Squash at the 2011 Pan American Games – Qualification explained

See main article: Squash at the 2011 Pan American Games. Qualification was done at the 2010 Pan American Championship in Guatemala City, Guatemala. A maximum of sixty athletes will compete at the squash competition. There will be a maximum of 35 male and 25 female competitors total. Each nation can enter a maximum of three male and female athletes, for a total of six athletes. Of these athletes, two will compete in the individual events per gender, one pair will compete in doubles per gender, and three will compete in a team in the team event per gender. The top seven nations at the 2010 Pan American Squash Championship can qualify women's teams, while the top ten nations can qualify men's teams. Mexico qualifies a men's and women's team as the host nation. Outside of this, athletes can qualify individually, with a maximum of one female and two male athletes qualifying individually.^[1]

Qualification summary

Nation	width=80	Men's Individual !	width=80	Men's Team !	width=90	Women's Individual !	width=80	Women's Team !	width=100	Total
	3	X	3	X	6
	1				1
	3	X	3	X	6
	3	X	3	X	6
	3	X	3	X	6
	3	X	3	X	6
	3	X			3
	3	X	3	X	6
			1		1
	1				1
	3	X	3	X	6
	3	X			3
	3	X			3
	3	X	3	X	6
Total athletes	35	33	25	24	60
Total NOCs	13	11	9	8	14

Men

Event	Location	Ranking	Athletes per NOC	Qualified
Host Nation	-	-	3
2010 Pan American Championships, team event	Guatemala City	Top 10*	3
Wildcards	-	-	Up to 2
TOTAL			35

• Top ten excluding Mexico (who won the Pan American Championship).

Women

Event	Location	Ranking	Athletes per NOC	Qualified
Host Nation	-	-	3
2010 Pan American Championships, team event	Guatemala City	Top 7*	3
2010 Pan American Championships, individual event		1	1
TOTAL			25

• Top seven excluding Mexico (who finished third at the Pan American Championship).

Notes and References

1. http://www.guadalajara2011.org.mx/documentos/manuales/eng/technical/tm_squash.pdf Squash technical manual