The 2018 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the 13th edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament. It was held in Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico from 28 August to 2 September. Twelve teams competed and the top five ranked teams at the end of the tournament will be qualified to the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.
Argentina won the second straight title after defeating Brazil 3–2 in the final. Ezequiel Palacios was awarded the Most Valuable Player.
Pools composition Pool APool BPool C
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 All times are Central Daylight Time (UTC−06:00).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Final round
Championship bracket
7th–10th places bracket
11th place match
Classification 7th–10th
Quarterfinals
9th place match
7th place match
Semifinals
5th place match
3rd place match
Final
Final standing
RankTeam456789101112 Qualified for the 2019 Pan American Games Qualified for the 2019 Pan American Games as a host
14-man rosterMatías Sánchez, Liam Ernesto Arreche, Jan Martínez Franchi, Alejandro Toro, Gaspar Bitar, Luciano Palonsky, Nicolás Bruno (c), Gastón Fernández, Joaquín Gallego, Ezequiel Palacios, Nicolás Zerba, Germán Johansen, Santiago Danani, Franco MassiminoHead coachAlejandro Grossi
Individual awards
Most valuable player Ezequiel Palacios Best setter Matías Sánchez Best Outside Hitters Ezequiel Palacios Miguel Ángel López Best Middle Blockers Flávio Gualberto Roamy Alonso Best Opposite Alan Souza Best scorer Alan Souza Best server David Wieczorek Best libero Yonder García Best digger Yonder García Best receiver Yonder García
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