2021 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

The 2021 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was an exceptional edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament, played by six countries from 3 to 9 September in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.^[1]

2021 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

Tournament details
Host nation	Dominican Republic
Dates	3–9 September
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Mexico (2nd title)
Runners-up	Canada
Third place	United States
Fourth place	Dominican Republic
Tournament awards
MVP	Diego González
Official website
NORCECA.net
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Mexico won the title after defeating Canada in the final by 3–0.^[2] Diego González was awarded the Most Valuable Player.^[3]

Competing nations

Teams
Canada   Dominican Republic   Mexico   Puerto Rico   Suriname   United States

Competition format

The competition format for the 2011 Pan-American Volleyball Cup consists of two phases, the first is a round robin round between all six competing nations. The top four teams advanced to the semifinals.^[4]

Pool standing procedure

Match won 3–0: 5 points for the winner, 0 point for the loser; Match won 3–1: 4 points for the winner, 1 points for the loser; Match won 3–2: 3 points for the winner, 2 points for the loser; The first criterion is the number of matches won, second criterion is points gained by the team. In case of tie, the teams were classified according to the following criteria: points ratio and sets ratio.^[4]

Results

• All times are Atlantic Time Zone (UTC−04:00).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SPW	SPL	SPR	SW	SL	SR	Qualification
1	United States	5	4	1	20	439	381	1.152	14	5	2.800	Semifinals
2	Canada	5	4	1	19	481	421	1.143	14	6	2.333
3	Dominican Republic	5	3	2	15	473	446	1.061	12	9	1.333
4	Mexico	5	3	2	14	413	372	1.110	10	8	1.250
5	Puerto Rico	5	1	4	6	412	429	0.960	5	13	0.385	Fifth place match
6	Suriname	5	0	5	1	232	401	0.579	1	15	0.067

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
3 Sep	15:00	Suriname	0–3	Canada	7–25	28–30	20–25			55–80	P2 P3
3 Sep	17:00	United States	3–0	Mexico	25–17	29–27	25–20			79–64	P2 P3
3 Sep	19:00	Dominican Republic	3–1	Puerto Rico	31–29	31–33	27–25	27–25		116–112	P2 P3
4 Sep	15:00	Mexico	1–3	Canada	25–27	23–25	25–21	21–25		94–98	P2 P3
4 Sep	17:00	United States	3–0	Puerto Rico	25–17	25–23	26–24			76–64	P2 P3
4 Sep	19:00	Dominican Republic	3–0	Suriname	25–14	25–7	25–14			75–35	P2 P3
5 Sep	15:00	Suriname	0–3	Mexico	12–25	10–25	17–25			39–75	P2 P3
5 Sep	17:00	Puerto Rico	1–3	Canada	19–25	25–23	20–25	19–25		83–98	P2 P3
5 Sep	19:00	Dominican Republic	3–2	United States	25–23	25–18	22–25	17–25	15–8	104–99	P2 P3
6 Sep	15:00	United States	3–0	Suriname	25–14	25–11	25–14			75–39	P2 P3
6 Sep	17:00	Mexico	3–0	Puerto Rico	25–16	25–23	25–18			75–57	P2 P3
6 Sep	19:00	Dominican Republic	1–3	Canada	25–20	23–25	15–25	16–25		79–95	P2 P3
7 Sep	15:00	Puerto Rico	3–1	Suriname	25–14	21–25	25–15	25–10		96–64	P2 P3
7 Sep	17:00	Canada	2–3	United States	25–21	18–25	29–31	25–18	13–15	110–110	P2 P3
7 Sep	19:00	Dominican Republic	2–3	Mexico	18–25	25–21	25–19	18–25	13–15	99–105	P2 P3

Final round

	Semifinals				Final
	Canada	3
	Dominican Republic	0
					Canada	0
					Mexico	3
	United States	0
	Mexico	3
					Third place
					Dominican Republic	1
					United States	3

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
8 Sep	17:00	United States	0–3	Mexico	22–25	27–29	20–25			69–79	P2 P3
8 Sep	19:00	Canada	3–0	Dominican Republic	25–22	25–22	25–20			75–64	P2 P3

Fifth place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
8 Sep	15:00	Puerto Rico	3–1	Suriname	25–16	20–25	28–26	27–25		100–92	P2 P3

Third place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
9 Sep	17:00	Dominican Republic	1–3	United States	22–25	25–19	23–25	15–25		85–94	P2 P3

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
9 Sep	19:00	Canada	0–3	Mexico	17–25	24–26	20–25			61–76	P2 P3

Final standing

Rank Team     Mexico     Canada     United States 4   Dominican Republic 5   Puerto Rico 6   Suriname

2021 Men's Pan-American Cup champions    Mexico 2nd title

Individual awards

• Most valuable player^[3]

    Diego González (MEX)

• Best scorer

    Henry Tapia (DOM)

• Best outside hitters

    Brodie Hofer (CAN)

    Jesse Elser (CAN)

• Best middle blockers

    Jackson Howe (CAN)

    Merrit McHenry (USA)

• Best setter

    Derek Epp (CAN)

• Best Opposite

    Henry Tapia (DOM)

• Best libero

    José Pacheco (PUR)

• Best digger

    José Pacheco (PUR)

• Best receiver

    Colton Loewen (CAN)

• Best server

    Henry Tapia (DOM)

References

1. "Men's Pan American Cup starts next Friday". NORCECA. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
2. "Mexico crowned Pan Am Cup Men's Champions". NORCECA. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
3. "Diego Gonzalez named MVP of the Men's Cup". NORCECA. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
4. "2021 XIX Norceca Senior Men Pan-American Cup – Competition Regulations" (PDF). NORCECA. Retrieved 14 August 2022.