title: 2018 Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship
text: # 2018 Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship
  
  The 2018 Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the eleventh edition of the bi-annual volleyball tournament. It was held in San Jose, Costa Rica from 4 June to 11 June. Seven countries competed in the tournament. Cuba won the tournament and qualified for the 2019 Boys' U19 World Championship along with the United States. Christian Thondike won the MVP award.
  
  ## Pool composition
  
  | Group A | Group B |
  | - | - |
  | Puerto Rico | Cuba |
  | Costa Rica | United States |
  | Nicaragua | Guatemala |
  | | Honduras |
  
  ## Pool standing procedure
  
  * Number of matches won
  * Match points
  * Points ratio
  * Sets ratio
  * Result of the last match between the tied teams
  
  Match won 3–0: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–1: 4 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser Match won 3–2: 3 match points for the winner, 2 match points for the loser
  
  ## Preliminary round
  
  * All times are in Central Standard Time - (UTC−06:00)
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Puerto Rico | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 150 | 84 | 1.786 | 6 | 0 | MAX | Semifinals |
  | 2 | Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 141 | 160 | 0.881 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | Quarterfinals |
  | 3 | Nicaragua | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 128 | 175 | 0.731 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | Quarterfinals |
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
  | 6 June | 19:00 | Puerto Rico | 3–0 | Nicaragua | 25–12 | 25–11 | 25–20 | | 75–43 | P2 P3 |
  | 7 June | 19:00 | Costa Rica | 3–1 | Nicaragua | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–14 | 27–25 | 100–85 | P2 P3 |
  | 8 June | 19:00 | Costa Rica | 0–3 | Puerto Rico | 13–25 | 16–25 | 12–25 | | 41–75 | P2 P3 |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Cuba | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 228 | 136 | 1.676 | 9 | 0 | MAX | Semifinals |
  | 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 214 | 178 | 1.202 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | Quarterfinals |
  | 3 | Guatemala | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 196 | 225 | 0.871 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | Quarterfinals |
  | 4 | Honduras | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 149 | 248 | 0.601 | 1 | 12 | 0.083 | 5th–8th classification |
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
  | 6 June | 15:00 | Guatemala | 0–3 | United States | 23–25 | 14–25 | 18–25 | | 55–75 | P2 P3 |
  | 6 June | 17:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Honduras | 25–9 | 25–10 | 25–10 | | 75–29 | P2 P3 |
  | 7 June | 15:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Guatemala | 25–13 | 25–12 | 25–18 | | 75–43 | P2 P3 |
  | 7 June | 17:00 | Honduras | 0–3 | United States | 16–25 | 15–25 | 14–25 | | 45–75 | P2 P3 |
  | 7 June | 15:00 | Honduras | 1–3 | Guatemala | 21–25 | 25–23 | 18–25 | 11–25 | 75–98 | P2 P3 |
  | 8 June | 17:00 | United States | 0–3 | Cuba | 19–25 | 19–25 | 26–28 | | 64–78 | P2 P3 |
  
  ## Final round
  
  ### Bracket
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | B1 | Cuba | 3 | | | |
  | A2 | Costa Rica | 2 | B3 | Guatemala | 0 | | | |
  | B3 | Guatemala | 3 | | | | B2 | United States | 0 |
  | | | | | | | B1 | Cuba | 3 |
  | | | | A1 | Puerto Rico | 0 | | | |
  | B2 | United States | 3 | B2 | United States | 3 | | | |
  | A3 | Nicaragua | 0 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
  | | | | A2 | Costa Rica | 1 | B3 | Guatemala | 1 |
  | | | | A3 | Nicaragua | 3 | A1 | Puerto Rico | 3 |
  
  ### Quarterfinals
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 9 Jun | 9:00 | Costa Rica | 2–3 | Guatemala | 23–25 | 25–22 | 25–18 | 25–27 | 13–15 | 111–107 | P2 P3 |
  | 9 Jun | 11:00 | United States | 3–0 | Nicaragua | 25–21 | 25–14 | 25–13 | | | 75–48 | P2 P3 |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 9 Jun | 17:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Guatemala | 25–10 | 25–17 | 25–15 | | | 75–42 | P2 P3 |
  | 9 Jun | 19:00 | Puerto Rico | 0–3 | United States | 17–25 | 19–25 | 20–25 | | | 56–75 | P2 P3 |
  
  ### 5th place
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 Jun | 14:00 | Costa Rica | 1–3 | Nicaragua | 25–19 | 19–25 | 19–25 | 9–25 | | 72–94 | P2 P3 |
  
  ### 3rd place
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 Jun | 16:00 | Guatemala | 1–3 | Puerto Rico | 25–20 | 19–25 | 13–25 | 17–25 | | 74–95 | P2 P3 |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 Jun | 18:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | United States | 25–17 | 25–17 | 25–20 | | | 75–54 | P2 P3 |
  
  ## Finals standing
  
  * Qualified to 2019 FIVB Boys' World Championship.
  
  | Rank | Team |
  | - | - |
  | | Cuba |
  | | United States |
  | | Puerto Rico |
  | 4 | Guatemala |
  | 5 | Nicaragua |
  | 6 | Costa Rica |
  | 7 | Honduras |
  
  ## Individual awards
  
  * Most valuable player
     * Christian Thondike (CUB)
  * Best setter
     * Christian Thondike (CUB)
  * Best Opposite
     * Alexei Ramirez (CUB)
  * Best Outside Hitters
     * José Gutiérrez (CUB)
     * Victor Andreu (CUB)
  * Best Middle Blockers
     * Luis Allen (CUB)
     * Yeico Jiménez (CRC)
  * Best libero
     * Jordan Carcache (NIC)
  * Best digger
     * Jordan Carcache (NIC)
  * Best receiver
     * Ricardo Gómez (CUB)
  * Best server
     * Christian Thondike (CUB)
  * Best scorer
     * David Ismalej (GUA)
  