The men's tournament of water polo at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile took place between October 30 and November 4 at the Aquatic Center in Santiago. The winner of the competition, the United States, qualified directly for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
Schedule The schedule is as follows.
Mon 30Tue 31Wed 1Thu 2Fri 3Sat 4GGG¼½BF Qualification A total of eight men's teams qualified to compete at the games. The host nation (Chile) qualified automatically, along with seven other teams in each tournament according to various criteria. Canada and the United States automatically qualified in each tournament, along with the top three teams at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games and top two teams at the 2022 South American Games.
Event Dates Location Quota(s) Qualified teamHost nationcolspan=2 1Zone 3 (automatic qualification)colspan=2 1Zone 4 (automatic qualification)colspan=2 12022 South American GamesOctober 11–15 Asunción22023 Central American and Caribbean GamesJuly 1–7 San Salvador3 Total 8
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 All times are local (UTC−3).
Group A
Group B
Final stage Bracket
Quarterfinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final standings
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Qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics Qualified for the 2024 World Aquatics Championships
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