The 2015 Men's Pan American Challenge was the second edition of the

Men's Pan American Challenge The Men's Pan American Challenge is a quadrennial international men's field hockey competition in the Americas organized by the Pan American Hockey Federation. The tournament serves as the qualification tournament for the next Men's Pan American C ...

. It was held between 3 and 11 October 2015 in

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, Peru, simultaneously with the

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Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

won the tournament for the first time after defeating

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1–0 in the final.

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

won the bronze medal by defeating

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3–2 in a

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following a 2–2 draw. The top two teams also qualified for the 2017 Pan American Cup.

Participating nations

A total of eight teams competed for the title: * * * * * * * *

Results

''All times are local ( UTC-5).''

First round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Second round

Fifth to eighth place classification

=Crossover

=Seventh and eighth place

=Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

=Semi-finals

=Third and fourth place

=Final

Final standings

References

{{Men's Pan American Challenge Pan American Challenge Pan American Challenge Men Men's Pan American Challenge Chiclayo Pan American Challenge Men International field hockey competitions hosted by Peru