The 2007 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

The Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup is a Continental Cup organized by NORCECA with teams from North- and Central America, and the Caribbean, to qualify for the America's Cup. The women have their own equivalent of the tournament, the Women's Pan-American Cup....

was the second edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

, played by seven 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

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

. 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

Group A	Group B

Group A

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		4	2	2	0	196	178	1.101	6	2	3.000
2.		3	2	1	1	199	210	0.947	4	5	0.800
3.		2	2	0	2	194	201	0.965	3	6	0.500

• Sunday June 3

  	1 – 3		17-25 25-17 17-25 26-28

• Monday June 4

  	3 – 2		19-25 25-23 21-25 25-22 16-14

• Tuesday June 5

  	3 – 1		25-23 25-27 26-24 25-19

Group B

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		6	3	3	0	253	205	1.234	9	1	9.000
2.		5	3	2	1	252	220	1.145	6	4	1.500
3.		4	3	1	2	215	242	0.888	4	6	0.666
4.		3	3	0	3	215	268	0.802	1	9	0.111

• Sunday June 3

  	3 – 0		25-14 25-21 25-18
  	0 – 3		25-27 13-25 23-25

• Monday June 4

  	1 – 3		25-23 15-25 19-25 28-30
  	3 – 1		25-27 25-20 25-22 25-15

• Tuesday June 5

  	3 – 0		27-25 25-18 26-24
  	3 – 0		25-23 25-22 25-20

Final round

Quarter finals

• Wednesday June 6, 2007

  	3 – 0		25-14 26-24 25-16
  	0 – 3		23-25 15-25 23-25

Classification

• Thursday June 7, 2007 — Fifth Place Match

  	0 – 3		16-25 22-25 23-25

• Thursday June 7, 2007 — Sixth Place Match

  	3 – 0		25-20 26-24 25-17

Semi finals

• Thursday June 7, 2007

  	1 – 3		21-25 25-20 21-25 22-25
  	3 – 1		22-25 25-19 27-25 25-20

Finals

• Friday June 8, 2007 — Bronze Medal Match

  	3 – 1		25-21 25-27 25-21 25-19

• Friday June 8, 2007 — Gold Medal Match

  	3 – 1		26-24 25-22 21-25 25-20

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Final ranking

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• • Mexico, Puerto Rico and Cuba qualified for the 2008 America's Cup

Awards

• Most Valuable Player
  •   José Martell

• Best Spiker
  •   Yadier Sánchez
    Yadier Sanchez
    Yadier Sánchez Sierra is a volleyball player from Cuba, who plays in different positions. He twice won a bronze medal with the Men's National Team in 2007.-Individual awards:* 2007 Pan-American Cup "Best Spiker"...
    
    

• Best Scorer
  •   Yadier Sánchez
    Yadier Sanchez
    Yadier Sánchez Sierra is a volleyball player from Cuba, who plays in different positions. He twice won a bronze medal with the Men's National Team in 2007.-Individual awards:* 2007 Pan-American Cup "Best Spiker"...
    
    

• Best Defender
  •   Ángel Matías
    Angel Matías
    Ángel Matías is a volleyball player from Puerto Rico, who was a member of the Men's National Team that ended up in second place at the 2007 Pan-American Cup in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. There he was named Best Defender of the tournament.-Individual awards:* 2007 Pan-American Cup "Best...
    
    

• Best Setter
  •   Fernando Morales
    Fernando Morales (volleyball)
    For the Mexican football player with the same name see Fernando MoralesFernando Morales is a volleyball player from Puerto Rico, who was a member of the Men's National Team that ended up in second place at the 2007 Pan-American Cup in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. There he was named Best...
    
    

• Best Server
  •   Mark Dodds

• Best Libero
  •   Amaury Martínez
    Amaury Martínez
    Amaury Eduardo Martínez Aguilera is a male volleyball player from the Dominican Republic. He participated with the men's national team in the 2007 NORCECA Championship in Anaheim, United States. His team finished in 5th place and he was awarded the "Best Libero" award...
    
    

• Best Blocker
  •   Raidel González