No. 3 Saturday, January 11th , 2020
NORCECA Men's Tokyo Volleyball Qualification VOLLEYBALL - Matches calendar
No Phase
Teams
Date
Hour City
Hall
1
RR
CAN
- MEX
10-Jan-2020
18:30 Vancouver
Pacific Coliseum
2
RR
CUB
- PUR
10-Jan-2020
20:30 Vancouver
Pacific Coliseum
3
RR
PUR
- MEX
11-Jan-2020
15:30 Vancouver
Pacific Coliseum
4
RR
CAN
- CUB
11-Jan-2020
18:00 Vancouver
Pacific Coliseum
5
RR
CUB
- MEX
12-Jan-2020
14:00 Vancouver
Pacific Coliseum
6
RR
CAN
- PUR
12-Jan-2020
16:00 Vancouver
Pacific Coliseum
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NORCECA Men's Tokyo Volleyball Qualification O-1 VOLLEYBALL - Uniform colors
No
Date
Hour City
Hall
1
10-Jan-2020
18:30 Vancouver
Pacific Coliseum
2
10-Jan-2020
20:30 Vancouver
Pacific Coliseum
3
11-Jan-2020
15:30 Vancouver
Pacific Coliseum
4
11-Jan-2020
18:00 Vancouver
Pacific Coliseum
5
12-Jan-2020
14:00 Vancouver
Pacific Coliseum
6
12-Jan-2020
16:00 Vancouver
Pacific Coliseum
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11-Jan-2020 02:04
Teams
Team uniform
Libero
CAN
Red
Black
MEX
Black
White
CUB
Blue
White
PUR
White
Red
PUR
Red
White
MEX
White
Red
CAN
Black
White
CUB
Red
Blue
CUB
Blue
Red
MEX
Red
Black
CAN
White
Red
PUR
Blue
Red
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NORCECA Men's Tokyo Volleyball Qualification P-4 Collated results & ranking Results as of 11 January 2020
MATCHES RESULTS Round Robin No
Date
1 2 3 4 5 6
10-Jan-2020 10-Jan-2020 11-Jan-2020 11-Jan-2020 12-Jan-2020 12-Jan-2020
Teams CAN CUB PUR CAN CUB CAN
-
Set MEX PUR MEX CUB MEX PUR
3-0 3-0 3-0 3-2
Result per set (points) 2 3 4
1 25-16 25-18 26-24 22-25
25-14 25-14 25-23 22-25
25-17 25-19 25-23 25-12
Total Points
5
25-21
75-47 75-51 76-70 109-92 -
15-9
Duration
Spectators
1:25 1:22 1:39 2:31
2400 2395 2760 4580
TEAM RANKING Round Robin Rk Code Team 1 2 3 4
CAN CUB PUR MEX
Canada Cuba Puerto Rico Mexico
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Matches Results details Pts W L T 3-0 3-1 3-2 2-3 1-3 0-3 W
Sets L Ratio
2 1 1 0
2 3 3 6
0 1 1 2
2 2 2 2
8 7 5 0
1 1 1 0
0 0 0 0
12-Jan-2020 00:50
1 0 0 0
0 1 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 1 2
6 5 3 0
3.000 1.666 1.000 0.000
W 184 167 127 117
Points L Ratio 139 160 145 151
1.323 1.043 0.875 0.774
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NORCECA Men's Tokyo Volleyball Qualification P-2 Match result Round Robin Match: 3 Date: 11/01/2020 Spectators: 2,760 City: Vancouver Hall: Pacific Coliseum Match duration: Start: 15:30 End: 17:09 Total: 1:39
Teams
Sets
1
2
3
PUR MEX
3 0
26 24
25 23
25 23
4
5
Total
76 70
Duration: 0:29 0:33 0:31
1:33
Referees: Ricardo Borroto Iglesias (CUB) & Scott Dziewirz (CAN) PUR - Puerto Rico
MEX - Mexico
Line-up No Name 3 Guzman 4 Del Valle (L)
Pos. 1
2
3
WS
1
1
1
4
Points by set 5
2
3
7
4
5
16
1 Vargas
OP
1
1
4 Ruiz
L
5 Nieves 7 Iglesias 8 Rivera
MB
2
2
S
6
6
WS 15
11 Torres (C)
OP
13 Sanchez
WS
14 Vargas
4
Line-up
1
5
T.
2 6
1
1
2
1
2
3
5
4
2
2
WS
6
5 Rangel (L)
L
4
5
T. 8
5
6
1
4
1
6
L
L
L 2
3
3
4
1
2
1
2
2
3
13 Martinez (L)
L
L
L
L
14 Martinez
MB
9
9
16 Chavez
MB
1
6
1
2
3
3
8
20 Duarte
WS
3
2
3
4
1
2
7
21 Gonzalez
OP
10 1
1
1
7
22 Sarabia
WS
4
2
2
L
23 Moreno
WS
24 Hernandez
WS
5
18
WS
4
4
4
4
3
6
13
15 Rodriguez
MB
5
5
17 Colon
MB
22 Maldonado
OP 14 7 S
4
Points by set 5
4
7
25 Negron
5
4
S
6
15 5 L
3
MB
3
L
2
9 Rodriguez
3
L
Pos. 1
10 Rangel (C)
17
3
24 Cabrera (L)
No Name
1
1
2
11 11
25 Aranda
Coach: Oswald Antonetti Assistant: Torres Alberto J.
S
5
4 1
Coach: Jorge Miguel Azair Lopez Assistant: Martell Macias Jose Luis
TEAMS AND PLAYERS PERFORMANCES Scoring Skills
Won Points 46 17 15 11 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 24 76
Total Atts 89 29 25 20 24 2 2 7 75 11 13 15 188
Total Team 11 Torres 3 Guzman 14 Vargas Total Team 3 Guzman 14 Vargas 17 Colon Total Team 7 Iglesias 11 Torres 14 Vargas Total Team Total Team
18 16 13
44 38 37
11 Torres 3 Guzman 14 Vargas
No Name
n Starting line-up with position o Substitute with shirt number
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Won Points 29 8 6 4 7 3 1 1 4 2 1 1 30 70
Spike
Block
Serve Opp. error Total Best scorers (C) = Captain (L) / L = Libero
8 8 7
Total Atts 68 16 13 17 36 7 4 5 71 13 8 9 175
Total Team 1 Vargas 20 Duarte 4 Ruiz Total Team 16 Chavez 4 Ruiz 10 Rangel Total Team 10 Rangel 4 Ruiz 16 Chavez Total Team Total Team
34 23 29
1 Vargas 16 Chavez 20 Duarte
MB = Middle blocker OP = Opposite spiker
11-Jan-2020 17:14
No Name
S = Setter WS = Wing spiker
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NORCECA Men's Tokyo Volleyball Qualification P-2 Match result (in progress) Round Robin Match: 4 Date: 11/01/2020 Spectators: 4,580 City: Vancouver Hall: Pacific Coliseum Match duration: Start: 18:00 End: 20:36 Total: 2:31
Teams
Sets
1
2
3
4
5
CAN CUB
3 2
22 25
22 25
25 12
25 21
Total
15 109 9 92
Duration: 0:33 0:31 0:24 0:32 0:19 2:19
Referees: Yuri R. Ramirez Ortiz (DOM) & Daniel Gonzalez (MEX) CAN - Canada
CUB - Cuba
Line-up No Name
Pos. 1
1 Sanders 2 Perrin (C) 3 Marshall (L)
Points by set
2
3
4
5
2
2
2
S
2
2
WS
3
3
1
2
3
4
Line-up 5
T.
2 Mergarejo 5
1
6
L
4 Hoag
WS
6 Barnes
WS
7 Maar
WS
6
8 Blankenau
2
3
3
3
6
6
6
6
3
S
16
16 16
10 Vernon
OP
1
1
11 Jansen Vandoorn
MB
1
12 Vanberkel
MB
16 Sclater
OP
5
5
5
5
5
1
17 Vigrass
MB
4
4
4
4
4
4
19 Bann (L)
L
L
L
L
L
L
MB 11 11 1
1
1
20 Szwarc
4
2
3
2
11
4
5
6
3
21
1
1
No Name
2
3
4
5
1
2
WS
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
2
1
2
1
1
5
2
L
L
L
3
2
2
2
2
1
3 Cardenas (L)
1 4
WS
5 Concepcion
MB 18 18 13
6 Romero
OP
4
4
7 Garcia (L)
L
L
L
9 Osoria (C)
MB
3
2
S OP
13 Simón
MB
6
5
18 18 6
5
5
2
1
6
1
6
6
1
9
2
2
20
14 Goide
S
1
2
2
9
15 Leon
WS
17 Alonso
MB 14 14 9
18 Lopez
WS
3
8
5
T.
2
1
13
3
3
1
14
1
12 Herrera
6
1
4
1 4
8
14 14
7
Coach: Glenn Hoag Assistant: Lewis Daniel
3
L
4 Yant
11 Taboada 1
Points by set
Pos. 1
4
3
4
2
2 4
4 2
9 1
2
2
18 3
3
4
5
1
1
11
Coach: Nicolas Ernesto Vives Coffigny Assistant: Muñoz Perez Yosvany
TEAMS AND PLAYERS PERFORMANCES Scoring Skills
Won Points 50 14 14 9 19 6 5 5 7 2 2 1 33 109
Total Atts 116 29 26 20 61 14 13 13 108 22 16 16 285
Total Team 7 Maar 16 Sclater 4 Hoag Total Team 20 Szwarc 7 Maar 16 Sclater Total Team 4 Hoag 7 Maar 16 Sclater Total Team Total Team
21 20 11
58 55 45
7 Maar 16 Sclater 4 Hoag
No Name
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Spike
Block
Serve Opp. error Total Best scorers (C) = Captain (L) / L = Libero
Won Points 49 12 10 10 8 3 2 1 6 3 1 1 29 92
Total Atts 132 31 30 29 49 14 7 3 93 12 11 13 274
Total Team 4 Yant 2 Mergarejo 18 Lopez Total Team 9 Osoria 4 Yant 12 Herrera Total Team 2 Mergarejo 13 Simón 14 Goide Total Team Total Team
14 13 11
57 47 48
4 Yant 2 Mergarejo 18 Lopez
MB = Middle blocker OP = Opposite spiker
11-Jan-2020 20:40
No Name
S = Setter WS = Wing spiker
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NORCECA Men's Tokyo Volleyball Qualification P-5 Players ranking by skills All matches
Best Scorers Rk No Name 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22
25 26
33
7 4 16 11 14 18 2 13 17 9 3 2 1 4 4 20 20 11 16 10 8 12 9 8 17 10 14 15 22 7 15 25 6 12 6 14 21 24 4 5
Pos. Team
Maar Stephen Timothy Yant Herrera Marlon Sclater Ryan Joseph Torres Maurice Vargas Pelegrin Lopez Castro Miguel Angel Mergarejo Hernandez Osniel Lazaro Simon Aties Robertlandy Vigrass Graham Osoria Rodriguez Livan Guzman Pablo Perrin John Gordon Vargas Daniel Ruiz De La Cruz Gonzalo Hoag Nicholas Duarte Julian Szwarc Arthur Jansen Vandoorn Daniel Chávez Pasos Miguel Antonio Rangel Pedro Blankenau Jay Herrera Jaime Jesus Tellez Rodriguez Axel Manuel Rivera Eddie Colon Jessie Vernon-Evans Sharone Goide Arredondo Adrian Eduardo Leon Napoles Yohan Armando Sarabia Delgado Miguel Iglesias Arturo Rodriguez Jonathan Negron Brian Barnes Ryley Brendan Van Berkel Lucas Romero Gonzalez Jose Carlos Martínez Garcia Jonathan González Castañeda Diego Hernández Cabrera Jorge Ariel Del Valle Dennis Nieves Pedro
WS WS OP OP WS WS WS MB MB MB WS WS OP WS WS WS MB MB MB S S OP MB WS MB OP S WS WS S MB S WS MB OP MB OP WS L MB
Total tournament
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CAN CUB CAN PUR PUR CUB CUB CUB CAN CUB PUR CAN MEX MEX CAN MEX CAN CAN MEX MEX CAN CUB MEX PUR PUR CAN CUB CUB MEX PUR PUR PUR CAN CAN CUB MEX MEX MEX PUR PUR
Spike
Block
Serve
Total
23 22 19 21 20 15 17 14 13 9 15 12 14 11 10 10 4 4 5 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 289
6 3 5 1 2 1 0 3 2 7 1 3 1 2 1 1 6 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 61
3 2 1 1 1 5 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35
32 27 25 23 23 21 20 18 17 16 16 15 15 14 13 12 11 9 9 7 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 385
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NORCECA Men's Tokyo Volleyball Qualification P-5 Players ranking by skills All matches
Best Spikers Limit: 15.00% Rk No Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
3 7 16 14 4 11 13 20 2 2
Guzman Pablo Maar Stephen Timothy Sclater Ryan Joseph Vargas Pelegrin Yant Herrera Marlon Torres Maurice Simon Aties Robertlandy Duarte Julian Mergarejo Hernandez Osniel Lazaro Perrin John Gordon
Pos. Team WS WS OP WS WS OP MB WS WS WS
Spikes
Faults
Shots
15 23 19 20 22 21 14 10 17 12 289
5 8 6 7 8 11 5 5 7 5 135
5 11 11 11 14 11 10 6 17 12 211
PUR CAN CAN PUR CUB PUR CUB MEX CUB CAN
Total tournament
Total Attempts 25 42 36 38 44 43 29 21 41 29 635
Succ. % 60.00 54.76 52.78 52.63 50.00 48.84 48.28 47.62 41.46 41.38 45.51
Best Blockers Rk No Name 1 2 4 5 6
10
9 7 20 16 16 2 11 4 13 4
Osoria Rodriguez Livan Maar Stephen Timothy Szwarc Arthur Sclater Ryan Joseph Chávez Pasos Miguel Antonio Perrin John Gordon Jansen Vandoorn Daniel Yant Herrera Marlon Simon Aties Robertlandy Ruiz De La Cruz Gonzalo
Pos. Team MB WS MB OP MB WS MB WS MB WS
Kill Blocks
Faults
7 6 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 2 61
5 3 5 2 2 3 2 4 10 3 111
CUB CAN CAN CAN MEX CAN CAN CUB CUB MEX
Total tournament
Rebounds 9 6 5 6 3 2 2 5 3 1 97
Total Attempts 21 15 16 13 8 8 7 12 16 6 269
Avg. by set 0.88 0.75 0.75 0.63 0.50 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.33 2.18
Best Servers Rk No Name 1 2 3 5
10
18 10 7 2 4 8 11 17 4 4
Lopez Castro Miguel Angel Rangel Pedro Maar Stephen Timothy Mergarejo Hernandez Osniel Lazaro Hoag Nicholas Blankenau Jay Jansen Vandoorn Daniel Vigrass Graham Yant Herrera Marlon Ruiz De La Cruz Gonzalo
Pos. Team WS S WS WS WS S MB MB WS WS
Aces
Faults
5 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 35
6 5 5 5 3 3 0 3 8 1 102
CUB MEX CAN CUB CAN CAN CAN CAN CUB MEX
Total tournament
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Serve Hits 17 17 21 15 20 8 11 24 29 13 458
Total Attempts 28 25 29 23 25 13 13 29 39 15 595
Avg. by set 0.63 0.50 0.38 0.38 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.17 1.25
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NORCECA Men's Tokyo Volleyball Qualification P-5 Players ranking by skills All matches
Best Diggers Rk No Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
10
7 14 7 24 19 1 10 7 11 2
Garcia Alvarez Yonder Roman Vargas Pelegrin Maar Stephen Timothy Cabrera Rivera Arnel Bann Blair Cameron Vargas Daniel Rangel Pedro Iglesias Arturo Torres Maurice Mergarejo Hernandez Osniel Lazaro
Pos. Team L WS WS L L OP S S OP WS
Digs
CUB PUR CAN PUR CAN MEX MEX PUR PUR CUB
11 7 8 5 6 4 4 4 4 5 103
Total tournament
Faults
Receptions
3 3 4 2 4 2 3 1 1 1 58
2 3 2 4 2 1 3 0 0 0 39
Total Attempts 16 13 14 11 12 7 10 5 5 6 200
Avg. by set 1.38 1.17 1.00 0.83 0.75 0.67 0.67 0.67 0.67 0.63 3.68
Best Setters Rk No Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10
1 8 14 10 11 11 15 2 18 4
Sanders Tyler Blankenau Jay Goide Arredondo Adrian Eduardo Rangel Pedro Taboada Diaz Lyvan Torres Maurice Rodriguez Jonathan Mergarejo Hernandez Osniel Lazaro Lopez Castro Miguel Angel Ruiz De La Cruz Gonzalo
Pos. Team S S S S S OP MB WS WS WS
Running Sets
CAN CAN CUB MEX CUB PUR PUR CUB CUB MEX
43 24 19 9 8 3 2 2 2 1 120
Total tournament
Faults
Still Sets
0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9
0 0 45 63 0 7 3 4 2 1 288
Total Attempts 43 25 64 73 8 10 5 6 4 3 417
Avg. by set 5.38 3.00 2.38 1.50 1.00 0.50 0.33 0.25 0.25 0.17 4.29
Best Receivers Limit: 20.00% Rk No Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
19 24 7 3 8 7 4 4 5 20
Bann Blair Cameron Cabrera Rivera Arnel Garcia Alvarez Yonder Roman Guzman Pablo Rivera Eddie Maar Stephen Timothy Yant Herrera Marlon Hoag Nicholas Rangel Jesus Duarte Julian
Pos. Team L L L WS WS WS WS WS L WS
Excellents
CAN PUR CUB PUR PUR CAN CUB CAN MEX MEX
Total tournament
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19 26 23 20 13 24 19 11 9 15 214
Faults 1 1 1 3 1 4 0 2 1 4 30
Serve Receptions 6 10 16 8 13 19 29 10 17 26 244
Total Attempts 26 37 40 31 27 47 48 23 27 45 488
Eff. % 69.23 67.57 55.00 54.84 44.44 42.55 39.58 39.13 29.63 24.44 37.70
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NORCECA Men's Tokyo Volleyball Qualification P-5 Players ranking by skills All matches
Best Liberos Rk No Name 1 2 3 4 5
24 7 19 5 13
Cabrera Rivera Arnel Garcia Alvarez Yonder Roman Bann Blair Cameron Rangel Jesus Martinez Alan Gabriel
Pos. Team L L L L L
Excellents
PUR CUB CAN MEX MEX
Total tournament
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31 34 25 12 3 105
Faults
In Play
3 4 5 1 8 21
14 18 8 18 8 66
Total Attempts 48 56 38 31 19 192
Avg. by set 5.17 4.25 3.13 2.00 0.50 3.75
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NORCECA Men's Tokyo Volleyball Qualification P-6 Teams ranking by skills All matches
Best Scorers Rk Team 1 2 3 4
CAN CUB PUR MEX
Canada Cuba Puerto Rico Mexico
Total tournament
Spike
Block
Serve
Total
92 82 66 49 289
26 17 7 11 61
13 12 4 6 35
131 111 77 66 385
Best Spikers Limit: 15.00% Rk Team 1 2 3 4
CAN PUR CUB MEX
Spikes
Faults
Shots
92 66 82 49 289
34 36 39 26 135
56 41 59 55 211
Canada Puerto Rico Cuba Mexico
Total tournament
Total Attempts 182 143 180 130 635
Succ. % 50.55 46.15 45.56 37.69 45.51
Best Blockers Rk Team 1 2 3 4
CAN CUB MEX PUR
Kill Blocks
Faults
26 17 11 7 61
30 30 27 24 111
Canada Cuba Mexico Puerto Rico
Total tournament
Rebounds 37 28 16 16 97
Total Attempts 93 75 54 47 269
Avg. by set 3.25 2.13 1.83 1.17 2.18
Best Servers Rk Team 1 2 3 4
CAN CUB MEX PUR
Aces
Faults
13 12 6 4 35
21 30 23 28 102
Canada Cuba Mexico Puerto Rico
Total tournament
VIS, version 20.106.1433.1, © 2009-2020 FIVB
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Serve Hits 147 124 91 96 458
Total Attempts 181 166 120 128 595
Avg. by set 1.63 1.50 1.00 0.67 1.25
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NORCECA Men's Tokyo Volleyball Qualification P-6 Teams ranking by skills All matches
Best Diggers Rk Team 1 2 3 4
PUR CUB CAN MEX
Digs Puerto Rico Cuba Canada Mexico
31 28 27 17 103
Total tournament
Faults
Receptions
14 10 16 18 58
8 8 11 12 39
Total Attempts 53 46 54 47 200
Avg. by set 5.17 3.50 3.38 2.83 3.68
Best Setters Running Sets
Rk Team 1 2 3 4
CAN CUB MEX PUR
Canada Cuba Mexico Puerto Rico
67 31 14 8 120
Total tournament
Faults
Still Sets
2 1 3 3 9
0 58 76 154 288
Total Attempts 69 90 93 165 417
Avg. by set 8.38 3.88 2.33 1.33 4.29
Best Receivers Limit: 20.00% Rk Team 1 2 3 4
PUR CAN CUB MEX
Excellents Puerto Rico Canada Cuba Mexico
65 59 53 37 214
Total tournament
Faults 7 8 8 7 30
Serve Receptions 43 48 76 77 244
Total Attempts 115 115 137 121 488
Eff. % 50.43 44.35 32.85 24.79 37.70
Best Liberos Rk Team 1 2 3 4
PUR CUB CAN MEX
Excellents Puerto Rico Cuba Canada Mexico
31 34 25 15 105
Total tournament
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Faults
In Play
3 4 5 9 21
14 18 8 26 66
Total Attempts 48 56 38 50 192
Avg. by set 5.17 4.25 3.13 2.50 3.75
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Day two of Tokyo Qualifiers Men: Canada stages massive comeback versus Cuba Vancouver, Canada, January 11, 2020 – After dropping the first two sets against Team Cuba, the Canadian men’s team refused to quit, winning the next three sets to defeat the Cubans 3-2 (2225, 22-25, 25-12, 25-21, 15-9) in day two of the NORCECA Men’s Tokyo Qualification Tournament. With the victory, the Canadian men sit 2-0 in the tournament and are the only undefeated team. “There’s no word for this game,” said team veteran Nicholas Hoag (Sherbrooke, QC) after the match. “We focused in on our game plan because there were some specific things we had to do and we executed it really well. We had to stay aggressive and we got the win in the end.” He continued, “The crowd helped us so much. It was a crucial part of our win. Mentally, it’s hard to fight after being down two sets to zero. It’s one of the best crowds I’ve had in Canada.” Head coach Glenn Hoag also spoke after the victory, “We were controlling the match from a defensive perspective. Our offense was struggling and scoring – they were playing well.” “We started playing a little smarter after the first two sets. We played a lot of short ball because they’re good blockers. Our serving was really good and we started mixing up our attack. It was a team effort.” For the second day in a row, Stephen Maar (Aurora, ON) lead the way for Canada, collecting 21 points. Behind Maar, Ryan Sclater (Port Coquitlam, BC) had a big game with 20 points, with Hoag coming in third with 11. The Canadians currently sit in first place in the tournament, with everyone having one game remaining. They’ll face Puerto Rico on Sunday, January 12, who currently sit 1-1 after being swept by Cuba and then sweeping Mexico.
“We’re not done. We don’t have our ticket to Tokyo,” said Hoag. “Puerto Rico is playing well; they beat Mexico in straight sets. We’re going to go stretch, eat, get some rest and be ready for tomorrow.” Coach Hoag reiterated that the Canadian men are going to be ready for their final match, “We’re going to have a good preparation for Puerto Rico. We have a lot of fresh guys. We have an early match, we’re going to go rest and be ready for tomorrow.” The game will be at 4pm PST on Sunday, and can be streamed on CBC.