The NORCECA qualification for the 2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship saw member nations compete for five places at the finals in Italy and Bulgaria. The top three teams from the 2017 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship, plus two teams from the final four qualified for the 2018 World Championship. Therefore, the first two rounds of the 2018 World Championship qualification also acted as qualifiers for the 2017 NORCECA Championship.
Originally the 2017 NORCECA Championship was the only competition from the area to offer the 2018 World Championship qualification quota, but due to the pass of hurricanes Irma and Maria for the Caribbean sea, Cuba and Puerto Rico were unable to compete, NORCECA authorities decided to make the final four tournament - Cuba, Puerto Rico and the 4th and 5th placed teams of the 2017 NORCECA Championship.
Pools composition 41 NORCECA national teams entered qualification. The top six ranked teams from the NORCECA Ranking as of 1 January 2016 (United States, Canada, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Costa Rica) automatically qualified for the 2017 NORCECA Championship or the final four. But, Bonaire and Saba later withdrew.
First round
CAZOVA 14 CAZOVA national teams entered qualification. The top two ranked teams from CAZOVA did not compete in the first round and automatically qualified for the second round. Teams ranked 3–14 from CAZOVA were seeded following the serpentine system according to their position in the NORCECA Ranking as of 1 January 2016. Pools composition was determined by taking into consideration – as far as possible – the geographical location of the various countries. But, Bonaire later withdrew. Rankings are shown in brackets.
Pool APool BPool C (14) (16) (20) (27) (23) (24) (28) (29) (34) (40) (39) (36)
ECVA 14 ECVA national teams entered qualification. The top two ranked teams from ECVA did not compete in the first round and automatically qualified for the second round. Teams ranked 3–14 from ECVA were seeded following the serpentine system according to their position in the NORCECA Ranking as of 1 January 2016. Pools composition was determined by taking into consideration – as far as possible – the geographical location of the various countries. But, Saba later withdrew. Rankings are shown in brackets.
Pool APool BPool C (19) (18) (22) (31) (30) (25) (37) (33) (32) (38) (35) (41)
AFECAVOL 7 AFECAVOL national teams entered qualification. One round was held with a Round-robin tournament of all 7 teams. NORCECA Ranking as of 1 January 2016 are shown in brackets.
AFECAVOL (8) (9) (10) (13) (17) (21) (26)
Second round
CAZOVA NORCECA Ranking as of 1 January 2016 are shown in brackets.
Pool DPool E (7) (11)Ranked 4th in CAZOVARanked 3rd in CAZOVARanked 5th in CAZOVARanked 6th in CAZOVARanked 8th in CAZOVARanked 7th in CAZOVA
ECVA NORCECA Ranking as of 1 January 2016 are shown in brackets.
Pool DPool E (12) (15)2nd best result in ECVA First RoundBest result in ECVA First Round3rd best result in ECVA First Round4th best result in ECVA First Round6th best result in ECVA First Round5th best result in ECVA First Round
Final round Final four2017 NORCECA Championship 4th2017 NORCECA Championship 5th
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: 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
First round The top two teams in each CAZOVA and ECVA pool qualified for the second round, whereas the top two teams from AFECAVOL qualified for the 2017 NORCECA Championship.
CAZOVA Pool A Venue: Palais des Sports de Rivière-Salée, Rivière-Salée, Martinique Dates: 22–23 October 2016 All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00).
CAZOVA Pool B Venue: Anthony Nesty Sporthal, Paramaribo, Suriname Dates: 30–31 October 2016 All times are Suriname Time (UTC−03:00).
CAZOVA Pool C Venue: Gymnasium Vincent, Port-au-Prince, Haiti Dates: 9–10 July 2016 All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00).
ECVA Pool A Venue: YMCA Sports Complex, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda Dates: 9–11 September 2016 All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00).
Preliminary round
Finals
3rd place match
Final
Final standing RankTeam1234 Qualified for the Second round
ECVA Pool B Venue: The La Borie Indoor Facility, St. George's, Grenada Dates: 20–21 August 2016 All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00).
Preliminary round
Finals
3rd place match
Final
Final standing RankTeam1234 Qualified for the Second round
ECVA Pool C Venue: Matthew Francois Sports Auditorium, Marigot, Saint Martin Dates: 27–28 August 2016 All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00).
Preliminary round
Final
Final standing RankTeam123 Qualified for the Second round
AFECAVOL Venue: SCA Multipurpose Mercy Center, Belize City, Belize Dates: 24–30 September 2016 All times are Central Standard Time (UTC−06:00).
Second round The top two teams from the 2017 CAZOVA Championship and the winners in each ECVA pool qualified for the 2017 NORCECA Championship.
2017 CAZOVA Championship Venue: National Cycling Centre, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago Dates: 4–9 July 2017 All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00).
Preliminary round
CAZOVA Pool D
CAZOVA Pool E
Final round
7th–8th places
7th place match
Final six
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
5th place match
3rd place match
Final
Final standing RankTeam45678 Qualified for the 2017 NORCECA Championship
ECVA Pool D Venue: Beausejour Indoor facility, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia Dates: 12–13 August 2017 All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00).
Preliminary round
Finals
3rd place match
Final
Final standing RankTeam1234 Qualified for the 2017 NORCECA Championship
ECVA Pool E Venue: Beausejour Indoor facility, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia Dates: 9–10 August 2017 All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00).
Preliminary round
Finals
3rd place match
Final
Final standing RankTeam1234 Qualified for the 2017 NORCECA Championship
Final round The top three teams from the 2017 NORCECA Championship and the top two teams from the final four qualified for the 2018 World Championship, whereas the fourth and fifth ranked teams of the 2017 NORCECA Championship qualified for the final four.
2017 NORCECA Championship
Venues: OTC Sports Center I, Colorado Springs, United States and OTC Sports Center II, Colorado Springs, United States Dates: 26 September – 1 October 2017
Final four Venue: Sala 19 de Noviembre, Pinar del Río, Cuba Dates: 10–12 November 2017 All times are Cuba Standard Time (UTC−05:00).
References
External links Official website of the Final Four Official website of the CAZOVA Second Round Official website of the ECVA Second Round Pool D Official website of the ECVA Second Round Pool E Official website of the first round