Water polo at the 2023 Pan American Games – Men's tournament facts for kids
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.
G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Gold medal match |
Mon 30 | Tue 31 | Wed 1 | Thu 2 | Fri 3 | Sat 4 | |
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G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | F |
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.
Event | Dates | Location | Quota(s) | Qualified team |
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Host nation | N/A | 1 | Chile | |
Zone 3 (automatic qualification) | N/A | 1 | United States | |
Zone 4 (automatic qualification) | N/A | 1 | Canada | |
2022 South American Games | October 11–15 | Asuncion | 2 | Brazil Argentina |
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games | July 1–7 | San Salvador | 3 | Puerto Rico Cuba Mexico |
Total | 8 |
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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Brazil | 18–5 | Puerto Rico | Aquatic Center, Santiago Referees: Hinds (NED) |
Score by quarters: 5–2, 3–2, 5–1, 5–0 | ||||
Coutinho, P. Real 4 | Goals | Loubriel 2 |
30 October 2023 18:00 |
United States | 30–2 | 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 6 | Goals | Mercado, Tavera 1 |
31 October 2023 15:00 |
United States | 28–9 | 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 7 | Goals | Loubriel 3 |
31 October 2023 18:00 |
Brazil | 21–10 | 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 5 | Goals | Estrada 4 |
1 November 2023 15:00 |
Brazil | 7–24 | 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 2 | Goals | Daube 5 |
1 November 2023 18:00 |
Puerto Rico | 15–12 | 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 4 | Goals | Estrada 4 |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 16:30 |
Argentina | 20–4 | Cuba | Aquatic Center, Santiago Referees: Gomez Portodomingo (ESP) Spiritosanto (USA) |
Score by quarters: 2–1, 6–2, 6–0, 6–1 | ||||
Corsi 6 | Goals | Ponsa 4 |
30 October 2023 19:30 |
Canada | 28–4 | Chile | Aquatic Center, Santiago Referees: Teodoro de Brito (BRA) Arellano Jr (MEX) |
Score by quarters: 7–0, 7–2, 9–0, 5–2 | ||||
Halajian 5 | Goals | four players 1 |
31 October 2023 16:30 |
Canada | 29–7 | Cuba | Aquatic Center, Santiago Referees: Ohme (GER) Moller (ARG) |
Score by quarters: 5–1, 8–3, 8–3, 8-0 | ||||
Constantin-Bicari, Côté 6 | Goals | Ponsa 4 |
31 October 2023 19:30 |
Argentina | 16–3 | Chile | Aquatic Center, Santiago Referees: Dabbaghian (USA) Castillo Torres (PUR) |
Score by quarters: 3–0, 4–1, 5–0, 4–2 | ||||
Tilatti 4 | Goals | three players 1 |
1 November 2023 16:30 |
Argentina | 7–14 | Canada | Aquatic Center, Santiago Referees: Harvey Hinds (CUW) David Gomez Pordomingo (ESP) |
Score by quarters: 3–4, 1–4, 1–3, 2–3 | ||||
Veich 3 | Goals | Constantin-Bicari 5 |
1 November 2023 19:30 |
Cuba | 13–9 | Chile | Aquatic Center, Santiago Referees: Jorge Rincon Patiño (COL) Yuri Machado (BRA) |
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–4, 4–1, 4–1 | ||||
Ponsa 5 | Goals | Cárcamo 4 |
Final stage
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
2 November | ||||||||||
Brazil | 16 | |||||||||
3 November | ||||||||||
Cuba | 6 | |||||||||
Brazil | 13 | |||||||||
2 November | ||||||||||
Canada | 12 | |||||||||
Mexico | 5 | |||||||||
4 November | ||||||||||
Canada | 20 | |||||||||
Brazil | 7 | |||||||||
2 November | ||||||||||
United States | 17 | |||||||||
Puerto Rico | 9 | |||||||||
3 November | ||||||||||
Argentina | 20 | |||||||||
Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
2 November | ||||||||||
United States | 22 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
United States | 28 | |||||||||
4 November | ||||||||||
Chile | 2 | |||||||||
Canada | 10 | |||||||||
Argentina | 12 | |||||||||
5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | ||||||
3 November | |||||||
Cuba | 11 | ||||||
Mexico | 16 | ||||||
4 November | |||||||
Mexico | 9 | ||||||
Puerto Rico | 13
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Seventh place | |||||||
3 November | 4 November | ||||||
Puerto Rico | 16 | Cuba (PSO) | 7 (5) | ||||
Chile | 6
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Chile | 7 (4) |
Quarterfinals
2 November 2023 15:00 |
Brazil | 16–6 | 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 4 | Goals | De Armas 3 |
2 November 2023 16:30 |
Puerto Rico | 9–20 | 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 2 | Goals | Camnasio 6 |
2 November 2023 18:00 |
United States | 28–2 | 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 8 | Goals | Illino, Reginato 1 |
2 November 2023 19:30 |
Mexico | 5–20 | Canada | Aquatic Center, Santiago Referees: Germán Moller (ARG) Reynel Castillo (PUR) |
Score by quarters: 0–4, 3–7, 1–4, 1–5 | ||||
Estrada 3 | Goals | Constantin-Bicari 5 |
5–8th place semifinals
3 November 2023 15:00 |
Cuba | 11–16 | 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 |
Puerto Rico | 16–6 | 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 |
Brazil | 13–12 | 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 3 | Goals | Constantin-Bicari, Patterson 3 |
3 November 2023 19:30 |
Argentina | 7–22 | 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 2 | Goals | Irving 6 |
Seventh place game
4 November 2023 16:00 |
Cuba | 12–11 | 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 |
Mexico | 9–13 | 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 |
Canada | 10–12 | 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 2 | Goals | Camnasio 3 |
Final
4 November 2023 20:30 |
Brazil | 7–17 | 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 2 | Goals | Bowen, Daube 5 |
Final standings
Rank | Team |
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United States | |
Brazil | |
Argentina | |
4 | Canada |
5 | Puerto Rico |
6 | Mexico |
7 | Cuba |
8 | Chile |
Qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
Qualified for the 2024 World Aquatics Championships |