# Beach volleyball at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's tournament

The women's tournament competition of the beach volleyball events at the 2011 Pan American Games will take place between 16 and 21 of October at the Pan American Beach Volleyball Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Juliana Felisberta & Larissa França of Brazil.
Each of the 16 pairs in the tournament was placed in one of four groups of four teams apiece, and played a round-robin within that pool. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Quarterfinals. The third along with the fourth-placed teams in each group, were eliminated.
The 8 teams that advanced to the elimination rounds played a single-elimination tournament with a bronze medal match between the semifinal losers.

## Schedule

| Date | Start | Finish | Phase |
| Sunday October 16, 2011 | 9:00 | 18:00 | Preliminaries |
| Monday October 17, 2011 | 9:00 | 18:00 | Preliminaries |
| Tuesday October 18, 2011 | 9:00 | 18:00 | Preliminaries |
| Wednesday October 19, 2011 | 9:00 | 18:00 | Quarterfinals |
| Thursday October 20, 2011 | 9:00 | 15:00 | Semifinals |
| Friday October 21, 2011 | 10:00 | 16:00 | Gold/Bronze medal matches |

## Preliminary round

All times are Central Standard Time (UTC−06:00)

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Candelas – García (MEX) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 126 | 59 | 2.136 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Gómez – Guigou (URU) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 119 | 117 | 1.017 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Morales – Alfaro (CRC) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 107 | 123 | 0.870 | |
| 4 | Hernández – Rodríguez (NCA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 70 | 126 | 0.556 | |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| Oct 16 | Gómez – Guigou (URU) | 2–1 | Morales – Alfaro (CRC) | 16–21 | 21–14 | 15–13 |
| Oct 16 | Candelas – García (MEX) | 2–0 | Hernández – Rodríguez (NCA) | 21–5 | 21–12 | |
| Oct 17 | Gómez – Guigou (URU) | 2–0 | Hernández – Rodríguez (NCA) | 21–12 | 21–15 | |
| Oct 17 | Candelas – García (MEX) | 2–0 | Morales – Alfaro (CRC) | 21–8 | 21–9 | |
| Oct 18 | Morales – Alfaro (CRC) | 2–0 | Hernández – Rodríguez (NCA) | 21–14 | 21–15 | |
| Oct 18 | Candelas – García (MEX) | 2–0 | Gómez – Guigou (URU) | 21–15 | 21–10 | |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | França – Silva (BRA) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 126 | 73 | 1.726 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Sinal – Sinal (CUB) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 125 | 108 | 1.157 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Chila – Vilela (ECU) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0.400 | 129 | 139 | 0.928 | |
| 4 | Dyette – Phillip (TRI) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 81 | 141 | 0.574 | |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| Oct 16 | Sinal – Sinal (CUB) | 2–1 | Chila – Vilela (ECU) | 18–21 | 21–15 | 15–13 |
| Oct 16 | França – Silva (BRA) | 2–0 | Dyette – Phillip (TRI) | 21–5 | 21–16 | |
| Oct 17 | Sinal – Sinal (CUB) | 2–0 | Dyette – Phillip (TRI) | 21–12 | 21–14 | |
| Oct 17 | França – Silva (BRA) | 2–0 | Chila – Vilela (ECU) | 21–12 | 21–11 | |
| Oct 18 | França – Silva (BRA) | 2–0 | Sinal – Sinal (CUB) | 21–16 | 21–13 | |
| Oct 18 | Dyette – Phillip (TRI) | 1–2 | Chila – Vilela (ECU) | 14–21 | 23–21 | 6–15 |

### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Santiago – Yantin (PUR) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 138 | 98 | 1.408 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Bansley – Maloney (CAN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 134 | 107 | 1.252 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Gallay – Zonta (ARG) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 143 | 124 | 1.153 | |
| 4 | Avalos – Romero (ESA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 48 | 126 | 0.381 | |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| Oct 16 | Santiago – Yantin (PUR) | 2–0 | Avalos – Romero (ESA) | 21–4 | 21–7 | |
| Oct 16 | Gallay – Zonta (ARG) | 1–2 | Bansley – Maloney (CAN) | 21–18 | 20–22 | 6–15 |
| Oct 17 | Santiago – Yantin (PUR) | 2–0 | Bansley – Maloney (CAN) | 21–19 | 21–18 | |
| Oct 17 | Gallay – Zonta (ARG) | 2–0 | Avalos – Romero (ESA) | 21–14 | 21–5 | |
| Oct 18 | Santiago – Yantin (PUR) | 2–1 | Gallay – Zonta (ARG) | 21–18 | 18–21 | 15–11 |
| Oct 18 | Bansley – Maloney (CAN) | 2–0 | Avalos – Romero (ESA) | 21–10 | 21–8 | |

### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Day – Hughes (USA) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 147 | 106 | 1.387 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Galindo – Galindo (COL) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 129 | 118 | 1.093 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Orellana – Ramírez (GUA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 148 | 142 | 1.042 | |
| 4 | Pazlivek – Rivas (CHI) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 67 | 126 | 0.532 | |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| Oct 16 | Galindo – Galindo (COL) | 2–1 | Orellana – Ramírez (GUA) | 21–19 | 18–21 | 15–10 |
| Oct 16 | Day – Hughes (USA) | 2–0 | Pazlivek – Rivas (CHI) | 21–10 | 21–7 | |
| Oct 17 | Galindo – Galindo (COL) | 2–0 | Pazlivek – Rivas (CHI) | 21–12 | 21–13 | |
| Oct 17 | Day – Hughes (USA) | 2–1 | Orellana – Ramírez (GUA) | 28–26 | 20–22 | 15–8 |
| Oct 18 | Galindo – Galindo (COL) | 0–2 | Day – Hughes (USA) | 19–21 | 14–21 | |
| Oct 18 | Pazlivek – Rivas (CHI) | 0–2 | Orellana – Ramírez (GUA) | 17–21 | 8–21 | |

## Elimination stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| H2 | Galindo – Galindo (COL) | 16 | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| E1 | Candelas – García (MEX) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| E1 | Candelas – García (MEX) | 21 | 21 | E1 | Candelas – García (MEX) | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | H1 | Day – Hughes (USA) | 12 | 14 | | | | | |
| H1 | Day – Hughes (USA) | 21 | 21 | H1 | Day – Hughes (USA) | 12 | 14 | | | | | |
| E2 | Gómez – Guigou (URU) | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| E2 | Gómez – Guigou (URU) | 12 | 12 | | | | | E1 | Candelas – García (MEX) | 15 | 24 | 20 |
| | | | | | | | | F1 | França – Silva (BRA) | 21 | 22 | 22 |
| F2 | Sinal – Sinal (CUB) | 16 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | F1 | França – Silva (BRA) | 21 | 22 | 22 |
| G1 | Santiago – Yantin (PUR) | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| G1 | Santiago – Yantin (PUR) | 21 | 21 | G1 | Santiago – Yantin (PUR) | 16 | 12 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | F1 | França – Silva (BRA) | 21 | 21 |
| F1 | França – Silva (BRA) | 21 | 21 | F1 | França – Silva (BRA) | 21 | 21 | H1 | Day – Hughes (USA) | 16 | 21 | 7 |
| G2 | Bansley – Maloney (CAN) | 15 | 16 | | | | | G1 | Santiago – Yantin (PUR) | 21 | 16 | 15 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 |
| Oct 19 | Candelas – García (MEX) | 2–0 | Galindo – Galindo (COL) | 21–16 | 21–13 |
| Oct 19 | Day – Hughes (USA) | 2–0 | Gómez – Guigou (URU) | 21–12 | 21–12 |
| Oct 19 | Sinal – Sinal (CUB) | 0–2 | Santiago – Yantin (PUR) | 16–21 | 18–21 |
| Oct 19 | França – Silva (BRA) | 2–0 | Bansley – Maloney (CAN) | 21–15 | 21–16 |

### Semifinals

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Report |
| Oct 20 | Candelas – García (MEX) | 2–0 | Day – Hughes (USA) | 21-12 | 21-14 | | |
| Oct 20 | Santiago – Yantin (PUR) | 0–2 | França – Silva (BRA) | 16-21 | 12-21 | | |

### Bronze medal match

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Report |
| Oct 21 | Day – Hughes (USA) | 1–2 | Santiago – Yantin (PUR) | 16-21 | 21-16 | 7-15 | |

### Gold medal match

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Report |
| Oct 21 | Candelas – García (MEX) | 1–2 | França – Silva (BRA) | 15-21 | 24-22 | 20-22 | |