XI Women’s Pan American Cup ready to be kicked off in Mexico – Volleyball News
The cracking action of XI Women’s Pan American Volleyball Cup is ready to start in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on Thursday.
The Men’s Pan Am Cup has already started in Dominican Republic on Monday and it is supposed to be followed by women’s tournament on July 12. The North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Federation (NORCECA) will serve as the sole organiser of the event. This is the second year in a row that NORCECA has selected Mexico to play host to this thrilling competition.
The XI Women’s Pan Am Cup will be attended by a total of 12 teams, which will be divided into two pools. Dominican Republic, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Puerto Rico and United States will be labelled as Pool A teams, while Argentina, hosts Mexico, Brazil, Costa Rica, Peru and Trinidad & Tobago will play under the tag of Pool B.
The matches will take place at two different venues in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The Colegio de Bachilleres and Universidad Autónoma Gymnasiums will set up the field of play for Pan Am Cup matches in accordance with the schedule finalised by NORCECA.
The Women’s Pan Am Cup will be kicked off with the preliminary round matches and the top teams of the pools will directly advance to the semi-final stage from the preliminaries. The second and third-placed teams from both groups will join the quarter-finals. Following the completion of quarterfinals, the semi finals will take place. In the end, the medal matches and classification matches for different other positions will be played. The XI Women’s Pan Am Cup will complete its run on July 20 and six teams including Brazil will earn the tickets to 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix.
Brazil is defending the title as the South American ladies defeated Dominican Republic in the final encounter of 2011 Pan American Cup and got hold of the gold. However, Brazil is likely to have a tough competition with teams from Cuba, United States, and Dominican Republic. Caribbean team from Cuba is regarded as the team with most number of Pan Am titles. It has a total six medals, which include four gold medals, one silver medal, and one bronze medal. Brazil comes second on the list with six medals, but it has only three gold medals.
Brazil is counting on its fourth title this year and team is ready to crush the opponents. Brazil is already confirmed for the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix, which will serve as competitive edge for the team. Moreover, the team is enjoying a great form.
Now the world has to wait and see which side proves to be better and takes away the gold medal.
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