# 2024 Women's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup

The 2024 Women's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup, officially named 2024 Women U23 Panamerican Cup, was the seventh edition of the Women's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup, the bi-annual volleyball tournament organized by the Pan-American Volleyball Union (UPV) that brings together the NORCECA and Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV) U23 women's national teams. It was held in Xalapa, Mexico from 3 to 8 September 2024.
The competition awarded two spots to the women's volleyball tournament at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games in Asunción, Paraguay. These two berths were only for the top two teams among the NORCECA teams, excluding Dominican Republic and Mexico, who had already qualified in the previous edition of the tournament.
Cuba won their first Women's U23 Pan-American Cup by beating the six-time defending champions Dominican Republic 3–1 in the final game. Mexico completed the podium after defeating Chile also by 3–1 score in the third-place match. Champions Cuba and sixth place Costa Rica qualified for the 2025 Junior Pan American Games.

## Participating teams

Up to a maximum of 8 national teams could qualify for the tournament as follows: the host nation, the top 4 teams in the NORCECA U23 Continental Ranking that confirmed their participation and the top 3 teams in the CSV U23 Continental Ranking that confirmed their participation. Eventually, there were 5 NORCECA teams and 2 CSV teams that confirmed their participation, with Honduras entering the tournament after the declination of the eligible teams needed to complete the line of 8 teams.
The following were the teams eligible to participate in the tournament (teams that confirmed their participation marked in bold and confederation ranking, if given, shown in brackets):
NORCECA (North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation)
* Dominican Republic (1, holders)
* Cuba (2)
* Mexico (3, hosts)
* Puerto Rico (4)
* Canada (5)
* Suriname (6)
* Costa Rica (8)
* Nicaragua (20, not originally considered eligible)
* United States (no rank)
CSV (South American Volleyball Confederation)
* Colombia
* Argentina
* Brazil
* Peru
* Venezuela
* Chile

### Squads

Each national team had to register a squad of 12 players. Players born on 1 January 2002 and onwards were eligible to compete in the tournament.

## Competition format

In the Pan-American Cups the competition format depends on the number of participating teams. With 8 teams, two pools of four teams each were formed. The pool standing procedure were as follows:
* Number of matches won;
* Match points;
** 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
* Points ratio;
* Sets ratio;
* If the tie continues between two teams: result of the last match between the tied teams;
* If the tie continues between three or more teams: a new classification would be made taking into consideration only the matches between involved teams.
The winners of each pool advanced directly to the semi-finals, while the runners-up and the third placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals.

### Pools composition

Teams were distributed into two groups of six teams. As hosts, Mexico had the right to choose the group in which to be placed and were assigned to the head of its group (Group B). The remaining teams were distributed into the groups according to their position in the NORCECA and CSV Continental Rankings (as of 1 January 2024) and following the serpentine system, starting with the highest-ranked NORCECA team as head of the remaining group (Group A).
| Pool A | Pool B |
| Dominican Republic | Mexico |
| Cuba | Peru |
| Chile | Suriname |
| Costa Rica | Nicaragua |
Mexico also had the right to chose their first match in the preliminary round and propose the times and order of all matches.

## Preliminary round

All match times are local times, CT (UTC−6), as listed by NORCECA.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 246 | 184 | 1.337 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Cuba | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 235 | 211 | 1.114 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Chile | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 230 | 257 | 0.895 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 166 | 225 | 0.738 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 3 Sep | 14:00 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 25–18 | 25–16 | 25–17 | | 75–51 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Sep | 18:00 | Cuba | 3–1 | Chile | 19–25 | 25–23 | 27–25 | 25–13 | 96–86 | P2 P3 |
| 4 Sep | 14:00 | Costa Rica | 0–3 | Cuba | 16–25 | 20–25 | 14–25 | | 50–75 | P2 P3 |
| 4 Sep | 18:00 | Chile | 1–3 | Dominican Republic | 25–21 | 11–25 | 20–25 | 13–25 | 69–96 | P2 P3 |
| 5 Sep | 14:00 | Costa Rica | 0–3 | Chile | 22–25 | 23–25 | 20–25 | | 65–75 | P2 P3 |
| 5 Sep | 18:00 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Cuba | 25–22 | 25–22 | 25–20 | | 75–64 | P2 P3 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 225 | 140 | 1.607 | 9 | 0 | MAX | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Peru | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 234 | 176 | 1.330 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Nicaragua | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 188 | 219 | 0.858 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Suriname | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 113 | 225 | 0.502 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 3 Sep | 16:00 | Peru | 3–1 | Nicaragua | 25–17 | 21–25 | 25–16 | 25–15 | 96–73 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Sep | 20:00 | Mexico | 3–0 | Suriname | 25–13 | 25–13 | 25–11 | | 75–37 | P2 P3 |
| 4 Sep | 16:00 | Peru | 3–0 | Suriname | 25–5 | 25–10 | 25–13 | | 75–28 | P2 P3 |
| 4 Sep | 20:00 | Nicaragua | 0–3 | Mexico | 10–25 | 17–25 | 13–25 | | 40–75 | P2 P3 |
| 5 Sep | 16:00 | Suriname | 0–3 | Nicaragua | 21–25 | 12–25 | 15–25 | | 48–75 | P2 P3 |
| 5 Sep | 20:00 | Mexico | 3–0 | Peru | 25–23 | 25–19 | 25–21 | | 75–63 | P2 P3 |

## Final round
### Bracket

| 5th place match | 5th place match | 5th place match | 5th–8th semi-finals | 5th–8th semi-finals | 5th–8th semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | | 2B | Peru | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3A | Chile | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | 4B | Suriname | 0 | | | | 1A | Dominican Republic | 3 | |
| | | | 2B | Peru | 3 | | | | 3A | Chile | 0 | |
| Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 0 | | | | | | | Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | 1 |
| Peru | Peru | 3 | | | | | | | Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | 1 | Cuba | Cuba | 3 |
| | | | | | | 2A | Cuba | | | | | 3 | | |
| | | | | | | 3B | Nicaragua | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7th place match | 7th place match | 7th place match | 4A | Costa Rica | 3 | | | | 1B | Mexico | 2 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | | 3B | Nicaragua | 0 | | | | 2A | Cuba | 3 | | | |
| Nicaragua | Nicaragua | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Chile | Chile | 1 |
| Suriname | Suriname | 0 | | | | | | | | | | Mexico | Mexico | 3 |

### Quarter-finals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 6 Sep | 16:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Nicaragua | 25–17 | 26–24 | 25–16 | | | 76–57 | P2 P3 |
| 6 Sep | 18:00 | Peru | 1–3 | Chile | 25–21 | 18–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | | 83–96 | P2 P3 |

### 5th–8th Semi-finals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 7 Sep | 14:00 | Costa Rica | 3–0 | Nicaragua | 25–22 | 25–18 | 26–24 | | | 76–64 | P2 P3 |
| 7 Sep | 16:00 | Suriname | 0–3 | Peru | 20–25 | 14–25 | 15–25 | | | 49–75 | P2 P3 |

### Semi-finals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 7 Sep | 18:00 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Chile | 30–28 | 25–21 | 29–27 | | | 84–76 | P2 P3 |
| 7 Sep | 20:00 | Mexico | 2–3 | Cuba | 25–18 | 22–25 | 19–25 | 25–22 | 14–16 | 105–106 | P2 P3 |

### 7th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 Sep | 12:00 | Nicaragua | 3–0 | Suriname | 25–12 | 25–16 | 25–15 | | | 75–43 | P2 P3 |

### 5th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 Sep | 14:00 | Costa Rica | 0–3 | Peru | 15–25 | 21–25 | 20–25 | | | 56–75 | P2 P3 |

### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 Sep | 16:00 | Chile | 1–3 | Mexico | 25–20 | 23–25 | 15–25 | 13–25 | | 76–95 | P2 P3 |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 Sep | 18:00 | Dominican Republic | 1–3 | Cuba | 24–26 | 25–22 | 21–25 | 20–25 | | 90–98 | P2 P3 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Cuba |
| | Dominican Republic |
| | Mexico |
| 4 | Chile |
| 5 | Peru |
| 6 | Costa Rica |
| 7 | Nicaragua |
| 8 | Suriname |
* 2024 Women's U23 Pan-American Cup champions
* Cuba First title

## Individual awards

The following individual awards were presented at the end of the tournament.
* Most valuable player (MVP)
    Lisania Grafort (CUB)
* Best setter
    Ailyn Liberato (DOM)
* Best outside spikers
    Marcela Herrera (MEX)
    Michelle Lizárraga (MEX)
* Best middle blockers
    María Ignacia Nielsen (CHI)
    Yensy Kindelan (CUB)
* Best opposite
    Alondra Tapia (DOM)
* Best libero
    Camila Arias (CRC)
* Best scorer
    Petra Schwartzman (CHI)
* Best digger
    Brissa Nieves (PER)
* Best receiver
    Camila Arias (CRC)
* Best server
    Marcela Herrera (MEX)