# 2016 Men's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup

The 2016 Men's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the third edition of the bi-annual men's volleyball tournament, played by nine countries from September 5–10, 2016 in Guanajuato City, Mexico.

## Competing nations

| Group A | Group B | Group C |
| Colombia  Guatemala  Mexico | Cuba  Dominican Republic  Trinidad and Tobago | Argentina  Chile  Saint Lucia |

## Preliminary round

* All times are in Central Standard Time (UTC−06:00)

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | Colombia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 172 | 134 | 1.284 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Mexico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 175 | 184 | 0.951 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Guatemala | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 142 | 171 | 0.830 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 5 Sep | 18:00 | Mexico | 3–1 | Guatemala | 21–25 | 25–21 | 25–23 | 25–18 | 96–87 | P2 P3 |
| 6 Sep | 18:00 | Colombia | 3–0 | Guatemala | 25–14 | 25–20 | 25–21 | | 75–55 | P2 P3 |
| 7 Sep | 20:00 | Mexico | 1–3 | Colombia | 25–22 | 20–25 | 19–25 | 15–25 | 79–97 | P2 P3 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | Cuba | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 150 | 84 | 1.786 | 6 | 0 | MAX | Semifinals |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 126 | 126 | 1.000 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 150 | 0.560 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 5 Sep | 20:00 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0–3 | Dominican Republic | 16–25 | 20–25 | 15–25 | 51–75 | P2 P3 |
| 6 Sep | 16:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25–11 | 25–15 | 25–7 | 75–33 | P2 P3 |
| 7 Sep | 18:00 | Dominican Republic | 0–3 | Cuba | 15–25 | 17–25 | 19–25 | 51–75 | P2 P3 |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 150 | 87 | 1.724 | 6 | 0 | MAX | Semifinals |
| 2 | Chile | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 130 | 98 | 1.327 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Saint Lucia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 150 | 0.367 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 5 Sep | 15:00 | Saint Lucia | 0–3 | Argentina | 14–25 | 10–25 | 8–25 | 32–75 | P2 P3 |
| 6 Sep | 20:00 | Chile | 3–0 | Saint Lucia | 25–9 | 25–6 | 25–8 | 75–23 | P2 P3 |
| 7 Sep | 16:00 | Argentina | 3–0 | Chile | 25–18 | 25–18 | 25–19 | 75–55 | P2 P3 |

## Final round
### Championship bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | C1 | Argentina | 3 | | | |
| A1 | Colombia | 3 | A1 | Colombia | 0 | | | |
| B2 | Dominican Republic | 1 | | | | C1 | Argentina | 3 |
| | | | | | | B1 | Cuba | 1 |
| | | | B1 | Cuba | 3 |
| C2 | Chile | 3 | C2 | Chile | 0 |
| A2 | Mexico | 0 | | | | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | A1 | Colombia | 0 |
| | | | | | | C2 | Chile | 3 |

### Classification 9

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 Sep | 16:00 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3–0 | Saint Lucia | 25–16 | 25–17 | 25–18 | | | 75–51 | P2 P3 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 Sep | 18:00 | Colombia | 3–1 | Dominican Republic | 25–22 | 25–22 | 18–25 | 25–17 | | 93–86 | P2 P3 |
| 8 Sep | 20:00 | Chile | 3–0 | Mexico | 25–20 | 25–19 | 25–18 | | | 75–57 | P2 P3 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 Sep | 18:00 | Argentina | 3–0 | Colombia | 25–19 | 25–18 | 25–18 | | | 75–55 | P2 P3 |
| 9 Sep | 20:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Chile | 25–21 | 25–14 | 25–22 | | | 75–57 | P2 P3 |

### Seventh place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 Sep | 16:00 | Guatemala | 3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25–18 | 25–20 | 25–20 | | | 75–58 | P2 P3 |

### Fifth place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Sep | 16:00 | Mexico | 3–2 | Dominican Republic | 37–35 | 25–19 | 23–25 | 21–25 | 15–12 | 121–116 | P2 P3 |

### Bronze medal match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Sep | 18:00 | Colombia | 0–3 | Chile | 20–25 | 16–25 | 23–25 | | | 59–75 | P2 P3 |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Sep | 20:00 | Argentina | 3–1 | Cuba | 25–19 | 21–25 | 25–19 | 25–20 | | 96–83 | P2 P3 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Argentina |
| | Cuba |
| | Chile |
| 4 | Colombia |
| 5 | Mexico |
| 6 | Dominican Republic |
| 7 | Guatemala |
| 8 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 9 | Saint Lucia |
* Qualified for FIVB U23 World Championship
* 2016 Men's U23 Pan-American Cup champions
* Argentina 1st title

## Individual awards

* Most valuable player
** Germán Johansen (ARG)
* Best scorer
** José Rubio (MEX)
* Best setter
** Matías Sánchez (ARG)
* Best Opposite
** Osniel Rendón (CUB)
* Best Outside Hitters
** Miguel Ángel López (CUB)
** Nicolás Lazo (ARG)
* Best Middle Blockers
** Gastón Fernández (ARG)
** Christian Arce (MEX)
* Best server
** Miguel Ángel López (CUB)
* Best digger
** Luis Santacruz (GUA)
* Best receiver
** Jeyson Morelos (COL)
* Best libero
** Luis Santacruz (GUA)