Men’s Division of the Junior Pan American Games begins with 6 undefeated pairs

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay, August 18, 2025.- The start of the Men’s Beach Volleyball tournament at the II Junior Pan American Games Asunción 2025, held at the Pynandí Stadium of the Paraguayan Olympic Committee, left six undefeated pairs after the first day of competition.

Of the six teams,  the United States and El Salvador achieved two victories. Venezuela, Canada, Brazil, and Costa Rica each recorded one win, and on Tuesday, when the group stage concludes, these teams will play two matches, while the Salvadorans and Americans will only play one.

The Guardado brothers from El Salvador, Yoel and Christopher, in Pool A, secured two victories by 2 sets to 0. In their first match, they defeated Chile’s Martín Etcheberry and Fernando Quintero 21-15 and 22-20; later they faced and defeated Julian Bristol/Clerique Ward of Saint Kitts and Nevis 21-13 and 21-8. Their last match will be quite challenging as they face the home team, Juanangel Gómez/Camilo Vargas, who hold a record of one win and one loss.

Meanwhile, in Pool B, the U.S. pair of Gage Basey and Thomas Hurst defeated Argentina’s Marcos Ezequiel González and Fausto Inostroza with scores of 21-16 and 21-11; at the end of the day, they won 21-19 and 21-19 over Cuba’s Damián Gómez/Eblis Veranes. The United States will close pool play against José Bowen and Isaac Jiménez of Ecuador, who have yet to earn a victory in the tournament.

The other four undefeated teams were:

Venezuela, with Enyenser Delgado and Juliangel Zaid, who defeated Nicaragua’s Deyner López/Jesy Umaña 2-0 (21-10, 21-10). Canada, with David Chaput and Cameron McGregor, also from Pool C, who defeated Uruguay’s Mikhail Cuadrado/Luciano Fernández 2-0 (21-19, 21-15).

In Pool D, the defending champions Brazil (Isac Farias/José Jonathan Heleno de Menezes) defeated the Dominicans Ramón De Jesús Goris/Rolvin Maldonado 2-0 (21-13, 21-15). And Costa Rica (Julián Araya/Jhostin Varela), who beat Bolivia’s David Durán/Julio Velarde 2-0 (21-16, 21-13) .

The tournament continues this Tuesday, August 19, with 12 matches, starting with Pool C at 11:30 AM (local time), featuring Venezuela vs. Uruguay and Canada vs. Nicaragua in a clash of undefeated teams.