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took place between the 7 and 15 of July at the

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. The winner of the competition qualified directly for the

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, while the second through fourth-place finishing teams qualified for the 2016 Men's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament to be held in

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Qualification

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may enter one men's team for the water polo competition. Canada, the host nation along with seven other countries qualified through regional competitions. *For unknown reasons, Puerto Rico withdrew from the tournament and was replaced with Ecuador.

Format

* Eight teams are split into two preliminary round groups of four teams each. The top two 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

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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

Finals 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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