The 2006 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the first edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament, played by seven countries from June 3 to June 12, 2006 in Tijuana and Mexicali, Mexico. The event served as a qualifier for the 2007 America's Cup in Brazil, where the top three teams will join the teams from Argentina and Brazil. The winner of each pool automatically advanced to the semi-finals and the teams placed in second and third met in crossed matches in the quarterfinals round.
Competing nations Group A — MexicaliGroup B — Tijuana
Squads
Preliminary round
Group A Monday June 5 3 – 123–25 25–19 25–18 25–183 – 026–24 25–20 25–14
Tuesday June 6 3 – 026–24 25–16 25–202 – 321–25 21–25 25–19 25–14 19–21
Wednesday June 7 3 – 025–17 25–9 25–193 – 223–25 25–21 17–25 25–21 15–12
Group B Monday June 5 3 – 025–11 25–9 25-08
Tuesday June 6 0 – 310–25 16–25 16–25
Wednesday June 7 2 – 325–20 18–25 23–25 25–21 09-15
Final round
Quarterfinals Friday June 9, 2006 3 – 025–14 25–15 25–191 – 323–25 26–28 25–21 20–25
Semi-finals Saturday June 10, 2006 0 – 324–26 20–25 23–253 – 025–23 26–24 25–19
Finals Sunday June 11, 2006 — Seventh Place Match 3 – 125–23 25–17 23–25 25–17
Saturday June 10, 2006 — Fifth Place Match 0 – 317–25 11–25 17–25
Sunday June 11, 2006 — Bronze Medal Match 0 – 322–25 18–25 22–25
Sunday June 11, 2006 — Gold Medal Match 1 – 325–17 20–25 17–25 23–25
Final ranking
Place Team 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
United States, Dominican Republic and Canada qualified for the 2007 Volleyball America's Cup
Awards
Most valuable player Elvis Contreras Best spiker José Martell Best scorer Elvis Contreras Best defender Richard Lambourne Best setter Cristian Cruz Best server Rolando Junquin Best libero Carlos Velásquez Best blocker Murray Grapentine
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