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. The event served as a qualifier for the

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, where the top three teams will join the teams from Argentina and Brazil. The winner of each pool automatically advanced to the semi-finals and the teams placed in second and third met in crossed matches in the quarterfinals round.

Competing nations

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

*Monday June 5 *Tuesday June 6 *Wednesday June 7

Group B

*Monday June 5 *Tuesday June 6 *Wednesday June 7

Final round

Quarterfinals

*Friday June 9, 2006

Semi-finals

*Saturday June 10, 2006

Finals

*Sunday June 11, 2006 — Seventh Place Match *Saturday June 10, 2006 — Fifth Place Match *Sunday June 11, 2006 — Bronze Medal Match *Sunday June 11, 2006 — Gold Medal Match

Final ranking

**''United States, Dominican Republic and Canada qualified for the

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Awards

*Most valuable player **

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*Best spiker **

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*Best scorer **

*Best defender ** Richard Lambourne *Best setter ** Cristian Cruz *Best server ** Rolando Junquin *Best libero **

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*Best blocker **

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References

Results
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