2008 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
| 2008 FINA Women's Water Polo World League | |
|---|---|
| League | FINA Water Polo World League |
| Sport | Water Polo |
The 2008 FINA Women's Water Polo World League was the fifth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After three preliminary rounds the Super Final was held in Santa Cruz del Tenerife, Spain from June 10 to June 15, 2008.[1]
Preliminary round
[edit]Americas
[edit]
Canada and 
United States qualified without qualification tournament.
Asia/Oceania
[edit]| Team | Pts | G | W | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia
|
10 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 |  China
|
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 |  Japan
|
0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
May 20
| China
|
23 – 5 | Japan
|
May 21
| China
|
9 – 11 (p) | Australia
|
May 22
| Japan
|
4 – 17 | Australia
|
May 23
| China
|
21 – 4 | Japan
|
May 24
| China
|
10 – 11 (p) | Australia
|
May 25
| Japan
|
3 – 19 | Australia
|
Europe
[edit]| Team | Pts | G | W | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia
|
18 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 |  Greece
|
12 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 |  Spain
|
4 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  Italy
|
2 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
- Spain qualified as the hosting nation of the Super Final
May 23
| Russia
|
8 – 7 | Greece
|
| Italy
|
15 – 13 (p) | Spain
|
May 24
| Spain
|
8 – 11 | Russia
|
| Greece
|
9 – 8 | Italy
|
May 25
| Greece
|
11 – 6 | Spain
|
| Italy
|
6 – 13 | Russia
|
May 30
| Italy
|
7 – 10 | Spain
|
| Greece
|
6 – 14 | Russia
|
May 31
| Greece
|
10 – 8 | Italy
|
| Russia
|
19 – 10 | Spain
|
June 1
| Italy
|
8 – 16 | Russia
|
| Greece
|
13 – 8 | Spain
|
Super Final
[edit]- Held in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Preliminary
[edit]| Team | Pts | G | W | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States
|
15 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Russia
|
10 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Australia
|
8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Canada
|
6 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Spain
|
5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | China
|
1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
June 10
| Australia
|
9 – 10 | United States
|
| Canada
|
7 – 15 | Russia
|
| Spain
|
10 – 9 (p) | China
|
June 11
| United States
|
10 – 6 | Russia
|
| Australia
|
10 – 8 | China
|
| Spain
|
12 – 10 | Canada
|
June 12
| Canada
|
7 – 6 | Australia
|
| China
|
8 – 12 | United States
|
| Spain
|
9 – 15 | Russia
|
June 13
| Canada
|
5 – 6 | United States
|
| China
|
8 – 10 | Russia
|
| Spain
|
7 – 11 | Australia
|
June 14
| China
|
5 – 8 | Canada
|
| Russia
|
13 – 14 (p) | Australia
|
| Spain
|
9 – 11 | United States
|
5th place match
[edit]June 15
| Spain
|
5 – 7 | China
|
Bronze medal match
[edit]June 15
| Australia
|
7 – 6 | Canada
|
Gold medal match
[edit]June 15
| United States
|
7 – 8 | Russia
|
Final ranking
[edit]| Rank[1] | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Russia
|
 |
United States
|
 |
Australia
|
| 4 | Canada
|
| 5 | China
|
| 6 | Spain
|
| 2008 FINA Women's Water Polo World League |
|---|
 Russia First title |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 78. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
