# Water polo at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's tournament

* Water polo at the 2015 Pan American Games
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The women's tournament of water polo at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada took place between the 7 and 15 of July at the Markham Pan Am Centre in Markham, Ontario. The first through fourth-place finishing teams qualified for the 2016 Women's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament to be held in Gouda, Netherlands.

## Qualification

A National Olympic Committee may enter one women's team for the water polo competition. Canada, the host nation along with seven other countries qualified through regional competitions.
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host Nation | — | — | 1 | Canada |
| Qualified automatically | — | — | 1 | United States |
| 2014 South American Championship | October 7–11 | Mar del Plata | 3 | Brazil Venezuela Argentina |
| 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games | November 22–29 | Veracruz | 3 | Puerto Rico Cuba Mexico |
| TOTAL | | | 8 | |

## 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 Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−5)

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 9 | +64 | 6 | Qualified for the semifinals |
| Cuba | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 4 | Qualified for the semifinals |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 48 | −32 | 2 | |
| Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 46 | −26 | 0 | |
| 7 July 2015 10:08 | Report | Mexico | 3–25 | United States | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Hugo Paredes (ECU), João Cardenuto (BRA) |
| Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Hugo Paredes (ECU), João Cardenuto (BRA) |||
| 7 July 2015 10:08 | Report | Rios 2 | Goals | Steffens, Grossman 4 | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Hugo Paredes (ECU), João Cardenuto (BRA) |
| 8 July 2015 08:08 | Report | Mexico | 8–10 | Argentina | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: João Cardenuto (BRA), Reynel Castillo (PUR) |
| Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: João Cardenuto (BRA), Reynel Castillo (PUR) |||
| 8 July 2015 08:08 | Report | Castro, Morales 2 | Goals | M De Virgilio 4, Bertaina 2, Font 2, Hatcher 1, R De Virgilio 1 | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: João Cardenuto (BRA), Reynel Castillo (PUR) |
| 8 July 2015 10:08 | Report | United States | 18–3 | Cuba | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Edmundo Rodrigues (BRA), William Mackay (CAN) |
| Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Edmundo Rodrigues (BRA), William Mackay (CAN) |||
| 8 July 2015 10:08 | Report | Steffens, Fischer 3 | Goals | 3 players 1 | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Edmundo Rodrigues (BRA), William Mackay (CAN) |
| 9 July 2015 10:08 | Report | Cuba | 10–3 | Argentina | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Arnoldo Zambrano (VEN), Stephane Roy (CAN) |
| Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Arnoldo Zambrano (VEN), Stephane Roy (CAN) |||
| 9 July 2015 10:08 | Report | Bravo, Bernal 3 | Goals | Hatcher 1, M De Virgilio 1, R De Virgilio 1 | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Arnoldo Zambrano (VEN), Stephane Roy (CAN) |
| 11 July 2015 08:08 | Report | United States | 30–3 | Argentina | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Hugo Parades (VEN), Edmundo Rodrigues (BRA) |
| Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Hugo Parades (VEN), Edmundo Rodrigues (BRA) |||
| 11 July 2015 08:08 | Report | Clark 7 | Goals | Font 2, Hatcher 1 | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Hugo Parades (VEN), Edmundo Rodrigues (BRA) |
| 11 July 2015 10:08 | Report | Mexico | 9–11 | Cuba | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Reynel Castillo (PUR), William Mackay (CAN) |
| Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Reynel Castillo (PUR), William Mackay (CAN) |||
| 11 July 2015 10:08 | Report | Murrieta 3 | Goals | Ortiz 2 | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Reynel Castillo (PUR), William Mackay (CAN) |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 5 | Qualified for the semifinals |
| Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 18 | +24 | 5 | Qualified for the semifinals |
| Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 44 | −28 | 1 | |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 47 | −21 | 1 | |
| 7 July 2015 08:08 | Report | Venezuela | 11–11 | Puerto Rico | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Humberto Navarro (USA), Guillermo Grgicevic (ARG) |
| Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Humberto Navarro (USA), Guillermo Grgicevic (ARG) |||
| 7 July 2015 08:08 | Report | Herrera 3 | Goals | Montero 4 | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Humberto Navarro (USA), Guillermo Grgicevic (ARG) |
| 7 July 2015 12:08 | Report | Canada | 7–7 | Brazil | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Diego Garibaldi (ARG), Daniel Vazquez (MEX) |
| Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Diego Garibaldi (ARG), Daniel Vazquez (MEX) |||
| 7 July 2015 12:08 | Report | 7 players 1 | Goals | 3 players 2 | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Diego Garibaldi (ARG), Daniel Vazquez (MEX) |
| 8 July 2015 12:08 | Report | Venezuela | 4–15 | Canada | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Claudia Aguilar (MEX), Mark Maretzki (USA). |
| Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Claudia Aguilar (MEX), Mark Maretzki (USA). |||
| 8 July 2015 12:08 | Report | 4 players 1 | Goals | Perreault, Robinson 3 | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Claudia Aguilar (MEX), Mark Maretzki (USA). |
| 9 July 2015 08:08 | Report | Venezuela | 1–18 | Brazil | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Thomas Molnar (HUN), Daniel Vazquez (MEX) |
| Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Thomas Molnar (HUN), Daniel Vazquez (MEX) |||
| 9 July 2015 08:08 | Report | Marin 1 | Goals | Chiappini 7 | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Thomas Molnar (HUN), Daniel Vazquez (MEX) |
| 9 July 2015 12:08 | Report | Canada | 19–5 | Puerto Rico | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Diego Garibaldi (ARG), Claudia Aguilar (MEX) |
| Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Diego Garibaldi (ARG), Claudia Aguilar (MEX) |||
| 9 July 2015 12:08 | Report | Robinson 4 | Goals | Delgado 2 | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Diego Garibaldi (ARG), Claudia Aguilar (MEX) |
| 11 July 2015 12:08 | Report | Brazil | 17–10 | Puerto Rico | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Jaume Teixido (SPA), Mark Maretzki (USA). |
| Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Jaume Teixido (SPA), Mark Maretzki (USA). |||
| 11 July 2015 12:08 | Report | Badocco 4 | Goals | Montero 3 | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Jaume Teixido (SPA), Mark Maretzki (USA). |

## Classification stage
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| July 12 | July 12 |
| Argentina | 6 |
| Argentina | 6 | July 14 | July 14 |
| Puerto Rico | 14 | July 14 | July 14 |
| Puerto Rico | 14 | Puerto Rico | 12 |
| July 12 | July 12 | | Puerto Rico | 12 |
| July 12 | July 12 | Mexico | 11 |
| Mexico | 10 | Mexico | 11 |
| Venezuela | 8 | | |
| Venezuela | 8 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | July 14 | July 14 |
| | | Argentina | 8 |
| | | Venezuela | 9 |

### Fifth to Eighth place

| 12 July 2015 12:00 | Report | Argentina | 6–14 | Puerto Rico | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Joao Cardenuto (BRA), Humberto Navarro (USA) |
| Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Joao Cardenuto (BRA), Humberto Navarro (USA) |||
| 12 July 2015 12:00 | Report | Font 3, Comba 2, Hatcher 1 | Goals | Medina 5 | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Joao Cardenuto (BRA), Humberto Navarro (USA) |
| 12 July 2015 14:00 | Report | Mexico | 10–8 | Venezuela | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Stéphane Roy (CAN), Edmundo Rodrigues (BRA) |
| Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Stéphane Roy (CAN), Edmundo Rodrigues (BRA) |||
| 12 July 2015 14:00 | Report | Castro 3 | Goals | Hernandez Cabrera 3 | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Stéphane Roy (CAN), Edmundo Rodrigues (BRA) |

### Seventh place match

| 14 July 2015 12:00 | Report | Argentina | 8–9 | Venezuela | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: João Cardenuto (BRA), Constantino Castro (CUB) |
| Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: João Cardenuto (BRA), Constantino Castro (CUB) |||
| 14 July 2015 12:00 | Report | R De Virgilio 2 | Goals | Coronel 2 | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: João Cardenuto (BRA), Constantino Castro (CUB) |

### Fifth place match

| 14 July 2015 14:00 | Report | Puerto Rico | 12–11 | Mexico | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Juan Menendez (CUB), Diego Garibaldi (ARG) |
| Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Juan Menendez (CUB), Diego Garibaldi (ARG) |||
| 14 July 2015 14:00 | Report | Nazario 4 | Goals | Castro 4 | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Juan Menendez (CUB), Diego Garibaldi (ARG) |

## Medal round
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| July 12 | July 12 |
| United States | 16 |
| United States | 16 | July 14 | July 14 |
| Brazil | 3 | July 14 | July 14 |
| Brazil | 3 | United States | 13 |
| July 12 | July 12 | | United States | 13 |
| July 12 | July 12 | Canada | 4 |
| Cuba | 7 | Canada | 4 |
| Canada | 14 | | |
| Canada | 14 | Third place | Third place |
| | | July 14 | July 14 |
| | | Brazil | 9 |
| | | Cuba | 6 |

### Semifinals

| 12 July 2015 18:00 | Report | Cuba | 7–14 | Canada | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Reynel Castillo (PUR), Diego Garibaldi (ARG) |
| Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Reynel Castillo (PUR), Diego Garibaldi (ARG) |||
| 12 July 2015 18:00 | Report | Bernal 2 | Goals | Eggens, Robinson 3 | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Reynel Castillo (PUR), Diego Garibaldi (ARG) |
| 12 July 2015 20:00 | Report | United States | 16–3 | Brazil | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Thomas Molnar (HUN), Jaume Teixido (SPA) |
| Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Thomas Molnar (HUN), Jaume Teixido (SPA) |||
| 12 July 2015 20:00 | Report | Steffens 3 | Goals | Palaro 1 | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Thomas Molnar (HUN), Jaume Teixido (SPA) |

### Bronze medal match

| 14 July 2015 18:00 | Report | Brazil | 9–6 | Cuba | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Mark Maretzki (USA), William Mackay (CAN) |
| Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Mark Maretzki (USA), William Mackay (CAN) |||
| 14 July 2015 18:00 | Report | Chiappini 6 | Goals | Ortiz 2 | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Mark Maretzki (USA), William Mackay (CAN) |

### Gold medal match

| 14 July 2015 20:00 | Report | United States | 13–4 | Canada | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Thomas Molnar (HUN), Jaume Teixido (SPA) |
| Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Thomas Molnar (HUN), Jaume Teixido (SPA) |||
| 14 July 2015 20:00 | Report | 2 players 4 | Goals | Eggens 2 | Markham Pan Am Centre Referees: Thomas Molnar (HUN), Jaume Teixido (SPA) |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Record | Olympic Qualification |
| | United States | 5 – 0 – 0 | 2016 Women's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament |
| | Canada | 3 – 1 – 1 | 2016 Women's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament |
| | Brazil | 3 – 1 – 1 | Already qualified as a host |
| 4 | Cuba | 2 – 0 – 3 | |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | 2 – 1 – 2 | |
| 6 | Mexico | 1 – 0 – 3 | |
| 7 | Venezuela | 1 – 1 – 3 | |
| 8 | Argentina | 1 – 0 – 4 | |