# Water polo at the 2019 Pan American Games – Women's tournament

The women's tournament of water polo at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru took place between 4 and 10 August at the Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre. The winner of the competition qualifies directly for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

## Qualification

A total of eight teams qualified to compete in the tournament. The numbers in parentheses represents the number of participants qualified.
* Brazil (11)
* Canada (11)
* Cuba (11)
* Mexico (11)
* Peru (11)
* Puerto Rico (11)
* United States (11)
* Venezuela (11)

## 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
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 10 | +56 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 40 | −20 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 47 | −35 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 August 2019 8:00 | Report | Brazil | 15–4 | Venezuela | Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Juan Menéndez (CUB) Gerardo Arellano (MEX) |
| Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Juan Menéndez (CUB) Gerardo Arellano (MEX) |||
| 4 August 2019 8:00 | Report | Bahia 6 | Goals | Torres 3 | Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Juan Menéndez (CUB) Gerardo Arellano (MEX) |
| 4 August 2019 11:00 | Report | Puerto Rico | 3–23 | United States | Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Doriel Terpenka (CAN) Fernando Varela (PER) |
| Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Doriel Terpenka (CAN) Fernando Varela (PER) |||
| 4 August 2019 11:00 | Report | three players 1 | Goals | Haralabidis 6 | Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Doriel Terpenka (CAN) Fernando Varela (PER) |
| 5 August 2019 8:00 | Report | Puerto Rico | 9–5 | Venezuela | Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN) Yasmany Lima (CUB) |
| Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN) Yasmany Lima (CUB) |||
| 5 August 2019 8:00 | Report | Maldonado 3 | Goals | Martínez 3 | Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN) Yasmany Lima (CUB) |
| 5 August 2019 11:00 | Report | Brazil | 4–20 | United States | Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Nestor Torres (PER) Daniel Vázquez (MEX) |
| Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Nestor Torres (PER) Daniel Vázquez (MEX) |||
| 5 August 2019 11:00 | Report | four players 1 | Goals | Fischer 4 | Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Nestor Torres (PER) Daniel Vázquez (MEX) |
| 6 August 2019 8:00 | Report | Brazil | 12–8 | Puerto Rico | Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Fernando Varela (PER) Daniel Daners (URU) |
| Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Fernando Varela (PER) Daniel Daners (URU) |||
| 6 August 2019 8:00 | Report | Coutinho 4 | Goals | Montero 3 | Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Fernando Varela (PER) Daniel Daners (URU) |
| 6 August 2019 11:00 | Report | Venezuela | 3–23 | United States | Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Nestor Torres (PER) Doriel Terpenka (CAN) |
| Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Nestor Torres (PER) Doriel Terpenka (CAN) |||
| 6 August 2019 11:00 | Report | Torres 2 | Goals | four players 3 | Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Nestor Torres (PER) Doriel Terpenka (CAN) |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 13 | +62 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Cuba | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Peru (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 69 | −61 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 August 2019 9:30 | Report | Cuba | 5–20 | Canada | Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Reynel Torres (PUR) Amber Drury (USA) |
| Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Reynel Torres (PUR) Amber Drury (USA) |||
| 4 August 2019 9:30 | Report | Villa 3 | Goals | Crevier, Fournier 4 | Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Reynel Torres (PUR) Amber Drury (USA) |
| 4 August 2019 12:30 | Report | Peru | 1–22 | Mexico | Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Daniel Daners (URU) Diego Garibaldi (ARG) |
| Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Daniel Daners (URU) Diego Garibaldi (ARG) |||
| 4 August 2019 12:30 | Report | Asmat 1 | Goals | Livas 5 | Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Daniel Daners (URU) Diego Garibaldi (ARG) |
| 5 August 2019 9:30 | Report | Peru | 2–28 | Canada | Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Marcus Gresele (BRA) Ángel Irizarry (PUR) |
| Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Marcus Gresele (BRA) Ángel Irizarry (PUR) |||
| 5 August 2019 9:30 | Report | Deza, Urquiza 1 | Goals | Crevier, Wright 5 | Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Marcus Gresele (BRA) Ángel Irizarry (PUR) |
| 5 August 2019 12:30 | Report | Cuba | 13–4 | Mexico | Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Leonardo González (VEN) Fabio Toffoli (BRA) |
| Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Leonardo González (VEN) Fabio Toffoli (BRA) |||
| 5 August 2019 12:30 | Report | Leyva, Villa 4 | Goals | four players 1 | Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Leonardo González (VEN) Fabio Toffoli (BRA) |
| 6 August 2019 9:30 | Report | Cuba | 19–5 | Peru | Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Reynel Torres (PUR) Amber Drury (USA) |
| Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Reynel Torres (PUR) Amber Drury (USA) |||
| 6 August 2019 9:30 | Report | Villa 4 | Goals | Deza 2 | Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Reynel Torres (PUR) Amber Drury (USA) |
| 6 August 2019 12:30 | Report | Canada | 27–6 | Mexico | Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Steven Rotsart (USA) Fabio Toffoli (BRA) |
| Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Steven Rotsart (USA) Fabio Toffoli (BRA) |||
| 6 August 2019 12:30 | Report | Wright 5 | Goals | Ramírez 2 | Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Steven Rotsart (USA) Fabio Toffoli (BRA) |

## Final round
### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 8 August | 8 August | | | |
| Brazil | 13 | | | |
| Brazil | 13 | 9 August | 9 August | | |
| Mexico | 3 | 9 August | 9 August | |
| Mexico | 3 | Brazil | 5 | |
| 8 August | 8 August | | Brazil | 5 | |
| 8 August | 8 August | Canada | 19 | |
| Venezuela | 3 | Canada | 19 | |
| Venezuela | 3 | | | | 10 August | 10 August |
| Canada | 22 | | | | 10 August | 10 August |
| Canada | 22 | | | | Canada | 4 |
| 8 August | 8 August | | | | | Canada | 4 |
| 8 August | 8 August | | | | United States | 24 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | | | | United States | 24 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 9 August | 9 August | | | |
| Cuba | 14 | 9 August | 9 August | | | |
| Cuba | 14 | Cuba | 7 | | | |
| 8 August | 8 August | | Cuba | 7 | | | |
| 8 August | 8 August | United States | 31 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| United States | 21 | United States | 31 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| United States | 21 | | | | 10 August | 10 August |
| Peru | 3 | | | | 10 August | 10 August |
| Peru | 3 | | | | Brazil | 8 |
| | | | | | Cuba | 7 |
| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 9 August | 9 August |
| Mexico | 13 |
| Mexico | 13 | 10 August | 10 August |
| Venezuela | 6 | 10 August | 10 August |
| Venezuela | 6 | Mexico | 12 |
| 9 August | 9 August | | Mexico | 12 |
| 9 August | 9 August | Puerto Rico (PSO) | 13 |
| Puerto Rico | 15 | Puerto Rico (PSO) | 13 |
| Peru | 4 | | |
| Peru | 4 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 10 August | 10 August |
| | | Venezuela | 14 |
| | | Peru | 7 |
All times are local (UTC−5).

### Quarterfinals

| 8 August 2019 08:00 | Report | Brazil | 13–3 | Mexico | VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Arkadi Voevodin (RUS) Amber Marie Drury (USA) |
| VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Arkadi Voevodin (RUS) Amber Marie Drury (USA) |||
| 8 August 2019 09:30 | Report | Puerto Rico | 5–14 | Cuba | VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN) Néstor Ricardo Guerra Torres (PER) |
| VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN) Néstor Ricardo Guerra Torres (PER) |||
| 8 August 2019 11:00 | Report | United States | 21–3 | Peru | VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Marcus Paulo Gresele (BRA) Leonardo González Toledo (VEN) |
| VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Marcus Paulo Gresele (BRA) Leonardo González Toledo (VEN) |||
| 8 August 2019 12:30 | Report | Venezuela | 3–22 | Canada | VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Diego Hernán Garibaldi (ARG) José Angel Ortiz Irizarry (PUR) |
| VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Diego Hernán Garibaldi (ARG) José Angel Ortiz Irizarry (PUR) |||

### 5–8th place semifinals

| 9 August 2019 08:00 | Report | Mexico | 13–6 | Venezuela | VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Diego Garibaldi (ARG) Juan Menéndez (CUB) |
| VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Diego Garibaldi (ARG) Juan Menéndez (CUB) |||
| 9 August 2019 09:30 | Report | Puerto Rico | 15–4 | Peru | VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Marie-Claude Deslières (CAN) Yasmany Lima (CUB) |
| VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Marie-Claude Deslières (CAN) Yasmany Lima (CUB) |||

### Semifinals

| 9 August 2019 11:00 | Report | Brazil | 5–19 | Canada | VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Arkadi Voevodin (RUS) José Angel Ortiz Irizarry (PUR) |
| VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Arkadi Voevodin (RUS) José Angel Ortiz Irizarry (PUR) |||
| 9 August 2019 12:30 | Report | Cuba | 7–31 | United States | VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Daniel Federico Daners (URU) Néstor Ricardo Guerra Torres (PER) |
| VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Daniel Federico Daners (URU) Néstor Ricardo Guerra Torres (PER) |||

### 7th Place match

| 10 August 2019 08:00 | Report | Venezuela | 14–7 | Peru | VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Gerardo de Jesús Arellano Báez (MEX) Marcus Paulo Gresele (BRA) |
| VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Gerardo de Jesús Arellano Báez (MEX) Marcus Paulo Gresele (BRA) |||

### 5th Place match

| 10 August 2019 09:30 | Report | Mexico | 12–13 | Puerto Rico | VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Daniel Federico Daners (URU) Leonardo González Toledo (VEN) |
| VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Daniel Federico Daners (URU) Leonardo González Toledo (VEN) |||

### Bronze Medal match

| 10 August 2019 11:00 | Report | Brazil | 8–7 | Cuba | VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN) Amber Marie Drury (USA) |
| VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN) Amber Marie Drury (USA) |||
| 10 August 2019 11:00 | Report | three players 2 | Goals | Carrasco 3 | VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN) Amber Marie Drury (USA) |

### Gold Medal match

| 10 August 2019 12:30 | Report | Canada | 4–24 | United States | VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Daniel Rodrigo Vázquez (MEX) Fernado Varela Llanos (PER) |
| VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Daniel Rodrigo Vázquez (MEX) Fernado Varela Llanos (PER) |||
| 10 August 2019 12:30 | Report | four players 1 | Goals | M. Fischer 6 | VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Daniel Rodrigo Vázquez (MEX) Fernado Varela Llanos (PER) |

## Ranking and statistics
### Final ranking

| Rank | Team | Olympic Qualification |
| | United States | Already qualified for 2020 Olympic Games |
| | Canada | Qualifies directly for 2020 Olympic Games |
| | Brazil | |
| 4 | Cuba | |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | |
| 6 | Mexico | |
| 7 | Venezuela | |
| 8 | Peru | |

### Top goalscorers

* Report
| Rank | Name | Goals | Shots | % |
| 1 | Stephania Haralabidis | 22 | 27 | 81.5 |
| 2 | Makenzie Fischer | 21 | 26 | 80.8 |
| 3 | Mayelin Bernal | 18 | 34 | 52.9 |
| 3 | Axelle Crevier | 18 | 26 | 69,2 |
| 5 | Shae Fournier | 17 | 32 | 53.1 |
| 5 | Emma Wright | 17 | 32 | 53.1 |