Water polo at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games

The water polo competition at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Barranquilla, Colombia from 26 July to 2 August at the Complejo Acuático.

Water polo at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
Venue	Complejo Acuático
Location	Barranquilla
Dates	26 July – 2 August
Nations	8
Teams	8 (men) 6 (women)
Champions
Men	Colombia
Women	Cuba

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men’s tournament	Colombia	Cuba	Puerto Rico
Women’s tournament	Cuba	Puerto Rico	Mexico

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Colombia)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Cuba (CUB)	1	1	0	2
2	Colombia (COL)*	1	0	0	1
3	Puerto Rico (PUR)	0	1	1	2
4	Mexico (MEX)	0	0	1	1
Totals (4 entries)		2	2	2	6

Qualification

Men's qualification

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Vacancies	Qualifier
Host country	11 June 2014	Veracruz	1	Colombia
CCCAN 2017	22–28 June 2017	Couva	7	Cuba Venezuela Puerto Rico Trinidad and Tobago Jamaica Costa Rica
Total			8

Women's qualification

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Vacancies	Qualifier
Host country	11 June 2014	Veracruz	1	Colombia
CCCAN 2017	22–28 June 2017	Couva	5	Cuba Mexico Venezuela Puerto Rico Trinidad and Tobago
Total			6

Men's tournament

All times are local (UTC−5).

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Cuba	3	3	0	0	70	13	+57	6
2	Venezuela	3	2	0	1	42	20	+22	4
3	Trinidad and Tobago	3	1	0	2	28	51	−23	2
4	Costa Rica	3	0	0	3	12	68	−56	0

Source: Barranquilla 2018
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

26 July 2018 17:15	Report	Costa Rica	2–19	Venezuela
		Score by quarters: 0–6, 0–4, 2–4, 0–5
		Á. Aguilar, K. Aguilar 1	Goals	Velásquez 7

26 July 2018 18:35	Report	Trinidad and Tobago	2–29	Cuba
		Score by quarters: 1–9, 1–4, 0–7, 0–9
		George, Sharpe 1	Goals	four players 5

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27 July 2018 17:15	Report	Cuba	31–4	Costa Rica
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 9–0, 10–0, 8–2
		Jiménez 6	Goals	K. Aguilar 2

27 July 2018 18:35	Report	Venezuela	16–8	Trinidad and Tobago
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 8–1, 4–5, 2–1
		Schmidt 4	Goals	Daniel 3

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28 July 2018 17:15	Report	Costa Rica	6–18	Trinidad and Tobago
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–6, 1–6, 1–5
		J. García 3	Goals	Des Vignes, Ferreira 4

28 July 2018 18:35	Report	Cuba	10–7	Venezuela
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–2, 2–2, 4–1
		Peralta 3	Goals	Schmidt 3

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Colombia (H)	3	2	1	0	40	27	+13	5
2	Mexico	4	2	1	1	37	25	+12	5
3	Puerto Rico	3	1	0	2	34	24	+10	2
4	Jamaica	3	0	0	3	13	48	−35	0

Source: Barranquilla 2018
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts

26 July 2018 19:55	Report	Jamaica	6–16	Mexico
		Score by quarters: 2–7, 3–3, 0–4, 1–2
		Jones, Williams 3	Goals	Ponce 5

26 July 2018 21:15	Report	Puerto Rico	10–13	Colombia
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–1, 4–5, 2–4
		F. Zayas 4	Goals	A. Hernández 4

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27 July 2018 19:55	Report	Colombia	17–7	Jamaica
		Score by quarters: 5–1, 5–1, 2–4, 5–1
		A. Hernández, Guarnizo 4	Goals	Garrick 2

27 July 2018 21:15	Report	Mexico	11–9	Puerto Rico
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–3, 3–1, 3–3
		Ávalos 3	Goals	F. Zayas 3

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28 July 2018 19:55	Report	Jamaica	0–15	Puerto Rico
		Score by quarters: 0–4, 0–3, 0–3, 0–5
			Goals	Castillo 4

28 July 2018 21:15	Report	Colombia	10–10	Mexico
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–2, 3–3, 1–2
		Cuervo 3	Goals	Velázquez 3

Knockout stage

Bracket

Fifth place

5–8th place semifinals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

A1

Cuba

21

B4

Jamaica

4

B4

Jamaica

6

A1

Cuba

12

A3

Trinidad and Tobago

8

B2

Mexico

8

B2

Mexico

17

A3

Trinidad and Tobago

6

A3

Trinidad and Tobago

8

A1

Cuba

10

A2

Venezuela

16

B1

Colombia

12

B1

Colombia

22

A4

Costa Rica

4

Seventh place

A4

Costa Rica

4

B1

Colombia

8

Third place

A2

Venezuela

20

B3

Puerto Rico

6

B4

Jamaica

9

A2

Venezuela

6

B2

Mexico

10

A4

Costa Rica

6

B3

Puerto Rico

8

B3

Puerto Rico

11

Quarterfinals

29 July 2018 17:15	Report	Cuba	21–4	Jamaica
		Score by quarters: 6–0, 5–0, 4–1, 6–3
		Peralta 5	Goals	Taylor 2

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29 July 2018 18:35	Report	Colombia	22–4	Costa Rica
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 6–2, 5–1, 7–0
		A. Hernández 8	Goals	four players 1

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29 July 2018 19:55	Report	Venezuela	6–8	Puerto Rico
		Score by quarters: 0–3, 4–1, 1–2, 1–2
		Schmidt, Velásquez 2	Goals	Bayo, F. Zayas 2

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29 July 2018 21:15	Report	Mexico	17–6	Trinidad and Tobago
		Score by quarters: 4–3, 5–2, 4–0, 4–1
		Ponce 6	Goals	Alvarez, Ferreira 2

5–8th place semifinals

30 July 2018 17:15	Report	Jamaica	6–8	Trinidad and Tobago
		Score by quarters: 1–1, 2–4, 2–2, 1–1
		Jones 3	Goals	Alvarez 4

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30 July 2018 18:45	Report	Costa Rica	4–20	Venezuela
		Score by quarters: 0–4, 1–5, 2–4, 1–7
		Quesada 2	Goals	Schmidt 5

Semifinals

31 July 2018 16:00	Report	Cuba	12–8	Mexico
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 4–0, 3–3, 2–4
		Peralta 3	Goals	Velázquez 4

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31 July 2018 17:30	Report	Colombia	8–6	Puerto Rico
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–2, 2–2, 1–1
		Idarraga 3	Goals	Loubriel, F. Zayas 3

Seventh place game

1 August 2018 17:15	Report	Jamaica	9–6	Costa Rica
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–1, 2–0, 3–4
		Jones 3	Goals	J. García 2

Fifth place game

1 August 2018 18:45	Report	Trinidad and Tobago	8–16	Venezuela
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 1–5, 3–2, 2–4
		Alvarez 2	Goals	Velásquez 5

Third place game

2 August 2018 16:00	Report	Mexico	10–11	Puerto Rico
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 4–4, 1–4, 4–1
		Ponce 5	Goals	F. Zayas 4

Final

2 August 2018 17:30	Report	Cuba	10–12	Colombia
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–3, 3–5, 3–2
		Carales 7	Goals	Idarraga 4

Final ranking

Rank	Team
	Colombia
	Cuba
	Puerto Rico
4	Mexico
5	Venezuela
6	Trinidad and Tobago
7	Jamaica
8	Costa Rica

Team qualified to the 2019 Pan American Games

Women's tournament

Group stage

All times are local (UTC−5).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Puerto Rico	5	5	0	0	92	41	+51	10	Semifinals
2	Cuba	5	4	0	1	82	32	+50	8
3	Mexico	5	3	0	2	63	45	+18	6	Quarterfinals
4	Venezuela	5	2	0	3	50	49	+1	4
5	Colombia (H)	5	1	0	4	48	72	−24	2
6	Trinidad and Tobago	5	0	0	5	19	115	−96	0

Source: Barranquilla 2018
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts

26 July 2018 13:00	Report	Trinidad and Tobago	3–22	Venezuela
		Score by quarters: 2–6, 0–6, 0–5, 1–5
		three players 1	Goals	Martínez, S. Torres 5

26 July 2018 14:20	Report	Mexico	18–10	Colombia
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 5–3, 4–4, 5–2
		Flores 7	Goals	Marín, Restrepo 3

26 July 2018 15:40	Report	Cuba	12–13	Puerto Rico
		Score by quarters: 5–3, 3–3, 3–5, 1–2
		Carrasco, A. González 3	Goals	Am. Ortiz 5

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27 July 2018 13:00	Report	Mexico	22–5	Trinidad and Tobago
		Score by quarters: 6–1, 6–1, 4–1, 6–2
		Díaz 5	Goals	Ross 3

27 July 2018 14:20	Report	Venezuela	9–16	Cuba
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–7, 1–5, 4–2
		Araujo 3	Goals	Carrasco 4

27 July 2018 15:40	Report	Puerto Rico	20–6	Colombia
		Score by quarters: 5–1, 6–1, 6–2, 3–2
		García, Medina 4	Goals	six players 1

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28 July 2018 13:00	Report	Venezuela	6–16	Puerto Rico
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 3–6, 0–4, 0–2
		Agelvis, S. Torres 2	Goals	García 5

28 July 2018 14:20	Report	Cuba	11–4	Mexico
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–1, 4–2, 3–0
		three players 3	Goals	Ramos 2

28 July 2018 15:40	Report	Trinidad and Tobago	5–20	Colombia
		Score by quarters: 0–6, 4–3, 0–4, 1–7
		Van Reeken 2	Goals	Marín 7

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29 July 2018 13:00	Report	Mexico	7–5	Venezuela
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–1, 0–0, 2–1
		Díaz 2	Goals	Martínez 2

29 July 2018 14:20	Report	Colombia	5–21	Cuba
		Score by quarters: 0–6, 1–5, 0–6, 4–4
		Marín 3	Goals	Chávez 7

29 July 2018 15:40	Report	Puerto Rico	29–5	Trinidad and Tobago
		Score by quarters: 8–2, 6–1, 10–0, 5–2
		three players 5	Goals	Ross 2

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30 July 2018 13:00	Report	Cuba	22–1	Trinidad and Tobago
		Score by quarters: 8–1, 2–0, 8–0, 4–0
		Ramírez 6	Goals	Ross 1

30 July 2018 14:20	Report	Puerto Rico	14–12	Mexico
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–3, 3–3, 5–4
		Medina 7	Goals	Vizcarra 5

30 July 2018 15:40	Report	Colombia	7–8	Venezuela
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–2, 2–1, 3–3
		Hernández 3	Goals	Martínez 5

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						2	Cuba	14
	3	Mexico	13			3	Mexico	6
	6	Trinidad and Tobago	3								2	Cuba	12
											1	Puerto Rico	5
						1	Puerto Rico	16
	4	Venezuela (PSO)	17			4	Venezuela	6
	5	Colombia	16								Third place
											3	Mexico	12
											4	Venezuela	11

	5th place
	6	Trinidad and Tobago	7
	5	Colombia	14

Quarterfinals

31 July 2018 13:00	Report	Mexico	13–3	Trinidad and Tobago
		Score by quarters: 2–0, 6–1, 1–0, 4–2
		Carrillo, Murrieta 3	Goals	three players 1

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31 July 2018 14:20	Report	Venezuela	17–16	Colombia
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–2, 5–3, 1–2  PSO: 7–6
		S. Torres 4	Goals	Samboní 3

Fifth place game

1 August 2018 13:00	Report	Trinidad and Tobago	7–14	Colombia
		Score by quarters: 1–6, 2–3, 3–1, 1–4
		Van Reeken 3	Goals	Cortínez 4

Semifinals

1 August 2018 14:20	Report	Cuba	14–6	Mexico
		Score by quarters: 3–0, 5–2, 1–2, 5–2
		Carrasco 4	Goals	Carballo 3

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1 August 2018 14:20	Report	Puerto Rico	16–6	Venezuela
		Score by quarters: 4–0, 6–3, 4–1, 2–2
		García 3	Goals	Martínez, S. Torres 2

Third place game

2 August 2018 13:00	Report	Mexico	12–11	Venezuela
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 5–2, 4–3, 0–3
		Carballo 4	Goals	S. Torres 4

Final

2 August 2018 14:20	Report	Cuba	12–5	Puerto Rico
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 5–1, 4–1, 1–1
		three players 3	Goals	Medina 2

Final ranking

Rank	Team
	Cuba
	Puerto Rico
	Mexico
4	Venezuela
5	Colombia
6	Trinidad and Tobago

Team qualified to the 2019 Pan American Games

External links

• 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games – Water polo
• Results book