Water polo at the 2018 Asian Games was held at the Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium, Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia from 16 August to 1 September.[1] Ten countries with 9 men's team and 6 women's team participated in the competition.[2][3]
| Water polo at the 2018 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium |
| Dates | 16 August – 1 September 2018 |
| Competitors | 195 from 10 nations |
Schedule edit
| ● | Round | ● | Last round | P | Preliminary round | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 16th Thu |
17th Fri |
18th Sat |
19th Sun |
20th Mon |
21st Tue |
22nd Wed |
23rd Thu |
24th Fri |
25th Sat |
26th Sun |
27th Mon |
28th Tue |
29th Wed |
30th Thu |
31st Fri |
1st Sat |
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| Men | P | P | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||
| Women | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Medalists edit
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Iran (IRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Draw edit
A draw ceremony was held on 5 July 2018 to determine the groups for the men's competition. The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 2014 Asian Games. The women were played in round robin format.[4]
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Final standing edit
Men edit
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
 Kazakhstan |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
|
 Japan |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
|
 Iran |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  China |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  South Korea |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Singapore |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 |  Saudi Arabia |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 |  Indonesia |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 |  Hong Kong |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Women edit
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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China |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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Kazakhstan |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
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Japan |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Thailand |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Indonesia |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Hong Kong |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
References edit
- ^ "Aquatics Sports Technical Handbook" (PDF). Indonesia Asian Games 2018 Organizing Committee. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ Li, Xia (1 September 2018). "Defending champions Kazakhstan beat Japan to retain title in men's water polo". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on September 2, 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ Savary, Richard Arul (17 August 2018). "Asian Games 2018: Round-up of women's water polo results from Day 1". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "'COR' makes debut in Asian Games draw". ocasia.org. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.