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

The men's tournament competition of the beach volleyball events at the 2011 Pan American Games will take place between 17 and 22 of October at the Pan American Beach Volleyball Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Emanuel Rego & Ricardo Santos 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 |
| 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 | Preliminaries |
| Thursday October 20, 2011 | 9:00 | 15:00 | Quarterfinals |
| Friday October 21, 2011 | 10:00 | 16:00 | Semifinals |
| Sa October 22, 2011 | 10:00 | 16:00 | Gold/Bronze medal matches |

## Preliminary round

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

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Williman – Zanotta (URU) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 120 | 103 | 1.165 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Miramontes – Virgen (MEX) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 132 | 118 | 1.119 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Saxton – Redmann (CAN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 136 | 127 | 1.071 | |
| 4 | Lopez – Umaña (NCA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 89 | 129 | 0.690 | |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 |
| Oct 17 | Miramontes – Virgen (MEX) | 2–0 | Lopez – Umaña (NCA) | 21–12 | 21–15 |
| Oct 17 | Williman – Zanotta (URU) | 0–2 | Saxton – Redmann (CAN) | 17–21 | 19–21 |
| Oct 18 | Miramontes – Virgen (MEX) | 0–2 | Williman – Zanotta (URU) | 18–21 | 19–21 |
| Oct 18 | Saxton – Redmann (CAN) | 2–0 | Lopez – Umaña (NCA) | 24–22 | 21–16 |
| Oct 19 | Williman – Zanotta (URU) | 2–0 | Lopez – Umaña (NCA) | 21–11 | 21–13 |
| Oct 19 | Miramontes – Virgen (MEX) | 2–0 | Saxton – Redmann (CAN) | 28–26 | 25–23 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Hernández – Mussa (VEN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 154 | 136 | 1.132 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Fuller – Van Zwieten (USA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2.500 | 138 | 117 | 1.179 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Grimalt – Grimalt (CHI) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 131 | 121 | 1.083 | |
| 4 | Medrano – Vargas (ESA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 77 | 125 | 0.616 | |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| Oct 17 | Grimalt – Grimalt (CHI) | 2–0 | Medrano – Vargas (ESA) | 21–12 | 21–10 | |
| Oct 17 | Fuller – Van Zwieten (USA) | 1–2 | Hernández – Mussa (VEN) | 19–21 | 21–18 | 14–16 |
| Oct 18 | Grimalt – Grimalt (CHI) | 1–2 | Hernández – Mussa (VEN) | 18–21 | 21–18 | 16–18 |
| Oct 18 | Fuller – Van Zwieten (USA) | 2–0 | Medrano – Vargas (ESA) | 21–16 | 21–12 | |
| Oct 19 | Grimalt – Grimalt (CHI) | 0–2 | Fuller – Van Zwieten (USA) | 15–21 | 19–21 | |
| Oct 19 | Hernández – Mussa (VEN) | 2–0 | Medrano – Vargas (ESA) | 21–10 | 21–17 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Etchgaray – Suarez (ARG) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 121 | 94 | 1.287 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Garrido – Leornado (GUA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 116 | 100 | 1.160 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Rodríguez – Underwood (PUR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 118 | 105 | 1.124 | |
| 4 | Brown – Gordon (JAM) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 70 | 126 | 0.556 | |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 |
| Oct 17 | Rodríguez – Underwood (PUR) | 2–0 | Brown – Gordon (JAM) | 21–11 | 21–13 |
| Oct 17 | Etchgaray – Suarez (ARG) | 2–0 | Garrido – Leornado (GUA) | 21–19 | 21–11 |
| Oct 18 | Rodríguez – Underwood (PUR) | 0–2 | Garrido – Leornado (GUA) | 13–21 | 21–23 |
| Oct 18 | Etchgaray – Suarez (ARG) | 2–0 | Brown – Gordon (JAM) | 21–13 | 21–9 |
| Oct 19 | Rodríguez – Underwood (PUR) | 2–0 | Etchgaray – Suarez (ARG) | 21–18 | 21–19 |
| Oct 19 | Garrido – Leornado (GUA) | 2–0 | Brown – Gordon (JAM) | 21–9 | 21–15 |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Gonzalez – Piña (CUB) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 131 | 107 | 1.224 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Cerutti – Rego (BRA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 114 | 85 | 1.341 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Pérez – Recio (DOM) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 110 | 128 | 0.859 | |
| 4 | Escobar – Monge (CRC) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 95 | 131 | 0.725 | |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 |
| Oct 17 | Cerutti – Rego (BRA) | 2–0 | Escobar – Monge (CRC) | 21–11 | 21–7 |
| Oct 17 | Gonzalez – Piña (CUB) | 2–0 | Pérez – Recio (DOM) | 25–23 | 21–17 |
| Oct 18 | Pérez – Recio (DOM) | 2–0 | Escobar – Monge (CRC) | 24–22 | 21–18 |
| Oct 18 | Cerutti – Rego (BRA) | 0–2 | Gonzalez – Piña (CUB) | 19–21 | 11–21 |
| Oct 19 | Cerutti – Rego (BRA) | 2–0 | Pérez – Recio (DOM) | 21–13 | 21–12 |
| Oct 19 | Gonzalez – Piña (CUB) | 2–0 | Escobar – Monge (CRC) | 21–16 | 23–21 |

## Elimination stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| D2 | Cerutti – Rego (BRA) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A1 | Williman – Zanotta (URU) | 16 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A1 | Williman – Zanotta (URU) | 16 | 13 | | D2 | Cerutti – Rego (BRA) | 21 | 20 | 15 | | | | | |
| | | | | | A2 | Miramontes – Virgen (MEX) | 19 | 22 | 6 | | | | | |
| D1 | Gonzalez – Piña (CUB) | 21 | 16 | 12 | A2 | Miramontes – Virgen (MEX) | 19 | 22 | 6 | | | | | |
| A2 | Miramontes – Virgen (MEX) | 19 | 21 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A2 | Miramontes – Virgen (MEX) | 19 | 21 | 15 | | | | | | D2 | Cerutti – Rego (BRA) | 21 | 21 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | B1 | Hernández – Mussa (VEN) | 17 | 12 | |
| B2 | Fuller – Van Zwieten (USA) | 20 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | B1 | Hernández – Mussa (VEN) | 17 | 12 |
| C1 | Etchgaray – Suarez (ARG) | 22 | 21 | | | | | | |
| C1 | Etchgaray – Suarez (ARG) | 22 | 21 | | C1 | Etchgaray – Suarez (ARG) | 21 | 16 | 12 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | | B1 | Hernández – Mussa (VEN) | 19 | 21 | 15 |
| B1 | Hernández – Mussa (VEN) | 21 | 21 | | B1 | Hernández – Mussa (VEN) | 19 | 21 | 15 | A2 | Miramontes – Virgen (MEX) | 21 | 19 | 11 |
| C2 | Garrido – Leornado (GUA) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | C1 | Etchgaray – Suarez (ARG) | 14 | 21 | 15 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| Oct 20 | Cerutti – Rego (BRA) | 2–0 | Williman – Zanotta (URU) | 21–16 | 21–13 | |
| Oct 20 | Gonzalez – Piña (CUB) | 1–2 | Miramontes – Virgen (MEX) | 21–19 | 16–21 | 12–15 |
| Oct 20 | Fuller – Van Zwieten (USA) | 0–2 | Etchgaray – Suarez (ARG) | 20–22 | 18–21 | |
| Oct 20 | Hernández – Mussa (VEN) | 2–0 | Garrido – Leornado (GUA) | 21–15 | 21–15 | |

### Semifinals

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Report |
| Oct 21 | Cerutti – Rego (BRA) | 2–1 | Miramontes – Virgen (MEX) | 21–19 | 20–22 | 15–6 | |
| Oct 21 | Etchgaray – Suarez (ARG) | 1–2 | Hernández – Mussa (VEN) | 21–19 | 16–21 | 12–15 | |

### Bronze medal match

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Report |
| Oct 22 | Miramontes – Virgen (MEX) | 1–2 | Etchgaray – Suarez (ARG) | 21–14 | 19–21 | 11–15 | |

### Gold medal match

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Report |
| Oct 22 | Cerutti – Rego (BRA) | 2–0 | Hernández – Mussa (VEN) | 21–17 | 21–12 | | |