2008 Final Four Women's Volleyball Cup

The 2008 Final Four Women’s Volleyball Cup was first edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, played by four countries from September 3–7, 2008 in Fortaleza, Brazil.

2008 Final Four Women’s Volleyball Cup

Tournament details
Host nation	Brazil
Dates	September 3–7, 2008
Teams	4
Venue(s)	The City Sport Stadium (in Fortaleza host cities)
Champions	Brazil (1st title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Hélia Souza
Official website
NORCECA.org
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Competing nations

Group A
Argentina   Brazil   Cuba   Dominican Republic

Squads

Further information: 2008 Final Four Women’s Volleyball Cup Squads

Preliminary round

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1	Brazil	6	3	3	0	240	175	1.371	9	1	9.000
2	Dominican Republic	5	3	2	1	250	217	1.152	7	4	1.750
3	Cuba	4	3	1	2	200	232	0.862	4	6	0.667
4	Argentina	3	3	0	3	159	225	0.707	0	9	0.000

• September 3, 2008

Cuba	1–3	Dominican Republic	16–25, 25–21, 24–26, 14–25
Brazil	3–0	Argentina	25–19, 25–15, 25–17

• September 4, 2008

Argentina	0–3	Cuba	20–25, 20–25, 20–25
Brazil	3–1	Dominican Republic	15–25, 25–19, 25–22, 25–12

• September 5, 2008

Argentina	0–3	Dominican Republic	12–25, 19–25, 17–25
Brazil	3–0	Cuba	25–18, 25–15, 25–13

Final round

	Semifinals				Final
	September 6, 2008 – Fortaleza
	Dominican Republic	3
					September 7, 2008 – Fortaleza
	Cuba	0
					Dominican Republic	0
	September 6, 2008 – Fortaleza
					Brazil	3
	Brazil	3
	Argentina	0
					3rd place
					September 7, 2008 – Fortaleza
					Cuba	1
					Argentina	3

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Semifinals

• September 6, 2008

Dominican Republic	3–0	Cuba	25–17, 25–18, 25–20
Brazil	3–0	Argentina	25–15, 25–12, 25–12

Finals

• September 7, 2008

Cuba	1–3	Argentina	24–26, 19–25, 25–16, 22–25
Dominican Republic	0–3	Brazil	21–25, 17–25, 18–25

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Final ranking

Place Team 1.   Brazil 2.   Dominican Republic 3.   Argentina 4.   Cuba

2008 Final Four Women’s Volleyball Cup Winners    Brazil First title

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player   Hélia Souza (BRA) Best Scorer   Bethania de la Cruz (DOM) Best Spiker   Bethania de la Cruz (DOM) Best Blocker   Fabiana Claudino (BRA) Best Server   Yanelis Santos (CUB)

Best Digger   Lucia Gaido (ARG) Best Setter   Hélia Souza (BRA) Best Receiver   Fabiana de Oliveira (BRA) Best Libero   Fabiana de Oliveira (BRA) Rising Star   Brenda Castillo (DOM)

References

• NORCECA Results