Water polo at the 2018 Asian Games
| Water polo at the 2018 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | GBK Aquatic Stadium |
| Dates | 16 August – 1 September |
| Competitors | 195 from 10 nations |
Water polo at the 2018 Asian Games was held at the GBK Aquatic Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia from 16 August to 1 September.[1] Ten countries with 9 men's team and 6 women's team participated in the competition.[2][3]
Schedule
| ● | Round | ● | Last round | P | Preliminary round | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 16th Thu |
17th Fri |
18th Sat |
19th Sun |
20th Mon |
21st Tue |
22nd Wed |
23rd Thu |
24th Fri |
25th Sat |
26th Sun |
27th Mon |
28th Tue |
29th Wed |
30th Thu |
31st Fri |
1st Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | P | P | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||
| Women | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Medalists
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Iran (IRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Draw
A draw ceremony was held on 5 July 2018 to determine the groups for the men's competition. The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 2014 Asian Games. The women were played in round robin format.[4]
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Final standing
Men
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
 Kazakhstan |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
|
 Japan |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
|
 Iran |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  China |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  South Korea |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Singapore |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 |  Saudi Arabia |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 |  Indonesia |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 |  Hong Kong |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Women
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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China |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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Kazakhstan |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
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Japan |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Thailand |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Indonesia |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Hong Kong |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
References
- ^ "Aquatics Sports Technical Handbook" (PDF). Indonesia Asian Games 2018 Organizing Committee. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ Li, Xia (1 September 2018). "Defending champions Kazakhstan beat Japan to retain title in men's water polo". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ Savary, Richard Arul (17 August 2018). "Asian Games 2018: Round-up of women's water polo results from Day 1". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "'COR' makes debut in Asian Games draw". ocasia.org. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
