Water polo at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

Water polo at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
Tournament details
Dates	22 July – 3 August
Teams	16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Hungary (3rd title)
Runner-up	Montenegro
Third place	Croatia
Fourth place	Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches	44
Goals scored	788 (17.91 per match)
Attendance	55,790 (1,268 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sandro Sukno Aleksandar Ivović (20 goals)
Best player	Dénes Varga

2013 FINA World Championships Barcelona, Spain
Diving
Individual
1 m	men	women
3 m	men	women
10 m	men	women
Synchronised
3 m	men	women
10 m	men	women
High diving

27 m	men
20 m	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
Team	combination
Water polo
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The men's water polo tournament at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships was held in Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona, Spain from 23 July–3 August.

Hungary defeated Montenegro 8–7 in the final to win their third title.^[1]

Qualification

16 teams qualified for the world championships in 2013 as follows:

The host nation
The best 2 teams in the 2012 World League not already qualified as the host nation
The best 4 teams in the 2012 Olympics not already qualified as the host nation or from the World League
The best 3 teams in the 2012 European Championships not already qualified as the host nation, from the World League, or from the Olympics
The best 2 teams in the 2013 Americas Qualification Tournament not already qualified as the host nation, from the World League, or from the Olympics
The best 2 teams from Asia (qualification system yet to be organised) not already qualified as the host nation, from the World League, or from the Olympics
The best team from Africa (qualification system yet to be organised) not already qualified as the host nation, from the World League, or from the Olympics
The best team from Oceania (qualification system yet to be organised) not already qualified as the host nation, from the World League, or from the Olympics
If no team enters from a continent or if a team qualified as the host nation, from the World League, or from the Olympics does not enter, then each vacancy shall be filled by the next highest placed team(s) from the continental qualification tournament with the following rotation: Americas, Europe, Host Continent (Europe), Asia, Oceania and Africa.

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Event	Date	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	–	–	1	Spain
2012 World League Finals	12–17 June 2012	Almaty	2	Croatia Italy
2012 Olympics	29 July–12 August 2012	London	4	Montenegro Serbia Hungary Australia
2012 European Championships	16–29 January 2012	Eindhoven	3	Germany Greece Romania
2013 Americas Qualification Tournament	January 2013^[3]	Calgary	2	Canada United States
Asia			2	China Kazakhstan
Africa			1	South Africa
Oceania			1	New Zealand
TOTAL			16

Preliminary round

Group A

	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Greece	3	3	0	38	15	+23	6
Montenegro	3	2	1	34	12	+22	4
Spain	3	1	2	30	18	+12	2
New Zealand	3	0	3	8	65	−57	0

22 July 2013 09:30	Report	Montenegro	4–6	Greece	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 300 Referees: Alexandrescu (ROU), Naumov (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 0–0, 0–3, 1–2, 3–1
		Ivović 3	Goals	Mylonakis 3

22 July 2013 21:30	Report	Spain	18–3	New Zealand	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 900 Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Gaber (EGY)
		Score by quarters: 3–0, 3–1, 7–1, 5–1
		Perrone 5	Goals	Lui-Fakaotimanava 2

24 July 2013 20:10	Report	New Zealand	4–24	Greece	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Reemnet (NED), Gaber (EGY)
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 1–8, 0–6, 1–4
		four players 1	Goals	Fountoulis 6

24 July 2013 21:30	Report	Montenegro	7–5	Spain	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 800 Referees: Vogel (HUN), Alexandrescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–2, 2–0, 1–0
		Janović 5	Goals	Español 2

26 July 2013 17:30	Report	Montenegro	23–1	New Zealand	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 550 Referees: Cardenuto (BRA), Gaber (EGY)
		Score by quarters: 5–0, 8–1, 6–0, 4–0
		Ivović 6	Goals	Pye 1

26 July 2013 21:30	Report	Spain	7–8	Greece	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Bianchi (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 1–1, 0–2, 2–3, 4–2
		Molina, Minguell 3	Goals	Mylonakis 3

Group B

	Pl	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Croatia	3	3	0	41	15	+26	6
United States	3	2	1	31	19	+12	4
Canada	3	1	2	32	32	0	2
South Africa	3	0	3	14	52	−38	0

22 July 2013 10:50	Report	Croatia	9–7	United States	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 1300 Referees: Bender (GER), Moller (ARG)
		Score by quarters: 1–1, 2–2, 3–1, 3–3
		three players 2	Goals	de Trane, Mann 2

22 July 2013 12:10	Report	Canada	17–11	South Africa	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 335 Referees: Golijanin (SRB), Rezvani (IRN)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–3, 7–4, 4–2
		Constantin-Bicari 4	Goals	Card, Bell 3

24 July 2013 09:30	Report	South Africa	3–16	United States	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 600 Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Ni (CHN)
		Score by quarters: 0–4, 1–5, 2–5, 0–2
		Bell 2	Goals	Mann 5

24 July 2013 10:50	Report	Croatia	13–8	Canada	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 1800 Referees: Koganov (AZE), Rezvani (IRN)
		Score by quarters: 3–0, 3–3, 4–3, 3–2
		Muslim, Sukno 3	Goals	Constantin-Bicari 2

26 July 2013 18:50	Report	Croatia	19–0	South Africa	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 1800 Referees: Ni (CHN), Rezvani (IRN)
		Score by quarters: 3–0, 4–0, 7–0, 5–0
		Sukno 5	Goals

26 July 2013 20:10	Report	Canada	7–8	United States	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Golijanin (SRB), Flahive (AUS)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 0–1, 1–2, 4–3
		McElroy 3	Goals	Bowen 3

Group C

	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Serbia	3	3	0	0	39	26	+13	6
Hungary	3	1	1	1	32	27	+5	3
Australia	3	1	1	1	25	26	−1	3
China	3	0	0	3	21	38	−17	0

22 July 2013 13:30	Report	Serbia	10–7	Australia	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 300 Referees: Borrell (ESP), Stavridis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 4–3, 2–0, 1–2, 3–2
		Udovičić, Pijetlović 3	Goals	seven players 1

22 July 2013 17:30	Report	Hungary	13–5	China	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 500 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Mellirar (RSA)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 4–1, 3–2, 3–1
		Szivós 5	Goals	five players 1

24 July 2013 12:10	Report	China	7–9	Australia	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 455 Referees: Naumov (RUS), Abramović (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–2, 1–2, 4–1
		Zhang Jian 2	Goals	Howden 3

24 July 2013 13:30	Report	Serbia	13–10	Hungary	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Koryzna (POL)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 5–2, 2–2, 4–3
		Prlainović, Nikić 3	Goals	Dé. Varga 3

26 July 2013 09:30	Report	Serbia	16–9	China	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 350 Referees: Williams (NZL), Moller (ARG)
		Score by quarters: 4–3, 4–2, 5–3, 3–1
		Mitrović 4	Goals	three players 2

26 July 2013 10:50	Report	Hungary	9–9	Australia	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Stavridis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–1, 3–3, 2–2
		Vámos 3	Goals	Campbell 5

Group D

	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Italy	3	3	0	32	18	+14	6
Germany	3	2	1	26	26	0	4
Kazakhstan	3	1	2	21	25	−4	2
Romania	3	0	3	16	26	−10	0

22 July 2013 18:50	Report	Italy	10–4	Romania	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 600 Referees: Peris (CRO), Koryzna (POL)
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 1–1, 2–2, 2–0
		Aicardi 3	Goals	four players 1

22 July 2013 20:10	Report	Germany	9–8	Kazakhstan	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 800 Referees: Terepenka (CAN), Koganov (AZE)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–0, 3–1, 0–4
		Nossek 3	Goals	Ushakov 3

24 July 2013 17:30	Report	Kazakhstan	7–4	Romania	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 600 Referees: Peris (CRO), Stavridis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 1–0, 2–2, 4–1, 0–1
		Shmider, Medvedev 2	Goals	four players 1

24 July 2013 18:50	Report	Italy	10–8	Germany	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 600 Referees: Borrell (ESP), Terepenka (CAN)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–1, 3–3, 1–3
		three players 2	Goals	Real, Schlotterbeck 2

26 July 2013 12:10	Report	Italy	12–6	Kazakhstan	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 700 Referees: Peris (CRO), Abramović (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 3–0, 3–2, 2–1, 4–3
		Figlioli 4	Goals	Koliadenko 2

26 July 2013 13:30	Report	Germany	9–8	Romania	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 800 Referees: Naumov (RUS), Littlejohn (GBR)
		Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–0, 1–2, 1–3
		Schüler, Eidner 3	Goals	three players 2

Knockout stage

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

28 July

Greece

30 July

South Africa

Greece

28 July

Hungary

1 August

Kazakhstan

Hungary

28 July

Croatia

Croatia

30 July

New Zealand

Croatia

28 July

Australia

Germany

3 August

Australia

Hungary

28 July

Montenegro

Serbia

30 July

Romania

Serbia

28 July

Montenegro

1 August

Canada

Montenegro

28 July

Italy

Third Place

Italy

30 July

3 August

China

Italy

Croatia

28 July

Spain

Italy

United States

Spain

5th place bracket

5th–8th place semifinals			Fifth place game

1 August
Greece	11
Australia	9

			3 August
			Greece	8
			Spain	10


			Seventh place game
1 August		3 August
Serbia	13	Australia	7
Spain (pen.)	14		Serbia	13

Round of 16

28 July 2013 09:30	Report	Greece	13–5	South Africa	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 300 Referees: Abramović (MNE), Cardenuto (BRA)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–2, 4–0, 3–1
		Gounas 3	Goals	five players 1

28 July 2013 10:50	Report	Montenegro	12–4	Canada	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 800 Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Vogel (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–0, 3–3, 4–0
		Ivović 3	Goals	Kudaba 2

28 July 2013 12:10	Report	Croatia	21–4	New Zealand	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 1600 Referees: Drury (USA), Melliar (RSA)
		Score by quarters: 6–1, 4–2, 8–0, 3–1
		Muslim, Sukno 5	Goals	four players 1

28 July 2013 13:30	Report	United States	6–10	Spain	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Peris (CRO), Alexandrescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–1, 1–2, 1–3
		Wigo 3	Goals	Español 4

28 July 2013 17:30	Report	Serbia	13–5	Romania	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 600 Referees: Koganov (AZE), Naumov (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 5–1, 3–1, 3–2
		five players 2	Goals	Diaconu 3

28 July 2013 18:50	Report	Hungary	16–7	Kazakhstan	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 700 Referees: Reemnet (NED), Koryzna (POL)
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 7–1, 6–1, 1–1
		five players 2	Goals	Gubarev 3

28 July 2013 20:10	Report	Italy	11–3	China	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 600 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Terepenka (CAN)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–1, 3–0, 2–1
		Giorgetti 4	Goals	three players 1

28 July 2013 21:30	Report	Germany	4–8	Australia	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 900 Referees: Borrell (ESP), Bianchi (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 0–2, 2–2, 0–1, 2–3
		Nossek 2	Goals	three players 2

Quarterfinals

30 July 2013 15:30	Report	Greece	3–9	Hungary	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 900 Referees: Golijanin (SRB), Bender (GER)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–1, 1–2, 0–4
		three players 1	Goals	three players 2

30 July 2013 17:00	Report	Croatia	7–6	Australia	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 1800 Referees: Borrell (ESP), Bianchi (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 1–1, 1–1, 0–1, 3–2 OT: 1–1, 1–0
		Joković 2	Goals	Miller 2

30 July 2013 20:15	Report	Montenegro	9–8	Serbia	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 500 Referees: Flahive (AUS), Margeta (SLO)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–3, 1–2, 2–0
		Janović 3	Goals	Mitrović 2

30 July 2013 21:45	Report	Spain	3–4	Italy	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Alexandrescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–1, 0–1, 0–0
		three players 1	Goals	Figlioli 2

5th–8th place semifinals

1 August 2013 15:30	Report	Greece	11–9	Australia	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 600 Referees: Golijanin (SRB), Bianchi (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 4–3, 2–4, 2–1
		Delakas, Vlachopoulos 3	Goals	Younger 3

1 August 2013 17:00	Report	Serbia	13–14	Spain	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Koganov (AZE), Moller (ARG)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–0, 2–3, 1–1 OT: 2–1, 0–1 pen. 5–6
		Pijetlović, Filipović 2	Goals	three players 3

Semifinals

1 August 2013 20:15	Report	Hungary	11–10	Croatia	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Flahive (AUS), Naumov (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–2, 3–2, 2–3
		Vámos, Szivós 3	Goals	four players 2

1 August 2013 21:45	Report	Montenegro	10–8	Italy	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Koryzna (POL)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–0, 4–3, 1–4
		Janović 3	Goals	Figlioli, Aicardi 3

Seventh place game

3 August 2013 15:00	Report	Australia	7–13	Serbia	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 500 Referees: Peris (CRO), Moller (ARG)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–2, 2–4, 1–4
		Swift, Howden 2	Goals	Filipović 5

Fifth place game

3 August 2013 20:45	Report	Greece	8–10	Spain	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Golijanin (SRB), Flahive (AUS)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–5, 4–2, 0–2
		Delakas 3	Goals	Español 5

Third place game

3 August 2013 16:30	Report	Croatia	10–8	Italy	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Alexandrescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 4–1, 1–2, 1–3
		Sukno, Joković 3	Goals	Giorgetti 3

Final

3 August 2013 22:15	Report	Hungary	8–7	Montenegro	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Borrell (ESP), Margeta (SLO)
		Score by quarters: 2–0, 1–2, 3–3, 2–2
		Szivós, Hárai 2	Goals	Ivović 3

Final ranking and awards

Rank	Team
01 !	Hungary
02 !	Montenegro
03 !	Croatia
4	Italy
5	Spain
6	Greece
7	Serbia
8	Australia
9	United States
10	Germany
11	Canada
12	Kazakhstan
13	Romania
14	China
15	South Africa
16	New Zealand

Winners

Hungary (third title): Attila Decker, Viktor Nagy, Bence Bátori, Krisztián Bedő, Ádám Decker, Miklós Gór-Nagy, Balázs Hárai, Norbert Hosnyánszky, Norbert Madaras, Márton Szivós, Dániel Varga, Dénes Varga, Márton Vámos

Most Valuable Player

Dénes Varga

Best Goalscorer

Sandro Sukno / Aleksandar Ivović – 20 goals

Best Goalkeeper

Viktor Nagy

Media All-Star Team^[4]

References

↑ "Hungary 2013 world champion after thrilling final". waterpoloworld.com. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
↑ BL 9 Olympic Games, World Championships and World Swimming Championships (25m)
↑ UANA Events Calendar
↑ Hungary makes it title #3 with a heart-stopper over Montenegro

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