Squash at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Qualification system

A total of 56 athletes will qualify to compete at the Games (32 male, 24 female). Each country is allowed to enter a maximum of three male and three female athletes.^[1] The top ten men's teams and top eight women's teams (including Canada) at the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival will qualify for the games. A further two wildcards will be allocated (2 men). A nation may enter a maximum of two athletes per singles events, and one doubles per event.^[1]^[2]

Qualification timeline

Event	Date	Venue
Pan American Sports Festival	September 7 – 13, 2014	San Miguel Zinacantepec

Qualification summary

Nation	Men		Women		Total
Nation	Individual	Team	Individual	Team	Athletes
Argentina	3	X	3	X	6
Brazil			3	X	3
British Virgin Islands	1				1
Canada	3	X	3	X	6
Chile	3	X	3	X	6
Colombia	3	X	3	X	6
Ecuador	3	X			3
Guatemala	3	X	3	X	6
Guyana	3	X			3
Mexico	3	X	3	X	6
Paraguay	1				1
Peru	3	X			3
United States	3	X	3	X	6
Total: 13 NOCs	32	10	24	8	56

Men

Event	Criterion	Qualified	Athletes per NOC	Total
Host nation	—	Canada	3	3
2014 Pan American Sports Festival	Top 9	Mexico Argentina United States Colombia Chile Peru Ecuador Guatemala Guyana	3	27
Wildcard	—	British Virgin Islands Paraguay	2	2
TOTAL				32

Women

Event	Criterion	Qualified	Athletes per NOC	Total
Host nation	—	Canada	3	3
2014 Pan American Sports Festival	Top 7	United States Brazil Mexico Colombia Chile Argentina Guatemala	3	21
Wildcard	—	~~Guyana~~	1	1
TOTAL				24

Originally a women's wildcard was to be awarded, but it was reallocated to a second men's wildcard for unknown reasons.

References

^ ^a ^b Cooper, Barb; Smith, Anne (17 June 2014). "Squash at the Pan Am Games Toronto 2015". www.slideshare.net/. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
^ "Sport Technical Manual Squash". scribd.com. TO2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.