2007 Holiday Cup

The 2007 Holiday Cup was the ninth edition of the women's water polo competition, held in the Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach, United States. The tournament took place from December 5 to December 9, 2007. The tournament served as a preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics qualifiers (with the exception of the United States and the Netherlands who had already qualified).

Squads

 Australia

 Canada

 Italy

 Netherlands

 Russia

 United States

Preliminary round

• December 5, 2007

Italy	11–10	Russia
Australia	10–12	Netherlands
United States	10–7	Canada

• December 6, 2007

Russia	10–7	Australia
Italy	10–8	Canada
United States	5–8	Netherlands

• December 6, 2007

Canada	9–13	Australia
Russia	16–15	Netherlands
United States	12–8	Italy

• December 7, 2007

Russia	15–12	Canada
Netherlands	14–15	Italy
United States	5–6	Australia

• December 8, 2007

Canada	7–12	Netherlands
Australia	8–11	Italy
United States	12–13	Russia

Standings

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA
1.	Italy	11	5	4	0	1	55	52
2.	Netherlands	11	5	3	0	2	61	53
3.	Russia	10	5	4	0	1	64	57
4.	United States	7	5	2	0	3	44	42
5.	Australia	6	5	2	0	3	44	47
6.	Canada	0	5	0	0	5	43	57

Final round

5th/6th place match

• December 9, 2007

Australia	8–6	Canada

Bronze medal match

• December 9, 2007

United States	17–7	Russia

Gold medal match

• December 9, 2007

Italy	10–9	Netherlands

Final ranking

RANK TEAM  Italy  Netherlands  United States 4.  Russia 5.  Australia 6.  Canada

2007 Women's Holiday Cup  Italy First title

Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player
  •  Daniëlle de Bruijn (NED)

External links

• USA Waterpolo.org

References