2001 Volleyball America's Cup
The 2001 Volleyball America's Cup was the fourth edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by six countries from North-, Central- and South America. The tournament was held from September 28 to October 7, 2001 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Squads
    
Main Round
    
| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 461 | 393 | 1.173 | 15 | 4 | 3.750 | |
| 2. | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 443 | 353 | 1.255 | 14 | 4 | 3.500 | |
| 3. | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 403 | 404 | 0.997 | 8 | 10 | 0.800 | |
| 4. | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 351 | 376 | 0.933 | 7 | 9 | 0.777 | |
| 5. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 354 | 409 | 0.865 | 5 | 12 | 0.416 | |
| 6. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 312 | 389 | 0.802 | 3 | 13 | 0.230 | 
- Friday September 28
 
| Cuba  | 
3 – 1 | 16-25 25-21 25-14 27-25 | ||
| Argentina  | 
3 – 0 | 25-20 25-15 25-16 | 
- Saturday September 29
 
| Brazil  | 
3 – 0 | 25-20 25-15 25-16 | ||
| Cuba  | 
3 – 0 | 25-22 25-21 25-18 | 
- Sunday September 30
 
| Brazil  | 
3 – 0 | 25-17 25-14 25-13 | ||
| United States  | 
3 – 1 | 23-25 25-23 25-21 25-15 | 
- Monday October 1
 
| Cuba  | 
3 – 2 | 25-27 25-22 21-25 25-23 25-23 | ||
| Venezuela  | 
3 – 0 | 25-20 25-21 27-25 | 
- Tuesday October 2
 
| Cuba  | 
3 – 0 | 25-15 25-16 25-22 | ||
| Argentina  | 
3 – 0 | 25-23 25-22 25-16 | 
- Wednesday October 3
 
| Canada  | 
3 – 1 | 25-21 21-25 25-20 25-23 | ||
| Brazil  | 
3 – 1 | 22-25 25-16 25-14 26-24 | 
- Thursday October 4
 
| United States  | 
3 – 0 | 25-18 25-17 25-17 | ||
| Cuba  | 
3 – 1 | 25-17 25-15 22-25 25-19 | ||
| Brazil  | 
3 – 0 | 25-20 25-19 25-19 | 
Final round
    
| Semi Finals | Final | |||||
| 2001-10-06 – Buenos Aires | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 2001-10-07 – Buenos Aires | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 2001-10-06 – Buenos Aires | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| 2001-10-07 – Buenos Aires | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
Semi finals
    
- Saturday 2001-10-06
 
| Brazil  | 
3 – 0 | 25-22 25-20 25-18 | ||
| Cuba  | 
3 – 2 | 25-17 18-25 19-25 25-14 15-13 | 
Finals
    
- Sunday 2001-10-07 — Bronze Medal Match
 
| United States  | 
2 – 3 | 20-25 22-25 25-22 25-23 10-15 | 
- Sunday 2001-10-07 — Gold Medal Match
 
| Brazil  | 
3 – 0 | 25-20 25-19 25-23 | 
Final ranking
    
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Awards
    
- Most Valuable Player
 Angel Dennis (CUB)
 
- Best Spiker
 Marcos Milinkovic (ARG)
 
- Best Receiver
 Nalbert Bitencourt (BRA)
 
- Best Blocker
 Pavel Pimienta (CUB)
 
- Best Digger
 Sérgio Dutra Santos (BRA)
 
- Best Server
 Gustavo Endres (BRA)
 
- Best Setter
 Alain Roca (CUB)
 
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