2007 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship

The 2007 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 20th edition of the Men's Continental Volleyball Tournament, played by eight countries from September 16 to September 21, 2007 in the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, United States. The top two finishers qualified for the 2007 World Cup in Japan, where the top three finishers will qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China.

Eight teams, divided in two pools, played a preliminary round with the winner of each pool advancing directly to the semi finals. Teams placed in second and third places met in the quarterfinals phase in crossed matches.

Cuba is the all-time leader of the event which started in 1969, having won it thirteen times out of nineteen editions. The Cubans have also four silver medals and two bronzes. The Americans have a collection of six gold medals, eight silvers and four bronzes.

This was the fourth time that USA hosted the NORCECA championship. Mexico has organized it five times, followed by Cuba and Canada each with three. Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic have twice hosted the event and Barbados once.

Competing Nations

*Monday September 17
*Sunday September 16

Final Round

Round4-with third
RD1=Semi Finals
RD2=Final
Consol=3rd place
2007-09-20 – Anaheim, California|vb|PUR|3|vb|CUB|2
2007-09-20 – Anaheim, California|vb|USA|3|vb|CAN|1
2007-09-21 – Anaheim, California|vb|PUR|1|vb|USA|3
2007-09-21 – Anaheim, California|vb|CUB|3|vb|CAN|0

Quarter Finals

*Wednesday 2007-09-19

Finals

*Friday 2007-09-21 — Seventh Place Match
*Friday 2007-09-21 — Gold Medal Match----

Final Ranking

1. vb|USA

2. vb|PUR

3. vb|CUB

4. vb|CAN

5. vb|DOM

6. vb|BAR

7. vb|MEX

8. vb|TRI
:*"USA and Puerto Rico qualified for the 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup"

Awards

*Most Valuable Player
** flagicon|USA Lloy Ball
*Best Scorer
** flagicon|PUR Héctor Soto
*Best Spiker
** flagicon|PUR Victor Rivera
*Best Blocker
** flagicon|CAN Murray Grapentine
*Best Server
** flagicon|USA Clay Stanley
*Best Digger
** flagicon|CAN Chris Wolfenden
*Best Setter
** flagicon|USA Lloy Ball
*Best Receiver
** flagicon|DOM Elvis Conteras
*Best Libero
** flagicon|DOM Amaury Martinez
*Best Coach ("Jim E. Coleman Award")
** flagicon|USA Hugh McCutcheon

References

* [http://www.norceca.org/2007%20NORCECA%20Men’s%20Continental%20Championship.htm Results]