The 2012 Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the seventh edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament, played by eight countries over July, 2012 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The event served as a qualifier for the 2013 FIVB Volleyball World League qualification.

The United States won the tournament for the fifth time after beating Argentina 3–0 in the final.

Dominican Republic earned the right to play in the 2013 FIVB Volleyball World League qualification finishing third after United States and Argentina who are already qualified to the 2013 FIVB Volleyball World League

Competing nations Group AGroup B

Squads

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 Venue: Palacio del Voleibol, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic All times are Atlantic Time Zone (UTC−04:00).

Group A

Group B

Final round

Championship bracket

5th–8th places bracket

Quarterfinals

Classification 5–8

Semifinals

Classification 7–8

Classification 5–6

Classification 3–4

Final

Final standing

RankTeam45678

12–man rosterDavis, Rawson, Clark, Muagututia, Troy, DeFault, McDonnell, Ciarelli, Ammerman, Watten, Sander, ShojiHead coachPatchell

Dominican Republic qualified for the 2013 FIVB Volleyball World League qualification.

Awards MVP: Taylor Sander Best scorer: José Miguel Cáceres Best spiker: Antonio Ciarelli Best blocker: Marc-Anthony Honoré Best server: Elvis Contreras Best digger: Dustin Watten Best setter: Pedro Rangel Best receiver: Elvis Contreras Best libero: Edwin Peguero

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