The

NORCECA The North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) is the international governing body for the sports of volleyball in Northern America, Central America, and the Caribbean. NORCECA is the continental confederation th ...

qualification for the

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saw member nations compete for six places at the finals in Italy.

Draw

40 of the 41 NORCECA national teams entered qualification (Montserrat and Turks and Caicos Islands later withdrew). The teams were distributed according to their position in the NORCECA Senior Women's Confederation Rankings as of 15 January 2012 using the

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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. ;First round (AFECAVOL) ;First round (CAZOVA) ;First round (ECVA) * Montserrat withdrew and Sint Maarten replaced Montserrat in Pool D to balance the number of teams in each group. ;Second round ;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

for their distribution. (Positions in second round and NORCECA rankings shown in brackets) ;Final round

First round

Pool A

*Venue: Ismay van Wilgen Sports Hall, Paramaribo,

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

*Dates: September 1–2, 2012 *All times are Suriname Time ( UTC−03:00)

Preliminary round

Final round

=3rd place

=Final

Final standing

Pool B

*Venue: La Borie Indoor Stadium, St. George's,

Grenada Grenada ( ; Grenadian Creole French: ) is an island country in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain. Grenada consists of the island of Grenada itself, two smaller islands, Carriacou and Pe ...

*Dates: June 22–23, 2012 *All times are Atlantic Standard Time ( UTC−04:00)

Preliminary round

Final round

=3rd place

=Final

Final standing

Pool C

*Venue: Ronald Charles Basketball Arena, Saint Croix,

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*Dates: May 26–27, 2012 *All times are Atlantic Standard Time ( UTC−04:00)

Preliminary round

Final round

=3rd place

=Final

Final standing

Pool D

*Venue: Marriott Dome, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis *Dates: July 27–28, 2012 *All times are Atlantic Standard Time ( UTC−04:00)

Preliminary round

Final round

=3rd place

=Final

Final standing

Pool E

*Venue: Alfred Sangster Auditorium,

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, Jamaica *Dates: November 29–30, 2012 *All times are Eastern Standard Time ( UTC−05:00)

Preliminary round

Final round

=3rd place

=Final

Final standing

Pool F

*Venue: Multi-Purpose Sports Complex, Road Town, British Virgin Islands *Dates: June 9–10, 2012 *All times are Atlantic Standard Time ( UTC−04:00)

Preliminary round

Final round

=3rd place

=Final

Final standing

Pool G

*Venue: Gimnasio José Beto Remón, Panama City, Panama *Dates: August 17–19, 2012 *All times are Eastern Standard Time ( UTC−05:00)

Pool H

*Venue: Gimnasio del Polideportivo España, Managua, Nicaragua *Dates: May 18–20, 2012 *All times are

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( UTC−06:00)

Second round

Pool I

*Venue: UWI Sport & Physical Education Centre,

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, Trinidad and Tobago *Dates: May 25–26, 2013 *All times are Atlantic Standard Time ( UTC−04:00)

Preliminary round

Final round

=3rd place

=Final

Final standing

Pool J

*Venue: International School Auditorium, Willemstad,

Curaçao Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coast ...

*Dates: May 11–12, 2013 *All times are Atlantic Standard Time ( UTC−04:00)

Preliminary round

Final round

=3rd place

=Final

Final standing

Pool K

*Venue: Ronald Charles Basketball Arena, Saint Croix,

*Dates: May 25–26, 2013 *All times are Atlantic Standard Time ( UTC−04:00)

Preliminary round

Final round

=3rd place

=Final

Final standing

Pool L

*Venue: Gimnasio Alfonso Gordillo, Guatemala City,

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*Dates: June 8–9, 2013 *All times are

( UTC−06:00)

Preliminary round

Final round

=3rd place

=Final

Final standing

Pool M

*Venue: Alfred Sangster Auditorium,

, Jamaica *Dates: June 1–2, 2013 *All times are Eastern Standard Time ( UTC−05:00)

Preliminary round

Final round

=3rd place

=Final

Final standing

Pool N

*Venue: La Borie Indoor Stadium, St. George's,

*Dates: June 22–23, 2013 *All times are Atlantic Standard Time ( UTC−04:00)

Preliminary round

Final round

=3rd place

=Final

Final standing

Third placed teams

Third round

Pool O

*Venue: OTC Sports Center I, Colorado Springs, United States *Dates: May 15–18, 2014 *All times are Mountain Daylight Time ( UTC−06:00)

Preliminary round

Final round

=3rd place

=Final

Final standing

Pool P

*Venue: Polideportivo Eleoncio Mercedes, La Romana, Dominican Republic *Dates: May 15–18, 2014 *All times are Atlantic Standard Time ( UTC−04:00)

Preliminary round

Final round

=3rd place

=Final

Final standing

Pool Q

*Venue:

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, Havana, Cuba *Dates: May 14–17, 2014 *All times are

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( UTC−04:00)

Preliminary round

Final round

=3rd place

=Final

Final standing

Pool R

*Venue: Auditorio Juan Pachín Vicéns, Ponce, Puerto Rico *Dates: May 22–25, 2014 *All times are Atlantic Standard Time ( UTC−04:00)

Preliminary round

Final round

=3rd place

=Final

Final standing

Pool S

*Venue:

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, Canada *Dates: May 16–19, 2014 *All times are Eastern Daylight Time ( UTC−04:00)

Preliminary round

Final round

=3rd place

=Final

Final standing

Final round

Playoff

*Venue: UWI Sport & Physical Education Centre,

, Trinidad and Tobago *Dates: July 16–20, 2014 *All times are Atlantic Standard Time ( UTC−04:00)

References

External links

2014 World Championship Qualification NORCECA – 1st Round

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