The 2002 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup was the thirteenth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in Perth, Western Australia from 10 to 15 December 2002.[1] Participating teams were the eight best teams from the last World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan (2001). The top-five qualified for the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain.
| 2002 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup | |
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Teams edit
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Preliminary round edit
GROUP A edit
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  Russia
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4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 22 | +2 |
| 2. |  Canada
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4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 20 | +1 |
| 3. |  Italy
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3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 24 | +1 |
| 4. |  Greece
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1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 21 | –4 |
- 10 December 2002
| Russia
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9 – 7 | Canada
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| Italy
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8 – 8 | Greece
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- 11 December 2002
| Canada
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6 – 4 | Greece
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| Italy
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10 – 8 | Russia
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- 12 December 2002
| Russia
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7 – 5 | Greece
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| Canada
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8 – 7 | Italy
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GROUP B edit
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  United States
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5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 9 | +15 |
| 2. |  Hungary
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5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 12 | +8 |
| 3. |  Australia
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2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 21 | –6 |
| 4. |  Kazakhstan
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 28 | –17 |
- 10 December 2002
| Hungary
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5 – 5 | United States
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| Australia
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9 – 6 | Kazakhstan
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- 11 December 2002
| Australia
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3 – 7 | Hungary
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| United States
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11 – 1 | Kazakhstan
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- 12 December 2002
| Hungary
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8 – 4 | Kazakhstan
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| Australia
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3 – 8 | United States
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Quarterfinals edit
- 13 December 2002
| Canada
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9 – 3 | Australia
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| Hungary
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7 – 6 | Italy
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Semifinals edit
- 14 December 2002
| Russia
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6 – 8 | Hungary
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| United States
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6 – 4 | Canada
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Finals edit
- 13 December 2002 – Seventh place
| Greece
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7 – 1 | Kazakhstan
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- 14 December 2002 – Fifth place
| Australia
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9 – 10 | Italy
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- 15 December 2002 – Bronze Medal
| Canada
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6 – 5 | Russia
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- 15 December 2002 – Gold Medal
| Hungary
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8 – 7 | United States
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Final ranking edit
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The top-five qualified for the 2003 World Water Polo Championship in Barcelona, Spain.
Individual awards edit
- Most Valuable Player
- ???
- Best Goalkeeper
- ???
- Top Scorer
- ???
References edit
- ^ a b "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 67. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.