2017 Pan American Surf Games
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| Host city | Punta Negra, Lima |
|---|---|
| Country | Peru |
| Organisers | Pan American Surf Association Federación Deportiva Nacional de Tabla |
| Edition | 13th |
| Nations | 15 |
| Athletes | 220 |
| Sport | Surfing |
| Events | 8 (4 men and 4 women) |
| Dates | 5–9 December |
| Main venue | Punta Rocas Beach |
| Website | Peru 2018 |
The 2017 Pan American Surf Games, also referred to as PASA Games 2017 and officially named 2017 Pan American Claro Games for sponsorship reasons, was the thirteenth edition of the Pan American Surf Games the main competition organized by the Pan American Surf Association. It was held at Punta Rocas Beach in Punta Negra District, Lima, Peru from 4 to 9 December 2018.[1]
The competition was originally scheduled to take place at Punta Roquitas Beach, located in Miraflores District, which had hosted the previous edition of the games.[2][3] Eventually, it was moved to Punta Negra, 50 mins south of Miraflores.
220 athletes from 15 national teams competed in 8 surfing events; comprising Open (Shortboard), Longboard, SUP surf and SUP race each for men and women. It was the first time that the competing events had full gender equality, with the quotas for male and female competitors being the same in each one.[4]
Defending champions Peru won the competition for the fourth time with a total of 13,901 points and 3 out of the 8 gold medals at stake. Brazil finished second with 12,223 points and 3 gold medal. Argentina (10,613 points and 1 gold medal) and Canada (9,999 points and 1 gold medal) were third and fourth respectively.[5]
The games were held over a 6-day period, from 4 to 9 December. The opening ceremony took place on 4 December, with the competitions starting on 5 December.
| QR1 | Qualifying round 1 | QR2 | Qualifying round 2 | QR3 | Qualifying round 3 | QR4 | Qualifying round 4 | SF | Semi-finals | F | Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | Tue 5[6] | Wed 6[7] | Thu 7[8] | Fri 8[9] | Sat 9[10] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Open | QR1 (16) | QR2 (8) | QR3 (4) | QR4 (2) | SF (2) | F (2) | |
| Men's Longboard | QR1 (6) | QR2 (3) | QR3 (2) | SF (2) | F (2) | ||
| Men's SUP surf | QR1 (6) | QR2 (3) | QR3 (2) | SF (2) | F (2) | ||
| Men's SUP race | F (1) | ||||||
| Women's Open | QR1 (12) | QR2 (6) | QR3 (3) | QR4 (2) | SF (2) | F (2) | |
| Women's Longboard | QR1 (6) | QR2 (3) | QR3 (2) | SF (2) | F (2) | ||
| Women's SUP surf | QR1 (6) | QR2 (3) | QR3 (2) | SF (2) | F (2) | ||
| Women's SUP race | F (1) | ||||||
| Heats (Total 123) | 28 | 26 | 21 | 28 | 20 | ||
Participating nations
15 out of the 26 national associations affiliated to Pan American Surf Association entered the competition. Each nation was able to enter a maximum of 20 surfers (10 men and 10 women), with up to 4 surfers per gender in the Open events (shortboard) and up to 2 surfers per gender in each Longboard, SUP surf and SUP race events.
