2023 Girls' U17 NORCECA Volleyball Championship explained

Competition:Girls' U17 NORCECA Volleyball Championship
Continent:North, Central America and Caribbean
Gender:women
Year:2023
Type:17
City:Tegucigalpa
Dates:21–26 November 2023
Teams:8
Venues:1
Cities:1
Matches:22
Champions:MEX
Title Number:1
Second:PUR
Third:CAN
Fourth:DOM
Mvp: Dibanhi Barrera
Setter: Megan Hunter
Outside Spikers: Sara Lozano
Aitana Rettke
Middle Blockers: Caroline Rodriguez
Keyling Olivas
Opposite Spiker: Yliana Zuñiga
Libero: Dibanhi Barrera
Best Scorer: Salet Castillo
Best Server: Gabriela Garza
Best Digger: Dibanhi Barrera
Best Receiver: Dibanhi Barrera
Next:2025 Girls' U17 NORCECA Volleyball Championship

The 2023 Girls' U17 NORCECA Volleyball Championship, officially named 2023 NORCECA Girls' U17 Continental Championship, was the 1st edition of the Girls' U17 NORCECA Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) for the girls' under-17 national teams of North, Central America and Caribbean. It was held in Tegucigalpa, Honduras from 21 to 26 November 2023.[1]

The tournament acted as the NORCECA qualifiers for the FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship.[2] The top three teams qualified for the 2024 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship in Peru as the NORCECA representatives.[3]

Mexico won the title after beating Puerto Rico 3–2 in the final.[4] Canada defeated Dominican Republic 3–1 in the third place match to take the bronce medal.[5] Champions Mexico, runners-up Puerto Rico and the third place Canada qualified for the 2024 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship.

Participating teams

A maximum of 8 national teams could qualify for the tournament as follows: the host nation and the top 7 teams according to the NORCECA U19 Continental Ranking as of 1 January 2023 (as reference, considering that there was no U17 ranking) that confirmed their participation.[2]

The following were the teams invited and eligible to participate in the tournament (teams that confirmed their participation marked in bold and U19 Continental Ranking is shown in brackets):[6]

Squads

Each national team had to register a squad of 12 players. Players born on 1 January 2008 and onwards were eligible to compete in the tournament.[2]

Competition format

In the NORCECA Volleyball Championships the competition format depends on the number of participating teams. With 8 teams, two pools of four teams each were formed. The pool standing procedure were as follows:[2]

  1. Number of matches won;
  2. Match points;
    • Match won 3–0: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
    • Match won 3–1: 4 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
    • Match won 3–2: 3 match points for the winner, 2 match points for the loser
  3. Points ratio;
  4. Sets ratio;
  5. If the tie continues between two teams: result of the last match between the tied teams;
  6. If the tie continues between three or more teams: a new classification would be made taking into consideration only the matches between involved teams.

The winners of each pool advanced directly to the semi-finals, while the runners-up and the third placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals.

Groups composition

Teams were distributed into two groups of four teams. As hosts, Honduras had the right to choose the group in which to be placed and were assigned to the head of its group (Group A). The remaining teams were distributed into the groups according to their position in the NORCECA U19 Continental Ranking as of 1 January 2023 (as reference, considering that there was no U17 ranking) and following the serpentine system, starting with the highest-ranked team as head of the remaining group (Group B)[2]

Preliminary round

All match times are local times, GTT (UTC−6), as listed by NORCECA.[1]

Group B

Final round

Final

Final standing

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Qualified for 2024 FIVB Girls' U17 World Championship
Qualified for the 2024 Girls' U17 World Championship via FIVB World Ranking

Kimberly Rosales,Brenda Esquivel,Kenia Martínez,Ana Paula Moreno,Yliana Zúñiga,Dibanhi Barrera (L),Gabriela Garza,Aitana Rettke (c),Kiara Ramírez,Fátima Salcedo,Cyntia Palomo,Sophya Garcia

Individual awards

The following individual awards were presented at the end of the tournament.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NORCECA Campeonato Continental de Voleibol Femenino Sub 17 2023 – Competition Format and Match Schedule. NORCECA. 2 November 2023. 26 November 2023.
  2. Web site: 2023 Norceca Girls’ U17 Continental Championship COMPETITION REGULATIONS. NORCECA. 31 October 2023. 1 April 2024.
  3. Web site: Eight teams to attend First NORCECA Girls’ U17 Championship in Honduras. NORCECA. 19 November 2023.
  4. Web site: Mexico First-Ever NORCECA U17 Champion with a five-set comeback against Puerto Rico. NORCECA. Tegucigalpa. 26 November 2023.
  5. Web site: Canada Takes NORCECA U17 Bronze and Last Ticket to FIVB Worlds defeating Dominican Republic. NORCECA. Tegucigalpa. 26 November 2023.
  6. Web site: U-18 Girl's Youth Rankings 2022. NORCECA. 1 May 2024.
  7. Web site: Dibanhi Barrera is the MVP of NORCECA Girls’ U17 Championship. NORCECA. Tegucigalpa. 26 November 2023. es.