2018 Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship

The 2018 Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the eleventh edition of the bi-annual volleyball tournament. It was held in San Jose, Costa Rica from 4 June to 11 June. Seven countries competed in the tournament. Cuba won the tournament and qualified for the 2019 Boys' U19 World Championship along with the United States.[1] Christian Thondike won the MVP award.[2]

2018 Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Costa Rica
Dates4–11 June
Teams7
Venue(s)National Gymnasium, San Jose, Costa Rica (in 1 host city)
Champions Cuba (5th title)
Tournament awards
MVPChristian Thondike
Official website
Official Website

Pool composition
Group A Group B
 Puerto Rico  Cuba
 Costa Rica  United States
 Nicaragua  Guatemala
 Honduras

Pool standing procedure
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Points ratio
  4. Sets ratio
  5. 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

Preliminary round
 advances to semifinals
 advances to quarterfinals
 advances to 5th–8th classification

Group A
Matches Pts Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Puerto Rico 2 0 10 150 84 1.786 6 0 MAX
2  Costa Rica 1 1 4 141 160 0.881 3 4 0.750
3  Nicaragua 0 2 1 128 175 0.731 1 6 0.167
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 June19:00Puerto Rico  3–0  Nicaragua 25–1225–1125–20  75–43P2 P3
7 June19:00Costa Rica  3–1  Nicaragua 25–2123–2525–1427–25 100–85P2 P3
8 June19:00Costa Rica  0–3  Puerto Rico 13–2516–2512–25  41–75P2 P3

Group B
Matches Pts Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Cuba 3 0 15 228 136 1.676 9 0 MAX
2  United States 2 1 10 214 178 1.202 6 3 2.000
3  Guatemala 1 2 4 196 225 0.871 3 7 0.429
4  Honduras 0 4 1 149 248 0.601 1 9 0.111
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 June15:00Guatemala  0–3  United States 23–2514–2518–25  55–75P2 P3
6 June17:00Cuba  3–0  Honduras 25–925–1025–10  75–29P2 P3
7 June15:00Cuba  3–0  Guatemala 25–1325–1225–18  75–43P2 P3
7 June17:00Honduras  0–3  United States 16–2515–2514–25  45–75P2 P3
7 June15:00Honduras  1–3  Guatemala 21–2525–2318–2511–25 75–98P2 P3
8 June17:00United States  0–3  Cuba 19–2519–2526–28  64–78P2 P3

Final round

Bracket
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
B1  Cuba 3  
A2  Costa Rica 2  
B3  Guatemala 0  
B3  Guatemala 3  
  B2  United States 0
  B1  Cuba 3
A1  Puerto Rico 0
B2  United States 3  
B2  United States 3  
A3  Nicaragua 0  
Fifth place Third place
A2  Costa Rica 1 B3  Guatemala 1
A3  Nicaragua 3 A1  Puerto Rico 3

Quarterfinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Jun9:00Costa Rica  2–3  Guatemala 23–2525–2225–1825–2713–15111–107P2 P3
9 Jun11:00United States  3–0  Nicaragua 25–2125–1425–13  75–48P2 P3

Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Jun17:00Cuba  3–0  Guatemala 25–1025–1725–15  75–42P2 P3
9 Jun19:00Puerto Rico  0–3  United States 17–2519–2520–25  56–75P2 P3

5th place
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jun14:00Costa Rica  1–3  Nicaragua 25–1919–2519–259–25 72–94P2 P3

3rd place
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jun16:00Guatemala  1–3  Puerto Rico 25–2019–2513–2517–25 74–95P2 P3

Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jun18:00Cuba  3–0  United States 25–1725–1725–20  75–54P2 P3

Finals standing
 Qualified to 2019 FIVB Boys' World Championship.
Rank Team
 Cuba
 United States
 Puerto Rico
4  Guatemala
5  Nicaragua
6  Costa Rica
7  Honduras

Individual awards

References
  1. Solution, Utech. "Cuba topped United States for NORCECA U19 Boys' Title". norceca. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  2. Solution, Utech. "Christian Thondike named MVP at NORCECA U19". norceca. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
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