# 2008 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

The 2008 Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the third edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament, played by seven countries from June 2 to June 7, 2008, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The winner of each pool automatically advanced to the semi-finals and the teams placed in second and third met in crossed matches in the quarterfinals round.

## Competing Nations

| Group A | Group B |
| United States  Mexico  Costa Rica | Canada  Dominican Republic  Puerto Rico  Trinidad and Tobago |

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Rk | Team | Points | W | L | SW | SL | Ratio |
| 1 | United States | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | MAX |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 |
June 2, 2008
| Costa Rica | 0–3 | United States | 15–25, 18–25, 17–25 |
June 3, 2008
| United States | 3–0 | Mexico | 25–20, 25–11, 25–16 |
June 4, 2008
| Costa Rica | 0–3 | Mexico | 19–25, 27–29, 17–25 |

### Group B

| Rk | Team | Points | W | L | SW | SL | Ratio |
| 1 | Canada | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | MAX |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0.600 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.333 |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.182 |
June 2, 2008
| Puerto Rico | 1–3 | Dominican Republic | 20–25, 19–25, 25–22, 21–25 |
| Canada | 3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25–12, 25–13, 25–13 |
June 3, 2008
| Canada | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 25–14, 25–15, 25–13 |
| Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25–17, 25–22, 27–25 |
June 4, 2008
| Puerto Rico | 3–2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 20–25, 25–21, 22–25, 25–14, 15–13 |
| Canada | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | 25–19, 25–20, 25–22 |

## Final round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 2008-06-06 – Winnipeg, Manitoba | 2008-06-06 – Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| United States | 3 |
| United States | 3 | 2008-06-07 – Winnipeg, Manitoba | 2008-06-07 – Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 2008-06-07 – Winnipeg, Manitoba | 2008-06-07 – Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | United States | 3 |
| 2008-06-06 – Winnipeg, Manitoba | 2008-06-06 – Winnipeg, Manitoba | | United States | 3 |
| 2008-06-06 – Winnipeg, Manitoba | 2008-06-06 – Winnipeg, Manitoba | Canada | 1 |
| Canada | 3 | Canada | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 | | |
| Mexico | 1 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | 2008-06-07 – Winnipeg, Manitoba | 2008-06-07 – Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| | | Dominican Republic | 3 |
| | | Mexico | 2 |

### Quarterfinals

* Thursday June 5, 2008
| Mexico | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 25–22, 25–22, 25–19 |
| Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 25–21, 28–26, 25–15 |

### Classification 5–6

* Friday June 6, 2008
| Puerto Rico | 1–3 | Costa Rica | 23–25, 22–25, 25–20, 23–25 |

### Semifinals

* Friday June 6, 2008
| United States | 3–1 | Dominican Republic | 25–22, 32–30, 22–25, 25–23 |
| Canada | 3–1 | Mexico | 18–25, 25–22, 25–12, 25–18 |

### Classification 6–7

* Saturday June 7, 2008
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3–1 | Puerto Rico | 25–23, 18–25, 25–22, 25–23 |

### Championship Round

* Saturday June 7, 2008
| Dominican Republic | 3–2 | Mexico | 23–25, 25–21, 23–25, 25–18, 15–12 |
| United States | 3–1 | Canada | 25–22, 27–29, 25–22, 25–22 |

## Final ranking

| Place | Team |
| 1. | United States |
| 2. | Canada |
| 3. | Dominican Republic |
| 4. | Mexico |
| 5. | Costa Rica |
| 6. | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 7. | Puerto Rico |
* 2008 Men's Pan-American Cup winners
* United States Second title

## Individual awards

* Most valuable player
** Evan Patak (USA)
* Best scorer
** Elvis Contreras (DOM)
* Best spiker
** Gavin Schmitt (CAN)
* Best blocker
** Tomás Aguilera (MEX)
* Best server
** Evan Patak (USA)
* Best digger
** Alvaro Cascante (CRC)
* Best setter
** Pedro Rangel (MEX)