Water polo at the 2019 Pan American Games – Women's tournament

The women's tournament of water polo at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru took place between 4 and 10 August at the Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre.^[1] The winner of the competition qualifies directly for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Women's water polo tournament at the 2019 Pan American Games
Venue	Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre
Dates	4–10 August
Competitors	88 from 8 nations
Medalists
United States    Canada    Brazil
«2015 2023»

Qualification

A total of eight teams qualified to compete in the tournament. The numbers in parentheses represents the number of participants qualified.

•  Brazil (11)
•  Canada (11)
•  Cuba (11)
•  Mexico (11)
•  Peru (11)
•  Puerto Rico (11)
•  United States (11)
•  Venezuela (11)

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

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	0	66	10	+56	6	Quarterfinals
2	Brazil	3	2	0	1	31	32	−1	4
3	Puerto Rico	3	1	0	2	20	40	−20	2
4	Venezuela	3	0	0	3	12	47	−35	0

Source: Lima 2019
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

4 August 2019 8:00	Report	Brazil	15–4	Venezuela	Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Juan Menéndez (CUB) Gerardo Arellano (MEX)
		Score by quarters: 2-1, 4-2, 5-0, 4-1
		Bahia 6	Goals	Torres 3

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4 August 2019 11:00	Report	Puerto Rico	3–23	United States	Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Doriel Terpenka (CAN) Fernando Varela (PER)
		Score by quarters: 0-5, 0-6, 2-5, 1-7
		three players 1	Goals	Haralabidis 6

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5 August 2019 8:00	Report	Puerto Rico	9–5	Venezuela	Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN) Yasmany Lima (CUB)
		Score by quarters: 2-1, 2-1, 4-2, 1-1
		Maldonado 3	Goals	Martínez 3

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5 August 2019 11:00	Report	Brazil	4–20	United States	Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Nestor Torres (PER) Daniel Vázquez (MEX)
		Score by quarters: 1-3, 1–3, 2-7, 0-7
		four players 1	Goals	Fischer 4

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6 August 2019 8:00	Report	Brazil	12–8	Puerto Rico	Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Fernando Varela (PER) Daniel Daners (URU)
		Score by quarters: 3-1, 4-3, 2-1, 3-3
		Coutinho 4	Goals	Montero 3

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6 August 2019 11:00	Report	Venezuela	3–23	United States	Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Nestor Torres (PER) Doriel Terpenka (CAN)
		Score by quarters: 0-11, 0-5, 1-4, 2-3
		Torres 2	Goals	four players 3

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	3	3	0	0	75	13	+62	6	Quarterfinals
2	Cuba	3	2	0	1	37	29	+8	4
3	Mexico	3	1	0	2	32	41	−9	2
4	Peru (H)	3	0	0	3	8	69	−61	0

Source: Lima 2019
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts

4 August 2019 9:30	Report	Cuba	5–20	Canada	Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Reynel Torres (PUR) Amber Drury (USA)
		Score by quarters: 1-4, 1-4, 0-7, 3-5
		Villa 3	Goals	Crevier, Fournier 4

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4 August 2019 12:30	Report	Peru	1–22	Mexico	Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Daniel Daners (URU) Diego Garibaldi (ARG)
		Score by quarters: 0-8, 1-5, 0-6, 0-3
		Asmat 1	Goals	Livas 5

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5 August 2019 9:30	Report	Peru	2–28	Canada	Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Marcus Gresele (BRA) Ángel Irizarry (PUR)
		Score by quarters: 0-9, 0-6, 1-7, 1-6
		Deza, Urquiza 1	Goals	Crevier, Wright 5

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5 August 2019 12:30	Report	Cuba	13–4	Mexico	Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Leonardo González (VEN) Fabio Toffoli (BRA)
		Score by quarters: 3-1, 2-0, 3-2, 5-1
		Leyva, Villa 4	Goals	four players 1

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6 August 2019 9:30	Report	Cuba	19–5	Peru	Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Reynel Torres (PUR) Amber Drury (USA)
		Score by quarters: 4-0, 6-0, 4-1, 5-4
		Villa 4	Goals	Deza 2

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6 August 2019 12:30	Report	Canada	27–6	Mexico	Villa María del Triunfo Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Steven Rotsart (USA) Fabio Toffoli (BRA)
		Score by quarters: 6-3, 5-1, 9-1, 7-1
		Wright 5	Goals	Ramírez 2

Final round

Bracket

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Gold medal match
	8 August
	Brazil	13
					9 August
	Mexico	3
					Brazil	5
	8 August
					Canada	19
	Venezuela	3
									10 August
	Canada	22
									Canada	4
	8 August
									United States	24
	Puerto Rico	5
					9 August
	Cuba	14
					Cuba	7
	8 August
					United States	31			Bronze medal match
	United States	21
									10 August
	Peru	3
									Brazil	8
									Cuba	7

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place
	9 August
	Mexico	13
					10 August
	Venezuela	6
					Mexico	12
	9 August
					Puerto Rico (PSO)	13
	Puerto Rico	15
	Peru	4
					Seventh place
					10 August
					Venezuela	14
					Peru	7

All times are local (UTC−5).

Quarterfinals

8 August 2019 08:00	Report	Brazil	13–3	Mexico	VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Arkadi Voevodin (RUS) Amber Marie Drury (USA)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–1, 4–0, 5–1

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8 August 2019 09:30	Report	Puerto Rico	5–14	Cuba	VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN) Néstor Ricardo Guerra Torres (PER)
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–2, 1–4, 2–4

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8 August 2019 11:00	Report	United States	21–3	Peru	VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Marcus Paulo Gresele (BRA) Leonardo González Toledo (VEN)
		Score by quarters: 5–1, 6–1, 6–0, 4–1

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8 August 2019 12:30	Report	Venezuela	3–22	Canada	VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Diego Hernán Garibaldi (ARG) José Angel Ortiz Irizarry (PUR)
		Score by quarters: 0–8, 2–4, 0–6, 1–4

5–8th place semifinals

9 August 2019 08:00	Report	Mexico	13–6	Venezuela	VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Diego Garibaldi (ARG) Juan Menéndez (CUB)
		Score by quarters: 5–1, 1–3, 4–0, 3–2

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9 August 2019 09:30	Report	Puerto Rico	15–4	Peru	VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Marie-Claude Deslières (CAN) Yasmany Lima (CUB)
		Score by quarters: 3–0, 4–1, 3–1, 5–2

Semifinals

9 August 2019 11:00	Report	Brazil	5–19	Canada	VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Arkadi Voevodin (RUS) José Angel Ortiz Irizarry (PUR)
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–5, 1–5, 0–5

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9 August 2019 12:30	Report	Cuba	7–31	United States	VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Daniel Federico Daners (URU) Néstor Ricardo Guerra Torres (PER)
		Score by quarters: 2–9, 3–5, 0–11, 2–6

7th Place match

10 August 2019 08:00	Report	Venezuela	14–7	Peru	VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Gerardo de Jesús Arellano Báez (MEX) Marcus Paulo Gresele (BRA)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–1, 5–1, 4–2

5th Place match

10 August 2019 09:30	Report	Mexico	12–13	Puerto Rico	VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Daniel Federico Daners (URU) Leonardo González Toledo (VEN)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 3–2, 4–4, 2–1  PSO: 2–3

Bronze Medal match

10 August 2019 11:00	Report	Brazil	8–7	Cuba	VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN) Amber Marie Drury (USA)
		Score by quarters: 0–1, 5–3, 2–2, 1–1
		three players 2	Goals	Carrasco 3

Gold Medal match

10 August 2019 12:30	Report	Canada	4–24	United States	VMT Aquatic Centre, Lima Referees: Daniel Rodrigo Vázquez (MEX) Fernado Varela Llanos (PER)
		Score by quarters: 1–6, 2–7, 1–10, 0–1
		four players 1	Goals	M. Fischer 6

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

Rank	Team	Record	Olympic Qualification
	United States		Already qualified for 2020 Olympic Games
	Canada		Qualifies directly for 2020 Olympic Games
	Brazil
4	Cuba
5	Puerto Rico
6	Mexico
7	Venezuela
8	Peru

Top goalscorers

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Rank	Name	Goals	Shots	%
1	Stephania Haralabidis	22	27	81.5
2	Makenzie Fischer	21	26	80.8
3	Mayelin Bernal	18	34	52.9
	Axelle Crevier		26	69,2
5	Shae Fournier	17	32	53.1
	Emma Wright		32	53.1