2008 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

The 2008 Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the third edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by seven countries from June 2 to June 7, 2008 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. 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

 United States
 Mexico
 Costa Rica

 Canada
 Dominican Republic
 Puerto Rico
 Trinidad and Tobago


Squads


Preliminary round

Group A

Rk Team Points W L SW SL Ratio
1  United States 42060MAX
2  Mexico 311330.500
3  Costa Rica 202060.000

June 2, 2008

 Costa Rica 0–3  United States 15–25, 18–25, 17–25

June 3, 2008

 United States 3–0  Mexico 25–20, 25–11, 25–16

June 4, 2008

 Costa Rica 0–3  Mexico 19–25, 27–29, 17–25


Group B

Rk Team Points W L SW SL Ratio
1  Canada 63090MAX
2  Dominican Republic 521640.600
3  Puerto Rico 412480.333
4  Trinidad and Tobago 303290.182

June 2, 2008

 Puerto Rico 1–3  Dominican Republic 20–25, 19–25, 25–22, 21–25
 Canada 3–0  Trinidad and Tobago 25–12, 25–13, 25–13

June 3, 2008

 Canada 3–0  Puerto Rico 25–14, 25–15, 25–13
 Dominican Republic 3–0  Trinidad and Tobago 25–17, 25–22, 27–25

June 4, 2008

 Puerto Rico 3–2  Trinidad and Tobago 20–25, 25–21, 22–25, 25–14, 15–13
 Canada 3–0  Dominican Republic 25–19, 25–20, 25–22

Final round

Semi Finals Final
2008-06-06 – Winnipeg, Manitoba
  United States  3  
  Dominican Republic  1  
 
2008-06-07 – Winnipeg, Manitoba
      United States  3
    Canada  1
3rd place
2008-06-06 – Winnipeg, Manitoba 2008-06-07 – Winnipeg, Manitoba
  Canada  3   Dominican Republic  3
  Mexico  1     Mexico  2

Quarterfinals

 Mexico 3–0  Puerto Rico 25–22, 25–22, 25–19
 Dominican Republic 3–0  Costa Rica 25–21, 28–26, 25–15

Classification 5–6

 Puerto Rico 1–3  Costa Rica 23–25, 22–25, 25–20, 23–25

Semifinals

 United States 3–1  Dominican Republic 25–22, 32–30, 22–25, 25–23
 Canada 3–1  Mexico 18–25, 25–22, 25–12, 25–18

Classification 6–7

 Trinidad and Tobago 3–1  Puerto Rico 25–23, 18–25, 25–22, 25–23

Championship Round

 Dominican Republic 3–2  Mexico 23–25, 25–21, 23–25, 25–18, 15–12
 United States 3–1  Canada 25–22, 27–29, 25–22, 25–22

Final ranking

Place Team
1.  United States
2.  Canada
3.  Dominican Republic
4.  Mexico
5.  Costa Rica
6.  Trinidad and Tobago
7.  Puerto Rico

 2008 Men's Pan-American Cup Winners 

United States
Second title

Individual awards




  • Best Blocker
    •  Tomás Aguilera (MEX)


  • Best Digger
    •  Alvaro Cascante (CRC)



References