Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's North American qualification
The North American Qualification Tournament for the 2020 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was a volleyball tournament for men's national teams held in Vancouver, Canada from 10 to 12 January 2020. Four teams played in the tournament and the winners Canada qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | Canada |
| City | Vancouver |
| Dates | 10–12 January |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions | Canada (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Cuba |
| Third place | Puerto Rico |
| Fourth place | Mexico |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Blair Bann |
| Best Setter | Jay Blankenau |
| Best OH | Stephen Maar John Gordon Perrin |
| Best MB | Arthur Szwarc Liván Osoria |
| Best OPP | Maurice Torres |
| Best Libero | Arnel Cabrera |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Best scorer | Stephen Maar (44 points) |
| Best server | Miguel Ángel López (0.67 Avg) |
| Best digger | Jesús Rangel (1.20 Avg) |
| Best receiver | Blair Bann (63.41%) |
| Official website | |
| FIVB | |
Next → | |
Qualification edit
The 2019 NORCECA Champions Cup champions which had not yet qualified to the 2020 Summer Olympics[2] and the top three teams from the 2019 NORCECA Championship which had not yet qualified to the 2020 Summer Olympics or the tournament[3] qualified for the tournament. Final standings of the 2019 NORCECA Champions Cup or 2019 NORCECA Championship are shown in brackets.
- Cuba (2019 NORCECA Champions Cup Champions)
- Canada (2019 NORCECA Championship 3rd place)
- Mexico (2019 NORCECA Championship 4th place)
- Puerto Rico (2019 NORCECA Championship 5th place)
Venue edit
| All matches |
|---|
| Vancouver, Canada |
| Pacific Coliseum |
| Capacity: 16,281 |
Pool standing procedure edit
- Number of matches won
- Match points
- Points ratio
- Sets ratio
- Result of the last match between the tied teams
Match won 3–0: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–1: 4 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
Match won 3–2: 3 match points for the winner, 2 match points for the loser
Round robin edit
- All times are Pacific Standard Time (UTC−08:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 259 | 190 | 1.363 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 |
| 2 | Cuba | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 268 | 249 | 1.076 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 178 | 220 | 0.809 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 |
| 4 | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 206 | 252 | 0.817 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan | 18:30 | Canada | 3–0 | Mexico | 25–16 | 25–14 | 25–17 | 75–47 | P2 P3 | ||
| 10 Jan | 20:45 | Cuba | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 25–18 | 25–14 | 25–19 | 75–51 | P2 P3 | ||
| 11 Jan | 15:30 | Puerto Rico | 3–0 | Mexico | 26–24 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 76–70 | P2 P3 | ||
| 11 Jan | 18:05 | Canada | 3–2 | Cuba | 22–25 | 22–25 | 25–12 | 25–21 | 15–9 | 109–92 | P2 P3 |
| 12 Jan | 14:00 | Cuba | 3–1 | Mexico | 26–28 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 101–89 | P2 P3 | |
| 12 Jan | 16:45 | Canada | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 25–21 | 25–15 | 25–15 | 75–51 | P2 P3 |
Final standing edit
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Canada |
| 2 | Cuba |
| 3 | Puerto Rico |
| 4 | Mexico |
| Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics |
Qualifying team for Summer Olympics edit
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Summer Olympics[a] |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 12 January 2020 | 4 (1976, 1984, 1992, 2016) |
- ^ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Awards edit
- Most valuable player
- Best scorer
- Best server
- Best digger
- Best receiver
- Best setter
- Best outside spikers
- Best middle blockers
- Best opposite spiker
- Best libero
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Last stop on Road to Tokyo 2020 all set up". FIVB. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "International Volleyball for Free in Colorado Springs". NORCECA. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Winnipeg Welcomes NORCECA Men's Continental Championship". NORCECA. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
External links edit
- Official website – FIVB
- Official website – NORCECA
- Regulations
- Final Standing
- Awards