2012 Women's European Water Polo Championship
For the men's tournament, see 2012 Men's European Water Polo Championship.
The 2012 Women's European Water Polo Championship took place at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swim Stadium in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, from January 18 to 28, 2012.
Road to the 2012 Olympics
The championships was part of the qualification procedure for the 2012 London Olympics that will take place in late July and early August of that year. There will be 8 women's teams in the Olympic competition.
By the time that these championships took place, three women's places have already been booked: the winner of the Pan American Games in Guadalajara (Mexico), the Australian team for Oceania (not contested) and the British team, as host nation.
As Great Britain women's team has been entered into the Olympic competition, there was not a direct entry to the Olympic tournament from the European Championships. Six women's teams will be entered into a world-wide qualifying competition from 1–8 April 2012 for men in Edmonton, Canada and from 15–22 April for women in Trieste (Italy).[1] Four teams from this competition qualified for the Olympic tournament.[2]
Qualification
System
| Date | Competition Name | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2010 | 2010 Women's European Water Polo Championship | Three pre-qualified |
| Jan - Oct 2011 | Group Stage (2) | Top 2 qualified |
Pre-qualified
Netherlands (hosts)[3]
Russia (winners, 2010 Women's European Water Polo Championship)
Greece (finalists, 2010 Women's European Water Polo Championship)
Italy (4th place, 2010 Women's European Water Polo Championship)
Group stage
Draw pools
| Draw pool 1 | |
|---|---|
 Hungary | 5th place, 2010 Women's European Water Polo Championship |
 Spain | 6th place, 2010 Women's European Water Polo Championship |
| Draw pool 2 | |
 Germany | 7th place, 2010 Women's European Water Polo Championship |
 Great Britain | 3rd place, 2010 Women's European Water Polo Championship Qualification Group B |
| Draw pool 3 | |
 France | 3rd place, 2010 Women's European Water Polo Championship Qualification Group A |
 Ukraine | 4rd place, 2010 Women's European Water Polo Championship Qualification Group A |
| Draw pool 4 | |
 Slovakia | |
 Israel |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 52 | +63 | 18 |
| Germany | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 65 | +51 | 12 |
| France | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 67 | 72 | −5 | 6 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 148 | −109 | 0 |
| 29 Jan 2011 14:00 |
Scoresheet | Slovakia |
5–33 | Hungary |
Nereus Pool, Žilina Referees: Schwarts Matan (ISR), Mauss Marcela (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–10, 1–10, 1–10 | |||||
| 29 Jan 2011 20:00 |
Scoresheet | France |
8–16 | Germany |
Max Dormoy Pool, Lille Referees: Byelyevtsov Vyacheslav (UKR), Freebury Chris (GBR) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–5, 2–3, 3–5 | |||||
| 26 March 2011 15:45 |
Scoresheet | Hungary |
14–7 | France |
| 26 March 2011 16:00 |
Scoresheet | Germany |
26–7 | Slovakia |
| 30 April 2011 18:00 |
Scoresheet | Germany |
13–16 | Hungary |
| 30 April 2011 20:00 |
Scoresheet | France |
20–7 | Slovakia |
| 2 July 2011 16:00 |
Scoresheet | Hungary |
16–12 | Germany |
| 2 July 2011 19:00 |
Scoresheet | Slovakia |
5–14 | France |
| 24 September 2011 | Report | Slovakia |
8–32 | Germany |
| 24 September 2011 | Report | France |
8–13 | Hungary |
| 15 October 2011 | Report | Germany |
17–10 | France |
| 15 October 2011 | Report | Hungary |
23–7 | Slovakia |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 32 | +83 | 18 |
| Great Britain | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 43 | +51 | 12 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 93 | −36 | 6 |
| Israel | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 122 | −98 | 0 |
| 29 Jan 2011 20:00 |
Scoresheet | Great Britain |
26–1 | Israel |
Loughborough University, Loughborough Referees: Grandin Anne (FRA), Cisneros Horrillo Jordi (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 6–0, 7–0, 5–0, 8–1 | |||||
| 30 Jan 2011 17:00 |
Scoresheet | Spain |
24–8 | Ukraine |
El Sorrall, Mataró Referees: Zurek Lubomir (SVK), Szekely Balazs (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 7–2, 6–3, 5–1, 6–2 | |||||
| 26 March 2011 18:00 |
Scoresheet | Spain |
22–0 | Israel |
| 26 March 2011 20:00 |
Scoresheet | Ukraine |
7–11 | Great Britain |
| 30 April 2011 17:30 |
Scoresheet | Great Britain |
9–14 | Spain |
| 30 April 2011 20:00 |
Scoresheet | Israel |
7–15 | Ukraine |
| 2 July 2011 11:30 |
Scoresheet | Spain |
10–6 | Great Britain |
| 2 July 2011 12:30 |
Scoresheet | Ukraine |
13–10 | Israel |
| 24 September 2011 | Report | Spain |
25–3 | Israel |
| 24 September 2011 | Report | Great Britain |
21–8 | Ukraine |
| 15 October 2011 | Report | Israel |
3–21 | Great Britain |
| 15 October 2011 | Report | Ukraine |
6–20 | Spain |
Draw
The draw was held on November 12, 2011.[4]
Groups
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Preliminary round
| Team advances to Semifinals | |
| Team advances to Quarterfinals |
Group A
| Team | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Russia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 9 |
| 2. | Hungary |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 6 |
| 3. | Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 3 |
| 4. | Great Britain |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 0 |
| 18 January 2012 16:00 |
Report | Great Britain |
9–19 | Hungary |
Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 350 Referees: Mauss (GER), Grandin (FRA) |
| Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–4, 3–7, 2–4 | |||||
| McCann, Gisbon 2 | Goals | Keszthelyi 5 | |||
| 18 January 2012 19:00 |
Report | Netherlands |
10–11 | Russia |
Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Peris (CRO) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 5–3, 2–2, 1–3 | |||||
| van Belkum 6 | Goals | Lisunova 4 | |||
| 20 January 2012 16:00 |
Report | Russia |
15–10 | Great Britain |
Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 400 Referees: Mauss (GER), Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| Score by quarters: 6–2, 3–2, 1–3, 5–3 | |||||
| Fedotova 4 | Goals | three players 2 | |||
| 20 January 2012 19:00 |
Report | Hungary |
9–8 | Netherlands |
Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,250 Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Gomez (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 4–4, 1–1, 1–3, 3–0 | |||||
| Szűcs, Keszthelyi 2 | Goals | van Belkum 3 | |||
| 22 January 2012 16:00 |
Report | Netherlands |
12–6 | Great Britain |
Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Mauss (GER), Grandinf (FRA) |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 5–3, 4–1, 2–0 | |||||
| van Belkum 5 | Goals | McCann, Leighton 2 | |||
| 22 January 2012 17:30 |
Report | Hungary |
9–12 | Russia |
Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Gomez (ITA), Brguljan (MNE) |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 5–4, 1–4, 2–1 | |||||
| Keszthelyi 4 | Goals | Fedotova, Ivanova 3 | |||
Group B
| Team | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Greece |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 9 |
| 2. | Italy |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 6 |
| 3. | Spain |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 3 |
| 4. | Germany |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 0 |
| 18 January 2012 17:30 |
Report | Spain |
22–12 | Germany |
Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 500 Referees: Dutilh (NED), Stajkovic (MKD) |
| Score by quarters: 7–3, 3–3, 7–4, 5–2 | |||||
| García 6 | Goals | Zöllner 3 | |||
| 18 January 2012 20:30 |
Report | Greece |
10–9 | Italy |
Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 600 Referees: Fekete (HUN), Detko (GBR) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–0, 3–3, 3–4 | |||||
| Antonakou 3 | Goals | Abbate, Cotti 2 | |||
| 20 January 2012 17:30 |
Report | Germany |
6–12 | Greece |
Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 800 Referees: Dutilh (NED), Koganov (AZE) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–3, 1–3, 2–3 | |||||
| Zollner 2 | Goals | Gerolymou 5 | |||
| 20 January 2012 20:30 |
Report | Italy |
15–11 | Spain |
Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 500 Referees: Peris (CRO), Brguljan (MNE) |
| Score by quarters: 4–3, 4–1, 3–3, 4–4 | |||||
| Emmolo 4 | Goals | Pareja 4 | |||
| 22 January 2012 19:00 |
Report | Germany |
12–18 | Italy |
Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 700 Referees: Stajkovic (MKD), Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| Score by quarters: 3–4, 3–7, 3–4, 3–3 | |||||
| Blomenkamp 5 | Goals | Bianconi 4 | |||
| 22 January 2012 20:30 |
Report | Greece |
8–6 | Spain |
Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Referees: Vogel (HUN), Levin (ISR) |
| Score by quarters: 3–0, 0–3, 3–1, 2–2 | |||||
| three players 2 | Goals | Tarrago 4 | |||
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal game | |||||||||||
| A1 | Russia |
12 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Italy |
13 (4) | |||||||||||
| B2 | Italy |
13 | |||||||||||
| A3 | Netherlands |
13 (2) | |||||||||||
| B2 | Italy |
13 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Greece |
10 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Greece |
14 | |||||||||||
| A2 | Hungary |
11 | |||||||||||
| A2 | Hungary |
12 | |||||||||||
| B3 | Spain |
9 | |||||||||||
| 5th–6th | Bronze medal game | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Netherlands |
10 | A1 | Russia |
8 | ||||||||
| B3 | Spain |
11 | A2 | Hungary |
9 | ||||||||
Quarterfinals
| 24 January 2012 19:00 |
Report | Hungary |
11–9 | Spain |
Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 900 Referees: Spiegel (GER), Koryzna (POL) |
| Score by quarters: 5–2, 3–1, 2–2, 1–4 | |||||
| Szűcs 3 | Goals | Pareja, Peña 3 | |||
| 24 January 2012 20:30 |
Report | Italy |
13 (4)–13 (2) | Netherlands |
Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Golijanin (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 4–3, 2–2, 2–2, 3–4 OT: 2–2, 4–2 (PS) | |||||
| di Mario 5 | Goals | Vermeer, Klaassen 3 | |||
Semifinals
| 26 January 2012 18:00 |
Report | Hungary |
12–14 | Greece |
Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 750 Referees: Peris (CRO), Levin (ISR) |
| Score by quarters: 2–4, 4–3, 4–3, 2–4 | |||||
| Szűcs, Bujka 3 | Goals | Roumpesi 5 | |||
| 26 January 2012 20:00 |
Report | Italy |
13–12 | Russia |
Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 900 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Teixido (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–4, 3–2, 4–4 | |||||
| di Mario 5 | Goals | Beliaeva 4 | |||
Finals
7th place playoff
| 24 January 2012 17:30 |
Report | Great Britain |
13–11 | Germany |
Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 300 Referees: Dutilh (NED), Stajkovic (MKD) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–4, 3–1, 1–3 OT: 3–1 | |||||
| Snell 4 | Goals | Blomenkamp, Zöllner 3 | |||
5th place playoff
| 26 January 2012 16:00 |
Report | Spain |
11–10 | Netherlands |
Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 900 Referees: Detko (GBR), Grandin (FRA) |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–3, 4–3, 2–1 | |||||
| López, Pareja 4 | Goals | Hakhverdian 3 | |||
Bronze medal match
| 28 January 2012 14:15 |
Report | Hungary |
9–8 | Russia |
Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Bianchi (ITA), Mauss (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 6–2, 1–3, 2–2, 0–1 | |||||
| Keszthelyi 5 | Goals | Lisunova 3 | |||
Final
| 28 January 2012 16:00 |
Report | Greece |
10–13 | Italy |
Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1800 Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Golijanin (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–2, 3–4, 5–3 | |||||
| Asimaki, Roumpesi 3 | Goals | Abbate, Bianconi 4 | |||
Final ranking
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References
- ↑ FINA Selects Catania, Casablanca as Future Host Cities; Creates Open Water "School for Officials"
- ↑ Qualification system; no entries were submitted from Africa, hence one extra place became available for this competition.
- ↑ 3rd place, 2010 Women's European Water Polo Championship
- ↑ "Draw - European Water Polo Championships - Eindhoven 2012". len.eu. 2011-11-12.
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