# 2010 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

The 2010 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the ninth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, played by eleven countries from 18–26 June 2010 in Rosarito and Tijuana, Mexico. The intercontinental event served as a qualifier for the 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix and 2010 Final Four.

## Competing Nations

| Group A | Group B |
| Argentina  Brazil  Canada  Cuba  Dominican Republic  Venezuela (withdrew) | Costa Rica  Mexico  Peru  Puerto Rico  Trinidad and Tobago  United States |

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Cuba | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2.400 | 411 | 367 | 1.120 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1.833 | 402 | 367 | 1.095 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Argentina | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1.000 | 353 | 354 | 0.997 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Brazil | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 0.556 | 297 | 334 | 0.889 | Classification matches |
| 5 | Canada | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0.333 | 337 | 378 | 0.892 | Classification matches |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 Jun | Canada | 2–3 | Argentina | 25–22 | 20–25 | 22–25 | 25–19 | 11–15 | 103–106 | Report |
| 18 Jun | Cuba | 3–1 | Brazil | 27–25 | 23–25 | 25–17 | 25–21 | | 100–88 | Report |
| 19 Jun | Brazil | 1–3 | Dominican Republic | 14–25 | 25–16 | 19–25 | 23–25 | | 81–91 | Report |
| 19 Jun | Cuba | 3–1 | Canada | 21–25 | 25–19 | 25–21 | 25–19 | | 96–84 | Report |
| 20 Jun | Brazil | 0–3 | Argentina | 13–25 | 15–25 | 22–25 | | | 50–75 | Report |
| 20 Jun | Dominican Republic | 2–3 | Cuba | 29–31 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 25–23 | 12–15 | 110–117 | Report |
| 20 Jun | Canada | 0–3 | Brazil | 21–25 | 26–28 | 21–25 | | | 68–78 | Report |
| 20 Jun | Argentina | 1–3 | Dominican Republic | 14–25 | 25–27 | 28–26 | 20–25 | | 87–103 | Report |
| 21 Jun | Dominican Republic | 3–1 | Canada | 23–25 | 25–20 | 25–23 | 25–14 | | 98–82 | Report |
| 21 Jun | Cuba | 3–1 | Argentina | 23–25 | 25–23 | 25–15 | 25–22 | | 98–85 | Report |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | MAX | 377 | 213 | 1.770 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Peru | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4.000 | 364 | 258 | 1.411 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1.500 | 326 | 303 | 1.076 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 0.667 | 298 | 342 | 0.871 | Classification matches |
| 5 | Mexico | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 0.231 | 290 | 370 | 0.784 | Classification matches |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | 221 | 390 | 0.567 | |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 18 Jun | Peru | 0–3 | United States | 25–27 | 22–25 | 17–25 | | 64–77 | Report |
| 18 Jun | Puerto Rico | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 25–13 | 25–15 | 25–19 | | 75–47 | Report |
| 18 Jun | Mexico | 0–3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 21–25 | 15–25 | 23–25 | | 59–75 | Report |
| 19 Jun | United States | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 25–13 | 25–17 | 25–14 | | 75–47 | Report |
| 19 Jun | Costa Rica | 0–3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15–25 | 22–25 | 21–25 | | 58–75 | Report |
| 19 Jun | Peru | 3–0 | Mexico | 25–17 | 25–7 | 25–21 | | 75–45 | Report |
| 20 Jun | Puerto Rico | 0–3 | Peru | 21–25 | 22–25 | 14–25 | | 57–75 | Report |
| 20 Jun | United States | 3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25–17 | 25–9 | 25–11 | | 75–37 | Report |
| 20 Jun | Costa Rica | 1–3 | Mexico | 17–25 | 25–15 | 14–25 | 14–25 | 70–90 | Report |
| 21 Jun | Trinidad and Tobago | 0–3 | Peru | 18–25 | 23–25 | 15–25 | | 56–75 | Report |
| 21 Jun | United States | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 25–11 | 25–10 | 25–2 | | 75–23 | Report |
| 21 Jun | Mexico | 0–3 | Puerto Rico | 22–25 | 14–25 | 15–25 | | 51–75 | Report |
| 22 Jun | Costa Rica | 0–3 | Peru | 7–25 | 7–25 | 9–25 | | 23–75 | Report |
| 22 Jun | Puerto Rico | 3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25–18 | 25–19 | 25–18 | | 75–55 | Report |
| 22 Jun | United States | 3–0 | Mexico | 25–14 | 25–16 | 25–15 | | 75–45 | Report |

## Final round
### Championship bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | A1 | Cuba | 0 | | | |
| B2 | Peru | 3 | B2 | Peru | 3 | | | |
| A3 | Argentina | 1 | | | | B2 | Peru | 0 |
| | | | | | | A2 | Dominican Republic | 3 |
| | | | B1 | United States | 1 |
| A2 | Dominican Republic | 3 | A2 | Dominican Republic | 3 |
| B3 | Puerto Rico | 0 | | | | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | A1 | Cuba | 0 |
| | | | | | | B1 | United States | 3 |

### 5th–10th places bracket

| Classification 5–10 | Classification 5–10 | Classification 5–10 | Classification 5–8 | Classification 5–8 | Classification 5–8 | Classification 5–6 | Classification 5–6 | Classification 5–6 |
| | | | A3 | Argentina | 3 | | | |
| B4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | A5 | Canada | 2 | | | |
| A5 | Canada | 3 | | | | A3 | Argentina | 3 |
| | | | | | | B3 | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| | | | B3 | Puerto Rico | 3 | | | |
| A4 | Brazil | 3 | A4 | Brazil | 2 | | | |
| B5 | Mexico | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Classification 9–10 | Classification 9–10 | Classification 9–10 | Classification 7–8 | Classification 7–8 | Classification 7–8 |
| | | | B5 | Mexico | 3 | A5 | Canada | 3 |
| | | | B4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | A4 | Brazil | 1 |

### Classification 5–10

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 24 Jun | Trinidad and Tobago | 0–3 | Canada | 19–25 | 18–25 | 15–25 | | | 52–75 | Report |
| 24 Jun | Mexico | 0–3 | Brazil | 11–25 | 10–25 | 23–25 | | | 44–75 | Report |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 24 Jun | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 25–21 | 25–23 | 25–23 | | | 75–67 | Report |
| 24 Jun | Peru | 3–1 | Argentina | 16–25 | 25–17 | 25–18 | 25–21 | | 91–81 | Report |

### Classification 9

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 Jun | Mexico | 3–1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25–21 | 18–25 | 25–21 | 26–24 | | 94–91 | Report |

### Classification 5–8

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 Jun | Puerto Rico | 3–2 | Brazil | 25–21 | 19–25 | 25–22 | 17–25 | 15–12 | 101–105 | Report |
| 25 Jun | Canada | 2–3 | Argentina | 20–25 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 25–23 | 8–15 | 100–109 | Report |

### Semifinals

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 Jun | Cuba | 0–3 | Peru | 18–25 | 23–25 | 23–25 | | | 64–75 | Report |
| 25 Jun | United States | 1–3 | Dominican Republic | 25–22 | 23–25 | 22–25 | 16–25 | | 86–97 | Report |

### Classification 7–8, 5–6

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 Jun | Brazil | 1–3 | Canada | 18–25 | 25–11 | 14–25 | 22–25 | | 65–86 | Report |
| 26 Jun | Argentina | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25–16 | | | 75–60 | Report |

### Finals

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 Jun | United States | 3–0 | Cuba | 25–15 | 25–20 | 25–17 | | | 75–52 | Report |
| 26 Jun | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Peru | 25–17 | 30–28 | 25–22 | | | 80–67 | Report |

## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | Dominican Republic |
| | Peru |
| | United States |
| 4 | Cuba |
| 5 | Argentina |
| 6 | Puerto Rico |
| 7 | Canada |
| 8 | Brazil |
| 9 | Mexico |
| 10 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 11 | Costa Rica |
* 2010 Women's Pan-American Cup winners
* Dominican Republic 2nd title
* Dominican Republic, Peru, the United States, Cuba, Argentina and Brazil qualified for the 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix.
* Dominican Republic, Peru and Argentina qualified along with Mexico for the 2010 Final Four.

## Individual awards

* Most valuable player
** Prisilla Rivera (DOM)
* Best scorer
** Kenia Carcaces (CUB)
* Best spiker
** Sarai Álvarez (PUR)
* Best blocker
** Lisvel Elisa Eve (DOM)
* Best server
** Kelly-Anne Billingy (TRI)
* Best digger
** Brenda Castillo (DOM)
* Best setter
** Elena Keldibekova (PER)
* Best receiver
** Brenda Castillo (DOM)
* Best libero
** Brenda Castillo (DOM)