2025 Pan American Sitting Volleyball Championships – Men's tournament
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | .png){kind=small} United States |
| City | Denver |
| Dates | 24–28 May |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  Brazil (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  United States |
| Third place | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
| Fourth place |  Argentina |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Best spiker | Zach Upp |
| Best receiver | James Stuck |
| Official website | |
| Official website | |
The 2025 Pan American Sitting Volleyball Championships – Men's tournament is the 5th edition of the biannual continental championship, contested by the senior men's national sitting volleyball teams in the Americas region, sanctioned by ParaVolley Pan America. It was held in Denver, United States from 24 to 28 May 2025, marking the third time the event is held in the country.
Four teams took part, the same as the previous edition.
The tournament acted as qualification for the 2026 Sitting Volleyball World Championships in Hangzhou, China, with two spots available.
Brazil are the defending champions, after beating United States 3–0 in the 2023 final in Edmonton. Brazil defended their title after beating United States 3–2 in the final to win their fourth title.[1]
Host selection
On 5 November 2024, Denver, United States were given the hosting rights.[2] This was the third time the event was held in United States, after 2009 and 2013.[3] The event was organised alongside the 2025 USA Volleyball Open National Championship.
Quotes
“We’re pleased to hold the zonal championship in the United States. This is an excellent opportunity to showcase sitting volleyball to the U.S. audience as we look ahead to both teams competing at LA2028.”
— USA Volleyball president and CEO John Speraw.
“I’m thrilled that USA Volleyball has agreed to host the 2025 ParaVolley Pan America Sitting Volleyball Zonal Championships. This event is of great significance to the Pan America Zone, as it will provide the top two teams in each gender the opportunity to secure a spot in the 2026 World Championships. Equally important, every participating team will earn valuable World Ranking Points, further enhancing their standing on the global stage. We look forward to an exciting and competitive tournament.”
— Joe Campbell, president of ParaVolley Pan America.
Teams
Four teams took part, the same as the previous edition. Teams arrived on 21 May and departed on 29 May.[2]
| Team[4] | Appearance(s) | Previous best performance[a] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | Streak | 2023 | ||
| Argentina
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2nd | 2023 | 2 | 4th | Fourth place (2023) | |
| Brazil
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5th | 2010 | 2023 | 5 | 1st | Champions (2013, 2017, 2023) |
| Canada
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5th | 5 | 3rd | Third place (2010, 2013, 2017, 2023) | ||
| United States (H)
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5th | 5 | 2nd | Champions (2010) | ||
Squads
United States
| Dan Regan (OH) |
| Nick Dadgostar (L) |
| Ben Aman (OH) |
| Eric Duda (S/OH) |
| Alex Wilson (OPP/OH) |
| Robbie Gaupp (OH) |
| James Stuck (S/OH) |
| Robbie Onusko (OH) |
| Roderick Green (MB) |
| John Kremer (L) |
| Zach Upp (OH) |
| Jason Roberts (OH) |
| Brett Parks (OH) |
| Will Curtis (S/L) |
Venue
The tournament was held at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. The multi-purpose convention center was built in 1990 but expanded in 2004.
| Denver | ||
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Convention Center | ||
| Capacity: unknown | ||
Format
The four teams play each other in a round robin format, where every team advances to the semi finals. In the semi finals, first plays fourth and second plays third. The two winners play the final, while the losers play for third place.
Group stage
- The schedule was announced on 29 April 2025.[5]
- All times are local.
- Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
- Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
Tiebreakers
- Number of matches won
- Match points
- Sets ratio
- Points ratio
- If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority is given to the team which won the 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, 3 and 4 is made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil
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3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 227 | 165 | 1.376 |
| 2 | United States
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3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 277 | 243 | 1.140 |
| 3 | Canada
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3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 218 | 234 | 0.932 |
| 4 | Argentina
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 168 | 248 | 0.677 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May | 12:00 | Brazil |
3–0 | Canada |
25–11 | 25–16 | 25–23 | 75–50 | Report | ||
| 24 May | 15:00 | United States |
3–1 | Argentina |
23–25 | 25–15 | 25–14 | 25–19 | 98–73 | Report | |
| 25 May | 12:00 | Brazil |
3–0 | Argentina |
25–17 | 25–18 | 25–9 | 75–44 | Report | ||
| 25 May | 15:00 | United States |
3–1 | Canada |
25–22 | 25–20 | 33–35 | 25–16 | 108–93 | Report | |
| 26 May | 12:00 | Canada |
3–0 | Argentina |
25–10 | 25–22 | 25–19 | 75–51 | Report | ||
| 26 May | 15:00 | United States |
0–3 | Brazil |
23–25 | 25–27 | 23–25 | 71–77 | Report |
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 27 May | ||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||
| 28 May | ||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||
| 27 May | ||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||
| United States | 3 | |||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 28 May | ||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||
Semi finals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May | 10:00 | Brazil |
3–0 | Argentina |
25–13 | 25–11 | 25–10 | 75–34 | Report | ||
| 27 May | 12:00 | United States |
3–2 | Canada |
20–25 | 25–23 | 25–20 | 20–25 | 15–12 | 105–105 | Report |
3rd place match
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May | 10:00 | Argentina |
0–3 | Canada |
17–25 | 19–25 | 16–25 | 52–75 | Report |
Final
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May | 12:00 | Brazil |
3–2 | United States |
25–9 | 19–25 | 15–25 | 25–22 | 15–12 | 99–93 | Report |
Final rankings
As winners of the 2024 Paralympics and 2028 Paralympic hosts, United States already qualified automatically, thereby the second world championship spot was given to Canada.
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Brazil
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United States
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Canada
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| 4 | Argentina
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| Team Qualified for the 2026 Sitting Volleyball World Championships |
Notes
- ^ Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.
See also
References
- ^ "U.S. Men's Sitting Team Wins Silver at 2025 PVPA Zonal".
- ^ a b "USA to host 2025 PVPA Sitting Volleyball Zonal Championships in Denver < World ParaVolley". November 7, 2024.
- ^ "USA Volleyball To Host ParaVolley Pan America Zonal Championship".
- ^ "Pan American Sitting Volleyball Championship history page 53" (PDF). www.worldparavolley.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
- ^ "USA Volleyball Announces Schedule for 2025 ParaVolley Pan America Zonals".