The 2015 Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the fourteenth edition of the annual women's

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tournament, played by twelve countries over June, 2014 in

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. The competition served as a qualifier for the

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. The United States won their fourth championship defeating 3–0 to the Dominican Republic and the American

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won the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.

Competing nations

Qualification for FIVB Grand Prix

The top two teams from the NORCECA confederation and the top from CSV will play first group from the 2016 FIVB World Grand Prix. The third, fourth and fifth ranked teams from NORCECA and the second best ranked from CSV will play the second group. The third ranked from CSV and the sixth from NORCECA will take part in the third group.

Pool standing procedure

Match won 3–0: 5 points for the winner, 0 point for the loser
Match won 3–1: 4 points for the winner, 1 points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 3 points for the winner, 2 points for the loser
In case of tie, the teams were classified according to the following criteria:
points ratio and sets ratio

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Final round

Championship bracket

7th to 10th places bracket

Classification 11–12

Classification 7–10

Quarterfinals

Classification 9–10

Classification 5–8

Classification 7–8

Classification 5–6

Semifinals

Classification 3–4

Final

Final standing

Individual awards

*Most valuable player *:

*Best setter *:

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*Best Outside Hitters *:

*: Melissa Vargas *Best Middle Blockers *: Alena Rojas *: Lucille Charuk *Best Opposite *:

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*Best scorer *: Melissa Vargas *Best server *: Melissa Vargas *Best libero *:

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*Best digger *:

*Best receiver *:

References

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2015 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup Sports competitions in Lima