# Water polo at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's tournament

The women's tournament of water polo at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico took place from October 23 to October 28, when the United States defeated Canada 27–26 in a penalty shootout for the gold medal. All games were held at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center. The defending champions are the United States. The winner of the competition has qualified directly for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain, while the second through fourth-place finishing teams have qualified for the 2012 Women's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament that was held in Trieste, Italy.

## Qualification

A National Olympic Committee may enter one women's team for the water polo competition. Mexico, the host nation along with seven other countries qualified through regional competitions.
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host Nation | – | – | 1 | Mexico |
| 2010 South American Games | March 20–25, 2010 | Medellín | 3 | Brazil Venezuela Argentina |
| 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games | July 26–31, 2010 | Mayagüez | 1 | Puerto Rico |
| Qualified Automatically | – | | 1 | Cuba |
| Zone 3 | – | – | 1 | United States |
| Zone 4 | – | – | 1 | Canada |
| TOTAL | | | 8 | |
^1 The top two teams from the Central American and Caribbean Games were to be qualified, but only 1 team (Puerto Rico) could qualify. Cuba did not compete in this tournament and has received a wildcard.

## 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 Central Daylight Time (UTC−5)
* Qualified for the semifinals

### Group A

| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 15 | +39 | 6 |
| Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 4 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 2 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 50 | -38 | 0 |
| October 23, 2011 11:00 | Report | Brazil | 8–5 | Mexico | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Redding (USA), Bohm (AHO) |
| Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Redding (USA), Bohm (AHO) |||
| October 23, 2011 11:00 | Report | Oliveira, Beer 2 | Goals | Orozco 4 | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Redding (USA), Bohm (AHO) |
| October 23, 2011 12:15 | Report | Venezuela | 2–23 | Canada | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Madera (CUB), Lopez (COL) |
| Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Madera (CUB), Lopez (COL) |||
| October 23, 2011 12:15 | Report | Alas, Galue, 1 | Goals | Alogbo, 5 | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Madera (CUB), Lopez (COL) |
| October 24, 2011 9:45 | Report | Brazil | 4–13 | Canada | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Madera (CUB) Arnoldo (VEN) |
| Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Madera (CUB) Arnoldo (VEN) |||
| October 24, 2011 9:45 | Report | 4 players, 1 | Goals | 3 players, 2 | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Madera (CUB) Arnoldo (VEN) |
| October 24, 2011 11:00 | Report | Venezuela | 7–17 | Mexico | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Valcarce (ARG), Maretzki (USA) |
| Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Valcarce (ARG), Maretzki (USA) |||
| October 24, 2011 11:00 | Report | Alas 2 | Goals | Orozco 5 | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Valcarce (ARG), Maretzki (USA) |
| October 25, 2011 9:45 | Report | Brazil | 10–3 | Venezuela | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Bohm (AHO), Menendez (CUB) |
| Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Bohm (AHO), Menendez (CUB) |||
| October 25, 2011 9:45 | Report | Oliveira, Beer 2 | Goals | Alas 2 | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Bohm (AHO), Menendez (CUB) |
| October 25, 2011 11:00 | Report | Mexico | 9–18 | Canada | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Redding (USA) Valcarce (ARG) |
| Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Redding (USA) Valcarce (ARG) |||
| October 25, 2011 11:00 | Report | Carrillo 2 | Goals | Alogbo, 6 | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Redding (USA) Valcarce (ARG) |

### Group B

| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 7 | +56 | 6 |
| Cuba | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 36 | -12 | 4 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 43 | -15 | 2 |
| Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 38 | -27 | 0 |
| October 23, 2011 8:30 | Report | Argentina | 0–20 | United States | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Mejia (MEX), Dester (BRA) |
| Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Mejia (MEX), Dester (BRA) |||
| October 23, 2011 8:30 | Report | | Goals | Dries 4 | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Mejia (MEX), Dester (BRA) |
| October 23, 2011 9:45 | Report | Puerto Rico | 12–13 | Cuba | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Burt (CAN), Arnoldo (VEN) |
| Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Burt (CAN), Arnoldo (VEN) |||
| October 23, 2011 9:45 | Report | Medina 4 | Goals | Hernandez, Gutierrez 3 | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Burt (CAN), Arnoldo (VEN) |
| October 24, 2011 8:30 | Report | Argentina | 5–6 | Cuba | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Dykman (CAN), Callejas (MEX) |
| Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Dykman (CAN), Callejas (MEX) |||
| October 24, 2011 8:30 | Report | Font 2 | Goals | Bernal 2 | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Dykman (CAN), Callejas (MEX) |
| October 24, 2011 12:15 | Report | Puerto Rico | 4–24 | United States | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Lopez (COL), Werner (BRA) |
| Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Lopez (COL), Werner (BRA) |||
| October 24, 2011 12:15 | Report | García, Ralat 2 | Goals | Craig 4 | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Lopez (COL), Werner (BRA) |
| October 25, 2011 8:30 | Report | Argentina | 6–12 | Puerto Rico | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Mejia (MEX) Dykman (CAN) |
| Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Mejia (MEX) Dykman (CAN) |||
| October 25, 2011 8:30 | Report | Ledoux 2 | Goals | Ralat, Ortiz 3 | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Mejia (MEX) Dykman (CAN) |
| October 25, 2011 12:15 | Report | United States | 19–3 | Cuba | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Lopez (COL), Paredes (VEN) |
| Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Lopez (COL), Paredes (VEN) |||
| October 25, 2011 12:15 | Report | Seidemann 5 | Goals | 3 players, 1 | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Lopez (COL), Paredes (VEN) |

## Elimination stage
### Crossover

| October 26, 2011 12:30 | Report | Venezuela | 6–11 | Puerto Rico | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Dykman (CAN), Madera (CUB) |
| Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Dykman (CAN), Madera (CUB) |||
| October 26, 2011 12:30 | Report | 6 players, 1 | Goals | Medina, Ortiz 3 | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Dykman (CAN), Madera (CUB) |
| October 26, 2011 14:00 | Report | Argentina | 9–11 | Mexico | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Dester (BRA), Maretzki (USA) |
| Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Dester (BRA), Maretzki (USA) |||
| October 26, 2011 14:00 | Report | Ledoux 3 | Goals | Campos 3 | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Dester (BRA), Maretzki (USA) |

### Seventh place match

| October 28, 2011 12:30 | Report | Venezuela | 6–8 | Argentina | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Maretzki (USA), Lopez (COL) |
| Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Maretzki (USA), Lopez (COL) |||
| October 28, 2011 12:30 | Report | Carangelo 3 | Goals | De Virgilio 3 | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Maretzki (USA), Lopez (COL) |

### Fifth place match

| October 28, 2011 14:00 | Report | Puerto Rico | 15–13 | Mexico | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Burt (CAN), Werner (BRA) |
| Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Burt (CAN), Werner (BRA) |||
| October 28, 2011 14:00 | Report | Medina 5 | Goals | Orozco 3 | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Burt (CAN), Werner (BRA) |

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| October 26 | October 26 |
| Brazil | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 | October 28 | October 28 |
| United States | 13 | October 28 | October 28 |
| United States | 13 | United States | 27 |
| October 26 | October 26 | | United States | 27 |
| October 26 | October 26 | Canada | 26 |
| Cuba | 9 | Canada | 26 |
| Canada | 15 | | |
| Canada | 15 | Third place | Third place |
| | | October 28 | October 28 |
| | | Brazil | 9 |
| | | Cuba | 8 |

### Semifinals

| October 26, 2011 15:30 | Report | Brazil | 1–13 | United States | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Parades (VEN), Stampalija (CRO) |
| Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Parades (VEN), Stampalija (CRO) |||
| October 26, 2011 15:30 | Report | Canetti 1 | Goals | Mathewson 5 | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Parades (VEN), Stampalija (CRO) |
| October 26, 2011 17:00 | Report | Cuba | 9–15 | Canada | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Valcarce (ARG), Bohm (AHO) |
| Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Valcarce (ARG), Bohm (AHO) |||
| October 26, 2011 17:00 | Report | Hernandez 6 | Goals | Radu 4 | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Valcarce (ARG), Bohm (AHO) |

### Bronze medal match

| October 28, 2011 15:30 | Report | Brazil | 9–8 | Cuba | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Bohm (AHO), Moller (ARG) |
| Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Bohm (AHO), Moller (ARG) |||
| October 28, 2011 15:30 | Report | Canetti, Oliveira 3 | Goals | Gutierrez 3 | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Bohm (AHO), Moller (ARG) |

### Gold medal match

| October 28, 2011 17:00 | Report | United States | 27–26 | Canada | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Stampalija (CRO), Menendez (CUB) |
| Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Stampalija (CRO), Menendez (CUB) |||
| October 28, 2011 17:00 | Report | Mathewson 4 | Goals | Csikos 5 | Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Guadalajara Referees: Stampalija (CRO), Menendez (CUB) |
* 2011 Pan American Games winners
* United States 3rd title

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Record |
| | United States | 5 – 0 – 0 |
| | Canada | 4 – 0 – 1 |
| | Brazil | 3 – 0 – 2 |
| 4 | Cuba | 2 – 0 – 3 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | 3 – 0 – 2 |
| 6 | Mexico | 2 – 0 – 3 |
| 7 | Argentina | 1 – 0 – 4 |
| 8 | Venezuela | 0 – 0 – 5 |