2018 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
# 2018 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

The 2018 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the 13th edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament. It was held in Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico from 28 August to 2 September. Twelve teams competed and the top five ranked teams at the end of the tournament will be qualified to the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.

Argentina won the second straight title after defeating Brazil 3–2 in the final. Ezequiel Palacios was awarded the Most Valuable Player.

## Pools composition

| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C |
| - | - | - |
| Chile | Brazil | Argentina |
| Cuba | Canada | Peru |
| Guatemala | Colombia | Puerto Rico |
| Mexico | Dominican Republic | United States |

## Pool standing procedure

* Number of matches won
* Match points
* Points ratio
* Sets ratio
* Result of the last match between the tied teams

Match won 3–0: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–1: 4 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser Match won 3–2: 3 match points for the winner, 2 match points for the loser

## Preliminary round

* All times are Central Daylight Time (UTC−06:00).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cuba | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 276 | 226 | 1.221 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 248 | 233 | 1.064 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Chile | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 221 | 220 | 1.005 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 7th–10th classification |
| 4 | Guatemala | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 163 | 229 | 0.712 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 28 Aug | 13:00 | Chile | 1–3 | Cuba | 22–25 | 25–17 | 19–25 | 21–25 | | 87–92 | P2 P3 |
| 28 Aug | 21:00 | Mexico | 3–0 | Guatemala | 25–18 | 25–20 | 29–27 | | | 79–65 | P2 P3 |
| 29 Aug | 11:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Guatemala | 25–16 | 25–13 | 25–16 | | | 75–45 | P2 P3 |
| 29 Aug | 21:00 | Mexico | 3–0 | Chile | 25–22 | 25–18 | 25–19 | | | 75–59 | P2 P3 |
| 30 Aug | 13:00 | Guatemala | 0–3 | Chile | 18–25 | 18–25 | 17–25 | | | 53–75 | P2 P3 |
| 30 Aug | 21:00 | Mexico | 2–3 | Cuba | 25–20 | 16–25 | 25–21 | 12–25 | 16–18 | 94–109 | P2 P3 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 227 | 166 | 1.367 | 9 | 0 | MAX | Semifinals |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 231 | 219 | 1.055 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 188 | 222 | 0.847 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 7th–10th classification |
| 4 | Colombia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 220 | 253 | 0.870 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 7th–10th classification |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 28 Aug | 15:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | 25–21 | 25–19 | 25–14 | | 75–54 | P2 P3 |
| 28 Aug | 17:00 | Canada | 3–1 | Colombia | 25–19 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 25–22 | 98–88 | P2 P3 |
| 29 Aug | 13:00 | Colombia | 0–3 | Brazil | 25–27 | 17–25 | 12–25 | | 54–77 | P2 P3 |
| 29 Aug | 17:00 | Dominican Republic | 0–3 | Canada | 20–25 | 20–25 | 16–25 | | 56–75 | P2 P3 |
| 30 Aug | 15:00 | Colombia | 0–3 | Dominican Republic | 23–25 | 24–26 | 25–27 | | 72–78 | P2 P3 |
| 30 Aug | 17:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Canada | 25–20 | 25–15 | 25–23 | | 75–58 | P2 P3 |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 253 | 201 | 1.259 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 261 | 244 | 1.070 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 215 | 232 | 0.927 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 7th–10th classification |
| 4 | Peru | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 174 | 226 | 0.770 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 28 Aug | 11:00 | United States | 3–0 | Peru | 25–21 | 25–14 | 26–24 | | 76–59 | P2 P3 |
| 28 Aug | 19:00 | Argentina | 3–1 | Puerto Rico | 20–25 | 25–15 | 33–31 | 25–17 | 103–88 | P2 P3 |
| 29 Aug | 15:00 | Peru | 0–3 | Argentina | 20–25 | 22–25 | 15–25 | | 57–75 | P2 P3 |
| 29 Aug | 19:00 | Puerto Rico | 3–1 | United States | 23–25 | 25–18 | 25–19 | 25–21 | 98–83 | P2 P3 |
| 30 Aug | 11:00 | Peru | 0–3 | Puerto Rico | 17–25 | 20–25 | 21–25 | | 58–75 | P2 P3 |
| 30 Aug | 19:00 | United States | 0–3 | Argentina | 19–25 | 21–25 | 16–25 | | 56–75 | P2 P3 |

## Final round

### Championship bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | B1 | Brazil | 3 | | | |
| A2 | Mexico | 1 | C2 | Puerto Rico | 1 | | | |
| C2 | Puerto Rico | 3 | | | | B1 | Brazil | 2 |
| | | | | | | C1 | Argentina | 3 |
| | | | C1 | Argentina | 3 | | | |
| A1 | Cuba | 3 | A1 | Cuba | 1 | | | |
| B2 | Canada | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5th place | 5th place | 5th place | 3rd place | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | | A2 | Mexico | 3 | C2 | Puerto Rico | 1 |
| | | | B2 | Canada | 1 | A1 | Cuba | 3 |

### 7th–10th places bracket

| Classification 7–10 | Classification 7–10 | Classification 7–10 | 7th place | 7th place | 7th place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A3 | Chile | 3 | | | |
| B4 | Colombia | 0 | | | |
| B4 | Colombia | 0 | A3 | Chile | 1 |
| | | | C3 | United States | 3 |
| B3 | Dominican Republic | 0 | C3 | United States | 3 |
| C3 | United States | 3 | 9th place | 9th place | 9th place |
| | | | B4 | Colombia | 3 |
| | | | B3 | Dominican Republic | 0 |

**11th place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31 Aug | 13:00 | Peru | 1–3 | Guatemala | 16–25 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 19–25 | | 83–98 | P2 P3 |

**Classification 7th–10th**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31 Aug | 15:00 | Chile | 3–0 | Colombia | 25–14 | 25–19 | 25–16 | | | 75–49 | P2 P3 |
| 31 Aug | 17:00 | Dominican Republic | 0–3 | United States | 23–25 | 17–25 | 26–28 | | | 66–78 | P2 P3 |

**Quarterfinals**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31 Aug | 19:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Canada | 25–15 | 25–23 | 25–23 | | | 75–61 | P2 P3 |
| 31 Aug | 21:00 | Mexico | 1–3 | Puerto Rico | 20–25 | 16–25 | 25–18 | 22–25 | | 83–93 | P2 P3 |

**9th place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 Sep | 15:00 | Colombia | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | 25–23 | 25–23 | 27–25 | | | 77–71 | P2 P3 |

**7th place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 Sep | 17:00 | Chile | 1–3 | United States | 24–26 | 18–25 | 29–27 | 22–25 | | 93–103 | P2 P3 |

**Semifinals**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 Sep | 19:00 | Argentina | 3–1 | Cuba | 21–25 | 25–18 | 25–19 | 25–20 | | 96–82 | P2 P3 |
| 1 Sep | 21:00 | Brazil | 3–1 | Puerto Rico | 25–27 | 25–14 | 25–20 | 33–31 | | 108–92 | P2 P3 |

**5th place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 Sep | 15:00 | Mexico | 3–1 | Canada | 25–18 | 25–20 | 20–25 | 25–17 | | 95–80 | P2 P3 |

**3rd place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 Sep | 17:00 | Cuba | 3–1 | Puerto Rico | 20–25 | 25–9 | 25–18 | 25–17 | | 95–69 | P2 P3 |

**Final**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 Sep | 19:00 | Argentina | 3–2 | Brazil | 25–27 | 25–17 | 25–22 | 25–27 | 15–10 | 115–103 | P2 P3 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | Argentina |
| | Brazil |
| | Cuba |
| 4 | Puerto Rico |
| 5 | Mexico |
| 6 | Canada |
| 7 | United States |
| 8 | Chile |
| 9 | Colombia |
| 10 | Dominican Republic |
| 11 | Guatemala |
| 12 | Peru |

* Qualified for the 2019 Pan American Games
* Qualified for the 2019 Pan American Games as a host
* 2018 Men's Pan-American Cup
* Argentina 2nd title
* 14-man roster
* Matías Sánchez, Liam Ernesto Arreche, Jan Martínez Franchi, Alejandro Toro, Gaspar Bitar, Luciano Palonsky, Nicolás Bruno (c), Gastón Fernández, Joaquín Gallego, Ezequiel Palacios, Nicolás Zerba, Germán Johansen, Santiago Danani, Franco Massimino
* Head coach
* Alejandro Grossi

## Individual awards

* Most valuable player

    Ezequiel Palacios
* Best setter

    Matías Sánchez
* Best Outside Hitters

    Ezequiel Palacios
    Miguel Ángel López
* Best Middle Blockers

    Flávio Gualberto
    Roamy Alonso
* Best Opposite

    Alan Souza
* Best scorer

    Alan Souza
* Best server

    David Wieczorek
* Best libero

    Yonder García
* Best digger

    Yonder García
* Best receiver

    Yonder García
