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Water polo at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament

The women's water polo tournament at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships was held from 14 to 26 July.[1]

Water polo at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament
Tournament details
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates14–26 July
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions United States (6th title)
Runner-up Spain
Third place Australia
Fourth place Hungary
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored1,084 (22.58 per match)
Top scorer(s)Hungary Rita Keszthelyi
(24 goals)
Best playerSpain Roser Tarragó
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The United States captured their sixth overall title after defeating Spain in the final, while Australia won against Hungary to win the bronze medal.[2]

Participating teams edit

For the complete team rosters, see Water polo at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships – Women's team rosters.
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania

Draw edit

The draw was held on 7 April 2019.[3]

Seeding edit

The seedings were announced on 6 February 2019.[4]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  United States
  Russia
  Spain
  Australia 		  Netherlands
  China
  Greece
  Canada 		  Cuba
  Hungary
  Italy
  New Zealand 		  Kazakhstan
  South Korea
  Japan
  South Africa

Preliminary round edit

All times are local (UTC+9).

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States 3 3 0 0 60 13 +47 6 Quarterfinals
2   Netherlands 3 2 0 1 57 18 +39 4 Playoffs
3   New Zealand 3 1 0 2 26 41 −15 2
4   South Africa 3 0 0 3 5 76 −71 0
Source: Sportresult
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.
14 July 2019
08:30 		Report South Africa   0–33   Netherlands Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Ni Shi Wei (CHN)
Score by quarters: 0–7, 0–10, 0–9, 0–7
Goals Van de Kraats 7
14 July 2019
09:50 		Report New Zealand   3–22   United States Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 0–8, 1–4, 0–6, 2–4
Doyle 2 Goals Haralabidis 5
16 July 2019
19:10 		Report United States   12–9   Netherlands Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 1–2, 4–3, 4–2
Gilchrist, Musselman 3 Goals Keuning 2
16 July 2019
20:30 		Report South Africa   4–17   New Zealand Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Alessandro Severo (ITA), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
Score by quarters: 0–6, 0–2, 2–6, 2–3
Hallendorff 2 Goals Doyle, McDowall 4
18 July 2019
16:30 		Report South Africa   1–26   United States Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Alessandro Severo (ITA), An Jin-yong (KOR)
Score by quarters: 0–7, 1–8, 0–6, 0–5
Meecham 1 Goals Musselman 5
18 July 2019
17:50 		Report New Zealand   6–15   Netherlands Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 3–4, 1–4, 2–5
McDowall 3 Goals Megens 5

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Russia 3 3 0 0 65 23 +42 6 Quarterfinals
2   Hungary 3 2 0 1 91 31 +60 4 Playoffs
3   Canada 3 1 0 2 46 35 +11 2
4   South Korea (H) 3 0 0 3 3 116 −113 0
Source: Sportresult
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.
(H) Hosts
14 July 2019
11:10 		Report Canada   10–18   Russia Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Alessandro Severo (ITA), Nenad Periš (CRO)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–5, 4–5, 3–6
Christmas 3 Goals Prokofyeva 3
14 July 2019
12:30 		Report Hungary   64–0   South Korea Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Jeremy Cheng (SGP), John Waldow (NZL)
Score by quarters: 16–0, 18–0, 16–0, 14–0
Parkes 11 Goals
16 July 2019
08:30 		Report South Korea   1–30   Russia Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Dion Willis (RSA)
Score by quarters: 0–7, 0–9, 0–8, 1–6
Kyung 1 Goals ten players 3
16 July 2019
09:50 		Report Canada   14–15   Hungary Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Nenad Periš (CRO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–5, 3–5, 5–2
Fournier, E. Wright 3 Goals Keszthelyi 7
18 July 2019
19:10 		Report Canada   22–2   South Korea Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Michael Goldenberg (USA)
Score by quarters: 5–0, 6–0, 6–0, 5–2
Christmas, E. Wright 3 Goals Kyung, Lee J. 1
18 July 2019
20:30 		Report Hungary   12–17   Russia Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Vojin Putniković (SRB), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 4–6, 3–5, 1–2, 4–4
Vályi 4 Goals Bersneva 4

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 3 0 0 51 16 +35 6 Quarterfinals
2   Greece 3 2 0 1 37 25 +12 4 Playoffs
3   Kazakhstan 3 1 0 2 22 37 −15 2
4   Cuba 3 0 0 3 16 48 −32 0
Source: Sportresult
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.
14 July 2019
16:30 		Report Cuba   6–9   Kazakhstan Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Dion Willis (RSA)
Score by quarters: 0–1, 3–1, 2–4, 1–3
Chávez 2 Goals Myrzabekova 3
14 July 2019
17:50 		Report Greece   4–14   Spain Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Michiel Zwart (NED)
Score by quarters: 1–6, 2–2, 0–3, 1–3
four players 1 Goals Tarragó 6
16 July 2019
11:10 		Report Spain   18–6   Kazakhstan Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Germán Moller (ARG), Michiel Zwart (NED)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 7–3, 3–1, 5–1
three players 3 Goals Mirshina, Yeremina 2
16 July 2019
12:30 		Report Cuba   4–20   Greece Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Ni Shi Wei (CHN)
Score by quarters: 0–5, 3–6, 0–5, 1–4
Carrasco 2 Goals Avramidou 6
18 July 2019
08:30 		Report Cuba   6–19   Spain Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Germán Moller (ARG), Jeremy Cheng (SGP)
Score by quarters: 0–7, 1–6, 4–3, 1–3
Bernal 3 Goals García, Ortiz 4
18 July 2019
09:50 		Report Greece   13–7   Kazakhstan Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 4–1, 1–3, 4–2
Xenaki 3 Goals Zakirova 3

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Italy 3 3 0 0 33 22 +11 6 Quarterfinals
2   Australia 3 2 0 1 32 29 +3 4 Playoffs
3   China 3 1 0 2 26 34 −8 2
4   Japan 3 0 0 3 20 26 −6 0
Source: Sportresult
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.
14 July 2019
19:10 		Report Japan   6–8   China Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Gabriella Várkonyi (HUN), Michael Goldenberg (USA)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–1, 2–4, 1–2
Arima 3 Goals Chen, Wang X. 2
14 July 2019
20:30 		Report Italy   10–9   Australia Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Germán Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 3–2, 3–3, 1–4
Garibotti 3 Goals Webster 4
16 July 2019
16:30 		Report Australia   14–12   China Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Michael Goldenberg (USA)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 5–3, 3–3, 2–2
Gofers, Webster 3 Goals Zhao 4
16 July 2019
17:50 		Report Japan   7–9   Italy Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Gabriella Várkonyi (HUN), Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–3, 1–1, 2–2
Arima 3 Goals Bianconi 5
18 July 2019
11:10 		Report Japan   7–9   Australia Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Gabriella Várkonyi (HUN), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–1, 1–2, 2–3
three players 2 Goals Buckling 3
18 July 2019
12:30 		Report Italy   14–6   China Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN), Nenad Periš (CRO)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 3–1, 4–2, 2–2
Garibotti, Tabani 3 Goals Xiong 2

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

Championship bracket
 
PlayoffsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
22 July
 
 
  United States15
 
20 July
 
  Greece5
 
  Greece12
 
24 July
 
  China8
 
  United States7
 
 
  Australia2
 
 
22 July
 
 
  Russia7
 
20 July
 
  Australia9
 
  Kazakhstan3
 
26 July
 
  Australia13
 
  United States11
 
 
  Spain6
 
 
22 July
 
 
  Spain12
 
20 July
 
  Netherlands8
 
  Netherlands5
 
24 July
 
  Canada4
 
  Spain16
 
 
  Hungary10 Third place game
 
 
22 July26 July
 
 
  Italy6  Australia10
 
20 July
 
  Hungary7   Hungary9
 
  New Zealand6
 
 
  Hungary17
 
5th place bracket
 
5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
24 July
 
 
  Greece4
 
26 July
 
  Russia13
 
  Russia10
 
24 July
 
  Italy9
 
  Netherlands5
 
 
  Italy10
 
Seventh place game
 
 
26 July
 
 
  Greece9
 
 
  Netherlands11
9th place bracket
 
9th–12th place semifinalsNinth place game
 
      
 
22 July
 
 
  Canada (PSO)17
 
24 July
 
  China16
 
  Canada24
 
22 July
 
  Kazakhstan7
 
  New Zealand12
 
 
  Kazakhstan (PSO)14
 
Eleventh place game
 
 
24 July
 
 
  China14
 
 
  New Zealand12
13th place bracket
 
13th–16th place semifinals13th place game
 
      
 
20 July
 
 
  South Africa26
 
22 July
 
  South Korea3
 
  South Africa2
 
20 July
 
  Japan21
 
  Cuba9
 
 
  Japan21
 
15th place game
 
 
22 July
 
 
  South Korea0
 
 
  Cuba30

Playoffs edit

20 July 2019
14:00 		Report Netherlands   5–4   Canada Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 0–0, 4–2, 0–1, 1–1
Megens 2 Goals E. Wright 2
20 July 2019
15:30 		Report New Zealand   6–17   Hungary Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Natacha Florestano (BRA), Juan Menéndez (CUB)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 1–4, 1–4, 2–5
Houghton, McDowall 2 Goals Keszthelyi 4
20 July 2019
17:00 		Report Greece   12–8   China Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Nenad Periš (CRO), Dion Willis (RSA)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–2, 4–4, 2–1
Plevritou 3 Goals Zhao 4
20 July 2019
18:30 		Report Kazakhstan   3–13   Australia Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Vojin Putniković (SRB), Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN)
Score by quarters: 0–4, 1–2, 2–3, 0–4
Myrzabekova 2 Goals Halligan 4

Quarterfinals edit

22 July 2019
14:00 		Report United States   15–5   Greece Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Gabriella Várkonyi (HUN), Jaume Teixidó (ESP)
Score by quarters: 4–0, 4–2, 2–2, 5–1
Musselman 4 Goals Eleftheriadou, Xenaki 2
22 July 2019
15:30 		Report Russia   7–9   Australia Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Alessandro Severo (ITA), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–2, 3–2, 3–3
Karimova 2 Goals Webster 3
22 July 2019
17:00 		Report Spain   12–8   Netherlands Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN), Nenad Peris (CRO)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 2–3, 2–1, 2–3
A. Espar, García 4 Goals van der Sloot 3
22 July 2019
18:30 		Report Italy   6–7   Hungary Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–1, 1–1, 1–1
six players 1 Goals Gurisatti, Leimeter 2

13th–16th place semifinals edit

20 July 2019
10:30 		Report South Africa   26–3   South Korea Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS), Kunihiro Sato (JPN)
Score by quarters: 7–1, 4–0, 7–1, 8–1
three players 4 Goals three players 1
20 July 2019
12:00 		Report Cuba   9–21   Japan Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Gabriella Várkonyi (HUN), John Waldow (NZL)
Score by quarters: 3–6, 2–6, 2–4, 2–5
Bernal 3 Goals Arima 5

9th–12th place semifinals edit

22 July 2019
11:00 		Report Canada   17–16   China Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 3–4, 1–1, 2–1  PSO: 7–6
Christmas 3 Goals Zhang 4
22 July 2019
12:30 		Report New Zealand   12–14   Kazakhstan Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Dion Willis (RSA), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 3–6, 3–2, 2–0, 2–2  PSO: 2–4
Doyle 4 Goals Mirshina 4

5th–8th place semifinals edit

24 July 2019
14:00 		Report Greece   4–13   Russia Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Jaume Teixidó (ESP)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 1–2, 2–4, 1–5
Plevritou 2 Goals Bersneva, Karimova 3
24 July 2019
15:30 		Report Netherlands   5–10   Italy Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–3, 1–2, 1–2
Megens 3 Goals Avegno 4

Semifinals edit

24 July 2019
17:00 		Report United States   7–2   Australia Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Nenad Peris (CRO), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 2–0, 1–1, 1–1
three players 2 Goals Halligan, Webster 1
24 July 2019
18:30 		Report Spain   16–10   Hungary Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 5–5, 4–1, 2–1
Tarragó, Forca 4 Goals Leimeter 4

15th place game edit

22 July 2019
08:00 		Report South Korea   0–30   Cuba Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Natacha Florestano (BRA), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 0–8, 0–9, 0–6, 0–7
Goals four players 5

13th place game edit

22 July 2019
09:30 		Report South Africa   2–21   Japan Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
John Waldow (NZL), Ni Shi Wei (CHN)
Score by quarters: 0–4, 1–4, 1–6, 0–7
Moir, Hallendorff 1 Goals Arima 5

Eleventh place game edit

24 July 2019
09:30 		Report China   14–12   New Zealand Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Natacha Florestano (BRA), Jeremy Cheng (SGP)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 3–2, 4–2, 3–6
Zhang J 3 Goals McDowall, Houghton 4

Ninth place game edit

24 July 2019
11:00 		Report Canada   24–7   Kazakhstan Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Dion Willis (RSA)
Score by quarters: 7–3, 5–1, 4–1, 8–2
Békhazi 5 Goals Roga, Mirshina 2

Seventh place game edit

26 July 2019
14:00 		Report Greece   9–11   Netherlands Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Germán Moller (ARG), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–5, 6–4, 0–1
Kotsia 3 Goals Megens, Keuning 3

Fifth place game edit

26 July 2019
15:30 		Report Russia   10–9   Italy Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Gabriella Várkonyi (HUN), Sebastien Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–2, 5–2, 1–2
three players 2 Goals Bianconi, Chiappini 3

Bronze Medal match edit

26 July 2019
17:00 		Report Australia   10–9   Hungary Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN), Jaume Teixidó (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–3, 1–1, 2–2
Arancini 3 Goals Keszthelyi 3

Gold Medal match edit

26 July 2019
18:30 		Report United States   11–6   Spain Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Nenad Peris (CRO)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–2, 4–0, 2–3
Neushul 3 Goals Tarragó 3

Final standing edit

Awards and statistics edit

Top goalscorers edit

Rank Name Goals[5] Shots %
1   Rita Keszthelyi 24 55 44
2   Maud Megens 20 42 48
3   Yumi Arima 18 41 44
  Gréta Gurisatti 18 27 67
5   Morgan McDowall 17 32 53
6   Bernadette Doyle 16 32 50
  Dorottya Szilágyi 16 35 46
  Roser Tarragó 16 32 50
9   Rebecca Parkes 15 22 68
  Emma Wright 15 36 42

Awards edit

The awards and all-star team were announced on 26 July 2019.[2][6]

Most Valuable Player
Most Valuable Goalkeeper
Highest Goalscorer
Media All-Star Team

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 57. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Day 7: Women's Water Polo: USA shoots down Spain for historic sixth crown". fina.org. 26 July 2019.
  3. ^ "World famous sporting greats conducted the WP draw for the World Championships in Zagreb". fina.org. 7 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Gwangju 2019 water polo tournament: 32 teams qualified". fina.org. 6 February 2019.
  5. ^ Top scorers
  6. ^ "Team USA makes history winning third straight world title". TotalWaterPolo. 26 July 2019.

External links edit

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