PAC
Chile, Cuba, Guatemala and host Mexico will compete in Pool A, while Brazil, Dominican Republic, Canada and Colombia will play in Pool B and United States, Argentina, Peru and Puerto Rico are the teams in Pool C.
Argentina are the defending champions.
The top five teams at the end of the XIII Cup, regardless its confederation, will be granted tickets to the 2019 Pan American Games to be held in Lima, Peru.
The calendar of matches for the preliminary phase is as follows:
August 28
11:00 United States v Peru
13:00 Chile v Cuba
15:00 Brazil v Dominican Republic
17: 00 Canada v Colombia
19:00 Argentina v Puerto Rico
21:00 Mexico v Guatemala
August 29
11:00 Cuba v Guatemala
13:00 Colombia v Brazil
15:00 Peru v Argentina
17: 00 Dominican Republic v Canada
19:00 Puerto Rico v United States
21:00 Mexico v Chile
August 30
11:00 Peru v Puerto Rico
13:00 Guatemala v Chile
15:00 Colombia v Dominican Republic
17: 00 Brazil v Canada
19:00 United States v Argentina
21:00 Mexico v Cuba