2025 Pan American Sitting Volleyball Championships – Women's tournament
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | .png){kind=small} United States |
| City | Denver |
| Dates | 24–27 May |
| Teams | 3 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  Brazil (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  United States |
| Third place | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Best blocker | Lora Webster |
| Best setter | Kaleo Kanahele Maclay |
| Official website | |
| Official website | |
The 2025 Pan American Sitting Volleyball Championships – Women's tournament is the 5th edition of the biannual continental championship, contested by the senior women's national sitting volleyball teams in the Americas region, sanctioned by ParaVolley Pan America. It was held in Denver, United States from 24 to 27 May 2025, marking the third time the event is held in the country.
Three teams took part, one more than the previous edition.
The tournament acted as qualification for the 2026 Sitting Volleyball World Championships in Hangzhou, China, with two spots available.
United States are the defending champions, after beating Canada 3–2 in a best of five series in the 2023 iteration in Edmonton, but they couldn't defend their title as they lost to Brazil in the final. Brazil won their first title after beating United States 3–0 in the final.[1][2][3]
Host selection
On 5 November 2024, Denver, United States were given the hosting rights.[4] This was the third time the event was held in United States, after 2009 and 2013.[5] 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
Three teams took part, one more than the previous edition. Teams arrived on 21 May and departed on 29 May.[4] Brazil return after a one edition absence after their withdrawal in 2023.
| Team[6] | Appearance(s) | Previous best performance[a] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | Streak | 2023 | ||
| Brazil
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4th | 2010 | 2017 | 1 | N/A | Runners-up (2010, 2013, 2017) |
| Canada
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5th | 2023 | 5 | 2nd | Runners-up (2023) | |
| United States (H)
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5th | 5 | 1st | Champions (2010, 2013, 2017, 2023) | ||
Squads
United States
| Lora Webster (MB) |
| Bethany Zummo (L) |
| Lexi Patterson (S/L) |
| Monique Matthews (MB/OH) |
| Whitney Dosty (OH/OPP) |
| Tia Edwards (OH/MB) |
| Jillian Williams-Coffee (MB/OPP/OH) |
| Emma Schieck (OH) |
| Kaleo Kanahele Maclay (S) |
| Nicky Nieves (MB/OH) |
| Courtney Baker (OH) |
| MaKenzie Franklin (OH) |
| Raelene Elam (OH) |
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 | ||
Group stage
- The schedule was announced on 29 April 2025.[7]
- 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 | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (H)
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4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4.000 | 354 | 276 | 1.283 | Final |
| 2 | Brazil
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4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1.500 | 333 | 300 | 1.110 | |
| 3 | Canada
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 189 | 300 | 0.630 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May | 10:00 | United States |
3–0 | Canada |
25–21 | 25–22 | 25–15 | 75–58 | Report | ||
| 24 May | 17:00 | Canada |
0–3 | Brazil |
21–25 | 19–25 | 17–25 | 57–75 | Report | ||
| 25 May | 10:00 | United States |
3–2 | Brazil |
25–17 | 25–17 | 24–26 | 23–25 | 15–11 | 112–96 | Report |
| 25 May | 17:00 | United States |
3–0 | Canada |
25–9 | 25–15 | 25–11 | 75–35 | Report | ||
| 26 May | 10:00 | Canada |
0–3 | Brazil |
10–25 | 13–25 | 16–25 | 39–75 | Report | ||
| 26 May | 17:00 | United States |
3–1 | Brazil |
15–25 | 25–20 | 25–17 | 27–25 | 92–87 | Report |
Final
| Final | ||
| 27 May | ||
| United States | 0 | |
| Brazil | 3 | |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May | 15:00 | United States |
0–3 | Brazil |
26–28 | 22–25 | 20–25 | 68–78 | 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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| Team Qualified for the 2026 Sitting Volleyball World Championships |
Notes
- ^ Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.
See also
References
- ^ "U.S. Women's Sitting Team Collects Silver at 2025 PVPA Zonal".
- ^ "Seleção Brasileira feminina de vôlei sentado conquista o Campeonato Zonal Pan-Americano". ge. May 28, 2025.
- ^ https://cpb.org.br/noticias/brasil-conquista-pan-americano-de-volei-sentado-com-equipes-masculina-e-feminina-nos-eua/
- ^ 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".