2003 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship
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The 2003 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship
NORCECA Volleyball Championship
The NORCECA Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national volleyball teams, currently held biannually and organized by the NORCECA, the North America, Central America and Caribbean volleyball federation...

was the 18th edition of the Men's Continental Volleyball Tournament
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

, played by eight countries from September 25 to September 30, 2003 in Culiacan, Sinaloa (Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

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Competing nations

Group A Group B



















Group A

Team Points G W L PW PL Ratio SW SL Ratio
1. 4 2 2 0 192 173 1.109 6 2 3.000
2. 3 2 1 1 191 190 1.005 5 4 1.250
3. 2 2 0 2 157 177 0.890 1 6 0.166
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    • Honduras eventually did not play at the NORCECA Championship.


  • Thursday 2003-09-25
    3 – 1 25-17 25-20 15-25 25-23


  • Friday 2003-09-26
    3 – 0 37-35 25-18 25-19


  • Saturday 2003-09-27
    3 – 2 25-20 23-25 26-24 16-25 15- 7

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Group B

Team Points G W L PW PL Ratio SW SL Ratio
1. 6 3 3 0 229 152 1.510 9 0 MAX
2. 5 3 2 1 216 176 1.230 6 3 2.000
3. 4 3 1 2 161 199 0.810 3 6 0.500
4. 3 3 0 3 146 225 0.810 0 9 0.650


  • Thursday 2003-09-25
    3 – 0 25-12 25-11 25-14
    3 – 0 25-20 25-10 25-18


  • Friday 2003-09-26
    3 – 0 25-15 25-21 25-13
    3 – 0 25-15 25-18 25-16


  • Saturday 2003-09-27
    3 – 0 25-18 25-11 25-20
    0 – 3 17-25 22-25 27-29

Final round

Quarterfinals

  • Sunday 2003-09-28
    3 – 1 25-15 22-25 25-19 25- 8
    3 – 2 25-20 23-25 25-22 23-25 15-13



Semi finals

    • Semi Finals
      3 – 1 25 -9 25-19 24-26 25-19
      3 – 1 25-20 25-22 26-28 25-20



Finals

  • Monday 2003-09-29 — Fifth Place Match
    3 – 0 25-20 25-22 25-22
  • Tuesday 2003-09-30 — Bronze Medal Match
    3 – 0 25-18 25-19 25-16
  • Tuesday 2003-09-30 — Gold Medal Match
    1 – 3 25-20 18-25 22-25 21-25

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Final ranking

Place Team
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    • United States and Canada qualified for the 2003 FIVB Men's World Cup
      2003 FIVB Men's World Cup
      The 2003 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from November 16 to November 29, 2003 in Japan. Twelve men's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the Olympic Tournament in Athens, Greece 2004....




Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player
    •   Clay Stanley
      Clay Stanley
      Clayton “Clay” Iona Stanley is an American volleyball player. Stanley has been on the U.S. men's national team since 2000 and has made two Olympic appearances, in 2004 and 2008...



  • Best Attacker
    •   Raydel Contreras


  • Best Blocker
    •   Murray Grapentine
      Murray Grapentine
      Murray Grapentine is a volleyball player from Canada, who competes for the Men's National Team. Playing as a middle-blocker he was named Best Blocker at the 2003 and the 2007 NORCECA Championship....



  • Best Server
    •   Osmany Juantorena
      Osmany Juantorena
      Osmany Juantorena Portuondo is an Italian-Cuban volleyball player. He currently plays as side attacker for Trentino Volley...


  • Best Setter
    •   Lloy Ball
      Lloy Ball
      Lloy James Ball is an American volleyball player who represented the United States men's national volleyball team in four Olympics team competitions...



  • Best Defender
    •   Javier Brito


  • Best Receiver
    •   Gregory Berrios
      Gregory Berrios
      Gregory Berrios is a volleyball player from Puerto Rico, who was a member of the Men's National Team that ended up in sixth place at the 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup in Japan. Playing as a libero he was named Best Receiver at the 2003 NORCECA Championship and Best Digger, Best Receiver and Best...



  • Best Libero
    •   Lucas Zinder



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