Tickets Tip #10: Last blog post - see page for more

This is the last blog post I will write regarding tickets tips.

If you're interested in the tips, check back daily on the tickets tip page on OHCanada Sports. I will keep posting suggestions there as more information is available regarding which athletes/teams are competing in which sessions. Click here to see the daily tips.

Today's tip is to be available tomorrow morning (Monday July 6th).

Many (up to now) sold out events will have tickets released at 11am on Monday. Often times at events, they hold back tickets until they know how many they need for athletes, coaches, families and entourage.

If you're very disappointed in missing out on sold out events, here's your chance. I'm not sure if they will make it easy for us by having links to the individual events with added tickets or whether we need to know what we want, so I would suggest being ready in case they make it difficult.

A few days ago, this is what I posted:

Sold out events include:

• Cycling BMX
• Cycling Track
• Canoe Kayak Slalom 
• Equestrian jumping sessions
• Modern Pentathlon 
• Open Water Swimming (Men is sold out, women almost sold out)
• Trampoline
• Triathlon
• Waterski and Wakeboard
• Synchronized swimming medal sessions.
• Many gold medal games; bronze medal games; Team Canada games and weekend tickets.

Almost sold out events:

• Bowling
• Canoe Kayak Sprint
• Road Cycling
• Diving
• Equestrian Eventing
• Fencing
• Handball
• Roller Sports - Figure Skating
• Roller Sports - Speed Skating
• Shooting
• Squash

Many of the "almost sold out events" are now sold out.

So be ready at 11am to snatch up the few tickets that will be made available. Good luck!

Tickets Tip #9: 1st session - Water Polo

Want to attend the first event of the Pan Am Games? The water polo competition begins three days before the Opening Ceremony on Tuesday July 7th and one ticket gives you access to 3 games.

(Please double check ticket links to ensure you are directed to the correct session)

Water Polo Women
Tuesday July 7th (WP001)
8am Venezuela vs Puerto Rico
10am USA vs Mexico
12pm Canada vs Brazil
Click here for tickets.

Water Polo Men
Tuesday July 7th (WP002)
4pm Venezuela vs Mexico
6pm Canada vs Brazil
8pm USA vs Ecuador
Click here for tickets.

Tickets Tip #8: Artistic Gymnastics

Interested in seeing all events in artistic gymnastics? The all-round sessions include all events with one ticket. The women's session is sold out but there are tickets available for the men who will compete in floor, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars and horizontal bars.

(Please double check ticket links to ensure you are directed to the correct session)
Men All-Round
Monday July 13 12:45pm (GA006)
Click here for tickets.

The best women's artistic gymnastics ticket available is the final in vault and uneven bars. (beam and floor are sold out)

Women Final
Tuesday July 14 1:30pm vault; 2:40pm uneven bars (GA008)
Click here for tickets.

Tickets Tip #7: Beach Volleyball

I was going to recommend getting tickets to see our flag bearer Mark Oldershaw today, but tickets completely sold out for canoe kayak sprint since yesterday.

So I will recommend the event that I bought a ticket for last week. Tickets for beach volleyball pool matches include four games, so great value for the money. Canada is playing in the first match of the session unless otherwise specified.

Competing for Canada:
Women: Melissa Humana-Paredes and Taylor Pischke
Men: Olympian Josh Binstock and Sam Schachter
Click here for Volleyball Canada team announcement article.

Team Canada schedule
(Click here for full schedule)

Women:

Monday July 13 8pm (BVO03) Canada vs Cayman Islands
Click here for tickets.

Tuesday July 14 2:30pm (BVO05) Canada vs Puerto Rico
Click here for tickets.

Wednesday July 15 8pm (BVO09) Canada vs Uruguay
Click here for tickets.


Men: 

Tuesday July 14 9pm (BVO06) Canada vs Nicaragua (2nd match of session)
Click here for tickets.

Wednesday July 15 2:30pm (BVO08) Canada vs Guatemala
Click here for tickets.

Thursday July 16 9pm (BVO12) Canada vs Uruguay (2nd match of session)
Click here for tickets.


Sold Out Sessions for this sport include:
Saturday July 18 2:30pm Quarter-Finals
Sunday July 19 3pm Semifinals
Tuesday July 21 8pm Finals Men Bronze and Men Gold

There are very limited quantities:
Tuesday July 21 3pm Women Bronze and Women Gold

There are tickets available
Saturday July 18 8pm Quarter-Finals
Sunday July 19 8pm Semifinal matches
Sunday July 19 9am Classification matches
Monday July 20 9am; 3pm; 8pm Classification matches

Tickets Tip #6: Get Your Tickets Now!

Get your tickets now before they sell out! Don't forget to use the discount code CIBCPANAM to get 25% off until Thursday July 2nd at 9pm.

It's been in the news for the past few months. Pan Am Tickets are only 25% sold, only 33% sold, only 40% sold, so I haven't worried about not getting the tickets I would want to add to the ones I already have.

I had early tickets to 7 events and figured I would buy tickets closer to the date of events when I knew who would be competing. Selfishly wanting to get as many tickets as my pocketbook can afford, I wanted to make sure that I was seeing my favourite athletes.

So with the media reporting that ticket sales were not very good, I didn't worry. I thought that there was lots of time to get tickets.

I recently started a "daily tickets tip" to help potential Pan Am spectators choose which tickets to buy because looking through the different sports and events schedules can be daunting. I was hoping to make it a bit easier for people to get their tickets.

I'm now realizing that I may not get as far as I wanted with my ticket recommendations. Will I have a recommendation left in two weeks? Looking at tickets for various sports, a LOT MORE than I imagined are already sold.

I initially purchased tickets for events that I was guaranteed to see my Canadian favourites (plus the two ceremonies). Five of those seven events are now sold out! I'm thankful to have ordered early.

Sold out events include:

• Cycling BMX
• Cycling Track
• Canoe Kayak Slalom 
• Equestrian jumping sessions
• Modern Pentathlon 
• Open Water Swimming (Men is sold out, women almost sold out)
• Trampoline
• Triathlon
• Waterski and Wakeboard
• Synchronized swimming medal sessions.
• Many gold medal games; bronze medal games; Team Canada games and weekend tickets.

Almost sold out events:

• Bowling
• Canoe Kayak Sprint
• Road Cycling
• Diving
• Equestrian Eventing
• Fencing
• Handball
• Roller Sports - Figure Skating
• Roller Sports - Speed Skating
• Shooting
• Squash

The media may be trying to share the message that the Pan Am Games aren't popular but I will argue that there are tickets that I would have bought that are now sold out. It's also understandable for events where Canada is not competing to not sell out. 

I believe that ticket sales for the Pan Am Games have been very successful and the current 25% off discount offered by CIBC will help sales even more.

Tickets Tip #5: Canada Day Sale

Now's the time to buy your Pan Am tickets if you've been procrastinating or are wanting to buy more.

CIBC is offering 25% discount on all remaining tickets from 10am Wednesday July 1st to 9pm Thursday July 2nd. Use the code CIBCPANAM.

Also Swimming Canada have been offering 20% off some swimming tickets (mostly more expensive ones).
Click here for more information and to buy tickets. Use discount code SWIM20. 

Here's a sneak preview for tomorrow's Ticket Tip:

The media may be trying to share the message that the Pan Am Games aren't popular and that ticket sales are lagging, but I will argue that there are tickets that I would buy but the events are now sold out. 

I thought that I would buy more tickets once I learned when Canadians were competing, but looking at tickets for various sports, a LOT MORE than I imagined are already sold.

Tickets Tip #3: Rugby Sevens

Two weeks from today, the Rugby Sevens medals will be decided.

There aren't many tickets left for the medal rounds but this is a great ticket to have in hand with the bronze and gold medal games for both the men and the women being contested.

July 12 4pm (RU004). Click here for tickets.
Women's Classification Match
Women's Bronze Medal
Women's Gold Medal
Men's Classification Match
Men's Classification Match
Men's Semifinal Match
Men's Semifinal Match
Men's Classification Match
Men's Classification Match
Men's Bronze Medal Match
Men's Gold Medal Match

Click here for the full schedule.

Any rugby sevens ticket ensures you see the women's and men's Team Canada compete.

Saturday July 11 10am (RU001)
Women's Canada vs Columbia
4 other women's matches
Women's Canada vs Mexico
3 men's matches
Men's Canada vs Guyana

Saturday July 11 4pm (RU002)
Women's Canada vs Brazil
2 other women's matches
Men's Canada vs Brazil
Men's Canada vs Argentina
6 other men's matches

Sunday July 12 10am (RU003)
Canada vs Argentina
Canada vs USA
4 more women's matches
Men's 4 - Quarterfinal matches

Pan Am Events to See #2: Indoor Volleyball

Yesterday, I recommended athletics sessions to see at the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games. You can see that post here.

Today, I recommend indoor volleyball.

Watch our men's team take on Argentina on television tonight (Sportsnet ONE 8:30pm) and then buy your tickets to see this amazing team live in Toronto.

To ensure you see Canada play, here is the schedule of the preliminary games. Tickets are $20-$30 (plus fees).

Men's Schedule:
Friday July 17 (VO004). Buy tickets here.
7pm Canada vs Mexico
9pm Argentina vs Cuba

Sunday July 19 (VO008). Buy tickets here.
1:30pm Brazil vs Cuba
3:30pm Canada vs Puerto Rico

Tuesday July 21 (VO012). Buy tickets here.
7pm Canada vs USA
9pm Cuba vs Columbia


Women's Schedule:
Thursday July 16 (VO002). Buy tickets here.
7pm Canada vs Dominican Republic
9pm USA vs Peru

Saturday July 18 (VO006). Buy tickets here.
7pm Canada vs Cuba
9pm USA vs Puerto Rico

Monday July 20 (VO009). Buy tickets here.
1:30pm Canada vs Argentina
3:30pm Dominican Republic vs Cuba

Click here to see the full schedule (including second round and medal games) and click here to buy tickets to other games. There are not many tickets left for the medal games ($35-$45 plus fees) so I wouldn't suggest waiting to see if Team Canada makes it.