# 2016 Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship

The 2016 Men's Junior Continental Championship is the tenth edition of the bi-annual tournament. It is played from 5–10 July on Gatineau, Quebec. The tournament will consist of seven teams. The top finisher at the final standing will qualify to 2017 U-21 World Championship.

## Pool composition

Teams are distributed using the Serpentine system according NORCECA U-21 Ranking as of January 1, 2016
| Pool A | Pool B |
| United States (2) Barbados (6) Saint Vincent (8) | Canada (Host - 1) Cuba (3) Guatemala (12) Trinidad and Tobago (14) |

## Pool standing procedure

Match won 3–0: 5 points for the winner, 0 point for the loser Match won 3–1: 4 points for the winner, 1 points for the loser Match won 3–2: 3 points for the winner, 2 points for the loser In case of tie, the teams were classified according to the following criteria: points ratio and sets ratio.

## Preliminary round

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time–(UTC-04:00)

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 150 | 79 | 1.899 | 6 | 0 | MAX | Semifinals |
| 2 | Barbados | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 121 | 134 | 0.903 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Saint Vincent | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 150 | 0.613 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | Quarterfinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 5 Jul | 16:00 | United States | 3–0 | Barbados | 25–15 | 25–15 | 25–16 | 75–46 | P2 P3 |
| 6 Jul | 16:00 | Barbados | 3–0 | Saint Vincent | 25–23 | 25–19 | 25–17 | 75–59 | P2 P3 |
| 7 Jul | 16:00 | Saint Vincent | 0–3 | United States | 11–25 | 12–25 | 10–25 | 33–75 | P2 P3 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | Cuba | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 225 | 132 | 1.705 | 9 | 0 | MAX | Semifinals |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 201 | 166 | 1.211 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Guatemala | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 164 | 200 | 0.820 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 133 | 225 | 0.591 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 5 Jul | 18:00 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0–3 | Cuba | 15–25 | 6–25 | 16–25 | 37–75 | P2 P3 |
| 5 Jul | 20:00 | Canada | 3–0 | Guatemala | 25–12 | 25–18 | 25–15 | 75–45 | P2 P3 |
| 6 Jul | 18:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Guatemala | 25–17 | 25–17 | 25–10 | 75–44 | P2 P3 |
| 6 Jul | 20:00 | Canada | 3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25–19 | 25–9 | 25–18 | 75–46 | P2 P3 |
| 7 Jul | 18:00 | Guatemala | 3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25–21 | 25–12 | 25–17 | 75–50 | P2 P3 |
| 7 Jul | 20:00 | Canada | 0–3 | Cuba | 17–25 | 18–25 | 16–25 | 51–75 | P2 P3 |

## Final round
### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | A1 | United States | 3 | | | |
| B2 | Canada | 3 | B2 | Canada | 0 | | | |
| A3 | Saint Vincent | 0 | | | | A1 | United States | 3 |
| | | | | | | B1 | Cuba | 1 |
| | | | B1 | Cuba | 3 | | | |
| A2 | Barbados | 1 | B3 | Guatemala | 0 | | | |
| B3 | Guatemala | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5th place | 5th place | 5th place | 3rd place | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | | A3 | Saint Vincent | 1 | B2 | Canada | 3 |
| | | | A2 | Barbados | 3 | B3 | Guatemala | 0 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 Jul | 18:00 | Canada | 3–0 | Saint Vincent | 25–13 | 25–14 | 25–10 | | | 75–37 | P2 P3 |
| 8 Jul | 20:00 | Barbados | 1–3 | Guatemala | 21–25 | 25–19 | 21–25 | 23–25 | | 90–94 | P2 P3 |

### Classification - 5th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 Jul | 16:00 | Saint Vincent | 1–3 | Barbados | 17–25 | 24–26 | 25–23 | 18–25 | | 84–99 | P2 P3 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 Jul | 18:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Guatemala | 25–15 | 25–15 | 25–17 | | | 75–47 | P2 P3 |
| 9 Jul | 20:00 | United States | 3–0 | Canada | 25–9 | 26–24 | 25–21 | | | 76–54 | P2 P3 |

### 6th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Jul | 16:00 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1–3 | Saint Vincent | 26–24 | 19–25 | 19–25 | 21–25 | | 85–99 | P2 P3 |

### 3rd place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Jul | 18:00 | Guatemala | 0–3 | Canada | 13–25 | 12–25 | 19–25 | | | 44–75 | P2 P3 |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Jul | 20:00 | Cuba | 1–3 | United States | 17–25 | 27–29 | 25–19 | 22–25 | | 91–98 | P2 P3 |

## Final standing

* Qualified to 2017 U-21 World Championship
| Rank | Team |
| | United States |
| | Cuba |
| | Canada |
| 4 | Guatemala |
| 5 | Barbados |
| 6 | Saint Vincent |
| 7 | Trinidad and Tobago |
* 2016 Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball champions
* United States 3rd title
* 12-man roster:
* K. Ensing, R. Devilbiss, J. Cole, G. Huhmann, S. Stadick, J. Tuaniga, A. Matauia, M. Wexter, J. Worsley, M. Douglas, E. Jordan, D. Missry
* Head Coach:
* Jay Hosack

## All-Star Team

* Most valuable player
** Joshua Tuaniga (USA)
* Best setter
** Joshua Tuaniga (USA)
* Best Opposite
** Erik Flores (GUA)
* Best Outside Hitters
** Jordan Ewert (USA)
** Miguel Gutiérrez (CUB)
* Best Middle Blockers
** Marcus Thomas (VCT)
** Roamy Alonso (CUB)
* Best libero
** Jordan Pereira (CAN)