, 25–22, 25–19 |
| Dominican Republic
|
3–0 | Costa Rica
|
25–21, 28–26, 25–15 |
Classification 5–6
[edit]- Friday June 6, 2008
| Puerto Rico
|
1–3 | Costa Rica
|
23–25, 22–25, 25–20, 23–25 |
Semifinals
[edit]- Friday June 6, 2008
| United States
|
3–1 | Dominican Republic
|
25–22, 32–30, 22–25, 25–23 |
| Canada
|
3–1 | Mexico
|
18–25, 25–22, 25–12, 25–18 |
Classification 6–7
[edit]- Saturday June 7, 2008
| Trinidad and Tobago
|
3–1 | Puerto Rico
|
25–23, 18–25, 25–22, 25–23 |
Championship Round
[edit]- Saturday June 7, 2008
| Dominican Republic
|
3–2 | Mexico
|
23–25, 25–21, 23–25, 25–18, 15–12 |
| United States
|
3–1 | Canada
|
25–22, 27–29, 25–22, 25–22 |
Final ranking
[edit]
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Individual awards
[edit]- Most valuable player
Evan Patak (USA)
- Best scorer
Elvis Contreras (DOM)
- Best spiker
Gavin Schmitt (CAN)
- Best blocker
Tomás Aguilera (MEX)
- Best server
- Evan Patak (USA)
- Best digger
Alvaro Cascante (CRC)
- Best setter
- Pedro Rangel (MEX)
References
[edit]- Results Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine