The 2015 FINA Women's Water Polo World League is played between November 2014 and June 2015 and open to all women's water polo national teams. After participating in a preliminary round, eight teams qualify to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final in Shanghai, China from 09–14 June 2015.[1][2]
In the world league, there are specific rules that do not allow matches to end in a draw.[2] If teams are level at the end of the 4th quarter of any world league match, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout. Teams earn points in the standings in group matches as follows:
- Match won in normal time - 3 points
- Match won in shootout - 2 points
- Match lost in shootout - 1 point
- Match lost in normal time - 0 points
Europe edit
Preliminary round edit
The European preliminary round consisted of two group of four teams. The winner of each group after the home and away series of games qualified for the Super Final.
Group A edit
| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Italy |
6 | 5 | 1 | 68 | 44 | +24 | 15 |
 Russia |
6 | 4 | 2 | 76 | 51 | +25 | 11 |
 Hungary |
6 | 3 | 3 | 70 | 57 | +13 | 10 |
 France |
6 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 87 | -62 | 0 |
| 25 Nov 2014 18:30 |
Game 1 | Russia
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13 (4)–11 (5) | Hungary
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Zlatoust, Russia |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–2, 2–1, 3–3 OT: 4–2 | |||||
| 25 Nov 2014 20:30 |
Game 2 | Italy
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12 (5)–5 (1) | France
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Frosinone, Italy |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–0, 2–2, 5–2 | |||||
| 16 Dec 2014 18:00 |
Game 3 | Hungary
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9 (6)–11 (5) | Italy
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Szentes, Hungary |
| Score by quarters: 5–2, 1–3, 1–3, 2–3 | |||||
| 16 Dec 2014 20:30 |
Game 4 | France
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4 (2)–15 (6) | Russia
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Montreuil, France |
| Score by quarters: 1–5, 1–1, 1–4, 1–5 | |||||
| 27 Jan 2015 18:00 |
Game 5 | Russia
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11 (7)–8 (6) | Italy
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Kirishi, Russia |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 4–5, 3–1, 1–1 | |||||
| 27 Jan 2015 18:30 |
Game 6 | Hungary
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14 (5)–5 (2) | France
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Győr, Hungary |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–0, 4–2, 5–1 | |||||
| 24 Feb 2015 18:30 |
Game 7 | Hungary
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13 (7)–12 (8) | Russia
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Kecskemét, Hungary |
| Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–5, 5–2, 1–2 | |||||
| 24 Feb 2015 20:30 |
Game 8 | France
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3 (0)–14 (8) | Italy
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Lille, France |
| Score by quarters: 0–3, 0–5, 2–4, 1–2 | |||||
| 24 Mar 2015 18:30 |
Game 9 | Russia
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18 (10)–4 (3) | France
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Astrakhan, Russia |
| Score by quarters: 5–2, 5–1, 4–0, 4–1 | |||||
| 24 Mar 2015 20:00 |
Game 10 | Italy
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12 (5)–9 (2) | Hungary
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Imperia, Italy |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–1, 4–3, 3–4 | |||||
| 21 Apr 2015 19:00 |
Game 11 | France
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4 (2)–14 (7) | Hungary
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Nice, France |
| Score by quarters: 0–3, 2–4, 1–3, 1–4 | |||||
| 21 Apr 2015 20:00 |
Game 12 | Italy
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11 (5)–7 (4) | Russia
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Avezzano, Italy |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–1, 2–1, 4–2 | |||||
Group B edit
| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands |
6 | 5 | 1 | 98 | 45 | +53 | 15 |
 Spain |
6 | 4 | 2 | 76 | 46 | +30 | 12 |
 Greece |
6 | 3 | 3 | 76 | 56 | +20 | 9 |
 Germany |
6 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 136 | -103 | 0 |
| 25 Nov 2014 18:00 |
Game 1 | Greece
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11 (5)–12 (6) | Netherlands
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Athens, Greece |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–4, 5–3, 1–3 | |||||
| 25 Nov 2014 20:45 |
Game 2 | Spain
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18 (8)–6 (2) | Germany
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Barcelona, Spain |
| Score by quarters: 4–2, 4–0, 7–3, 3–1 | |||||
| 16 Dec 2014 19:30 |
Game 3 | Germany
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7 (6)–20 (12) | Greece
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Krefeld, Germany |
| Score by quarters: 3–6, 3–6, 1–3, 0–5 | |||||
| 16 Dec 2014 20:30 |
Game 4 | Netherlands
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10 (6)–6 (3) | Spain
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Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–1, 2–2, 2–1 | |||||
| 27 Jan 2015 19:00 |
Game 5 | Greece
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10 (4)–7 (4) | Spain
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Athens, Greece |
| Score by quarters: 1–0, 3–4, 3–1, 3–2 | |||||
| 27 Jan 2015 19:30 |
Game 6 | Netherlands
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30 (16)–4 (1) | Germany
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Drachten, Netherlands |
| Score by quarters: 8–1, 8–0, 7–2, 7–1 | |||||
| 24 Feb 2015 19:00 |
Game 7 | Germany
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3 (2)–22 (12) | Spain
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Chemnitz, Germany |
| Score by quarters: 0–5, 2–7, 0–6, 1–4 | |||||
| 24 Feb 2015 19:30 |
Game 8 | Netherlands
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13 (8)–5 (1) | Greece
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Gouda, Netherlands |
| Score by quarters: 4–0, 4–1, 2–1, 3–3 | |||||
| 24 Mar 2015 19:00 |
Game 9 | Greece
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21 (10)–5 (2) | Germany
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Athens, Greece |
| Score by quarters: 6–1, 4–1, 5–3, 6–0 | |||||
| 24 Mar 2015 19:00 |
Game 10 | Spain
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11 (6)–8 (3) | Netherlands
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Madrid, Spain |
| Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–2, 4–3, 1–2 | |||||
| 21 Apr 2015 19:30 |
Game 11 | Germany
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8 (4)–25 (12) | Netherlands
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Hamburg, Germany |
| Score by quarters: 3–7, 1–5, 1–7, 3–6 | |||||
| 28 Apr 2015 20:00 |
Game 12 | Spain
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12 (6)–9 (6) | Greece
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Barcelona, Spain |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–4, 2–0, 4–3 | |||||
Intercontinental Qualification Tournament edit
Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 12 | +20 | 9 |
 China |
3 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 5 |
 Kazakhstan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 2 |
 Brazil |
3 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 2 |
| 28 Apr 2015 16:30 |
Game 1 | Brazil
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4 (3)–9 (3) | United States
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Auckland, New Zealand |
| Score by quarters: 1–1, 2–2, 0–5, 1–1 | |||||
| 28 Apr 2015 18:00 |
Game 2 | China
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13 (7)–6 (3) | Kazakhstan
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Auckland, New Zealand |
| Score by quarters: 5–2, 2–1, 2–1, 4–2 | |||||
| 29 Apr 2015 15:00 |
Game 3 | China
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2 (2)–8 (2) | United States
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Auckland, New Zealand |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–0, 0–0, 0–6 | |||||
| 29 Apr 2015 18:00 |
Game 4 | Brazil
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11 (4)–12 (4) | Kazakhstan
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Auckland, New Zealand |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–1, 2–3, 2–1 OT: 3–4 | |||||
| 30 Apr 2015 15:00 |
Game 5 | Brazil
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14 (4)–15 (7) | China
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Auckland, New Zealand |
| Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–3, 4–1, 1–1 OT: 5–6 | |||||
| 30 Apr 2015 18:00 |
Game 6 | United States
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15 (8)–6 (3) | Kazakhstan
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Auckland, New Zealand |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 5–2, 2–1, 5–2 | |||||
Group B edit
| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 12 | +20 | 9 |
 Canada |
3 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 6 |
 New Zealand |
3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 3 |
 Japan |
3 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 40 | -17 | 0 |
| 28 Apr 2015 15:00 |
Game 1 | Japan
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6 (3)–17 (8) | Australia
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Auckland, New Zealand |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–5, 2–4, 1–5 | |||||
| 28 Apr 2015 19:30 |
Game 2 | New Zealand
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7 (1)–15 (7) | Canada
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Auckland, New Zealand |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–5, 3–4, 3–4 | |||||
| 29 Apr 2015 16:30 |
Game 3 | Japan
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13 (6)–15 (9) | Canada
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Auckland, New Zealand |
| Score by quarters: 3–6, 3–3, 4–5, 3–1 | |||||
| 29 Apr 2015 19:30 |
Game 4 | New Zealand
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2 (3)–10 (8) | Australia
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Auckland, New Zealand |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 0–5, 0–1, 0–1 | |||||
| 30 Apr 2015 16:30 |
Game 5 | Australia
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5 (4)–4 (2) | Canada
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Auckland, New Zealand |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–1, 0–2, 1–0 | |||||
| 30 Apr 2015 19:30 |
Game 6 | Japan
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4 (1)–8 (3) | New Zealand
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Auckland, New Zealand |
| Score by quarters: 0–1, 1–2, 1–1, 2–4 | |||||
Knockout stage edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| A2 | China
| 14 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | New Zealand
| 6 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | China
| 6 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Australia
| 13 | ||||||||||||
| A4 | Brazil
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Australia
| 17 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Australia
| 10 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | United States*
| 12 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Kazakhstan
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Canada
| 11 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Canada
| 9 | Third place | |||||||||||
| A1 | United States
| 11 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | United States
| 17 | A2 | China
| 7 | |||||||||
| B4 | Japan
| 0 | B2 | Canada
| 9 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals edit
| 1 May 2015 15:00 |
Game 1 | Kazakhstan
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3 (0)–11 (6) | Canada
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Auckland, New Zealand |
| Score by quarters: 0–2, 0–4, 2–2, 1–3 | |||||
| 1 May 2015 16:30 |
Game 2 | United States
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17 (12)–0 (0) | Japan
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Auckland, New Zealand |
| Score by quarters: 4–0, 8–0, 2–0, 3–0 | |||||
| 1 May 2015 18:00 |
Game 3 | Brazil
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4 (3)–17 (10) | Australia
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Auckland, New Zealand |
| Score by quarters: 1–4, 2–6, 1–2, 0–5 | |||||
| 1 May 2015 19:30 |
Game 4 | China
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14 (5)–6 (3) | New Zealand
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Auckland, New Zealand |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–0, 5–2, 4–1 | |||||
Semifinals edit
| 2 May 2015 18:00 |
Game 1 | China
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6 (3)–13 (8) | Australia
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Auckland, New Zealand |
| Score by quarters: 2–5, 1–3, 1–2, 2–3 | |||||
| 2 May 2015 19:30 |
Game 2 | Canada
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9 (4)–11 (7) | United States
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Auckland, New Zealand |
| Score by quarters: 3–4, 1–3, 0–1, 5–3 | |||||
3rd Place edit
| 3 May 2015 18:00 |
Game 1 | China
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7 (3)–9 (2) | Canada
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Auckland, New Zealand |
| Score by quarters: 2–0, 1–2, 1–4, 3–3 | |||||
Final edit
| 3 May 2015 19:30 |
Game 1 | Australia
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10 (5)–12 (5) | United States
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Auckland, New Zealand |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–2, 2–3, 1–0 OT: 2–4 | |||||
5th-8th Places edit
| 5th–8th Places Semifinals | 5th Place | |||||
| New Zealand | 10 | |||||
| Brazil* | 12 | |||||
| Brazil | 7 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 4 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 8 | |||||
| Japan | 7 | |||||
| 7th Place | ||||||
| New Zealand | 13 | |||||
| Japan | 10 | |||||
5th-8th Places Semifinals edit
| 2 May 2015 15:00 |
Game 1 | New Zealand
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10 (3)–12 (6) | Brazil
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Auckland, New Zealand |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–4, 1–1, 5–2 OT: 1–3 | |||||
| 2 May 2015 16:30 |
Game 2 | Kazakhstan
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8 (2)–7 (3) | Japan
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Auckland, New Zealand |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–1, 4–2, 2–2 | |||||
7th Place edit
| 3 May 2015 15:00 |
Game 1 | New Zealand
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13 (6)–10 (6) | Japan
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Auckland, New Zealand |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–5, 5–3, 2–1 | |||||
5th Place edit
| 3 May 2015 16:30 |
Game 1 | Brazil
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7 (2)–4 (2) | Kazakhstan
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Auckland, New Zealand |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–0, 2–1, 3–1 | |||||
Super Final edit
In the Super Final the eight qualifying teams are split into two groups of four teams with all teams progressing to the knock-out stage. The games were played in Shanghai, China from 9 to 14 June 2015.
Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 9 |
| Italy |
3 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 6 |
| China |
3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 3 |
| Russia |
3 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 0 |
| 9 June 2015 17:40 |
Game 1 | Australia
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8 (5)–4 (3) | Russia
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Shanghai, China |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–0, 1–0, 2–1 | |||||
| 9 June 2015 19:30 |
Game 2 | Italy
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11 (4)–6 (3) | China
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Shanghai, China |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–1, 5–2, 2–1 | |||||
| 10 June 2015 16:20 |
Game 3 | Italy
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14 (10)–12 (8) | Russia
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Shanghai, China |
| Score by quarters: 5–3, 5–5, 4–1, 0–3 | |||||
| 10 June 2015 19:00 |
Game 4 | Australia
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11 (6)–5 (3) | China
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Shanghai, China |
| Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–2, 4–0, 1–2 | |||||
| 11 June 2015 16:20 |
Game 5 | Italy
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7 (4)–8 (4) | Australia
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Shanghai, China |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 1–2, 2–2, 1–2 | |||||
| 11 June 2015 19:00 |
Game 6 | China
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9 (4)–7 (3) | Russia
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Shanghai, China |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–2, 3–3, 2–1 | |||||
Group B edit
| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 9 |
| Canada |
3 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 5 |
| Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 4 |
| Brazil |
3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 40 | -24 | 0 |
| 9 June 2015 15:00 |
Game 1 | Netherlands
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14 (4)–15 (3) | Canada
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Shanghai, China |
| Score by quarters: 3–0, 1–3, 2–3, 3–3 OT: 5–6 (penalties) | |||||
| 9 June 2015 16:20 |
Game 2 | United States
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16 (9)–3 (1) | Brazil
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Shanghai, China |
| Score by quarters: 4–1, 5–0, 4–0, 3–2 | |||||
| 10 June 2015 15:00 |
Game 3 | Netherlands
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13 (5)–5 (2) | Brazil
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Shanghai, China |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 4–0, 4–2, 4–1 | |||||
| 10 June 2015 17:40 |
Game 4 | United States
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9 (4)–3 (2) | Canada
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Shanghai, China |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–1, 3–1, 2–0 | |||||
| 11 June 2015 15:00 |
Game 5 | Netherlands
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3 (1)–8 (3) | United States
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Shanghai, China |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–1, 1–2, 1–3 | |||||
| 11 June 2015 17:40 |
Game 6 | Canada
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11 (9)–8 (4) | Brazil
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Shanghai, China |
| Score by quarters: 5–1, 4–3, 2–2, 0–2 | |||||
Knockout stage edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Italy
| 7 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Netherlands
| 8 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Netherlands
| 5 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | United States
| 8 | ||||||||||||
| A4 | Russia
| 6 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | United States
| 17 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | United States
| 8 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Australia
| 7 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | China
| 6 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Canada
| 5 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | China
| 3 | Third place | |||||||||||
| A1 | Australia
| 5 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Australia
| 17 | B3 | Netherlands
| 10 | |||||||||
| B4 | Brazil
| 8 | A3 | China
| 5 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals edit
| 12 June 2015 15:00 |
Game 1 | Italy
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7 (4)–8 (6) | Netherlands
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Shanghai, China |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–3, 1–1, 2–1 | |||||
| 12 June 2015 16:20 |
Game 2 | Australia
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17 (8)–8 (3) | Brazil
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Shanghai, China |
| Score by quarters: 4–1, 4–2, 6–4, 3–1 | |||||
| 12 June 2015 17:40 |
Game 3 | Russia
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6 (0)–17 (8) | United States
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Shanghai, China |
| Score by quarters: 0–4, 0–4, 3–5, 3–4 | |||||
| 12 June 2015 19:00 |
Game 4 | China
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6 (3)–5 (2) | Canada
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Shanghai, China |
| Score by quarters: 2–0, 1–2, 2–2, 1–1 | |||||
5th-8th Places edit
| 5th–8th Places Semifinals | 5th Place | |||||
| Italy | 11 | |||||
| Russia | 13 | |||||
| Russia | 16 | |||||
| Canada | 8 | |||||
| Canada | 8 | |||||
| Brazil | 6 | |||||
| 7th Place | ||||||
| Italy | 11 | |||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||
5th-8th Places Semifinals edit
| 13 June 2015 15:00 |
Game 1 | Italy
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11 (2)–13 (4) | Russia
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Shanghai, China |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–2, 4–1, 3–4 OT: 2–4 (penalties) | |||||
| 13 June 2015 16:20 |
Game 2 | Canada
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8 (4)–6 (4) | Brazil
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Shanghai, China |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–3, 4–1, 0–1 | |||||
7th Place edit
| 14 June 2015 14:30 |
Game 1 | Italy
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11 (3)–2 (0) | Brazil
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Shanghai, China |
| Score by quarters: 0–0, 3–0, 2–1, 6–1 | |||||
5th Place edit
| 14 June 2015 16:00 |
Game 1 | Russia
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16 (6)–8 (5) | Canada
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Shanghai, China |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–4, 7–1, 3–2 | |||||
Finals edit
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| Netherlands | 5 | |||||
| United States | 8 | |||||
| United States | 8 | |||||
| Australia | 7 | |||||
| China | 3 | |||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||
| 3rd Place | ||||||
| Netherlands | 10 | |||||
| China | 5 | |||||
Semifinals edit
| 13 June 2015 17:40 |
Game 1 | Netherlands
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5 (2)–8 (5) | United States
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Shanghai, China |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–3, 0–3, 3–0 | |||||
| 13 June 2015 19:00 |
Game 2 | China
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3 (1)–5 (4) | Australia
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Shanghai, China |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 0–1, 1–1, 1–0 | |||||
3rd Place edit
| 14 June 2015 17:30 |
Game 1 | Netherlands
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10 (4)–5 (4) | China
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Shanghai, China |
| Score by quarters: 1–1, 3–3, 3–0, 3–1 | |||||
Final edit
| 14 June 2015 19:00 |
Game 1 | United States
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8 (7)–7 (5) | Australia
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Shanghai, China |
| Score by quarters: 6–2, 1–3, 0–0, 1–2 | |||||
Final ranking edit
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Sami Hill, Maddie Musselman, Melissa Seidemann, Rachel Fattal, Caroline Clark, Maggie Steffens (C), Courtney Mathewson, Kiley Neushul, Ashley Grossman, Kaleigh Gilchrist , Makenzie Fischer, Kami Craig, Ashleigh Johnson. Head coach: Adam Krikorian. |
References edit
- ^ a b "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 78. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ a b "FINA Water Polo World League 2015 Rules & Regulations for National Federations" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-20. Retrieved 10 October 2014.