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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 *:

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*: Elina Rodríguez *Best Middle Blockers *: Chiaka Ogbogu *: Melissa Rangel *Best Opposite *: Krystle Esdelle *Best scorer *: Krystle Esdelle *Best server *: Kiera Van Ryk *Best libero *:

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*Best digger *:

*Best receiver *:

References

{{Pan-American Volleyball Cup Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup Pan-American Volleyball Cup 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