title: 2018 Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship
text: # 2018 Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship
  
  The 2018 Men's Junior Continental Championship is the eleventh edition of the bi-annual tournament, played by eight countries from 25 August–2 September, 2018 in Havana, Cuba. The top finisher at the final standing will qualify to 2019 U-21 World Championship.
  
  ## Pool composition
  
  | Group A | Group B |
  | - | - |
  | Cuba  Guatemala  Barbados  Dominican Republic | Canada  United States  Nicaragua  Haiti |
  
  ## Pool standing procedure
  
  Match won 3–0: 5 points for the winner, 0 point for the loser Match won 3–1: 4 points for the winner, 1 points for the loser Match won 3–2: 3 points for the winner, 2 points for the loser In case of tie, the teams were classified according to the following criteria: points ratio and sets ratio.
  
  ## Preliminary round
  
  * Venue: Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva, Havana, Cuba
  * All times are Cuba Daylight Time (UTC−04:00).
  
  ### Pool A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Cuba | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 226 | 148 | 1.527 | 9 | 0 | MAX | Semifinals |
  | 2 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 209 | 200 | 1.045 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | Quarterfinals |
  | 3 | Barbados | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 199 | 242 | 0.822 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | Quarterfinals |
  | 4 | Guatemala | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 204 | 248 | 0.823 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | |
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
  | 27 Aug | 12:00 | Barbados | 0–3 | Dominican Republic | 21–25 | 21–25 | 18–25 | | 60–75 | P2 P3 |
  | 27 Aug | 18:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Guatemala | 25–17 | 25–18 | 25–13 | | 75–48 | P2 P3 |
  | 28 Aug | 12:00 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Guatemala | 25–23 | 25–19 | 25–22 | | 75–64 | P2 P3 |
  | 28 Aug | 18:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Barbados | 25–13 | 25–17 | 25–11 | | 75–41 | P2 P3 |
  | 29 Aug | 12:00 | Guatemala | 1–3 | Barbados | 27–29 | 25–19 | 23–25 | 17–25 | 92–98 | P2 P3 |
  | 29 Aug | 18:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | 26–24 | 25–18 | 25–17 | | 76–59 | P2 P3 |
  
  ### Pool B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 249 | 194 | 1.284 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | Semifinals |
  | 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 236 | 199 | 1.186 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | Quarterfinals |
  | 3 | Nicaragua | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 196 | 225 | 0.871 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | Quarterfinals |
  | 4 | Haiti | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 179 | 242 | 0.740 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | |
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
  | 27 Aug | 14:00 | Canada | 3–0 | Haiti | 25–14 | 25–17 | 25–18 | | 75–49 | P2 P3 |
  | 27 Aug | 16:00 | United States | 3–0 | Nicaragua | 25–23 | 25–15 | 25–15 | | 75–53 | P2 P3 |
  | 28 Aug | 14:00 | Canada | 3–0 | Nicaragua | 25–16 | 25–20 | 25–15 | | 75–51 | P2 P3 |
  | 28 Aug | 16:00 | United States | 3–0 | Haiti | 25–20 | 25–18 | 25–17 | | 75–55 | P2 P3 |
  | 29 Aug | 14:00 | Nicaragua | 3–1 | Haiti | 25–17 | 17–25 | 25–20 | 25–13 | 92–75 | P2 P3 |
  | 29 Aug | 16:00 | Canada | 1–3 | United States | 14–25 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 24–26 | 86–99 | P2 P3 |
  
  ## Final round
  
  ### Quarterfinals
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 30 Aug | 14:00 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Nicaragua | 25–23 | 25–19 | 25–17 | | | 75–59 | P2 P3 |
  | 30 Aug | 16:00 | Canada | 3–0 | Barbados | 25–13 | 25–14 | 25–20 | | | 75–47 | P2 P3 |
  
  ### Classification 5–8
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 31 Aug | 12:00 | Guatemala | 3–0 | Nicaragua | 25–22 | 25–21 | 25–16 | | | 75–59 | P2 P3 |
  | 31 Aug | 14:00 | Haiti | 3–2 | Barbados | 14–25 | 25–23 | 18–25 | 31–29 | 15–10 | 103–112 | P2 P3 |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 31 Aug | 16:00 | United States | 1–3 | Dominican Republic | 25–21 | 23–25 | 24–26 | 18–25 | | 90–97 | P2 P3 |
  | 31 Aug | 18:00 | Cuba | 3–1 | Canada | 21–25 | 25–21 | 25–18 | 25–18 | | 96–82 | P2 P3 |
  
  ### 7th Place
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 Sep | 12:00 | Nicaragua | 3–0 | Barbados | 25–18 | 25–23 | 25–14 | | | 75–55 | P2 P3 |
  
  ### 5th Place
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 Sep | 14:00 | Guatemala | 3–0 | Haiti | 25–16 | 25–16 | 25–19 | | | 75–51 | P2 P3 |
  
  ### 3rd Place
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 Sep | 16:00 | Canada | 3–1 | United States | 25–22 | 25–23 | 25–27 | 25–17 | | 100–89 | P2 P3 |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 Sep | 18:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | 25–16 | 25–15 | 25–20 | | | 75–51 | P2 P3 |
  
  ## Final standing
  
  * Qualified to 2019 U-21 World Championship
  
  | Rank | Team |
  | - | - |
  | | Cuba |
  | | Dominican Republic |
  | | Canada |
  | 4 | United States |
  | 5 | Guatemala |
  | 6 | Haiti |
  | 7 | Nicaragua |
  | 8 | Barbados |
  