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Water polo at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

The men's water polo tournament at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships was held from 17 to 29 July 2023. This was the 20th time that the men's water polo tournament has been played since the first edition in 1973.[1]

Water polo at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
Tournament details
Host country Japan
Venue(s)Marine Messe, Fukuoka
Dates17–29 July
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Hungary (4th title)
Runner-up Greece
Third place Spain
Fourth place Serbia
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored1,177 (24.52 per match)
Top scorer(s)Serbia Strahinja Rašović
(25 goals)
Best playerHungary Gergő Zalánki
Best goalkeeperGreece Emmanouil Zerdevas
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Hungary claimed their fourth title by defeating Greece in the final.[2]

Qualification edit

Event Dates Hosts Quota Qualifier(s)
Host nation — — 1   Japan
2022 World League 8 January – 27 July 2022   Strasbourg 2   Italy
  United States
2022 World Championships 21 June – 3 July 2022   Budapest 4   Spain
  Greece
  Croatia
  Serbia
2022 European Championship 29 August – 10 September 2022   Split 3   Hungary
  France
  Montenegro
2022 Asian Championship 7–14 November 2022   Samut Prakan 2   China
  Kazakhstan
2023 Pan American Water Polo Championships 3–8 April 2023   Bauru 2   Canada
  Brazil
  Argentina
African Wildcard — — 1   South Africa
Oceanian Wildcard — — 1   Australia
Total 16

Due the limited budget and the proximity of the date of the championship with the 2023 Pan American Games, Brazil opted for the withdrawal before the tournament and was replaced by Argentina.[3][4]


Draw edit

The draw was held on 18 April 2023.[5]

Seeding edit

The pots were announced on 12 April 2023.[6]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  Spain
  Greece
  Croatia
  Italy 		  Serbia
  United States
  Canada
  Hungary 		  Argentina
  Montenegro
  France
  Australia 		  South Africa
  Japan
  China
  Kazakhstan

The draw resulted in the following groups:

Group A Group B Group C Group D
  United States   China   Croatia   South Africa
  Australia   France   Hungary   Serbia
  Kazakhstan   Canada   Argentina   Montenegro
  Greece   Italy   Japan   Spain

Preliminary round edit

All times are local (UTC+9).[7]

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Greece 3 3 0 0 0 46 25 +21 9 Quarterfinals
2   United States 3 2 0 0 1 48 28 +20 6 Playoffs
3   Australia 3 1 0 0 2 39 35 +4 3
4   Kazakhstan 3 0 0 0 3 13 58 −45 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.


17 July 2023
09:00 		Report Kazakhstan   5–18   United States Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Chisato Kurosaki (JPN), David Gómez (ESP)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 4–4, 0–4, 0–5
Markovich 3 Goals Abramson 5
17 July 2023
10:30 		Report Australia   9–13   Greece Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–3, 3–3, 3–5
Power 4 Goals Argyropoulos 3
19 July 2023
17:30 		Report Greece   18–2   Kazakhstan Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Germán Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 5–0, 4–1, 3–0
three players 3 Goals Akhmetov, Ruday 1
19 July 2023
20:30 		Report United States   16–8   Australia Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 3–2, 4–1, 6–1
Daube 5 Goals Pavillard, Power 3
21 July 2023
13:30 		Report United States   14–15   Greece Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 6–1, 2–4, 3–7
Irving 6 Goals Genidounias, Papanastasiou 4
21 July 2023
16:00 		Report Australia   22–6   Kazakhstan Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), David Gómez (ESP)
Score by quarters: 7–2, 3–0, 4–2, 8–2
Negus, Poot 4 Goals Artyukh 2

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Italy 3 3 0 0 0 55 17 +38 9 Quarterfinals
2   France 3 2 0 0 1 38 32 +6 6 Playoffs
3   Canada 3 1 0 0 2 30 49 −19 3
4   China 3 0 0 0 3 23 48 −25 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.


17 July 2023
12:00 		Report Canada   13–10   China Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), Nenad Peris (CRO)
Score by quarters: 4–0, 3–6, 4–4, 2–0
Constantin-Bicari, Gardijan 3 Goals Peng 4
17 July 2023
13:30 		Report France   6–13   Italy Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Vojin Putniković (SRB), Michiel Zwartt (NED)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–3, 0–3, 1–5
Crousillat, Khasz 2 Goals Fondelli 4
19 July 2023
09:00 		Report Italy   24–6   Canada Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), David Gómez (ESP)
Score by quarters: 6–0, 4–2, 8–4, 6–0
three players 4 Goals Constantin-Bicari 3
19 July 2023
10:30 		Report China   8–17   France Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Michiel Zwartt (NED), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 4–6, 0–4, 3–3
Chen R., Xie 2 Goals Marzouki 4
21 July 2023
17:30 		Report China   5–18   Italy Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Veselin Mišković (MNE), Germán Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–7, 2–6, 0–3
Chen Z. 2 Goals Condemi, Di Fulvio 4
21 July 2023
20:30 		Report France   15–11   Canada Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Nenad Peris (CRO), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 5–4, 5–3, 3–2, 2–2
three players 3 Goals three players 3

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Hungary 3 3 0 0 0 49 31 +18 9 Quarterfinals
2   Croatia 3 2 0 0 1 51 29 +22 6 Playoffs
3   Japan (H) 3 1 0 0 2 40 42 −2 3
4   Argentina 3 0 0 0 3 27 65 −38 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) Host


17 July 2023
16:00 		Report Argentina   5–24   Croatia Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
David Couper (NZL), Jennifer McCall (USA)
Score by quarters: 2–8, 1–4, 0–7, 2–5
five players 1 Goals Marinić Kragić 5
17 July 2023
19:00 		Report Hungary   16–8   Japan Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Zhang Liang (CHN), Nicola Johnson (AUS)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 3–2, 3–1, 6–1
Jansik, Zalánki 4 Goals Suzuki, Takata 2
19 July 2023
12:00 		Report Croatia   10–12   Hungary Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–2, 3–3, 4–4
three players 2 Goals Zalánki 3
19 July 2023
19:00 		Report Japan   20–9   Argentina Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Zhang Liang (CHN), Darren Spiritsanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 4–2, 4–2, 6–4
Watanabe 5 Goals Martino 3
21 July 2023
09:00 		Report Hungary   21–13   Argentina Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Zhang Liang (CHN), Alessia Ferrari (ITA)
Score by quarters: 7–1, 5–4, 4–4, 5–4
Vigvári 4 Goals Camnasio, Corsi 3
21 July 2023
19:00 		Report Croatia   17–12   Japan Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Michiel Zwartt (NED)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–3, 8–3, 2–3
Kharkov 4 Goals Adachi 4

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 3 0 0 0 54 27 +27 9 Quarterfinals
2   Serbia 3 1 1 0 1 57 34 +23 5 Playoffs
3   Montenegro 3 1 0 1 1 55 34 +21 4
4   South Africa 3 0 0 0 3 21 92 −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.


17 July 2023
17:30 		Report Montenegro   35–10   South Africa Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 10–0, 9–5, 10–4
Radović 7 Goals four players 2
17 July 2023
20:30 		Report Serbia   14–16   Spain Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Raffaele Colombo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–5, 5–5, 4–3
Rašović 6 Goals Granados 5
19 July 2023
13:30 		Report Spain   11–7   Montenegro Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Sebastien Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–2, 4–2, 2–1
Perrone 5 Goals Đurđić 2
19 July 2023
16:00 		Report South Africa   5–30   Serbia Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
David Couper (NZL), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 1–8, 1–9, 1–7, 2–6
Laurenson 2 Goals Jakšić, Rašović 6
21 July 2023
10:30 		Report South Africa   6–27   Spain Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 2–8, 2–7, 2–8, 0–4
Badenhorst 2 Goals Valera 5
21 July 2023
12:00 		Report Serbia   17–15   Montenegro Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Darren Spiritsanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 3–6, 4–2, 2–3, 4–2  PSO: 4–2
Vučinić 5 Goals Matković 3

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

Championship bracket
 
PlayoffsQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
25 July
 
 
  Greece10
 
23 July
 
  Montenegro9
 
  Croatia12
 
27 July
 
  Montenegro13
 
  Greece13
 
 
  Serbia7
 
 
25 July
 
 
  Italy11 (3)
 
23 July
 
  Serbia (PSO)11 (4)
 
  Japan10
 
29 July
 
  Serbia16
 
  Greece10 (3)
 
 
  Hungary (PSO)10 (4)
 
 
25 July
 
 
  Hungary13
 
23 July
 
  United States12
 
  United States13
 
27 July
 
  Canada10
 
  Hungary12
 
 
  Spain11 Third place
 
 
25 July29 July
 
 
  Spain7  Serbia6
 
23 July
 
  France6   Spain9
 
  Australia8
 
 
  France11
 
5th place bracket
 
5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
27 July
 
 
  Montenegro6
 
29 July
 
  Italy10
 
  Italy16
 
27 July
 
  France9
 
  United States13 (3)
 
 
  France (PSO)13 (5)
 
Seventh place game
 
 
29 July
 
 
  Montenegro12 (3)
 
 
  United States (PSO)12 (5)
9th place bracket
 
9th–12th place semifinalsNinth place game
 
      
 
25 July
 
 
  Canada5
 
27 July
 
  Croatia13
 
  Croatia17
 
25 July
 
  Australia10
 
  Australia16
 
 
  Japan15
 
Eleventh place game
 
 
27 July
 
 
  Canada11
 
 
  Japan23
13th place bracket
 
13th–16th place semifinals13th place game
 
      
 
23 July
 
 
  Kazakhstan12
 
25 July
 
  China5
 
  Kazakhstan7
 
23 July
 
  Argentina11
 
  Argentina15
 
 
  South Africa6
 
15th place game
 
 
25 July
 
 
  China16
 
 
  South Africa8

Playoffs edit

23 July 2023
14:00 		Report United States   13–10   Canada Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), David Gómez (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–4, 2–1, 5–4
Daube 7 Goals Constantin-Bicari 4
23 July 2023
15:30 		Report Australia   8–11   France Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Darren Spiritsanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 0–4, 5–2, 2–4, 1–1
Negus, Pavillard 2 Goals Vernoux 4
23 July 2023
17:00 		Report Croatia   12–13   Montenegro Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Michiel Zwartt (NED)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 0–3, 5–4, 4–4
Marinić Kragić 4 Goals Matković, Radović 4
23 July 2023
18:30 		Report Japan   10–16   Serbia Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–3, 2–7, 3–3
Inaba 4 Goals Radulović, Rašović 3

Quarterfinals edit

25 July 2023
15:00 		Report Greece   10–9   Montenegro Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–3, 1–3, 3–2
Genidounias 5 Goals Radović 3
25 July 2023
16:30 		Report Italy   14–15   Serbia Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Michiel Zwartt (NED), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–2, 4–4, 2–2  PSO: 3–4
Di Fulvio 3 Goals Rašović 4
25 July 2023
18:00 		Report Hungary   13–12   United States Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 3–1, 3–2, 3–5
Zalánki 6 Goals Bowen 4
25 July 2023
19:30 		Report Spain   7–6   France Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Raffaele Colombo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–2, 2–1, 3–1
Tahull 2 Goals Bouet, Crousillat 2

13–16th place semifinals edit

23 July 2023
09:00 		Report Kazakhstan   12–5   China Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Chisato Kurosaki (JPN), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 4–0, 3–1, 4–3
Markovich 4 Goals Xie Z. 3
23 July 2023
10:30 		Report Argentina   15–6   South Africa Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), David Couper (NZL)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 4–2, 5–1, 3–3
Camnasio 4 Goals Wheeler 2

9–12th place semifinals edit

25 July 2023
12:00 		Report Canada   5–13   Croatia Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Veselin Mišković (MNE), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–3, 1–5, 1–2
five players 1 Goals Butić, Lazić 3
25 July 2023
13:30 		Report Australia   16–15   Japan Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
David Gómez (ESP), Darren Spiritsanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 4–7, 4–3, 3–2
Pavillard 4 Goals Adachi, Takata 4

5–8th place semifinals edit

27 July 2023
14:00 		Report Montenegro   6–10   Italy Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 1–3, 2–3, 2–3
Perković 3 Goals Damonte 3
27 July 2023
15:30 		Report United States   16–18   France Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Michiel Zwartt (NED), David Gómez (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–3, 5–4, 2–5  PSO: 3–5
Bowen 5 Goals Crousillat, Vernoux 3

Semifinals edit

27 July 2023
17:00 		Report Greece   13–7   Serbia Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Nenad Peris (CRO), Raffaele Colombo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–0, 3–3, 4–2
Argyropoulos, Kakaris 3 Goals Jakšić, Rašović 2
27 July 2023
18:30 		Report Hungary   12–11   Spain Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–3, 3–2, 5–3
Manhercz 3 Goals three players 2

15th place game edit

25 July 2023
09:00 		Report China   16–8   South Africa Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Germán Moller (ARG), Hélène Painchaud (CAN)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–2, 4–1, 5–3
Chen Z. 7 Goals Badenhorst, Howard 2

13th place game edit

25 July 2023
10:30 		Report Kazakhstan   7–11   Argentina Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Marta Cabanas (ESP), Lee-Anne Stewart (RSA)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 1–1, 3–3, 2–2
Markovich, Vuksanovich 2 Goals Corsi 4

Eleventh place game edit

27 July 2023
09:00 		Report Canada   11–23   Japan Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Vojin Putniković (SRB), Darren Spiritosanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 3–6, 3–6, 2–8, 3–3
Djerkovic 3 Goals Inaba 5

Ninth place game edit

27 July 2023
10:30 		Report Croatia   17–10   Australia Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 5–4, 6–2, 3–2
Vukičević 5 Goals Poot 3

Seventh place game edit

29 July 2023
11:30 		Report Montenegro   15–17   United States Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–4, 3–3, 2–2  PSO: 3–5
three players 2 Goals Hallock 4

Fifth place game edit

29 July 2023
16:30 		Report Italy   16–9   France Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–2, 7–3, 5–2
Di Fulvio 5 Goals Crousillat 3

Third place game edit

29 July 2023
13:00 		Report Serbia   6–9   Spain Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Raffaele Colombo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–3, 0–2, 1–1
Rašović 3 Goals Granados 3

Final edit

29 July 2023
18:00 		Report Greece   13–14   Hungary Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Michiel Zwartt (NED), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–1, 3–2, 3–3  PSO: 3–4
Genidounias 4 Goals Manhercz, Zalánki 3

Final ranking edit

Statistics and awards edit

Top goalscorers edit

Rank Name Goals[9] Shots %
1   Strahinja Rašović 25 45 56
2   Hannes Daube 22 48 46
3   Nikola Jakšić 20 43 47
4   Gergő Zalánki 19 36 53
5   Konstantinos Genidounias 18 39 46
  Đuro Radović 35 51
7   Francesco Di Fulvio 17 34 50
  Yusuke Inaba 45 38
9   Ugo Crousillat 16 34 47
  Taiyo Watanabe 33 48

Awards edit

The awards were announced on 29 July 2023.[2]

All-star team
Goalkeeper   Emmanouil Zerdevas
Field player   Hannes Daube
  Krisztián Manhercz
  Alexandros Papanastasiou
  Felipe Perrone
  Strahinja Rašović
  Gergő Zalánki
Other awards
MVP   Gergő Zalánki
Best goalkeeper   Emmanouil Zerdevas

References edit

  1. ^ "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Hungary overcomes Greece in sudden-death shootout". worldaquatics.com. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Two vacancies at World Championships: Brazilian teams don't arrive in Fukuoka". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Argentina In – World Aquatics Championships will now feature Argentina in the Men's and Women's Water Polo Tournaments". worldaquatics.com. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Draw for World Championships in Fukuoka: Two reigning champions in "Group of death"". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  6. ^ "The field is now set – Qualified teams for the Men's and Women's Water Polo Tournament for Fukuoka". worldaquatics.com. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  7. ^ "World Championships, schedule: Spain's ladies and men feature in opening day's derbies". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  8. ^ "World Aquatics Championships - Fukuoka 2023-Final Standings". worldaquatics.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  9. ^ Top scorers

External links edit

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