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

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Water polo at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament
Tournament details
Host country 
Marine Messe, Fukuoka
Dates16–28 July
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (2nd title)
Runner-up Spain
Third place Italy
Fourth place Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored1,157 (24.1 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Judith Forca
(23 goals)
Best playerSpain Elena Ruiz
Best goalkeeperNetherlands Laura Aarts

The women's water polo tournament at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships was held from 16 to 28 July 2023. This was the 16th time that the women's water polo tournament has been played since the first edition in 1986.[1] Netherlands won their second title after defeating Spain in the final.[2]

Qualification

Event Dates Hosts Quota Qualifier(s)
Host nation 1  Japan
2022 World League 25 January – 6 November 2022 Spain Santa Cruz de Tenerife 2  Spain
 Hungary
2022 World Championships 20 June – 2 July 2022 Hungary Budapest 4  United States
 Netherlands
 Italy
 Australia
2022 European Championship 27 August – 10 September 2022 Croatia Split 3  Greece
 Israel
 France
2022 Asian Championship 7–14 November 2022 Thailand Samut Prakan 2  China
 Kazakhstan
2023 Pan American Water Polo Championships 3–8 April 2023 Brazil Bauru 2  Canada
 Brazil
 Argentina
African Wildcard 1  South Africa
Oceanian Wildcard 1  New Zealand
Total 16

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


Draw

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

Seeding

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

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 United States
 Hungary
 Netherlands
 Italy
 Spain
 Australia
 Canada
 Greece
 Argentina
 Israel
 France
 New Zealand
 South Africa
 Japan
 China
 Kazakhstan

The draw resulted in the following groups:

Group A Group B Group C Group D
 China  Spain  Argentina  Canada
 France  Israel  Greece  New Zealand
 United States  Netherlands  Italy  Hungary
 Australia  Kazakhstan  South Africa  Japan

Preliminary round

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

Group A

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 0 40 16 +24 9 Quarterfinals
2  Australia 3 2 0 0 1 26 24 +2 6 Playoffs
3  France 3 1 0 0 2 25 37 −12 3
4  China 3 0 0 0 3 24 38 −14 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.


16 July 2023
09:00
Report United States  15–6  China
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 1–0, 6–2, 3–1, 5–3
Musselman
4
Goals Zhang Jin. 3
16 July 2023
10:30
Report France  8–10  Australia
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Germán Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–4, 2–1, 1–2
Bouloukbachi 3 Goals Andrews, Fasala 2

18 July 2023
17:30
Report Australia  5–9  United States
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), Nóra Debreceni (HUN)
Score by quarters: 3–5, 0–0, 1–3, 1–1
Williams 3 Goals three players 2
18 July 2023
20:30
Report China  11–12  France
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), Alessia Ferrari (ITA)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 1–3, 4–1, 2–5
Wang H. 3 Goals Dhalluin 4

20 July 2023
13:00
Report China  7–11  Australia
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Hélène Painchaud (CAN)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–2, 1–3, 2–2
Lu, Zhang Jin. 2 Goals five players 2
20 July 2023
16:00
Report France  5–16  United States
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Chisato Kurosaki (JPN), Alessia Ferrari (ITA)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 1–2, 0–4, 3–5
Bouloukbachi 2 Goals Prentice 4

Group B

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 0 61 16 +45 9 Quarterfinals
2  Spain 3 2 0 0 1 52 17 +35 6 Playoffs
3  Israel 3 1 0 0 2 30 52 −22 3
4  Kazakhstan 3 0 0 0 3 13 71 −58 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.


16 July 2023
12:00
Report Netherlands  7–6  Spain
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Nenad Peris (CRO)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–1, 3–2, 2–1
three players 2 Goals E. Ruiz 3
16 July 2023
13:30
Report Israel  17–6  Kazakhstan
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), Lee-Anne Stewart (RSA)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 6–1, 2–2, 4–0
three players 4 Goals Khritankova, Mirshina 2

18 July 2023
09:00
Report Kazakhstan  2–30  Netherlands
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Germán Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 0–10, 1–7, 1–9, 0–4
Mirshina, Pochinok 1 Goals Van de Kraats 8
18 July 2023
10:30
Report Spain  22–5  Israel
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Lee-Anne Stewart (RSA), David Couper (NZL)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 5–1, 5–0, 7–2
Camus, A. Ruiz 4 Goals five players 1

20 July 2023
17:30
Report Spain  24–5  Kazakhstan
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Lee-Anne Stewart (RSA)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 8–1, 5–0, 6–1
Peña 4 Goals Novikova, Tsoy 2
20 July 2023
20:30
Report Israel  8–24  Netherlands
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), David Couper (NZL)
Score by quarters: 1–7, 1–6, 2–5, 4–6
Futorian 3 Goals
Joustra
5

Group C

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Greece 3 3 0 0 0 61 16 +45 9 Quarterfinals
2  Italy 3 2 0 0 1 63 19 +44 6 Playoffs
3  South Africa 3 1 0 0 2 16 57 −41 3
4  Argentina 3 0 0 0 3 12 60 −48 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.


16 July 2023
16:00
Report Italy  27–1  Argentina
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Adil Aimbetov (KAZ), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 7–0, 6–0, 11–0
Avegno 4 Goals Leonard 1
16 July 2023
17:30
Report Greece  24–2  South Africa
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Nicola Johnson (AUS), Darren Spiritsanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 7–1, 6–1, 6–0, 5–0
Fountotou, E. Plevritou 4 Goals Sileno, Zondo 1

18 July 2023
12:00
Report South Africa  2–24  Italy
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Jennifer McCall (USA), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–7, 1–7, 0–8
MacDonell, Meecham 1 Goals Bettini, Giustini 4
18 July 2023
13:30
Report Argentina  2–21  Greece
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Adil Aimbetov (KAZ), Nicola Johnson (AUS)
Score by quarters: 1–6, 0–5, 1–6, 0–4
Bacigalupo, Hatcher 1 Goals three players 3

20 July 2023
09:00
Report Argentina  9–12  South Africa
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
David Gómez (ESP), Jennifer McCall (USA),
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–5, 2–2, 2–3
Auliel 4 Goals Meecham 3
20 July 2023
10:30
Report Greece  16–12  Italy
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Nenad Peris (CRO), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters: 6–4, 4–1, 3–2, 3–5
four players 3 Goals four players 2

Group D

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 3 3 0 0 0 60 36 +24 9 Quarterfinals
2  Canada 3 2 0 0 1 40 34 +6 6 Playoffs
3  New Zealand 3 1 0 0 2 33 52 −19 3
4  Japan (H) 3 0 0 0 3 49 60 −11 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


16 July 2023
19:00
Report New Zealand  17–16  Japan
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Jennifer McCall (USA), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters: 5–5, 4–3, 4–5, 4–3
Doyle 5 Goals Ura 5
16 July 2023
20:30
Report Hungary  11–10  Canada
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Marta Cabanas (ESP), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 2–2, 1–2, 3–3
Keszthelyi 4 Goals four players 2

18 July 2023
16:00
Report Canada  13–11  New Zealand
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Marta Cabanas (ESP), Darren Spiritsanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 7–4, 1–3, 3–0, 2–4
La Roche 3 Goals Howarth 4
18 July 2023
19:00
Report Japan  21–26  Hungary
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 4–5, 6–8, 5–7, 6–6
Arima 7 Goals Hajdú 5

20 July 2023
12:00
Report New Zealand  5–23  Hungary
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Veselin Mišković (MNE), Marta Cabanas (ESP),
Score by quarters: 3–6, 0–3, 2–9, 0–5
Doyle, Houghton 2 Goals Szilágyi 5
20 July 2023
19:00
Report Canada  17–12  Japan
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Adil Aimbetov (KAZ), Nicola Johnson (AUS)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 3–3, 5–4, 4–4
Lemay-Lavoie 5 Goals Arima, Kawaguchi 4

Knockout stage

Bracket

Championship bracket
 
PlayoffsQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
24 July
 
 
 United States7
 
22 July
 
 Italy8
 
 Italy14
 
26 July
 
 New Zealand7
 
 Italy8
 
 
 Netherlands9
 
 
24 July
 
 
 Netherlands17
 
22 July
 
 Canada10
 
 South Africa6
 
28 July
 
 Canada21
 
 Netherlands (PSO)12 (5)
 
 
 Spain12 (4)
 
 
24 July
 
 
 Greece8
 
22 July
 
 Australia9
 
 Australia16
 
26 July
 
 Israel7
 
 Australia10
 
 
 Spain12 Third place
 
 
24 July28 July
 
 
 Hungary9 Italy16
 
22 July
 
 Spain12  Australia14
 
 France9
 
 
 Spain16
 
5th place bracket
 
5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
26 July
 
 
 United States16
 
28 July
 
 Canada4
 
 United States (PSO)11 (4)
 
26 July
 
 Hungary11 (2)
 
 Greece9
 
 
 Hungary10
 
Seventh place game
 
 
28 July
 
 
 Canada (PSO)10 (4)
 
 
 Greece10 (2)
9th place bracket
 
9th–12th place semifinalsNinth place game
 
      
 
24 July
 
 
 Israel15
 
26 July
 
 New Zealand12
 
 Israel7
 
24 July
 
 France11
 
 France20
 
 
 South Africa6
 
Eleventh place game
 
 
26 July
 
 
 New Zealand25
 
 
 South Africa6
13th place bracket
 
13th–16th place semifinals13th place game
 
      
 
22 July
 
 
 China16
 
24 July
 
 Kazakhstan6
 
 China18
 
22 July
 
 Japan10
 
 Argentina11
 
 
 Japan21
 
15th place game
 
 
24 July
 
 
 Kazakhstan10
 
 
 Argentina8

Playoffs

22 July 2023
14:00
Report Australia  16–7  Israel
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Marta Cabanas (ESP), Adil Aimbetov (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 7–2, 4–1, 3–1, 2–3
Armit 4 Goals Kordonskaia 3

22 July 2023
15:30
Report France  9–16  Spain
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Raffaele Colombo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 4–4, 2–5, 2–4
Bouloukbachi, Dhalluin 2 Goals Forca 5

22 July 2023
17:00
Report Italy  14–7  New Zealand
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Germán Moller (ARG), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 6–2, 1–3, 3–1
Bettini 3 Goals Doyle 2

22 July 2023
18:30
Report South Africa  6–21  Canada
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Nicola Johnson (AUS), David Couper (NZL)
Score by quarters: 1–6, 1–4, 1–4, 3–7
Thornton-Dibb 2 Goals Wright 4

Quarterfinals

24 July 2023
15:00
Report United States  7–8  Italy
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–1, 2–2, 1–2
Steffens 4 Goals Giustini 3

24 July 2023
16:30
Report Netherlands  17–10  Canada
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Marta Cabanas (ESP), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 6–2, 5–3, 3–4, 3–1
three players 3 Goals McKelvey 4

24 July 2023
18:00
Report Greece  8–9  Australia
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Jennifer McCall (USA), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 1–4, 3–2, 0–0
Xenaki 3 Goals four players 2

24 July 2023
19:30
Report Hungary  9–12  Spain
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Nenad Peris (CRO)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–3, 3–4, 2–2
Garda 4 Goals Forca 5

13–16th place semifinals

22 July 2023
09:00
Report China  16–6  Kazakhstan
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Jennifer McCall (USA), Hélène Painchaud (CAN)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 6–2, 3–2, 4–1
Yan S., Zhang J. 4 Goals Kaplun 3

22 July 2023
10:30
Report Argentina  11–21  Japan
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Lee-Anne Stewart (RSA)
Score by quarters: 0–8, 3–4, 5–4, 3–5
Bacigalupo 3 Goals Arima, Nishiyama 4

9–12th place semifinals

24 July 2023
12:00
Report Israel  15–12  New Zealand
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 5–3, 5–2, 2–6
Strugo 4 Goals Houghton, Nicholson 3

24 July 2023
13:30
Report France  20–6  South Africa
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Germán Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 6–0, 5–4, 5–1
Vernoux 6 Goals Thornton-Dibb 3

5–8th place semifinals

26 July 2023
14:00
Report United States  16–4  Canada
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Lee-Anne Stewart (RSA)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 2–1, 6–1, 3–1
Flynn 5 Goals Browne 2

26 July 2023
15:30
Report Greece  9–10  Hungary
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–2, 4–5, 2–1
Ninou 3 Goals Garda, Keszthelyi 3

Semifinals

26 July 2023
17:00
Report Italy  8–9  Netherlands
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Nóra Debreceni (HUN)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 3–2, 2–2, 1–1
Marletta 3 Goals L. Rogge, Wolves 2

26 July 2023
18:30
Report Australia  10–12  Spain
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Jennifer McCall (USA)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 4–3, 2–2, 2–2
Kearns 3 Goals E. Ruiz 4

15th place game

24 July 2023
09:00
Report Kazakhstan  10–8  Argentina
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Nicola Johnson (AUS)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 3–3, 2–4, 2–1
Khritankova, Novikova 3 Goals Bacigalupo 4

13th place game

24 July 2023
10:30
Report China  18–10  Japan
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Adil Aimbetov (KAZ), Lee-Anne Stewart (RSA)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 5–3, 4–3, 5–1
Lu, Yan J. 3 Goals Ura 3

Eleventh place game

26 July 2023
09:00
Report New Zealand  25–6  South Africa
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Chisato Kurosaki (JPN), Adil Aimbetov (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 7–0, 6–3, 6–1, 6–2
Houghton 7 Goals Meecham, Versfeld 2

Ninth place game

26 July 2023
10:30
Report Israel  7–11  France
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Nicola Johnson (AUS), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–4, 1–4, 3–0
Bogachenko 4 Goals Millot 3

Seventh place game

28 July 2023
11:30
Report Canada  14–12  Greece
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Nicola Johnson (AUS)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 1–4, 4–1, 1–4  PSO: 4–2
Wright 3 Goals Xenaki 3

Fifth place game

28 July 2023
16:30
Report United States  15–13  Hungary
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Zhang Liang (CHN), Marta Cabanas (ESP)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 1–3, 5–4, 1–2  PSO: 4–2
Raney 3 Goals Keszthelyi 4

Third place game

28 July 2023
13:00
Report Italy  16–14  Australia
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters: 5–4, 5–6, 3–1, 3–3
Bianconi 6 Goals Williams 3

Final

28 July 2023
18:00
Report Netherlands  17–16  Spain
Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Referees:
Nenad Peris (CRO), Alessia Ferrari (ITA)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 2–3, 3–1, 3–5  PSO: 5–4
Van de Kraats, Sleeking 3 Goals Forca 5

Final ranking

Statistics and awards

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Goals[9] Shots %
1 Spain Judith Forca 23 45 51
2 Netherlands Simone van de Kraats 20 33 61
3 Hungary Rita Keszthelyi 19 39 49
Japan Yumi Arima 40 48
5 New Zealand Emmerson Houghton 18 32 56
6 Italy Roberta Bianconi 16 37 43
Italy Sofia Giustini 33 48
8 Italy Claudia Marletta 15 27 56
Spain Elena Ruit 30 50
10 Australia Alice Williams 14 39 36
Greece Eirini Ninou 30 47
Japan Eruna Ura 23 61
New Zealand Bernadette Doyle 34 41

Awards

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

All-star team
Goalkeeper Netherlands Laura Aarts
Field player Japan Yumi Arima
Italy Roberta Bianconi
Spain Judith Forca
Spain Elena Ruiz
Netherlands Simone van de Kraats
Australia Alice Williams
Other awards
MVP
Spain Elena Ruiz
Best goalkeeper Netherlands Laura Aarts

References

External links