Water polo at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's tournament
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| Venue | Markham Pan Am Centre | ||||||
| Dates | July 7 – 15 | ||||||
| Competitors | 104 from 8 nations | ||||||
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The men's tournament of water polo at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada took place between the 7 and 15 of July at the Markham Pan Am Centre in Markham, Ontario.[1][2] The winner of the competition qualified directly for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, while the second through fourth-place finishing teams qualified for the 2016 Men's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament to be held in Florence, Italy.[3]
Qualification
A National Olympic Committee may enter one men's team for the water polo competition. Canada, the host nation along with seven other countries qualified through regional competitions.[4]
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
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| Host Nation | — | — | 1 |  Canada
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| Qualifed automatically | — | — | 1 |  United States
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| 2014 South American Championship | October 7–11 |  Mar del Plata
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3 |  Brazil Argentina Venezuela
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| 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games | November 22–29 |  Veracruz
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3 |  Cuba Mexico Ecuador
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| TOTAL | 8 | |||
Format
- Eight teams are split into 2 preliminary round groups of 4 teams each. The top 2 teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage.
- The third and fourth placed each group will crossover and play each other in the fifth to eighth place bracket.
- In the semifinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B2 and B1 vs. A2
- The winning teams from the semifinals play for the gold medal. The losing teams compete for the bronze medal.
Preliminary round
All times are local Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−5) [5]
| Qualified for the semifinals |
Group A
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Group B
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Elimination stage
Crossover
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Seventh place match
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Fifth place match
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Finals Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| July 13 | ||||||
| United States | 9 | |||||
| July 15 | ||||||
| Canada | 8 | |||||
| United States | 11 | |||||
| July 13 | ||||||
| Brazil | 9 | |||||
| Argentina | 9 | |||||
| Brazil | 15 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| July 15 | ||||||
| Canada | 16 | |||||
| Argentina | 8 | |||||
Semifinals
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Bronze medal match
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Gold medal match
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Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record | Olympic Qualification |
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United States |
5 – 0 – 0 | Qualifies directly for 2016 Olympic Games |
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Brazil |
4 – 0 – 1 | Already qualified as a host |
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Canada |
3 – 0 – 2 | 2016 Men's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament |
| 4 | Argentina |
2 – 0 – 3 | |
| 5 | Mexico |
2 – 1 – 2 | |
| 6 | Venezuela |
1 – 1 – 3 | |
| 7 | Cuba |
2 – 1 – 2 | |
| 8 |  Ecuador |
0 – 0 – 5 |
References
- ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Atos Markham Pan Am / Parapan Am Centre". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Rio 2016 Water polo" (PDF). http://corporate.olympics.com.au/. Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA). Retrieved 20 October 2014.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "Qualification System Water polo" (PDF). http://www.uana-aquatics.org/. TO2015. December 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
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