title: 2018 Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship
text: # 2018 Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship
  
  The 2018 Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship is the tenth official edition of the men's volleyball tournament, played by seven teams from 27 February to 3 March 2018, second time in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Sada Cruzeiro won its third consecutive title, the fifth overall, and qualified for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship in Poland. Robertlandy Simón was elected the Most Valuable Player.
  
  ## Pools composition
  
  | Pool A | Pool B |
  | - | - |
  | Montes Claros Vôlei Sada Cruzeiro Club Peerless | Personal Bolívar Lomas Vóley St. Thomas Morus |
  
  ## Preliminary round
  
  * All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00).
  
  ### Pool A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sada Cruzeiro | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 169 | 136 | 1.243 | Semifinals |
  | 2 | Montes Claros Vôlei | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 134 | 123 | 1.089 | Semifinals |
  | 3 | Club Peerless | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 125 | 169 | 0.740 | 5th place match |
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
  | 27 Feb | 20:30 | Montes Claros Vôlei | 3–0 | Club Peerless | 25–15 | 25–15 | 25–18 | | 75–48 |
  | 28 Feb | 20:30 | Montes Claros Vôlei | 0–3 | Sada Cruzeiro | 22–25 | 15–25 | 22–25 | | 59–75 |
  | 1 Mar | 18:30 | Sada Cruzeiro | 3–1 | Club Peerless | 25–18 | 19–25 | 25–15 | 25–19 | 94–77 |
  
  ### Pool B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Lomas Vóley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 189 | 169 | 1.118 | Semifinals |
  | 2 | Personal Bolívar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 182 | 177 | 1.028 | Semifinals |
  | 3 | St. Thomas Morus | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 126 | 151 | 0.834 | 5th place match |
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
  | 27 Feb | 18:30 | Personal Bolívar | 3–0 | St. Thomas Morus | 25–23 | 25–16 | 26–24 | | | 76–63 |
  | 28 Feb | 18:30 | Lomas Vóley | 3–0 | St. Thomas Morus | 25–19 | 25–21 | 25–23 | | | 75–63 |
  | 1 Mar | 18:30 | Personal Bolívar | 2–3 | Lomas Vóley | 20–25 | 28–26 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 12–15 | 106–114 |
  
  ## Final round
  
  ### Bracket
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 March | 2 March |
  | Sada Cruzeiro | 3 |
  | Sada Cruzeiro | 3 | 3 March | 3 March |
  | Personal Bolívar | 0 | 3 March | 3 March |
  | Personal Bolívar | 0 | Sada Cruzeiro | 3 |
  | 2 March | 2 March | | Sada Cruzeiro | 3 |
  | 2 March | 2 March | Lomas Vóley | 0 |
  | Lomas Vóley | 3 | Lomas Vóley | 0 |
  | Montes Claros Vôlei | 1 | | |
  | Montes Claros Vôlei | 1 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
  | | | 3 March | 3 March |
  | | | Personal Bolívar | 1 |
  | | | Montes Claros Vôlei | 3 |
  
  ### Fifth place match
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 Mar | 18:30 | Club Peerless | 3–1 | St. Thomas Morus | 19–25 | 25–21 | 25–23 | 25–23 | | 94–92 |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 Mar | 18:30 | Sada Cruzeiro | 3–0 | Personal Bolívar | 25–19 | 33–31 | 25–16 | | | 83–66 |
  | 2 Mar | 20:30 | Lomas Vóley | 3–1 | Montes Claros Vôlei | 25–21 | 25–15 | 21–25 | 25–22 | | 96–83 |
  
  ### Third place match
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 Mar | 18:30 | Personal Bolívar | 1–3 | Montes Claros Vôlei | 28–26 | 23–25 | 23–25 | 15–25 | | 89–101 |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 Mar | 21:30 | Sada Cruzeiro | 3–0 | Lomas Vóley | 25–19 | 25–18 | 25–20 | | | 75–57 |
  
  ## Final standing
  
  | Rank | Team |
  | - | - |
  | | Sada Cruzeiro |
  | | Lomas Vóley |
  | | Montes Claros Vôlei |
  | 4 | Personal Bolívar |
  | 5 | Club Peerless |
  | 6 | St. Thomas Morus |
  
  * Qualified for the 2018 Club World Championship
  * 2018 Men's South American Volleyball Club Champions
  * Sada Cruzeiro 5th title
  
  ## All-Star team
  
  * Most valuable player
     * Robertlandy Simón (Sada Cruzeiro)
  * Best Opposite
     * Fabrício Dias (Montes Claros Vôlei)
  * Best Outside Hitters
     * Yoandy Leal (Sada Cruzeiro)
     * Lucas Ocampo (Lomas Vóley)
  * Best setter
     * Nicolás Uriarte (Sada Cruzeiro)
  * Best Middle Blockers
     * Isac Santos (Sada Cruzeiro)
     * Jonadabe Carneiro (Lomas Vóley)
  * Best libero
     * Sérgio Nogueira (Sada Cruzeiro)
  