Field hockey at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's tournament
The men's field hockey tournament at the 2015 Pan American Games was held in Toronto, Canada at the Pan Am / Parapan Am Fields from July 14 to 25.[1]
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Canada | ||
| City | Toronto | ||
| Dates | 14–25 July | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | Pan Am / Parapan Am Fields | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Argentina (9th title) | ||
| Runner-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | ||
| Third place |  Chile | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 24 | ||
| Goals scored | 136 (5.67 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Gonzalo Peillat (14 goals) | ||
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For these Games, the men competed in an 8-team tournament. The teams were grouped into two pools of four teams each for a round-robin preliminary round. All teams will advance to an eight team single elimination bracket.[2]
Argentina were the defending champions from the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, defeating Canada, 3–1 in the final.
The winner of this tournament, if not already qualified, qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[3]
Qualification
A total of eight men's teams qualified to compete at the games. The top two teams at the South American and Central American and Caribbean Games qualified for the tournament. The host nation (Canada) automatically qualified as well. The remaining three spots were given to the three best teams from the 2013 Pan American Cup that had not qualified yet. This happened after the two qualification tournaments in 2014 were played. Each nation may enter one team (16 athletes per team).[4][5]
Summary
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
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| N/A | Host nation | N/A | 1 | Canada |
| 10–17 August 2013 | 2013 Pan American Cup | Brampton, Canada | 3 |  United States Mexico Brazil |
| 8–16 March 2014 | 2014 South American Games | Santiago, Chile | 2 | Argentina Chile |
| 16–24 November 2014 | 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games | Veracruz, Mexico | 2 |  Cuba Trinidad and Tobago |
| Total | 8 | |||
Pools
Pools were based on the world rankings as of January 21, 2015. Teams were placed into pools using the serpentine system. Teams ranked 1, 4, 5 and 8 would be in Pool A, while teams ranked 2, 3, 6 and 7 would be in Pool B.[6]
Rankings are listed in parenthesis.
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Rosters
At the start of the tournament, all eight participating countries had up to 16 players on their rosters.[2]
Competition format
In the first round of the competition, teams were divided into two pools of four teams, and play followed round robin format with each of the teams playing all other teams in the pool once. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.[2]
Following the completion of the pool games, all eight teams advanced to a single elimination round consisting of four quarterfinal games, two semifinal games, and the bronze and gold medal matches. Losing teams competed in classification matches to determine their ranking in the tournament. A penalty stroke competition took place, if a classification match ended in a draw, to determine a winner.[2]
All games were played in four 15 minute quarters.[2]
Results
The official schedule was revealed on February 18, 2015.[7]
All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | United States |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | |
| 3 | Cuba |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result.[8]
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Canada (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Chile |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Brazil |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 3 | |
| 4 | Mexico |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result.[9]
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Classification round
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| Argentina | 12 | |||||||||
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| Mexico | 0 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 6 | |||||||||
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| Chile | 0 | |||||||||
| Chile | 6 | |||||||||
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| Cuba | 2 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 3 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| United States | 1 (1) | |||||||||
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| Brazil (s.o.) | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| Brazil | 0 (3) | |||||||||
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| Canada (s.o.) | 0 (5) | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||||||
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| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | |||||||||
| Chile | 4 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
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Fifth to eighth place classification
| Cross-overs | Fifth place | |||||
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| Mexico | 3 | |||||
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| Cuba | 1 | |||||
| Mexico | 2 | |||||
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| United States | 6 | |||||
| United States | 2 | |||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | |||||
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| Cuba | 0 | |||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 13 | |||||
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Semi-finals
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Final standings
| Rank | Team |
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 | Argentina |
 | Canada |
 | Chile |
| 4 | Brazil |
| 5 | United States |
| 6 | Mexico |
| 7 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 8 | Cuba |
Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics
Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics as hosts
References
- "Pan Am Games Detailed Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 15 September 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- "Sport Technical Manual Field Hockey" (PDF). panamhockey.org/. TO2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Rio 2016 Field hockey" (PDF). corporate.olympics.com.au. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- "Qualification System Field hockey" (PDF). panamhockey.org/. TO2015. December 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- "PAHF announces teams qualified for 2015 Pan American Games". panamhockey.org/. Pan American Hockey Federation. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- "PAHF announce Pools for 2015 Pan American Games". panamhockey.org/. Pan American Hockey Federation. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- "Schedule announced for 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto". panamhockey.org/. Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF). 18 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- FIH Tournament Regulations
- FIH Tournament Regulations
