Venezuela clinched the gold medal at the 18th Senior Men’s Pan American Volleyball Cup in León, Guanajuato, defeating host nation Mexico 3-1 (25-23, 25-20, 20-25, 25-19). The team finished the tournament unbeaten, with six wins and only three sets lost.
Willner Rivas led the charge with 20 points, supported by Emerson Rodríguez (16), Jean Herrera (12), and Eduardo Vásquez (10). Venezuela outperformed Mexico in attack (50-42) and blocking (10-8), while Mexico held an edge in serve points (5-2). Axel Téllez topped Mexico’s scoring with 12 points, including four aces.
In the bronze medal match, Canada swept Colombia 3-0 (27-25, 25-22, 25-14). Jordan Canham scored 16 points, followed by Erik Siksna with 13 and Jonas Van Huizen with 12. Canada dominated in blocking (12-5) and attacking (38-24) to secure third place.
Individual awards:
- MVP: Willner Rivas (Venezuela)
- Best Spiker: Nolan Flexen (USA)
- Second Best Spiker: Pelegrín Vargas (Puerto Rico)
- Best Middle Blocker: Rafael Burgos (Dominican Republic)
- Second Best Middle Blocker: Cole Duncanson (Canada)
- Best Setter: Mason Greves (Canada)
- Best Opposite & Best Scorer: Vicente Parraguirre (Chile, 99 points)
- Best Libero & Best Digger: Rafael Almonte (Dominican Republic)
- Best Server: Axel Téllez (Mexico)
- Best Receiver: Erik Siksna (Canada)
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