Water polo at the 2023 Pan American Games – Men's tournament

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Men's water polo tournament at the 2023 Pan American Games
Water polo pictogram.svg
VenueAquatic Center
DatesOctober 30 – November 4
Competitors96 from 8 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg  
Silver medal icon.svg  
Bronze medal icon.svg  
«2019
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The men's tournament of water polo at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile took place between October 30 and November 4 at the Aquatic Center in Santiago. The winner of the competition, the United States, qualified directly for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Contents

Schedule

The schedule is as follows. [1]

Legend
GGroup stage¼Quarter-finals½Semi-finalsBBronze medal matchFGold medal match
Mon 30Tue 31Wed 1Thu 2Fri 3Sat 4
GGG¼½BF

Qualification

A total of eight men's teams qualified to compete at the games. The host nation (Chile) qualified automatically, along with seven other teams in each tournament according to various criteria. Canada and the United States automatically qualified in each tournament, along with the top three teams at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games and top two teams at the 2022 South American Games. [2]

EventDatesLocationQuota(s)Qualified team
Host nation1Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Zone 3 (automatic qualification)1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Zone 4 (automatic qualification)1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2022 South American Games [3] October 11–15 Flag of Paraguay.svg Asunción 2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games July 1–7 Flag of El Salvador.svg San Salvador 3Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Total8

Format

Teams are split into 2 round-robin groups of 4 teams each, where the final positions in each group will determine seedings for the knockout stage. The losing teams from the quarterfinals stage will compete in a separate single elimination bracket to determine fifth through eighth places in the final rankings.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC−3).

Group A

PosTeamPldWPSWPSLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 330008218+649 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 320014639+76
3Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 310022958293
4Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 300032466420
Source: Santiago 2023
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
30 October 2023
15:00
Report Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg185Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Aquatic Center, Santiago
Referees:
Hinds (NED)
Score by quarters:5–2, 3–2, 5–1, 5–0
Coutinho, P. Real 4Goals Loubriel 2
30 October 2023
18:00
Report United States  Flag of the United States.svg302Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Aquatic Center, Santiago
Referees:
Xavier Villanueva (CHI)
Daniel Federico Daners (URU)
Score by quarters:10–0, 7–1, 7–0, 6–1
R. Dodd 6Goals Mercado, Tavera 1

31 October 2023
15:00
Report United States  Flag of the United States.svg289Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Aquatic Center, Santiago
Referees:
Ernesto Hernández Toledo (CUB)
Daniel Federico Daners (URU)
Score by quarters:8–3, 6–1, 6–3, 8–2
R. Dodd 7Goals Loubriel 3
31 October 2023
18:00
Report Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2110Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Aquatic Center, Santiago
Referees:
Garcia Soto (VEN)
Rincón Patiño (COL)
Score by quarters:5–2, 5–3, 6–3, 5–2
Guimarães, P. Real 5Goals Estrada 4

1 November 2023
15:00
Report Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg724Flag of the United States.svg  United States Aquatic Center, Santiago
Referees:
Mikhail Dykman (CAN)
Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 0–8, 2–5, 3–6
P. Real, R. Real 2Goals Daube 5
1 November 2023
18:00
Report Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg1512Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Aquatic Center, Santiago
Referees:
Jose Garcia Soto (VEN)
German Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters:5–4, 5–6, 2–1, 3–1
D. Zayas 4Goals Estrada 4

Group B

PosTeamPldWPSWPSLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 330007118+539 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 320014321+226
3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 310022458343
4Flag of Chile.svg  Chile (H)300031657410
Source: Santiago 2023
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Host
30 October 2023
16:30
Report Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg204Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Aquatic Center, Santiago
Referees:
Gomez Portodomingo (ESP)
Spiritosanto (USA)
Score by quarters:2–1, 6–2, 6–0, 6–1
Corsi 6Goals Ponsa 4
30 October 2023
19:30
Report Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg284Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Aquatic Center, Santiago
Referees:
Teodoro de Brito (BRA)
Arellano Jr (MEX)
Score by quarters:7–0, 7–2, 9–0, 5–2
Halajian 5Goalsfour players 1

31 October 2023
16:30
Report Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg297Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Aquatic Center, Santiago
Referees:
Ohme (GER)
Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters:5–1, 8–3, 8–3, 8-0
Constantin-Bicari, Côté 6Goals Ponsa 4
31 October 2023
19:30
Report Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg163Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Aquatic Center, Santiago
Referees:
Dabbaghian (USA)
Castillo Torres (PUR)
Score by quarters:3–0, 4–1, 5–0, 4–2
Tilatti 4Goalsthree players 1

1 November 2023
16:30
Report Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg714Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Aquatic Center, Santiago
Referees:
Harvey Hinds (CUW)
David Gomez Pordomingo (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 1–4, 1–3, 2–3
Veich 3Goals Constantin-Bicari 5
1 November 2023
19:30
Report Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg139Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Aquatic Center, Santiago
Referees:
Jorge Rincon Patiño (COL)
Yuri Machado (BRA)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–4, 4–1, 4–1
Ponsa 5Goals Cárcamo 4

Final stage

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal match
 
          
 
2 November
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 16
 
3 November
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 6
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 13
 
2 November
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 12
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 5
 
4 November
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 20
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 7
 
2 November
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 17
 
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 9
 
3 November
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 20
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 7
 
2 November
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 22 Bronze medal match
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 28
 
4 November
 
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10
 
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 12
 
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
3 November
 
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 11
 
4 November
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 16
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 9
 
3 November
 
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 13
 
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 16
 
 
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 6
 
Seventh place
 
 
4 November
 
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba (PSO)7 (5)
 
 
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 7 (4)

Quarterfinals

2 November 2023
15:00
Report Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg166Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Aquatic Center, Santiago
Referees:
David Gomez Pordomingo (ESP)
Darren Brown Spritosanto (USA)
Score by quarters:3–1, 5–1, 4–3, 4–1
P. Real 4Goals De Armas 3

2 November 2023
16:30
Report Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg920Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Aquatic Center, Santiago
Referees:
Mikhail Dykman (CAN)
Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 1–3, 3–7, 3–6
Bayo, F. Zayas 2Goals Camnasio 6

2 November 2023
18:00
Report United States  Flag of the United States.svg282Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Aquatic Center, Santiago
Referees:
Agustin Pinski (ARG)
Teodoro de Brito (BRA)
Score by quarters:4–0, 9–0, 4–1, 11–1
R. Dodd 8Goals Illino, Reginato 1

2 November 2023
19:30
Report Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg520Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Aquatic Center, Santiago
Referees:
Germán Moller (ARG)
Reynel Castillo (PUR)
Score by quarters: 0–4, 3–7, 1–4, 1–5
Estrada 3Goals Constantin-Bicari 5

5–8th place semifinals

3 November 2023
15:00
Report Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg1116Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Aquatic Center, Santiago
Referees:
Jorge Agustin Pinski (ARG)
Darren Brown Spiritosanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 3–5, 3–4, 3–2, 2–5

3 November 2023
16:30
Report Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg166Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Aquatic Center, Santiago
Referees:
Jose Garcia Soto (VEN)
Fernando de Brito (BRA)
Score by quarters:6–1, 6–2, 3–0, 1–3

Semifinals

3 November 2023
18:00
Report Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1312Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Aquatic Center, Santiago
Referees:
Harvey Hinds (CUW)
David Gomez Pordomingo (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–3, 3–3, 5–3
Guimarães, P. Real 3Goals Constantin-Bicari, Patterson 3

3 November 2023
19:30
Report Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg722Flag of the United States.svg  United States Aquatic Center, Santiago
Referees:
Gerardo Arellano Jr (MEX)
Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 1–6, 0–4, 4–6, 6–6
Galimberti 2Goals Irving 6

Seventh place game

4 November 2023
16:00
Report Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg1211 (PSO)Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Aquatic Center, Santiago
Referees:
Yuri Machado (BRA)
Reynel Castillo Torres (PUR)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–2, 3–2, 3–1   PSO:5–4

Fifth place game

4 November 2023
17:30
Report Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg913Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Aquatic Center, Santiago
Referees:
Danielle Dabbaghian (USA)
Harvey Hinds (CUW)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 4–2, 2–4, 1–2

Third place game

4 November 2023
19:00
Report Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg1012Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Aquatic Center, Santiago
Referees:
David Gomez Pordomingo (ESP)
Darren Spirtosanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–3, 3–2, 4–4
four players 2Goals Camnasio 3

Final

4 November 2023
20:30
Report Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg717Flag of the United States.svg  United States Aquatic Center, Santiago
Referees:
Mikhail Dykman (CAN)
Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–6, 2–5, 2–4
three players 2Goals Bowen, Daube 5

Final standings

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
5Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
6Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
7Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
8Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics
Qualified for the 2024 World Aquatics Championships

References

  1. "WATER POLO KICKED OFF THE SANTIAGO 2023 GROUP STAGE DRAWS FOR TEAM SPORTS". Santiago 2023 Organizing Committee . Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. "Qualification System manual" (PDF). panamsports.org. Pan American Sports Organization. 11 April 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  3. "Brasil vence Argentina no feminino e no masculino e leva dois ouros no Polo Aquático em Assunção" [Brazil defeats Argentina in women's and men's and takes two golds in water polo in Asunción]. cbda.org.br (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Desportos Aquáticos. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2023.