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Cuban Miguel Angel Lopez MVP in Colima Men’s Pan Am Cup
COLIMA, Mexico, June 21, 2019. - Cuban Miguel Angel Lopez was
named the Most Valuable Player of the fourteenth Men’s Pan
American Cup that finished on Friday at the Multifunctional
Auditorium of Colima, Mexico.
Miguel Angel Lopez contributed in his team’s five-set thriller
golden win to Argentina 3-2 (19-25, 25-21, 25-20, 21-25, 15-9).
With the triumph, Cuba wins their third Men’s Pan American
title, in 2014 defeating United States and in 2016 also in five
sets over Argentina. Cuba and Argentina are used to playing in
five sets; they also met in their first performance here with
Cuba also winning in five.
Lopez received the recognition the closing ceremony that awarded
Cuba, Argentina and Mexico as the top three finishers of the
event, as well as the following individual awards.
Best Spiker
Alvaro Hidalgo, Peru
2nd Best Spiker
Bruno Nicolas, Argentina
Best Blocker
Daniel Urrea, Peru
2nd Best Blocker
Roamy Alonso, Cuba
Best Opposite
Eduardo Romay, Peru
Best Setter
Pedro Rangel, Mexico
Best Libero
Arnel Cabrera, Puerto Rico
Best Server
Eduardo Romay, Peru
Best Digger
Kyle Dagostino, United States
Best Receiver
Jorge Barajas, Mexico
Best Scorer
Eduardo Romay, Peru
Final standing:
1. Cuba; 2. Argentina; 3. Mexico; 4.
Chile; 5, United States; 6. Peru; 7. Canada; 8.
Peru; 9. Dominican Republic; 10. Guatemala; 11. Trinidad and
Tobago; 12. Suriname.
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