2014 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualification (NORCECA) explained

The NORCECA qualification for the 2014 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship saw member nations compete for six places at the finals in Italy.^[1]

Draw

40 of the 41 NORCECA national teams entered qualification (Montserrat and Turks and Caicos Islands later withdrew^[2]). The teams were distributed according to their position in the NORCECA Senior Women's Confederation Rankings as of 15 January 2012^[3] using the serpentine system for their distribution. (Rankings shown in brackets) Teams ranked 1–7 do not compete in the first and second rounds, and automatically qualify for the third rounds.^[4]

First round (AFECAVOL)

width=50%	Pool G	width=50%	Pool H
(9) (19) (20) (—)	(10) (15) (23) (—)

First round (CAZOVA)

width=33%	Pool A	width=33%	Pool C	width=33%	Pool E
(8) (16) (18) (—)	(11) (14) (29) (—)	(12) (13) (30) (31)

First round (ECVA)

width=33%	Pool B	width=33%	Pool D	width=33%	Pool F
(17) (26) (27) (—) (—)	valign=top	(21) (25) (28) (—)	valign=top	(22) (24) (32) (33)

• Montserrat withdrew and Sint Maarten replaced Montserrat in Pool D to balance the number of teams in each group.

Second round

width=33%	Pool I	width=33%	Pool J	width=33%	Pool K
1st Pool A 2nd Pool D 2nd Pool E 3rd Pool H	1st Pool B 2nd Pool C 2nd Pool F 3rd Pool G	1st Pool C 2nd Pool B 2nd Pool G 3rd Pool F
width=33%	Pool L	width=33%	Pool M	width=33%	Pool N
1st Pool D 2nd Pool A 2nd Pool H 3rd Pool E	1st Pool E 1st Pool H 3rd Pool A 3rd Pool D	1st Pool F 1st Pool G 3rd Pool B 3rd Pool C

Third round

The twenty remaining teams were distributed according to their position in second round and then in the NORCECA Senior Women's Confederation Rankings as of January 2014 using the serpentine system for their distribution. (Positions in second round and NORCECA rankings shown in brackets)

width=33%	Pool O	width=33%	Pool P	width=33%	Pool Q
(Seeded – 1) (1st – 14) (1st – 15) (3rd – 18)	(Seeded – 2) (1st – 10) (1st – 17) (2nd – 32)	(Seeded – 3) (1st – 8) (1st – 26) (2nd – 27)
width=33%	Pool R	width=33%	Pool S	width=33%
(Seeded – 4) (Seeded – 7) (2nd – 9) (2nd – 13)	(Seeded – 5) (Seeded – 6) (2nd – 11) (2nd – 12)

Final round

2nd Pool O 2nd Pool P 2nd Pool Q 2nd Pool R 2nd Pool S

First round

Pool A

• Venue: Ismay van Wilgen Sports Hall, Paramaribo, Suriname
• Dates: September 1–2, 2012
• All times are Suriname Time

Final round

Final

Final standing

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1
2
3
4

Pool B

• Venue: La Borie Indoor Stadium, St. George's, Grenada
• Dates: June 22–23, 2012
• All times are Atlantic Standard Time

Final round

Final

Final standing

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1
2
3
4

Pool C

• Venue: Ronald Charles Basketball Arena, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
• Dates: May 26–27, 2012
• All times are Atlantic Standard Time

Final round

Final

Final standing

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1
2
3
4

Pool D

• Venue: Marriott Dome, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Dates: July 27–28, 2012
• All times are Atlantic Standard Time

Final round

Final

Final standing

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1
2
3
4

Pool E

• Venue: Alfred Sangster Auditorium, Kingston, Jamaica
• Dates: November 29–30, 2012
• All times are Eastern Standard Time

Final round

Final

Final standing

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1
2
3
4

Pool F

• Venue: Multi-Purpose Sports Complex, Road Town, British Virgin Islands
• Dates: June 9–10, 2012
• All times are Atlantic Standard Time

Final round

Final

Final standing

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1
2
3
4

Pool G

• Venue: Gimnasio José Beto Remón, Panama City, Panama
• Dates: August 17–19, 2012
• All times are Eastern Standard Time

Pool H

• Venue: Gimnasio del Polideportivo España, Managua, Nicaragua
• Dates: May 18–20, 2012
• All times are Central Standard Time

Second round

Pool I

• Venue: UWI Sport & Physical Education Centre, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
• Dates: May 25–26, 2013
• All times are Atlantic Standard Time

Final round

Final

Final standing

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1
2
3
4

Pool J

• Venue: International School Auditorium, Willemstad, Curaçao
• Dates: May 11–12, 2013
• All times are Atlantic Standard Time

Final round

Final

Final standing

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1
2
3
4

Pool K

• Venue: Ronald Charles Basketball Arena, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
• Dates: May 25–26, 2013
• All times are Atlantic Standard Time

Final round

Final

Final standing

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1
2
3
4

Pool L

• Venue: Gimnasio Alfonso Gordillo, Guatemala City, Guatemala
• Dates: June 8–9, 2013
• All times are Central Standard Time

Final round

Final

Final standing

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1
2
3
4

Pool M

• Venue: Alfred Sangster Auditorium, Kingston, Jamaica
• Dates: June 1–2, 2013
• All times are Eastern Standard Time

Final round

Final

Final standing

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1
2
3
4

Pool N

• Venue: La Borie Indoor Stadium, St. George's, Grenada
• Dates: June 22–23, 2013
• All times are Atlantic Standard Time

Final round

Final

Final standing

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1
2
3
4

Third placed teams

width=40	Pool	width=40		width=200	Team
I	18
N	20
L	21
K	25
J	28
M	28

Third round

Pool O

• Venue: OTC Sports Center I, Colorado Springs, United States
• Dates: May 15–18, 2014
• All times are Mountain Daylight Time

Final round

Final

Final standing

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1
2
3
4

Pool P

• Venue: Polideportivo Eleoncio Mercedes, La Romana, Dominican Republic
• Dates: May 15–18, 2014
• All times are Atlantic Standard Time

Final round

Final

Final standing

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1
2
3
4

Pool Q

• Venue: Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva, Havana, Cuba
• Dates: May 14–17, 2014
• All times are Cuba Daylight Time

Final round

Final

Final standing

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1
2
3
4

Pool R

• Venue: Auditorio Juan Pachín Vicéns, Ponce, Puerto Rico
• Dates: May 22–25, 2014
• All times are Atlantic Standard Time

Final round

Final

Final standing

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1
2
3
4

Pool S

• Venue: Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Canada
• Dates: May 16–19, 2014
• All times are Eastern Daylight Time

Final round

Final

Final standing

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1
2
3
4

Final round

Playoff

• Venue: UWI Sport & Physical Education Centre, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
• Dates: July 16–20, 2014
• All times are Atlantic Standard Time

External links

• 2014 World Championship Qualification NORCECA – 1st Round
• 2014 World Championship Qualification NORCECA – 2nd Round

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2014 World Championships – 1st, 2nd, 3rrd and Playoff Round Tournaments. FIVB. 26 October 2012.
2. Web site: Nicaragua ready for the 2014 Qualification Tournament. 16 May 2012. NORCECA. 27 November 2012.
3. Web site: 2011 NORCECA Senior Women Ranking as of January 15, 2012. NORCECA. 3 April 2013.
4. Web site: NORCECA's 2014 FIVB Men & Women World Championship Continental Qualification Tournament. 18 November 2012. NORCECA. 30 December 2012.