2006 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

Men's volleyball tournament The 2006 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the first edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament, played by seven countries from June 3 to June 12, 2006 in Tijuana and Mexicali, Mexico. The event served as a qualifier for the 2007 America's Cup in Brazil, where the top three teams will join the teams from Argentina and Brazil. 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 — MexicaliGroup B — TijuanaCAN DOM MEX TRICUB PAN USA Squads 2006 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup Squads Preliminary round Group A Monday June 5 CAN3 – 1DOM Dominican R.23–25 25–19 25–18 25–18MEX3 – 0TRI Trinidad & T.26–24 25–20 25–14 Tuesday June 6 DOM Dominican R.3 – 0TRI Trinidad & T.26–24 25–16 25–20CAN2 – 3MEX21–25 21–25 25–19 25–14 19–21 Wednesday June 7 CAN3 – 0TRI Trinidad & T.25–17 25–9 25–19MEX3 – 2DOM Dominican R.23–25 25–21 17–25 25–21 15–12 Group B Monday June 5 USA3 – 0PAN25–11 25–9 25-08 Tuesday June 6 PAN0 – 3CUB10–25 16–25 16–25 Wednesday June 7 CUB2 – 3USA25–20 18–25 23–25 25–21 09-15 Final round Semi-finals Final 3rd place 2006-06-10 – Mexicali, Mexico MEX 0 DOM 3 2006-06-10 – Mexicali, Mexico USA 3 CAN 0 2006-06-11 – Mexicali, Mexico DOM 1 USA 3 2006-06-11 – Mexicali, Mexico MEX 0 CAN 3 Quarterfinals Friday June 9, 2006 CAN3 – 0PAN25–14 25–15 25–19CUB1 – 3DOM Dominican R.23–25 26–28 25–21 20–25 Semi-finals Saturday June 10, 2006 MEX0 – 3DOM Dominican R.24–26 20–25 23–25USA3 – 0CAN25–23 26–24 25–19 Finals Sunday June 11, 2006 — Seventh Place Match TRI Trinidad & T.3 – 1PAN25–23 25–17 23–25 25–17 Saturday June 10, 2006 — Fifth Place Match PAN0 – 3CUB17–25 11–25 17–25 Sunday June 11, 2006 — Bronze Medal Match MEX0 – 3CAN22–25 18–25 22–25 Sunday June 11, 2006 — Gold Medal Match DOM Dominican R.1 – 3USA25–17 20–25 17–25 23–25 Final ranking Place Team 1.USA 2.DOM 3.CAN 4.MEX 5.CUB 6.TRI 7.PAN vb 2006 Men's Pan-American Cup winners USA First United States, Dominican Republic and Canada qualified for the 2007 Volleyball America's Cup Awards 18em Most valuable player DOM Elvis Contreras Best spiker MEX José Martell Best scorer DOM Elvis Contreras Best defender USA Richard Lambourne Best setter DOM Cristian Cruz Best server CUB Rolando Junquin Best libero DOM Carlos Velásquez Best blocker CAN Murray Grapentine References https://archive.today/20130415135429/http://www.norceca.org/First%20Men%E2%80%99s%20Pan%20American%20Volleyball%20Cup.htm Results Category:Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup Volleyball Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup