The draw for the 2023 Pan American Games water polo competition has been made.
The water polo competitions at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, are set to take place from October 22 to 28. Each tournament will feature eight men’s and eight women’s teams, with up to 12 athletes on each team. The top team in each tournament that hasn’t already qualified will earn a spot in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Team USA are in pole position to tie down an Olympic berth in both the men’s and women’s competition.Their dominance in recent history is hard to ignore – the United States has clinched victory in the past seven consecutive Pan American competitions in the men’s division, a streak that dates back to 1995. Similarly, the women’s water polo team has established an impressive legacy, having secured triumph in the past five Pan-Am Games, with just one instance of falling short since the tournament’s inception in 1999.
With regards to the South American contingent, Brazil are the ones to watch. Despite withdrawing from the World Championships in Fukuoka, the Brazilians dominated the South American Games in Asunción last year. In the competition in the Paraguayan capital last year, Brazil won gold in both the women’s and men’s competitions in two victories against Argentina.
In the Preliminary Round, the eight participating teams will be divided into two groups of four: Group A and Group B. Teams will battle in a round-robin format with the possibility of ties between teams eliminated, ensuring a decisive outcome for every match. All teams then progress into the quarter-finals, with group stage ranking determining the quarter-final line-ups (1A vs 4B, 2A vs 1C, 3C vs 1B, 4A vs 1B). Bracket play then determines the final ranking.
2023 Pan American Games, Santiago, Chile – Men’s Draw
Group A – United States, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Mexica
Group B – Canada, Argentina, Cuba, Chile
2023 Pan American Games, Santiago, Chile – Women’s Draw
Group A – Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Argentina
Group B – United States, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Chile
Men’s Tournament – Historical Results
2019 – Lima, Peru – 1. United States, 2. Canada
2015 – Toronto, Canada – 1. United States, 2. Brazil, 3. Canada
2011 – Guadalajara, Mexico – 1. United States, 2. Canada, 3. Brazil
2007 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 1. United States, 2. Brazil, 3. Canada
2003 – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – 1. United States, 2. Brazil, 3. Canada
1999 – Winnipeg, Canada – 1. United States, 2. Cuba, 3. Canada
1995 – Mar del Plata, Argentina – 1. United States, 2. Brazil, 3. Cuba
1991 – Havana, Cuba – 1. Cuba, 2. United States, 3. Brazil
1987 – Indianapolis, United States – 1. United States, 2. Cuba, 3. Brazil
1983 – Caracas, Venezuela – 1. United States, 2. Cuba, 3. Canada
1979 – San Juan, Puerto Rico – 1. United States, 2. Cuba, 3. Canada
1975 – Mexico City, Mexico – 1. Mexico, 2. United States, 3. Cuba
1971 – Cali, Colombia – 1. United States, 2. Cuba, 3. Mexico
1967 – Winnipeg, Canada – 1. United States, 2. Brazil, 3. Mexico
1963 – São Paulo, Brazil – 1. Brazil, 2. United States, 3. Argentina
1959 – Chicago, United States – 1. United States, 2. Argentina, 3. Brazil
1955 – Mexico City, Mexico – 1. Argentina, 2. United States, 3. Brazil
1951 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – 1. Argentina, 2. Brazil, 3. United States
Women’s Tournament – Historical Results
2019 – Lima, Peru – 1. United States, 2. Canada, 3. Brazil
2015 – Toronto, Canada – 1. United States, 2. Canada, 3. Brazil
2011 – Guadalajara, Mexico – 1. United States, 2. Canada, 3. Brazil
2007 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 1. United States, 2. Canada, 3. Cuba
2003 – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – 1. United States, 2. Canada, 3. Brazil
1999 – Winnipeg, Canada – 1. Canada, 2. United States, 3. Brazil
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