2009 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship
# 2009 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship

The 2009 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 21st edition of the Men's Continental Volleyball Tournament, played from October 12 to October 17 at the Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. The winner qualified for the 2009 FIVB Men's World Grand Champions Cup in Japan.

## Teams

| Pool A | Pool B |
| - | - |
| Puerto Rico  Cuba  Dominican Republic  Barbados | United States  Canada  Mexico  Panama |

## Preliminary round

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cuba | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 146 | 1.541 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 213 | 175 | 1.217 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 178 | 201 | 0.886 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barbados | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 131 | 225 | 0.582 | |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| Oct 12 | Cuba | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | 25–17 | 25–15 | 25–14 | 75–46 |
| Oct 12 | Puerto Rico | 3–0 | Barbados | 25–9 | 25–16 | 25–18 | 75–43 |
| Oct 13 | Barbados | 0–3 | Cuba | 10–25 | 11–25 | 16–25 | 37–75 |
| Oct 13 | Dominican Republic | 0–3 | Puerto Rico | 18–25 | 20–25 | 19–25 | 57–75 |
| Oct 14 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Barbados | 25–18 | 25–18 | 25–15 | 75–51 |
| Oct 14 | Puerto Rico | 0–3 | Cuba | 21–25 | 22–25 | 20–25 | 63–75 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 249 | 178 | 1.399 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 257 | 228 | 1.127 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 209 | 229 | 0.913 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Panama | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 145 | 225 | 0.644 | |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| Oct 12 | United States | 3–0 | Mexico | 25–15 | 28–26 | 25–16 | | 78–57 |
| Oct 12 | Canada | 3–0 | Panama | 25–13 | 25–23 | 25–19 | | 75–55 |
| Oct 13 | Mexico | 1–3 | Canada | 25–21 | 16–25 | 24–26 | 12–25 | 77–97 |
| Oct 13 | Panama | 0–3 | United States | 13–25 | 15–25 | 8–25 | | 36–75 |
| Oct 14 | Mexico | 3–0 | Panama | 25–19 | 25–14 | 25–21 | | 75–54 |
| Oct 14 | United States | 3–1 | Canada | 21–25 | 25–17 | 25–22 | 25–21 | 96–85 |

## Final round

### Championship bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | October 16 – Bayamón | October 16 – Bayamón | | |
| | | Cuba | 3 | |
| October 15 – Bayamón | October 15 – Bayamón | | Cuba | 3 | |
| October 15 – Bayamón | October 15 – Bayamón | Canada | 0 | |
| Canada | 3 | Canada | 0 | |
| Canada | 3 | | | | October 17 – Bayamón | October 17 – Bayamón |
| Dominican Republic | 2 | | | | October 17 – Bayamón | October 17 – Bayamón |
| Dominican Republic | 2 | | | | Cuba | 3 |
| | | | | | United States | 1 |
| | | October 16 – Bayamón | October 16 – Bayamón | | | |
| | | United States | 3 | | | |
| October 15 – Bayamón | October 15 – Bayamón | | United States | 3 | | |
| October 15 – Bayamón | October 15 – Bayamón | Puerto Rico | 0 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | Puerto Rico | 0 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | | | | October 17 – Bayamón | October 17 – Bayamón |
| Mexico | 0 | | | | October 17 – Bayamón | October 17 – Bayamón |
| Mexico | 0 | | | | Canada | 2 |
| | | | | | Puerto Rico | 3 |

### 5th–8th places bracket

| 5th–8th places | 5th–8th places | 5th place | 5th place |
| - | - | - | - |
| October 16 – Bayamón | October 16 – Bayamón |
| Barbados | 1 |
| Barbados | 1 | October 17 – Bayamón | October 17 – Bayamón |
| Mexico | 3 | October 17 – Bayamón | October 17 – Bayamón |
| Mexico | 3 | Mexico | 3 |
| October 16 – Bayamón | October 16 – Bayamón | | Mexico | 3 |
| October 16 – Bayamón | October 16 – Bayamón | Dominican Republic | 2 |
| Panama | 0 | Dominican Republic | 2 |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | | |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | October 17 – Bayamón | October 17 – Bayamón |
| | | Barbados | 3 |
| | | Panama | 1 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | Canada | 3–2 | Dominican Republic | 21–25 | 25–22 | 21–25 | 25–23 | 15–13 | 107–108 |
| Oct 15 | Puerto Rico | 3–0 | Mexico | 25–15 | 25–17 | 25–20 | | | 75–52 |

### 5th–8th places

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 16 | Barbados | 1–3 | Mexico | 25–21 | 18–25 | 19–25 | 27–29 | | 89–100 |
| Oct 16 | Panama | 0–3 | Dominican Republic | 19–25 | 18–25 | 22–25 | | | 59–75 |

### Semifinals

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 16 | Cuba | 3–0 | Canada | 25–22 | 25–16 | 25–21 | | | 75–59 |
| Oct 16 | United States | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 25–16 | 25–23 | 25–22 | | | 75–61 |

### 7th place

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 17 | Barbados | 3–1 | Panama | 20–25 | 25–16 | 25–19 | 25–15 | | 95–75 |

### 5th place

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 17 | Mexico | 3–2 | Dominican Republic | 25–19 | 18–25 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 15–13 | 104–102 |

### 3rd place

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 17 | Canada | 2–3 | Puerto Rico | 16–25 | 26–24 | 20–25 | 25–22 | 9–15 | 96–111 |

### Final

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 17 | Cuba | 3–1 | United States | 25–21 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 25–22 | | 97–89 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | Cuba |
| | United States |
| | Puerto Rico |
| 4 | Canada |
| 5 | Mexico |
| 6 | Dominican Republic |
| 7 | Barbados |
| 8 | Panama |

* 2009 Men's NORCECA champions
* Cuba 14th title

## Awards

* MVP: Wilfredo León
* Best scorer: José Miguel Cáceres
* Best spiker: Wilfredo León
* Best blocker: Robertlandy Simón
* Best server: Evan Patak
* Best digger: Gregory Berrios
* Best setter: Raydel Hierrezuelo
* Best receiver: Gregory Berrios
* Best libero: Gregory Berrios
* Rising Star: Wilfredo León
* Jim Coleman Award: Orlando Samuels
