At almost two months to the Pan American and Parapan American Games, the outlook for the different sports in competition is beginning to become clearer. This Wednesday, the group draws for the team disciplines began with water polo, in which 16 teams from the continent will compete: eight male and eight female teams.
The competition system consists of two groups of four members, all qualifying for the quarterfinal round and pairing up according to their ranking in the initial round. Then, the winners will advance to the medal competition, the champion will qualify to the Paris Olympics (or whoever follows them if they have already qualified through other means), and a quota of two for the Doha 2024 World Championships.
The tombola determined that the champion, United States, will be in Group A along with Brazil, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. Meanwhile, Group B has Canada, Argentina, Cuba, and the host Chile. In the female division, team USA (winner of the last three Olympic Games) will play against Brazil, Puerto Rico and Chile in Group B. The other group has Canada, Mexico, Cuba, and Argentina.
The competitions will be held from October 30th to November 4th at the renovated Centro Acuático of the Parque Estadio Nacional. There are still almost 1,700 tickets available on PuntoTicket to attend this competition, which can be purchased from Wednesday at 4:00 p.m.
SANTIAGO 2023 WATER POLO GROUPS
Male Tournament
Group A: United States, Brazil, Puerto Rico, and Mexico
Group B: Canada, Argentina, Cuba, and Chile
Female Tournament
Group A: Canada, Mexico, Cuba, and Argentina
Group B: United States, Brazil, Puerto Rico, and Chile
FIXTURE FIRST STAGE
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30TH
Female Tournament
8:00 a.m. Group A: Mexico-Cuba
9:30 a.m. Group B: Brazil-Puerto Rico
11:00 a.m. Group A: Canada-Argentina
12:30 p.m. Group B. United States-Chile
Male Tournament
3:00 p.m. Group A: Brazil-Puerto Rico
4:30 p.m. Group B: Argentina-Cuba
6:00 p.m. Group A: United States-Mexico
7:30 p.m. Group B: Canada-Chile
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31ST
Female Tournament
8:00 a.m. Group A: Canada-Cuba
9:30 a.m. Group B: United States-Puerto Rico
11:00 a.m. Group A: Mexico-Argentina
12:30 p.m. Group B: Brazil-Chile
Male Tournament
3:00 p.m. Group A: United States-Puerto Rico
4:30 p.m. Group B: Canada-Cuba
6:00 p.m.Group A: Brazil-Mexico
7:30 p.m. Group B: Argentina-Chile
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST
Female Tournament
8:00 a.m. Group A: Mexico-Canada
9:30 a.m. Group B: Brazil-United States
11:00 a.m. Group A: Cuba-Argentina
12:30 p.m. Group B: Puerto Rico-Chile
Male Tournament
3:00 p.m. Group A: Brazil – United States
4:30 p.m. Group B: Argentina-Canada
6:00 p.m. Group A: Puerto Rico-Mexico
7:30 p.m. Group B: Cuba-Chile
FIXTURE PLAYOFFS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND - QUARTERFINALS
Female Tournament
8:00 a.m. 2nd A vs. 3rd B (1)
9:30 a.m. 3rd A vs. 2nd B (2)
11:00 a.m. 1st A vs. 4th B (3)
12:30 p.m. 4th A vs. 1st B (4)
Male Tournament
3:00 p.m. 2nd A vs. 3rd B (5)
4:30 p.m. 3rd A vs. 2nd B (6)
6:00 p.m. 1st A vs. 4th B (7)
7:30 p.m. 4th A vs. 1st B (8)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD - SEMIFINALS
Female Tournament
8:00 a.m. Semifinals 5th place: Loser 1-Loser 4
9:30 a.m. Semifinals 5th place: Loser 2-Loser 3
11:00 a.m. Semifinals Gold: Winner 1-Winner 4
12:30 p.m. Semifinals Gold: Winner 2-Winner 3
Male Tournament
3:00 p.m. Semifinals 5th place: Loser 5-Loser 8
4:30 p.m. Semifinals 5th place: Loser 6-Loser 7
6:00 p.m. Semifinals Gold: Winner 5-Winner 8
7:30 p.m. Semifinals Gold: Winner 6-Winner 7
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH - FINALS
Female Tournament
8:00 a.m. 7th place Definition
9:30 a.m. 5th place Definition
11:00 a.m. Bronze Definition
12:30 a.m. Gold Definition
1:50 p.m. Medal Ceremony
Male Tournament
4:00 p.m. 7th place Definition
5:30 p.m. 5th place Definition
7:00 p.m. Bronze Definition
8:30 p.m. Gold Definition
10:00 p.m. Medal Ceremony
* All times are local according to the Chilean time zone.
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