2008 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host nation | Mexico |
| Dates | May 30 – June 7, 2008 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | Auditorio del Estado, Gimnasio de Usos Múltiples (in Mexicali and Tijuana host cities) |
| Champions |  Dominican Republic (1st title) |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Sidarka Núñez |
| Official website | |
| NORCECA.org | |
The 2008 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the seventh edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, played by twelve countries from May 30 to June 7, 2008, in Mexicali and Tijuana, Mexico. The intercontinental event served as a qualifier for the 2009 FIVB World Grand Prix in Tokyo, Japan.
Competing Nations
| Group A — Tijuana | Group B — Mexicali |
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Squads
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominican Republic
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9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 428 | 329 | 1.301 | 13 | 5 | 2.600 |
| 2 |  United States
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9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 408 | 317 | 1.287 | 14 | 3 | 4.667 |
| 3 |  Argentina
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9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 377 | 306 | 1.232 | 12 | 4 | 3.000 |
| 4 |  Mexico
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7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 349 | 399 | 0.875 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 |
| 5 |  Costa Rica
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6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 316 | 393 | 0.804 | 5 | 12 | 0.417 |
| 6 |  Trinidad and Tobago
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5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 261 | 395 | 0.661 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 |
- Friday May 30, 2008
| Argentina
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3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago
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25–13, 25–17, 25–16 |
| United States
|
2–3 | Dominican R.
|
25–20, 18–25, 27–25, 23–25, 8–15 |
| Mexico
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3–2 | Costa Rica
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25–19, 21–25, 23–25, 25–19, 15–10 |
- Saturday May 31, 2008
| Costa Rica
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0–3 | United States
|
20–25, 10–25, 25–27 |
| Dominican R.
|
3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago
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25–12, 25–17, 25–17 |
| Argentina
|
3–0 | Mexico
|
25–16, 25–18, 25–16 |
- Sunday June 1, 2008
| Costa Rica
|
0–3 | Dominican R.
|
15–25, 17–25, 19–25 |
| United States
|
3–0 | Argentina
|
25–16, 25–18, 30–28 |
| Mexico
|
3–1 | Trinidad and Tobago
|
25–23, 25–14, 20–25, 25–14 |
- Monday June 2, 2008
| Trinidad and Tobago
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0–3 | Costa Rica
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21–25, 15–25, 21–25 |
| Dominican R.
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1–3 | Argentina
|
25–15, 23–25, 23–25, 22–25 |
| United States
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3–0 | Mexico
|
25–18, 25–22, 25–14 |
- Tuesday June 3, 2008
| Trinidad and Tobago
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0–3 | United States
|
11–25, 11–25, 14–25 |
| Costa Rica
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0–3 | Argentina
|
15–25, 7–25, 15–25 |
| Mexico
|
0–3 | Dominican R.
|
19–25, 15–25, 7–25 |
Group B
| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil
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10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 398 | 264 | 1.508 | 15 | 1 | 15.000 |
| 2 |  Canada
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9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 420 | 387 | 1.085 | 13 | 6 | 2.167 |
| 3 |  Puerto Rico
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8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 373 | 353 | 1.057 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 |
| 4 |  Peru
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7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 344 | 382 | 0.901 | 6 | 11 | 0.545 |
| 5 |  Venezuela
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6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 342 | 398 | 0.859 | 5 | 12 | 0.417 |
| 6 |  Cuba
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5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 336 | 429 | 0.783 | 3 | 15 | 0.200 |
- Friday May 30, 2008
| Venezuela
|
0–3 | Brazil
|
11–25, 21–25, 19–25 |
| Peru
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0–3 | Puerto Rico
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20–25, 17–25, 21–25 |
| Cuba
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2–3 | Canada
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25–20, 19–25, 25–21, 12–25, 15–17 |
- Saturday May 31, 2008
| Venezuela
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2–3 | Peru
|
25–22, 19–25, 23–25, 25–20, 11–15 |
| Puerto Rico
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3–1 | Cuba
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20–25, 25–16, 25–16, 25–16 |
| Brazil
|
3–1 | Canada
|
25–14, 23–25, 25–13, 25–13 |
- Sunday June 1, 2008
| Canada
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3–0 | Venezuela
|
25–20, 25–21, 25–22 |
| Puerto Rico
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0–3 | Brazil
|
20–25, 14–25, 14–25 |
| Cuba
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0–3 | Peru
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24–26, 14–25, 16–25 |
- Monday June 2, 2008
| Venezuela
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3–0 | Cuba
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25–23, 25–20, 25–22 |
| Canada
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3–1 | Puerto Rico
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25–16, 25–19, 22–25, 25–20 |
| Brazil
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3–0 | Peru
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25–11, 25–20, 25–22 |
- Tuesday June 3, 2008
| Puerto Rico
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3–0 | Venezuela
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25–17, 25–21, 25–12 |
| Peru
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0–3 | Canada
|
20–25, 12–25, 18–25 |
| Cuba
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0–3 | Brazil
|
20–25, 11–25, 16–25 |
Final round
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2008-06-06 – Mexicali, Mexico | ||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||
| 2008-06-07 – Mexicali, Mexico | ||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||
| 2008-06-06 – Mexicali, Mexico | ||||||
| Dominican Republic | 3 | |||||
| Dominican Republic | 3 | |||||
| Puerto Rico | 1 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| 2008-06-07 – Mexicali, Mexico | ||||||
| Argentina | 3 | |||||
| Puerto Rico | 1 | |||||
Classification 11–12
- Thursday June 5, 2008
| Trinidad and Tobago
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0–3 | Cuba
|
14–25, 12–25, 14–25 |
Classification 1/8 Finals
- Thursday June 5, 2008
| Costa Rica
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0–3 | Peru
|
15–25, 19–25, 13–25 |
| Mexico
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1–3 | Venezuela
|
27–25, 16–25, 19–25, 19–25 |
Quarterfinals
- Thursday June 5, 2008
| Argentina
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3–2 | Canada
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22–25, 26–24, 25–14, 21–25, 15–13 |
| United States
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1–3 | Puerto Rico
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21–25, 32–34, 25–14, 18–25 |
Classification 9–10
- Friday June 6, 2008
| Costa Rica
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3–1 | Mexico
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31–29, 18–25, 25–19, 25–23 |
Classification 5–8
- Friday June 6, 2008
| Peru
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0–3 | United States
|
19–25, 15–25, 16–25 |
| Venezuela
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3–2 | Canada
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25–17, 16–25, 25–17, 14–25, 15–9 |
Semifinals
- Friday June 6, 2008
| Brazil
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3–0 | Argentina
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25–14 25–15 25–23 |
| Dominican Republic
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3–1 | Puerto Rico
|
18–25 25–19 25–22 25–17 |
Classification 7–8, 5–6
- Saturday June 7, 2008
| Peru
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3–2 | Canada
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26–24 25–12 23–25 18–25 15–6 |
| United States
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3–2 | Venezuela
|
27–25 28–26 17–25 22–25 15–7 |
Finals
- Saturday June 7, 2008
| Argentina
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3–1 | Puerto Rico
|
26–24 25–18 16–25 25–18 |
| Brazil
|
2–3 | Dominican Republic
|
24–26 28–30 25–22 25–19 11–15 |
Final ranking
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- Dominican Republic, Brazil, Puerto Rico and the United States qualified for the 2009 World Grand Prix
Individual awards
- Most valuable player
- Sidarka Núñez (DOM)
- Best scorer
- Desiree Glod (VEN)
- Best spiker
- Alexis Crimes (USA)
- Best blocker
- Cindy Rondón (DOM)
- Best server
- Patricia Soto (PER)
- Best digger
- Camila Brait (BRA)
- Best setter
- Angela McGinnis (USA)
- Best receiver
- Marianela Robinet (ARG)
- Best libero
- Marianela Robinet (ARG)
- Rising Star
- Brenda Castillo (DOM)