2023 Girls' U17 NORCECA Volleyball Championship

2023 Girls' U17 NORCECA Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Honduras
CityTegucigalpa
Dates21–26 November 2023
Teams8
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Champions Mexico (1st title)
Runners-up Puerto Rico
Third place Canada
Fourth place Dominican Republic
Tournament awards
MVP Dibanhi Barrera
Best Setter Megan Hunter
Best OH Sara Lozano
Aitana Rettke
Best MB Caroline Rodriguez
Keyling Olivas
Best OPP Yliana Zuñiga
Best Libero Dibanhi Barrera
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Best scorer Salet Castillo
Best server Gabriela Garza
Best digger Dibanhi Barrera
Best receiver Dibanhi Barrera
Official website
2023 U17 Girls NORCECA Continental Championship

The 2023 Girls' U17 NORCECA Volleyball Championship, officially named 2023 NORCECA Girls' U17 Continental Championship, was the 1st edition of the Girls' U17 NORCECA Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) for the girls' under-17 national teams of North, Central America and Caribbean. It was held in Tegucigalpa, Honduras from 21 to 26 November 2023.[1]

The tournament acted as the NORCECA qualifiers for the FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship.[2] The top three teams qualified for the 2024 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship in Peru as the NORCECA representatives.[3]

Mexico won the title after beating Puerto Rico 3–2 in the final.[4] Canada defeated Dominican Republic 3–1 in the third place match to take the bronce medal.[5] Champions Mexico, runners-up Puerto Rico and the third place Canada qualified for the 2024 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship.

Participating teams

A maximum of 8 national teams could qualify for the tournament as follows: the host nation and the top 7 teams according to the NORCECA U19 Continental Ranking as of 1 January 2023 (as reference, considering that there was no U17 ranking) that confirmed their participation.[2]

The following were the teams invited and eligible to participate in the tournament (teams that confirmed their participation marked in bold and U19 Continental Ranking is shown in brackets):[6]

  •  United States (1)
  •  Dominican Republic (2)
  •  Canada (3)
  •  Puerto Rico (4)
  •  Mexico (5)
  •  Cuba (6)
  •  Costa Rica (7)
  •  Honduras (8, hosts)
  •  Nicaragua (9)
  •  U.S. Virgin Islands (10)
  •  Barbados (11)
  •  Suriname (12)

Squads

Each national team had to register a squad of 12 players. Players born on 1 January 2008 and onwards were eligible to compete in the tournament.[2]

Competition format

In the NORCECA Volleyball Championships the competition format depends on the number of participating teams. With 8 teams, two pools of four teams each were formed. The pool standing procedure were as follows:[2]

  1. Number of matches won;
  2. Match points;
    • 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
  3. Points ratio;
  4. Sets ratio;
  5. If the tie continues between two teams: result of the last match between the tied teams;
  6. If the tie continues between three or more teams: a new classification would be made taking into consideration only the matches between involved teams.

The winners of each pool advanced directly to the semi-finals, while the runners-up and the third placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals.

Groups composition

Teams were distributed into two groups of four teams. As hosts, Honduras had the right to choose the group in which to be placed and were assigned to the head of its group (Group A). The remaining teams were distributed into the groups according to their position in the NORCECA U19 Continental Ranking as of 1 January 2023 (as reference, considering that there was no U17 ranking) and following the serpentine system, starting with the highest-ranked team as head of the remaining group (Group B)[2]

Group A Group B
 Honduras  Dominican Republic
 Puerto Rico  Canada
 Mexico  Cuba
 Nicaragua  Costa Rica

Preliminary round

All match times are local times, GTT (UTC−6), as listed by NORCECA.[1]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Puerto Rico 3 3 0 15 9 0 MAX 226 152 1.487 Semi-finals
2  Mexico 3 2 1 10 6 3 2.000 214 144 1.486 Quarter-finals
3  Nicaragua 3 1 2 5 3 6 0.500 168 188 0.894
4  Honduras 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 101 225 0.449 5th–8th semifinals
Source: NORCECA
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Nov 18:00 Puerto Rico  3–0  Mexico 26–24 25–21 25–19     76–64 P2 P3
21 Nov 20:00 Honduras  0–3  Nicaragua 17–25 7–25 14–25     38–75 P2 P3
22 Nov 18:00 Nicaragua  0–3  Puerto Rico 15–25 18–25 17–25     50–75 P2 P3
22 Nov 20:00 Mexico  3–0  Honduras 25–9 25–10 25–6     75–25 P2 P3
23 Nov 18:00 Nicaragua  0–3  Mexico 13–25 17–25 13–25     43–75 P2 P3
23 Nov 20:00 Honduras  0–3  Puerto Rico 12–25 11–25 15–25     38–75 P2 P3

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Canada 3 3 0 11 9 4 2.250 297 250 1.188 Semi-finals
2  Dominican Republic 3 2 1 11 7 3 2.333 233 213 1.094 Quarter-finals
3  Cuba 3 1 2 5 5 8 0.625 250 292 0.856
4  Costa Rica 3 0 3 3 3 9 0.333 248 273 0.908 5th–8th semifinals
Source: NORCECA
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Nov 14:00 Dominican Republic  3–0  Costa Rica 25–22 25–22 25–18     75–62 P2 P3
21 Nov 16:00 Canada  3–2  Cuba 26–28 25–18 16–25 25–11 15–9 107–91 P2 P3
22 Nov 14:00 Costa Rica  1–3  Canada 19–25 18–25 25–21 16–25   78–96 P2 P3
22 Nov 16:00 Cuba  0–3  Dominican Republic 25–27 17–25 15–25     57–77 P2 P3
23 Nov 14:00 Costa Rica  2–3  Cuba 25–14 25–20 22–25 20–25 16–18 108–102 P2 P3
23 Nov 16:00 Dominican Republic  1–3  Canada 16–25 19–25 25–19 21–25   81–94 P2 P3

Final round

Bracket

5th place match5th–8th semi-finalsQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
4A Honduras01B Canada1
3B Cuba32A Mexico3
2A Mexico3
3B Cuba0
 Costa Rica3 Mexico3
 Cuba2 Puerto Rico2
7th place match4B Costa Rica31A Puerto Rico33rd place match
3A Nicaragua02B Dominican Republic1
 Nicaragua02B Dominican Republic3 Canada3
 Honduras33A Nicaragua0 Dominican Republic1

Quarter-finals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Nov 16:00 Dominican Republic  3–0  Nicaragua 25–18 25–20 25–14     75–52 P2 P3
24 Nov 18:00 Mexico  3–0  Cuba 25–10 25–17 25–19     75–46 P2 P3

5th–8th Semi-finals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 Nov 14:00 Costa Rica  3–0  Nicaragua 25–21 25–21 25–22     75–64 P2 P3
25 Nov 16:00 Honduras  0–3  Cuba 16–25 8–25 7–25     31–75 P2 P3

Semi-finals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 Nov 18:00 Canada  1–3  Mexico 20–25 23–25 25–22 16–25   84–97 P2 P3
25 Nov 20:00 Puerto Rico  3–1  Dominican Republic 25–22 25–19 18–25 29–27   97–93 P2 P3

7th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Nov 11:00 Nicaragua  3–0  Honduras 25–11 25–18 25–20     75–49 P2 P3

5th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Nov 13:00 Costa Rica  3–2  Cuba 15–25 21–25 25–19 25–20 15–11 101–100 P2 P3

3rd place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Nov 15:00 Canada  3–1  Dominican Republic 28–30 28–26 25–23 28–26   109–105 P2 P3

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Nov 17:00 Mexico  3–2  Puerto Rico 23–25 23–25 27–25 25–21 15–5 113–101 P2 P3

Final standing

Individual awards

The following individual awards were presented at the end of the tournament.[7]

  • Most valuable player
     Dibanhi Barrera (MEX)
  • Best setter
     Megan Hunter (CAN)
  • Best outside hitters
     Sara Lozano (PUR)
     Aitana Rettke (MEX)
  • Best middle blockers
     Caroline Rodriguez (DOM)
     Keyling Olivas (NCA)
  • Best opposite
     Yliana Zuñiga (MEX)
  • Best scorer
     Salet Castillo (CUB)
  • Best server
     Gabriela Garza (MEX)
  • Best libero
     Dibanhi Barrera (MEX)
  • Best digger
     Dibanhi Barrera (MEX)
  • Best receiver
     Dibanhi Barrera (MEX)

References

  1. ^ a b "NORCECA Campeonato Continental de Voleibol Femenino Sub 17 2023 – Competition Format and Match Schedule" (PDF). NORCECA. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e "2023 Norceca Girls' U17 Continental Championship COMPETITION REGULATIONS" (PDF). NORCECA. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Eight teams to attend First NORCECA Girls' U17 Championship in Honduras". NORCECA. 19 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Mexico First-Ever NORCECA U17 Champion with a five-set comeback against Puerto Rico". Tegucigalpa: NORCECA. 26 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Canada Takes NORCECA U17 Bronze and Last Ticket to FIVB Worlds defeating Dominican Republic". Tegucigalpa: NORCECA. 26 November 2023.
  6. ^ "U-18 Girl's Youth Rankings 2022". NORCECA. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Dibanhi Barrera is the MVP of NORCECA Girls' U17 Championship" (in Spanish). Tegucigalpa: NORCECA. 26 November 2023.
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