Dominican Republic were the five-time defending champions having won all the 5 previous editions.[2] The Dominicans managed to retain the title and win their sixth in a row after defeating the hosts Mexico 3–1 in the final match, which was a rematch of the previous 2021 final.[3]Argentina took the bronze medal by beating Peru 3–1 in the third-place match.[4]
Participating teams
Up to a maximum of 8 national teams could qualify for the tournament as follows: the host nation, the top 4 teams in the NORCECA U23 ranking that confirmed their participation and the top 3 teams in the CSV U23 ranking that confirmed their participation.[5] Eventually, there were 5 NORCECA teams and 2 CSV teams that confirmed their participation, with Honduras entering the tournament after the declination of the eligible teams needed to complete the line of 8 teams.
The following were the teams eligible to participate in the tournament (teams that confirmed their participation marked in bold and confederation ranking, if given, shown in brackets):[6]
NORCECA (North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation)
Each national team had to register a squad of 12 players. Players born on 1 January 2001 and onwards were eligible to compete in the tournament.[5]
Competition format
In the Pan-American Cups the competition format depends on the number of participating teams. With 8 teams, two pools of four teams each were formed. The pool standing procedure were as follows:[5]
Number of matches won;
Match points;
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
Points ratio;
Sets ratio;
If the tie continues between two teams: result of the last match between the tied teams;
If the tie continues between three or more teams: a new classification would be made taking into consideration only the matches between involved teams.
The winners of each pool advanced directly to the semi-finals, while the runners-up and the third placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals.
Pools composition
The teams were distributed into two pools following their positions on the NORCECA and CSV rankings.[5]