2018 Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship

2018 Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Costa Rica
Dates4–11 June
Teams7
Venue(s)National Gymnasium, San Jose, Costa Rica (in 1 host city)
Champions Cuba (5th title)
Runners-up United States
Third place Puerto Rico
Tournament awards
MVPChristian Thondike
Official website
Official Website

The 2018 Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the eleventh edition of the bi-annual volleyball tournament. It was held in San Jose, Costa Rica from 4 June to 11 June. Seven countries competed in the tournament. Cuba won the tournament and qualified for the 2019 Boys' U19 World Championship along with the United States.[1] Christian Thondike won the MVP award.[2]

Pool composition

Group A Group B
 Puerto Rico  Cuba
 Costa Rica  United States
 Nicaragua  Guatemala
 Honduras

Pool standing procedure

  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Points ratio
  4. Sets ratio
  5. 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

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SPW SPL SPR SW SL SR Qualification
1  Puerto Rico 2 2 0 10 150 84 1.786 6 0 MAX Semifinals
2  Costa Rica 2 1 1 4 141 160 0.881 3 4 0.750 Quarterfinals
3  Nicaragua 2 0 2 1 128 175 0.731 1 6 0.167
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 June 19:00 Puerto Rico  3–0  Nicaragua 25–12 25–11 25–20     75–43 P2 P3
7 June 19:00 Costa Rica  3–1  Nicaragua 25–21 23–25 25–14 27–25   100–85 P2 P3
8 June 19:00 Costa Rica  0–3  Puerto Rico 13–25 16–25 12–25     41–75 P2 P3

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SPW SPL SPR SW SL SR Qualification
1  Cuba 3 3 0 15 228 136 1.676 9 0 MAX Semifinals
2  United States 3 2 1 10 214 178 1.202 6 3 2.000 Quarterfinals
3  Guatemala 3 1 2 4 196 225 0.871 3 7 0.429
4  Honduras 4 0 4 1 149 248 0.601 1 12 0.083 5th–8th classification
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 June 15:00 Guatemala  0–3  United States 23–25 14–25 18–25     55–75 P2 P3
6 June 17:00 Cuba  3–0  Honduras 25–9 25–10 25–10     75–29 P2 P3
7 June 15:00 Cuba  3–0  Guatemala 25–13 25–12 25–18     75–43 P2 P3
7 June 17:00 Honduras  0–3  United States 16–25 15–25 14–25     45–75 P2 P3
7 June 15:00 Honduras  1–3  Guatemala 21–25 25–23 18–25 11–25   75–98 P2 P3
8 June 17:00 United States  0–3  Cuba 19–25 19–25 26–28     64–78 P2 P3

Final round

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
B1 Cuba3
A2 Costa Rica2B3 Guatemala0
B3 Guatemala3B2 United States0
B1 Cuba3
A1 Puerto Rico0
B2 United States3B2 United States3
A3 Nicaragua0
Fifth placeThird place
A2 Costa Rica1B3 Guatemala1
A3 Nicaragua3A1 Puerto Rico3

Quarterfinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Jun 9:00 Costa Rica  2–3  Guatemala 23–25 25–22 25–18 25–27 13–15 111–107 P2 P3
9 Jun 11:00 United States  3–0  Nicaragua 25–21 25–14 25–13     75–48 P2 P3

Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Jun 17:00 Cuba  3–0  Guatemala 25–10 25–17 25–15     75–42 P2 P3
9 Jun 19:00 Puerto Rico  0–3  United States 17–25 19–25 20–25     56–75 P2 P3

5th place

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jun 14:00 Costa Rica  1–3  Nicaragua 25–19 19–25 19–25 9–25   72–94 P2 P3

3rd place

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jun 16:00 Guatemala  1–3  Puerto Rico 25–20 19–25 13–25 17–25   74–95 P2 P3

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jun 18:00 Cuba  3–0  United States 25–17 25–17 25–20     75–54 P2 P3

Finals standing

  Qualified to 2019 FIVB Boys' World Championship.
Rank Team
 Cuba
 United States
 Puerto Rico
4  Guatemala
5  Nicaragua
6  Costa Rica
7  Honduras

Individual awards

  • Most valuable player
    •  Christian Thondike (CUB)
  • Best setter
    •  Christian Thondike (CUB)
  • Best Opposite
    •  Alexei Ramirez (CUB)
  • Best Outside Hitters
    •  José Gutiérrez (CUB)
    •  Victor Andreu (CUB)
  • Best Middle Blockers
    •  Luis Allen (CUB)
    •  Yeico Jiménez (CRC)
  • Best libero
    •  Jordan Carcache (NIC)
  • Best digger
    •  Jordan Carcache (NIC)
  • Best receiver
    •  Ricardo Gómez (CUB)
  • Best server
    •  Christian Thondike (CUB)
  • Best scorer
    •  David Ismalej (GUA)

References

  1. ^ Solution, Utech. "Cuba topped United States for NORCECA U19 Boys' Title". norceca. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  2. ^ Solution, Utech. "Christian Thondike named MVP at NORCECA U19". norceca. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
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