The 2019 Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship was the eleventh official edition of the

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. It was played by six teams from February, 26 to March 2, 2019, in

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won its forth consecutive title, the sixth overall, and qualified for the

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. The American

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was elected the competition's

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Pools composition

Venue

All the matches were played at the Arena Minas in

Preliminary round

*All times are

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( UTC−03:00).

Pool A

Pool B

Final round

Bracket

Fifth place match

Semifinals

Third place match

Final

Final standing

All-Star team

The following players were chosen for the tournament's "All-Star team": *Most valuable player **

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) *Best Opposite ** Jesús Herrera Jaime ( Club Obras Sanitarias) *Best outside hitters **

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( Club Obras Sanitarias) *Best setter **

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( UPCN San Juan) *Best middle blockers **

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(

) *Best libero **

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( UPCN San Juan)

References

External links

CSV
{{South American Volleyball Club Championship

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