# 2012 Men's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup

The 2012 Men's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the first edition of the bi-annual men's volleyball tournament, played by five countries from September 25 – 30, 2012 at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, British Columbia, Canada.

## Competing nations

* Teams
* Argentina
* Brazil
* Canada
* Dominican Republic
* Mexico
* Venezuela (withdrew)

## 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 The first criterion is the number of matches won, second criterion is points gained by the team In case of tie, the teams were classified according to the following criteria: points ratio and sets ratio

## Competition format

The competition format for the first Men's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup consists of two phases, the first is a Round-Robin round between all five competing nations. After the Round-Robin finishes, 3rd and 4th place nations according to ranking will play for the bronze and 1st and 2nd place nations according to ranking will play for the gold.

## Round robin

* Venue: Langley Events Centre, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
* All times are Pacific Standard Time Zone (UTC−08:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 342 | 258 | 1.326 | 12 | 2 | 6.000 | Final |
| 2 | Argentina | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 315 | 272 | 1.158 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | Final |
| 3 | Canada | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 259 | 350 | 0.740 | 6 | 8 | 0.750 | 3rd place match |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 275 | 307 | 0.896 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 3rd place match |
| 5 | Mexico | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 240 | 335 | 0.716 | 2 | 12 | 0.167 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 Sep | 18:00 | Dominican Republic | 1–3 | Argentina | 15–25 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 17–25 | | 79–97 | P2P3 |
| 25 Sep | 20:00 | Canada | 3–2 | Mexico | 20–25 | 24–26 | 25–18 | 25–13 | 15–13 | 109–95 | P2P3 |
| 26 Sep | 18:00 | Argentina | 3–0 | Mexico | 25–16 | 25–23 | 25–11 | | | 75–52 | P2P3 |
| 26 Sep | 20:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | 25–20 | 25–20 | 25–13 | | | 75–53 | P2P3 |
| 27 Sep | 18:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Argentina | 25–20 | 31–29 | 25–18 | | | 81–67 | P2P3 |
| 27 Sep | 20:00 | Canada | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | 25–18 | 27–25 | 27–25 | | | 79–68 | P2P3 |
| 28 Sep | 18:00 | Mexico | 0–3 | Dominican Republic | 19–25 | 19–25 | 18–25 | | | 56–75 | P2P3 |
| 28 Sep | 20:00 | Canada | 2–3 | Brazil | 19–25 | 15–25 | 25–21 | 26–24 | 14–16 | 99–111 | P2P3 |
| 29 Sep | 18:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Mexico | 25–10 | 25–16 | 25–13 | | | 75–39 | P2P3 |
| 29 Sep | 20:00 | Canada | 0–3 | Argentina | 24–26 | 15–25 | 23–25 | | | 62–76 | P2P3 |

## Finals
### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 30 Sep | 18:00 | Canada | 0–3 | Dominican Republic | 23–25 | 15–25 | 23–25 | | | 61–75 | P2P3 |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 30 Sep | 20:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Argentina | 25–18 | 25–13 | 25–18 | | | 75–43 | P2P3 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Brazil |
| | Argentina |
| | Dominican Republic |
| 4 | Canada |
| 5 | Mexico |
* 2012 Men's U23 Pan-American Cup champions
* Brazil 1st title

## Individual awards

* Most valuable player
** Rogério Carvalho (BRA)
* Best scorer
** Gonzalo Lapera (ARG)
* Best spiker
** Henrique Batagim (BRA)
* Best blocker
** Daniel Jansen (CAN)
* Best server
** Gonzalo Lapera (ARG)
* Best digger
** Rogério Carvalho (BRA)
* Best setter
** Fernando Arpajou (ARG)
* Best receiver
** Rogério Carvalho (BRA)
* Best libero
** Rogério Carvalho (BRA)