Volleyball at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's tournament
| Volleyball – Women's tournament at the XVI Pan American Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Pan American Volleyball Complex | ||||||
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| Dates | October 15 – October 20 | ||||||
| Competitors | 96 from 8 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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| Tournament | men | women | ||
| Rosters | men | women | ||
The women's tournament of volleyball at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico began on October 15 and ended on October 20, when the Brazil defeated Cuba 3–2 for the gold medal. all games were held at the Pan American Volleyball Complex. The defending champions are Cuba.
Teams
Qualification
The top seven teams in the combined FIVB and 2010 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup rankings plus hosts Mexico qualified for the final tournament. The following nations qualified for the tournament:[1]
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | – | – | 1 |  Mexico | 
| FIVB + 2010 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup rankings | January 15, 2011 | – | 7 |  Brazil  United States  Cuba  Dominican Republic  Peru  Puerto Rico  Canada | 
| TOTAL | 8 | |||
Squads
At the start of tournament, all eight participating countries had 12 players on their rosters. Final squads for the tournament are due on September 14, 2011 a month before the start of 2011 Pan American Games.[1]
Format
- Eight teams are split into two preliminary round groups of four teams each. The top team from each group qualifies for the semifinals.
- The second placed team will play the third placed team from the other group for another place in the semifinals.
- The winning teams from the semifinals play for the gold medal. The losing teams compete for the bronze medal.[1]
Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0: 5 points for the winner, 0 point for the loser
Match won 3–1: 4 points for the winner, 1 points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 3 points for the winner, 2 points for the loser
In case of tie, the teams were classified according to the following criteria:
points ratio and sets ratio [1]
Preliminary Round
All times are local Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)[2]
| Team qualified for the semifinals | |
| Team qualified for the quarterfinals | 
Group A
| Pts | Matches | Points | Sets | |||||||
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| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 |  Brazil | 13 | 3 | 0 | 267 | 212 | 1.259 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 
| 2 |  Cuba | 10 | 2 | 1 | 259 | 236 | 1.097 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 
| 3 |  Dominican Republic | 5 | 1 | 2 | 283 | 304 | 0.931 | 5 | 8 | 0.625 | 
| 4 |  Canada | 2 | 0 | 3 | 209 | 266 | 0.786 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | Cuba  | 3–0 |  Canada | 25–22 | 25–16 | 25–18 | 75–56 | Report | ||
| Oct 15 | Brazil  | 3–1 |  Dominican Republic | 25–22 | 21–25 | 25–16 | 25–20 | 96–83 | Report | |
| Oct 16 | Cuba  | 3–1 |  Dominican Republic | 25–23 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 25–16 | 96–84 | Report | |
| Oct 16 | Brazil  | 3–0 |  Canada | 25–19 | 25–12 | 25–10 | 75–41 | Report | ||
| Oct 17 | Dominican Republic  | 3–2 |  Canada | 27–29 | 22–25 | 27–25 | 25–21 | 15–12 | 116–112 | Report | 
| Oct 17 | Brazil  | 3–1 |  Cuba | 25–23 | 21–25 | 25–22 | 25–18 | 96–88 | Report | 
Group B
| Pts | Matches | Points | Sets | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 |  United States | 15 | 3 | 0 | 231 | 161 | 1.435 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 
| 2 |  Puerto Rico | 8 | 2 | 1 | 245 | 231 | 1.061 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 
| 3 |  Peru | 5 | 1 | 2 | 225 | 262 | 0.859 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 
| 4 |  Mexico | 2 | 0 | 3 | 224 | 271 | 0.827 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | United States  | 3–0 |  Puerto Rico | 25–17 | 25–18 | 25–14 | 75–49 | Report | ||
| Oct 15 | Mexico  | 1–3 |  Peru | 25–27 | 25–16 | 19–25 | 19–25 | 88–93 | Report | |
| Oct 16 | United States  | 3–0 |  Peru | 25–19 | 25–15 | 25–19 | 75–53 | Report | ||
| Oct 16 | Puerto Rico  | 3–1 |  Mexico | 22–25 | 25–21 | 25–18 | 25–13 | 97–77 | Report | |
| Oct 17 | Peru  | 1–3 |  Puerto Rico | 26–24 | 21–25 | 21–25 | 11–25 | 79–99 | Report | |
| Oct 17 | United States  | 3–0 |  Mexico | 25–14 | 25–16 | 31–29 | 81–59 | Report | 
Final round
Championship bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| B1 |  United States | 1 | |||||||||||
| A2 |  Cuba | 3 | A2 |  Cuba | 3 | ||||||||
| B3 |  Peru | 0 |  Cuba | 2 | |||||||||
|  Brazil | 3 | ||||||||||||
| A1 |  Brazil | 3 | |||||||||||
| B2 |  Puerto Rico | 2 | A3 |  Dominican Republic | 0 | Third place | |||||||
| A3 |  Dominican Republic | 3 |  United States | 3 | |||||||||
|  Dominican Republic | 1 | ||||||||||||
5th–8th places bracket
| Classification 5/8 | 5th Place Match | ||||||
|  Peru | 3 | ||||||
|  Canada | 1 | ||||||
|  Peru | 0 | ||||||
|  Puerto Rico | 3 | ||||||
| 7th Place Match | |||||||
|  Puerto Rico | 3 |  Canada | 3 | ||||
|  Mexico | 2 |  Mexico | 1 | ||||
Quarterfinals
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18 | Cuba  | 3–0 |  Peru | 25–18 | 25–19 | 26–24 | 76–61 | Report | ||
| Oct 18 | Puerto Rico  | 2–3 |  Dominican Republic | 21–25 | 22–25 | 28–26 | 25–22 | 8–15 | 104–113 | Report | 
Fifth to eighth place classification
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 | Peru  | 3–1 |  Canada | 26–24 | 18–25 | 25–22 | 25–19 | 94–90 | Report | |
| Oct 19 | Puerto Rico  | 3–2 |  Mexico | 20–25 | 25–14 | 9–25 | 25–10 | 15–9 | 94–83 | Report | 
Seventh place match
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20 | Canada  | 3–1 |  Mexico | 19–25 | 25–17 | 26–24 | 25–15 | 95–81 | Report | 
Fifth place match
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20 | Peru  | 0–3 |  Puerto Rico | 23–25 | 20–25 | 19–25 | 62–75 | Report | 
Semifinals
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 | United States  | 1–3 |  Cuba | 17–25 | 16–25 | 27–25 | 21–25 | 81–100 | Report | |
| Oct 19 | Brazil  | 3–0 |  Dominican Republic | 25–19 | 25–18 | 25–23 | 75–60 | Report | 
Bronze medal match
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20 | United States  | 3–1 |  Dominican Republic | 23–25 | 25–16 | 25–20 | 25–19 | 98–80 | Report | 
Gold medal match
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20 | Cuba  | 2–3 |  Brazil | 15–25 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 10–15 | 96–107 | Report | 
| 2011 Pan American Games Champion | 
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|  Brazil 4th title | 
Final standing
| Rank | Team | 
|---|---|
|  |  Brazil | 
|  |  Cuba | 
|  |  United States | 
| 4 |  Dominican Republic | 
| 5 |  Puerto Rico | 
| 6 |  Peru | 
| 7 |  Canada | 
| 8 |  Mexico | 
Awards
- MVP:  Yoana Palacios (CUB)[4] Yoana Palacios (CUB)[4]
- Best Scorer:  Bethania de la Cruz (DOM) Bethania de la Cruz (DOM)
- Best Spiker:  Yoana Palacios (CUB) Yoana Palacios (CUB)
- Best Blocker:  Lauren Gibbemeyer (USA) Lauren Gibbemeyer (USA)
- Best Server:  Gyselle Silva (CUB) Gyselle Silva (CUB)
- Best Digger:  Brenda Castillo (DOM) Brenda Castillo (DOM)
- Best Setter:  Dani Lins (BRA) Dani Lins (BRA)
- Best Receiver:  Brenda Castillo (DOM) Brenda Castillo (DOM)
- Best Libero:  Brenda Castillo (DOM) Brenda Castillo (DOM)
Medalists
References
- 1 2 3 4 2011 Pan American Games – Women's Volleyball
- ↑ Preliminary round summary
- ↑ Final round summary
- ↑ FIVB (2011-10-20). "Brazil wins fourth Pan Am Games gold medal". Retrieved 2011-10-20.