2017 FINA World Water Polo Development Trophy

The 2017 FINA World Water Polo Development Trophy was the 6th edition of the tournament organized by FINA and reserved for national teams from emerging countries in the world of water polo. It ran from 17 to 22 October 2017 at the Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex in Gżira, Malta; eight teams from four continental confederations participated at the competition.[1][2][3]

2017 FINA Water Polo Development Trophy
Tournament information
SportWater polo
LocationTal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
Dates17 October 2017–22 October 2017
Host(s) Malta
Venue(s)1
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Uruguay (1st title)
1st runners-up Saudi Arabia
2nd runners-up Austria
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s) Diego Villar (19 goals)

Uruguay won the 3rd place match, but was later awarded the Trophy due to the disqualification of both Malta and Iran during the gold-medal final.[4]

Teams
CANA
Africa		 UANA
Americas		 AASF
Asia		 LEN
Europe
 Tunisia  Peru
 Uruguay		  Iran
 Saudi Arabia
 Singapore		  Austria
 Malta

Groups
Group AGroup B
 Iran
 Malta
 Tunisia
 Uruguay		  Austria
 Peru
 Singapore
 Saudi Arabia

Preliminary round

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 0 37 24 +13 6 Quarterfinals — 10–8
2  Malta 3 2 0 1 41 30 +11 4 8–12 — 19–9
3  Uruguay 3 1 0 2 31 31 0 2 8–15 9–14 —
4  Tunisia 3 0 0 3 26 36 −10 0 7–9 —
Source: FINA

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 3 3 0 0 31 17 +14 6 Quarterfinals — 12–4
2  Austria 3 1 0 2 19 26 −7 2 — 7–5
3  Peru 3 1 0 2 28 28 0 2 8–9 — 15–12
4  Singapore 3 1 0 2 29 30 −1 2 5–10 9–8 —
Source: FINA

Knockout stage

All times are local (UTC+2; CEST)

Bracket
 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Iran10
 
 
 
 Singapore4
 
 Iran15
 
 
 
 Uruguay7
 
 Austria3
 
 
 
 Uruguay9
 
 IranDQ
 
 
 
 MaltaDQ
 
 Saudi Arabia10
 
 
 
 Tunisia9
 
 Saudi Arabia7
 
 
 
 Malta18 3rd place match
 
 Malta21
 
 
 
 Peru6
 
 Uruguay11
 
 
 Saudi Arabia5
 
5th place bracket
 
5–8th place classification5th place match
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Singapore8
 
 
 
 Austria9
 
 Austria (pso)13 (10)
 
 
 
 Tunisia12 (10)
 
 Tunisia8
 
 
 Peru6
 
7th place match
 
 
 
 
 
 Singapore11 (8)
 
 
 Peru (pso) 13 (8)

Quarterfinals
20 October 2017
15:30		 Report Austria  3–9  Uruguay Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex (Gżira)
Referees:
Zwart (NED), Balzan (MLT)
Score by quarters: 1—2, 0—3, 0—1, 1—3
1: Celebic, Lang, Gratzl Goals 3: García, Brugnini
2: San Martín
20 October 2017
16:50		 Report Iran  10–4  Singapore Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex (Gżira)
Referees:
Montagne (URU), Al-Jabri (KSA)
Score by quarters: 2—1, 2—0, 4—1, 2—2
4: Almasi
2: Yazdankhah		 Goals 2: Chiam, Zhen Wei
20 October 2017
18:10		 Report Saudi Arabia  10–9  Tunisia Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex (Gżira)
Referees:
Korolev (AUT), Guerra (PER)
Score by quarters: 4—3, 3—1, 2—2, 1—3
2: Al-Aryani, Al-Daughter Goals 4: Chouikha
2: Ghomrasni, Ben Hajkhlifa
20 October 2017
19:30		 Report Malta  21–6  Peru Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex (Gżira)
Referees:
Spiegel (GER), Cheng (SGP)
Score by quarters: 5—1, 5—2, 5—1, 6—2
10: S. Camilleri
3: D. Zammit		 Goals 2: Pastor, N. Villar, D. Villar

Semifinals
21 October 2017
18:10		 Report Iran  15–7  Uruguay Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex (Gżira)
Referees:
Spiegel (GER), Korolev (AUT)
Score by quarters: 2—3, 4—0, 5—3, 4—1
3: Keyhani, Almasi
2:Khanbanan, Yazdankhah		 Goals 4: San Martín
2: García
21 October 2017
19:30		 Report Saudi Arabia  7–18  Malta Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex (Gżira)
Referees:
Zwart (NED), Cheng (SGP)
Score by quarters: 2—4, 1—4, 2—4, 2—6
3: Gamal
2: Al-Aryani		 Goals 4: J.Camilleri, D. Zammit
3: Cousin

5th to 8th place
21 October 2017
15:30		 Report Tunisia  8–6  Peru Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex (Gżira)
Referees:
Balzan (MLT), Montagne (URU)
Score by quarters: 2—1, 3—3, 2—1, 1—1
3: Ghomrasni, Ben Hajkhlifa Goals 2: Grandez, Morales
21 October 2017
16:50		 Report Singapore  8–9  Austria Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex (Gżira)
Referees:
Al-Jabry (KSA), Jenhani (TUN)
Score by quarters: 1—1, 2—3, 3—2, 2—3
3:Wei Loong
2: Chiam		 Goals Vidović, Ribić, Gratzl

7th place
22 October 2017
09:30		 Report Singapore  11–13 (PSO)  Peru Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex (Gżira)
Referees:
Jenhani (TUN), Al-Jabry (KSA)
Score by quarters: 3—2, 3—3, 2—1, 0—2  PSO: 3—5
2: Chow, Wei Loong, Zhen Wei Goals 3: D. Villar

5th place
22 October 2017
10:50		 Report Austria  13–12 (PSO)  Tunisia Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex (Gżira)
Referees:
Cheng (SGP), Guerra (PER)
Score by quarters: 2—3, 1—1, 3—2, 4—4  PSO: 3—2
3: Gratzl
2: Celebic, Todorović		 Goals 4: Ghomrasni, Chouikha

3rd place
22 October 2017
12:10		 Report Uruguay  11–5  Saudi Arabia Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex (Gżira)
Referees:
Balzan (MLT), Korolev (AUT)
Score by quarters: 4—1, 1—1, 2—2, 4—1
4: Brugnini
2: García, San Martín		 Goals 2: Olayan

Gold-medal match

The final match of the competition between Malta and Iran was abandoned with 33 seconds in the match, with the host team leading 8–6.

The referees had excluded two Maltese and five Iranian players because of a series of altercations erupted after Malta scored the last goal, but the verbal fights increased between the players who were already outside the pool. Although there was no physical violence involved, all of the remaining players in the game rushed out of the water to support their teammates.

The referees decided to cancel the game and refer the incidents to the FINA technical committee under the relevant disciplinary rules. Both finalists were disqualified, thus awarding the Trophy to Uruguay, winner of the 3rd place final.[4][5][6][7]

Awards
 2017 FINA World Water Polo Development Trophy 

Uruguay
1st title

Final standings
Rank[1] Team
 Uruguay
 Saudi Arabia
 Austria
4  Tunisia
5  Peru
6  Singapore
DQ  Iran
 Malta

References
  1. "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 55. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  2. "Eight water polo squads join Malta for FINA Water Polo Development Trophy". fina.org. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. "6th FINA World men's water polo Development Trophy – Information bulletin" (PDF). fina.org. FINA, Aquatic Sports Associations of Malta. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  4. Gergely Csurka (22 October 2017). "Sad end for a great tournament: after disqualifications, Uruguay finishes first". fina.org. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  5. Dan Palmer (22 October 2017). "Water polo tournament ends in disgrace as both finalists are thrown out". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  6. Andrés Cottini (22 October 2017). "Waterpolo: Uruguay fue oro en el "World Development Trophy" de Malta" [Uruguay won Gold at the "World Development Trophy" in Malta]. futbol.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  7. "Uruguay Awarded FINA Water Polo Development Trophy Title". tasnimnews.com. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
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