Squash at the 2015 Pan American Games

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Squash at the 2015 Pan American Games
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Squash pictogram for the games
Venue Exhibition Centre – Hall C
DatesJuly 11–17
No. of events6 (3 men, 3 women)
Competitors56 from 13 nations
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Squash competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto will be held from July 11 to 17. [1] The venue for the competitions was Direct Energy Centre (Exhibition Centre), due to naming rights the venue were known as the latter for the duration of the games. [2] The venue also staged the racquetball. A total of six events will be contested (three each for men and women). [2]

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Competition schedule

The Direct Energy Centre (Exhibition Centre), was the venue for the squash competitions Squash 2015 Pan Am Games.jpg
The Direct Energy Centre (Exhibition Centre), was the venue for the squash competitions

The following is the competition schedule for the squash competitions: [3]

RRRound robinEEliminations¼Quarterfinals½SemifinalsFFinal
Event↓/Date →Sat 11Sun 12Mon 13Tue 14Wed 15Thu 16Fri 17
Men's singles E¼½F
Men's doubles EEF
Men's team RRRREF
Women's singles E¼½F
Women's doubles EEF
Women's team RRRREF

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Canada)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3126
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2024
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada*1326
4Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0145
5Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 0112
6Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0011
Totals (6 entries)661224

Medalists

Men's events

Women's events

Participating nations

A total of 13 countries qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.

Qualification

A total of 56 athletes qualified to compete at the Games (32 male, 24 female). Each country was allowed to enter a maximum of three male and three female athletes. [4] The top ten men's teams and top eight women's teams (including Canada) at the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival qualified the games. A further two wildcards were allocated (2 men). A nation may enter a maximum of two athletes per singles events, and one doubles per event. [2] [5]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Exhibition Centre". toronto2015.org. TO2015 . Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  3. "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
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