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Water polo at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's tournament

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Competitors
  
104 from 8 nations

Venue
  
Markham Pan Am Centre

Dates
  
7 Jul 2015 – 15 Jul 2015

Location
  
Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada

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. 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.

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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.

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)

    References

    Water polo at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's tournament Wikipedia
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