USA Repeats as Men’s Final Six Champion

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 25, 2024: Defending champions USA defeated Canada in four sets today to win the 2024 edition of the Men’s Final Six at the Slush Puppie Centre in Gatineau, Quebec. 

The score 3-1 (25-19, 17-25, 25-20, 25-22).

Although Canada led with more attack points 48-43 and earned six points to USA’s five on aces; USA dominated in blocking points 14-7 and made fewer errors 25-30.

USA’s Cooper Robinson led all scoring with 16 points (9 attacks, 4 blocks, 3 aces). Zachary Rama and William Rottman contributed 13 points each, also for USA.

Silver Canada

Reeve Gingera led Canada’s scoring effort with 12 points (which included 2 aces).

Canada finished with the silver medal and a record of 4-2. USA won the gold and had a 5-1 record, with their only loss coming against Canada in the round robin.

Team USA’s captain Mason Briggs said: “We had a match earlier in the tournament against Mexico where we had to come back and win that in five, so we were prepped to fight back. We were prepped for them (Canada) to come out hot, and our goal is just to have fun and play together.

“I think we gained a lot of confidence over the tournament. Everyone did their job, and I think the team just really came together to play the best volleyball that we could at the end of the tournament.”

Team USA’s head coach Andy Read: “Two days ago, Canada played a really great match against us, and we went back and looked at it and saw some things we could have been better at. Today we were just a better team. I want to thank Volleyball Canada and NORCECA for putting on such a fabulous tournament. It’s great being back-to-back Final 6 champions.”

Team Canada’s head coach Glenn Hoag: “We’re not necessarily looking at the results. We’re happy to play in the final but you know, it’s all about getting information on those guys for the future. I think we ran out a little bit of energy too. We worked hard to win, to get our wins this week, and I think it drained us a little bit. But overall, a good tournament for us, and a lot of learning with the players that are basically our future.”

Mexico outlasts Puerto Rico for bronze

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 25, 2024: In a back-and-forth match for the podium, Mexico came out on top and goes home with the bronze medal from the 2024 edition of the Men’s Final Six at the Slush Puppie Centre in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.

The final score was 3-2 (21-25, 25-17, 25-18, 23-25, 15-11).

Mexico led in 59-57 attack points and ace serves 8-6, while Puerto Rico led in blocks 10-9, but made more errors 33-23.

Jamal Ellis Carballo of Puerto Rico led all scoring with 24 points.

Mauro Isaac Fuentes Rascon and Yasutaka Sanay Heredia (with 2 blocks and three aces) each had 17 points for Mexico.

Puerto Rico finishes in fourth position.

Mexico’s head coach Carlos Schwanke said:  “The difference today was they were willing to win… We started in May to try to build a team and after three months, we achieved a bronze medal in an amazing tournament. So I’m happy to end up like that…. We had to change our strategy in the middle of the second set. And this, I think, contributed to us coming back, and also for the guys to believe more, because after the last defeat against Puerto Rico, I thought they were a little bit down. So this is a good achievement for us, and also a really good comeback for the players.”

Mexican player Yasutaka Sanay Heredia #10 : “Our objective here at this tournament was for the gold medal, so we are not fully satisfied.  We still have some details to work out. It is good that we won today and will not go home empty-handed.”

Cuba battles Dominican Republic for fifth place

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 25, 2024: The battle for fifth place ended in Cuba’s favor on final day of the Men’s Final Six at the Slush Puppie Centre arena in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.

Despite their best efforts for a comeback, Dominican Republic couldn’t handle the powerful attack of Cuba and the match ended in four sets 1-3 (19-25, 36-34, 24-26, 21-25).

Cuba held the advantage in attack points (68-59), blocks (13-10), and Dominican Republic had one more ace than the winning side (5-4). Errors were similar (26-25) with Cuba making one more error.

Cuba celebrate

Víctor Andreu Flores of Cuba led all scorers with 29 points (25 attack points, three blocks and an ace).

Adrián Figueroa Lantigua led the Dominican side with 23 points, followed by teammate Hector Alexis Cruz Cepin with 19 points.

Dominican Republic finishes sixth overall.

Cuba’s head coach Jesus Angel Cruz Lopez said in the post-match interview: “Ultimately, we finished in fifth place, which wasn’t the position we expected in this tournament, but we ended with a victory. We didn’t just win one game; we won two. It wasn’t a good tournament for this group of athletes, but this serves as an analysis for future competitions for the athletes and for their individual preparation.”

USA Nicholas Slight MVP at NORCECA Men’s Final Six

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 25, 2024: Nicholas Slight, USA’s setter, received the Most Valuable Player Award at the 2024 edition of the Men’s Final Six at the Slush Puppie Centre in Gatineau, Quebec.

Also from the United States, DiAeris McRaven was awarded as Second Blocker, Cooper Robinson Best Server and Mason Briggs Best Receiver.

From Canada, Mason Greves was named the Best Setter and Trent Cherewaty Best Blocker.

Dominican Jose Figueroa was the Best Opposite and Best Scorer. His teammate Hector Cruz the second Best Spiker.

Hiram Bravo and Franky Adrian Hernandez of Mexico the Best Digger and Best Spiker respectively.

Puerto Rico’s Dennis Del Valle named Best Libero.

Mexico beats Canada at Final Six

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 24, 2024:Mexico secured a spot in the bronze-medal match after a win over Canada at the Men’s Final Six at the Slush Puppie Centre arena in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

Mexico beat Canada in four sets 3-1 (25-21, 25-23, 25-27, 25-21).

Attack points were even at 57; Canada had the advantage in blocks (10-8) and Mexico the slight advantage in serves 5-4.  Mexico capitalized on Canada’s errors 21-30.

This was Mexico’s third win of the tournament.

Franky Hernández Milantony was Mexico’s top scorer with 18 points. Mauro Fuentes Rascón followed with 15 points.

Captain Zachary Hollands of Canada had a match-high 22 points, while Dylan Martens contributed 19 points.

Mexico will face Puerto Rico for bronze on Sunday. Canada (4-1) will face the USA for the gold medal in the final.

Mexico’s head coach Carlos Schwanke commented: “We had a chance today as Canada did not play its starters. We took the opportunities we had to win the match; we played well from the beginning of the match and bet on our serve, and it worked.  Tomorrow is the bronze medal match and we’re going to fight for it.”

USA recovers from a slow start to beat Cuba

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 24, 2024:  USA came back from a close first set to block Cuba from a win today at the Men’s Final Six at the Slush Puppie Centre arena in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.

USA won in three sets (33-31, 25-14, 25-17)

The United States led in attack points (40-35) and ace serves (6-3) and dominated in blocking points 18-2. United States made more errors than Cuba 22-19.

USA outside hitter Cooper Robinson had a match-high 15 points (8 attack points, 5 blocks, 2 aces). Nolan Flexen and Zachary Rama each earned 14 points, also for USA.

Thiago Suarez Mendoza and Bryan Camino Martinez led Cuba with 10 points apiece.

USA’s only loss so far was to Canada yesterday. Cuba has one win and four losses in the tournament.

USA player #23 DiAeris McRaven commented: “We needed to make a couple of adjustments early in the game. And then once we were able to adapt to the situation, as you saw in the second set, we were able to pick it up really quickly. Everybody was getting blocks. Our ability to adapt in the middle of the game was huge and critical for our win today.  … We needed that little kick in the butt in the first set to remind us that we have to play hard if we want to be in that gold medal match.”

USA Head Coach Andy Read said: “The first set was huge. Winning that set in overtime gave us momentum and we just kept rolling…. We want to compete for the gold medal and now we need to get ready for tomorrow and have a great match.”

Puerto Rico earns second win at Final Six

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 24, 2024: Puerto Rico defeated Dominican Republic today at the Men’s Final Six at the Slush Puppie Centre arena in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.

The score was 3-1 (25-17, 25-22, 15-25, 25-20).

Although the Dominican team led in attack points (52-50) and blocks (9-6), Puerto Rico’s squad held the advantage in aces (5-1) and made fewer errors (22-29)

Outside hitter Klistan Lawrence Vidal was top scorer for Puerto Rico with 21 points (18 attack points, 1 block and 2 aces).

Dominican captain Héctor Alexis Cruz was next on the scoresheet with 20 points.

This was Puerto Rico’s second win of the tournament. Dominican Republic is 1-4.

Team Captain and libero #4 Dennis Del Valle of Puerto Rico said after today’s win:  “We are a little more focused. Before coming to this tournament, we only got to practice for two weeks as a team. As the days go by, we’ve been playing better and getting to know each other better….. I think that’s making a difference – our team chemistry and we are playing with more passion and energy. We acknowledge that we are a very emotional team and the results are now coming for us.”

Puerto Rico Head Coach Oswald Antonetti Cameron said: “Dominican Republic played well against the U.S., so for us to beat them is good. And with winning against Mexico yesterday, we’re pleased as we have a young team. We are improving and they are starting to believe they can win.”

Dominican Republic sweeps Cuba

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 23, 2024:  Dominican Republic beat Cuba today 3-0 at the Men’s Final Six at the Slush Puppie Centre arena in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.

The score was 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-22).

Dominican held the advantage in attack points (53-42), blocks were even at seven and Cuba had the slight edge in serves 3-2.  Errors were even at 13 each.

Alexis Cruz Cepin of Dominican Republic topped all scorers with 25 points – 22 attack points, 2 blocks and an ace.  Teammate Adrian Jose Figueroa Lantigua contributed 19 points to the winning side.

Middle blocker Thiago Suarez Mendoza of Cuba was that team’s top scorer with 16 points.

This was the Dominican team’s first win of the tournament.  

Dominican Republic head coach Dante Mañon commented: “We really needed this victory for the team to keep improving. We came prepared for this match of our region because we know that Canada and the United States are teams that play at a high level and are stronger than us. We’re right there; we think we need to keep winning games and keep working together towards our goal.”

Puerto Rico comes back to beat Mexico

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 23, 2024:  Puerto Rico re-grouped after losing the first set to beat Mexico in four today at Men’s Final Six at the Slush Puppie Centre arena in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.

The final score was 1-3 (25-18, 26-28, 19-25, 20-25).

Although Mexico was more aggressive on attack points (52-46) and had a couple more ace serves (8-6); Puerto Rico out-blocked its opponent (17-8) and made fewer errors (22-27).

Opposite Jamal Ellis Carballo was impressive for the winning side with 31 points (24 attacks, four blocks, and three aces).

Franky Hernández Milantony led for Mexico on the scoresheet with 17 points (including four aces).

This was Puerto Rico’s first win of the tournament; Mexico has a 2-2 record.

Puerto Rico Head Coach Oswald Antonetti Cameron said: “It’s a very young group that have been playing and training together for a couple of years now. It’s difficult when you have a team at this level when the players are 18-20 years old. We started slow but we are growing through the tournament. We have a mentality of growth and hopefully we will just keep getting better.”

Canada sweeps USA in Final Six

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 23, 2024:  Canada keeps its perfect record after a win over the United States today at the Men’s Final Six at the Slush Puppie Centre arena in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.

Canada won in straight sets 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-18), and has a 4-0 record in the tournament. This was Team USA’s first loss.

Canada had the advantage in attack points (37-33), blocking (10-3) and aces (6-1). USA made fewer errors 22-25.

Outside hitter Cooper Robinson of  USA led all scoring with 15 points.

Isaac Heslinga was Canada’s top scorer with 13 points; followed by teammates Skyler Varga (10), and Cory Schoenherr, Trent Cherewaty and Reeve Gingera with nine each.

Canada’s head coach, Glenn Hoag, said:  “It wasn’t as clean as our match yesterday (vs Cuba), but the U.S. is a good team. We know their system well, so it was all about our side. Our serving and passing was good. Their passing was more difficult, and they struggled with offense. … Now the important thing is that we are qualified for the finals, so tomorrow we will rest some guys. It’s been four matches in a row at a very intense level. Especially yesterday against Cuba and today’s match was very physical. Overall, I’m happy with the performance so far.”

Canada beats Cuba to stay undefeated

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 22, 2024:  Canada earned its third win in a row at the Men’s Final Six at the Slush Puppie Centre arena in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.

With this 3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-21) win over Cuba, Canada is 3-0 in the tournament so far. Cuba has one win and two losses.

Today, Canada led in attack points (46-41), blocks (10-5) and ace serves 5-1.  Cuba made fewer errors (14-17).

Outside hitter Skyler Varga of Canada was the match top scorer with 18 points, followed by teammate Reeve Gingera contributed 13 points (9 attack points, 1 block and 3 aces).

Opposite Bryan Camino Martinez topped the charts for Cuba with 13 points.

Canada faces USA, also undefeated, on Friday evening.

Canada’s head coach Glenn Hoag: “It was probably our best match so far, but Cuba also played better today than in other matches in the tournament. The guys stayed disciplined and followed the game plan pretty well. … We can do even better I think, as it’s a young group. But I’m really pleased – they came in today and really competed well.”

Team Canada player Isaac Heslinga: “I think we have been figuring things out on receive, with the harder serves coming from Cuba. And we learned to contain the balls – they hit balls hard and I think we did a good job of slowing things down on blocks and were able to transition and recycle if needed. … In the end, we’re here to have fun and build relationships and we are enjoying our time as a team.”

Mexico overpowers Dominican Republic at Men’s Final Six

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 22, 2024:  Mexico defeated Dominican Republic today at the Men’s Final Six, which is being held at the Slush Puppie Centre in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.

After recovering from a five-set loss to USA yesterday, Mexico was strong on its offense to sweep the Mexican team 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-21) today.

Mexico dominated in attack points (50-32), and shut out its opponent in aces 5-0. The Dominican team was effective in blocking 10-3, but it was not enough to stop Mexico’s ability to overpower its opponent.

Captain Mauro Fuentes Rascón of Mexico was the match top scorer with 14 attack points, 2 blocks and 2 aces for a total of 18 points.

Adrián Figueroa Lantigua led the Dominican team’s effort with 16 total points (3 from blocks).

Mexico’s record is 2-1; Dominican Republic is 0-3 so far in the tournament.

Mexico’s head coach Carlos Schwanke commented: “This result was very important for points; we are going in the right direction. We worked well in our serve, especially in our variation of short and long, and we were able to defend as needed.”

USA wins its third match of Final 6 tournament

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 22, 2024:  The United States has a 3-0 record at the Men’s Final Six, which is being held at the Slush Puppie Centre in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.

Team USA today swept Puerto Rico 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-23) for its third victory in a row. 

USA led in attack points (43-29), blocks (9-5), aces (6-1), but made more errors (18-12) than its opponent.

Opposite Grant Sloane led the charge for Team USA, with 16 points.

Klistan Lawrence Vidal was again a top scorer for Puerto Rico with 10 points, along with teammate Jamal Ellis Carballo, who also added 10 points to the scoresheet.

Puerto Rico has yet to win a match at this tournament.

USA Head Coach Andy Read : “I can see we are making progress. We had an emotional match yesterday with that five-set win (over Mexico) and it’s a challenge to come back the next day and perform. But we got through it and some guys came in and played really well for us. I like where we are going and we’re looking forward to playing Canada tomorrow night.”

Canada beats Dominican Republic at Final Six

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 21, 2024: Canada won its second match in a row at the NORCECA Men’s Final 6 in Gatineau, Quebec, with a 3-0 (32-30, 25-19, 27-25) win over Dominican Republic.

The match was a back-and-forth battle, with Canada ultimately able to close each set for the sweep. Canada led in attack points (54-43), blocks were even at eight each team, and Canada made more errors 23-15.  Canada dominated from the service line with 7-0 in aces.

Isaac Heslinga and Reeve Gingera led Canada’s scoring with 18 points apiece – both including two aces.

Adrián Figueroa Lantigua and Héctor Alexis Cruz each scored 18 points towards the Dominican team total.

Canada is 2-0, and Dominican Republic is 0-2 so far.

Canada’s head coach Glenn Hoag commented: “They played pretty inspired, but we lacked focus a bit today. We didn’t play as well as we did yesterday. So, we need to talk, watch some video and make some improvements. This group is very young and lacks the capacity to adjust quickly to different situations. But this is something we will talk about and work on.”

USA wins five-set contest at Final Six

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 21, 2024:  United States prevailed in five-set match over Mexico this afternoon at the Men’s Final 6 in Gatineau, Quebec.

Both teams had the momentum at different key moments in the match, until USA came through in a fiery fifth set, that also saw Mexico’s head coach Carlos Eduardo Schwanke receive a red card late in the contest.  

Overall, USA dominated in attack points (73-46) and held the advantage in blocking (11-7). Mexico had a couple more aces than USA (6-4), and also made fewer errors (20-39).

Mexico defense

Cooper Robinson led all scoring with 25 points – 22 attack points, two blocks and an ace – and teammate Grant Sloane contributed 15 points to USA’s win.

Mauro Fuentes Rascón was Mexico’s top scorer with 16 points (4 from successful blocks).

USA now is 2-0 in the round robin, while Mexico is 1-1 after sweeping Cuba yesterday.

USA Attack

USA outside hitter Cooper Robinson said: “We had a pretty rough third set, but I thought our fourth-set energy was fantastic in the beginning.  We had some new guys come in and bring some energy and they did a great job. Overall, we just passed really well and then toward the end we were just making scrappy plays that made the difference. 

“We have only been training together for three weeks, so every game we are getting so much better. Each game we progress well, and I’m really excited to see what we can do in these next games.”

USA Coach Andy Read said: “I think what made the difference today was our team composure and guys who were ready to come in off the sideline. It takes a team to beat a good team like Mexico. I’m super proud of every guy today; it was a great team effort.”

Cuba sweeps Puerto Rico for first Final Six win

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 21, 2024:  Cuba earned its first win today at the NORCECA Men’s Final 6 in Gatineau, Quebec, with a 3-0 (25-23, 26-24, 25-20) victory over Puerto Rico.

It was a tight match, with Cuba leading in attack points (38-35) and serves (7-3), but Puerto Rico holding the advantage in blocking points 12-9, and Puerto Rico making more errors 22-17.

Middle blocker Thiago Suarez Mendoza was Cuba’s top scorer with 13 points (9 attack points, 3 blocks and an ace).

Outside hitter Klistan Lawrence Vidal led Puerto Rico and all scorers with 18 points – 15 attack points, two blocks and an ace.

Cuba is now 1-1 after a loss to Mexico yesterday. Puerto Rico is winless, as the team also fell to host Canada yesterday.

Cuba’s head coach Jesus Angel Cruz Lopez said in the post-match interview:  “This was a very important game; yesterday we lost 3-0 against Mexico. This was the second match, and it was extremely important to come out with a victory that would keep us alive and give us a chance to compete for a medal at the end of the tournament.”

Canada beats Puerto Rico at Men’s Final Six

GATINEAU, CANADA. August 20, 2024: Canada’s next generation of talent defeated Puerto Rico today at the Men’s Final 6 in Gatineau, Quebec, at the Slush Puppie Centre arena.

The final score was 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-19).

Canada dominated in attack points (47-26), held a slight advantage in blocking (7-6), and serves were also in Canada’s favor 4-0.  Canada, however, made more errors 27-17.

Outside hitter Isaac Heslinga led scoring for Canada with 17 points, followed by teammate Skyler Varga with 14 points.

Klistan Lawrence Vidal of Puerto Rico led his team with 14 points.

Canada’s head coach Glenn Hoag said: “We have a lot of things to work on as it’s the first official match with this group. We’ve only been practicing, so I think the guys were a bit nervous and really wanted to do well. The video of this match will be helpful – we can look at different aspects of the game. There are certain things that we did ok – we did well on receive and serving was ok. But we were rushing things a bit, so we needed to calm things down. Overall, I’m pretty satisfied.”

USA earns first win at Final Six

GATINEAU, CANADA. August 20, 2024: The United States recovered from a slow start to defeat the Dominican Republic 3-1 (28-26, 22-25, 25-19, 25-16) on the first day of the NORCECA Men’s Final 6 in Gatineau, Quebec.

Team USA led in attack points 62- 41, blocking points 13-7, and aces 5-3.

Dominican Republic capitalized on USA’s errors 34-20.

USA outside hitter Cooper Robinson topped the score sheet with 23 points; while teammate Nolan Flexen added 17 points. Adrián Figueroa Lantigua contributed 16 points to the Dominican team effort.

USA Player #20 (middle blocker) Tobenna Ezeonu commented: “We are a team that has been together for no more than a few weeks, so we had to get everything situated in a small amount of time, which was very hard, but we pulled it off – our mindset was to have fun and play with integrity…. We were all playing with heart. We now are more comfortable on this court and I’m proud of my teammates. We’re looking forward to the rest of the tournament.”

Mexico has a strong start at Final 6 

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 20, 2024: The NORCECA Men’s Final 6 kicked off today in Gatineau, Quebec, at the Slush Puppie Centre, with Mexico sweeping Cuba in the tournament’s opening match.

The final score was 3-0 (25-22, 25-9, 25-21).

Mexico led in attack points 36-32, blocks 9-4, aces 4-2 and made significantly fewer errors than Cuba 26-14.

Mexico’s captain Mauro Fuentes Rascón led all scoring with 14 points; followed by teammate Ridl Garay Nava with 11 points.

Cuban opposite Daniel Guillermo Martinez Campos was that team’s top scorer with 10 points.

Mexico’s head coach Carlos Schwanke commented: “We put our strategy to work, and I’m happy with the 3-0 win. We know Cuba technically, so we tried to get some positive points with our service.  After that, our block and defense worked well and we were brave in our attack. They have a good, high block, so we have to work around that. We had to play strong and smart….  We expect to play at the same level tomorrow (against USA).”

Coaches’ comments ahead of men’s Final 6

GATINEAU, Canada, August 19, 2024.- Coaches are ready for the NORCECA Men’s Final 6 competition that kicks off on Wednesday at the Slush Puppie Center in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.

USA head coach Andy Read:  “Coming back to the Final 6 as champions from last year is a great honor and challenge for us. It’s a different team compared with last year’s team, and a different team than we had at the Pan Am Cup earlier this summer, where we finished second. This is a lot of our NextGen players who are going to be in LA 2028 or Brisbane. It’s an opportunity to play high-level volleyball with teams from our zone, and I’m excited for that. It’s going to be a great tournament.”

USA

Canada head coach Glenn Hoag: “This is quite a modified group from the Pan Am Cup earlier this year (where Canada won gold). There are nine new players, and we had a good training period of a couple of weeks. It will be a great event to test the guys; we’ve profiled the players that were in the Pan Am Cup, but now we will see how they will come together and perform. This is the last event of the summer, and we want to try to do our best on a home court….  Some of the players are quite young, U21 and U23, so we’re looking forward to seeing how they will do.”

Dominican Republic head coach José Dante Aristides Mañon Torres:  “Our expectations are good because we have a very young team. We have been reinforcing the senior team with Under-23 players, thinking about the upcoming Under-23 event.”

Cuba head coach Jesus Angel Cruz Lopez: “This team is very young, and the expectation is to try to be among the four finalists of the tournament. We have the opportunity for players who haven’t had much international experience to measure themselves against opponents of a similar age or at another level, which is good for observing them.”

Puerto Rico head coach Oswald Antonetti Cameron (not yet arrived)

Mexico head coach Carlos Eduardo Schwanke (not yet arrived)

NORCECA Men’s Final 6 to be held in Gatineau

GATINEAU, Canada, August 16, 2024.- The Centre Slush Puppie in Gatineau, Quebec, will host the 2024 Men’s NORCECA Final Six, from August 20 to 25 , 2024.

Canada will be hosting Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico and United States.

Last year’s edition was also hosted by Canada in Edmonton, Alberta, where USA won the gold medal, Canada finished second and Mexico third.

Mexico won the first edition in 2021, and Cuba won in 2022. In all three editions, Canada has finished second.

The top two teams after the round-robin preliminary round that runs from Tuesday 20 to Saturday 24, will compete for the gold medal on Sunday 25, third and fourth for the bronze medal, fifth and sixth for positions 5/6.

Competition Schedule:

August 20

2:30 pm    Cuba vs. Mexico

4:30 pm    United States vs. Dominican Republic

7:00 pm    Canada vs. Puerto Rico

August 21

2:30 pm    United States vs. Mexico

4:30 pm    Cuba vs. Puerto Rico

7:00 pm    Canada vs. Dominican Republic

August 22

2:30 pm    United States vs. Puerto Rico

4:30 pm    Dominican Republic vs. Mexico

7:00 pm    Canada vs. Cuba

August 23

2:30 pm    Mexico vs. Puerto Rico

4:30 pm    Dominican Republic vs. Cuba

7:00 pm    Canada vs. United States

August 24

2:30 pm    Puerto Rico vs. Dominican Republic

4:30 pm    United States vs. Cuba

7:00 pm    Canada vs. Mexico

August 25

12:00 pm  5th vs. 6th

2:30 pm    3rd vs. 4th

5:00 pm    1st vs. 2nd

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