 | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Canada |
| City | Edmonton |
| Dates | 9–13 May |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Official website | |
| Edmonton 2023 | |
The 2023 Pan American Sitting Volleyball Championships decided who took the Americas spot in the Sitting Volleyball tournament at the 2024 Paralympics, after Sitting Volleyball was taken out of the 2023 Pan American Games events program. The winners of the men's tournament was Brazil's men, while the United States won the women's event. [1] [2] [3]
Edmonton, Alberta in Canada was announced as the hosts on the 6 September 2022. [4]
The teams was announced on 1 May 2023. [5]
Brazil (withdrew) [6] Canada 
United States The Canadian city of Edmonton hosted the event at the Saville Community Sports Centre.
| Edmonton | ||
|---|---|---|
| Saville Community Sports Centre | ||
| Capacity: unknown | ||
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | Canada |
| City | Edmonton |
| Dates | 9–13 May |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions | Brazil (th title) |
| Runners-up | United States |
| Third place | Canada |
| Fourth place |  Argentina |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Official website | |
| Edmonton 2023 | |
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.
The teams and schedule was announced on 1 May 2023. [7]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 247 | 181 | 1.365 |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 273 | 257 | 1.062 |
| 3 | Canada (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 217 | 212 | 1.024 |
| 4 | Argentina | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 150 | 250 | 0.600 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May | 14:00 | Brazil | 3–1 | United States | 25–20 | 22–25 | 25–10 | 25–23 | 97–78 | [8] | |
| 9 May | 16:30 | Canada | 3–0 | Argentina | 25–11 | 25–17 | 25–11 | 75–39 | [8] | ||
| 10 May | 14:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Argentina | 25–15 | 25–11 | 25–11 | 75–37 | [8] | ||
| 10 May | 19:00 | Canada | 1–3 | United States | 26–28 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 96–98 | [8] | |
| 11 May | 14:00 | United States | 3–1 | Argentina | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–13 | 25–15 | 98–74 | [8] | |
| 11 May | 16:30 | Canada | 0–3 | Brazil | 11–25 | 18–25 | 17–25 | 46–75 | [8] | ||
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 12 May | ||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||
| 13 May | ||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||
| 12 May | ||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||
| United States | 3 | |||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 13 May | ||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May | 13:30 | Brazil | 3–0 | United States | 18–25 | 13–25 | 11–25 | 42–75 | [8] | ||
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Brazil |
 | United States |
 | Canada |
| 4 | Argentina |
| Team Qualified for the 2024 Paralympics |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | Canada |
| City | Edmonton |
| Dates | 9–13 May |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions | United States (th title) |
| Runners-up | Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 5 |
| Official website | |
| Edmonton 2023 | |
After Brazil withdrew, Canada and United States played a best of 5 series to decide the winners of the event and secure the ticket to Paris 2024.
The teams and schedule was announced on 1 May 2023. [9]
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2–3 | United States | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May | 19:00 | Canada | 2–3 | United States | 25–21 | 25–18 | 16–25 | 17–25 | 12–15 | 95–104 | [8] |
| 10 May | 16:30 | Canada | 1–3 | United States | 25–18 | 16–25 | 20–25 | 11–25 | 72–93 | [8] | |
| 11 May | 19:00 | Canada | 1–3 | United States | 22–25 | 23–25 | 25–19 | 21–25 | 91–94 | [8] | |
| 12 May | 16:30 | Canada | 3–2 | United States | 25–18 | 18–25 | 25–22 | 20–25 | 15–11 | 103–101 | [8] |
| 13 May | 16:00 | Canada | 3–2 | United States | 25–19 | 20–25 | 25–12 | 22–25 | 17–15 | 109–96 | [8] |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| | United States |
| | Canada |
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