# 2006 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

The 2006 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the fifth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, played by twelve countries from June 27 to July 8, 2006 in the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The event served as a qualifier for the 2007 World Grand Prix in Ningbo, PR China. 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 |
| Brazil  Canada  Costa Rica  Dominican Republic  Mexico  Puerto Rico | Argentina  Barbados  Cuba  Peru  United States  Venezuela |

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| | Team | Points | G | W | L | SW | SL | Ratio |
| 1. | Brazil | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3.500 |
| 2. | Dominican R. | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3.250 |
| 3. | Puerto Rico | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 |
| 4. | Canada | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0.888 |
| 5. | Mexico | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 0.307 |
| 5. | Costa Rica | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0.066 |
* Thursday June 29
| Brazil | 3 – 1 | Dominican R. | 25–21 24–26 25–15 25–19 |
| Canada | 3 – 0 | Costa Rica | 25–15 25–20 25-06 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 – 1 | Mexico | 18–25 25–14 25–18 25–19 |
* Friday June 30
| Brazil | 3 – 0 | Mexico | 25–8 25–12 25–19 |
| Dominican R. | 3 – 0 | Costa Rica | 25–12 25–11 25–19 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 – 1 | Canada | 23–25 25–14 25–20 25–20 |
* Saturday July 1
| Dominican R. | 3 – 1 | Canada | 26–24 18–25 25–13 25–22 |
| Mexico | 3 – 1 | Costa Rica | 22–25 25–21 25–18 25–16 |
| Brazil | 2 – 3 | Puerto Rico | 25–19 20–25 22–25 25–18 13–15 |
* Sunday July 2
| Brazil | 3 – 0 | Canada | 25–22 25–21 25–12 |
| Dominican R. | 3 – 0 | Mexico | 25–17 25–16 27–25 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 – 0 | Costa Rica | 25–14 25–20 25–11 |
* Monday July 3
| Canada | 3 – 0 | Mexico | 25–14 25–19 25–16 |
| Brazil | 3 – 0 | Costa Rica | 25–13 25–13 25–16 |
| Puerto Rico | 0 – 3 | Dominican R. | 19–25 27–29 20–25 |

### Group B

| | Team | Points | G | W | L | SW | SL | Ratio |
| 1. | Cuba | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 15.000 |
| 2. | United States | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 4.333 |
| 3. | Peru | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1.125 |
| 4. | Venezuela | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0.333 |
| 5. | Argentina | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 |
| 5. | Barbados | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 |
* Thursday June 29
| Venezuela | 3 – 0 | Barbados | 25–10 25–20 25-07 |
| United States | 3 – 0 | Peru | 25–18 25–17 25–20 |
| Cuba | 3 – 0 | Argentina | 25–19 25–12 25–16 |
* Friday June 30
| Cuba | 3 – 0 | Barbados | 25-07 25–22 25-09 |
| Peru | 3 – 1 | Venezuela | 25–23 23–25 25–23 25–21 |
| United States | 3 – 0 | Argentina | 25-09 25–14 25–12 |
* Saturday July 1
| United States | 3 – 0 | Barbados | 25-08 25–17 25–11 |
| Peru | 3 – 1 | Argentina | 25–20 25–18 29–31 25–21 |
| Cuba | 3 – 0 | Venezuela | 25–16 25–17 25–21 |
* Sunday July 2
| Peru | 3 – 0 | Barbados | 25–18 25–17 25–21 |
| Argentina | 2 – 3 | Venezuela | 25–22 21–25 15–25 25–23 11–15 |
| Cuba | 3 – 1 | United States | 27–25 25–22 20–25 26–24 |
* Monday July 3
| Argentina | 3 – 0 | Barbados | 25–13 25-06 25–19 |
| United States | 3 – 0 | Venezuela | 26–24 25–20 25–14 |
| Cuba | 3 – 0 | Peru | 25–15 25–20 25–19 |

## Final round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 2006-07-06 – San Juan, Puerto Rico | 2006-07-06 – San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Brazil | 3 |
| Brazil | 3 | 2006-07-07 – San Juan, Puerto Rico | 2006-07-07 – San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| United States | 1 | 2006-07-07 – San Juan, Puerto Rico | 2006-07-07 – San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| United States | 1 | Brazil | 3 |
| 2006-07-06 – San Juan, Puerto Rico | 2006-07-06 – San Juan, Puerto Rico | | Brazil | 3 |
| 2006-07-06 – San Juan, Puerto Rico | 2006-07-06 – San Juan, Puerto Rico | Cuba | 1 |
| Cuba | 3 | Cuba | 1 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | | |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | 2006-07-07 – San Juan, Puerto Rico | 2006-07-07 – San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| | | United States | 0 |
| | | Dominican Republic | 3 |

### Quarterfinals

* Wednesday July 5, 2006
| Dominican R. | 3 – 0 | Peru | 25–21 25–18 25–13 |
| United States | 3 – 2 | Puerto Rico | 23–25 22–25 25–22 25–21 15-08 |

### Semi-finals

* Thursday July 6, 2006
| Brazil | 3 – 1 | United States | 21–25 25–22 25–17 25–10 |
| Cuba | 3 – 1 | Dominican R. | 25–23 25–22 14–25 25–13 |

### Finals

* Wednesday July 5, 2006 — Eleventh Place Match
| Costa Rica | 3 – 0 | Barbados | 25–19 25–16 25–15 |
* Wednesday July 5, 2006 — Ninth Place Match
| Mexico | 3 – 1 | Argentina | 25–18 23–25 25–21 25–14 |
* Thursday July 6, 2006 — Seventh Place Match
| Canada | 3 – 2 | Venezuela | 25–17 25–21 21–25 20–25 19–17 |
* Thursday July 6, 2006 — Fifth Place Match
| Puerto Rico | 3 – 0 | Peru | 25–14 25–22 25–22 |
* Friday July 7, 2006 — Bronze Medal Match
| United States | 0 – 3 | Dominican R. | 18–25 22–25 20–25 |
* Friday July 7, 2006 — Gold Medal Match
| Brazil | 3 – 1 | Cuba | 25–14 21–25 25–22 25–11 |

## Final ranking

| Place | Team |
| 1. | Brazil |
| 2. | Cuba |
| 3. | Dominican Republic |
| 4. | United States |
| 5. | Puerto Rico |
| 6. | Peru |
| 7. | Canada |
| 8. | Venezuela |
| 9. | Mexico |
| 10. | Argentina |
| 11. | Costa Rica |
| 12. | Barbados |
* 2006 Women's Pan-American Cup winners
* Brazil First title
* Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic and the United States qualified for the 2007 World Grand Prix

## Awards

* Most valuable player
** Mari Steinbrecher
* Best attacker
** Mari Steinbrecher
* Best scorer
** Aury Cruz
* Best defender
** Yarleen Santiago
* Best setter
** Robyn Ah Mow-Santos
* Best server
** Aury Cruz
* Best receiver
** Stacey Gordon
* Best libero
** Arlene Xavier
* Best blocker
** Fabiana Claudino
* Best coach
** José Roberto Guimarães