# 2007 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

The 2007 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the sixth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, played by twelve countries from June 19 to June 30, 2007 in Colima, Mexico. The intercontinental event served as a qualifier for the 2008 FIVB World Grand Prix in the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. 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 |
| Argentina  Costa Rica  Dominican Republic  Mexico  Trinidad and Tobago  United States | Brazil  Cuba  Canada  Peru  Puerto Rico  Uruguay |

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| | Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio |
| 1. | United States | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 419 | 296 | 1.383 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 |
| 2. | Dominican R. | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 407 | 276 | 1.475 | 14 | 3 | 4.666 |
| 3. | Argentina | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 365 | 305 | 1.197 | 10 | 6 | 1.666 |
| 4. | Costa Rica | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 324 | 380 | 0.855 | 6 | 11 | 0.545 |
| 5. | Mexico | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 314 | 366 | 0.876 | 5 | 12 | 0.416 |
| 6. | Trinidad & T. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 170 | 376 | 0.452 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 |
* June 21
| Dominican R. | 3 – 0 | Costa Rica | 25–21 25–22 25–10 |
| Mexico | 3 – 0 | Trinidad & T. | 25–10 25–19 25-08 |
| United States | 3 – 1 | Argentina | 17–25 25–20 25–23 25–16 |
* June 22
| United States | 3 – 0 | Costa Rica | 25–14 25–15 25–13 |
| Dominican R. | 3 – 0 | Trinidad & T. | 25-07 25-09 25–10 |
| Argentina | 3 – 0 | Mexico | 25–20 25022 25–14 |
* June 23
| Argentina | 3 – 0 | Trinidad & T. | 25–10 25–11 25–12 |
| United States | 3 – 2 | Dominican R. | 25–20 18–25 26–24 18–25 15–13 |
| Costa Rica | 3 – 2 | Mexico | 25–15 15–25 22–25 26–24 16–14 |
* June 24
| United States | 3 – 0 | Trinidad & T. | 25-08 25-09 25-05 |
| Argentina | 3 – 0 | Costa Rica | 25–19 25–15 25–15 |
| Dominican R. | 3 – 0 | Mexico | 25–10 25–16 25–13 |
* June 25
| Costa Rica | 3 – 0 | Trinidad & T. | 25–10 26–24 25–18 |
| Dominican R. | 3 – 0 | Argentina | 25–18 25–18 25–20 |
| United States | 3 – 0 | Mexico | 25–18 25–12 25–11 |

### Group B

| | Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio |
| 1. | Cuba | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 398 | 302 | 1.318 | 14 | 3 | 4.666 |
| 2. | Brazil | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 392 | 338 | 1.160 | 12 | 4 | 3.000 |
| 3. | Puerto Rico | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 402 | 348 | 1.155 | 12 | 5 | 2.400 |
| 4. | Peru | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 353 | 384 | 0.919 | 6 | 11 | 0.545 |
| 5. | Canada | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 381 | 403 | 0.945 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 |
| 6. | Uruguay | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 224 | 375 | 0.597 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 |
* June 21
| Cuba | 3 – 0 | Uruguay | 25–13 25–11 25–14 |
| Peru | 3 – 2 | Canada | 25–21 21–25 31–29 16–25 16–14 |
| Brazil | 3 – 0 | Puerto Rico | 35–33 25–23 25–19 |
* June 22
| Canada | 3 – 0 | Uruguay | 25–16 25–17 25–13 |
| Brazil | 3 – 0 | Peru | 25–18 25–23 25–16 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 – 2 | Cuba | 20–25 25–15 17–25 25–20 15–13 |
* June 23
| Brazil | 3 – 0 | Uruguay | 25–13 25–16 25–14 |
| Cuba | 3 – 0 | Canada | 25–14 25–16 25–18 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 – 0 | Peru | 25–20 25–16 25–21 |
* June 24
| Puerto Rico | 3 – 0 | Uruguay | 25–17 25–19 25–16 |
| Brazil | 3 – 1 | Canada | 25–22 25–22 23–25 25–19 |
| Cuba | 3 – 0 | Peru | 25–23 25–12 25–20 |
* June 25
| Peru | 3 – 0 | Uruguay | 25–14 25–18 25–13 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 – 0 | Canada | 25–21 25–17 25–18 |
| Cuba | 3 – 0 | Brazil | 25–22 25–19 25–18 |

## Final round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 2007-06-29 – Colima, Mexico | 2007-06-29 – Colima, Mexico |
| United States | 0 |
| United States | 0 | 2007-06-30 – Colima, Mexico | 2007-06-30 – Colima, Mexico |
| Brazil | 3 | 2007-06-30 – Colima, Mexico | 2007-06-30 – Colima, Mexico |
| Brazil | 3 | Brazil | 0 |
| 2007-06-29 – Colima, Mexico | 2007-06-29 – Colima, Mexico | | Brazil | 0 |
| 2007-06-29 – Colima, Mexico | 2007-06-29 – Colima, Mexico | Cuba | 3 |
| Cuba | 3 | Cuba | 3 |
| Dominican Republic | 0 | | |
| Dominican Republic | 0 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | 2007-06-30 – Colima, Mexico | 2007-06-30 – Colima, Mexico |
| | | United States | 1 |
| | | Dominican Republic | 3 |

### Quarterfinals

* Wednesday June 27, 2007
| Dominican R. | 3 – 2 | Puerto Rico | 25–17 22–25 25–27 25–17 15-07 |
| Brazil | 3 – 0 | Argentina | 25–11 25–18 25–19 |

### Semi-finals

* Friday June 29, 2007
| United States | 0 – 3 | Brazil | 15–25 15–25 18–25 |
| Cuba | 3 – 0 | Dominican R. | 28–26 25–22 25–18 |

### Finals

* Wednesday June 27, 2007 — Eleventh Place Match
| Uruguay | 3 – 0 | Trinidad & T. | 25–20 25–14 25–18 |
* Wednesday June 27, 2007 — Ninth Place Match
| Canada | 3 – 1 | Mexico | 25–12 25–23 25–27 25–22 |
* Thursday June 28, 2007 — Seventh Place Match
| Peru | 3 – 0 | Costa Rica | 25–14 25–17 25–22 |
* Thursday June 28, 2007 — Fifth Place Match
| Puerto Rico | 3 – 2 | Argentina | 21–25 15–25 25–17 25–22 15–10 |
* Saturday June 30, 2007 — Bronze Medal Match
| United States | 1 – 3 | Dominican R. | 19–25 28–26 18–25 26–28 |
* Saturday June 30, 2007 — Gold Medal Match
| Brazil | 0 – 3 | Cuba | 14–25 21–25 20–25 |

## Final ranking

| Place | Team |
| 1. | Cuba |
| 2. | Brazil |
| 3. | Dominican Republic |
| 4. | United States |
| 5. | Puerto Rico |
| 6. | Argentina |
| 7. | Peru |
| 8. | Costa Rica |
| 9. | Canada |
| 10. | Mexico |
| 11. | Uruguay |
| 12. | Trinidad and Tobago |
* 2007 Women's Pan-American Cup winners
* Cuba Fourth title
* Cuba, Brazil, Dominican Republic and the United States qualified for the 2008 World Grand Prix

## Awards

* Most valuable player
** Nancy Carrillo
* Best attacker
** Nancy Carrillo
* Best scorer
** Bethania de la Cruz
* Best defender
** Camila Brait
* Best setter
** Larissa Cundy
* Best server
** Nancy Carrillo
* Best receiver
** Vanessa Palacios
* Best libero
** Carmen Rosa Caso
* Best blocker
** Sherline Tasha Holness