The 2018 Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the eleventh edition of the bi-annual volleyball tournament. It was held in San Jose, Costa Rica from 4 June to 11 June. Seven countries competed in the tournament. Cuba won the tournament and qualified for the 2019 Boys' U19 World Championship along with the United States.[1] Christian Thondike won the MVP award.[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Costa Rica |
| Dates | 4–11 June |
| Teams | 7 |
| Venue(s) | National Gymnasium, San Jose, Costa Rica (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  Cuba (5th title) |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Christian Thondike |
| Official website | |
| Official Website | |
Pool composition edit
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
 Puerto Rico
|
Cuba
|
| Costa Rica
|
 United States
|
 Nicaragua
|
 Guatemala
|
 Honduras
|
Pool standing procedure edit
- 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 edit
- All times are in Central Standard Time - (UTC−06:00)
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puerto Rico
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 150 | 84 | 1.786 | 6 | 0 | MAX | Semifinals |
| 2 | Costa Rica
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 141 | 160 | 0.881 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Nicaragua
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 128 | 175 | 0.731 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 June | 19:00 | Puerto Rico |
3–0 | Nicaragua |
25–12 | 25–11 | 25–20 | 75–43 | P2 P3 | ||
| 7 June | 19:00 | Costa Rica |
3–1 | Nicaragua |
25–21 | 23–25 | 25–14 | 27–25 | 100–85 | P2 P3 | |
| 8 June | 19:00 | Costa Rica |
0–3 | Puerto Rico |
13–25 | 16–25 | 12–25 | 41–75 | P2 P3 |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 228 | 136 | 1.676 | 9 | 0 | MAX | Semifinals |
| 2 | United States
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 214 | 178 | 1.202 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Guatemala
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 196 | 225 | 0.871 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | |
| 4 | Honduras
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 149 | 248 | 0.601 | 1 | 12 | 0.083 | 5th–8th classification |
Source: [citation needed]
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 June | 15:00 | Guatemala |
0–3 | United States |
23–25 | 14–25 | 18–25 | 55–75 | P2 P3 | ||
| 6 June | 17:00 | Cuba |
3–0 | Honduras |
25–9 | 25–10 | 25–10 | 75–29 | P2 P3 | ||
| 7 June | 15:00 | Cuba |
3–0 | Guatemala |
25–13 | 25–12 | 25–18 | 75–43 | P2 P3 | ||
| 7 June | 17:00 | Honduras |
0–3 | United States |
16–25 | 15–25 | 14–25 | 45–75 | P2 P3 | ||
| 7 June | 15:00 | Honduras |
1–3 | Guatemala |
21–25 | 25–23 | 18–25 | 11–25 | 75–98 | P2 P3 | |
| 8 June | 17:00 | United States |
0–3 | Cuba |
19–25 | 19–25 | 26–28 | 64–78 | P2 P3 |
Final round edit
Bracket edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| B1 | Cuba | 3 | |||||||||||
| A2 | Costa Rica | 2 | B3 | Guatemala | 0 | ||||||||
| B3 | Guatemala | 3 | B2 | United States | 0 | ||||||||
| B1 | Cuba | 3 | |||||||||||
| A1 | Puerto Rico | 0 | |||||||||||
| B2 | United States | 3 | B2 | United States | 3 | ||||||||
| A3 | Nicaragua | 0 | |||||||||||
| Fifth place | Third place | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Costa Rica | 1 | B3 | Guatemala | 1 | ||||||||
| A3 | Nicaragua | 3 | A1 | Puerto Rico | 3 | ||||||||
Quarterfinals edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun | 9:00 | Costa Rica |
2–3 | Guatemala |
23–25 | 25–22 | 25–18 | 25–27 | 13–15 | 111–107 | P2 P3 |
| 9 Jun | 11:00 | United States |
3–0 | Nicaragua |
25–21 | 25–14 | 25–13 | 75–48 | P2 P3 |
Semifinals edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun | 17:00 | Cuba |
3–0 | Guatemala |
25–10 | 25–17 | 25–15 | 75–42 | P2 P3 | ||
| 9 Jun | 19:00 | Puerto Rico |
0–3 | United States |
17–25 | 19–25 | 20–25 | 56–75 | P2 P3 |
5th place edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun | 14:00 | Costa Rica |
1–3 | Nicaragua |
25–19 | 19–25 | 19–25 | 9–25 | 72–94 | P2 P3 |
3rd place edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun | 16:00 | Guatemala |
1–3 | Puerto Rico |
25–20 | 19–25 | 13–25 | 17–25 | 74–95 | P2 P3 |
Final edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun | 18:00 | Cuba |
3–0 | United States |
25–17 | 25–17 | 25–20 | 75–54 | P2 P3 |
Finals standing edit
| Qualified to 2019 FIVB Boys' World Championship. |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
|
Cuba
|
|
United States
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
| 4 | Guatemala
|
| 5 | Nicaragua
|
| 6 | Costa Rica
|
| 7 | Honduras
|
Individual awards edit
- Most valuable player
Christian Thondike (CUB)
- Best setter
- Christian Thondike (CUB)
- Best Opposite
- Alexei Ramirez (CUB)
- Best Outside Hitters
- José Gutiérrez (CUB)
- Victor Andreu (CUB)
- Best Middle Blockers
- Luis Allen (CUB)
Yeico Jiménez (CRC)
- Best libero
Jordan Carcache (NIC)
- Best digger
- Jordan Carcache (NIC)
- Best receiver
- Ricardo Gómez (CUB)
- Best server
- Christian Thondike (CUB)
- Best scorer
David Ismalej (GUA)
References edit
- ^ Solution, Utech. "Cuba topped United States for NORCECA U19 Boys' Title". norceca. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
- ^ Solution, Utech. "Christian Thondike named MVP at NORCECA U19". norceca. Retrieved 2019-07-31.