The women's tournament of
water polo
Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with th ...
at the
2015
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Pan American Games
The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is hel ...
in
Toronto
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,
Canada
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took place between the 7 and 15 of July at the
Markham Pan Am Centre
The Markham Pan Am Centre is a multi-purpose community and aquatics centre located in the new downtown area of Markham, Ontario, Canada.
The facility was designed to host the badminton, table tennis and water polo events for the 2015 Pan Americ ...
in
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Biology
* Markham's storm-petrel (''Oceanodroma markhami''), a seabird species found in Chile and Colombia
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Ontario
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The first through fourth-place finishing teams qualified for the
to be held in
Gouda,
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Qualification
A
National Olympic Committee
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may enter one women's team for the water polo competition. Canada, the host nation along with seven other countries qualified through regional competitions.
Format
* Eight teams are split into 2 preliminary round groups of 4 teams each. The top 2 teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage.
* The third and fourth placed each group will crossover and play each other in the fifth to eighth place bracket.
* In the semifinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B2 and B1 vs. A2
* The winning teams from the semifinals play for the gold medal. The losing teams compete for the bronze medal.
Preliminary round
All times are local
Eastern Daylight Time
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(UTC−5)
Group A
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Group B
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Classification stage
Bracket
Fifth to Eighth place
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Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Medal round
Bracket
Semifinals
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Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Final standings
References
External links
Tournament draw and schedule
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Water polo at the 2015 Pan American Games
Women's water polo in Canada
2015 in women's water polo