The 2006 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the first edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament, played by seven countries from June 3 to June 12, 2006 in Tijuana and Mexicali, Mexico. The event served as a qualifier for the 2007 America's Cup in Brazil, where the top three teams will join the teams from Argentina and Brazil. 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
edit| Group A — Mexicali | Group B — Tijuana |
|---|---|
Squads
editPreliminary round
editGroup A
edit- Monday June 5
Canada 
|
3 – 1 |  Dominican R.
|
23–25 25–19 25–18 25–18 | |
Mexico 
|
3 – 0 |  Trinidad & T.
|
26–24 25–20 25–14 |
- Tuesday June 6
| Dominican R.
|
3 – 0 | Trinidad & T.
|
26–24 25–16 25–20 | |
| Canada
|
2 – 3 | Mexico
|
21–25 21–25 25–19 25–14 19–21 |
- Wednesday June 7
| Canada
|
3 – 0 | Trinidad & T.
|
25–17 25–9 25–19 | |
| Mexico
|
3 – 2 | Dominican R.
|
23–25 25–21 17–25 25–21 15–12 |
Group B
edit- Monday June 5
United States 
|
3 – 0 |  Panama
|
25–11 25–9 25-08 |
- Tuesday June 6
| Panama
|
0 – 3 |  Cuba
|
10–25 16–25 16–25 |
- Wednesday June 7
| Cuba
|
2 – 3 | United States
|
25–20 18–25 23–25 25–21 09-15 |
Final round
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2006-06-10 – Mexicali, Mexico | ||||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||
| 2006-06-11 – Mexicali, Mexico | ||||||
| Dominican Republic | 3 | |||||
| Dominican Republic | 1 | |||||
| 2006-06-10 – Mexicali, Mexico | ||||||
| United States | 3 | |||||
| United States | 3 | |||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| 2006-06-11 – Mexicali, Mexico | ||||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||
Quarterfinals
edit- Friday June 9, 2006
| Canada
|
3 – 0 | Panama
|
25–14 25–15 25–19 | |
| Cuba
|
1 – 3 | Dominican R.
|
23–25 26–28 25–21 20–25 |
Semi-finals
edit- Saturday June 10, 2006
| Mexico
|
0 – 3 | Dominican R.
|
24–26 20–25 23–25 | |
| United States
|
3 – 0 | Canada
|
25–23 26–24 25–19 |
Finals
edit- Sunday June 11, 2006 — Seventh Place Match
| Trinidad & T.
|
3 – 1 | Panama
|
25–23 25–17 23–25 25–17 |
- Saturday June 10, 2006 — Fifth Place Match
| Panama
|
0 – 3 | Cuba
|
17–25 11–25 17–25 |
- Sunday June 11, 2006 — Bronze Medal Match
| Mexico
|
0 – 3 | Canada
|
22–25 18–25 22–25 |
- Sunday June 11, 2006 — Gold Medal Match
| Dominican R.
|
1 – 3 | United States
|
25–17 20–25 17–25 23–25 |
Final ranking
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- United States, Dominican Republic and Canada qualified for the 2007 Volleyball America's Cup
Awards
edit- Most valuable player
- Best spiker
- Best scorer
- Best defender
- Best setter
Cristian Cruz
- Best server
- Best libero
- Best blocker