Water polo at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's tournament

The men's tournament of water polo at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico took place from October 23 to October 29, when the United States defeated Canada 7–3 for the gold medal. All games were held at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center. The defending champions are the United States.[1] The winner of the competition has qualified directly for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain, while the second through fourth-place finishing teams have qualified for the 2012 Men's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament that was held in Edmonton, Canada.[1]

Men's water polo tournament at the XVI Pan American Games
VenueScotiabank Aquatics Center
DatesOctober 23 – October 29
Competitors104 from 8 nations
Medalists
  United States
  Canada
  Brazil
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Qualification

A National Olympic Committee may enter one men's team for the water polo competition. Mexico, the host nation along with seven other countries qualified through regional competitions.[1]

Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation – – 1  Mexico
2010 South American Games* March 20–25, 2010 Medellín 3  Argentina
 Colombia
 Brazil
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games 1 July 26–31, 2010 Mayagüez 1  Venezuela
Replaced Puerto Rico 2 – – 1  Cuba
Zone 3 – – 1  United States
Zone 4 – – 1  Canada
TOTAL8

^1 At the Central American and Caribbean Games, Venezuela competed, and finished higher than Trinidad and Tobago, but this qualifying round is open to nations from CCCAN only.[1]
^2 Puerto Rico withdrew and were replaced by Cuba.[2]

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 Central Daylight Time (UTC−5)[3]

Qualified for the semifinals

Group A
Team GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Canada33004621+256
 Cuba32013033-34
 Mexico31022435-112
 Colombia30032940-110
October 23, 2011
17:00		 Report Colombia  11–12  Cuba Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara
Referees:
Valcarce (ARG), Werner (BRA)
Score by quarters: 2 – 2, 3 – 3, 4 – 5, 2 – 2
Idarraga 3 Goals Cisneros 5
October 23, 2011
18:15		 Report Canada  16–4  Mexico Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara
Referees:
Moller (ARG), Wittstock (USA)
Score by quarters: 0 – 3, 0 – 6, 1 – 3, 3 – 4
Graham 4 Goals Perez, Garcia 2
October 24, 2011
15:46		 Report Canada  15–10  Cuba Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara
Referees:
Parades (COL), Stampalija (CRO)
Score by quarters: 4 – 3, 4 – 4, 3 – 1, 4 – 2
Graham, Constantin 4 Goals 3 players 2
October 24, 2011
18:15		 Report Colombia  11–13  Mexico Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara
Referees:
Dester (BRA), Redding (USA)
Score by quarters: 2 – 3, 4 – 2, 1 – 4, 4 – 4
Idarraga 3 Goals Garcia 4
October 25, 2011
15:45		 Report Canada  15–7  Colombia Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara
Referees:
Moller (ARG), Maretzki (USA)
Score by quarters: 4 – 2, 2 – 1, 6 – 1, 3 – 3
Constantin 3 Goals Bejarano, Montoya 2
October 25, 2011
18:15		 Report Mexico  7–8  Cuba Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara
Attendance: Werner (BRA), Arnoldo (VEN)
Score by quarters: 2 – 3, 2 – 1, 1 – 1, 2 – 3
O'Brien Jr. 3 Goals Jimenez, Cisneros 2

Group B
Team GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States33003715+226
 Brazil32013426+84
 Argentina31022330-72
 Venezuela30032043-230
October 23, 2011
14:30		 Report United States  16–3  Venezuela Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara
Referees:
Dykman (CAN) and Callejas (MEX)
Score by quarters: 7 – 0, 5 – 2, 3 – 1, 1 – 0
Hutten 4 Goals 3 players, 1
October 23, 2011
15:45		 Report Argentina  8–10  Brazil Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara
Referees:
Menendez (CUB), Stampalija (CRO)
Score by quarters: 2 – 3, 1 – 1, 3 – 3, 2 – 2
Echenique 3 Goals 4 players 2
October 24, 2011
14:30		 Report United States  8–5  Brazil Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara
Referees:
Menendez (CUB), Bohm (AHO)
Score by quarters: 2 - 0, 2 - 2, 1 - 2, 3 - 1
Bailey, Hutten 3 Goals 5 players, 1
October 24, 2011
17:00		 Report Argentina  8–7  Venezuela Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara
Referees:
Mejia (MEX), Burt (CAN)
Score by quarters: 2 - 1, 4 - 0, 1 - 2, 1 - 4
Yañez 3 Goals Fernandez 3
October 25, 2011
14:30		 Report United States  15–7  Argentina Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara
Referees:
Del Valle (PUR), Madera (CUB)
Score by quarters: 3 - 2, 3 - 2, 4 - 2, 3 - 1
Powers 3 Goals Echenique 2
October 25, 2011
17:00		 Report Venezuela  10–19  Brazil Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara
Referees:
Stampalija (CRO), Callejas (MEX)
Score by quarters: 1 - 2, 4 - 5, 5 - 6, 0 - 6
3 players, 2 Goals Emilio Vieira 4

Elimination stage

Crossover
October 27, 2011
12:30		 Report Colombia  9–10  Argentina Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara
Score by quarters: 3–4, 4–3, 1–3, 1–1
October 27, 2011
14:00		 Report Venezuela  5–7  Mexico Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara
Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–3, 1–1, 0–2

Seventh place match
October 29, 2011
12:30		 Report Colombia  11–9  Venezuela Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara
Score by quarters: 2–0, 3–5, 1–1, 5–3
Bejarano 3 Goals Fernandez 3

Fifth place match
October 29, 2011
14:00		 Report Argentina  12–10  Mexico Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara
Score by quarters: 4–2, 1–1, 5–2, 2–5
Enchenique 5 Goals Pulido 6

Finals Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
October 27
 
 
 Cuba 2
 
October 29
 
 United States 12
 
 United States 7
 
October 27
 
 Canada 3
 
 Brazil 6
 
 
 Canada 8
 
Third place
 
 
October 29
 
 
 Cuba 7
 
 
 Brazil 14

Semifinals
October 27, 2011
15:30		 Report Cuba  2–12  United States Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara
Referees:
Bohm (AHO), Stampalija (CRO)
Score by quarters: 0 – 4, 0 – 2, 2 – 2, 0 – 4
Jimenez 2 Goals Powers 3
October 27, 2011
17:00		 Report Brazil  6–8  Canada Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara
Score by quarters: 4 – 1, 0 – 1, 1 – 3, 1 – 3
Crivella 2 Goals Graham 3

Bronze medal match
October 29, 2011
15:30		 Report Brazil  14–7  Cuba Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara
Referees:
Bohm (AHO), Valcarce (ARG)
Score by quarters: 4 – 4, 3 – 0, 2 – 3, 5 – 0
Rocha 3 Goals Rivas 4

Gold medal match
October 29, 2011
17:00		 Report United States  7–3  Canada Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara
Referees:
Stampalija (CRO), Werner (BRA)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–1, 1–0, 2–1
Azevedo 3 Goals Graham 2


 2011 Pan American Games Winners 

United States
11th title

Final standings
Rank Team Record Olympic Qualification
 United States5 – 0 – 0Qualifies directly for 2012 Olympic Games
 Canada4 – 0 – 12012 Men's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament
 Brazil3 – 0 – 22012 Men's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament
4  Cuba2 – 0 – 3Declined invitation to 2012 Men's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament
5  Argentina3 – 0 – 22012 Men's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament
6  Mexico2 – 0 – 3Declined invitation to 2012 Men's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament
7  Colombia1 – 0 – 4Declined invitation to 2012 Men's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament
8  Venezuela0 – 0 – 52012 Men's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament

References
  1. Water polo technical manual
  2. Results of draw for Pan American Games Water polo Tournament
  3. Competition summary
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