2024 VLA CUP MEN'S TOURNAMENT

32 teams - 8 Tier 1 teams, 24 Tier 2 teams

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2024 Men's VLA Cup All-Tournament Team

MVP:  Joe Kauliakamoa, setter, River City Flow

Setter:  Sanil Thomas, Chicago Icemen

Outside Hitter:  Tanner Maxwell, River City Flow

Outside Hitter:  Matt Slivinski, Chicago Icemen

Opposite:  Ryan Mather, New York Legion VC

Middle Blocker:  Langston Payne, River City Flow

Middle Blocker:  Amir Lugo-Rodriguez, Chicago Icemen

Libero:  Eryk Krzyzak, Chicago Sweed

SUNDAY BRACKET PLAY RESULTS

Championship Bracket Semifinals

Match 21 - River City Flow  3 - 0  New York Legion VC

25-23 25-19 26-24

Match 22 - Chicago Sweed  1 - 3  Chicago Icemen

24-26 25-19 23-25 23-25

Winners advance to championship match, losers finish tournament tied for 3rd place

2024 VLA Cup Men's Championship Match

River City Flow  3 - 2  Chicago Icemen

22-25 29-27 25-19 21-25 15-12

Winner named 2024 VLA Cup Champion and receives Cup Win in cumulative VLA standings

Championship Bracket Placement Matches

Match 1 - Boston Bounce  0 - 3  Indiana Team Pineapple

21-25 17-25 21-25

Match 2 - SoCal Rising Tide  3 - 0  Kentucky Unicorns

25-22 25-13 25-20

Match 3 - DC Dynasty  3 - 1  Northeast Force

29-27 25-23 12-25 25-17

Match 4 - Columbus Crimson  3 - 1  Milwaukee Gold

25-22 23-25 26-24 25-19

Winners advance to 9th place placement matches, losers advance to 13th place placement matches

17th Place Consolation Matches

630 Breeze  3 - 2  KeAloha Ancients

42-44 25-13 25-23 21-25 15-13

Colorado Kingsmen  3 - 1  Chicago Vibes

25-20 25-22 16-25 25-19

Winners finish tournament tied for 17th place, losers finish tournament tied for 19th place

21st Place Consolation Matches

Midwest Mak  2 - 3  Chicago Southside XP

25-21 26-24 22-25 15-25 13-15

Beer City Brewers  1 - 3  Madison Inferno

25-21 15-25 19-25 23-25

Winners finish tournament tied for 21st place, losers finish tournament tied for 23rd place

5th Place Placement Matches

Nash-Villains  3 - 1  Milwaukee Dive

25-16 26-24 26-28 25-23

Chandler Team IX  3 - 1  Phoenix Ascension

25-18 19-25 25-18 25-19

Winners finish tournament tied for 5th place, losers finish tournament tied for 7th place

9th Place Placement Matches

Indiana Team Pineapple  3 - 0  SoCal Rising Tide

25-22 27-25 25-16

DC Dynasty  3 - 0  Columbus Crimson

26-24 25-23 25-21

Winners finish tournament tied for 9th place, losers finish tournament tied for 11th place

13th Place Placement Matches

Boston Bounce  2 - 3  Kentucky Unicorns

22-25 26-28 25-23 25-12 8-15

Northeast Force  0 - 3  Milwaukee Gold

16-25 22-25 17-25

Winners finish tournament tied for 13th place, losers finish tournament tied for 15th place

Silver Bracket Final

Seattle Riptide  2 - 3  Fort Lauderdale Flyers

17-25 25-20 17-25 25-22 10-15

Winner finishes tournament in 25th place

27th Place Match

Minnesota Nord  1 - 3  Naptown Nitro

25-13 24-26 19-25 20-25

Winner finishes tournament in 27th place

29th Place Match

Minnesota Timbermen  0 - 3  Niagara Frontiersmen

19-25 15-25 19-25

Winner finishes tournament in 29th place

31st Place Match

Austin Jam (forfeit)  0 - 3  Huron River Hitmen

Winner finishes tournament in 31st place

SATURDAY BRACKET PLAY RESULTS

Championship Bracket Play-In Matches

Match 1 - Nash-Villains  3 - 1  KeAloha Ancients

25-21 25-23 24-26 25-19

Match 2 - River City Flow  3 - 0  Midwest Mak

25-18 25-17 25-18

Match 3 - Milwaukee Dive  3 - 1  Chicago Southside XP

26-24 25-20 19-25 25-14

Match 4 - Kentucky Unicorns  3 - 2  630 Breeze

26-24 26-28 22-25 25-20 15-10

Match 5 - DC Dynasty  3 - 0  Colorado Kingsmen

25-22 25-23 25-19

Match 6 - Chandler Team IX  3 - 0  Beer City Brewers

25-18 25-20 25-14

Match 7 - Columbus Crimson  3 - 1  Chicago Vibes

26-24 25-17 23-25 25-20

Match 8 - Milwaukee Gold  3 - 2  Madison Inferno

23-25 25-15 14-25 25-20 15-10

Winners to bracket eighth-finals, losers to consolation matches

Championship Bracket Eighth-Finals

Match 9 - Boston Bounce  0 - 3  Nash-Villains

19-25 18-25 15-25

Match 10 - Indiana Team Pineapple  2 - 3  River City Flow

11-25 26-24 20-25 26-24 10-15

Match 11 - SoCal Rising Tide  0 - 3  Milwaukee Dive

21-25 23-25 33-35

Match 12 - New York Legion VC  3 - 1  Kentucky Unicorns

25-19 28-30 25-10 25-21

Match 13 - Chicago Sweed  3 - 2  DC Dynasty

25-23 20-25 22-25 25-21 15-12

Match 14 - Northeast Force  1 - 3  Chandler Team IX

20-25 25-17 18-25 19-25

Match 15 - Phoenix Ascension  3 - 0  Columbus Crimson

25-23 32-30 25-19

Match 16 - Chicago Icemen  3 - 0  Milwaukee Gold

25-22 25-20 25-23

Winners to bracket quarterfinals, losers to placement matches

Championship Bracket Quarterfinals

Match 17 - Nash-Villains  1 - 3  River City Flow

25-20 20-25 20-25 17-25

Match 18 - Milwaukee Dive  1 - 3  New York Legion VC

25-21 18-25 19-25 18-25

Match 19 - Chicago Sweed  3 - 0  Chandler Team IX

25-23 25-20 25-22

Match 20 - Phoenix Ascension  1 - 3  Chicago Icemen

19-25 25-21 15-25 21-25

Winners to bracket semifinals, losers to 5th place placement matches

Championship Bracket Consolation Matches

Match 1 - KeAloha Ancients  3 - 0  Midwest Mak

25-22 25-17 25-21

Match 2 - Chicago Southside XP  0 - 3  630 Breeze

26-28 20-25 22-25

Match 3 - Colorado Kingsmen  3 - 1  Beer City Brewers

22-25 27-25 25-21 26-24

Match 4 - Chicago Vibes  3 - 1  Madison Inferno

20-25 25-18 25-23 25-18

Winners to 17th place consolation matches, losers to 21st place consolation matches

Silver Bracket Quarterfinals

Match 1 - Seattle Riptide  3 - 0  Minnesota Timbermen

25-20 25-18 25-11

Match 2 - Minnesota Nord  3 - 0  Austin Jam (forfeit)

Match 3 - Huron River Hitmen  1 - 3  Fort Lauderdale Flyers

25-15 26-28 21-25 15-25

Match 4 - Naptown Nitro  3 - 2  Niagara Frontiersmen

23-25 26-24 20-25 29-27 15-12

Winners to silver semifinals, losers to silver consolation semifinals

Silver Bracket Semifinals

Match 5 - Seattle Riptide  3 - 0  Minnesota Nord

25-23 25-23 25-23

Match 6 - Fort Lauderdale Flyers  3 - 0  Naptown Nitro

25-23 25-23 25-13

Winners to silver final, losers to 27th place match

Silver Bracket Consolation Semifinals

Match 7 - Minnesota Timbermen  3 - 0  Austin Jam (forfeit)

Match 8 - Huron River Hitmen  0 - 3  Niagara Frontiersmen

20-25 21-25 24-26

Winners to 29th place match, losers to 31st place match

FRIDAY POOL PLAY RESULTS

Men's Tier 1 Crossover Play

Two matches per team, avoiding divisional matchups

Match 1 - Icemen  3 - 0  Bounce

25-23 25-12 25-22

Match 2 - Rising Tide  2 - 3  Sweed

25-22 22-25 27-25 26-28 11-15

Match 3 - Team Pineapple  3 - 0  Force

25-21 25-17 25-18

Match 4 - Team LVC  2 - 3  Ascension

20-25 25-20 25-16 24-26 12-15

Match 5 - Icemen  3 - 2  Rising Tide

23-25 26-28 25-18 33-31 16-14

Match 6 - Bounce  2 - 3  Sweed

21-25 20-25 25-21 28-26 11-15

Match 7 - Team Pineapple  3 - 0  Team LVC

25-18 49-47 27-25

49-47 is the new VLA record for longest set in league history!

Match 8 - Ascension  1 - 3  Force

23-25 23-25 25-20 20-25

All eight teams advance to gold bracket eighth finals, will be seeded 1-8 based on season-long Tier 1 standings after Friday matches

Men's Tier 2 Pool Play

8 pools of 3, round robin format, 2 matches per team

1st and 2nd ranked teams advance to gold bracket play-in round, 3rd ranked teams advance to silver bracket

Pool A

Match 1 - Flow  3 - 0  Riptide

25-14 25-23 26-24

Match 2 - Vibes  3 - 0  Riptide

25-17 25-19 25-17

Match 3 - Flow  3 - 0  Vibes

25-23 25-17 25-19

#1 - River City Flow - 2-0 record - 6 points - 6-0 set record

#2 - Chicago Vibes - 1-1 record - 3 points - 3-3 set record

#3 - Seattle Riptide - 0-2 record - 0 points - 0-6 set record

Pool B

Match 1 - Crimson  3 - 0  Nitro

25-23 25-18 25-23

Match 2 - Mak  3 - 2  Nitro

18-25 25-19 22-25 24-22 15-9

Match 3 - Crimson  3 - 1  Mak

25-21 22-25 25-23 26-24

#1 - Columbus Crimson - 2-0 record - 6 points - 6-1 set record

#2 - Midwest Mak - 1-1 record - 2 points - 4-5 set record

#3 - Naptown Nitro - 0-2 record - 1 points - 2-6 set record

Pool C

Match 1 - Team IX  3 - 1  Hitmen

25-20 31-33 25-17 25-18

Match 2 - Southside XP  3 - 0  Hitmen

25-20 25-20 25-22

Match 3 - Team IX  3 - 0  Southside XP

25-18 25-17 25-22

#1 - Chandler Team IX - 2-0 record - 6 points - 6-1 set record

#2 - Chicago Southside XP - 1-1 record - 3 points - 3-3 set record

#3 - Huron River Hitmen - 0-2 record - 0 points - 1-6 set record

Pool D

Match 1 - Dive  3 - 0  Nord

25-20 25-15 25-22

Match 2 - Brewers  3 - 1  Nord

25-22 25-22 14-25 26-24

Match 3 - Dive  3 - 1  Brewers

25-22 22-25 25-23 27-25

#1 - Milwaukee Dive - 2-0 record - 6 points - 6-1 set record

#2 - Beer City Brewers - 1-1 record - 3 points - 4-4 set record

#3 - Minnesota Nord - 0-2 record - 0 points - 1-6 set record

Pool E

Match 1 - Unicorns  1 - 3  Kingsmen

27-25 23-25 20-25 22-25

Match 2 - Unicorns  3 - 0  Kingsmen

25-21 25-19 27-25

#1 - Kentucky Unicorns - 1-1 record - 3 points - 4-3 set record

#2 - Colorado Kingsmen - 1-1 record - 3 points - 3-4 set record

Pool F

Match 1 - Breeze  3 - 0  Flyers

25-23 25-16 25-19

Match 2 - Dynasty  3 - 0  Flyers

25-18 30-28 25-21

Match 3 - Breeze  0 - 3  Dynasty

18-25 23-25 22-25

#1 - DC Dynasty - 2-0 record - 6 points - 6-0 set record

#2 - 630 Breeze - 1-1 record - 3 points - 3-3 set record

#3 - Fort Lauderdale Flyers - 0-2 record - 0 points - 0-6 set record

Pool G

Match 1 - Gold  3 - 1  Ancients

25-17 25-21 14-25 25-16

Match 2 - Frontiersmen  1 - 3  Ancients

21-25 25-22 22-25 22-25

Match 3 - Gold  3 - 1  Frontiersmen

24-26 25-19 25-19 25-18

#1 - Milwaukee Gold - 2-0 record - 6 points - 6-2 set record

#2 - KeAloha Ancients - 1-1 record - 3 points - 4-4 set record

#3 - Niagara Frontiersmen - 0-2 record - 0 points - 2-6 set record

Pool H

Match 1 - Inferno  3 - 0  Timbermen

25-11 25-16 25-15

Match 2 - Villains  3 - 1  Timbermen

25-19 23-25 25-19 25-20

Match 3 - Inferno  2 - 3  Villains

18-25 25-19 16-25 25-22 10-15

#1 - Madison Inferno - 1-1 record - 4 points - 5-3 set record

#2 - Nash-Villains - 2-0 record - 5 points - 6-3 set record

#3 - Minnesota Timbermen - 0-2 record - 0 points - 1-6 set record

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