2020 FINA Women's Water Polo World League

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2020 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
League
Water Polo
Duration12 November 2019 to
19 June 2021
Super Final
Finals champions United States (14th title)
  Runners-up Hungary
Finals MVPUnited States Maddie Musselman
FINA Women's Water Polo World League seasons

The 2020 FINA Women's Water Polo World League was the 17th edition of the annual women's international water polo tournament. It was played between October 2019 and June 2021 and opened to all women's water polo national teams. After participating in a preliminary round, eight teams qualified to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final, originally from 9–14 June 2020.[1] The tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In August 2020, it was announced that it would be played in from January to June 2021.[2]

The United States won their seventh consecutive and 14th overall title, after defeating Hungary in the final.[3]

In the world league, there are specific rules that do not allow matches to end in a draw. 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. The following points will be awarded per match to each team:

  • Match won – 3 points
  • Match won by penalty – 2 points
  • Match lost by penalty – 1 point
  • Match lost or forfeited – 0 points

European qualification round

  • 12 November 2019 – 27 March 2021
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 6 5 0 1 0 53 32 +21 16 Super Final 12–7 5–0 5–0
2  Spain 6 4 1 0 1 78 44 +34 14 8–8 (3–2) 16–12 18–1
3  Russia 6 3 0 0 3 67 71 −4 9[a] 9–12 9–17 12–9
4  Greece 6 3 0 0 3 52 52 0 9[a] 5–9 5–0 5–0
5  Netherlands 6 2 1 0 3 65 68 −3 8 12–11 10–15 15–16
6  Italy 6 2 0 1 3 41 48 −7 7 0–5 14–9 12–12 (2–4)
7  France 6 0 0 0 6 18 59 −41 0 9–13 0–5 8–13
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.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Russia 12–9 Greece

Inter-Continental Cup

Super final

Super final
Tournament details
Host country Greece
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates14–19 June 2021
Teams8 (from 3 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored601 (25.04 per match)
Top scorer(s)Japan Yumi Arima
(23 goals)[4]
Best playerUnited States Maddie Musselman
Best goalkeeperUnited States Ashleigh Johnson

As host country

Qualified teams

Invited teams

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).[5]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1  Canada 3 3 0 0 0 41 32 +9 9
2  Russia 3 2 0 0 1 45 38 +7 6
3  Hungary 3 1 0 0 2 51 37 +14 3
4  Japan 3 0 0 0 3 33 63 −30 0
Source: Microplustiming
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 June 2021
16:45
Report Hungary  26–10  Japan Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens
Referees:
Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 7–1, 5–4, 5–1, 9–4
Parkes 7 Goals three players 2
14 June 2021
18:30
Report Canada  12–10  Russia Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Ursula Wengenroth (SUI)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 2–3, 2–4, 3–2
Sohi 3 Goals Prokofyeva 4

15 June 2021
15:00
Report Canada  16–10  Japan Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Darren Spiritosanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 5–1, 3–3, 4–3
Eggens 3 Goals Arima 5
15 June 2021
16:45
Report Russia  14–13  Hungary Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Jaume Teixidó (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–6, 5–3, 3–2
Ivanova, Karimova
3
Goals Keszthelyi, Leimeter 4

16 June 2021
15:00
Report Hungary  12–13  Canada Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 5–3, 1–3, 4–3
four players 2 Goals Christmas 4
16 June 2021
18:30
Report Japan  13–21  Russia Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Darren Spiritosanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–3, 2–5, 5–10
Arima 8 Goals Glyzina, Simanovich 5

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1  United States 3 3 0 0 0 54 20 +34 9
2  Spain 3 2 0 0 1 43 37 +6 6
3  Greece (H) 3 1 0 0 2 42 41 +1 3
4  Kazakhstan 3 0 0 0 3 24 65 −41 0
Source: Microplustiming
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
14 June 2021
15:00
Report Spain  20–11  Kazakhstan Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens
Referees:
Nenad Periš (CRO), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 5–5, 7–1, 2–0, 6–5
four players 3 Goals Turova 4
14 June 2021
20:15
Report United States  16–9  Greece Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 4–2, 4–2, 4–2
three players 3 Goals M. Plevritou 3

15 June 2021
18:30
Report United States  20–2  Kazakhstan Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens
Referees:
Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 9–0, 6–2, 1–0, 4–0
Haralabidis 5 Goals Muravyeva, Roga 1
15 June 2021
20:15
Report Greece  8–14  Spain Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens
Referees:
Marie-Claude Deslières (CAN), György Kun (HUN)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 1–3, 3–2, 2–4
Tsoukala 3 Goals Ortiz 4

16 June 2021
16:45
Report Spain  9–18  United States Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens
Referees:
Nenad Periš (CRO), Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 3–6, 2–4, 2–4
Forca 5 Goals Fattal 5
16 June 2021
20:15
Report Kazakhstan  11–25  Greece Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens
Referees:
Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Marie-Claude Deslières (CAN)
Score by quarters: 2–8, 1–5, 3–7, 5–5
Pochinok, Turova 3 Goals Eleftheriadou, E. Plevritou 6

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
17 June
 
 
 Russia (PSO)12
 
18 June
 
 Greece10
 
 Russia8
 
17 June
 
 United States17
 
 Japan6
 
19 June
 
 United States20
 
 United States14
 
17 June
 
 Hungary8
 
 Hungary10
 
18 June
 
 Spain8
 
 Hungary14
 
17 June
 
 Canada10 Third place
 
 Canada11
 
19 June
 
 Kazakhstan3
 
 Russia10
 
 
 Canada8
 

5–8th place bracket

 
5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
18 June
 
 
 Greece17
 
19 June
 
 Japan5
 
 Greece9
 
18 June
 
 Spain12
 
 Spain20
 
 
 Kazakhstan8
 
Seventh place game
 
 
19 June
 
 
 Japan18
 
 
 Kazakhstan10

Quarterfinals

17 June 2021
15:00
Report Hungary  10–8  Spain Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–1, 2–2, 2–2
Keszthelyi 3 Goals A. Espar, Tarragó 3

17 June 2021
16:45
Report Canada  11–3  Kazakhstan Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens
Referees:
Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN), Jaume Teixidó (ESP)
Score by quarters: 5–0, 1–1, 1–1, 4–1
Békhazi, McKelvey 3 Goals Roga 2

17 June 2021
18:30
Report Japan  6–20  United States Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–6, 1–6, 3–4
Arima 2 Goals Steffens 4

17 June 2021
20:15
Report Russia  12–10  Greece Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens
Referees:
György Kun (HUN), Nenad Periš (CRO)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–3, 1–2, 1–0  PSO: 4–2
Bersneva 2 Goals Eleftheriadou, Tsoukala 3

5–8th place semifinals

18 June 2021
15:00
Report Greece  17–5  Japan Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens
Referees:
Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Marie-Claude Deslières (CAN)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 5–0, 4–2, 4–1
Xenaki 5 Goals Arima 2

18 June 2021
16:45
Report Spain  20–8  Kazakhstan Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens
Referees:
Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS), Darren Spiritosanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 6–3, 6–3, 4–2, 4–0
Ruiz 5 Goals Turova, Yeremina 3

Semifinals

18 June 2021
18:30
Report Russia  8–17  United States Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens
Referees:
Nenad Periš (CRO), Jaume Teixidó (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–5, 0–4, 1–4, 4–4
eight players 1 Goals three players 3

18 June 2021
20:15
Report Hungary  14–10  Canada Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Michiel Zwart (NED)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–2, 6–4, 1–1
Keszthelyi 4 Goals Christmas 3

Seventh place game

19 June 2021
15:00
Report Japan  18–10  Kazakhstan Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Darren Spiritosanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 4–1, 6–5, 4–1
Arima 5 Goals Turova 4

Fifth place game

19 June 2021
16:45
Report Greece  9–12  Spain Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens
Referees:
Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN), Nenad Periš (CRO)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–2, 4–4, 1–4
Xenaki 3 Goals García Godoy 4

Third place game

19 June 2021
18:30
Report Russia  10–8  Canada Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens
Referees:
Jaume Teixidó (ESP), György Kun (HUN)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 1–1, 4–0, 1–3
Ivanova
3
Goals Wright 3

Final

19 June 2021
20:15
Report United States  14–8  Hungary Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–1, 3–4, 5–1
Steffens 4 Goals three players 2

Final ranking

Awards

The awards were announced on 19 June 2021.[3]

Award Player
MVP United States Maddie Musselman
Best goalkeeper United States Ashleigh Johnson
Topscorer Japan Yumi Arima

References

  1. ^ "Rules & Regulations and Event Guide" (PDF). www.fina.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  2. ^ "New calendar of FINA World League, next games in January". total-waterpolo.com. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b "USA ladies win 7th consecutive World League title". total-waterpolo.com. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  4. ^ Top Scorers
  5. ^ Schedule

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