The men's tournament competition of the beach volleyball events at the 2011 Pan American Games will take place between 17 and 22 of October at the Pan American Beach Volleyball Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Emanuel Rego & Ricardo Santos of Brazil.
Each of the 16 pairs in the tournament was placed in one of four groups of four teams apiece, and played a round-robin within that pool. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Quarterfinals. The third along with the fourth-placed teams in each group, were eliminated.
The 8 teams that advanced to the elimination rounds played a single-elimination tournament with a bronze medal match between the semifinal losers.
Schedule
Preliminary round
All times are Central Standard Time (UTC−06:00)