Beach volleyball at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification explained
See main article: Beach volleyball at the 2015 Pan American Games.
Qualification system
A total of sixteen teams per gender qualified to compete at the games. The host nation (Canada) qualified in each event, along with the top five ranked nations in South America and the top ten nations ranked in North, Central America and the Caribbean. The rankings on January 1, 2015 were used to determine the teams.[1]
Qualification summary
| NOC | | | width=55 | Athletes |
|---|
| X | | 2 |
| X | X | 4 |
| X | X | 4 |
| X | X | 4 |
| | X | 2 |
| X | X | 4 |
| | X | 2 |
| | X | 2 |
| X | X | 4 |
| X | X | 4 |
| X | X | 4 |
| X | X | 4 |
| X | X | 4 |
| X | X | 4 |
| X | | 2 |
| X | X | 4 |
| X | X | 4 |
| X | X | 4 |
| X | | 2 |
| Total: 19 NOC's | 16 | 16 | 64 | |
|---|
Men
- North, Central America and the Caribbean[2]
| width=40 | Rank ! | width=180 | NOC | width=60 | Total |
|---|
| 1 | | 5600 |
| 2 | | 5560 |
| 3 | | 5310 |
| 4 | | 5110 |
| 5 | | 3220 |
| 6 | | 2740 |
| 7 | | 2710 |
| 8 | | 2506 |
| 9 | | 2270 |
| 10 | | 2090 |
| 11 | | 1751 |
| 12 | | 1685 |
| 13 | | 1555 |
| 14 | | 989 |
| 15 | | 765 |
| 16 | | 490 |
| 17 | | 440 |
| 18 | | 421 |
| 19 | | 325 |
| 20 | | 280 |
| 21 | | 185 |
| 22 | | 150 |
| 23 | | 70 |
| 23 | | 70 |
| 25 | | 60 |
| 26 | | 35 |
| 27 | | 10 |
| 28 | | 5 | |
- South America[3] [4]
| width=40 | Rank ! | width=180 | NOC | width=60 | Total |
|---|
| 1 | | 1640 |
| 2 | | 1580 |
| 3 | | 1460 |
| 4 | | 1080 |
| 5 | | 1000 |
| 6 | | 740 |
| 7 | | 700 |
| 8 | | 540 |
| 9 | | 400 |
| 10 | | 200 | |
- As the host nation Canada, was ranked among the top ten nations, the eleventh nation (Saint Lucia) qualified as well. The Dominican Republic and Costa Rica declined their quotas. Their spots were given to the twelfth and thirteenth nations (Aruba and Nicaragua respective).
Women
- North, Central America and the Caribbean[5]
| width=40 | Rank ! | width=180 | NOC | width=60 | Total |
|---|
| 1 | | 6420 |
| 2 | | 5730 |
| 3 | | 5645 |
| 4 | | 4475 |
| 5 | | 3120 |
| 6 | | 3000 |
| 7 | | 2280 |
| 8 | | 2205 |
| 9 | | 2085 |
| 10 | | 1615 |
| 11 | | 1435 |
| 12 | | 1135 |
| 13 | | 1110 |
| 14 | | 750 |
| 15 | | 695 |
| 16 | | 671 |
| 17 | | 470 |
| 18 | | 340 |
| 19 | | 240 |
| 20 | | 35 |
| 21 | | 25 | |
- South America[6] [4]
| width=40 | Rank ! | width=180 | NOC | width=60 | Total |
|---|
| 1 | | 1680 |
| 2 | | 1600 |
| 3 | | 1180 |
| 4 | | 1120 |
| 5 | | 1080 |
| 6 | | 980 |
| 7 | | 900 |
| 8 | | 620 |
| 9 | | 620 |
| 10 | | 300 | |
- As the host nation Canada, was ranked among the top ten nations, the eleventh nation (Nicaragua) qualified as well. The Dominican Republic declined its quota.
Notes and References
- Web site: Volleyball Canada Internal Nomination Procedures (INP) for Beach Volleyball at the 2015 Toronto Pan Am Games . volleyball.ca/ . . 19 December 2014.
- Web site: Men´s Ranking 2011-2014 . norceca.net/ . North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) . 19 December 2014.
- Web site: RANKING VOLEY DE PLAYA 2013 -2014 - MASCULINO . Spanish. Beach volleyball rankings 2013-14 Male . voleysur.org . Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol . 19 December 2014.
- Web site: Presidente de la CSV realiza reunión anual de la Comisión de Organización Deportiva. Spanish. President of the CSV performs annual meeting of the Commission on Sports Organization . 13 December 2014 . voleysur.org . Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV) . 14 December 2014.
- Web site: Women´s Ranking 2011-2014 . norceca.net/ . North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) . 19 December 2014.
- Web site: RANKING VOLEY DE PLAYA 2013-204 - FEMENINO . Spanish. Beach volleyball rankings 2013-14 Female . voleysur.org . Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol . 19 December 2014.
