2011 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

2011 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
Tournament details
Host nation	Canada
Dates	June 13 – 18
Teams	10
Venue(s)	Robert Guertin Centre (in Gatineau host cities)
Champions	Brazil (1st title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Paulo Victor Silva
Official website
	NORCECA.org
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The 2011 Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the sixth edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament, played by ten countries over June 13 – 18, 2011 in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.^[1]^[2] The event served as a qualifier for the 2012 FIVB World League qualification.^[3]

Brazil won the tournament after beating the United States 3–2 in the final.^[4]

Competing nations

Group A	Group B	Group C
Brazil Mexico Venezuela	Canada Dominican Republic Puerto Rico	Argentina Bahamas Panama United States

Squads

Preliminary round

^[5]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Brazil	2	2	0	6	6	0	MAX	150	105	1.429	Semifinals
2	Mexico	2	1	1	2	3	5	0.600	154	158	0.975	Quarterfinals
3	Venezuela	2	0	2	1	2	6	0.333	141	178	0.792

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

June 13, 2011 20:00	Brazil	3–0	Mexico	Robert Guertin Centre Report Attendance: 375 Referees: Josmer Pérez (PAN), Brian Hemelgarn (USA)
	(25–22, 25–20, 25–15)

June 14, 2011 18:00	Venezuela	2–3	Mexico	Robert Guertin Centre Report Attendance: 374 Referees: Brian Hemelgarn (USA), Josmer Pérez (PAN)
	(16–25, 25–23, 25–23, 15–25, 13–15)

June 15, 2011 15:00	Brazil	3–0	Venezuela	Robert Guertin Centre Report Attendance: 190 Referees: Yury Ramírez (DOM), Brian Hemelgarn (USA)
	(25–23, 25–14, 25–11)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Canada	2	2	0	6	6	0	MAX	150	106	1.415	Quarterfinals
2	Puerto Rico	2	1	1	3	3	4	0.750	154	168	0.917	Quarterfinals
3	Dominican Republic	2	0	2	0	1	6	0.167	148	178	0.831

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

June 13, 2011 12:30	Canada	3–0^[6]	Puerto Rico	Robert Guertin Centre Report Attendance: 600 Referees: Hernán Casamiquela (ARG), Saúl Sosa (MEX)
	(25–17, 25–17, 25–17)

June 14, 2011 20:00	Dominican Republic	1–3	Puerto Rico	Robert Guertin Centre Report Attendance: 200 Referees: Saúl Sosa (MEX), Kirkwood Farquharson (BAH)
	(27–25, 23–25, 26–28, 17–25)

June 15, 2011 20:00	Canada	3–0	Dominican Republic	Robert Guertin Centre Report Attendance: 733 Referees: Kirkwood Farquharson (BAH), Hernán Casamiquela (ARG)
	(25–18, 25–23, 25–14)

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	9	9	0	MAX	225	132	1.705	Semifinals
2	Argentina	3	2	1	6	6	3	2.000	205	180	1.139	Quarterfinals
3	Panama	3	1	2	3	3	7	0.429	193	238	0.811
4	Bahamas	3	0	3	0	1	9	0.111	171	244	0.701

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

June 13, 2011 15:00	United States	3–0	Bahamas	Robert Guertin Centre Report Attendance: 500 Referees: Andrew Robb (CAN), Yury Ramírez (DOM)
	(25–14, 25–12, 25–12)

June 13, 2011 18:00	Argentina	3–0	Panama	Robert Guertin Centre Report Attendance: 352 Referees: Juan Rivera (PUR), Felipe Turchiari (BRA)
	(25–16, 25–23, 25–21)

June 14, 2011 13:00	Argentina	3–0	Bahamas	Robert Guertin Centre Report Attendance: 100 Referees: Andrew Robb (CAN), Abrahin Cruces (VEN)
	(25–20, 25–16, 25–9)

June 14, 2011 15:00	United States	3–0	Panama	Robert Guertin Centre Report Attendance: 243 Referees: Felipe Turchiari (BRA), Juan Rivera (PUR)
	(25–14, 25–14, 25–11)

June 15, 2011 13:00	Panama	3–1	Bahamas	Robert Guertin Centre Report Attendance: 150 Referees: Abrahin Cruces (VEN), Juan Rivera (PUR)
	(19–25, 25–23, 25–22, 25–18)

June 15, 2011 18:00	United States	3–0	Argentina	Robert Guertin Centre Report Attendance: 425 Referees: Felipe Turchiari (BRA), Andrew Robb (CAN)
	(25–15, 25–21, 25–19)

Final round

Championship bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

A1

Brazil

3

B1

Canada

3

B1

Canada

0

A2

Mexico

1

A1

Brazil

3

C1

United States

1

C1

United States

3

C2

Argentina

1

B2

Puerto Rico

0

B2

Puerto Rico

3

Third place

B1

Canada

3

B2

Puerto Rico

0

5th–10th places bracket

Classification 5–10

Classification 5–8

Classification 5–6

C2

Argentina

1

C3

Panama

0

A3

Venezuela

3

A3

Venezuela

3

A3

Venezuela

0

A2

Mexico

3

A2

Mexico

3

B3

Dominican Republic

3

B3

Dominican Republic

0

C4

Bahamas

2

Classification 9–10

Classification 7–8

C3

Panama

1

C2

Argentina

3

C4

Bahamas

3

B3

Dominican Republic

1

Classification 5–10

June 16, 2011 13:00	Panama	0–3	Venezuela	Robert Guertin Centre Report Attendance: 100 Referees: Juan Rivera (PUR), Saúl Sosa (MEX)
	(20–25, 13–25, 15–25)

June 16, 2011 15:00	Dominican Republic	3–2	Bahamas	Robert Guertin Centre Report Attendance: 100 Referees: Josmer Pérez (PAN), Abrahin Cruces (VEN)
	(25–20, 25–14, 22–25, 23–25, 15–12)

Quarterfinals

June 16, 2011 18:00	Argentina	1–3	Puerto Rico	Robert Guertin Centre Report Attendance: 321 Referees: Yury Ramírez (DOM), Felipe Turchiari (VEN)
	(20–25, 17–25, 25–20, 25–27)

June 16, 2011 20:00	Canada	3–1	Mexico	Robert Guertin Centre Report Attendance: 721 Referees: Hernán Casamiquela (ARG), Brian Hemelgarn (USA)
	(22–25, 25–21, 25–19, 25–18)

Classification 9–10

June 17, 2011 11:00	Panama	1–3	Bahamas	Robert Guertin Centre Report Attendance: 75 Referees: Saúl Sosa (MEX), Abrahin Cruces (VEN)
	(25–21, 16–25, 22–25, 18–25)

Classification 5–8

June 17, 2011 13:00	Venezuela	3–1	Argentina	Robert Guertin Centre Report Attendance: 100 Referees: Josmer Pérez (PAN), Kirkwood Farquharson (BAH)
	(25–11, 26–24, 16–25, 27–25)

June 17, 2011 15:00	Dominican Republic	0–3	Mexico	Robert Guertin Centre Report Attendance: 152 Referees: Andrew Robb (CAN), Brian Hemelgarn (USA)
	(21–25, 22–25, 23–25)

Semifinals

June 17, 2011 18:00	United States	3–0	Puerto Rico	Robert Guertin Centre Report Attendance: 679 Referees: Felipe Turchiari (BRA), Hernán Casamiquela (ARG)
	(25–18, 25–17, 25–14)

June 17, 2011 20:00	Brazil	3–0	Canada	Robert Guertin Centre Report Attendance: 1,057 Referees: Juan Rivera (PUR), Yury Ramírez (DOM)
	(25–20, 29–27, 25–16)

Classification 7–8

June 18, 2011 13:00	Argentina	3–1	Dominican Republic	Robert Guertin Centre Report Attendance: 205 Referees: Felipe Turchiari (BRA), Andrew Robb (CAN)
	(25–21, 25–21, 22–25, 25–15)

Classification 5–6

June 18, 2011 15:00	Venezuela	W.O.^[7]	Mexico	Robert Guertin Centre
	(0–25, 0–25, 0–25)

Classification 3–4

June 18, 2011 18:00	Puerto Rico	0–3	Canada	Robert Guertin Centre Report Attendance: 1,269 Referees: Brian Hemelgarn (USA), Abrahin Cruces (VEN)
	(14–25, 20–25, 21–25)

Final

June 18, 2011 20:00	United States	1–3	Brazil	Robert Guertin Centre Report Attendance: 1,325 Referees: Hernán Casamiquela (ARG), Yury Ramírez (DOM)
	(23–25, 25–21, 17–25, 26–28)

Final standing

Rank	Team
	Brazil
	United States
	Canada
4	Puerto Rico
5	Mexico
6	Venezuela
7	Argentina
8	Dominican Republic
9	Bahamas
10	Panama

2011 Men's Pan-American Cup champions
Brazil 1st title

- Canada qualified for the 2012 FIVB World League qualification.

Awards

MVP: Paulo Victor Silva^[8]
Best scorer: Gavin Schmitt
Best spiker: Gavin Schmitt
Best blocker: Byron Ferguson
Best server: Pedro Luis García
Best digger: Lucas Provenzano
Best setter: Raphael Margarido
Best receiver: Thiago Sens
Best libero: Jose Mulero

References

^ Cyberpresse (2011-05-19). "Du grand volley à Gatineau en juin" (in French). Retrieved 2011-06-13.
^ Ottawa Sun (2011-05-18). "Volleyballers dig Pan Am Cup in Gatineau". Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
^ El Nacional (2011-06-13). "Venezuela debutará ante México en Panamericano de Voleibol" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
^ "Brazil wins epic battle over the U.S. for gold". norceca.org. 2011-06-18. Archived from the original on 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
^ "Pan American Men's Volleyball Cup Schedule". Volleyball Canada. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
^ RDS.ca (2011-06-13). "Undébutpasentièrementsatisfaisant" (in French). Retrieved 2011-06-13.
^ NORCECA (2011-06-18). "VenezuelawithdrawsfromfifthplacematchagainstMexico". Archived from the original on 2011-11-02. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
^ "Brazilian Silva wins MVP honors at Pan Am Cup". norceca.org. 2011-06-18. Archived from the original on 2011-11-02. Retrieved 2011-06-18.

External links

Official website

[1] Cyberpresse (2011-05-19). "Du grand volley à Gatineau en juin" (in French). Retrieved 2011-06-13.

[2] Ottawa Sun (2011-05-18). "Volleyballers dig Pan Am Cup in Gatineau". Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2011-06-11.

[3] El Nacional (2011-06-13). "Venezuela debutará ante México en Panamericano de Voleibol" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2011-06-13.

[4] "Brazil wins epic battle over the U.S. for gold". norceca.org. 2011-06-18. Archived from the original on 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2011-06-18.

[schedule_and_results-5] "Pan American Men's Volleyball Cup Schedule". Volleyball Canada. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.

[6] RDS.ca (2011-06-13). "Undébutpasentièrementsatisfaisant" (in French). Retrieved 2011-06-13.

[7] NORCECA (2011-06-18). "VenezuelawithdrawsfromfifthplacematchagainstMexico". Archived from the original on 2011-11-02. Retrieved 2011-06-18.

[8] "Brazilian Silva wins MVP honors at Pan Am Cup". norceca.org. 2011-06-18. Archived from the original on 2011-11-02. Retrieved 2011-06-18.

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