Qualification system edit
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 edit
| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Pan American Sports Festival | September 7 – 13, 2014 |  San Miguel Zinacantepec
|
Qualification summary edit
| Nation | Men | Women | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 |
||
| 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 edit
- ^ 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.