The 2002 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the first edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, played by seven countries from Wednesday June 26 to Sunday June 30, 2002 in Tijuana, Mexico. The intercontinental event served as a qualifier for the 2003 FIVB World Grand Prix.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Mexico |
| Dates | June 26 - 30 |
| Teams | 7 |
| Venue(s) | (in Tijuana host cities) |
| Champions |  Cuba (1st title) |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Yumilka Ruíz (CUB) |
Competing nations edit
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Squads edit
Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cuba
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 255 | 211 | 1.208 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 |
| 2. |  Canada
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 209 | 199 | 1.050 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 |
| 3. |  United States
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 257 | 270 | 0.951 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 |
| 4. |  Puerto Rico
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 210 | 251 | 0.836 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 |
- Wednesday June 26, 2002
| Canada
|
3 – 0 | United States
|
25–18 25–20 25–21 |
| Cuba
|
3 – 0 | Puerto Rico
|
25–23 25–18 25–14 |
- Thursday June 27, 2002
| United States
|
3 – 1 | Puerto Rico
|
25–22 27–25 24–26 25–17 |
| Cuba
|
3 – 0 | Canada
|
25–19 25–22 25–18 |
- Friday June 28, 2002
| Canada
|
3 – 0 | Puerto Rico
|
25–22 25–21 25–22 |
| Cuba
|
3 – 2 | United States
|
25–18 22–25 25–17 18–25 15–12 |
Group B edit
| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Dominican R.
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 150 | 119 | 1.260 | 6 | 0 | 6.000 |
| 2. | Mexico
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 147 | 149 | 0.986 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 |
| 3. |  Argentina
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 136 | 165 | 0.824 | 1 | 6 | 0.166 |
- Wednesday June 26, 2002
| Mexico
|
3 – 1 | Argentina
|
15–25 25–16 25–18 25–15 |
- Thursday June 27, 2002
| Dominican Republic
|
3 – 0 | Mexico
|
25–14 25–21 25–22 |
- Friday June 28, 2002
| Dominican Republic
|
3 – 0 | Argentina
|
25–23 25–22 25–17 |
Final round edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2002-06-29 – Tijuana | ||||||
| Cuba | 3 | |||||
| 2002-06-30 – Tijuana | ||||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||
| Cuba | 3 | |||||
| 2002-06-29 – Tijuana | ||||||
| Dominican Republic | 1 | |||||
| Dominican Republic | 3 | |||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| 2003-06-30 – Tijuana | ||||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||
- Saturday June 29, 2002
- Classification Match
| Argentina
|
3 – 1 | Puerto Rico
|
26–24 10–25 25–13 26–24 |
- Semi-finals
| Cuba
|
3 – 0 | Mexico
|
25–20 25–15 25–20 |
| Dominican Republic
|
3 – 0 | Canada
|
25–15 25–20 25–13 |
- Sunday June 30, 2002
- Fifth Place Match
| Argentina
|
3 – 0 | United States
|
25–23 25–20 25–16 |
- Bronze Medal Match
| Mexico
|
0 – 3 | Canada
|
21–25 22–25 16–25 |
- Gold Medal Match
| Cuba
|
3 – 1 | Dominican Republic
|
25–23 25–22 24–26 25–16 |
Final ranking edit
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- Cuba and Dominican Republic qualified for the 2003 World Grand Prix. The Dominican Republic withdrew because of the 2003 Pan-American Games, Canada replace them.
Individual awards edit
- Most valuable player
Yumilka Ruíz (CUB)[1][2][3]
- Best spiker
- Nancy Carrillo (CUB)
- Best blocker
Bibiana Candelas (MEX)
- Best digger
- Yumilka Ruíz (CUB)
- Best receiver
- Yumilka Ruíz (CUB)
- Best libero
Evelyn Carrera (DOM)
- Best server
- Nancy Carrillo (CUB)
- Best setter
- Francia Jackson (DOM)
References edit
- ^ NOTIMEX (2002-06-30). "Cuba obtuvo la Copa de Volibol". La Jornada (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-10-08.
- ^ "Cubanas han dominado la Copa Panamericana". Terra (in Spanish). EFE. 2005-06-10. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
- ^ "Cubanas concluyeron primeras". Granma (in Spanish). 2002-07-02. Retrieved 2017-11-16.