2010 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup
The 2010 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup was the fifteenth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in Christchurch, New Zealand from 17 to 22 August 2010.
Format
8 teams qualified for the 2010 FINA World Cup. They are split into two groups of 4 teams. After playing a Round-robin every team advanced to the quarterfinals. The best ranked team of Group A played against the fourth ranked team of Group B, the second ranked team of Group A against the third ranked team of Group B the third ranked team of Group A against the second ranked team of Group B and the fourth ranked team of Group A against the best ranked team of Group B. The winners of those quarterfinals advanced to the Semis and played out the champion while the losers of the quarterfinals competed in placement matches.
Groups
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  China |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 6 |
| 2. |  Canada |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 4 |
| 3. |  Hungary |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 2 |
| 4. |  Greece |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 0 |
| 17 August 2010 16:30 |
Report | Greece
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7–11 | China
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Referees: Drury (USA), Krapivin (RUS) |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–3, 1–4, 1–3 | |||||
| Roumpesi 3 | Goals | Liu, Gao, Ma 3 | |||
| 17 August 2010 18:00 |
Report | Hungary
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10–14 | Canada
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Referees: Hart (AUS), Matache (ROU) |
| Score by quarters: 3–4, 3–3, 4–4, 0–3 | |||||
| Valkai 3 | Goals | Bekhazi, Perrault, Robinson, Campbell, Radu 2 | |||
| 18 August 2010 15:00 |
Report | Hungary
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8–11 | China
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Referees: Waldo (NZL), Matache (ROU) |
| Score by quarters: 1–4, 4–2, 1–2, 2–3 | |||||
| Valkai 3 | Goals | Sun 3 | |||
| 18 August 2010 18:00 |
Report | Greece
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3–11 | Canada
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Referees: Krapivin (RUS), Makita (JPN) |
| Score by quarters: 1–5, 0–2, 1–2, 1–2 | |||||
| Asimaki 2 | Goals | Eggens 5 | |||
| 19 August 2010 15:00 |
Report | Greece
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11–13 | Hungary
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Referees: Drury (USA), Waldow (NZL) |
| Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–4, 1–4, 4–3 | |||||
| Tsoukala, Asimaki 3 | Goals | Bujka 4 | |||
| 19 August 2010 18:00 |
Report | China
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9–7 | Canada
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Referees: Matache (ROU), Hart (AUS) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–2, 3–2, 0–0 | |||||
| Sun 3 | Goals | Csikos 5 | |||
Group B
| Team | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 6 |
| 2. |  United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 4 |
| 3. |  Russia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 2 |
| 4. |  New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 48 | −27 | 0 |
| 17 August 2010 15:00 |
Report | United States
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14–10 | Russia
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Referees: Fekete (HUN), Roy (CAN) |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 4–2, 4–5, 3–2 | |||||
| Silver, Rolun, Craig 3 | Goals | Konukh 4 | |||
| 17 August 2010 19:30 |
Report | New Zealand
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4–17 | Australia
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Referees: Makita (JPN), Tan (SIN) |
| Score by quarters: 2–4, 1–3, 0–5, 1–5 | |||||
| Smith 2 | Goals | Southern 4 | |||
| 18 August 2010 16:30 |
Report | United States
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5–7 | Australia
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Referees: Vasileiou (GRE), Fekete (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 1–1, 0–3, 3–1, 1–2 | |||||
| 18 August 2010 19:30 |
Report | New Zealand
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9–13 | Russia
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Referees: Wei (CHN), Tan (SIN) |
| Score by quarters: 0–2, 3–4, 2–3, 4–4 | |||||
| Smith, Sieprath, Hudson 2 | Goals | Soboleva 3 | |||
| 19 August 2010 16:30 |
Report | Russia
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8–10 | Australia
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Referees: Fekete (HUN), Vasileiou (GRE) |
| Score by quarters: 3–0, 2–4, 2–5, 1–1 | |||||
| Ryzhova-Alenicheva, Soboleva, Ivanova 2 | Goals | Webster, Ralph, Zagame 2 | |||
| 19 August 2010 19:30 |
Report | United States
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17–8 | New Zealand
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Referees: Roy (CAN), Ni (CHN) |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–0, 6–1, 5–5 | |||||
| Dries 3 | Goals | Cox, Sieprath, Bowry 2 | |||
Knockout round
Championship
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 20 August – Christchurch | ||||||||||
| China | 11 | |||||||||
| 21 August – Christchurch | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 3 | |||||||||
| China | 9 | |||||||||
| 20 August – Christchurch | ||||||||||
| United States | 10 | |||||||||
| United States | 10 | |||||||||
| 22 August – Christchurch | ||||||||||
| Hungary | 5 | |||||||||
| United States | 6 | |||||||||
| 20 August – Christchurch | ||||||||||
| Australia | 3 | |||||||||
| Canada | 11 | |||||||||
| 21 August – Christchurch | ||||||||||
| Russia | 12 | |||||||||
| Russia | 10 | |||||||||
| 20 August – Christchurch | ||||||||||
| Australia | 11 | Third place | ||||||||
| Australia | 11 | |||||||||
| 22 August – Christchurch | ||||||||||
| Greece | 7 | |||||||||
| China | 11 | |||||||||
| Russia | 9 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| 20 August 2010 15:00 |
Report | Canada
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11–12 | Russia
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Referees: Matache (ROU), Vasileiou (GRE) |
| Score by quarters: 5–4, 2–3, 2–2, 2–3 | |||||
| Csikos 4 | Goals | Ivanova 4 | |||
| 20 August 2010 16:30 |
Report | Hungary
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5–10 | United States
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Referees: Hart (AUS), Krapivin (RUS) |
| Score by quarters: 0–2, 2–1, 2–4, 1–3 | |||||
| five players 1 | Goals | four players 2 | |||
| 20 August 2010 18:00 |
Report | Greece
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7–11 | Australia
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Referees: Hart (NZL), Makita (JPN) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–2, 2–4, 2–3 | |||||
| Gerolymou 2 | Goals | Beadsworth 3 | |||
| 20 August 2010 19:30 |
Report | China
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11–3 | New Zealand
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Referees: Drury (USA), Hong (SIN) |
| Score by quarters: 3–0, 3–0, 2–1, 3–2 | |||||
| Gao 5 | Goals | three players 1 | |||
Semifinals
| 21 August 2010 18:00 |
Report | Russia
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10–11 | Australia
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Referees: Vasileiou (GRE), Roy (CAN) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–4, 3–3, 2–2 | |||||
| Ryzhova-Alenicheva 3 | Goals | Zagame 3 | |||
| 21 August 2010 19:30 |
Report | United States
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10–9 | China
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Referees: Matache (ROU), Fekete (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–3, 2–2, 2–3 | |||||
| Mathewson 3 | Goals | Gao 5 | |||
Bronze medal match
| 22 August 2010 12:00 |
Report | China
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11–9 | Russia
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Referees: Waldow (NZL), Matache (ROU) |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–2, 5–3, 0–3 | |||||
| Glyzina 5 | Goals | three players 2 | |||
Final
| 21 August 2010 14:00 |
Report | United States
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6–3 | Australia
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Referees: Vasileiou (GRE), Fekete (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 3–0, 3–0, 0–2, 0–1 | |||||
| six players 1 | Goals | three players 1 | |||
5th–8th playoffs
| Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| 21 August – Christchurch | ||||||
| Canada | 13 | |||||
| 22 August – Christchurch | ||||||
| Greece | 12 | |||||
| Canada | 18 (5) | |||||
| 21 August – Christchurch | ||||||
| Hungary | 16 (3) | |||||
| Hungary | 11 | |||||
| New Zealand | 4 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 22 August – Christchurch | ||||||
| Greece | 16 | |||||
| New Zealand | 6 | |||||
5th–8th semifinals
| 21 August 2010 15:00 |
Report | Canada
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13–12 | Greece
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Referees: Ni (CHN), Drury (USA) |
| Score by quarters: 4–5, 2–2, 2–3, 5–2 | |||||
| Bekhazi, Tomiuk 3 | Goals | Asimaki, Roumpesi 3 | |||
| 21 August 2010 14:30 |
Report | Hungary
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11–4 | New Zealand
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Referees: Krapivin (RUS), Makita (JPN) |
| Score by quarters: 3–0, 2–1, 4–1, 2–2 | |||||
| Keszthelyi 3 | Goals | Bowry 2 | |||
7th place playoff
| 22 August 2010 09:00 |
Report | Greece
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16–8 | New Zealand
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Referees: Hart (AUS), Roy< (CAN) |
| Score by quarters: 4–4, 5–1, 4–0, 3–3 | |||||
| Tsoukala, Antonakou 3 | Goals | Lewis 2 | |||
5th place playoff
| 22 August 2010 10:30 |
Report | Canada
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18–16 (pen.) | Hungary
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Referees: Krapivin (RUS), Ni (CHN) |
| Score by quarters: 5–3, 1–2, 2–2, 2–3 OT: 3–3 | |||||
Final standings
| RANK | TEAM |
|---|---|
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United States
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Australia
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China
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| 4. | Russia
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| 5. | Canada
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| 6. | Hungary
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| 7. | Greece
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| 8. | New Zealand
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| 2010 Women's FINA Water Polo World Cup |
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 United States Second title |
Individual awards
- Best Player
Gemma Beadsworth (AUS)
- Best Goalkeeper
Yang Jun (CHN)
- Best Scorer
- Gao Ao (CHN) — 16 goals
- Tournament team
- Gemma Beadsworth (AUS)
- Gao Ao (CHN)
- Yang Jun (CHN)
Kami Craig (USA)
Joelle Bekhazi (CAN)
Ágnes Valkai (HUN)
Sofia Konukh (RUS)
References
