2001 Volleyball America's Cup
The 2001 Volleyball America's Cup was the fourth edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament, played by six countries from North-, Central- and South America. The tournament was held from September 28 to October 7, 2001, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Squads
Main round
| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Cuba | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 461 | 393 | 1.173 | 15 | 4 | 3.750 |
| 2. |  Brazil | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 443 | 353 | 1.255 | 14 | 4 | 3.500 |
| 3. |  United States | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 403 | 404 | 0.997 | 8 | 10 | 0.800 |
| 4. |  Argentina | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 351 | 376 | 0.933 | 7 | 9 | 0.777 |
| 5. | .svg.png){kind=small} Venezuela | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 354 | 409 | 0.865 | 5 | 12 | 0.416 |
| 6. | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 312 | 389 | 0.802 | 3 | 13 | 0.230 |
- Friday September 28
| Cuba | 3 – 1 | United States | 16-25 25-21 25-14 27-25 | |
| Argentina | 3 – 0 | Canada | 25-20 25-15 25-16 |
- Saturday September 29
| Brazil | 3 – 0 | Venezuela | 25-20 25-15 25-16 | |
| Cuba | 3 – 0 | Argentina | 25-22 25-21 25-18 |
- Sunday September 30
| Brazil | 3 – 0 | Canada | 25-17 25-14 25-13 | |
| United States | 3 – 1 | Argentina | 23-25 25-23 25-21 25-15 |
- Monday October 1
| Cuba | 3 – 2 | Brazil | 25-27 25-22 21-25 25-23 25-23 | |
| Venezuela | 3 – 0 | United States | 25-20 25-21 27-25 |
- Tuesday October 2
| Cuba | 3 – 0 | Canada | 25-15 25-16 25-22 | |
| Argentina | 3 – 0 | Venezuela | 25-23 25-22 25-16 |
- Wednesday October 3
| Canada | 3 – 1 | Venezuela | 25-21 21-25 25-20 25-23 | |
| Brazil | 3 – 1 | United States | 22-25 25-16 25-14 26-24 |
- Thursday October 4
| United States | 3 – 0 | Canada | 25-18 25-17 25-17 | |
| Cuba | 3 – 1 | Venezuela | 25-17 25-15 22-25 25-19 | |
| Brazil | 3 – 0 | Argentina | 25-20 25-19 25-19 |
Final round
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2001-10-06 – Buenos Aires | ||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||
| 2001-10-07 – Buenos Aires | ||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||
| 2001-10-06 – Buenos Aires | ||||||
| Cuba | 0 | |||||
| Cuba | 3 | |||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| 2001-10-07 – Buenos Aires | ||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||
| Argentina | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
- Saturday 2001-10-06
| Brazil | 3 – 0 | United States | 25-22 25-20 25-18 | |
| Cuba | 3 – 2 | Argentina | 25-17 18-25 19-25 25-14 15-13 |
Finals
- Sunday 2001-10-07 — Bronze-medal match
| United States | 2 – 3 | Argentina | 20-25 22-25 25-22 25-23 10-15 |
- Sunday 2001-10-07 — Gold-medal match
| Brazil | 3 – 0 | Cuba | 25-20 25-19 25-23 |
Final ranking
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Awards
- Most valuable player
- Angel Dennis (CUB)
- Best spiker
- Marcos Milinkovic (ARG)
- Best receiver
- Nalbert Bitencourt (BRA)
- Best blocker
- Pavel Pimienta (CUB)
- Best digger
- Sérgio Dutra Santos (BRA)
- Best server
- Gustavo Endres (BRA)
- Best setter
- Alain Roca (CUB)
References
- Sports123
- Results
- Volleyball Almanac / Okamoto, Mitsuo. "America's Cup 2001 Men's Volleyball: 28 September-7 October - Buenos Aires ARG". Volleybal Plus - A Brazilian Volleybal Site. Archived from the original on 2001-10-05.