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Water polo at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women'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 women'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 first through fourth-place finishing teams qualified for the 2016 Women's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament to be held in Gouda, Netherlands.

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Qualification

A National Olympic Committee may enter one women'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 – Women's tournament Wikipedia
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