2003 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
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The 2003 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the second edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After two preliminary rounds, held in São Paulo, Brazil and Budapest, Hungary, the Super Final was held in New York, United States from August 22 to August 24, 2003.
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Preliminary round [edit]
GROUP A [edit]
- Held in São Paulo, Brazil
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  Italy |
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 20 | +14 |
| 2. |  Greece |
7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 21 | +6 |
| 3. |  Netherlands |
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 33 | –9 |
| 4. |  Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 30 | –11 |
- June 27, 2003
| Greece |
10 – 6 | Brazil |
| Italy |
15 – 8 | Netherlands |
- June 28, 2003
| Italy |
10 – 6 | Brazil |
| Greece |
11 – 6 | Netherlands |
- June 29, 2003
| Italy |
9 – 6 | Greece |
| Brazil |
7 – 10 | Netherlands |
GROUP B [edit]
- Held in Budapest, Hungary
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Hungary |
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 23 | +15 |
| 2. |  Serbia and Montenegro |
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 27 | +6 |
| 3. |  United States |
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 34 | –12 |
| 4. |  Australia |
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 35 | –9 |
- June 27, 2003
| United States |
10 – 7 | Australia |
| Hungary |
10 – 5 | Serbia and Montenegro |
- June 28, 2003
| Hungary |
14 – 7 | Australia |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
15 – 4 | United States |
- June 29, 2003
| Serbia and Montenegro |
11 – 12 | Australia |
| Hungary |
12 – 8 | United States |
Super Final [edit]
Play-Offs [edit]
- August 22, 2003
| Greece |
2 – 6 | United States |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
15 – 9 | Netherlands |
Semi finals [edit]
- August 23, 2003
| Hungary |
6 – 5 | United States |
| Italy |
5 – 4 | Serbia and Montenegro |
Fifth Place Match [edit]
- August 23, 2003
| Netherlands |
7 – 8 | Greece |
Bronze medal match [edit]
- August 24, 2003
| United States |
12 – 9 | Serbia and Montenegro |
Gold Medal Match [edit]
- August 24, 2003
| Hungary |
13 – 8 | Italy |
Final ranking [edit]
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Individual awards [edit]
- Most Valuable Player
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- Best Goalkeeper
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| RANK | TOPSCORERS | GOALS |
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| 1. | Tony Azevedo (USA) |
12 |
| 2. | Aleksandar Sapic (SCG) |
11 |
| 3. | Gerben Silvis (NED) |
10 |
| Péter Biros (HUN) |
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| 5. | Bogdan Rath (ITA) |
8 |
| Marco Booij (NED) |
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| Tamás Kásás (HUN) |
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| Thomas Whalan (AUS) |
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| 9. | Eelco Uri (NED) |
7 |
| Francesco Postiglione (ITA) |
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| Gergely Kiss (HUN) |
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| Ioannis Thomakos (GRE) |
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| Norbert Madaras (HUN) |
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| Ryan Bailey (USA) |
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| 15. | Fabio Bencivenga (ITA) |
6 |
| Felipe Perrone (BRA) |
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| Goran Fiorentini (ITA) |
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| Jesse Smith (USA) |
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| Predrag Jokic (SCG) |
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| Tamás Molnár (HUN) |
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| Vanja Udovicic (SCG) |
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| Vladimir Gojkovic (SCG) |
Statistics [edit]
- Total goals: 331
- Total matches: 19
- Goals per match: 17.4
- Total of scorers: 83
References [edit]
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