Water polo at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament

The women's water polo tournament at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships was held from 14 to 26 July.[1]

Water polo at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament
Tournament details
Dates14–26 July
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions United States (6th title)
Runner-up Spain
Third place Australia
Fourth place Hungary
Tournament statistics
Matches48
Goals scored1097 (22.85 per match)
Top scorer(s) Rita Keszthelyi
(24 goals)
Best player Roser Tarragó
Next

The United States captured their sixth overall title after defeating Spain in the final, while Australia won against Hungary to win the bronze medal.[2]

Participating teams

Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania

Draw

The draw was held on 7 April 2019.[3]

Seeding

The seedings were announced on 6 February 2019.[4]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 United States
 Russia
 Spain
 Australia
 Netherlands
 China
 Greece
 Canada
 Cuba
 Hungary
 Italy
 New Zealand
 Kazakhstan
 South Korea
 Japan
 South Africa

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+9).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 60 13 +47 6 Quarterfinals
2  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 57 18 +39 4 Playoffs
3  New Zealand 3 1 0 2 26 41 15 2
4  South Africa 3 0 0 3 5 76 71 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.
14 July 2019
08:30
Report South Africa  033  Netherlands Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Ni Shi Wei (CHN)
Score by quarters: 0–7, 0–10, 0–9, 0–7
Goals Van de Kraats 7
14 July 2019
09:50
Report New Zealand  322  United States Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 0–8, 1–4, 0–6, 2–4
Doyle 2 Goals Haralabidis 5

16 July 2019
19:10
Report United States  129  Netherlands Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 1–2, 4–3, 4–2
Gilchrist, Musselman 3 Goals Keuning 2
16 July 2019
20:30
Report South Africa  417  New Zealand Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Alessandro Severo (ITA), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
Score by quarters: 0–6, 0–2, 2–6, 2–3
Hallendorff 2 Goals Doyle, McDowall 4

18 July 2019
16:30
Report South Africa  126  United States Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Alessandro Severo (ITA), An Jin-yong (KOR)
Score by quarters: 0–7, 1–8, 0–6, 0–5
Meecham 1 Goals Musselman 5
18 July 2019
17:50
Report New Zealand  615  Netherlands Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 3–4, 1–4, 2–5
McDowall 3 Goals Megens 5

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 3 3 0 0 65 23 +42 6 Quarterfinals
2  Hungary 3 2 0 1 91 31 +60 4 Playoffs
3  Canada 3 1 0 2 46 35 +11 2
4  South Korea (H) 3 0 0 3 3 116 113 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.
14 July 2019
11:10
Report Canada  1018  Russia Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Alessandro Severo (ITA), Nenad Periš (CRO)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–5, 4–5, 3–6
Christmas 3 Goals Prokofyeva 3
14 July 2019
12:30
Report Hungary  640  South Korea Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Jeremy Cheng (SGP), John Waldow (NZL)
Score by quarters: 16–0, 18–0, 16–0, 14–0
Parkes 11 Goals

16 July 2019
08:30
Report South Korea  130  Russia Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Dion Willis (RSA)
Score by quarters: 0–7, 0–9, 0–8, 1–6
Kyung 1 Goals ten players 3
16 July 2019
09:50
Report Canada  1415  Hungary Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Nenad Periš (CRO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–5, 3–5, 5–2
Fournier, E. Wright 3 Goals Keszthelyi 7

18 July 2019
19:10
Report Canada  222  South Korea Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Michael Goldenberg (USA)
Score by quarters: 5–0, 6–0, 6–0, 5–2
Christmas, E. Wright 3 Goals Kyung, Lee J. 1
18 July 2019
20:30
Report Hungary  1217  Russia Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Vojin Putniković (SRB), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 4–6, 3–5, 1–2, 4–4
Vályi 4 Goals Bersneva 4

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 51 16 +35 6 Quarterfinals
2  Greece 3 2 0 1 37 25 +12 4 Playoffs
3  Kazakhstan 3 1 0 2 22 37 15 2
4  Cuba 3 0 0 3 16 48 32 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.
14 July 2019
16:30
Report Cuba  69  Kazakhstan Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Dion Willis (RSA)
Score by quarters: 0–1, 3–1, 2–4, 1–3
Chávez 2 Goals Myrzabekova 3
14 July 2019
17:50
Report Greece  414  Spain Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Michiel Zwart (NED)
Score by quarters: 1–6, 2–2, 0–3, 1–3
four players 1 Goals Tarragó 6

16 July 2019
11:10
Report Spain  186  Kazakhstan Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Germán Moller (ARG), Michiel Zwart (NED)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 7–3, 3–1, 5–1
three players 3 Goals Mirshina, Yeremina 2
16 July 2019
12:30
Report Cuba  420  Greece Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Ni Shi Wei (CHN)
Score by quarters: 0–5, 3–6, 0–5, 1–4
Carrasco 2 Goals Avramidou 6

18 July 2019
08:30
Report Cuba  619  Spain Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Germán Moller (ARG), Jeremy Cheng (SGP)
Score by quarters: 0–7, 1–6, 4–3, 1–3
Bernal 3 Goals García, Ortiz 4
18 July 2019
09:50
Report Greece  137  Kazakhstan Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 4–1, 1–3, 4–2
Xenaki 3 Goals Zakirova 3

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 33 22 +11 6 Quarterfinals
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 32 29 +3 4 Playoffs
3  China 3 1 0 2 26 34 8 2
4  Japan 3 0 0 3 20 26 6 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.
14 July 2019
19:10
Report Japan  68  China Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Gabriella Várkonyi (HUN), Michael Goldenberg (USA)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–1, 2–4, 1–2
Arima 3 Goals Chen, Wang X. 2
14 July 2019
20:30
Report Italy  109  Australia Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Germán Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 3–2, 3–3, 1–4
Garibotti 3 Goals Webster 4

16 July 2019
16:30
Report Australia  1412  China Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Michael Goldenberg (USA)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 5–3, 3–3, 2–2
Gofers, Webster 3 Goals Zhao 4
16 July 2019
17:50
Report Japan  79  Italy Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Gabriella Várkonyi (HUN), Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–3, 1–1, 2–2
Arima 3 Goals Bianconi 5

18 July 2019
11:10
Report Japan  79  Australia Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Gabriella Várkonyi (HUN), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–1, 1–2, 2–3
three players 2 Goals Buckling 3
18 July 2019
12:30
Report Italy  146  China Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN), Nenad Periš (CRO)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 3–1, 4–2, 2–2
Garibotti, Tabani 3 Goals Xiong 2

Knockout stage

Bracket

Championship bracket
 
PlayoffsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
22 July
 
 
 United States15
 
20 July
 
 Greece5
 
 Greece12
 
24 July
 
 China8
 
 United States7
 
 
 Australia2
 
 
22 July
 
 
 Russia7
 
20 July
 
 Australia9
 
 Kazakhstan3
 
26 July
 
 Australia13
 
 United States11
 
 
 Spain6
 
 
22 July
 
 
 Spain12
 
20 July
 
 Netherlands8
 
 Netherlands5
 
24 July
 
 Canada4
 
 Spain16
 
 
 Hungary10 Third place game
 
 
22 July26 July
 
 
 Italy6 Australia10
 
20 July
 
 Hungary7  Hungary9
 
 New Zealand6
 
 
 Hungary17
 
5th place bracket
 
5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
24 July
 
 
 Greece4
 
26 July
 
 Russia13
 
 Russia10
 
24 July
 
 Italy9
 
 Netherlands5
 
 
 Italy10
 
Seventh place game
 
 
26 July
 
 
 Greece9
 
 
 Netherlands11
9th place bracket
 
9th–12th place semifinalsNinth place game
 
      
 
22 July
 
 
 Canada (PSO)17
 
24 July
 
 China16
 
 Canada24
 
22 July
 
 Kazakhstan7
 
 New Zealand12
 
 
 Kazakhstan (PSO)14
 
Eleventh place game
 
 
24 July
 
 
 China14
 
 
 New Zealand12
13th place bracket
 
13th–16th place semifinals13th place game
 
      
 
20 July
 
 
 South Africa26
 
22 July
 
 South Korea3
 
 South Africa2
 
20 July
 
 Japan21
 
 Cuba9
 
 
 Japan21
 
15th place game
 
 
22 July
 
 
 South Korea0
 
 
 Cuba30

Playoffs

20 July 2019
14:00
Report Netherlands  54  Canada Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 0–0, 4–2, 0–1, 1–1
Megens 2 Goals E. Wright 2

20 July 2019
15:30
Report New Zealand  617  Hungary Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Natacha Florestano (BRA), Juan Menéndez (CUB)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 1–4, 1–4, 2–5
Houghton, McDowall 2 Goals Keszthelyi 4

20 July 2019
17:00
Report Greece  128  China Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Nenad Periš (CRO), Dion Willis (RSA)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–2, 4–4, 2–1
Plevritou 3 Goals Zhao 4

20 July 2019
18:30
Report Kazakhstan  313  Australia Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Vojin Putniković (SRB), Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN)
Score by quarters: 0–4, 1–2, 2–3, 0–4
Myrzabekova 2 Goals Halligan 4

Quarterfinals

22 July 2019
14:00
Report United States  155  Greece Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Gabriella Várkonyi (HUN), Jaume Teixidó (ESP)
Score by quarters: 4–0, 4–2, 2–2, 5–1
Musselman 4 Goals Eleftheriadou, Xenaki 2

22 July 2019
15:30
Report Russia  79  Australia Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Alessandro Severo (ITA), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–2, 3–2, 3–3
Karimova 2 Goals Webster 3

22 July 2019
17:00
Report Spain  128  Netherlands Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN), Nenad Peris (CRO)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 2–3, 2–1, 2–3
A. Espar, García 4 Goals van der Sloot 3

22 July 2019
18:30
Report Italy  67  Hungary Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–1, 1–1, 1–1
six players 1 Goals Gurisatti, Leimeter 2

13th–16th place semifinals

20 July 2019
10:30
Report South Africa  263  South Korea Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS), Kunihiro Sato (JPN)
Score by quarters: 7–1, 4–0, 7–1, 8–1
three players 4 Goals three players 1

20 July 2019
12:00
Report Cuba  921  Japan Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Gabriella Várkonyi (HUN), John Waldow (NZL)
Score by quarters: 3–6, 2–6, 2–4, 2–5
Bernal 3 Goals Arima 5

9th–12th place semifinals

22 July 2019
11:00
Report Canada  1716  China Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 3–4, 1–1, 2–1  PSO: 7–6
Christmas 3 Goals Zhang 4

22 July 2019
12:30
Report New Zealand  1214  Kazakhstan Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Dion Willis (RSA), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 3–6, 3–2, 2–0, 2–2  PSO: 2–4
Doyle 4 Goals Mirshina 4

5th–8th place semifinals

24 July 2019
14:00
Report Greece  413  Russia Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Jaume Teixidó (ESP)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 1–2, 2–4, 1–5
Plevritou 2 Goals Bersneva, Karimova 3

24 July 2019
15:30
Report Netherlands  510  Italy Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–3, 1–2, 1–2
Megens 3 Goals Avegno 4

Semifinals

24 July 2019
17:00
Report United States  72  Australia Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Nenad Peris (CRO), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 2–0, 1–1, 1–1
three players 2 Goals Halligan, Webster 1

24 July 2019
18:30
Report Spain  1610  Hungary Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 5–5, 4–1, 2–1
Tarragó, Forca 4 Goals Leimeter 4

15th place game

22 July 2019
08:00
Report South Korea  030  Cuba Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Natacha Florestano (BRA), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 0–8, 0–9, 0–6, 0–7
Goals four players 5

13th place game

22 July 2019
09:30
Report South Africa  221  Japan Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
John Waldow (NZL), Ni Shi Wei (CHN)
Score by quarters: 0–4, 1–4, 1–6, 0–7
Moir, Hallendorff 1 Goals Arima 5

Eleventh place game

24 July 2019
09:30
Report China  1412  New Zealand Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Natacha Florestano (BRA), Jeremy Cheng (SGP)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 3–2, 4–2, 3–6
Zhang J 3 Goals McDowall, Houghton 4

Ninth place game

24 July 2019
11:00
Report Canada  247  Kazakhstan Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Dion Willis (RSA)
Score by quarters: 7–3, 5–1, 4–1, 8–2
Békhazi 5 Goals Roga, Mirshina 2

Seventh place game

26 July 2019
14:00
Report Greece  911  Netherlands Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Germán Moller (ARG), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–5, 6–4, 0–1
Kotsia 3 Goals Megens, Keuning 3

Fifth place game

26 July 2019
15:30
Report Russia  109  Italy Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Gabriella Várkonyi (HUN), Sebastien Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–2, 5–2, 1–2
three players 2 Goals Bianconi, Chiappini 3

Bronze Medal match

26 July 2019
17:00
Report Australia  109  Hungary Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN), Jaume Teixidó (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–3, 1–1, 2–2
Arancini 3 Goals Keszthelyi 3

Gold Medal match

26 July 2019
18:30
Report United States  116  Spain Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Nenad Peris (CRO)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–2, 4–0, 2–3
Neushul 3 Goals Tarragó 3

Final standing

Awards and statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Goals[5] Shots %
1 Rita Keszthelyi 24 55 44
2 Maud Megens 20 42 48
3 Yumi Arima 18 41 44
Gréta Gurisatti 18 27 67
5 Morgan Mcdowall 17 32 53
6 Bernadette Doyle 16 32 50
Dorottya Szilágyi 16 35 46
Roser Tarragó 16 32 50
9 Rebecca Parkes 15 22 68
Emma Wright 15 36 42

Awards

The awards and all-star team were announced on 26 July 2019.[2][6]

Most Valuable Player
Most Valuable Goalkeeper
Highest Goalscorer
Media All-Star Team

References

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