2008 Final Four Women's Volleyball Cup

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2008 Final Four Women’s Volleyball Cup
Tournament details
Host nationBrazil
DatesSeptember 3–7, 2008
Teams4
Venue(s)The City Sport Stadium (in Fortaleza host cities)
Champions Brazil (1st title)
Tournament awards
MVPBrazil Hélia Souza
Official website
NORCECA.org

The 2008 Final Four Women’s Volleyball Cup was first edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, played by four countries from September 3–7, 2008 in Fortaleza, Brazil.

Competing nations[edit]

Group A

 Argentina
 Brazil
 Cuba
 Dominican Republic

Squads[edit]

Preliminary round[edit]

Team Points G W L PW PL Ratio SW SL Ratio
1  Brazil 6 3 3 0 240 175 1.371 9 1 9.000
2  Dominican Republic 5 3 2 1 250 217 1.152 7 4 1.750
3  Cuba 4 3 1 2 200 232 0.862 4 6 0.667
4  Argentina 3 3 0 3 159 225 0.707 0 9 0.000
  • September 3, 2008
Cuba  1–3  Dominican Republic 16–25, 25–21, 24–26, 14–25
Brazil  3–0  Argentina 25–19, 25–15, 25–17
  • September 4, 2008
Argentina  0–3  Cuba 20–25, 20–25, 20–25
Brazil  3–1  Dominican Republic 15–25, 25–19, 25–22, 25–12
  • September 5, 2008
Argentina  0–3  Dominican Republic 12–25, 19–25, 17–25
Brazil  3–0  Cuba 25–18, 25–15, 25–13

Final round[edit]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
September 6, 2008 – Fortaleza
 
 
 Dominican Republic3
 
September 7, 2008 – Fortaleza
 
 Cuba0
 
 Dominican Republic0
 
September 6, 2008 – Fortaleza
 
 Brazil3
 
 Brazil3
 
 
 Argentina0
 
3rd place
 
 
September 7, 2008 – Fortaleza
 
 
 Cuba1
 
 
 Argentina3

Semifinals[edit]

  • September 6, 2008
Dominican Republic  3–0  Cuba 25–17, 25–18, 25–20
Brazil  3–0  Argentina 25–15, 25–12, 25–12

Finals[edit]

  • September 7, 2008
Cuba  1–3  Argentina 24–26, 19–25, 25–16, 22–25
Dominican Republic  0–3  Brazil 21–25, 17–25, 18–25

Final ranking[edit]

Individual awards[edit]

References[edit]