No. 4 Sunday, January 12th , 2020
NORCECA Men's Tokyo Volleyball Qualification P-4 Collated results & ranking Results as of 12 January 2020
FINAL STANDING 1 2 3 4
Canada Cuba Puerto Rico Mexico 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 3-1 3-0
Result per set (points) 2 3 4
1 25-16 25-18 26-24 22-25 26-28 25-21
25-14 25-14 25-23 22-25 25-20 25-15
25-17 25-19 25-23 25-12 25-20 25-15
5
25-21 25-21
15-9
Total Points
Duration
75-47 75-51 76-70 109-92 101-89 75-51
1:25 1:22 1:39 2:31 2:03 1:25
Spectators 2400 2395 2760 4580 2177 3048
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
3 2 1 0
2 4 6 9
0 1 2 3
3 3 3 3
13 11 5 1
2 1 1 0
0 1 0 0
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1 0 0 0
0 1 0 0
0 0 0 1
0 0 2 2
9 8 3 1
4.500 2.000 0.500 0.111
W 259 268 178 206
Points L Ratio 190 249 220 252
1.363 1.076 0.809 0.817
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INDIVIDUAL AWARDS PLAYER
No
Country
1st BEST WING SPIKER
Maar Stepehen Timothy
7
CAN
2nd BEST WING SPIKER
Perrin John Gordon
2
CAN
19
CAN
BEST RECEIVER
Bann Blair Cameron
BEST DIGGER
Rangel Jesús
5
MEX
BEST SCORER
Maar Stepehen Timothy
7
CAN
BEST SERVER
López Castro Miguel Angel
18
CUB
BEST SETTER
Blankenau Jay
8
CAN
BEST LIBERO
Cabrera Rivera Arnel
24
PUR
BEST OPPOSITE
Maurice Torres
11
PUR
1st BEST MIDDLE BLOCKER
Szwarc Arthur
20
CAN
2nd BEST MIDDLE BLOCKER
Osoris Rodríguez Livan
9
CUB
MVP
Bann Blair Cameron
19
CAN
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
16:45 Vancouver
Pacific Coliseum
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NORCECA Men's Tokyo Volleyball Qualification P-2 Match result Round Robin Match: 5 Date: 12/01/2020 Spectators: 2,177 City: Vancouver Hall: Pacific Coliseum Match duration: Start: 14:00 End: 16:03 Total: 2:03
Teams
Sets
1
2
3
4
5
CUB MEX
3 1
26 28
25 20
25 20
25 21
Total
101 89
Duration: 0:36 0:26 0:26 0:26
1:54
Referees: Juan F. Rivera (PUR) & Scott Dziewirz (CAN) CUB - Cuba
MEX - Mexico
Line-up No Name 2 Mergarejo 3 Cardenas (L)
Pos. 1
2
3
4
WS
5
4
5
4
L
L
L
L
L
4 Yant
WS
5 Concepcion
MB
6 Romero
OP
7 Garcia (L)
L
9 Osoria (C)
MB
Points by set 5
1
2
3
4
4
2
2
7
3
2
1
6
OP
4
3
4
3
5
8
1
13 Simón
MB
6
5
6
5
4
4
4
14 Goide
S
1
15 Leon
WS
17 Alonso
MB
18 Lopez
WS
12 Herrera
15
L 2
S
T.
18 18
14 6
11 Taboada
Line-up 5
3
4
1
2
1
2
6
Pos. 1
2
3
4
5
4
5
5
4
4 Ruiz
2
4
WS
5
6
5
6
5 Rangel (L)
L
L
L
L
L
9 Rodriguez
MB
3
4
3
4
2
2
10 Rangel (C)
S
1
2
1
2
5
1
13 Martinez (L)
L 6
1
14 Martinez
MB
9
1
16 Chavez
MB
6
1
3
17
20 Duarte
WS
2
3 22 3
3
15
21 Gonzalez
OP
22 Sarabia
WS 16 20 2
23 Moreno
WS
24 Hernandez
WS
8
21
2
4
6
5
1
OP
1
Coach: Nicolas Ernesto Vives Coffigny Assistant: Muñoz Perez Yosvany
Points by set 5
1 Vargas
2
9 2
No Name
25 Aranda
S
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
T. 15
2
3
11
1
1
6
1
7 1
2 4
5
6
1
10 10 10 4
3
1
2
4
2
7
1
2
3
3
1
4
1
1
2
Coach: Jorge Miguel Azair Lopez Assistant: Martell Macias Jose Luis
TEAMS AND PLAYERS PERFORMANCES Scoring Skills
Won Points 54 18 14 11 9 3 3 1 12 5 3 2 26 101
Total Atts 117 36 27 27 46 8 13 7 100 19 20 19 263
Total Team 18 Lopez 12 Herrera 2 Mergarejo Total Team 2 Mergarejo 13 Simón 9 Osoria Total Team 13 Simón 18 Lopez 12 Herrera Total Team Total Team
21 17 15
63 50 50
18 Lopez 12 Herrera 2 Mergarejo
No Name
n Starting line-up with position o Substitute with shirt number
Atts = Attempts Opp. = Opponent
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Spike
Block
Serve Opp. error Total Best scorers (C) = Captain (L) / L = Libero
Won Points 48 13 9 5 8 2 2 2 4 2 1 1 29 89
Total Atts 95 31 14 8 38 5 2 12 90 20 12 10
15 11 7
48 27 29
223
MB = Middle blocker OP = Opposite spiker
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No Name Total Team 1 Vargas 4 Ruiz 10 Rangel Total Team 1 Vargas 4 Ruiz 9 Rodriguez Total Team 10 Rangel 16 Chavez 20 Duarte Total Team Total Team 1 Vargas 4 Ruiz 10 Rangel
S = Setter WS = Wing spiker
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NORCECA Men's Tokyo Volleyball Qualification P-2 Match result (in progress) Round Robin Match: 6 Date: 12/01/2020 Spectators: 3,048 City: Vancouver Hall: Pacific Coliseum Match duration: Start: 16:45 End: 18:10 Total: 1:25
Teams
Sets
1
2
3
CAN PUR
3 0
25 21
25 15
25 15
4
5
Total
75 51
Duration: 0:29 0:25 0:25
1:19
Referees: Daniel Gonzalez (MEX) & Ricardo Borroto Iglesias (CUB) CAN - Canada
PUR - Puerto Rico
Line-up No Name
Pos. 1
1 Sanders
2
3
4
Points by set 5
1
2
3
4
Line-up 5
T.
S
2 Perrin (C)
WS
3 Marshall (L)
No Name 3 Guzman
1
1
1
4
3
5
12
Pos. 1
2
3
WS
1
5
4 Del Valle (L)
1
L
L
5 Nieves
MB
2
2
3
WS
7 Iglesias
S
6
6
1
6 Barnes
WS
7 Maar
WS
4
4
4
9
2
S
6
6
6
1
1
8 Blankenau
8 Rivera
1
11 Torres (C)
OP
2
13 Sanchez
WS
2
3
3 1
WS 15 14 2
12
3
3
4
5
T. 3
OP
14 Vargas
WS
4
4
11 Jansen Vandoorn
MB
15 Rodriguez
MB
5
5
12 Vanberkel
MB
17 Colon
MB
6 7 11 4
16 Sclater
OP
3
3
3
1
4
2
7
22 Maldonado
OP
17 Vigrass
MB
2
2
2
1
3
5
9
24 Cabrera (L)
L
L
19 Bann (L)
L
L
L
L
25 Negron
S
11
20 Szwarc
MB
5
5
5
4
2
7
13
3
1 1
5
10 Vernon
Coach: Glenn Hoag Assistant: Lewis Daniel
Points by set 5
L
4 Hoag
1
4
5
3
4 1
2 6 8 1
5
3
4
1
1
L
Coach: Oswald Antonetti Assistant: Torres Alberto J.
TEAMS AND PLAYERS PERFORMANCES Scoring Skills
Won Points 43 12 10 8 8 4 2 1 4 2 1 1 20 75
Total Atts 77 19 19 13 34 15 8 2 74 17 14 9 185
Total Team 2 Perrin 7 Maar 20 Szwarc Total Team 20 Szwarc 7 Maar 16 Sclater Total Team 17 Vigrass 16 Sclater 20 Szwarc Total Team Total Team
13 12 12
37 34 40
20 Szwarc 2 Perrin 7 Maar
No Name
n Starting line-up with position o Substitute with shirt number
Atts = Attempts Opp. = Opponent
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Won Points 25 7 5 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 22 51
Spike
Block
Serve Opp. error Total Best scorers (C) = Captain (L) / L = Libero
8 6 5
Total Atts 73 12 11 9 25 1 1 0 52 7 6 6 150 20 20 22
MB = Middle blocker OP = Opposite spiker
12-Jan-2020 18:11
No Name Total Team 11 Torres 8 Rivera 15 Rodriguez Total Team 14 Vargas 3 Guzman 4 Del Valle Total Team 8 Rivera 11 Torres 14 Vargas Total Team Total Team 11 Torres 8 Rivera 14 Vargas
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 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 21 23 24 25 27 28 30
37
7 18 2 13 16 11 1 14 2 4 17 4 20 9 12 20 3 10 4 16 9 8 11 8 22 15 21 5 17 10 14 15 14 23 7 25 6 12 6 11 24 4 22
Pos. Team
Maar Stephen Timothy Lopez Castro Miguel Angel Mergarejo Hernandez Osniel Lazaro Simon Aties Robertlandy Sclater Ryan Joseph Torres Maurice Vargas Daniel Vargas Pelegrin Perrin John Gordon Yant Herrera Marlon Vigrass Graham Ruiz De La Cruz Gonzalo Szwarc Arthur Osoria Rodriguez Livan Herrera Jaime Jesus Duarte Julian Guzman Pablo Rangel Pedro Hoag Nicholas Chávez Pasos Miguel Antonio Tellez Rodriguez Axel Manuel Rivera Eddie Jansen Vandoorn Daniel Blankenau Jay Sarabia Delgado Miguel Rodriguez Jonathan González Castañeda Diego Nieves Pedro Colon Jessie Vernon-Evans Sharone Goide Arredondo Adrian Eduardo Leon Napoles Yohan Armando Martínez Garcia Jonathan Moreno Alejandro Iglesias Arturo Negron Brian Barnes Ryley Brendan Van Berkel Lucas Romero Gonzalez Jose Carlos Taboada Diaz Lyvan Hernández Cabrera Jorge Ariel Del Valle Dennis Maldonado Ulises
WS WS WS MB OP OP OP WS WS WS MB WS MB MB OP WS WS S WS MB MB WS MB S WS MB OP MB MB OP S WS MB WS S S WS MB OP S WS L OP
Total tournament
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CAN CUB CUB CUB CAN PUR MEX PUR CAN CUB CAN MEX CAN CUB CUB MEX PUR MEX CAN MEX MEX PUR CAN CAN MEX PUR MEX PUR PUR CAN CUB CUB MEX MEX PUR PUR CAN CAN CUB CUB MEX PUR PUR
Spike
Block
Serve
Total
33 33 28 21 24 28 27 23 24 22 19 20 12 13 17 15 18 7 10 7 7 8 4 5 6 5 3 3 2 2 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 459
8 1 3 6 6 1 3 3 3 3 3 4 10 8 2 2 1 2 1 4 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 87
3 8 4 6 2 2 0 2 0 2 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 5 2 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58
44 42 35 33 32 31 30 28 27 27 26 25 24 22 21 19 19 14 13 13 10 10 9 7 6 6 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 604
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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
7 11 2 3 16 18 4 14 20 1
Maar Stephen Timothy Torres Maurice Perrin John Gordon Guzman Pablo Sclater Ryan Joseph Lopez Castro Miguel Angel Ruiz De La Cruz Gonzalo Vargas Pelegrin Duarte Julian Vargas Daniel
Pos. Team WS OP WS WS OP WS WS WS WS OP
Spikes
Faults
Shots
33 28 24 18 24 33 20 23 15 27 459
8 13 7 8 10 16 10 10 7 14 189
20 14 17 11 16 26 16 20 13 24 349
CAN PUR CAN PUR CAN CUB MEX PUR MEX MEX
Total tournament
Total Attempts 61 55 48 37 50 75 46 53 35 65 997
Succ. % 54.10 50.91 50.00 48.65 48.00 44.00 43.48 43.40 42.86 41.54 46.04
Best Blockers Rk No Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9
20 7 9 16 13 4 16 14 1 9
Szwarc Arthur Maar Stephen Timothy Osoria Rodriguez Livan Sclater Ryan Joseph Simon Aties Robertlandy Ruiz De La Cruz Gonzalo Chávez Pasos Miguel Antonio Vargas Pelegrin Vargas Daniel Tellez Rodriguez Axel Manuel
Pos. Team MB WS MB OP MB WS MB WS OP MB
Kill Blocks
Faults
10 8 8 6 6 4 4 3 3 3 87
12 8 9 2 16 3 4 6 6 10 179
CAN CAN CUB CAN CUB MEX MEX PUR MEX MEX
Total tournament
Rebounds 9 7 11 7 7 1 5 0 7 8 146
Total Attempts 31 23 28 15 29 8 13 9 16 21 412
Avg. by set 0.91 0.73 0.67 0.55 0.50 0.40 0.40 0.33 0.30 0.30 2.07
Best Servers Rk No Name 1 2 4 5 6 7 9
18 13 10 17 2 7 11 14 16 20
Lopez Castro Miguel Angel Simon Aties Robertlandy Rangel Pedro Vigrass Graham Mergarejo Hernandez Osniel Lazaro Maar Stephen Timothy Torres Maurice Vargas Pelegrin Chávez Pasos Miguel Antonio Duarte Julian
Pos. Team WS MB S MB WS WS OP WS MB WS
Aces
Faults
8 6 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 58
11 7 7 3 6 7 7 6 3 9 156
CUB CUB MEX CAN CUB CAN PUR PUR MEX MEX
Total tournament
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Serve Hits 29 24 33 39 28 32 21 21 23 16 697
Total Attempts 48 37 45 46 38 42 30 29 28 27 911
Avg. by set 0.67 0.50 0.50 0.36 0.33 0.27 0.22 0.22 0.20 0.20 1.38
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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 6 7 8 9 10
5 1 19 2 7 10 18 7 4 14
Rangel Jesus Vargas Daniel Bann Blair Cameron Mergarejo Hernandez Osniel Lazaro Garcia Alvarez Yonder Roman Rangel Pedro Lopez Castro Miguel Angel Maar Stephen Timothy Ruiz De La Cruz Gonzalo Vargas Pelegrin
Pos. Team L OP L WS L S WS WS WS WS
Digs
MEX MEX CAN CUB CUB MEX CUB CAN MEX PUR
12 11 12 13 13 9 10 9 8 7 192
Total tournament
Faults
Receptions
5 3 4 3 4 6 1 6 5 4 94
5 1 3 2 3 6 0 3 5 4 72
Total Attempts 22 15 19 18 20 21 11 18 18 15 358
Avg. by set 1.20 1.10 1.09 1.08 1.08 0.90 0.83 0.82 0.80 0.78 4.57
Best Setters Rk No Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
8 1 10 11 14 7 25 16 11 18
Blankenau Jay Sanders Tyler Rangel Pedro Taboada Diaz Lyvan Goide Arredondo Adrian Eduardo Iglesias Arturo Aranda Christian Chávez Pasos Miguel Antonio Torres Maurice Lopez Castro Miguel Angel
Pos. Team S S S S S S S MB OP WS
Running Sets
CAN CAN MEX CUB CUB PUR MEX MEX PUR CUB
56 43 38 41 29 17 5 4 3 3 256
Total tournament
Faults
Still Sets
2 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 14
35 0 109 56 53 124 3 2 9 2 521
Total Attempts 93 43 150 97 82 143 8 7 12 5 791
Avg. by set 5.09 3.91 3.80 3.42 2.42 1.89 0.50 0.40 0.33 0.25 6.10
Best Receivers Limit: 20.00% Rk No Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
19 24 7 3 4 20 8 5 2 4
Bann Blair Cameron Cabrera Rivera Arnel Maar Stephen Timothy Guzman Pablo Yant Herrera Marlon Duarte Julian Rivera Eddie Rangel Jesus Mergarejo Hernandez Osniel Lazaro Ruiz De La Cruz Gonzalo
Pos. Team L L WS WS WS WS WS L WS WS
Excellents
CAN PUR CAN PUR CUB MEX PUR MEX CUB MEX
Total tournament
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28 31 32 23 19 28 16 17 16 12 335
Faults 2 1 5 3 0 6 2 4 5 3 47
Serve Receptions 11 16 23 19 29 32 25 26 23 32 362
Total Attempts 41 48 60 45 48 66 43 47 44 47 744
Eff. % 63.41 62.50 45.00 44.44 39.58 33.33 32.56 27.66 25.00 19.15 38.71
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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 6 7
24 19 7 5 3 13 4
Cabrera Rivera Arnel Bann Blair Cameron Garcia Alvarez Yonder Roman Rangel Jesus Cardenas Morales Julio Cesar Martinez Alan Gabriel Del Valle Dennis
Pos. Team L L L L L L L
Excellents
PUR CAN CUB MEX CUB MEX PUR
Total tournament
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38 40 36 29 16 3 1 163
Faults
In Play
6 6 5 9 5 8 0 39
24 14 20 31 7 8 2 106
Total Attempts 68 60 61 69 28 19 3 308
Avg. by set 4.22 3.64 3.00 2.90 1.33 0.30 0.11 3.88
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NORCECA Men's Tokyo Volleyball Qualification P-6 Teams ranking by skills All matches
Best Scorers Rk Team 1 CAN CUB 3 MEX 4 PUR
Canada Cuba Mexico Puerto Rico
Total tournament
Spike
Block
Serve
Total
135 136 97 91 459
34 26 19 8 87
17 24 10 7 58
186 186 126 106 604
Best Spikers Limit: 15.00% Rk Team 1 2 3 4
CAN CUB MEX PUR
Spikes
Faults
Shots
135 136 97 91 459
41 56 39 53 189
83 105 89 72 349
Canada Cuba Mexico Puerto Rico
Total tournament
Total Attempts 259 297 225 216 997
Succ. % 52.12 45.79 43.11 42.13 46.04
Best Blockers Rk Team 1 2 3 4
CAN CUB MEX PUR
Kill Blocks
Faults
34 26 19 8 87
47 53 42 37 179
Canada Cuba Mexico Puerto Rico
Total tournament
Rebounds 46 42 31 27 146
Total Attempts 127 121 92 72 412
Avg. by set 3.09 2.17 1.90 0.89 2.07
Best Servers Rk Team 1 2 3 4
CUB CAN MEX PUR
Aces
Faults
24 17 10 7 58
47 33 39 37 156
Cuba Canada Mexico Puerto Rico
Total tournament
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Serve Hits 195 205 161 136 697
Total Attempts 266 255 210 180 911
Avg. by set 2.00 1.55 1.00 0.78 1.38
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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
CUB MEX PUR CAN
Digs Cuba Mexico Puerto Rico Canada
61 48 39 44 192
Total tournament
Faults
Receptions
25 32 19 18 94
17 24 15 16 72
Total Attempts 103 104 73 78 358
Avg. by set 5.08 4.80 4.33 4.00 4.57
Best Setters Running Sets
Rk Team 1 2 3 4
CAN CUB MEX PUR
Canada Cuba Mexico Puerto Rico
99 77 55 25 256
Total tournament
Faults
Still Sets
3 1 6 4 14
42 130 141 208 521
Total Attempts 144 208 202 237 791
Avg. by set 9.00 6.42 5.50 2.78 6.10
Best Receivers Limit: 20.00% Rk Team 1 2 3 4
CAN CUB PUR MEX
Excellents Canada Cuba Puerto Rico Mexico
84 99 82 70 335
Total tournament
Faults 11 10 11 15 47
Serve Receptions 63 100 84 115 362
Total Attempts 158 209 177 200 744
Eff. % 46.20 42.58 40.11 27.50 38.71
Best Liberos Rk Team 1 CUB PUR 3 CAN 4 MEX
Excellents Cuba Puerto Rico Canada Mexico
52 39 40 32 163
Total tournament
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Faults
In Play
10 6 6 17 39
27 26 14 39 106
Total Attempts 89 71 60 88 308
Avg. by set 4.33 4.33 3.64 3.20 3.88
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Canada takes the Tokyo berth on home soil January 12, 2020: Canada defeated Puerto Rico 3-0 (25-21, 25-15, 25-15) in Vancouver, Canada, today to receive the final men’s NORCECA ticket to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Today Arthur Swarc was top scorer for Canada with 13 points. Maurice Torres had eight points for Puerto Rico, who finish with a 1-2 record.
Puerto Rico Coach – Oscar Antonetti “Canada was prepared and a very physical team. We competed, we played fast but they were the better team. We just wanted to serve well and see how they reacted to that and put some pressure on them. They did well and kept their distance and had an advantage It’s a matter of seeing what we have, seeing the opportunities, we’re here and hopefully we’ll get better We want to thank Canada for their hospitality, they treated us really well, you can tell culturally, it’s a great country.”
Puerto Rico Maurice Torres - #9 (captain) “We knew it was going to be really tough against Canada in front of the home crowd. We had to give it our all but they were pretty much flawless. The game plan was to have fun, we have nothing to lose to go out without any pressure and play our hearts out. We started off a little up and down then we started the second set well but then the same thing happened. We’ll take this as a learning experience and we’ll try and focus on the next four years. We’re going to go back to the drawing board. I love these guys and love being a part of team Puerto Rico.”
Canada #11 – Daniel Jansen Vandoorn “It was a little hard to get to sleep last night after Cuba. We had to reset, we knew it wasn’t done but we also knew the ball was in our court and it was our tournament to lose. I’m proud of the way our guys responded and we put together a clean match. This has been the highlight of my career. It was quite the experience. I’m so proud of the fans for not giving up on us and they deserve this as much as we do.” International volleyball is not a sport Canadians get to see live very often, We faced some adversity on the court as individuals and as a team but we fought through it and we put together a great performance. I’m looking forward to Tokyo!” Ryan Sclater #16, Canada “This weekend was a product of lots of years of hard work. Lots of people are seeing us for the first time or once a year but to be able to come into the game and be confident that we're going to go to Tokyo, that's not something you create in the moment, it takes years of hard work. It's been a crazy journey for me. I was really struck by the guys passion who played in Rio before. They commit fully to the team and commit to the guys who never been there before and didn't take anything for granted even though they've been there once. Glenn Hoag (coach), Canada “It was exciting for the fans, exciting for the sport and a very emotional win for us. It will be my fourth time, third as a coach, it's a great feeling every time, it's a dream come true. We have to look at what we need to do from now until when we go to Tokyo, to really perform at the best level and challenge the best teams in the world. We have a good level, I think we can have a better level.”
Cuba finishes with 2-1 record at Qualification Tournament in Canada January 12, 2020: Cuba recovered from its dramatic five-set loss to Canada to defeat Mexico 3 1 (26 -28, 25-20, 25-20, 25-21) today at the Men’s Tokyo Qualification Tournament in Vancouver, Canada. Miguel Lopez of Cuba topped all scoring with 21 points, as Cuba capitalized on its strong serve and opponent errors. Cuba did not get its ticket to Tokyo - Canada later defeated Puerto Rico to win the tournament and the berth to the Olympic Games.
Cuba #9 - Livan Osoria Rodriguez (captain) “Yesterday was a sad day but the attitude of the team is better and we did a great job today and got the win. Yesterday we were very close to Tokyo but we regained our focus and beat Mexico and I thought we did a great job today. Cuba is very young team, so this was a great experience. Qualifying for Tokyo is a very hard road and maybe in the future we can qualify.”
Cuba #13 – Robertlandy Simon “We played well today so we’re happy but a little bit sad because of what happened yesterday, but life goes on. I hope the rest of our team will go and play in Europe (in pro leagues) because that’s the place to go and gain the best experience and be ready for the future.” Mexico Head Coach – Jorge Miguel Azair Lopez “The tournament is finished, we had a good experience and now the focus is on the next four years. It’s time to develop for the future.”