2022 FINA Women's Water Polo World League

2022 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
Tournament details
Host country	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500"> Spain
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	2–6 November
Teams	8 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500"> Spain (1st title)
Runner-up	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600"> Hungary
Third place	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650"> United States
Fourth place	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"> Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	472 (23.6 per match)
Best player	<img alt="Hungary" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600"> Rita Keszthelyi
Best goalkeeper	<img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500"> Martina Terré

2022 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
2022 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
League	FINA Water Polo World League
Sport	Water polo
Duration	25 January – 6 November
Super Final
Finals champions	Spain (1st title)
Runners-up	Hungary
Finals MVP	Rita Keszthelyi
FINA Women's Water Polo World League seasons
	← 2020 2023 (World Cup) →

The 2022 FINA Women's Water Polo World League was the 18th edition of the annual women's international water polo tournament, running from 25 January to 6 November 2022.^[1]

Spain won their first title after a win over Hungary.^[2]

European qualification round edit

The draw for the european qualification round was conducted in Lausanne, Switzerland on 17 November 2021.^[3]

First round edit

All six teams advanced to the second round of the European qualifications.^[4]

Group A edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	2	1	0	1	0	25	24	+1	4	Second round	—	11–9	—
2	Netherlands	2	1	0	0	1	22	18	+4	3		—	—	13–7
3	Greece	2	0	1	0	1	22	27	−5	2		15–14^Pen.	—	—

Source: FINA

Group B edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	2	1	1	16	21	−5	3	Second round	—	11–10	—
2	Spain	1	0	1	10	11	−1	0	Second round	—	—	15 Mar
3	Russia^[a]	1	1	0	11	5	+6	3	Excluded	11–5	—	—

Source: FINA
Notes:

^ Russia was excluded due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[5]

Second round edit

22–24 April 2022, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

The top-four European teams qualified for the Super Final. France replaced Russia.^[6]

Playoff		Semi-finals		Final




		23 April 2022

		Italy	7
22 April 2022
		Netherlands	9
Netherlands	18
				24 April 2022
France	6
				Netherlands	12

				Spain	11

		23 April 2022

		Hungary	12 (6)
22 April 2022
		Spain (pen.)	12 (7)	Third place
Spain	13
				24 April 2022
Greece	9
				Italy	10

				Hungary	9

Fifth place bracket

	Fifth place game

	24 April 2022

	France	10

	Greece	15

Intercontinental Cup edit

7–13 March 2022, Lima, Peru^[7]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	6	6	0	127	25	+102	18	Super final	—	—	11–4	—	28–3	—	33–1
2	Canada	6	5	1	97	39	+58	15		11–14	—	6–5	—	—	—	24–4
3	United States	6	4	2	86	30	+56	12		—	—	—	13–5	17–3	—	—
4	Brazil	6	3	3	54	65	−11	9		2–17	9–19	—	—	—	10–9	—
5	Argentina	6	2	4	35	89	−54	6		—	3–16	—	3–8	—	12–11	—
6	Cuba	6	1	5	45	99	−54	3		4–26	4–21	2–21	—	—	—	—
7	Colombia	6	0	6	30	127	−97	0		—	—	3–26	4–20	9–11	9–15	—

Source: FINA

Super final edit

Teams edit

As host country

Spain

Qualified teams

Invited teams

New Zealand

Preliminary round edit

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	0	0	31	21	+10	9	Semifinals
2	Netherlands	3	1	0	1	1	35	37	−2	4	Semifinals
3	Italy	3	1	0	0	2	43	38	+5	3
4	Canada	3	0	1	0	2	25	38	−13	2

Source: FINA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

2 November 2022 08:40	Report	Netherlands	6–9	United States	Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Marta Cabañas (ESP), Stefan Seidl (GER)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 0–2, 2–3, 2–1
		Moolhuijzen 2	Goals	three players 2

2 November 2022 12:00	Report	Canada	9–16	Italy	Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Julien Bourges (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–4, 1–6, 3–3
		McKelvey, La Roche 2	Goals	Marletta 3

3 November 2022 08:40	Report	Canada	5–11	United States	Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Nicola Johnson (AUS), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–5, 2–2, 1–1
		five players 1	Goals	Roemer 4

3 November 2022 10:20	Report	Netherlands	18–17	Italy	Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Marta Cabañas (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 5–4, 5–4, 3–4, 5–5
		Moolhuijzen 4	Goals	Marletta 6

4 November 2022 08:40	Report	Netherlands	14–15	Canada	Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Danielle Dabbaghian (USA), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–3, 2–4, 2–1 PSO: 3–4
		Van de Kraats 4	Goals	McKelvey 4

4 November 2022 12:00	Report	United States	11–10	Italy	Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Julien Bourges (FRA), Nicola Johnson (AUS)
		Score by quarters: 5–2, 2–4, 1–2, 3–2
		five players 2	Goals	three players 2

Group B edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	48	20	+28	9	Semifinals
2	Hungary	3	2	1	45	31	+14	6	Semifinals
3	Australia	3	1	2	26	26	0	3
4	New Zealand	3	0	3	18	60	−42	0

Source: FINA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

2 November 2022 10:20	Report	Australia	7–9	Hungary	Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), William MacKay (CAN)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–2, 2–1, 2–4
		Halligan 3	Goals	Keszthelyi 3

2 November 2022 13:40	Report	Spain	21–4	New Zealand	Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Danielle Dabbaghian (USA)
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–1, 7–1, 8–1
		Ortiz 4	Goals	Milicich 2

3 November 2022 12:00	Report	Australia	14–5	New Zealand	Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Peter de Jong (NED), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–1, 4–2, 1–1
		Halligan 6	Goals	Quin 2

3 November 2022 13:40	Report	Spain	15–11	Hungary	Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Stefan Seidl (GER), Danielle Dabbaghian (USA)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 6–2, 4–3, 2–4
		Ortiz 4	Goals	Faragó 3

4 November 2022 10:20	Report	New Zealand	9–25	Hungary	Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Marta Cabañas (ESP), Peter de Jong (NED)
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 5–8, 1–5, 1–7
		Houghton, Nicholson 3	Goals	Gurisatti 6

4 November 2022 13:40	Report	Spain	12–5	Australia	Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: William MacKay (CAN), Stefan Seidl (GER)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–3, 4–0, 1–0
		Espar 3	Goals	Ridge 3

Knockout stage edit

5th–8th place bracket edit

5th–8th place semifinals		Fifth place game

5 November

Italy	13
		6 November
New Zealand	5
		Italy	13
5 November
		Australia	11
Australia	12

Canada	10
		Seventh place game

		6 November

		New Zealand	6

		Canada	13

5–8th place semifinals edit

5 November 2022 08:40	Report	Italy	13–5	New Zealand	Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Danielle Dabbaghian (USA), Marta Cabañas (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–2, 3–0, 4–2
		three players 2	Goals	Houghton, Nicholson 2

5 November 2022 10:20	Report	Australia	12–10	Canada	Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Peter de Jong (NED)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–3, 5–1, 2–3
		Kearns 4	Goals	Christmas 4

Seventh place game edit

6 November 2022 08:40	Report	New Zealand	6–13	Canada	Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Julien Bourges (FRA), Stefan Seidl (GER)
		Score by quarters: 4–4, 0–3, 1–3, 1–3
		Nicholson 3	Goals	Christmas 4

Fifth place game edit

6 November 2022 10:20	Report	Italy	13–11	Australia	Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), Nóra Debreceni (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 5–3, 2–6, 2–0
		Picozzi 3	Goals	Williams 3

Championship bracket edit

Semi-finals		Final

5 November

United States	9
		6 November
Hungary	10
		Hungary	11 (7)
5 November
		Spain (PSO)	11 (8)
Spain	14

Netherlands	10
		Third place

		6 November

		United States (PSO)	11 (5)

		Netherlands	11 (4)

Semifinals edit

5 November 2022 12:00	Report	Spain	14–10	Netherlands	Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Julien Bourges (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–2, 3–3, 5–3
		Forca, Ortiz 3	Goals	Moolhuijzen, Sleeking 3

5 November 2022 13:40	Report	United States	9–10	Hungary	Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), William MacKay (CAN)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–3, 2–1, 2–3
		Roemer, Shabb 2	Goals	Szilágyi 3

Third place game edit

6 November 2022 12:00	Report	United States	16–15	Netherlands	Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Marta Cabañas (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–1, 2–3, 2–4 PSO: 5–4
		Raney 4	Goals	five players 2

Final edit

6 November 2022 13:40	Report	Hungary	18–19	Spain	Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Nicola Johnson (AUS), Danielle Dabbaghian (USA)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–3, 3–3, 2–2 PSO: 7–8
		Keszthelyi, Pőcze 3	Goals	González 3

Final ranking edit

Rank	Team
1	Spain
2	Hungary
3	United States
4	Netherlands
5	Italy
6	Australia
7	Canada
8	New Zealand

References edit

^ "FINA Women's Water Polo World League Super Finals 2022 confirmed for Santa Cruz de Tenerife". fina.org. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
^ "Spain newest and last FINA World League women's water polo champion". fina.org. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
^ "Draw Results – Water Polo World League European Qualification Round 2022". fina.org. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ "2022 World League: Draw for European qualifications". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ "Press release – FINA Bureau meets, makes further decisions on Russian and Belarusian athletes and event hosting". fina.org. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
^ "Leading European women chasing final four berths for water polo's World League Super Final". fina.org. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
^ "Water Polo World League expands into South America for the first time with Intercontinental Cup". fina.org. Retrieved 4 March 2022.

External links edit

FINA website

[table_note_RUS0.69587924224133-6] Russia was excluded due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[5]

[1] "FINA Women's Water Polo World League Super Finals 2022 confirmed for Santa Cruz de Tenerife". fina.org. Retrieved 26 September 2022.

[2] "Spain newest and last FINA World League women's water polo champion". fina.org. Retrieved 6 November 2022.

[3] "Draw Results – Water Polo World League European Qualification Round 2022". fina.org. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[4] "2022 World League: Draw for European qualifications". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[5] "Press release – FINA Bureau meets, makes further decisions on Russian and Belarusian athletes and event hosting". fina.org. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

[7] "Leading European women chasing final four berths for water polo's World League Super Final". fina.org. Retrieved 22 April 2022.

[8] "Water Polo World League expands into South America for the first time with Intercontinental Cup". fina.org. Retrieved 4 March 2022.

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