2015 Men's Pan American Challenge

2015 Men's Pan American Challenge
Tournament details
Host countryPeru
CityChiclayo
Dates3–11 October
Teams8
VenueSan Jose National College
Final positions
Champions Brazil (1st title)
Runner-up Venezuela
Third place Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored162 (8.1 per match)
Top scorerVenezuela Cristian Vargas (11 goals)
Best playerVenezuela José Oropeza
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The 2015 Men's Pan American Challenge was the second edition of the Men's Pan American Challenge. It was held between 3 and 11 October 2015 in Chiclayo, Peru,[1] simultaneously with the women's tournament.

Brazil won the tournament for the first time after defeating Venezuela 1–0 in the final. Uruguay won the bronze medal by defeating Guyana 3–2 in a penalty shoot-out following a 2–2 draw.[2] 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 2 1 0 25 3 +22 7 Semi-finals
2  Guyana 3 1 2 0 18 4 +14 5
3  Puerto Rico 3 1 1 1 15 7 +8 4
4  Panama 3 0 0 3 0 44 −44 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]


Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Venezuela 3 3 0 0 28 1 +27 9 Semi-finals
2  Uruguay 3 1 1 1 25 7 +18 4
3  Peru (H) 3 1 1 1 15 8 +7 4
4  Ecuador 3 0 0 3 1 53 −52 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
(H) Hosts


Second round

Fifth to eighth place classification

 
CrossoverFifth place
 
      
 
9 October 2015
 
 
 Puerto Rico8
 
10 October 2015
 
 Ecuador1
 
 Puerto Rico1 (1)
 
9 October 2015
 
 Peru (p.s.o.)1 (2)
 
 Peru6
 
 
 Panama0
 
Seventh place
 
 
10 October 2015
 
 
 Ecuador1
 
 
 Panama2
Crossover
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 October 2015
 
 
 Brazil4
 
11 October 2015
 
 Uruguay0
 
 Brazil1
 
9 October 2015
 
 Venezuela0
 
 Venezuela (p.s.o.)3 (5)
 
 
 Guyana3 (4)
 
Third place
 
 
11 October 2015
 
 
 Uruguay (p.s.o.)2 (3)
 
 
 Guyana2 (2)
Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final

Final standings

Rank Team
 Brazil
 Venezuela
 Uruguay
4 Guyana
5 Peru
6 Puerto Rico
7 Panama
8 Ecuador

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2015 Pan American Challenge (Men)". PAHF. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "2015 Pan American Challenge (Men) - Chiclayo (PER)". FIH. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  3. 1 2 Regulations