Water polo at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament

The women's water polo tournament at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, organised by the FINA, was held in Budapest, Hungary from 16 to 28 July 2017.[1][2]

Water polo at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament
Tournament details
Host countryHungary
CityBudapest
Venue(s)Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium
Dates16 July 2017 (2017-07-16)
28 July 2017 (2017-07-28)
No. of teams16 (from 5 confederations)
No. of venues1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions United States (5th title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place Russia
Fourth place Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored948 (19.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Roberta Bianconi
(20 goals)
Tournament awards
MVP Maddie Musselman
Media
Websitefina-budapest2017.com

The United States captured their fifth title by defeating Spain 13–6 in the final match. Bronze was secured by Russia who beat Canada 11–9.[3]

Participating teams

Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania

Qualification

  • Hungary qualified as host.
  • United States and Spain qualified at the 2016 World League.
  • Italy, Russia, Australia and China qualified at the 2016 Olympic tournament.
  • France, Greece and the Netherlands qualified at the 2016 European Championship.
  • Brazil and Canada qualified at the Pan American Games.
  • Japan and Kazakhstan qualified at the Asian tournament.
  • South Africa qualified at the African tournament.
  • New Zealand qualified at the Oceanian tournament.

Preliminary round

Group A

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 43 16 +27 6 Quarterfinals
2  Canada 3 2 0 1 29 24 +5 4 Playoffs
3  China 3 1 0 2 27 28 1 2
4  Brazil 3 0 0 3 14 45 31 0
Source: Sportresult
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 July 2017
09:30
Report Italy  104  Canada Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Sergey Naumov (RUS), Benjamin Mercier (FRA)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–0, 3–0, 4–2
Bianconi 4 Goals Eggens 2
16 July 2017
10:50
Report Brazil  411  China Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Daniel Flahive (AUS), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 0–2, 2–1, 0–4
four players 1 Goals Zhang C. 3

18 July 2017
18:50
Report China  89  Canada Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 4–2, 0–5, 3–1
Xiong, Zhang J. 2 Goals four players 2
18 July 2017
21:30
Report Italy  184  Brazil Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 6–1, 4–1, 3–1
Emmolo, Palmieri 4 Goals Zablith 2

20 July 2017
13:30
Report Italy  158  China Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Sergey Naumov (RUS), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–2, 6–0, 2–4
Aiello, Palmieri 3 Goals Chen 3
20 July 2017
17:30
Report Brazil  616  Canada Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Daniel Daners (URU), Benjamin Mercier (FRA)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 1–4, 1–4, 1–4
Ferreira 3 Goals Christmas 5

Group B

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 58 17 +41 6 Quarterfinals
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 35 17 +18 4 Playoffs
3  New Zealand 3 1 0 2 17 38 21 2
4  South Africa 3 0 0 3 11 49 38 0
Source: Sportresult
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 July 2017
12:10
Report New Zealand  210  Spain Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Péter Molnár (HUN)
Score by quarters: 0–3, 1–1, 0–2, 1–4
Lopes da Silva, Mason 1 Goals Leitón 3
16 July 2017
13:30
Report South Africa  224  United States Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Diego Garibaldi (ARG), Daniel Daners (URU)
Score by quarters: 0–6, 0–7, 2–5, 0–6
Barrett, Penney 1 Goals J. Neushul 6

18 July 2017
09:30
Report United States  128  Spain Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED), Sergey Naumov (RUS)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 1–2, 2–2, 3–3
Musselman, J. Neushul 3 Goals A. Espar 3
18 July 2017
10:50
Report New Zealand  86  South Africa Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Diego Garibaldi (ARG), Benjamin Mercier (FRA)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–2, 1–1, 4–2
Hudson, Mason 3 Goals Schooling 2

20 July 2017
18:50
Report New Zealand  722  United States Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Diego Garibaldi (ARG), Yosuke Kajiwarra (JPN)
Score by quarters: 2–6, 1–6, 2–6, 2–4
Pye, Stoneman 2 Goals Steffens 5
20 July 2017
21:30
Report South Africa  317  Spain Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 0–6, 1–2, 1–5
three players 1 Goals Forca 5

Group C

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary (H) 3 3 0 0 54 24 +30 6 Quarterfinals
2  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 45 20 +25 4 Playoffs
3  France 3 1 0 2 16 49 33 2
4  Japan 3 0 0 3 27 49 22 0
Source: Sportresult
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.
(H) Host.
16 July 2017
17:30
Report Netherlands  172  France Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Natacha Florestano (BRA), Ni Shiwei (CHN)
Score by quarters: 7–0, 5–0, 3–1, 2–1
Klaassen 4 Goals Mahieu, Millot 1
16 July 2017
20:10
Report Japan  1120  Hungary Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Steven Rotsart (USA), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–8, 2–5, 5–3
Arima, Yamamoto 4 Goals Bujka 5

18 July 2017
12:10
Report Japan  820  Netherlands Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Mikhail Dykman (CAN), Michael Brooks (NZL)
Score by quarters: 0–7, 5–3, 2–5, 1–5
Arima 3 Goals van der Sloot 6
18 July 2017
20:10
Report France  524  Hungary Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Natacha Florestano (BRA), Ni Shiwei (CHN)
Score by quarters: 0–7, 2–7, 3–6, 0–4
Millot 2 Goals three players 4

20 July 2017
09:30
Report Japan  89  France Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Radosław Koryzna (POL), Francesc Buch (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 0–3, 3–1, 2–2
Inaba 3 Goals Millot 4
20 July 2017
20:10
Report Netherlands  810  Hungary Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Alessandro Severo (ITA), Steven Rotsart (USA)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–1, 2–4, 3–3
Smit 4 Goals three players 2

Group D

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Greece 3 2 0 1 37 22 +15 4[lower-alpha 1] Quarterfinals
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 32 20 +12 4[lower-alpha 1] Playoffs
3  Russia 3 2 0 1 29 21 +8 4[lower-alpha 1]
4  Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 15 50 35 0
Source: Sportresult
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.
Notes:
  1. Greece 2 Pts, +1 GD; Australia 2 Pts, 0 GD; Russia 2 Pts, −1 GD
16 July 2017
18:50
Report Australia  164  Kazakhstan Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Mikhail Dykman (CAN), Dion Willis (RSA)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 4–1, 4–2, 4–0
Webster 5 Goals Zakirova 2
16 July 2017
21:30
Report Russia  97  Greece Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Francesc Buch (ESP), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–3, 2–3, 1–0
Karimova, Simanovich 3 Goals three players 2

18 July 2017
13:30
Report Greece  195  Kazakhstan Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Daniel Daners (URU), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 5–0, 4–2, 4–1, 6–2
Asimaki 4 Goals Akilbayeva 3
18 July 2017
17:30
Report Australia  85  Russia Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Alessandro Severo (ITA), Francesc Buch (ESP)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–1, 3–1, 2–1
three players 2 Goals Borisova 2

20 July 2017
10:50
Report Australia  811  Greece Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–3, 2–3, 1–3
Gofers 3 Goals Asimaki, E. Plevritou 3
20 July 2017
12:10
Report Russia  156  Kazakhstan Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Natacha Florestano (BRA), Mikhail Dykman (CAN)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 3–2, 4–2, 3–1
Simanovich 3 Goals Mirshina 3

Knockout stage

Championship bracket
 
PlayoffsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal match
 
              
 
 
 
 
24 July
 
 
 Russia9
 
22 July
 
 Italy8
 
 Russia11
 
26 July
 
 Netherlands10
 
 Russia9
 
 
 United States14
 
 
24 July
 
 
 Australia5
 
22 July
 
 United States7
 
 France2
 
28 July
 
 Australia16
 
 United States13
 
 
 Spain6
 
 
24 July
 
 
 Canada6
 
22 July
 
 Hungary4
 
 Canada16
 
26 July
 
 New Zealand3
 
 Canada10
 
 
 Spain12 Bronze medal match
 
 
24 July28 July
 
 
 Greece12 Russia11
 
22 July
 
 Spain14  Canada9
 
 China5
 
 
 Spain13
 
5th place bracket
 
5th–8th place classification5th place match
 
      
 
26 July
 
 
 Italy18
 
28 July
 
 Australia17
 
 Italy8
 
26 July
 
 Hungary10
 
 Greece9
 
 
 Hungary10
 
7th place match
 
 
28 July
 
 
 Australia6
 
 
 Greece8
9th place bracket
 
9th–12th place classification9th place match
 
      
 
24 July
 
 
 Netherlands19
 
26 July
 
 New Zealand4
 
 Netherlands14
 
24 July
 
 China7
 
 France5
 
 
 China13
 
11th place match
 
 
26 July
 
 
 New Zealand7
 
 
 France9
13th place bracket
 
13th–16th place classification13th place match
 
      
 
22 July
 
 
 Brazil10
 
24 July
 
 South Africa5
 
 Brazil9
 
22 July
 
 Japan11
 
 Kazakhstan8
 
 
 Japan17
 
15th place match
 
 
24 July
 
 
 South Africa4
 
 
 Kazakhstan6

Playoffs

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

22 July 2017
17:30
Report Canada  163  New Zealand Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Natacha Florestano (BRA), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 4–1, 3–0, 4–1
Békhazi 4 Goals three players 1

22 July 2017
19:00
Report China  513  Spain Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED), Steven Rotsart (USA)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–4, 1–5, 1–3
Zhao 2 Goals B. Ortiz 4

22 July 2017
20:30
Report Netherlands  1011  Russia Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 4–3, 2–3, 2–1
Stomphorst 3 Goals Prokofyeva 3

22 July 2017
22:00
Report France  216  Australia Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Dion Willis (RSA), Mikhail Dykman (CAN)
Score by quarters: 0–5, 0–4, 1–1, 1–6
Millot, Battu 1 Goals Arancini 4

Quarterfinals

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

24 July 2017
14:50
Report Italy  89  Russia Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 0–3, 4–1, 3–3, 1–2
Emmolo 3 Goals Ivanova 3

24 July 2017
16:10
Report United States  75  Australia Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Francesc Buch (ESP), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 0–0, 3–0, 2–2, 2–3
Musselman, Raney 2 Goals Gofers 4

24 July 2017
20:30
Report Hungary  46  Canada Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Alessandro Severo (ITA), Steven Rotsart (USA)
Score by quarters: 0–1, 4–3, 0–1, 0–1
four players 1 Goals Eggens 5

24 July 2017
22:00
Report Greece  1214  Spain Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Sergey Naumov (RUS), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–2, 2–2, 3–4  PSO: 2–4
Kotsia 3 Goals B. Ortiz 4

13th–16th place classification

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

22 July 2017
10:30
Report Brazil  105  South Africa Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Ni Shiwei (CHN), Daniel Daners (URU)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–1, 3–1, 2–2
Abla 5 Goals Hallendorff 2

22 July 2017
12:00
Report Japan  178  Kazakhstan Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Diego Garibaldi (ARG), Michael Brooks (NZL)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–1, 7–4, 5–2
Arima, Sakanoue 4 Goals Mirshina 4

9th–12th place classification

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

24 July 2017
12:10
Report New Zealand  419  Netherlands Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Diego Garibaldi (ARG), Yosuke Kajiwara (JPN)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 1–6, 1–3, 1–5
four players 1 Goals four players 3

24 July 2017
13:30
Report China  135  France Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Natacha Florestano (BRA), Nader Ghafouri (IRI)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–2, 4–1, 3–0
Niu 3 Goals Sacre 2

5th–8th place classification

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

26 July 2017
13:30
Report Italy  1817  Australia Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Sergey Naumov (RUS), Steven Rotsart (USA)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 2–3, 1–3, 3–2  PSO: 7–6
Bianconi 5 Goals Webster 4

26 July 2017
15:00
Report Hungary  109  Greece Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Andrej Franulović (CRO), Benjamin Mercier (FRA)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 1–2, 5–0, 2–3
Keszthelyi 3 Goals Tsoukala 3

Semifinals

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

26 July 2017
20:30
Report Russia  914  United States Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 4–5, 1–6, 2–2, 2–1
Prokofyeva 3
Borisova, Simanovich 2
Ivanova, Ryzhkova 1
Goals Fattal 5
Seidemann 4
Steffens 3
K. Neushul, Williams 1

26 July 2017
22:00
Report Canada  1012  Spain Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–3, 2–2, 4–3
Christmas, Fournier 3
Eggens 2
Wright, McKee 1
Goals Gual 5
B. Ortiz 3
Bach, A. Espar, C. Espar, Leitón 1

15th place match

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

24 July 2017
09:30
Report South Africa  46  Kazakhstan Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Ni Shiwei (CHN), Benjamin Mercier (FRA)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–2, 1–0, 0–2
Smit 2 Goals Akilbayeva 2

13th place match

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

24 July 2017
10:50
Report Brazil  911  Japan Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Daniel Daners (URU), Dion Willis (RSA)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–6, 2–1, 3–2
Abla 4 Goals Sakanoue 4

11th place match

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

26 July 2017
10:30
Report New Zealand  79  France Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Diego Garibaldi (ARG), Yosuke Kajiwara (JPN)
Score by quarters: 1–0, 2–2, 1–5, 3–2
Lopes da Silva, Mason 2 Goals Daule, Guillet 2

9th place match

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

26 July 2017
12:00
Report Netherlands  147  China Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Natacha Florestano (BRA), Dion Willis (RSA)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 5–2, 2–1, 5–2
Nijhuis 4 Goals three players 2

7th place match

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

28 July 2017
12:00
Report Australia  68  Greece Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Natacha Florestano (BRA), Andrej Franulović (CRO)
Score by quarters: 0–1, 1–4, 3–3, 2–0
six players 1 Goals Tsoukala 3

5th place match

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

28 July 2017
13:30
Report Italy  810  Hungary Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Steven Rotsart (USA), Francesc Buch (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–3, 2–2, 2–2
Bianconi, Garibotti 4 Goals Keszthelyi 3

Bronze medal match

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

28 July 2017
15:00
Report Russia  119  Canada Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Péter Molnár (HUN), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–2, 2–2, 2–2
Ryzhkova 3
Prokofyeva, Borisova, Serzhantova 2
Karimova, Timofeeva 1
Goals Eggens 4
Wright 3
Békhazi, McKelvey 1

Gold medal match

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

28 July 2017
20:30
Report United States  136  Spain Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–2, 5–2, 3–1
K. Neushul 4
Musselman 3
Steffens 2
Seidemann, M. Fischer, Fattal, Raney 1
Goals A. Espar 3
B. Ortiz 2
Leitón 1

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Goals Shots %
1 Roberta Bianconi 20 47 43
2 Monika Eggens 18 45 40
3 Rowie Webster 17 42 41
4 Rita Keszthelyi 16 39 41
Bea Ortiz 31 52
Maddie Musselman 48 33
7 Yumi Arima 14 41 34
Rachel Fattal 23 61
Keesja Gofers 28 50
Sabrina van der Sloot 22 64

Source: SportResult

Awards

[3]

Most Valuable Player
Best Goalscorer
Media All-Star Team

References

  1. "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 57. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  2. Draw & Groups - Water Polo Tournaments
  3. "Day 7 Women's Water Polo: USA rolls Spain for fifth world crown". fina.org. 28 July 2017.
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