2023 Boys' U17 NORCECA Volleyball Championship

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Host nation Mexico
CityPoza Rica
Dates7–12 November 2023
Teams9
2023 Boys' U17 NORCECA Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Mexico
CityPoza Rica
Dates7–12 November 2023
Teams9
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Champions Puerto Rico (1st title)
Runners-up Mexico
Third place Cuba
Fourth place Costa Rica
Tournament awards
MVPPuerto Rico Maximiliano Aponte
Best SetterCuba Yothuel Vergara
Best OHMexico Emi Díaz
Puerto Rico Maximiliano Aponte
Best MBPuerto Rico Fernando Castello
Mexico Raúl Silva
Best OPPPuerto Rico Erick Vázquez
Best LiberoPuerto Rico Ignacio Cruz
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Best scorerMexico Emi Díaz (111 points)
Best spikerCosta Rica Julian Soto (64.95%)
Best blockerPuerto Rico Fernando Castello (0.84 Ave.)
Best serverMexico Emi Díaz (0.95 Ave.)
Best setterCuba Yothuel Vergara (1.72 Ave.)
Best diggerPuerto Rico Ignacio Cruz (6.21 Ave.)
Best receiverPuerto Rico Adrián Carrillo (51.02%)
Official website
2023 U17 Boys NORCECA Continental Championship
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The 2023 Boys' U17 NORCECA Volleyball Championship, officially named 2023 NORCECA Boys' U17 Continental Championship, was the 1st edition of the Boys' U17 NORCECA Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) for the boys' under-17 national teams of North, Central America and Caribbean. It was held in Poza Rica, Mexico from 7 to 12 November 2023.[1]

The tournament acted as the NORCECA qualifiers for the FIVB Volleyball Boys' U17 World Championship.[2] The top three teams qualified for the 2024 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U17 World Championship in Bulgaria as the NORCECA representatives.[3]

Puerto Rico won the title after beating Mexico 3–1 in the final.[4] Cuba defeated Costa Rica 3–0 in the third place match to take the bronce medal.[5] Champions Puerto Rico, runners-up Mexico and the third place Cuba qualified for the 2024 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship.

Squads

A maximum of 8 national teams could qualify for the tournament as follows: the host nation and the top 7 teams according to the NORCECA U19 Continental Ranking as of 1 January 2023 (as reference, considering that there was no U17 ranking) that confirmed their participation.[2] Eventually, 9 teams were admitted to participate in the tournament.

The following were the teams invited and eligible to participate in the tournament (teams that confirmed their participation marked in bold and U19 Continental Ranking is shown in brackets):[6]

Each national team had to register a squad of 12 players. Players born on 1 January 2008 and onwards were eligible to compete in the tournament.[2]

Venue

The tournament was entirely played at the Gimnasio Miguel Hidalgo, an indoor arena located in Poza Rica, state of Veracruz.[7][8] The Gimnasio Miguel Hidalgo has a capacity of 2,500 seats.

Competition format

In the NORCECA Volleyball Championships the competition format depends on the number of participating teams. With 9 teams two pools were formed. one of five teams and the other of four. The pool standing procedure were as follows:[2]

  1. Number of matches won;
  2. Match points;
    • 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
  3. Points ratio;
  4. Sets ratio;
  5. If the tie continues between two teams: result of the last match between the tied teams;
  6. If the tie continues between three or more teams: a new classification would be made taking into consideration only the matches between involved teams.

The winners of each pool advanced directly to the semi-finals, while the runners-up and the third placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals.

Groups composition

Teams were distributed into two groups, one of five teams and other of four. As hosts, Mexico had the right to choose the group in which to be placed and were assigned to the head of its group (Group A). The remaining teams were distributed into the groups using the serpentine system in accordance with their position in the NORCECA U19 Continental Ranking as of 1 January 2023 (as reference, considering that there was no U17 ranking), starting with the highest-ranked team as head of the remaining group (Group B)[2]

Group A Group B
 Mexico  Puerto Rico
 Guatemala  Cuba
 Costa Rica  Nicaragua
 Honduras  Dominican Republic
 Suriname —

Preliminary round

All match times are local times, CST (UTC−6), as listed by NORCECA.[1]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Mexico 4 4 0 20 12 0 MAX 300 172 1.744 Semi-finals
2  Costa Rica 4 3 1 13 9 5 1.800 312 218 1.431
3  Guatemala 4 2 2 12 8 6 1.333 292 283 1.032 5th place match
4  Suriname 4 1 3 3 3 11 0.273 211 328 0.643 7th place match
5  Honduras 4 0 4 2 2 12 0.167 221 335 0.660 8th place match
Source: NORCECA
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Nov18:00Guatemala 3–0 Honduras26–2025–1825–12  76–50P2 P3
7 Nov20:00Mexico 3–0 Suriname25–1025–825–9  75–27P2 P3
8 Nov18:00Costa Rica 3–2 Guatemala23–2525–723–2525–1915–8111–84P2 P3
8 Nov20:00Honduras 0–3 Mexico14–258–2514–25  36–75P2 P3
9 Nov18:00Suriname 3–2 Honduras25–2225–2222–2523–2515–9110–103P2 P3
9 Nov20:00Mexico 3–0 Costa Rica25–1825–1825–15  75–51P2 P3
10 Nov10:00Costa Rica 3–0 Honduras25–1325–925–10  75–32P2 P3
10 Nov12:00Suriname 0–3 Guatemala16–2519–2512–25  47–75P2 P3
10 Nov19:00Suriname 0–3 Costa Rica7–2510–2510–25  27–75P2 P3
10 Nov21:00Guatemala 0–3 Mexico16–2521–2521–25  58–75P2 P3

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Puerto Rico 3 3 0 12 9 3 3.000 282 220 1.282 Semi-finals
2  Cuba 3 2 1 12 8 3 2.667 257 200 1.285
3  Dominican Republic 3 1 2 5 4 7 0.571 221 265 0.834 5th place match
4  Nicaragua 3 0 3 1 1 9 0.111 170 245 0.694 7th place match
Source: NORCECA
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Nov14:00Puerto Rico 3–1 Dominican Republic21–2525–2125–1225–16 96–74P2 P3
7 Nov16:00Cuba 3–0 Nicaragua25–625–1825–13  75–37P2 P3
8 Nov14:00Nicaragua 0–3 Puerto Rico11–2515–2513–25  39–75P2 P3
8 Nov16:00Dominican Republic 0–3 Cuba15–2520–2517–25  52–75P2 P3
9 Nov14:00Dominican Republic 3–1 Nicaragua29–2716–2525–2125–21 95–94P2 P3
9 Nov16:00Puerto Rico 3–2 Cuba20–2526–2425–1722–2518–16111–107P2 P3

Final round

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
1B  Puerto Rico 3
2A  Costa Rica 0
 Puerto Rico 3
 Mexico 1
1A  Mexico 3
2B  Cuba 1 3rd place match
 Costa Rica 0
 Cuba 3
8th place match7th place match5th place match
5A Honduras34A Suriname03A Guatemala3
4A Suriname14B Nicaragua33B Dominican Republic2

Semi-finals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Nov18:00Puerto Rico 3–0 Costa Rica25–2125–1925–19  75–59P2 P3
11 Nov20:00Mexico 3–1 Cuba22–2528–2627–2525–20 102–96P2 P3

8th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Nov10:00Honduras 3–1 Suriname25–2020–2525–2325–22 95–90P2 P3

7th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Nov14:00Suriname 0–3 Nicaragua12–2516–2512–25  40–75P2 P3

5th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Nov16:00Guatemala 3–2 Dominican Republic23–2514–2527–2525–2115–9104–105P2 P3

3rd place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Nov12:00Costa Rica 0–3 Cuba11–2512–2522–25  45–75P2 P3

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Nov14:00Puerto Rico 3–1 Mexico25–2324–2625–1625–20 99–85P2 P3

Final standing

 Qualified for 2024 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U17 World Championship.

Individual awards

References

External links

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