The 2018

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was the 17th edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament. It was held in

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from 8 to 14 July. Twelve teams competed and the top five ranked teams at the end of the tournament qualified to the

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. The

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won the second straight title (sixth in history) after defeating the

3–2 in the final. American Lauren Carlini was awarded the Most Valuable Player.

Pools composition

Venue

*Ricardo Arias Gymnasium,

Pool standing procedure

# Number of matches won # Match points # Points ratio # Sets ratio # Result of the last match between the tied teams 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

Preliminary round

*All times are

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( UTC−04:00)

Group A

Group B

Group C

Final round

Championship bracket

5th–8th places bracket

9th–12th places bracket

Classification 7th–10th

Quarterfinals

Classification 9th–12th

Classification 5th–8th

11th place match

9th place match

Semifinals

7th place match

5th place match

3rd place match

Final

Final standing

Individual awards

*Most Valuable Player : Lauren Carlini *Best Setter : Lauren Carlini *Best Outside Hitters :

Brayelin Martínez Brayelin Elizabeth Martínez (born September 11, 1996, in Santo Domingo) is a Dominican volleyball player who won the bronze medal in the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Dominican Republic national team. She played in the 2014 Senior ...

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*Best Middle Blockers :

Chiaka Ogbogu Chiaka Sylvia Ogbogu (born April 15, 1995) is an American professional volleyball player. She plays for VakıfBank S.K. and the United States women's volleyball team. She participated in the 2018 Pan American Cup and the 2018 and 2019 FIVB V ...

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*Best Opposite : Krystle Esdelle *Best Scorer : Krystle Esdelle *Best Server : Kiera Van Ryk *Best Libero :

Brenda Castillo Brenda Castillo (born June 5, 1992, in San Cristóbal) is a volleyball player from the Dominican Republic and plays as a libero. She was a member of the Dominican Republic national team that won fifth place in the 2012 Summer Olympics, while ...

*Best Digger :

*Best Receiver :

References

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International volleyball competitions hosted by the Dominican Republic 2018 in Dominican Republic women's sport Sport in Santo Domingo Qualification tournaments for the 2019 Pan American Games