The 2023 Men's South American Volleyball Championship was the 35th edition of the

Men's South American Volleyball Championship The Men's South American Volleyball Championship is the official competition for senior men's national volleyball teams of South America, organized by the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol ( CSV). The initial gap between championships was v ...

held in

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and organised by South America's governing volleyball body, the

Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol The Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV) ( Portuguese: ) is the continental governing body for the sports of volleyball in South America. Its headquarters is located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Profile The CSV's origins are still und ...

(CSV). Top three of the tournament qualified for the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship as the CSV representatives. Argentina won the championship for the second time in the tournament's 72 year history. Brazil had previously won all South American championships with the exception of the 1964 edition, in which it did not participate in due political turmoil in the country.

Competing nations

The following national teams participated: * * (Hosts) * * *

Venues

Pool standing procedure

# Number of matches won # Match points # Sets ratio # Points ratio # If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other. Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Round robin

*All times are

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( UTC−03:00).

Final standing

Awards

*Most valuable player *: Luciano Vicentín *Best setter *:

Luciano De Cecco Luciano De Cecco (born 2 June 1988) is an Argentine professional volleyball player who plays as a setter for Modena Volley and the Argentina men's national volleyball team, Argentina national team. He won the bronze medal at 2020 Summer Olympics ...

*Best outside spikers *:

Ricardo Lucarelli Ricardo Samuel Lucarelli Santos de Souza (born 14 February 1992) is a Brazilian professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for JTEKT Stings and the Brazil national team. He was a gold medallist in the men's tournament at th ...

*: Vicente Parraguirre *Best middle blockers *:

Nicolás Zerba Nicolás Zerba (born 13 June 1999) is an Argentine professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for PSG Stal Nysa and the Argentina national team. He took part in the 2022 World Championship, representing Argentina. Honours Cl ...

*: Daniel Aponza *Best opposite spiker *: Alan Souza *Best libero *:

Thales Hoss Thales Gustavo Hoss (born 26 April 1989) is a Brazilian professional volleyball player who plays as a libero for LUK Lublin and the Brazil national team. Hoss won a silver medal at the 2018 World Championship representing Brazil. Honours Clu ...

References

External links

Official website
{{South America Volleyball Championship Men's South American Volleyball Championships

South American Volleyball Championship South American Volleyball Championship may refer to * South American Men's Volleyball Championship * South American Women's Volleyball Championship The Women's South American Volleyball Championship is the official competition for senior women's ...

International volleyball competitions hosted by Brazil 2023 in South American sport