2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualification (NORCECA)

2017 Women's NORCECA Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Various
Dates	26 September – 16 October
Teams	12
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
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The NORCECA qualification for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship will see member nations compete for six places at the finals in Japan. USA has directly qualified to 2018 World Championship as the 2014 World Champion.^[1]

Pool compositions

34 NORCECA member nations will enter qualification. Canada, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Costa Rica directly qualify to the 2017 NORCECA Continental Championship.^[1]

CAZOVA and ECVA will have two rounds of qualification. The two highest seeded teams from each zone according to the January 1, 2016 NORCECA Continental Women's Senior Ranking directly qualifies to the second zonal round. The first zonal round will have three groups of four teams.

AFECAVOL zonal qualification will have single round-robin tournament. The top two teams will qualify to the 2017 NORCECA Continental Championship.

CAZOVA Zone

NORCECA Continental Women's Senior Ranking as of January 1, 2016 is shown in bracket.^[1]

First round

Group A	Group B	Group C
Barbados (13)	Suriname (20)	Guadeloupe (21)
U.S. Virgin Islands (26)	Haiti (25)	Bahamas (24)
Curaçao (27)	Aruba (34)	Bonaire (36)
Turks and Caicos Islands (41)	Martinique (38)	Cayman Islands (37)

Second round

Group G	Group H
Trinidad and Tobago (8)	Jamaica (11)
2nd Group C	1st Group C
Suriname (20)	Martinique (38)
U.S. Virgin Islands	Curaçao

ECVA Zone

First round

Group D	Group E	Group F
British Virgin Islands (23)	Antigua and Barbuda (19)	Saint Kitts and Nevis (18)
Sint Maarten (30)	Saint Vincent (31)	Sint Eustatius (28)
Bermuda (35)	Grenada (33)	Saint Martin (29)
Anguilla (32)	Montserrat (39)	Saba (40)

Second round

Group I	Group J
Saint Lucia (15)	Dominica (17)
2nd Highest Rank of First round	1st Highest Rank of First round
3rd Highest Rank of First round	4th Highest Rank of First round
6th Highest Rank of First round	5th Highest Rank of First round

AFECAVOL Zone

Single round-robin tournament

Group K
Guatemala (12)
El Salvador (16)
Honduras (14)
Nicaragua (9)
Panama (10)
Belize (22)

First round

	Team qualifies to the 2017 NORCECA Continental Championship
	Team advances to the Second round

Group A

Venue: Ronald Charles Arena, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Dates: 6–7 August 2016
All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC-04:00)

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Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total	Report
6 Aug	17:00	Curaçao	3–0	Turks and Caicos Islands	25–9	25–4	25–7	75–20	P2 P3
6 Aug	19:00	U.S. Virgin Islands	3–0	Barbados	25–14	25–21	25–15	75–50	P2 P3
7 Aug	09:00	Barbados	0–3	Curaçao	11–25	21–25	14–25	46–75	P2 P3
7 Aug	11:00	U.S. Virgin Islands	3–0	Turks and Caicos Islands	25–3	25–11	25–9	75–23	P2 P3
7 Aug	17:00	Barbados	3–0	Turks and Caicos Islands	25–14	25–5	25–8	75–27	P2 P3
7 Aug	19:00	U.S. Virgin Islands	0–3	Curaçao	22–25	20–25	21–25	63–75	P2 P3

Group B

Venue: Centro Deportivo Betico Croes, Oranjestad, Aruba
Dates: 26–27 November 2016
All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC-04:00)

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Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
26 Nov	17:00	Suriname	3–0	Haiti	25–21	25–16	25–20			75–57
26 Nov	19:00	Aruba	1–3	Martinique	19–25	25–20	24–26	18–25		86–96
27 Nov	09:00	Suriname	3–0	Martinique	25–18	25–22	25–19			75–59
27 Nov	11:00	Aruba	0–3	Haiti	16–25	18–25	24–26			58–76
27 Nov	17:00	Martinique	3–2	Haiti	17–25	25–19	25–23	23–25	16–14	106–106
27 Nov	19:00	Aruba	1–3	Suriname	19–25	25–21	13–25	19–25		76–96

Group C

Venue: Clifton Hunter High School Sports Center, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Dates: 12–13 November 2016
All times are Eastern Standard Time (UTC-05:00)

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Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
12 Nov	17:00	Guadeloupe	–	Bahamas	–	–	–	0–0
12 Nov	19:00	Cayman Islands	–	Bonaire	–	–	–	0–0
13 Nov	09:00	Guadeloupe	–	Bonaire	–	–	–	0–0
13 Nov	11:00	Cayman Islands	–	Bahamas	–	–	–	0–0
13 Nov	17:00	Bonaire	–	Bahamas	–	–	–	0–0
13 Nov	19:00	Cayman Islands	–	Guadeloupe	–	–	–	0–0

Group D

Venue: L.B. Scot Sports Auditorium, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
Dates: 6–7 August 2016
All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC-04:00)

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Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
6 Aug	09:00	Sint Maarten	3–2	Anguilla	23–25	23–25	26–24	27–25	15–11	114–110	P2 P3
6 Aug	11:00	British Virgin Islands	0–3	Bermuda	8–25	17–25	20–25			45–75	P2 P3
6 Aug	18:00	Sint Maarten	3–1	Bermuda	25–22	15–25	25–22	25–23		90–92	P2 P3
6 Aug	20:00	British Virgin Islands	0–3	Anguilla	12–25	20–25	11–25			43–75	P2 P3
7 Aug	09:00	Anguilla	1–3	Bermuda	25–23	18–25	20–25	16–25		79–98	P2 P3
7 Aug	11:00	Sint Maarten	3–1	British Virgin Islands	25–19	25–17	23–25	25–10		98–71	P2 P3

Play off
Third placed match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
7 Aug	18:00	Anguilla	3–1	British Virgin Islands	25–11	28–30	25–11	25–12		103–64	P2 P3

First placed match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
7 Aug	20:00	Sint Maarten	1–3	Bermuda	25–21	13–25	16–25	18–25		72–96	P2 P3

Standing

Rank	Team
1	Bermuda
2	Sint Maarten
3	Anguilla
4	British Virgin Islands

Group E

Venue: YMCA Sports Complex, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
Dates: 9–10 September 2016
All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC-04:00)

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Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total
9 Sep	09:00	Antigua and Barbuda	3–1	Grenada	24–26	25–21	21–19	25–21	95–87
9 Sep	11:00	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0–3	Grenada	16–25	19–25	19–25		54–75
10 Sep	18:00	Antigua and Barbuda	3–0	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	25–19	25–11	25–21		75–51

Play off
First placed match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
10 Sep	20:00	Antigua and Barbuda	3–0	Grenada	25–13	25–13	27–25			77–51

Standing

Rank	Team
1	Antigua and Barbuda
2	Grenada
3	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Group F

Venue: Matthew Francois Sports Auditorium, Marigot, Saint Martin
Dates: 22–23 October 2016
All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC-04:00)

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Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
22 Oct	09:00	Saint Kitts and Nevis	–	Sint Eustatius	–	–	–	0–0
22 Oct	11:00	Saint Martin	–	Saba	–	–	–	0–0
22 Oct	18:00	Sint Eustatius	–	Saba	–	–	–	0–0
22 Oct	20:00	Saint Martin	–	Saint Kitts and Nevis	–	–	–	0–0
23 Oct	09:00	Saint Kitts and Nevis	–	Saba	–	–	–	0–0
23 Oct	11:00	Saint Martin	–	Sint Eustatius	–	–	–	0–0

Group K

Venue: ^{[to be determined]}, Nicaragua
Dates: 22–26 November 2016
All times are Central Standard Time (UTC-06:00)

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Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
22 Nov	15:00	Panama	–	El Salvador	–	–	–	0–0
22 Nov	17:00	Guatemala	–	Honduras	–	–	–	0–0
22 Nov	19:30	Nicaragua	–	Belize	–	–	–	0–0
23 Nov	15:00	El Salvador	–	Guatemala	–	–	–	0–0
23 Nov	17:00	Belize	–	Honduras	–	–	–	0–0
23 Nov	19:30	Nicaragua	–	Panama	–	–	–	0–0
24 Nov	15:00	Belize	–	El Salvador	–	–	–	0–0
24 Nov	17:00	Panama	–	Guatemala	–	–	–	0–0
24 Nov	19:30	Nicaragua	–	Honduras	–	–	–	0–0
25 Nov	15:00	Panama	–	Belize	–	–	–	0–0
25 Nov	17:00	Honduras	–	El Salvador	–	–	–	0–0
25 Nov	19:30	Guatemala	–	Nicaragua	–	–	–	0–0
26 Nov	15:00	Honduras	–	Panama	–	–	–	0–0
26 Nov	17:00	Guatemala	–	Belize	–	–	–	0–0
26 Nov	19:30	El Salvador	–	Nicaragua	–	–	–	0–0

Second round

	Team qualify to the 2017 NORCECA Continental Championship

Group G

Preliminary round

Venue: ^{[to be determined]}
Dates: TBD 2017

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Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0

Final round

3rd place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
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1st place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
			–		–	–	–			0–0

Group H

Preliminary round

Venue: TBD, Jamaica
Dates: TBD 2017

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Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0

Final round

3rd place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
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1st place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
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Group I

Preliminary round

Venue: ^{[to be determined]}, Saint Lucia
Dates: TBD 2017

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Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0

Final round

3rd place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
			–		–	–	–			0–0

1st place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
			–		–	–	–			0–0

Group J

Preliminary round

Venue: ^{[to be determined]}, Dominica
Dates: TBD 2017

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Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0

Final round

3rd place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
			–		–	–	–			0–0

1st place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
			–		–	–	–			0–0

NORCECA Continental Championship

The 2017 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 25th edition of the tournament, and played from 26 September to 16 October 2017 in Canada, Dominican Republic, and Trinidad and Tobago. The top two teams of each pools qualified for 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship^[2]

Qualification

The top six teams from NORCECA ranking qualified directly, except United States, the reigning World champion. Other six teams will qualify though the zonal qualification.^[2]

Direct Qualification		Zonal Qualification
NORCECA Ranking	Dominican Republic	CAZOVA	Trinidad and Tobago
	Puerto Rico	CAZOVA	Jamaica
	Cuba	ECVA	Saint Lucia
	Canada	ECVA	Dominica
	Mexico	AFECAVOL	Nicaragua
	Costa Rica	AFECAVOL	Guatemala

Pools composition

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C
Dominican Republic	Canada	Trinidad and Tobago
Puerto Rico	Cuba	Mexico
Guatemala	Nicaragua	Costa Rica
Jamaica	Saint Lucia	Dominica

Competition

Pool A

Venue: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Date: 13–15 October 2017

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SPW	SPL	SPR	SW	SL	SR	Qualification
1	Dominican Republic	3	3	0	15	226	116	1.948	9	0	MAX	2018 World Championship
2	Puerto Rico	3	2	1	10	210	151	1.391	6	3	2.000	2018 World Championship
3	Guatemala	3	1	2	5	140	212	0.660	3	6	0.500
4	Jamaica	3	0	3	0	128	225	0.569	0	9	0.000

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total	Report
13 Oct	17:00	Puerto Rico	3–0	Jamaica	25–8	25–10	25–17	75–35	P2 P3
13 Oct	19:00	Dominican Republic	3–0	Guatemala	25–7	25–7	25–11	75–25	P2 P3
14 Oct	17:00	Guatemala	0–3	Puerto Rico	11–25	16–25	13–25	40–75	P2 P3
14 Oct	19:00	Jamaica	0–3	Dominican Republic	14–25	11–25	6–25	31–75	P2 P3
15 Oct	17:00	Guatemala	3–0	Jamaica	25–23	25–19	25–20	75–62	P2 P3
15 Oct	19:00	Dominican Republic	3–0	Puerto Rico	26–24	25–21	25–15	76–60	P2 P3

Pool B

Venue: Vancouver, Canada
Date: 28–30 September 2017

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SPW	SPL	SPR	SW	SL	SR	Qualification
1	Canada	3	3	0	15	225	111	2.027	9	0	MAX	2018 World Championship
2	Cuba	3	2	1	10	206	135	1.526	6	3	2.000	2018 World Championship
3	Nicaragua	3	1	2	5	142	186	0.763	3	6	0.500
4	Saint Lucia	3	0	3	0	84	225	0.373	0	9	0.000

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total	Report
28 Sep	17:30	Cuba	3–0	Nicaragua	25–8	25–9	25–19	75–36	P2 P3
28 Sep	20:00	Canada	3–0	Saint Lucia	25–8	25–8	25–8	75–24	P2 P3
29 Sep	17:30	Cuba	3–0	Saint Lucia	25–6	25–6	25–12	75–24	P2 P3
29 Sep	20:00	Canada	3–0	Nicaragua	25–13	25–10	25–8	75–31	P2 P3
30 Sep	17:30	Saint Lucia	0–3	Nicaragua	12–25	11–25	13–25	36–75	P2 P3
30 Sep	20:00	Canada	3–0	Cuba	25–18	25–15	25–23	75–56	P2 P3

Pool C

Venue: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Date: 13–15 October 2017

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SPW	SPL	SPR	SW	SL	SR	Qualification
1	Mexico	3	3	0	13	260	184	1.413	9	2	4.500	2018 World Championship
2	Trinidad and Tobago	3	2	1	12	252	199	1.266	8	3	2.667	2018 World Championship
3	Costa Rica	3	1	2	5	187	190	0.984	3	6	0.500
4	Dominica	3	0	3	0	99	225	0.440	0	9	0.000

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Oct	17:00	Mexico	3–0	Costa Rica	25–16	25–18	25–21			75–55	P2 P3
13 Oct	19:00	Trinidad and Tobago	3–0	Dominica	25–16	25–7	25–9			75–32	P2 P3
14 Oct	17:00	Dominica	0–3	Mexico	7–25	13–25	7–25			27–75	P2 P3
14 Oct	19:00	Costa Rica	0–3	Trinidad and Tobago	19–25	16–25	22–25			57–75	P2 P3
15 Oct	17:00	Dominica	0–3	Costa Rica	14–25	13–25	13–25			40–75	P2 P3
15 Oct	19:00	Trinidad and Tobago	2–3	Mexico	21–25	22–25	25–23	25–22	9–15	102–110	P2 P3

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "NORCECA Zonal Qualification Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved 9 June 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Qualification Process" (PDF). NORCECA. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

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References

External links

Official website of the First Round

[NORCECA_WCQT-1] "NORCECA Zonal Qualification Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved 9 June 2016.

[AAA-2] "Qualification Process" (PDF). NORCECA. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

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