2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification (NORCECA)

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The NORCECA qualification for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship saw member nations compete for five places at the finals in Italy and Bulgaria.[1] The top three teams from the 2017 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship, plus two teams from the final four qualified for the 2018 World Championship.[2] Therefore, the first two rounds of the 2018 World Championship qualification also acted as qualifiers for the 2017 NORCECA Championship.

Originally the 2017 NORCECA Championship was the only competition from the area to offer the 2018 World Championship qualification quota, but due to the pass of hurricanes Irma and Maria for the Caribbean sea, Cuba and Puerto Rico were unable to compete, NORCECA authorities decided to make the final four tournament - Cuba, Puerto Rico and the 4th and 5th placed teams of the 2017 NORCECA Championship.

Pools composition[]

41 NORCECA national teams entered qualification. The top six ranked teams from the NORCECA Ranking as of 1 January 2016[3] (United States, Canada, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Costa Rica) automatically qualified for the 2017 NORCECA Championship or the final four. But, Bonaire and Saba later withdrew.

First round[]

CAZOVA[]

14 CAZOVA national teams entered qualification. The top two ranked teams from CAZOVA did not compete in the first round and automatically qualified for the second round. Teams ranked 3–14 from CAZOVA were seeded following the serpentine system according to their position in the NORCECA Ranking as of 1 January 2016.[3] Pools composition was determined by taking into consideration – as far as possible – the geographical location of the various countries. But, Bonaire later withdrew. Rankings are shown in brackets.

Pool A Pool B Pool C
  (14)   (16)   (20)
  (27)   (23)   (24)
  (28)   (29)   (34)
  (40)   (39)   (36)

ECVA[]

14 ECVA national teams entered qualification. The top two ranked teams from ECVA did not compete in the first round and automatically qualified for the second round. Teams ranked 3–14 from ECVA were seeded following the serpentine system according to their position in the NORCECA Ranking as of 1 January 2016.[3] Pools composition was determined by taking into consideration – as far as possible – the geographical location of the various countries. But, Saba later withdrew. Rankings are shown in brackets.

Pool A Pool B Pool C
  (19)   (18)   (22)
  (31)   (30)   (25)
  (37)   (33)   (32)
  (38)   (35)   (41)

AFECAVOL[]

7 AFECAVOL national teams entered qualification. One round was held with a Round-robin tournament of all 7 teams. NORCECA Ranking as of 1 January 2016[3] are shown in brackets.

AFECAVOL
  (8)
 Dominican Republic (9)
  (10)
  (13)
  (17)
  (21)
  (26)

Second round[]

CAZOVA[]

NORCECA Ranking as of 1 January 2016[3] are shown in brackets.

Pool D Pool E
 Trinidad and Tobago (7)  Barbados (11)
Ranked 4th in CAZOVA Ranked 3rd in CAZOVA
Ranked 5th in CAZOVA Ranked 6th in CAZOVA
Ranked 8th in CAZOVA Ranked 7th in CAZOVA

ECVA[]

NORCECA Ranking as of 1 January 2016[3] are shown in brackets.

Pool D Pool E
  (12)   (15)
2nd best result in ECVA First Round Best result in ECVA First Round
3rd best result in ECVA First Round 4th best result in ECVA First Round
6th best result in ECVA First Round 5th best result in ECVA First Round

Final round[]

Final four
 Cuba
 Puerto Rico
2017 NORCECA Championship 4th
2017 NORCECA Championship 5th

Pool standing procedure[]

  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.

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

First round[]

  • The top two teams in each CAZOVA and ECVA pool qualified for the second round, whereas the top two teams from AFECAVOL qualified for the 2017 NORCECA Championship.

CAZOVA Pool A[]

Matches Pts Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1   2 0 8 189 160 1.181 6 2 3.000
2   1 1 7 188 176 1.068 5 3 1.667
3   0 2 0 109 150 0.727 0 6 0.000
Qualified for the Second round
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Oct 17:35   2–3   23–25 25–21 27–25 22–25 16–18 113–114 P2 P3
23 Oct 10:25   3–0   25–20 25–12 25–15     75–47 P2 P3
23 Oct 19:00   3–0   25–19 25–22 25–21     75���62 P2 P3

CAZOVA Pool B[]

Matches Pts Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1   3 0 14 244 161 1.516 9 1 9.000
2   2 1 9 262 231 1.134 7 5 1.400
3   1 2 7 239 236 1.013 5 6 0.833
4   0 3 0 108 225 0.480 0 9 0.000
Qualified for the Second round
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Oct 09:00   1–3   25–19 16–25 18–25 17–25   76–94 P2 P3
30 Oct 11:00   0–3   12–25 21–25 17–25     50–75 P2 P3
30 Oct 18:00   3–0   25–23 25–17 25–21     75–61 P2 P3
30 Oct 20:30   3–0   25–11 25–12 25–11     75–34 P2 P3
31 Oct 18:00   3–0   25–6 25–7 25–11     75–24 P2 P3
31 Oct 20:00   3–2   23–25 25–23 25–19 23–25 15–11 111–103 P2 P3

CAZOVA Pool C[]

Matches Pts Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1   3 0 15 227 159 1.428 9 0 MAX
2   2 1 10 216 197 1.096 6 3 2.000
3   1 2 5 187 209 0.895 3 6 0.500
4   0 3 0 160 225 0.711 0 9 0.000
Qualified for the Second round
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Jul 17:00   3–0   25–21 25–16 26–24     76–61 P2 P3
9 Jul 19:30   3–0   25–10 25–17 25–16     75–43 P2 P3
10 Jul 09:00   3–0   25–18 25–21 25–20     75–59 P2 P3
10 Jul 11:17   3–0   25–16 25–19 25–16     75–51 P2 P3
10 Jul 16:56   3–0   25–19 25–19 25–20     75–58 P2 P3
10 Jul 19:38   3–0   27–25 25–21 25–19     77–65 P2 P3

ECVA Pool A[]

Preliminary round[]

Matches Pts Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1   3 0 14 242 155 1.561 9 1 9.000
2   2 1 11 232 185 1.254 7 3 2.333
3   1 2 4 181 239 0.757 3 7 0.429
4   0 3 1 174 250 0.696 1 9 0.111
Qualified for the Final
Qualified for the 3rd place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Sep 10:08   3–0   25–8 25–15 25–22     75–45 P2 P3
9 Sep 12:06   3–0   25–16 25–13 25–8     75–37 P2 P3
9 Sep 22:00   3–0   25–6 25–16 25–14     75–36 P2 P3
10 Sep 11:20   3–1   27–25 23–25 25–18 25–21   100–89 P2 P3
10 Sep 21:32   3–1   25–21 17–25 25–13 25–23   92–82 P2 P3
11 Sep 09:00   3–0   25–15 25–15 25–18     75–48 P2 P3

Finals[]

3rd place match[]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Sep 17:00   3–0   25–14 25–14 25–16     75–44 P2 P3
Final[]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Sep 21:00   3–1   25–18 22–25 33–31 25–13   105–87 P2 P3

Final standing[]

Rank Team
1  
2  
3  
4  
Qualified for the Second round

ECVA Pool B[]

Preliminary round[]

Matches Pts Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1   3 0 13 269 240 1.121 9 2 4.500
2   1 2 6 276 273 1.011 5 7 0.714
3   1 2 6 261 279 0.935 5 7 0.714
4   1 2 5 253 267 0.948 4 7 0.571
Qualified for the Final
Qualified for the 3rd place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Aug 10:03   3–1   25–21 20–25 27–25 25–21   97–92 P2 P3
20 Aug 12:44   3–1   18–25 25–18 25–23 29–27   97–93 P2 P3
20 Aug 19:00   3–1   25–23 25–16 19–25 25–15   94–79 P2 P3
20 Aug 22:28   1–3   18–25 22–25 25–21 22–25   87–96 P2 P3
21 Aug 09:27   1–3   25–14 19–25 21–25 23–25   88–89 P2 P3
21 Aug 12:01   0–3   23–25 20–25 26–28     69–78 P2 P3

Finals[]

3rd place match[]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Aug 19:09   3–0   25–23 25–19 28–26     78–68 P2 P3
Final[]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Aug 21:09   0–3   19–25 22–25 22–25     63–75 P2 P3

Final standing[]

Rank Team
1  
2  
3  
4  
Qualified for the Second round

ECVA Pool C[]

Preliminary round[]

Matches Pts Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1   2 0 9 167 136 1.228 6 1 6.000
2   1 1 6 163 136 1.199 4 3 1.333
3   0 2 0 92 150 0.613 0 6 0.000
Qualified for the Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Aug 10:11   3–0   25–14 25–15 25–15     75–44 P2 P3
27 Aug 18:58   3–1   16–25 26–24 25–20 25–19   92–88 P2 P3
28 Aug 10:00   3–0   25–19 25–16 25–13     75–48 P2 P3

Final[]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
28 Aug 19:14   2–3   13–25 25–22 25–22 24–26 10–15 97–110 P2 P3

Final standing[]

Rank Team
1  
2  
3  
Qualified for the Second round

AFECAVOL[]

Matches Pts Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1   6 0 29 469 368 1.274 18 1 18.000
2  Dominican Republic 5 1 24 498 374 1.332 16 5 3.200
3   4 2 18 517 509 1.016 14 10 1.400
4   3 3 15 475 476 0.998 11 11 1.000
5   2 4 8 443 504 0.879 7 15 0.467
6   1 5 8 426 503 0.847 6 15 0.400
7   0 6 3 426 520 0.819 3 18 0.167
Qualified for the 2017 NORCECA Championship
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Sep 15:15   0–3  Dominican Republic 18–25 16–25 16–25     50–75 P2 P3
24 Sep 17:24   0–3   24–26 25–27 22–25     71–78 P2 P3
24 Sep 20:27   2–3   13–25 25–18 25–27 25–18 14–16 102–104 P2 P3
25 Sep 15:00   0–3  Dominican Republic 17–25 15–25 17–25     49–75 P2 P3
25 Sep 17:00   3–0   25–15 25–19 25–20     75–54 P2 P3
25 Sep 19:30   0–3   15–25 18–25 20–25     53–75 P2 P3
26 Sep 15:00   0–3   29–31 12–25 21–25     62–81 P2 P3
26 Sep 17:15   3–0   25–15 25–18 25–16     75–49 P2 P3
26 Sep 19:30   1–3   21–25 12–25 25–20 17–25   75–95 P2 P3
27 Sep 15:00 Dominican Republic  1–3   25–18 23–25 21–25 21–25   90–93 P2 P3
27 Sep 17:47   1–3   18–25 25–18 22–25 25–27   90–95 P2 P3
27 Sep 20:28   3–1   29–27 21–25 25–22 25–20   100–94 P2 P3
28 Sep 15:00   3–0   26–24 25–22 25–20     76–66 P2 P3
28 Sep 17:10   3–2   25–19 23–25 23–25 25–18 15–7 111–94 P2 P3
28 Sep 20:00 Dominican Republic  3–2   25–17 21–25 25–10 22–25 15–12 108–89 P2 P3
29 Sep 15:00   2–3   26–24 23–25 18–25 25–22 13–15 105–111 P2 P3
29 Sep 17:58 Dominican Republic  3–0   25–13 25–22 25–18     75–53 P2 P3
29 Sep 19:53   3–0   25–20 25–19 25–19     75–58 P2 P3
30 Sep 15:00   0–3   16–25 14–25 22–25     52–75 P2 P3
30 Sep 17:00   0–3  Dominican Republic 15–25 13–25 12–25     40–75 P2 P3
30 Sep 19:30   3–0   25–16 26–24 25–15     76–55 P2 P3

Second round[]

  • The top two teams from the 2017 CAZOVA Championship and the winners in each ECVA pool qualified for the 2017 NORCECA Championship.

2017 CAZOVA Championship[]

Preliminary round[]

Qualified for the Semifinals
Qualified for the Quarterfinals
Qualified for the 7th place match
CAZOVA Pool D[]
Matches Pts Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 9 329 316 1.041 9 6 1.500
2   2 1 10 298 291 1.024 8 5 1.600
3   1 2 8 264 256 1.031 6 6 1.000
4   0 3 3 256 284 0.901 3 9 0.333
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Jul 14:10   1–3   21–25 25–17 23–25 19–25   88–92 P2 P3
4 Jul 23:08 Trinidad and Tobago  3–2   23–25 22–25 25–23 25–23 15–12 110–108 P2 P3
5 Jul 14:14   0–3   14–25 23–25 23–25     60–75 P2 P3
5 Jul 21:53 Trinidad and Tobago  3–2   22–25 25–22 28–30 25–21 15–9 115–107 P2 P3
6 Jul 14:00   3–1   25–20 24–26 25–19 25–23   99–88 P2 P3
6 Jul 21:55 Trinidad and Tobago  3–2   25–22 20–25 19–25 25–21 15–8 104–101 P2
CAZOVA Pool E[]
Matches Pts Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Barbados 3 0 9 308 307 1.003 9 6 1.500
2   2 1 11 274 247 1.109 8 4 2.000
3   1 2 7 287 286 1.003 6 7 0.857
4   0 3 3 239 268 0.892 3 9 0.333
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Jul 16:43   3–1   25–22 25–20 19–25 25–22   94–89 P2 P3
4 Jul 20:19 Barbados  3–2   22–25 25–19 12–25 25–18 15–11 99–98 P2 P3
5 Jul 16:04   0–3   18–25 19–25 18–25     55–75 P2 P3
5 Jul 19:00 Barbados  3–2   22–25 19–25 25–23 25–18 15–13 106–104 P2 P3
6 Jul 16:34   1–3   26–28 16–25 25–16 19–25   86–94 P2 P3
6 Jul 19:00 Barbados  3–2   25–19 17–25 25–22 20–25 16–14 103–105 P2 P3

Final round[]

7th–8th places[]
7th place match[]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Jul 14:00   2–3   29–27 16–25 25–20 22–25 14–16 106–113 P2 P3
Final six[]
 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
8 July
 
 
 Trinidad and Tobago3
 
7 July
 
 1
 
 1
 
9 July
 
 3
 
 Trinidad and Tobago3
 
 
 1
 
 
8 July
 
 
 Barbados1
 
7 July
 
 3 3rd place match
 
 0
 
9 July
 
 3
 
 Barbados3
 
 
 0
 
Quarterfinals[]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Jul 16:58   0–3   15–25 23–25 17–25     55–75 P2 P3
7 Jul 19:00   1–3   25–20 20–25 21–25 31–33   97–103 P2 P3
Semifinals[]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Jul 17:04 Barbados  1–3   26–28 20–25 25–14 23–25   94–92 P2 P3
8 Jul 19:40 Trinidad and Tobago  3–1   22–25 25–20 25–21 25–22   97–88 P2 P3
5th place match[]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Jul 14:02   3–2   26–24 24–26 25–22 23–25 19–17 117–114 P2 P3
3rd place match[]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Jul 14:00 Barbados  3–0   25–19 25–13 27–25     77–57 P2 P3
Final[]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Jul 16:00 Trinidad and Tobago  3–1   23–25 25–17 25–16 25–23   98–81 P2 P3

Final standing[]

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Trinidad and Tobago
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Barbados
4  
5  
6  
7  
8  
Qualified for the 2017 NORCECA Championship

ECVA Pool D[]

Preliminary round[]

Matches Pts Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1   3 0 14 247 202 1.223 9 1 9.000
2   2 1 9 240 222 1.081 6 4 1.500
3   1 2 6 213 236 0.903 4 6 0.667
4   0 3 1 214 254 0.843 1 9 0.111
Qualified for the Final
Qualified for the 3rd place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Aug 09:14   3–0   25–18 25–20 25–21     75–59 P2 P3
12 Aug 11:12   3–0   25–17 25–17 25–22     75–56 P2 P3
12 Aug 19:05   3–1   25–18 25–19 23–25 30–28   103–90 P2 P3
12 Aug 21:00   3–1   21–25 25–18 25–18 25–20   96–81 P2 P3
13 Aug 09:05   0–3   18–25 23–25 24–26     65–76 P2 P3
13 Aug 11:00   3–0   25–19 26–24 25–19     76–62 P2 P3

Finals[]

3rd place match[]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Aug 19:01   2–3   18–25 25–21 25–22 14–25 12–15 94–108 P2 P3
Final[]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Aug 21:37   3–0   25–18 25–19 25–16     75–53 P2 P3

Final standing[]

Rank Team
1  
2  
3  
4  
Qualified for the 2017 NORCECA Championship

ECVA Pool E[]

Preliminary round[]

Matches Pts Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1   2 1 10 299 280 1.068 8 5 1.600
2   2 1 8 282 292 0.966 7 6 1.167
3   2 1 8 290 302 0.960 7 6 1.167
4   0 3 4 302 299 1.010 4 9 0.444
Qualified for the Final
Qualified for the 3rd place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Aug 09:00   3–1   26–28 25–19 25–20 25–20   101–87 P2 P3
9 Aug 12:05   3–1   25–23 26–24 14–25 30–28   95–100 P2 P3
9 Aug 19:33   1–3   18–25 27–25 14–25 18–25   77–100 P2 P3
9 Aug 22:13   1–3   28–30 20–25 25–19 24–26   97–100 P2 P3
10 Aug 09:33   2–3   25–21 25–18 20–25 23–25 12–15 105–104 P2 P3
10 Aug 12:30   3–2   19–25 19–25 25–22 25–20 15–12 103–104 P2 P3

Finals[]

3rd place match[]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Aug 19:37   3–2   24–26 25–27 25–20 25–19 15–9 114–101 P2 P3
Final[]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Aug 22:40   3–1   22–25 25–19 25–18 25–21   97–83 P2 P3

Final standing[]

Rank Team
1  
2  
3  
4  
Qualified for the 2017 NORCECA Championship

Final round[]

  • The top three teams from the 2017 NORCECA Championship and the top two teams from the final four qualified for the 2018 World Championship, whereas the fourth and fifth ranked teams of the 2017 NORCECA Championship qualified for the final four.

2017 NORCECA Championship[]

Main article: 2017 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Dominican Republic
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada
4  Mexico
5  
6  Trinidad and Tobago
7  
8  Costa Rica
9  
10  
Qualified for the 2018 World Championship
Qualified for the 2018 World Championship NORCECA Qualification Final four

Final four[]

Matches Pts Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Puerto Rico 2 1 10 221 191 1.157 6 3 2.000
2  Cuba 2 1 10 218 194 1.124 6 3 2.000
3  Mexico 2 1 10 204 194 1.052 6 3 2.000
4   0 3 0 161 225 0.716 0 9 0.000
Qualified for the 2018 World Championship
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Nov 14:30 Puerto Rico  3–0  Mexico 25–12 25–21 25–21     75–54 P2 P3
10 Nov 16:45 Cuba  3–0   25–15 25–15 25–18     75–48 P2 P3
11 Nov 14:30 Puerto Rico  3–0   25–19 25–20 25–18     75–57 P2 P3
11 Nov 16:35 Cuba  0–3  Mexico 17–25 23–25 23–25     63–75 P2 P3
12 Nov 14:30 Mexico  3–0   25–14 25–20 25–22     75–56 P2 P3
12 Nov 16:35 Cuba  3–0  Puerto Rico 25–21 25–22 30–28     80–71 P2 P3

References[]

  1. ^ "World Championships qualification process to be confirmed by Confederations". FIVB. 2 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Three spots to World Championship available in Colorado". NORCECA. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "2015 NORCECA Senior Men's Ranking". NORCECA. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

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