| Basque pelota at the 2023 Pan American Games | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Qualification | ||
| Individual | ||
| Fronton rubber ball | men | women |
| Frontball | men | women |
| Doubles | ||
| Trinquete rubber ball | men | women |
| Frontenis | men | women |
The following is the qualification system and qualified countries for the Basque pelota at the 2023 Pan American Games competitions.
A total of 66 athletes (33 per gender) will qualify to compete. Each nation may enter a maximum of 12 athletes (six per gender). The host country (Chile) automatically qualified a full team of 12 athletes. There will be a total of two qualification events. The best ranked country of the Americas in each event of the Biarritz 2022 Absolute World Basque Pelota Championship will secure a spot. The second event is the 2023 Pan American Basque Pelota Tournament, in which 21 men and 21 women will be qualified. [1]
| Events | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Basque Pelota World Championships | October 23–29, 2022 |  Biarritz |
| Pan American Basque Pelota Tournament [2] | April 17–22, 2023 |  Lima |
| Nation | Men | Women | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinquete | Fronton | Frontenis | Frontball | Trinquete | Fronton | Frontenis | Frontball | Total | |
 Argentina | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
 Bolivia | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
 Brazil | 1 | 1 | |||||||
 Chile | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
 Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | |||||||
 Cuba | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||
 Guatemala | 1 | 1 | |||||||
 Mexico | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
 Peru | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||||
 United States | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
 Uruguay | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||
 Venezuela | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Total: 12 NOCs | 10 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 66 |
| Competition | Athlete(s) per NOC | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 2 | Chile |
| 2022 Basque Pelota World Championships [3] | 2 | Argentina |
| Pan American Basque Pelota Tournament [2] | 6 | Mexico Uruguay Peru |
| TOTAL | 10 |
| Competition | Athlete(s) per NOC | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| 2022 Basque Pelota World Championships [4] | 1 | Mexico |
| Pan American Basque Pelota Tournament [2] | 3 | Argentina Bolivia Cuba |
| TOTAL | 5 |
| Competition | Athlete(s) per NOC | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| 2022 Basque Pelota World Championships [5] | 2 | United States |
| Pan American Basque Pelota Tournament [2] | 6 | Mexico Argentina Peru |
| TOTAL | 10 |
| Competition | Athlete(s) per NOC | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| 2022 Basque Pelota World Championships [6] | 1 | Mexico |
| Pan American Basque Pelota Tournament [2] | 6 | Cuba Argentina Brazil United States Uruguay Peru |
| TOTAL | 8 |
| Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 2 | Chile |
| 2022 Basque Pelota World Championships [7] | 2 | Argentina |
| Pan American Basque Pelota Tournament [2] | 6 | Mexico Uruguay Venezuela |
| TOTAL | 10 |
| Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| 2022 Basque Pelota World Championships [8] | 1 | Mexico |
| Pan American Basque Pelota Tournament [2] | 3 | Cuba Argentina Uruguay |
| TOTAL | 5 |
| Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 2 | Chile |
| 2022 Basque Pelota World Championships [9] | 2 | Mexico |
| Pan American Basque Pelota Tournament [2] | 6 | Cuba Peru Venezuela |
| TOTAL | 10 |
| Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| 2022 Basque Pelota World Championships [10] | 1 | Mexico |
| Pan American Basque Pelota Tournament [2] | 6 | Uruguay Bolivia Argentina Cuba Costa Rica Guatemala |
| TOTAL | 8 |
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