The North American section of the 2019 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup qualification acted as a qualifier event for the 2019 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup for national teams that were members of the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA). The tournament was held in Havana, Cuba from 30 May to 1 June 2019. The winners, Cuba, qualified for the 2019 Challenger Cup.[1]
Qualification
editThe hosts Cuba and the top three ranked teams from the NORCECA Ranking as of 1 January 2019[2] not yet participating in the 2019 Nations League qualified for the tournament. But, Dominican Republic later withdrew.[3] Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 3rd.
Cuba (Hosts)
Puerto Rico (4)
Mexico (5)
Dominican Republic (6)
Venue
editPool standing procedure
edit- Number of matches won
- Match points
- Sets ratio
- Points 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
Round robin
edit- All times are Cuba Daylight Time (UTC−04:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cuba
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 173 | 139 | 1.245 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 |
| 2 |  Puerto Rico
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 186 | 199 | 0.935 | 4 | 5 | 0.800 |
| 3 |  Mexico
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 160 | 181 | 0.884 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May | 16:00 | Cuba |
3–0 | Mexico |
25–16 | 25–22 | 25–21 | 75–59 | P2 P3 | ||
| 31 May | 16:00 | Mexico |
2–3 | Puerto Rico |
25–19 | 15–25 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 13–15 | 101–106 | P2 P3 |
| 1 Jun | 18:00 | Cuba |
3–1 | Puerto Rico |
21–25 | 25–15 | 25–15 | 27–25 | 98–80 | P2 P3 |
Final standing
edit| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba
|
| 2 | Puerto Rico
|
| 3 | Mexico
|
| Qualified for the 2019 Challenger Cup |
References
edit- ^ "Cuba dominated Puerto Rico and secured seat for the World Final Challenger". NORCECA. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "2018 NORCECA Senior Men's Ranking". NORCECA. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Three countries for a ticket in Challenger of Havana". NORCECA. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
External links
edit- 2019 Challenger Cup North American Qualifier – official website