# 2005 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

The 2005 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was held from 8 to 19 June 2005 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It was the fourth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament and was attended by twelve countries. The intercontinental event served as a qualifier for the 2006 FIVB World Grand Prix.

## Competing nations

| Group A | Group B |
| Argentina  Brazil  Costa Rica  Dominican Republic  Puerto Rico  Venezuela | Barbados  Canada  Cuba  Jamaica  Mexico  United States |

## Preliminary round
### Group A

* Friday 10 June
| Argentina | 3 – 0 | Costa Rica | 25–21 29–27 25–20 |
| Brazil | 3 – 2 | Puerto Rico | 28–26 21–25 23–25 25–23 15–11 |
| Dominican R. | 3 – 0 | Venezuela | 25–20 25–17 25–23 |
* Saturday 11 June
| Venezuela | 3 – 0 | Costa Rica | 25–12 25–19 25–20 |
| Brazil | 3 – 1 | Argentina | 25–20 22–25 25–18 25–22 |
| Dominican R. | 3 – 2 | Puerto Rico | 22–25 21–25 27–25 25–18 15–13 |
* Sunday 12 June
| Brazil | 3 – 0 | Costa Rica | 25-09 25–12 25–10 |
| Venezuela | 2 – 3 | Puerto Rico | 23–25 25–17 23–25 25–21 10–15 |
| Dominican R. | 3 – 1 | Argentina | 25–20 25–20 20–25 25–16 |
* Monday 13 June
| Puerto Rico | 3 – 1 | Argentina | 25–22 28–26 22–25 25–20 |
| Brazil | 3 – 0 | Venezuela | 25–18 25–21 25–17 |
| Dominican R. | 3 – 0 | Costa Rica | 25-09 25–17 25-09 |
* Tuesday 14 June
| Puerto Rico | 3 – 0 | Costa Rica | 25–19 25–14 25–20 |
| Venezuela | 3 – 0 | Argentina | 25–20 25–23 25–16 |
| Dominican R. | 3 – 2 | Brazil | 26–24 25–20 21–25 19–25 15–12 |

### Group B

* Friday 10 June
| Barbados | 0 – 3 | Canada | 18–25 16–25 19–25 |
| United States | 3 – 0 | Jamaica | 25–10 25–16 25-09 |
| Cuba | 3 – 0 | Mexico | 25–15 25–11 25–11 |
* Saturday 11 June
| Canada | 3 – 0 | Jamaica | 25–20 25–11 25–13 |
| Cuba | 3 – 0 | Barbados | 25–16 25–12 25–15 |
| United States | 3 – 0 | Mexico | 25–13 25–21 25-08 |
* Sunday 12 June
| United States | 3 – 0 | Barbados | 25–11 25–15 25–17 |
| Jamaica | 0 – 3 | Mexico | 21–25 16–25 20–25 |
| Cuba | 3 – 0 | Canada | 25–17 25–19 25–18 |
* Monday 13 June
| Jamaica | 0 – 3 | Cuba | 12–25 12–25 11–25 |
| Mexico | 3 – 0 | Barbados | 25–20 25–16 25–12 |
| United States | 3 – 0 | Canada | 25–11 26–24 25–14 |
* Tuesday 14 June
| Barbados | 3 – 0 | Jamaica | 25-08 25–21 25–15 |
| Mexico | 0 – 3 | Canada | 20–25 21–25 12–25 |
| United States | 0 – 3 | Cuba | 28–30 24–26 22–25 |

## Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 2005-06-17 – Santo Domingo | 2005-06-17 – Santo Domingo |
| Cuba | 3 |
| Cuba | 3 | 2005-06-18 – Santo Domingo | 2005-06-18 – Santo Domingo |
| Brazil | 0 | 2005-06-18 – Santo Domingo | 2005-06-18 – Santo Domingo |
| Brazil | 0 | Cuba | 3 |
| 2005-06-17 – Santo Domingo | 2005-06-17 – Santo Domingo | | Cuba | 3 |
| 2005-06-17 – Santo Domingo | 2005-06-17 – Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | 0 |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | Dominican Republic | 0 |
| United States | 1 | | |
| United States | 1 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | 2005-06-18 – Santo Domingo | 2005-06-18 – Santo Domingo |
| | | Brazil | 3 |
| | | United States | 1 |

### Quarterfinals

* Thursday 16 June
| Brazil | 3 – 0 | Canada | 25–14 25–20 25–16 |
| United States | 3 – 1 | Puerto Rico | 24–26 25–21 25–22 25–20 |

### Semifinals

* Friday 17 June
| Cuba | 3 – 0 | Brazil | 25–19 25–19 25–18 |
| Dominican R. | 3 – 1 | United States | 25–17 20–25 25–18 25–23 |

### Finals

* Thursday 16 June — Eleventh place match
| Costa Rica | 3 – 0 | Jamaica | 25-07 25–15 25–11 |
* Thursday 16 June — Ninth place match
| Argentina | 3 – 0 | Barbados | 25-09 25–13 25–13 |
* Friday 17 June — Seventh place match
| Venezuela | 2 – 3 | Mexico | 25–19 21–25 23–25 25–19 12–15 |
* Friday 17 June — Fifth place match
| Canada | 0 – 3 | Puerto Rico | 23–25 18–25 19–25 |
* Saturday 18 June — Bronze medal match
| Brazil | 3 – 1 | United States | 25–22 21–25 25–22 27–25 |
* Saturday 18 June — Gold medal match
| Cuba | 3 – 0 | Dominican R. | 25–16 25–17 25–19 |

## Final ranking

| Place | Team |
| 1. | Cuba |
| 2. | Dominican Republic |
| 3. | Brazil |
| 4. | United States |
| 5. | Puerto Rico |
| 6. | Canada |
| 7. | Mexico |
| 8. | Venezuela |
| 9. | Argentina |
| 10. | Barbados |
| 11. | Costa Rica |
| 12. | Jamaica |
* 2005 Women's Pan-American Cup winners
* Cuba Third title
Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Brazil and the United States qualified for the 2006 FIVB World Grand Prix.

## Individual awards

* Most valuable player
** Yudelkys Bautista (DOM)
* Best spiker
** Yumilka Ruíz (CUB)
* Best scorer
** Nancy Metcalf (USA)
* Best blocker
** Adenizia da Silva (BRA)
* Best setter
** Lindsey Berg (USA)
* Best digger
** Annie Levesque (CAN)
* Best server
** Ana Mercado (MEX)
* Best libero
** Annie Levesque (CAN)
* Best receiver
** Suelen Pinto (BRA)
* Best coach
** Luis Felipe Calderón (CUB)