# 2012 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

The 2012 Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the eleventh edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, played by twelve countries in July 2012 in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, after Lima, Peru, withdrew from hosting it. The top four NORCECA teams and the top from CSV confederation, in addition to Brazil, which was a wild card, qualified for the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix.

## Competing nations

| Group A | Group B |
| Canada  Colombia  Cuba  Dominican Republic  Puerto Rico  United States | Argentina  Brazil  Costa Rica  Mexico  Peru  Trinidad and Tobago |

## 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
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 448 | 365 | 1.227 | 13 | 6 | 2.167 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Cuba | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 462 | 413 | 1.119 | 14 | 7 | 2.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 436 | 400 | 1.090 | 13 | 7 | 1.857 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 331 | 354 | 0.935 | 7 | 9 | 0.778 | |
| 5 | Canada | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 369 | 390 | 0.946 | 7 | 11 | 0.636 | |
| 6 | Colombia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 276 | 400 | 0.690 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 July | 12:00 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Colombia | 25–13 | 25–18 | 25–11 | | | 75–42 | Report |
| 12 July | 14:00 | United States | 3–0 | Canada | 25–15 | 25–22 | 25–15 | | | 75–52 | Report |
| 12 July | 16:00 | Cuba | 3–1 | Puerto Rico | 16–25 | 25–15 | 25–18 | 25–19 | | 91–77 | Report |
| 13 July | 16:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Colombia | 25–19 | 25–21 | 25–15 | | | 75–55 | Report |
| 13 July | 18:00 | Dominican Republic | 3–1 | Canada | 25–17 | 18–25 | 25–19 | 25–21 | | 93–82 | Report |
| 13 July | 20:00 | United States | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 25–15 | 25–12 | 25–14 | | | 75–41 | Report |
| 14 July | 16:00 | Canada | 3–0 | Colombia | 25–12 | 25–19 | 25–13 | | | 75–44 | Report |
| 14 July | 16:00 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 25–22 | 25–19 | 25–22 | | | 75–63 | Report |
| 14 July | 18:00 | United States | 1–3 | Cuba | 18–25 | 23–25 | 25–18 | 19–25 | | 85–93 | Report |
| 15 July | 16:00 | Puerto Rico | 3–0 | Canada | 25–20 | 25–18 | 25–18 | | | 75–56 | Report |
| 15 July | 16:00 | United States | 3–1 | Colombia | 25–27 | 25–21 | 25–13 | 25–17 | | 100–78 | Report |
| 15 July | 20:00 | Dominican Republic | 2–3 | Cuba | 25–17 | 25–18 | 8–25 | 21–25 | 13–15 | 92–100 | Report |
| 16 July | 16:00 | Cuba | 2–3 | Canada | 23–25 | 23–25 | 25–17 | 25–22 | 7–15 | 103–104 | Report |
| 16 July | 16:00 | Puerto Rico | 3–0 | Colombia | 25–22 | 25–15 | 25–20 | | | 75–57 | Report |
| 16 July | 18:00 | United States | 3–2 | Dominican Republic | 24–26 | 24–26 | 25–15 | 25–22 | 15–12 | 113–101 | Report |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 377 | 239 | 1.577 | 15 | 0 | MAX | Semifinals |
| 2 | Peru | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 360 | 300 | 1.200 | 12 | 4 | 3.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 378 | 316 | 1.196 | 10 | 6 | 1.667 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 325 | 422 | 0.770 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 | |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 353 | 424 | 0.833 | 5 | 13 | 0.385 | |
| 6 | Mexico | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 327 | 419 | 0.780 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 July | 15:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 25–9 | 25–15 | 25–11 | | | 75–35 | Report |
| 12 July | 17:00 | Argentina | 1–3 | Peru | 25–14 | 21–25 | 21–25 | 23–25 | | 90–89 | Report |
| 12 July | 20:00 | Mexico | 1–3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25–27 | 20–25 | 25–17 | 19–25 | | 89–94 | Report |
| 13 July | 16:00 | Argentina | 3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | 26–24 | 25–14 | 25–13 | | | 76–51 | Report |
| 13 July | 18:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Peru | 25–11 | 25–19 | 25–16 | | | 75–46 | Report |
| 13 July | 20:00 | Mexico | 1–3 | Costa Rica | 27–25 | 18–25 | 20–25 | 23–25 | | 88–100 | Report |
| 14 July | 18:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25–16 | 25–16 | 25–20 | | | 75–52 | Report |
| 14 July | 20:00 | Peru | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 25–11 | 25–11 | 25–15 | | | 75–37 | Report |
| 14 July | 20:00 | Mexico | 0–3 | Argentina | 15–25 | 19–25 | 21–25 | | | 55–75 | Report |
| 15 July | 18:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Argentina | 25–20 | 25–17 | 27–25 | | | 77–62 | Report |
| 15 July | 18:00 | Costa Rica | 3–2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25–22 | 24–26 | 19–25 | 26–24 | 15–12 | 109–109 | Report |
| 15 July | 20:00 | Mexico | 0–3 | Peru | 18–25 | 19–25 | 14–25 | | | 51–75 | Report |
| 16 July | 18:00 | Peru | 3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25–15 | 25–20 | 25–12 | | | 75–47 | Report |
| 16 July | 20:00 | Argentina | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 25–14 | 25–22 | 25–8 | | | 75–44 | Report |
| 16 July | 20:00 | Mexico | 0–3 | Brazil | 14–25 | 9–25 | 21–25 | | | 44–75 | Report |

## Final round
### Championship bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | A1 | United States | 3 | | | |
| B2 | Peru | 0 | A3 | Dominican Republic | 1 | | | |
| A3 | Dominican Republic | 3 | | | | A1 | United States | 3 |
| | | | | | | B1 | Brazil | 2 |
| | | | B1 | Brazil | 3 |
| A2 | Cuba | 3 | A2 | Cuba | 1 |
| B3 | Argentina | 0 | | | | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | A3 | Dominican Republic | 2 |
| | | | | | | A2 | Cuba | 3 |

### 5th–10th places bracket

| Classification 5–10 | Classification 5–10 | Classification 5–10 | Classification 5–8 | Classification 5–8 | Classification 5–8 | Classification 5–6 | Classification 5–6 | Classification 5–6 |
| | | | B3 | Argentina | 3 | | | |
| B4 | Costa Rica | 2 | A5 | Canada | 1 | | | |
| A5 | Canada | 3 | | | | B3 | Argentina | 3 |
| | | | | | | A4 | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| | | | B2 | Peru | 1 | | | |
| A4 | Puerto Rico | 3 | A4 | Puerto Rico | 3 | | | |
| B5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Classification 9–10 | Classification 9–10 | Classification 9–10 | Classification 7–8 | Classification 7–8 | Classification 7–8 |
| | | | B4 | Costa Rica | 3 | A5 | Canada | 0 |
| | | | B5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | B2 | Peru | 3 |

### Eleventh place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 July | 20:00 | Colombia | 3–2 | Mexico | 25–23 | 21–25 | 25–16 | 21–25 | 15–13 | 107–102 | Report |

### Classification 7–10

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 July | 16:00 | Costa Rica | 2–3 | Canada | 22–25 | 25–18 | 16–25 | 25–13 | 13–15 | 101–96 | Report |
| 18 July | 18:00 | Puerto Rico | 3–1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25–27 | 25–11 | 25–19 | 25–17 | | 100–74 | Report |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 July | 18:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Argentina | 25–16 | 25–13 | 25–20 | | | 75–49 | Report |
| 18 July | 20:00 | Peru | 0–3 | Dominican Republic | 17–25 | 16–25 | 20–25 | | | 53–75 | Report |

### Classification 5–8

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 19 July | 16:00 | Canada | 1–3 | Argentina | 25–23 | 14–25 | 24–26 | 14–25 | | 77–99 | Report |
| 19 July | 18:00 | Puerto Rico | 3–1 | Peru | 24–26 | 25–15 | 25–18 | 25–21 | | 99–80 | Report |

### Ninth place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 19 July | 20:00 | Costa Rica | 3–2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25–19 | 21–25 | 25–15 | 20–25 | 15–6 | 106–90 | Report |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 19 July | 18:00 | Brazil | 3–1 | Cuba | 27–25 | 25–18 | 19–25 | 25–18 | | 96–86 | Report |
| 19 July | 20:00 | United States | 3–1 | Dominican Republic | 25–20 | 26–24 | 24–26 | 25–16 | | 100–86 | Report |

### Seventh place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 20 July | 14:00 | Canada | 0–3 | Peru | 19–25 | 28–30 | 21–25 | | | 68–80 | Report |

### Fifth place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 20 July | 16:00 | Argentina | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 25–20 | 25–20 | 25–17 | | | 75–57 | Report |

### Bronze medal match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 20 July | 18:00 | Cuba | 3–2 | Dominican Republic | 25–21 | 28–26 | 23–25 | 18–25 | 15–12 | 109–109 | Report |

### Gold medal match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 20 July | 20:00 | Brazil | 2–3 | United States | 30–28 | 25–18 | 22–25 | 21–25 | 11–15 | 109–111 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | United States |
| | Brazil |
| | Cuba |
| 4 | Dominican Republic |
| 5 | Argentina |
| 6 | Puerto Rico |
| 7 | Peru |
| 8 | Canada |
| 9 | Costa Rica |
| 10 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 11 | Colombia |
| 12 | Mexico |
* Team qualified to the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix

## Individual awards

* Most valuable player
    Kristin Richards
* Best scorer
    Kristin Richards
* Best spiker
    Yanelis Santos
* Best blocker
    Natasha Farinea
* Best server
    Yanelis Santos
* Best digger
    Brenda Castillo
* Best setter
    Elena Keldibekova
* Best receiver
    Brenda Castillo
* Best libero
    Brenda Castillo