2015 Asian Water Polo Championship

The 2015 Asian Water Polo Championship was held from 16–20 December 2015 in Foshan, China. It was the Asian continental qualification for the 2016 Olympic water polo tournament.[1][2]

The draw was held on 21 November 2015 at 12:00.[3][4] A men's and a women's tournament was held, with the winner qualifying directly for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

All times are local (UTC+8).

Men's tournament

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 4 4 0 0 79 21 +58 12 Qualify for 2016 Summer Olympics
2  China 4 3 0 1 57 31 +26 9
3  Kazakhstan 4 2 0 2 60 31 +29 6
4  Iran 4 1 0 3 45 69 24 3
5  Saudi Arabia 4 0 0 4 14 93 79 0
Source:
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.
16 December 2015
18:15
Japan  232  Iran Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan
Score by quarters: 8–0, 6–1, 4–1, 5–0
16 December 2015
19:35
China  181  Saudi Arabia Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan

17 December 2015
18:15
Iran  189  Saudi Arabia Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan
17 December 2015
19:35
Japan  98  Kazakhstan Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan
Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–3, 1–2, 2–2

18 December 2015
18:15
Saudi Arabia  326  Kazakhstan Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan
18 December 2015
19:35
Iran  619  China Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan

19 December 2015
17:30
Saudi Arabia  131  Japan Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan
Score by quarters: 0–8, 0–4, 0–9, 1–10
19 December 2015
18:50
Kazakhstan  810  China Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–2, 1–3, 4–3

20 December 2015
17:30
Kazakhstan  189  Iran Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan
20 December 2015
18:50
China  1016  Japan Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan
Score by quarters: 2–6, 4–2, 1–3, 3–5

Final ranking

Qualified for the Summer Olympics
Qualified for the Summer Olympics final qualification tournament
Rank Team
 Japan
 China
 Kazakhstan
4 Iran
5 Saudi Arabia

Women's tournament

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Japan  14–23  China 8–14 6–9
16 December 2015
16:30
Japan  814  China Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan
Score by quarters: 2–4, 1–3, 3–2, 2–5

17 December 2015
16:30
China  96  Japan Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan
Score by quarters: 4–3, 2–0, 2–2, 1–1

Final ranking

Qualified for the Summer Olympics
Qualified for the Summer Olympics final qualification tournament
Rank Team
 China
 Japan

References

  1. "Asian Water polo qualification tournament for Olympic games". asiaswimmingfederation.org. 18 November 2015.
  2. "Foshan, Water Polo Qualification Tournament". asiaswimmingfederation.org. 18 November 2015.
  3. "Draw Ceremony, Asian Water Polo Championship – Foshan". asiaswimmingfederation.org. 18 November 2015.
  4. "Asian Water Polo Championship – Draw Ceremony". asiaswimmingfederation.org. 23 November 2015.
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