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2022 FINA Women's Water Polo World League

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2022 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
LeagueFINA Water Polo World League
SportWater polo
Duration25 January – 6 November
Super Final
Finals champions Spain (1st title)
  Runners-up Hungary
Finals MVPHungary Rita Keszthelyi
FINA Women's Water Polo World League seasons

The 2022 FINA Women's Water Polo World League was the 18th edition of the annual women's international water polo tournament, running from 25 January to 6 November 2022.[1]

Spain won their first title after a win over Hungary.[2]

European qualification round

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The draw for the european qualification round was conducted in Lausanne, Switzerland on 17 November 2021.[3]

First round

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All six teams advanced to the second round of the European qualifications.[4]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 2 1 0 1 0 25 24 +1 4 Second round 11–9
2  Netherlands 2 1 0 0 1 22 18 +4 3 13–7
3  Greece 2 0 1 0 1 22 27 −5 2 15–14Pen.
Source: FINA

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 2 1 0 0 1 16 21 −5 3 Second round 11–10
2  Spain 1 0 0 0 1 10 11 −1 0 15 Mar
3  Russia[a] 1 1 0 0 0 11 5 +6 3 Excluded 11–5
Source: FINA
Notes:
  1. ^ Russia was excluded due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5]

Second round

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The top-four European teams qualified for the Super Final. France replaced Russia.[6]

 
PlayoffSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
23 April 2022
 
 
 Italy7
 
22 April 2022
 
 Netherlands9
 
 Netherlands18
 
24 April 2022
 
 France6
 
 Netherlands12
 
 
 Spain11
 
 
23 April 2022
 
 
 Hungary12 (6)
 
22 April 2022
 
 Spain (pen.)12 (7) Third place
 
 Spain13
 
24 April 2022
 
 Greece9
 
 Italy10
 
 
 Hungary9
 
Fifth place bracket
 
Fifth place game
 
  
 
24 April 2022
 
 
 France10
 
 
 Greece15
 

Intercontinental Cup

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 6 6 0 0 0 127 25 +102 18 Super final 11–4 28–3 33–1
2  Canada 6 5 0 0 1 97 39 +58 15 11–14 6–5 24–4
3  United States 6 4 0 0 2 86 30 +56 12 13–5 17–3
4  Brazil 6 3 0 0 3 54 65 −11 9 2–17 9–19 10–9
5  Argentina 6 2 0 0 4 35 89 −54 6 3–16 3–8 12–11
6  Cuba 6 1 0 0 5 45 99 −54 3 4–26 4–21 2–21
7 Colombia 6 0 0 0 6 30 127 −97 0 3–26 4–20 9–11 9–15
Source: FINA

Super final

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2022 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
Tournament details
Host country Spain
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates2–6 November
Teams8 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Spain (1st title)
Runner-up Hungary
Third place United States
Fourth place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored472 (23.6 per match)
Best playerHungary Rita Keszthelyi
Best goalkeeperSpain Martina Terré

Teams

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As host country

Qualified teams

Invited teams

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 0 31 21 +10 9 Semifinals
2  Netherlands 3 1 0 1 1 35 37 −2 4
3  Italy 3 1 0 0 2 43 38 +5 3
4  Canada 3 0 1 0 2 25 38 −13 2
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.
2 November 2022
08:40
Report Netherlands  6–9  United States Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Referees:
Marta Cabañas (ESP), Stefan Seidl (GER)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 0–2, 2–3, 2–1
Moolhuijzen 2 Goals three players 2
2 November 2022
12:00
Report Canada  9–16  Italy Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Julien Bourges (FRA)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–4, 1–6, 3–3
McKelvey, La Roche 2 Goals Marletta 3

3 November 2022
08:40
Report Canada  5–11  United States Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Referees:
Nicola Johnson (AUS), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–5, 2–2, 1–1
five players 1 Goals Roemer 4
3 November 2022
10:20
Report Netherlands  18–17  Italy Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Marta Cabañas (ESP)
Score by quarters: 5–4, 5–4, 3–4, 5–5
Moolhuijzen 4 Goals Marletta 6

4 November 2022
08:40
Report Netherlands  14–15  Canada Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Referees:
Danielle Dabbaghian (USA), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–3, 2–4, 2–1  PSO: 3–4
Van de Kraats 4 Goals McKelvey 4
4 November 2022
12:00
Report United States  11–10  Italy Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Referees:
Julien Bourges (FRA), Nicola Johnson (AUS)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 2–4, 1–2, 3–2
five players 2 Goals three players 2

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 0 48 20 +28 9 Semifinals
2  Hungary 3 2 0 0 1 45 31 +14 6
3  Australia 3 1 0 0 2 26 26 0 3
4  New Zealand 3 0 0 0 3 18 60 −42 0
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.
2 November 2022
10:20
Report Australia  7–9  Hungary Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Referees:
Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), William MacKay (CAN)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–2, 2–1, 2–4
Halligan 3 Goals Keszthelyi 3
2 November 2022
13:40
Report Spain  21–4  New Zealand Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Referees:
Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Danielle Dabbaghian (USA)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–1, 7–1, 8–1
Ortiz 4 Goals Milicich 2

3 November 2022
12:00
Report Australia  14–5  New Zealand Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Referees:
Peter de Jong (NED), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–1, 4–2, 1–1
Halligan 6 Goals Quin 2
3 November 2022
13:40
Report Spain  15–11  Hungary Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Referees:
Stefan Seidl (GER), Danielle Dabbaghian (USA)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 6–2, 4–3, 2–4
Ortiz 4 Goals Faragó 3

4 November 2022
10:20
Report New Zealand  9–25  Hungary Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Referees:
Marta Cabañas (ESP), Peter de Jong (NED)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 5–8, 1–5, 1–7
Houghton, Nicholson 3 Goals Gurisatti 6
4 November 2022
13:40
Report Spain  12–5  Australia Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Referees:
William MacKay (CAN), Stefan Seidl (GER)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–3, 4–0, 1–0
Espar 3 Goals Ridge 3

Knockout stage

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5th–8th place bracket

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5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
5 November
 
 
 Italy13
 
6 November
 
 New Zealand5
 
 Italy13
 
5 November
 
 Australia11
 
 Australia12
 
 
 Canada10
 
Seventh place game
 
 
6 November
 
 
 New Zealand6
 
 
 Canada13
5–8th place semifinals
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5 November 2022
08:40
Report Italy  13–5  New Zealand Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Referees:
Danielle Dabbaghian (USA), Marta Cabañas (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–2, 3–0, 4–2
three players 2 Goals Houghton, Nicholson 2

5 November 2022
10:20
Report Australia  12–10  Canada Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Peter de Jong (NED)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–3, 5–1, 2–3
Kearns 4 Goals Christmas 4
Seventh place game
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6 November 2022
08:40
Report New Zealand  6–13  Canada Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Referees:
Julien Bourges (FRA), Stefan Seidl (GER)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 0–3, 1–3, 1–3
Nicholson 3 Goals Christmas 4
Fifth place game
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6 November 2022
10:20
Report Italy  13–11  Australia Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Referees:
Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), Nóra Debreceni (HUN)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 5–3, 2–6, 2–0
Picozzi 3 Goals Williams 3

Championship bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
5 November
 
 
 United States9
 
6 November
 
 Hungary10
 
 Hungary11 (7)
 
5 November
 
 Spain (PSO)11 (8)
 
 Spain14
 
 
 Netherlands10
 
Third place
 
 
6 November
 
 
 United States (PSO)11 (5)
 
 
 Netherlands11 (4)
Semifinals
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5 November 2022
12:00
Report Spain  14–10  Netherlands Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Referees:
Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Julien Bourges (FRA)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–2, 3–3, 5–3
Forca, Ortiz 3 Goals Moolhuijzen, Sleeking 3

5 November 2022
13:40
Report United States  9–10  Hungary Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Referees:
Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), William MacKay (CAN)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–3, 2–1, 2–3
Roemer, Shabb 2 Goals Szilágyi 3
Third place game
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6 November 2022
12:00
Report United States  16–15  Netherlands Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Referees:
Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Marta Cabañas (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–1, 2–3, 2–4  PSO: 5–4
Raney 4 Goals five players 2
Final
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6 November 2022
13:40
Report Hungary  18–19  Spain Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Referees:
Nicola Johnson (AUS), Danielle Dabbaghian (USA)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–3, 3–3, 2–2  PSO: 7–8
Keszthelyi, Pőcze 3 Goals González 3

Final ranking

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Rank Team
1  Spain
2  Hungary
3  United States
4  Netherlands
5  Italy
6  Australia
7  Canada
8  New Zealand

References

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  1. ^ "FINA Women's Water Polo World League Super Finals 2022 confirmed for Santa Cruz de Tenerife". fina.org. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Spain newest and last FINA World League women's water polo champion". fina.org. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Draw Results – Water Polo World League European Qualification Round 2022". fina.org. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  4. ^ "2022 World League: Draw for European qualifications". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Press release – FINA Bureau meets, makes further decisions on Russian and Belarusian athletes and event hosting". fina.org. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Leading European women chasing final four berths for water polo's World League Super Final". fina.org. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Water Polo World League expands into South America for the first time with Intercontinental Cup". fina.org. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
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