2008 Women's European Water Polo Championship
The 2008 Women's European Water Polo Championship was the twelve edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The event took place in the Aquatic Centre Málaga in Málaga, Spain from July 5 to July 12, 2008.
Teams
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Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Spain |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 26 | +7 |
| 2. |  Russia |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 26 | +7 |
| 3. |  Netherlands |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 24 | +2 |
| 4. |  Germany |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 38 | -16 |
July 5, 2008
| 13:30 | Spain |
10 – 9 | Russia |
(2-3, 4-1, 1-3, 3-2) |
| 15:00 | Netherlands |
9 – 6 | Germany |
(3-0, 2-3, 2-2, 2-1) |
July 6, 2008
| 13:30 | Netherlands |
10 – 10 | Spain |
(5-3, 1-3, 2-3, 2-1) |
| 15:00 | Germany |
9 – 16 | Russia |
(0-3, 4-6, 4-2, 1-5) |
July 7, 2008
| 12:00 | Netherlands |
7 – 8 | Russia |
(2-3, 2-1, 2-2, 1-2) |
| 13:30 | Spain |
13 – 7 | Germany |
(2-4, 4-1, 3-0, 4-2) |
Group B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Italy |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 16 | +16 |
| 2. |  Hungary |
5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 16 | +5 |
| 3. |  Greece |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 19 | +12 |
| 4. |  France |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 43 | -33 |
July 5, 2008
| 12:00 | Italy |
4 – 4 | Hungary |
(0-2, 1-1, 1-1, 2-0) |
| 16:30 | Greece |
15 – 2 | France |
(2-0, 5-0, 3-1, 5-1) |
July 6, 2008
| 12:00 | Italy |
10 – 9 | Greece |
(3-4, 1-1, 4-1, 2-3) |
| 16:30 | Hungary |
10 – 5 | France |
(3-1, 3-1, 2-3, 2-0) |
July 7, 2008
| 15:00 | France |
3 – 18 | Italy |
(0-6, 0-6, 2-4, 1-2) |
| 16:30 | Greece |
7 – 7 | Hungary |
(2-0, 1-1, 3-4, 1-2) |
Quarterfinals
July 8, 2008
| 13:30 | Russia |
9 – 7 | Greece |
(2-1, 1-2, 3-1, 3-3) |
| 15:00 | Netherlands |
7 – 9 | Hungary |
(1-1, 2-4, 2-3, 2-1) |
Semifinals
July 10, 2008
| 19:30 | Hungary |
7 – 8 | Spain |
(2-0, 2-2, 2-2, 1-4) |
| 21:00 | Russia |
8 – 5 | Italy |
(2-0, 0-0, 4-3, 2-2) |
Finals
7 / 8 places
July 8, 2008
| 12:00 | Germany |
8 – 6 | France |
(2-2, 5-0, 1-3, 0-1) |
5 / 6 places
July 10, 2008
| 18:00 | Greece |
10 – 11 | Netherlands |
(3-3, 4-2, 1-3, 2-3) |
Bronze Medal
July 12, 2008
| 19:30 | Hungary |
9 – 6 | Italy |
(1-2, 2-2, 2-1, 4-1) |
Gold Medal
July 12, 2008
| 21:00 | Spain |
8 – 9 | Russia |
(2-3, 1-3, 3-2, 2-1) |
Final ranking
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Valentina Vorontsova, Natalia Shepelina, Ekaterina Prokofyeva, Sofia Konoukh, Alena Vylegzhanina, Nadezda Glyzina, Ekaterina Pantyulina, Evgenia Soboleva, Oleksandra Karpovich, Olga Belyaeva, Elena Smurova, Olga Turova, Evgeniya Protsenko |
Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Blanca Gil (ESP)
- Best Goalkeeper
- Topscorer
- Ekaterina Pantyulina (RUS) (16)
References
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