The 2025 Pan American Sitting Volleyball Championships – Men's tournament is the 5th edition of the biannual continental championship, contested by the senior men's national sitting volleyball teams in the Americas region, sanctioned by ParaVolley Pan America. It was held in Denver, United States from 24 to 28 May 2025, marking the third time the event is held in the country.
Four teams took part, the same as the previous edition.
The tournament acted as qualification for the 2026 Sitting Volleyball World Championships in Hangzhou, China, with two spots available.
Brazil are the defending champions, after beating United States 3–0 in the 2023 final in Edmonton. Brazil defended their title after beating United States 3–2 in the final to win their fourth title.
Host selection On 5 November 2024, Denver, United States were given the hosting rights. This was the third time the event was held in United States, after 2009 and 2013. The event was organised alongside the 2025 USA Volleyball Open National Championship.
Quotes
Teams Four teams took part, the same as the previous edition. Teams arrived on 21 May and departed on 29 May. TeamAppearance(s)Previous best performance 24th 51st 53rd (H)52nd
Squads United States Dan Regan (OH)Nick Dadgostar (L)Ben Aman (OH)Eric Duda (S/OH)Alex Wilson (OPP/OH)Robbie Gaupp (OH)James Stuck (S/OH)Robbie Onusko (OH)Roderick Green (MB)John Kremer (L)Zach Upp (OH)Jason Roberts (OH)Brett Parks (OH)Will Curtis (S/L)
Venue The tournament was held at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. The multi-purpose convention center was built in 1990 but expanded in 2004. DenverColorado Convention CenterCapacity: unknown
Format The four teams play each other in a round robin format, where every team advances to the semi finals. In the semi finals, first plays fourth and second plays third. The two winners play the final, while the losers play for third place.
Group stage The schedule was announced on 29 April 2025. All times are local. Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
Tiebreakers Number of matches won Match points Sets ratio Points ratio If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority is given to the team which won the match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2, 3 and 4 is made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.
Knockout stage
Semi finals
3rd place match
Final
Final rankings As winners of the 2024 Paralympics and 2028 Paralympic hosts, United States already qualified automatically, thereby the second world championship spot was given to Canada. RankTeam4
Team Qualified for the 2026 Sitting Volleyball World Championships
Notes
See also 2025 Pan American Sitting Volleyball Championships – Women's tournament
References
External links
Official website of USA Volleyball Official website on World ParaVolley Pan America Official statistics