2016 Women's European Water Polo Championship

2016 Women's European Water Polo Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Serbia
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	10–22 January
Teams	12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Hungary (3rd title)
Runner-up	Netherlands
Third place	Italy
Fourth place	Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	44
Goals scored	963 (21.89 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Rita Keszthelyi; (23 goals)
Best player	Yasemin Smit
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The 2016 Women's European Water Polo Championship was held from 10 to 22 January 2016 in Belgrade, Serbia.^[1]

Hungary won their third title by defeating the Netherlands 9–7 in the final. Italy captured the bronze medal after a 10–9 win over Spain.^[2]

Qualification

Format

The twelve teams were split into two groups of six teams. The first four placed teams advance to the knockout stage, from which on a knockout-system will be used to determine the final positions.

Draw

The draw was held on 4 October 2015.^[3]^[4]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5	Pot 6
Spain Netherlands	Hungary Serbia	Russia Italy	Germany Greece	Portugal France	Turkey Croatia

Squads

Preliminary round

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Group A

All times are CET (UTC+1).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	5	5	0	92	29	+63	15	Advanced to quarterfinals
2	Hungary	5	4	1	82	31	+51	12
3	Russia	5	3	2	83	36	+47	9
4	Greece	5	2	3	77	42	+35	6
5	Portugal	5	1	4	21	111	−90	3	Advanced to 9th place match
6	Turkey	5	0	5	14	120	−106	0	Advanced to 11th place match

Source: wpbelgrade2016.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

10 January 2016 11:00	Report	Portugal	3–27	Greece	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Martina Kuníková (SVK), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 1–7, 1–7, 0–5, 1–8
		three players 1	Goals	Asimaki, Tsoukala 5

10 January 2016 12:30	Report	Russia	29–0	Turkey	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 8–0, 5–0, 8–0, 8–0
		Simanovich 5	Goals

10 January 2016 15:15	Report	Netherlands	14–10	Hungary	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Xavier Buch (ESP), Radosław Koryzna (POL)
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 4–2, 4–3, 2–4
		Smit 6	Goals	Antal, Bujka 3

12 January 2016 11:00	Report	Portugal	5–21	Russia	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Mario Dalli (MLT), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 0–6, 1–5, 1–4, 3–6
		Braga 2	Goals	Prokofyeva 6

12 January 2016 12:30	Report	Turkey	0–25	Netherlands	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Dragan Štampalija (CRO), Martina Kuníková (SVK)
		Score by quarters: 0–8, 0–6, 0–7, 0–4
			Goals	Sevenich 6

12 January 2016 15:45	Report	Greece	6–9	Hungary	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–2, 2–2, 1–2
		Asimaki 2	Goals	Illés 2

14 January 2016 11:00	Report	Netherlands	28–2	Portugal	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Benjamin Mercier (FRA), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 6–0, 7–2, 9–0, 6–0
		Klaassen 5	Goals	Airosa 2

14 January 2016 12:30	Report	Hungary	27–1	Turkey	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Irakli Kikalishvili (GEO)
		Score by quarters: 7–0, 6–1, 9–0, 5–0
		Keszthelyi, Kisteleki 6	Goals	Cavlak 1

14 January 2016 15:45	Report	Russia	16–6	Greece	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Matan Schwartz (ISR), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 5–1, 1–1, 7–2
		Simanovich, Tankeeva 3	Goals	Manolioudaki, Tsoukala 2

16 January 2016 11:00	Report	Portugal	0–25	Hungary	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Mario Dalli (MLT)
		Score by quarters: 0–9, 0–6, 0–4, 0–6
			Goals	Bujka, Kisteleki 4

16 January 2016 12:30	Report	Greece	28–3	Turkey	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Xavier Buch (ESP), Martina Kuníková (SVK)
		Score by quarters: 6–0, 7–1, 7–1, 8–1
		Asimaki 6	Goals	Kus 2

16 January 2016 15:45	Report	Russia	7–14	Netherlands	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Frank Ohme (GER)
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 2–3, 1–3, 2–3
		Soboleva 2	Goals	Klaassen 5

18 January 2016 12:30	Report	Portugal	11–10	Turkey	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Mark Koganov (AZE), Frank Ohme (GER)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–3, 4–1, 2–4
		Matos, Sarmento 3	Goals	Kus 7

18 January 2016 15:45	Report	Netherlands	11–10	Greece	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Radosław Koryzna (POL)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 3–3, 3–4, 4–0
		Van der Sloot 3	Goals	Avramidou 3

18 January 2016 17:15	Report	Hungary	11–10	Russia	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–1, 3–3, 2–5
		Keszthelyi 6	Goals	Lisunova 3

Group B

All times are CET (UTC+1).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	5	5	0	91	19	+72	15	Advanced to quarterfinals
2	Spain	5	4	1	105	23	+82	12
3	France	5	3	2	38	43	−5	9
4	Germany	5	2	3	43	82	−39	6
5	Serbia	5	1	4	36	65	−29	3	Advanced to 9th place match
6	Croatia	5	0	5	21	102	−81	0	Advanced to 11th place match

Source: wpbelgrade2016.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

11 January 2016 11:00	Report	Croatia	3–29	Spain	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED), Ursula Wengenroth (SUI)
		Score by quarters: 0–8, 2–8, 0–5, 1–8
		three players 1	Goals	C. Espar, Pareja 5

11 January 2016 12:30	Report	Italy	10–3	France	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Haldun Toygarlı (TUR), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–1, 1–0, 3–0
		Bianconi 3	Goals	Jašková 2

11 January 2016 17:15	Report	Serbia	13–14	Germany	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Luís Santos (POR), Irakli Kikalishvili (GEO)
		Score by quarters: 5–3, 1–3, 4–4, 3–4
		Vuković 4	Goals	Blomenkamp 4

13 January 2016 11:00	Report	Spain	21–2	France	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Martina Kuníková (SVK), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 5–1, 6–0, 4–0, 6–1
		García 4	Goals	Clerc, Daule 2

13 January 2016 12:30	Report	Germany	3–22	Italy	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED)
		Score by quarters: 0–5, 1–5, 1–6, 1–6
		three players 1	Goals	five players 3

13 January 2016 17:15	Report	Croatia	4–8	Serbia	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), György Kun (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 0–2, 1–3, 0–2
		Miljkovic 2	Goals	Vuković 4

15 January 2016 11:00	Report	Italy	31–2	Croatia	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Martina Kuníková (SVK), Haldun Toygarlı (TUR)
		Score by quarters: 8–0, 7–0, 8–1, 8–1
		Bianconi 6	Goals	Butic, Lordan 1

15 January 2016 12:30	Report	France	12–3	Germany	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: György Kun (HUN), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 2–0, 3–2, 4–0, 3–1
		Millot 3	Goals	three players 1

15 January 2016 15:45	Report	Serbia	6–21	Spain	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED), Mario Dalli (MLT)
		Score by quarters: 0–6, 4–5, 1–4, 1–6
		Rudic, Vuković 2	Goals	García 4

17 January 2016 11:00	Report	Croatia	3–14	France	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED), Sergey Naumov (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 1–5, 1–3, 0–3, 1–3
		Brnas 2	Goals	Bachelier 4

17 January 2016 12:30	Report	Spain	26–3	Germany	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Haldun Toygarlı (TUR), Ursula Wengenroth (SUI)
		Score by quarters: 5–0, 6–1, 8–2, 7–0
		A. Espar 5	Goals	three players 1

17 January 2016 15:45	Report	Serbia	3–19	Italy	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Martina Kuníková (SVK), Irakli Kikalishvili (GEO)
		Score by quarters: 1–6, 1–4, 1–7, 0–2
		three players 1	Goals	Emmolo 4

19 January 2016 12:30	Report	Croatia	9–20	Germany	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Martina Kuníková (SVK), Mario Dalli (MLT)
		Score by quarters: 0–6, 5–3, 3–6, 1–5
		Lordan, Miljkovic 2	Goals	Blomenkamp 8

19 January 2016 15:45	Report	Italy	9–8	Spain	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Mark Koganov (AZE)
		Score by quarters: 4–3, 2–2, 2–1, 1–2
		Di Mario, Emmolo 3	Goals	López 3

19 January 2016 17:15	Report	France	7–6	Serbia	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Ursula Wengenroth (SUI)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 0–0, 3–1, 2–2
		Sacré 2	Goals	Luka 3

Final round

Championship bracket

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Gold medal match



Netherlands	19

Germany	2
		Netherlands	15

		Spain	14
Russia	8

Spain	12
				Netherlands	7

				Hungary	9
Hungary	18

France	6
		Hungary	10

		Italy	5	Bronze medal match
Greece	4

Italy	10
				Spain	9

				Italy	10

5th place bracket

5th–8th place classification		5th place match



Germany	2

Russia	22
		Russia	12

		Greece	13
France	6

Greece	12
		7th place match



		Germany	9

		France	13

Quarterfinals

All times are CET (UTC+1).

20 January 2016 12:00	Report	Greece	4–10	Italy	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Mario Dalli (MLT), Xavier Buch (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 0–1, 0–3, 2–2, 2–4
		Roumpesi 3	Goals	Di Mario, Radicchi 3

20 January 2016 13:30	Report	Netherlands	19–2	Germany	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Haldun Toygarlı (TUR)
		Score by quarters: 8–0, 3–1, 5–0, 3–1
		Stomphorst 5	Goals	Blomenkamp 2

20 January 2016 15:45	Report	Hungary	18–6	France	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED), Martina Kuníková (SVK)
		Score by quarters: 6–1, 5–3, 2–2, 5–0
		three players 3	Goals	six players 1

20 January 2016 17:15	Report	Russia	8–12	Spain	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: György Kun (HUN), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 0–5, 2–1, 4–4
		Lisunova 3	Goals	A. Espar 3

5th–8th place classification

All times are CET (UTC+1).

21 January 2016 12:00	Report	France	6–12	Greece	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Luís Santos (POR)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–5, 3–2, 1–3
		Tardy 3	Goals	Avramidou 3

21 January 2016 13:30	Report	Germany	2–22	Russia	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED), Ursula Wengenroth (SUI)
		Score by quarters: 0–7, 1–5, 1–6, 0–4
		Kern, Seyfert 1	Goals	Simanovich 6

Semifinals

All times are CET (UTC+1).

21 January 2016 15:45	Report	Netherlands	15–14	Spain	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Mario Dalli (MLT), Dragan Štampalija (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 4–3, 2–3, 2–1, 1–2 PSO: 6–5
		Smit, Van der Sloot 2	Goals	Tarragó 3

21 January 2016 17:15	Report	Hungary	10–5	Italy	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Mark Koganov (AZE)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–2, 3–0, 2–2
		Illés 3	Goals	Garibotti 2

11th place match

All times are CET (UTC+1).

22 January 2016 12:00	Report	Turkey	4–12	Croatia	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Irakli Kikalishvili (GEO), Luís Santos (POR)
		Score by quarters: 1–1, 0–4, 1–2, 2–5
		Kus 2	Goals	Bukic 3

9th place match

All times are CET (UTC+1).

22 January 2016 13:30	Report	Portugal	6–9	Serbia	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Xavier Buch (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 3–3, 0–2, 2–1
		Nunes, Sarmento 2	Goals	three players 2

7th place match

All times are CET (UTC+1).

22 January 2016 15:45	Report	Germany	9–13	France	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–6, 3–3, 0–2
		Gelse, Vosseberg 3	Goals	Bachelier, Guillet 3

5th place match

All times are CET (UTC+1).

22 January 2016 17:15	Report	Russia	12–13	Greece	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Radosław Koryzna (POL)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–3, 2–2, 0–2 PSO: 3–4
		Lisunova 4	Goals	E. Plevritou 3

Bronze medal match

All times are CET (UTC+1).

22 January 2016 18:45	Report	Spain	9–10	Italy	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: György Kun (HUN), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–2, 2–4, 2–2
		Tarragó 3 B. Ortiz, Peña 2 Pareja, García 1	Goals	Bianconi 3 Tabani, Queirolo, Di Mario, Emmolo, Frassinetti, Pomeri, Cotti 1

Gold medal match

All times are CET (UTC+1).

22 January 2016 20:15	Report	Netherlands	7–9	Hungary	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–1, 2–3, 0–2
		D. Genee 3 Smit 2 Van der Sloot, Megens 1	Goals	Kistekeki, Tóth, Bujka 2 Antal, Takacs, Illés 1

Final ranking

Rank	Team
	Hungary
	Netherlands
	Italy
4	Spain
5	Greece
6	Russia
7	France
8	Germany
9	Serbia
10	Portugal
11	Croatia
12	Turkey

	Qualified for the Summer Olympics
	Qualified for the Summer Olympics qualification tournament

2016 Women's European Water Polo champion
Hungary Third title

Team Roster

Edina Gangl, Dóra Czigány, Dóra Antal, Hanna Kisteleki, Gabriella Szűcs, Orsolya Takács, Anna Illés, Rita Keszthelyi (C), Ildikó Tóth, Barbara Bujka, Dóra Csabai, Krisztina Garda, Orsolya Kasó. Head coach: Attila Bíró

Awards and statistics

Top goalscorers


Rank	Name	Goals	Shots	%
1	Rita Keszthelyi	23	39	59
2	Roberta Bianconi	21	43	49
3	Yasemin Smit	20	37	54
3	Ekaterina Lisunova	20	36	57
5	Alexandra Asimaki	19	43	44
	Barbara Bujka		35	54
	Anastasia Simanovich		34	56
8	Claudia Blomenkamp	18	41	44
	Hanna Kisteleki		27	67
	Vivian Sevenich		34	53
	Roser Tarragó		38	47

Source: wpbelgrade2016.microplustiming.com

Individual awards

^[2]

Most Valuable Player
- Yasemin Smit (NED)
Best Goalkeeper
- Edina Gangl (HUN)
Top Scorer
- Rita Keszthelyi (HUN) — 23 goals

References

^ LEN Calendar Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b "Hungary strike back for gold". waterpoloworld.com. 22 January 2016. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
^ "The draw for the European Water Polo Championships Belgrade 2016". belgrade2016.rs. 4 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
^ "The official draw for the European Water Polo Championships Belgrade 2016". belgrade2016.rs. 4 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
^ Schedule Archived 2015-12-30 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Official website

[1] LEN Calendar Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine

[Awards-2] "Hungary strike back for gold". waterpoloworld.com. 22 January 2016. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

[3] "The draw for the European Water Polo Championships Belgrade 2016". belgrade2016.rs. 4 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2015-11-18.

[4] "The official draw for the European Water Polo Championships Belgrade 2016". belgrade2016.rs. 4 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2015-11-18.

[5] Schedule Archived 2015-12-30 at the Wayback Machine

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