| |  | | World Championships |  | played every 4 years between the Olympic Games |  | index file | World |  | Last Winners |  | World Men 2014 | United States |  | World Women 2014 | United States |  | Next Tournaments |  | World/Men 2019 | in China |  | World/Women 2018 | in |  | Qualifications are Continental Championships |  | each Continent has places decided by World rankings. | 
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 | Continental Tournaments |  | Played in every two years between Olympic Games and World championships. | 
 |  | | America Championships |  | played as continental qualification for |  | Olympic Games and World Championship |  | index file | America |  | Last Winners |  | America Men 2015 | Venezuela |  | America Women 2015 | Canada |  | Next Tournaments |  | America Men 2017 | America Women 2017 |  | For teams of North America, Central America, |  | the Carribeans and South America | 
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 |  | | Pan-American Games tournaments |  | Played as part of the Pan-American Games |  | index file | America |  | Last Winners |  | America Men PG 2015 | Brazil |  | America Women PG 2015 | Canada |  | Next Tournaments |  | America Men PG 2019 | America Women PG 2019 |  | For teams from Norceca and South America | 
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