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

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

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 Colombia Medellín 3  Argentina
 Colombia
 Brazil
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games 1 July 26–31, 2010 Puerto Rico Mayagüez 1  Venezuela
Replaced Puerto Rico 2 1  Cuba
Zone 3 1  United States
Zone 4 1  Canada
TOTAL 8

^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

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
 Canada 3 3 0 0 46 21 +25 6
 Cuba 3 2 0 1 30 33 -3 4
 Mexico 3 1 0 2 24 35 -11 2
 Colombia 3 0 0 3 29 40 -11 0
October 23, 2011
17:00
Report Colombia  1112  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  164  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  1510  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  1113  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  157  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  78  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 States 3 3 0 0 37 15 +22 6
 Brazil 3 2 0 1 34 26 +8 4
 Argentina 3 1 0 2 23 30 -7 2
 Venezuela 3 0 0 3 20 43 -23 0
October 23, 2011
14:30
Report United States  163  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  810  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  85  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  87  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  157  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  1019  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  910  Argentina Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara
Score by quarters: 3–4, 4–3, 1–3, 1–1

October 27, 2011
14:00
Report Venezuela  57  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  119  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  1210  Mexico Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara
Score by quarters: 4–2, 1–1, 5–2, 2–5
Enchenique 5 Goals Pulido 6

Finals Bracket

Semi-finals Final
October 27
  Cuba  2  
  United States  12  
 
October 29
      United States  7
    Canada  3
Third place
October 27 October 29
  Brazil  6   Cuba  7
  Canada  8     Brazil  14

Semifinals

October 27, 2011
15:30
Report Cuba  212  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  68  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  147  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  73  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
1st  United States 5 – 0 – 0 Qualifies directly for 2012 Olympic Games
2nd  Canada 4 – 0 – 1 2012 Men's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament
3rd  Brazil 3 – 0 – 2 2012 Men's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament
4  Cuba 2 – 0 – 3 Declined invitation to 2012 Men's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament
5  Argentina 3 – 0 – 2 2012 Men's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament
6  Mexico 2 – 0 – 3 Declined invitation to 2012 Men's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament
7  Colombia 1 – 0 – 4 Declined invitation to 2012 Men's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament
8  Venezuela 0 – 0 – 5 2012 Men's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament

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