The men'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 winner of the competition qualified directly for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, while the second through fourth-place finishing teams qualified for the 2016 Men's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament to be held in Florence, Italy.
Qualification A National Olympic Committee may enter one men's team for the water polo competition. Canada, the host nation along with seven other countries qualified through regional competitions.
EventDateLocationVacanciesQualifiedHost Nation1Qualified automatically12014 South American ChampionshipOctober 7–11 Mar del Plata3November 22–293 2Reallocationcolspan="2" 1 TOTAL 8 For unknown reasons, Puerto Rico withdrew from the tournament and was replaced with Ecuador.
Format Eight teams are split into two preliminary round groups of four teams each. The top two 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
Group B
Classification stage Bracket
Fifth to Eighth place
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Medal round Finals Bracket
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Final standings RankTeamRecordOlympic Qualification 5 – 0 – 0 Qualifies directly for 2016 Olympic Games 4 – 0 – 1 Already qualified as a host 3 – 0 – 2 2016 Men's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament4 2 – 0 – 3 5 2 – 1 – 2 6 1 – 1 – 3 7 2 – 1 – 2 8 0 – 0 – 5
References
External links Tournament draw and schedule