The 2006 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

The Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup is a Continental Cup organized by NORCECA with teams from all over America to qualify for the World Grand Prix. It gives one spot for the best South American team and three for Norceca's teams...

was the fifth edition of the annual Women's Volleyball Tournament

Volleyball

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, played by twelve countries from June 27 to July 8, 2006 in the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan, Puerto Rico

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. The event served as a qualifier for the 2007 World Grand Prix

FIVB World Grand Prix 2007

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 in Ningbo

Ningbo

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, PR China. The winner of each pool automatically advanced to the semi-finals and the teams placed in second and third met in crossed matches in the quarterfinals round.

Competing nations

Group A	Group B

Group A

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		9	5	4	1				14	4	3.500
2.		9	5	4	1				13	4	3.250
3.		9	5	4	1				12	7	1.714
4.		7	5	2	3				8	9	0.888
5.		6	5	1	4				4	13	0.307
5.		5	5	0	5				1	15	0.066

• Thursday June 29

  	3 – 1		25-21 24-26 25-15 25-19
  	3 – 0		25-15 25-20 25-06
  	3 – 1		18-25 25-14 25-18 25-19

• Friday June 30

  	3 – 0		25-8 25-12 25-19
  	3 – 0		25-12 25-11 25-19
  	3 – 1		23-25 25-14 25-20 25-20

• Saturday July 1

  	3 – 1		26-24 18-25 25-13 25-22
  	3 – 1		22-25 25-21 25-18 25-16
  	2 – 3		25-19 20-25 22-25 25-18 13-15

• Sunday July 2

  	3 – 0		25-22 25-21 25-12
  	3 – 0		25-17 25-16 27-25
  	3 – 0		25-14 25-20 25-11

• Monday July 3

  	3 – 0		25-14 25-19 25-16
  	3 – 0		25-13 25-13 25-16
  	0 – 3		19-25 27-29 20-25

Group B

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		10	5	5	0				15	1	15.000
2.		9	5	4	1				13	3	4.333
3.		8	5	3	2				9	8	1.125
4.		7	5	2	3				4	12	0.333
5.		6	5	1	4				6	12	0.500
5.		5	5	0	5				0	15	0.000

• Thursday June 29

  	3 – 0		25-10 25-20 25-07
  	3 – 0		25-18 25-17 25-20
  	3 – 0		25-19 25-12 25-16

• Friday June 30

  	3 – 0		25-07 25-22 25-09
  	3 – 1		25-23 23-25 25-23 25-21
  	3 – 0		25-09 25-14 25-12

• Saturday July 1

  	3 – 0		25-08 25-17 25-11
  	3 – 1		25-20 25-18 29-31 25-21
  	3 – 0		25-16 25-17 25-21

• Sunday July 2

  	3 – 0		25-18 25-17 25-21
  	2 – 3		25-22 21-25 15-25 25-23 11-15
  	3 – 1		27-25 25-22 20-25 26-24

• Monday July 3

  	3 – 0		25-13 25-06 25-19
  	3 – 0		26-24 25-20 25-14
  	3 – 0		25-15 25-20 25-19

Final round

Quarter finals

• Wednesday July 5, 2006

  	3 – 0		25-21 25-18 25-13
  	3 – 2		23-25 22-25 25-22 25-21 15-08

Semi finals

• Thursday July 6, 2006

  	3 – 1		21-25 25-22 25-17 25-10
  	3 – 1		25-23 25-22 14-25 25-13

Finals

• Wednesday July 5, 2006 — Eleventh Place Match

  	3 – 0		25-19 25-16 25-15

• Wednesday July 5, 2006 — Ninth Place Match

  	3 – 1		25-18 23-25 25-21 25-14

• Thursday July 6, 2006 — Seventh Place Match

  	3 – 2		25-17 25-21 21-25 20-25 19-17

• Thursday July 6, 2006 — Fifth Place Match

  	3 – 0		25-14 25-22 25-22

• Friday July 7, 2006 — Bronze Medal Match

  	0 – 3		18-25 22-25 20-25

• Friday July 7, 2006 — Gold Medal Match

  	3 – 1		25-14 21-25 25-22 25-11

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Final ranking

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• • Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic and the United States qualified for the 2007 World Grand Prix
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Awards

• Most Valuable Player
  •   Mari Steinbrecher

• Best Attacker
  •   Mari Steinbrecher

• Best Scorer
  •   Aury Cruz

• Best Defender
  •   Yarleen Santiago
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• Best Setter
  •   Robyn Ah Mow-Santos
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• Best Server
  •   Aury Cruz

• Best Receiver
  •   Stacey Gordon

• Best Libero
  •   Arlene Xavier
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• Best Blocker
  •   Fabiana Claudino
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• Best Coach
  •   José Roberto Guimarães
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