2013 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship

The 2013 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 23rd edition of the tournament, played from 23 to 28 September 2013 at The Langley Events Centre in Langley, Canada.^[1] The event served as qualifier for the 2013 FIVB Men's World Grand Champions Cup.^[2]

2013 Men's NORCECA Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Canada
City	Langley
Dates	23–28 September, 2013
Teams	9
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	United States (8th title)
Runners-up	Canada
Third place	Cuba
Fourth place	Puerto Rico
Tournament awards
MVP	Matt Anderson
Best Setter	Micah Christenson
Best OH	Matt Anderson William Priddy
Best MB	Rudy Verhoeff Byron Ferguson
Best OPP	Daniel Vargas
Best Libero	Dennis Del Valle
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Attendance	15,685 (871 per match)
Best scorer	Rolando Cepeda (81 points)
Best spiker	Andy Leonardo (53.66 %)
Best blocker	Rudy Verhoeff (1.50 Avg)
Best server	Micah Christenson (0.54 Avg)
Best setter	Micah Christenson (5.46 Avg)
Best digger	Dennis Del Valle (2.37 Avg)
Best receiver	Blair Bann (82.98%)
Official website
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Pools composition

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C
Dominican Republic	Bahamas	Canada
United States	Cuba	Guatemala
Saint Lucia	Puerto Rico	Mexico

Squads

Main article: 2013 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship squads

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

• All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−07:00).

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SPW	SPL	SPR	SW	SL	SR	Qualification
1	United States	2	2	0	10	150	78	1.923	6	0	MAX	Semifinals
2	Dominican Republic	2	1	1	5	120	129	0.930	3	3	1.000	Quarterfinals
3	Saint Lucia	2	0	2	0	87	150	0.580	0	6	0.000	7th-place match

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
23 Sep	16:00	United States	3–0	Saint Lucia	25–12	25–10	25–11			75–33	P2 P3
24 Sep	20:36	United States	3–0	Dominican Republic	25–19	25–17	25–9			75–45	P2 P3
25 Sep	18:00	Dominican Republic	3–0	Saint Lucia	25–19	25–12	25–23			75–54	P2 P3

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SPW	SPL	SPR	SW	SL	SR	Qualification
1	Cuba	2	2	0	9	172	121	1.421	6	1	6.000	Quarterfinals
2	Puerto Rico	2	1	1	6	161	144	1.118	4	3	1.333
3	Bahamas	2	0	2	0	82	150	0.547	0	6	0.000	9th-place match

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
23 Sep	18:00	Cuba	3–0	Bahamas	25–16	25–12	25–7			75–35	P2 P3
24 Sep	18:00	Cuba	3–1	Puerto Rico	25–17	22–25	25–22	25–22		97–86	P2 P3
25 Sep	16:00	Puerto Rico	3–0	Bahamas	25–10	25–17	25–20			75–47	P2 P3

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SPW	SPL	SPR	SW	SL	SR	Qualification
1	Canada	2	2	0	10	150	79	1.899	6	0	MAX	Semifinals
2	Mexico	2	1	1	5	124	130	0.954	3	3	1.000	Quarterfinals
3	Guatemala	2	0	2	0	85	150	0.567	0	6	0.000	9th-place match

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
23 Sep	20:17	Canada	3–0	Guatemala	25–10	25–10	25–10			75–30	P2 P3
24 Sep	16:00	Mexico	3–0	Guatemala	25–18	25–14	25–23			75–55	P2 P3
25 Sep	20:00	Canada	3–0	Mexico	25–22	25–15	25–12			75–49	P2 P3

Final round

• All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−07:00).

7th–9th places

	9th place match				7th place match
	–	–
					27 September
	–	–
					Saint Lucia	0
	26 September
					Bahamas	3
	Guatemala	0
	Bahamas	3

9th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
26 Sep	16:00	Guatemala	0–3	Bahamas	18–25	21–25	23–25			62–75	P2 P3

7th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
27 Sep	16:00	Saint Lucia	0–3	Bahamas	17–25	20–25	20–25			57–75	P2 P3

Championship

	First round				Semifinals				Final
					27 September
	26 September				United States	3
	Puerto Rico	3			Puerto Rico	1			28 September
	Mexico	0							United States	3
					27 September				Canada	0
	26 September				Canada	3
	Cuba	3			Cuba	0
	Dominican Republic	2
					Fifth place				Third place
					28 September				28 September
					Mexico	3			Puerto Rico	2
					Dominican Republic	0			Cuba	3

Quarterfinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
26 Sep	18:00	Puerto Rico	3–0	Mexico	25–17	25–17	25–22			75–56	P2 P3
26 Sep	20:00	Cuba	3–2	Dominican Republic	25–21	21–25	23–25	25–16	15–12	109–99	P2 P3

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
27 Sep	18:00	United States	3–1	Puerto Rico	25–13	24–26	25–20	25–16		99–75	P2 P3
27 Sep	20:30	Canada	3–0	Cuba	25–14	25–17	25–21			75–52	P2 P3

5th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
28 Sep	16:00	Mexico	3–0	Dominican Republic	25–23	25–22	26–24			76–69	P2 P3

3rd place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
28 Sep	18:00	Puerto Rico	2–3	Cuba	29–27	27–25	20–25	25–27	12–15	113–119	P2 P3

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
28 Sep	20:58	United States	3–0	Canada	25–23	25–20	25–14			75–57	P2 P3

Final standing

Rank Team  United States  Canada  Cuba 4  Puerto Rico 5  Mexico 6  Dominican Republic 7  Bahamas 8  Saint Lucia 9  Guatemala Qualified for the 2013 World Grand Champions Cup

2013 Men's NORCECA champions  United States 8th title

Awards

Best players

• Most valuable player

  Matthew Anderson

• Best scorer

  Rolando Cepeda

• Best spiker

  Andy Leonardo

• Best blocker

  Rudy Verhoeff

• Best server

  Micah Christenson

• Best digger

  Dennis del Valle

• Best setter

  Micah Christenson

• Best receiver

  Blair Bann

• Best libero

  Dennis Del Valle

• Jim Coleman Award

  John Speraw

All–star team

• Best setter

  Micah Christenson

• Best outside spikers

  Matthew Anderson

  William Priddy

• Best middle blockers

  Rudy Verhoeff

  Byron Ferguson

• Best opposite spiker

  Daniel Vargas

• Best libero

  Dennis Del Valle

See also

• 2013 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship