2009 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
| 2009 FINA Women's Water Polo World League | |
|---|---|
| League | FINA Water Polo World League |
| Sport | Water Polo |
| Super Final | |
| Finals champions |  United States (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Canada |
The 2009 FINA Women's Water Polo World League was the 6th edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). After playing in groups within the same continent, eight teams qualified to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final in Kirishi, Russia from 9 to 14 June 2009.
Super Final
Seeding
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
United States  China  Russia  Italy
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Canada  Australia  Spain  Greece
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Knockout stage
- 5th–8th place bracket
| 5th–8th place classification | 5th place match | |||||
| 13 June | ||||||
| China | 11 | |||||
| 14 June | ||||||
| Italy | 9 | |||||
| Russia | 9 | |||||
| 13 June | ||||||
| China | 10 | |||||
| Russia | 11 | |||||
| Greece | 8 | |||||
| 7th place match | ||||||
| 14 June | ||||||
| Greece | 13 | |||||
| Italy | 6 | |||||
- Championship bracket
| Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 13 June | ||||||
| Spain | 7 | |||||
| 14 June | ||||||
| Canada | 10 | |||||
| Canada | 6 | |||||
| 13 June | ||||||
| United States | 9 | |||||
| Australia | 8 | |||||
| United States | 9 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 14 June | ||||||
| Spain | 8 | |||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||
Semifinals
| 13 June 2009 | Spain
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7–10 | Canada
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Kirishi, Russia |
| Score by quarters: 1–1, 3–2, 1–2, 2–5 | ||||
| 13 June 2009 | Australia
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8–9 | United States
|
Kirishi, Russia |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–2, 3–4, 1–2 | ||||
Bronze medal match
| 14 June 2009 | Spain
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8–12 | Australia
|
Kirishi, Russia |
| Score by quarters: 4–4, 1–3, 2–2, 1–3 | ||||
Gold medal match
| 14 June 2009 | Canada
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6–9 | United States
|
Kirishi, Russia |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–2, 2–5, 1–0 | ||||
Final ranking
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Betsey Armstrong, Heather Petri, Brittany Hayes, Brenda Villa (C), Lauren Wenger, Tanya Gandy, Kelly Rulon, Jessica Steffens, Elsie Windes, Alison Gregorka, Kami Craig, Annika Dries, Jaime Komer, Erika Figge, Lolo Silver. Head coach: Adam Krikorian. |
Individual awards
- Top Scorer
Blanca Gil (ESP) — 15 goals
References
- ^ “USA & Canada reach final, Australia & Spain will go for bronze” fina.org June 13, 2009.
- ^ a b “USA defeats Canada to become 2009 Champs, Bronze to Australia” fina.org June 14, 2009.
| Men's tournament |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Women's tournament | ||