Water polo at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament

2011 FINA
World Championships

China Shanghai, China
Diving
Individual
1 m men women
3 m men women
10 m men women
Synchronised
3 m men women
10 m men women
Open water swimming
5 km men women
10 km men women
25 km men women
Team team
Swimming
Freestyle
50 m men women
100 m men women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
Backstroke
50 m men women
100 m men women
200 m men women
Breaststroke
50 m men women
100 m men women
200 m men women
Butterfly
50 m men women
100 m men women
200 m men women
Individual medley
200 m men women
400 m men women
Freestyle relay
4×100 m men women
4×200 m men women
Medley relay
4×100 m men women
Synchronised swimming
Solo technical free
Duet technical free
Team technical free
combination
Water polo

The women's water polo tournament at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China was held from July 17 to July 29.[1]

Qualification

Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation 1  China
2010 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup August 17– August 22, 2010 New Zealand Christchurch 4  United States
 Australia
 Russia
 Greece*
2010 FINA Women's Water Polo World League Various locations 2  Canada
 Hungary
Europe [2] 3  Netherlands
 Italy
 Spain
Americas Qualification tournament February 21– February 27, 2011 Brazil São Paulo 2  Cuba
 Brazil
Asian Games November 15–17, 2010 China Guangzhou 2  Kazakhstan
 Uzbekistan
Africa 1  South Africa
Oceania 1  New Zealand
TOTAL 16

Preliminary round

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Qualified for the quarterfinals
Qualified for the playoff round
Advanced to placement matches

The draw for the competition was held on April 15, 2011.[3]

Group A

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3 2 1 0 37 18 +19 5
 Netherlands 3 1 2 0 29 19 +10 4
 Hungary 3 1 1 1 37 31 +6 3
 Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 13 48 −35 0
July 17, 2011
09:30
Report Netherlands  77  United States Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 700
Referees:
Caputi (ITA), Margets (SLO)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 2–2, 3–2, 1–2
Vermeer 3 Goals Wenger 3

July 17, 2011
10:50
Report Kazakhstan  621  Hungary Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 700
Referees:
Ni (CHN), Tulga (TUR)
Score by quarters: 3–5, 0–6, 3–6, 0–4
Vassilyeva, Gritsenko 2 Goals Keszthelyi 5

July 19, 2011
18:20
Report Hungary  716  United States Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 650
Referees:
Bock (GER), Naumov (RUS)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–4, 3–5, 0–4
Szűcs 3 Goals Mathewson 3

July 19, 2011
19:40
Report Netherlands  133  Kazakhstan Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 500
Referees:
Cabral (BRA), Wengenroth (SUO)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 3–1, 3–0, 3–1
Vermeer 4 Goals Gritsenko 2

July 21, 2011
13:30
Report Netherlands  99  Hungary Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 300
Referees:
Caputi (ITA), Williams (NZL)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 0–0, 3–3, 3–5
Cabout, van Belkum 4 Goals Bujka 3

July 21, 2011
17:00
Report Kazakhstan  414  United States Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 600
Referees:
Ciric (SRB), Menendez (CUB)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 0–4, 0–4, 1–2
Chebotova 2 Goals Dries, Craig 3

Group B

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Canada 3 3 0 0 43 17 +26 6
 Australia 3 2 0 1 46 16 +30 4
 New Zealand 3 1 0 2 27 29 −2 2
 Uzbekistan 3 0 0 3 14 68 −54 0
July 17, 2011
12:10
Report Australia  710  Canada Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 500
Referees:
Stavridis (GRE), Bock (GER)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 2–3, 2–3, 3–2
Webster 2 Goals five players 2

July 17, 2011
13:30
Report New Zealand  196  Uzbekistan Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 450
Referees:
Pinker (RSA), Borrell (ESP)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 5–1, 6–1, 4–2
Hudson 6 Goals Halikova 3

July 19, 2011
09:30
Report Uzbekistan  622  Canada Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 450
Referees:
Menendez (CUB), Makita (JPN)
Score by quarters: 2–6, 1–6, 1–7, 2–3
Sarancha 2 Goals Alogbo 5

July 19, 2011
10:50
Report Australia  124  New Zealand Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 450
Referees:
Ni (CHN), Pinker (RSA)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 2–0, 4–2, 3–2
Ralph 3 Goals Mason 2

July 21, 2011
18:20
Report Australia  272  Uzbekistan Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 400
Referees:
Wengenroth (SUI), Gonzalez (PUR)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 9–0, 6–1, 9–0
three players 4 Goals Sarancha, Plyusova 1

July 21, 2011
19:40
Report New Zealand  411  Canada Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 500
Referees:
Naumov (RUS), Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–4, 1–2, 0–2
four players 1 Goals Csikos 4

Group C

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Greece 3 3 0 0 27 22 +5 6
 Russia 3 2 0 1 38 18 +20 4
 Spain 3 1 0 2 29 32 –3 2
 Brazil 3 0 0 3 16 38 –22 0
July 17, 2011
15:00
Report Brazil  415  Russia Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 600
Referees:
Flahive (AUS), Koryzna (POL)
Score by quarters: 1–6, 1–2, 2–2, 0–5
four players 1 Goals Belyaeva 4

July 17, 2011
16:20
Report Greece  109  Spain Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 450
Referees:
Remnet (NED), Koganov (AZE)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–1, 3–2, 2–3
Asimaki, Gerolymou 3 Goals Gil Sorli 3

July 19, 2011
12:10
Report Spain  818  Russia Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 250
Referees:
Flahive (AUS), Deslieres (CAN)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–4, 3–6, 1–4
three players 2 Goals Prokofyeva 5

July 19, 2011
13:30
Report Brazil  811  Greece Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 200
Referees:
Juhász (HUN), Rotsart (USA)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–2, 1–3, 2–3
eight players 1 Goals four players 2

July 21, 2011
09:30
Report Brazil  412  Spain Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 450
Referees:
Rustamova (UZB), Margeta Boris (SLO)
Score by quarters: 0–3, 2–4, 0–3, 2–2
Carvalho 2 Goals Gil Sorli 5

July 21, 2011
10:50
Report Greece  65  Russia Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 350
Referees:
Borrell (ESP), Juhász (HUN)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–1, 1–1, 2–1
Roumpesi, Antonakou 2 Goals Soboleva 2

Group D

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 3 3 0 0 40 15 +25 6
 China 3 2 0 1 50 21 +29 4
 Cuba 3 0 1 2 19 40 −21 1
 South Africa 3 0 1 2 16 49 −33 1
July 17, 2011
17:40
Report Italy  124  Cuba Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 300
Referees:
Juhász (HUN), Wengenroth (SUI)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–1, 3–0, 3–2
three players 3 Goals Hernendez Consuegra, Gutierrez More 2

July 17, 2011
19:00
Report South Africa  522  China Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 450
Referees:
Deslieres (CAN), Makita (JPN)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 0–6, 2–5, 2–6
White, Dendy Young 2 Goals Ma Huanhuan 6

July 19, 2011
17:00
Report Italy  182  South Africa Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 400
Referees:
Peris (CRO), Rustamova (UZB)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 5–0, 5–0, 4–0
Casanova 4 Goals Schooling, Harris 1

July 19, 2011
21:00
Report China  196  Cuba Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 700
Referees:
Balfanbayev (KAZ), Gonzalez (PUR)
Score by quarters: 6–2, 4–0, 5–2, 4–2
Wang Yi 4 Goals Hernendez Consuegra, Gutierrez More 2

July 21, 2011
12:10
Report South Africa  99  Cuba Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 250
Referees:
Reemnet (NED), Makita (JPN)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–1, 1–1, 4–4
Harris 5 Goals Bravo Curro, Hernandez Consuegra 3

July 21, 2011
21:00
Report Italy  109  China Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 700
Referees:
Koganov (AZE), Flahive (AUS)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–1, 3–3, 1–3
Bianconi 3 Goals Wang Yi 3

Playoff round

The group winners have a bye into the quarterfinals.

July 23, 2011
12:10
Report Netherlands  146  New Zealand Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 350
Referees:
Balfanbayev (KAZ), Cabral (BRA)
Score by quarters: 6–2, 2–0, 3–3, 3–1
Cabout, van Belkum 3 Goals Mason, Shieprath 2

July 23, 2011
15:30
Report Hungary  910  Australia Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 900
Referees:
Margeta (SLO), Borrell (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–2, 1–3, 4–2
four players 2 Goals Webster 4

July 23, 2011
16:50
Report Russia  264  Cuba Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 750
Referees:
Pinker (RSA), Makita (JPN)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 8–0, 6–1, 7–2
Lisunova 5 Goals Hernendez Consuegra 2

July 23, 2011
21:00
Report Spain  615  China Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Referees:
Stavridis (GRE), Naumov (RUS)
Score by quarters: 2–7, 1–2, 2–3, 1–3
Gil Sorli 3 Goals Ma Huanhuan 5

Knockout stage

Championship Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
July 25        
  United States  7
July 27
  Russia  9  
  Russia  12
July 25
    China  13  
  Canada  7
July 29
  China  9  
  China  8
July 25
    Greece   9
  Greece  12
July 27
  Netherlands  10  
  Greece  14 Third place
July 25
    Italy  11  
  Italy  14   Russia  8
  Australia  12     Italy  7
July 29

Quarterfinals

July 25, 2011
14:00
Report United States  79  Russia Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 450
Referees:
Tulga (TUR), Bock (GER)
Score by quarters: 2–0, 3–2, 1–5, 1–2
Seidemann, Wenger 2 Goals Prokofyeva 5

July 25, 2011
15:20
Report Greece  1210  Netherlands Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 350
Referees:
Brgulian (MNE), Balfanbayev (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 5–1, 2–3, 2–2
Roumpesi 3 Goals van Belkum 3

July 25, 2011
16:40
Report Italy  1412  Australia Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 550
Referees:
Juhaz (HUN), Borrell (ESP)
Score by quarters: 0–1, 4–0, 4–6, 0–1  OT: 1–1 Pen 5–3
Bianconi 4 Goals four players 2

July 25, 2011
21:00
Report Canada  79  China Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 850
Referees:
Stavridis (GRE), Caputi (ITA)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–2, 3–3, 0–1
Csikos 3 Goals Sun Yating 3

Semifinals

July 27, 2011
16:50
Report Greece  1411  Italy Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 950
Referees:
Tulga (TUR), Borrell (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 5–3, 3–3, 3–3
three players 3 Goals Bianconi, Rambaldi Guidasci 3

July 27, 2011
21:00
Report Russia  1213  China Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 1,400
Referees:
Margeta (SLO), Flahive (AUS)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 3–3, 3–2, 3–4
Fedotova, Tankeeva 3 Goals Sun Yating, Wang Yi

Bronze medal game

July 29, 2011
16:00
Report Russia  87  Italy Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 1,000
Referees:
Juhaz (HUN), Rotsart (USA)
Score by quarters: 4–0, 2–1, 2–6, 0–0
Belyaeva 3 Goals Casanova, Bianconi 2

Gold medal game

July 29, 2011
21:00
Report China  89  Greece Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 1,600
Referees:
Caputi (ITA), Brgulian (MNE)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 0–2, 4–4, 2–1
Liu Ping, Wang Yi 2 Goals Asimaki, Roumpesi 3

Classification 5–8 bracket

Semi-finals Fifth place
July 27
  United States  8  
  Canada  4  
 
July 29
      United States  5
    Australia  10
Seventh place
July 27 July 29
  Netherlands  7   Canada  7
  Australia  12     Netherlands  8

Semifinals

July 27, 2011
12:10
Report United States  84  Canada Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 250
Referees:
Naumov (RUS), Menendez (CUB)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–0, 2–1, 2–1
Petri 2 Goals Csikos 2

July 27, 2011
15:30
Report Netherlands  712  Australia Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 900
Referees:
Juhaz (HUN), Balfanbayev (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 2–4, 3–3, 1–1
van Belkum 3 Goals Knox 4

Seventh place game

July 29, 2011
09:30
Report Canada  78  Netherlands Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 200
Referees:
Koryzna (POL), Pinker (RSA)
Score by quarters: 2–0, 1–3, 3–4, 1–1
Csikos 3 Goals three players 2

Fifth place game

July 29, 2011
10:50
Report United States  510  Australia Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 250
Referees:
Deslieres (CAN), Peris (CRO)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 0–4, 2–4, 1–1
Villa, Dries 2 Goals Knox 4

Classification 9–12 bracket

Semi-finals Ninth place
July 25
  New Zealand  10  
  Cuba  11  
 
July 27
      Cuba  7
    Hungary  12
Eleventh place
July 25 July 27
  Hungary  17   New Zealand  7
  Spain  13     Spain  15

Semifinals

July 25, 2011
11:20
Report New Zealand  1011  Cuba Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 300
Referees:
Ni (CHN), Pinker (RSA)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–3, 3–2, 1–3
Bowry 3 Goals Gutierrez More 5

July 25, 2011
12:40
Report Hungary  1713  Spain Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 450
Referees:
Deslieres (CAN), Wengenroth (SUI)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 5–3, 4–3, 3–4
Bujka 5 Goals Gil Sorli 5

Eleventh place game

July 27, 2011
09:30
Report New Zealand  715  Spain Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 250
Referees:
Deslieres (CAN), Cabral (BRA)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–6, 2–4, 2–2
Mason, Sieprath 2 Goals Gil Sorli 7

Ninth place game

July 27, 2011
10:50
Report Cuba  712  Hungary Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 250
Referees:
Wengenroth (SUI), Rotsart (USA)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 3–2, 0–5, 2–1
Hernandez Consuegra, Gutierrez More 3 Goals Czigány 3

Classification 13–16 bracket

Semi-finals Thirteenth place
July 23
  Kazakhstan  14  
  Uzbekistan  13  
 
July 25
      Kazakhstan  9
    Brazil  5
Fifteenth place
July 23 July 25
  Brazil  10   Uzbekistan  5
  South Africa  9     South Africa  6

Semifinals

July 23, 2011
09:30
Report Kazakhstan  1413  Uzbekistan Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 450
Referees:
Gonzalez (PUR), Juhaz (HUN)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–4, 4–2, 4–5
Vassilyeva 4 Goals Halikova 8

July 23, 2011
10:50
Report Brazil  109  South Africa Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 550
Referees:
Alexandrescu (ROU), Wengenroth (SUI)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–1, 2–2, 2–4
Canetti, Carvalho 2 Goals Harris 4

Fifteenth place game

July 25, 2011
8:40
Report Uzbekistan  56  South Africa Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 200
Referees:
Gonzalez (PUR), Menendez (CUB)
Score by quarters: 0–1, 2–2, 2–1, 1–2
five players 1 Goals Kay, Harris 2

Thirteenth place game

July 25, 2011
10:00
Report Kazakhstan  95  Brazil Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 250
Referees:
Flahive (AUS), Reemnet (NED)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–2, 2–0, 3–2
Vassilyeva, Chebotova 3 Goals Zablith, Coutinho 2

Final ranking

Rank Team
1st  Greece
2nd  China
3rd  Russia
4  Italy
5  Australia
6  United States
7  Netherlands
8  Canada
9  Hungary
10  Cuba
11  Spain
12  New Zealand
13  Kazakhstan
14  Brazil
15  South Africa
16  Uzbekistan

References