The 2017 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship was the ninth official edition of the women's

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tournament, played by six teams from 14–18 February 2017 in

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and

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won its third consecutive title, the fourth overall, and qualified for the

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, Japan.

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was elected the

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Competing clubs

Teams were seeded in two pools of three according to how the representatives of their countries finished in the 2016 edition.

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Final round

Bracket

Fifth place match

Semifinals

Third place match

Final

Final standing

All-Star team

*Most valuable player **

( Rexona-Sesc) *Best Opposite **

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( Rexona-Sesc) *Best Outside Hitters **

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( Dentil/Praia Clube) ** Ángela Leyva ( Universidad San Martín) *Best setter **

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( Rexona-Sesc) *Best Middle Blockers **

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( Dentil/Praia Clube) **

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( Dentil/Praia Clube) *Best libero **

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( Rexona-Sesc)

References

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