2015 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship

2015 Men's NORCECA Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Mexico
City	Córdoba
Dates	5–10 October, 2023
Teams	7
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Canada (1st title)
Runners-up	Cuba
Third place	Puerto Rico
Fourth place	Mexico
Tournament awards
MVP	Nicholas Hoag
Best Setter	Pedro Rangel (MEX)
Best OH	Gord Perrin (CAN); Jorge Barajas (MEX)
Best MB	Luis Sosa (CUB); Daniel Jansen Vandoorn (CAN)
Best OPP	Rolando Cepeda (CUB)
Best Libero	Dennis Del Valle (PUR)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	17
Best scorer	Richard Smith Hall (CRC) (89 points)
Best server	Nicholas Hoag (CAN) (0.73 Avg)
Best digger	Dennis Del Valle (PUR) (3.44 Avg)
Best receiver	Yonder García (CUB) (78.87%)
Official website
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The 2015 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 24th edition of the tournament, played from 5 to 10 October 2015 in Córdoba, Mexico. The top 4 teams who had not yet qualified from the 2016 Summer Olympics automatically qualified to the NORCECA Olympic Qualifier.

Competing nations

The following national teams have qualified:

Pool A	Pool B
~~United States~~ *withdrew	Mexico
Canada	Cuba
Puerto Rico	Costa Rica
Honduras	Trinidad and Tobago

Squads

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Pool standing procedure

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

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SPW	SPL	SPR	SW	SL	SR	Qualification
1	Canada	2	2	0	10	150	96	1.563	6	0	MAX	Semifinals
2	Puerto Rico	2	1	1	5	138	123	1.122	3	3	1.000	Quarterfinals
3	Honduras	2	0	2	0	81	150	0.540	0	6	0.000	Quarterfinals

Source: norceca.net

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total	Report
5 Oct	18:00	Canada	3–0	Honduras	25–13	25–10	25–10	75–33	P2 P3
6 Oct	18:00	Honduras	0–3	Puerto Rico	16–25	19–25	13–25	48–75	P2 P3
7 Oct	18:00	Puerto Rico	0–3	Canada	23–25	17–25	23–25	63–75	P2 P3

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SPW	SPL	SPR	SW	SL	SR	Qualification
1	Cuba	3	3	0	15	225	130	1.731	9	0	MAX	Semifinals
2	Mexico	3	2	1	10	199	193	1.031	6	3	2.000	Quarterfinals
3	Costa Rica	3	1	2	4	198	237	0.835	3	7	0.429	Quarterfinals
4	Trinidad and Tobago	3	0	3	1	183	245	0.747	1	9	0.111	6th–7th classification

Source: norceca.net

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total	Report
5 Oct	14:00	Cuba	3–0	Costa Rica	25–14	25–13	25–18		75–45	P2 P3
5 Oct	21:00	Mexico	3–0	Trinidad and Tobago	25–22	25–16	25–22		75–60	P2 P3
6 Oct	14:00	Trinidad and Tobago	0–3	Cuba	11–25	13–25	12–25		36–75	P2 P3
6 Oct	20:00	Mexico	3–0	Costa Rica	25–21	25–18	25–19		75–58	P2 P3
7 Oct	14:00	Costa Rica	3–1	Trinidad and Tobago	20–25	25–18	25–23	25–21	95–87	P2 P3
7 Oct	20:00	Mexico	0–3	Cuba	18–25	17–25	14–25		49–75	P2 P3

Final round

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final




		9 October

		Canada	3
8 October
		Mexico	2
Mexico	3
				10 October
Honduras	0
				Canada	3

				Cuba	1

		9 October

		Cuba	3
8 October
		Puerto Rico	1	3rd place
Puerto Rico	3
				10 October
Costa Rica	0
				Mexico	0

				Puerto Rico	3

Quarterfinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
8 Oct	18:00	Puerto Rico	3–0	Costa Rica	25–17	25–19	25–19			75–55	P2 P3
8 Oct	20:00	Mexico	3–0	Honduras	25–20	25–13	25–22			75–55	P2 P3

Fifth place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
9 Oct	14:00	Costa Rica	2–3	Honduras	23–25	25–20	25–23	21–25	6–15	100–108	P2 P3

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
9 Oct	18:00	Cuba	3–1	Puerto Rico	20–25	25–20	25–23	25–22		95–90	P2 P3
9 Oct	20:00	Canada	3–2	Mexico	20–25	25–16	18–25	25–17	15–7	103–90	P2 P3

Sixth place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
10 Oct	14:00	Trinidad and Tobago	3–0	Costa Rica	27–25	25–13	25–23			77–61	P2 P3

Bronze medal match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
10 Oct	18:00	Mexico	0–3	Puerto Rico	23–25	21–25	19–25			63–75	P2 P3

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
10 Oct	20:00	Cuba	1–3	Canada	23–25	25–19	18–25	17–25		83–94	P2 P3

Final standing

Rank	Team
	Canada
	Cuba
	Puerto Rico
4	Mexico
5	Honduras
6	Trinidad and Tobago
7	Costa Rica

	Qualified for the 2016 North American Olympic Qualifier

2015 Men's NORCECA champions
Canada 1st title

Awards

The following players won individual awards for their performance during the tournament.^[2]

Most valuable player

Nicholas Hoag (CAN)

Best setter

Pedro Rangel (MEX)

Best outside hitters

Gord Perrin (CAN)

Jorge Barajas (MEX)

Best middle blockers

Luis Sosa (CUB)

Daniel Jansen Vandoorn (CAN)

Best opposite

Rolando Cepeda (CUB)

Best libero

Dennis Del Valle (PUR)

Best scorer

Richard Smith Hall (CRC)

Best server

Nicholas Hoag (CAN)

Best digger

Dennis Del Valle (PUR)

Best receiver

Yonder García (CUB)

References

^ "Daily Bulletin 1" (PDF). norceca.net. 4 October 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2016.
^ "Daily Bulletin 7" (PDF). norceca.net. 10 October 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2016.

External links

Official website

[1] "Daily Bulletin 1" (PDF). norceca.net. 4 October 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2016.

[2] "Daily Bulletin 7" (PDF). norceca.net. 10 October 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2016.

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