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2023 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup
LeagueFINA Women's Water Polo World Cup
SportWater polo
Duration11 April – 25 June
Super Final
Finals champions United States
  Runners-up Netherlands
FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup seasons
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The 2023 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup was the 18th edition of the tournament. It ran from 11 April to 25 June 2023.[1] The Super final took place between 23 and 25 June 2023 in Long Beach, United States.[2]

From this year on, the tournament was replacing the FINA Water Polo World League.[3]

The United States won their fourth straight and fifth overall title after defeating the Netherlands in the final.[4]

Format

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There were two divisions. In Division 1, the top eight teams from the World Championships played. They played a round-robin in April, at pre-selected venues. All other teams could sign up in Division 2, in which each continent hosted a qualification tournament. The top two teams from the tournaments played in an intercontinental tournament. The top-six teams of Division 1 and the top-two teams from Division 2 competed in the super final, held between 23 and 25 June 2023.[5][6] At the end of the tournament, the last-ranked team was relegated to Division 2 and the winner of Division 2 moved to Division 1 for the following year. A win gave a team three points, a win after penalties two, a loss after penalties one and a loss after regular time zero points.[7]

Division 1

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The draw was held on 1 December 2022.[8] The first tournament was played from 11 to 13 April in Rotterdam, Netherlands and the second tournament between 19 and 21 April 2023 in Athens, Greece.[6] The top four teams from the first tournament qualified for the super final but participated in the second tournament as well, where the last two spots were played out.[2]

Round 1

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The top-two teams from both groups qualified for the super final. All teams participated in the second tournament.

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 3 3 0 0 0 37 28 +9 9 Super final
2  Hungary 3 2 0 0 1 42 35 +7 6
3  Greece 3 1 0 0 2 32 35 −3 3
4  Australia 3 0 0 0 3 25 38 −13 0
Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head result.
(H) Host
11 April 2023
18:30 		Report Australia  7–11  Netherlands Rotterdam
Referees:
Pau Segurana (ESP), Jennifer McCall (USA)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–4, 2–2, 1–4
C. Andrews, Williams 2 Goals Sleeking 3
11 April 2023
20:30 		Report Greece  12–14  Hungary Rotterdam
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 4–3, 2–6, 2–3
Eleftheriadou 4 Goals Keszthelyi 6
12 April 2023
18:30 		Report Netherlands  14–10  Greece Rotterdam
Referees:
Hendrik Schopp (GER), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 4–1, 5–4, 2–5
Van de Kraats 4 Goals three players 2
12 April 2023
20:30 		Report Hungary  17–11  Australia Rotterdam
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Pau Segurana (ESP)
Score by quarters: 6–2, 2–4, 5–1, 4–4
Szilágyi 4 Goals four players 2
13 April 2023
14:00 		Report Greece  10–7  Australia Rotterdam
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 1–0, 4–2, 2–1
Eleftheriadou 3 Goals A. Andrews 2
13 April 2023
18:30 		Report Netherlands  12–11  Hungary Rotterdam
Referees:
Jennifer McCall (USA), Pau Segurana (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–2, 3–4, 3–3
L. Rogge 5 Goals Parkes 3

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 2 0 1 0 38 30 +8 7 Super final
2  Italy 3 2 0 0 1 40 36 +4 6
3  Spain 3 1 1 0 1 36 32 +4 5
4  China 3 0 0 0 3 25 41 −16 0
Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head result.
11 April 2023
14:00 		Report Spain  17–15  United States Rotterdam
Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Hendrik Schopp (GER)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–4, 4–5, 3–1  PSO: 5–3
Forca, Ortiz 4 Goals Raney 3
11 April 2023
16:00 		Report Italy  14–13  China Rotterdam
Referees:
Peter de Jong (NED), Alexandros Chatzigoulas (GRE)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 3–2, 5–3, 4–4
Avegno 6 Goals Zhang J. 4
12 April 2023
14:00 		Report Spain  9–13  Italy Rotterdam
Referees:
Alexandros Chatzigoulas (GRE), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–4, 3–3, 1–4
Ruiz 3 Goals Marletta 4
12 April 2023
16:00 		Report United States  12–5  China Rotterdam
Referees:
Fiona Haigh (AUS), Peter de Jong (NED)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–2, 4–1, 3–1
Bonaguidi, Musselman 3 Goals Yan S. 3
13 April 2023
16:00 		Report Spain  15–7  China Rotterdam
Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (NED), Alexandros Chatzigoulas (GRE)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–4, 6–1, 4–1
Ortiz 4 Goals Yan S. 4
13 April 2023
20:30 		Report United States  14–13  Italy Rotterdam
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Hendrik Schopp (GER)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 3–6, 4–3, 2–3
Musselman, Steffens 5 Goals Picozzi 4

Round 2

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All teams from Group 1 were already qualified and played for seeding for the super final. The top-two placed teams from Group 2 qualified for the super final. All results from the first round were taken over.

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts
1  Netherlands 6 5 0 0 1 73 58 +15 15
2  United States 6 4 0 1 1 66 53 +13 13
3  Hungary 6 4 0 0 2 75 59 +16 12
4  Italy 6 2 0 0 4 59 75 −16 6
Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head result.
19 April 2023
16:00 		Report Netherlands  16–10  Italy Athens
Referees:
Marta Cabañas (ESP), Fiona Haigh (AUS)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 5–2, 4–3, 3–3
Van de Kraats, L. Rogge 4 Goals Bettini 3
19 April 2023
20:00 		Report United States  10–8  Hungary Athens
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–1, 2–3, 3–2
four players 2 Goals Gurisatti 3
20 April 2023
16:00 		Report Netherlands  11–12  Hungary Athens
Referees:
Aurélie Blanchard (FRA), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 4–5, 3–3, 2–2, 2–2
Sleeking 4 Goals Szilágyi 4
20 April 2023
20:00 		Report United States  10–6  Italy Athens
Referees:
Zhang Liang (CHN), Fiona Haigh (AUS)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–2, 6–2, 1–1
Raney 5 Goals Marletta 3
21 April 2023
16:00 		Report United States  8–9  Netherlands Athens
Referees:
Fiona Haigh (AUS), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–4, 3–2, 1–0
Bonaguidi, Musselman 3 Goals B. Rogge 3
21 April 2023
20:00 		Report Italy  3–13  Hungary Athens
Referees:
Marta Cabañas (ESP), Aurélie Blanchard (FRA)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–6, 0–1, 1–2
three players 1 Goals Hajdú 3

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Spain 6 3 2 0 1 75 64 +11 13 Super final
2  Greece (H) 6 2 0 2 2 73 74 −1 8
3  Australia 6 1 1 0 4 60 69 −9 5
4  China 6 0 0 0 6 54 83 −29 0 Division 2
Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head result.
(H) Host
19 April 2023
14:00 		Report Spain  9–8  Australia Athens
Referees:
Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Diana Dutilh (NED)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–4, 3–2, 1–1
Ortiz 5 Goals three players 2
19 April 2023
18:00 		Report Greece  13–11  China Athens
Referees:
Aurélie Blanchard (FRA), Gabriella Várkonyi (HUN)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–3, 5–2, 4–2
Eleftheriadou 5 Goals three players 2
20 April 2023
14:00 		Report Spain  17–11  China Athens
Referees:
Jennifer McCall (USA), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 4–4, 4–2, 5–4
Ruiz 5 Goals Wang H. 3
20 April 2023
18:00 		Report Greece  18–19  Australia Athens
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Gabriella Várkonyi (HUN)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 7–5, 1–4, 3–2  PSO: 3–4
Ninou 6 Goals Halligan 4
21 April 2023
14:00 		Report China  7–12  Australia Athens
Referees:
Diana Dutilh (NED), Jennifer McCall (USA)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–4, 2–2, 0–4
Zhang J. 4 Goals A. Andrews, Ridge 3
21 April 2023
18:00 		Report Spain  18–17  Greece Athens
Referees:
Zhang Liang (CHN), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 5–4, 1–1, 4–4  PSO: 5–4
Ortiz 4 Goals Ninou 4

Division 2

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The draw was held on 13 April 2023.[9] The tournament took place in Berlin, Germany between 2 and 4 May 2023.[2]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Israel 3 3 0 0 0 70 16 +54 9 Crossover
2  South Africa 3 2 0 0 1 38 35 +3 6
3  Uzbekistan 3 1 0 0 2 26 44 −18 3
4  Ukraine 3 0 0 0 3 17 56 −39 0
Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head result.
2 May 2023
08:30 		Report South Africa  7–22  Israel Berlin
Referees:
Hendrik Schopp (GER), Adil Aimbetov (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 4–4, 2–6, 0–8
Versfeld 4 Goals Levi, Rahum 4
2 May 2023
10:00 		Report Uzbekistan  11–10  Ukraine Berlin
Referees:
Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), John Waldow (NZL)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–2, 5–4, 2–1
Pulatova 5 Goals Aboimova 3
2 May 2023
16:00 		Report South Africa  19–5  Ukraine Berlin
Referees:
Adil Aimbetov (KAZ), John Waldow (NZL)
Score by quarters: 6–0, 4–0, 7–2, 2–3
Versfeld 4 Goals Aboimova 2
2 May 2023
17:30 		Report Uzbekistan  7–22  Israel Berlin
Referees:
Maxim Gerasimov (GBR), Sander Gransjean (NED)
Score by quarters: 2–6, 3–5, 1–5, 1–6
Sayfiddinova 3 Goals Strugo 6
3 May 2023
14:00 		Report Uzbekistan  8–12  South Africa Berlin
Referees:
Hendrik Schopp (GER), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR)
Score by quarters: 2–6, 2–1, 0–3, 4–4
Sayfiddinova 5 Goals Meecham, Versfeld 4
3 May 2023
15:45 		Report Ukraine  2–26  Israel Berlin
Referees:
Adil Aimbetov (KAZ), John Waldow (NZL)
Score by quarters: 0–9, 0–5, 2–8, 0–4
Belinska, Danylina 1 Goals Strugo 7

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 0 50 21 +29 9 Crossover
2  Kazakhstan 3 2 0 0 1 34 29 +5 6
3  Germany (H) 3 1 0 0 2 28 35 −7 3
4  Great Britain 3 0 0 0 3 26 53 −27 0
Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head result.
(H) Host
2 May 2023
11:30 		Report New Zealand  23–7  Great Britain Berlin
Referees:
Viktoriya Markova (UZB), George Makharadze (UKR)
Score by quarters: 7–0, 4–1, 7–3, 5–3
Houghton 6 Goals Clapperton 4
2 May 2023
13:00 		Report Kazakhstan  11–7  Germany Berlin
Referees:
Dasch Barber (RSA), Sander Gransjean (NED)
Score by quarters: 4–5, 3–0, 3–2, 1–0
Khritankova, Tsoy 3 Goals Deike 4
2 May 2023
19:00 		Report Kazakhstan  15–7  Great Britain Berlin
Referees:
Tal Shildan (ISR), Dasch Barber (RSA)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 5–1, 5–2, 3–2
Pochinok 5 Goals Clapperton 4
2 May 2023
20:30 		Report New Zealand  12–6  Germany Berlin
Referees:
Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), George Makharadze (UKR)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–0, 1–3, 4–1
Doyle 4 Goals Krukenberg 3
3 May 2023
17:30 		Report Kazakhstan  8–15  New Zealand Berlin
Referees:
Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Sander Gransjean (NED)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–4, 1–4, 3–5
three players 2 Goals McDowall 5
3 May 2023
19:15 		Report Germany  15–12  Great Britain Berlin
Referees:
Tal Shildan (ISR), George Makharadze (UKR)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–3, 3–2, 5–4
Deike 4 Goals Clapperton 6

Classification games

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4 May 2023
14:00 		Report Great Britain  10–4  Ukraine Berlin
Referees:
Viktoriya Markova (UZB), Dasch Barber (RSA)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–1, 1–2, 4–0
Nurthen, Rogers 4 Goals Zelenko 2
4 May 2023
17:30 		Report Germany  15–8  Uzbekistan Berlin
Referees:
Maxim Gerasimov (GBR), Tal Shildan (ISR)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–1, 5–2, 6–3
Deike 4 Goals Sayfiddinova 4

Crossover

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The winners qualified for the super final.

4 May 2023
15:45 		Report Israel  19–8  Kazakhstan Berlin
Referees:
Hendrik Schopp (GER), George Makharadze (UKR)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 4–2, 6–2, 6–3
Bogachenko 5 Goals Khritankova 4
4 May 2023
19:15 		Report New Zealand  16–3  South Africa Berlin
Referees:
Sander Gransjean (NED), Adil Aimbetov (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 2–0, 4–1, 6–0, 4–2
Houghton 4 Goals Penney 2

Super final

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2023 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup
Tournament details
Host country United States
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates23–25 June
Teams8 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
Champions United States (5th title)
Runner-up Netherlands
Third place Spain
Fourth place Hungary
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored293 (24.42 per match)
Best playerSpain Anni Espar
Best goalkeeperUnited States Amanda Longan

The tournament took place at the Long Beach City College in Long Beach, United States between 23 and 25 June 2023.[2] The quarterfinal matchups were announced on 7 May 2023.[10]

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
23 June
 
 
 New Zealand5
 
24 June
 
 Netherlands15
 
 Netherlands12
 
23 June
 
 Spain8
 
 Spain12
 
25 June
 
 Italy5
 
 Netherlands11
 
23 June
 
 United States12
 
 United States16
 
24 June
 
 Israel6
 
 United States16
 
23 June
 
 Hungary10 Third place
 
 Hungary20
 
25 June
 
 Greece13
 
 Spain18
 
 
 Hungary15
 

Fifth place bracket

 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
24 June
 
 
 New Zealand7
 
25 June
 
 Italy17
 
 Italy9
 
24 June
 
 Greece10
 
 Israel11
 
 
 Greece22
 
Seventh place
 
 
25 June
 
 
 New Zealand11
 
 
 Israel12

All times are local (UTC−7).

Quarterfinals

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23 June 2023
13:00 		Report Hungary  20–13  Greece Long Beach
Referees:
Danielle Dabbaghian (USA), Fiona Haigh (AUS)
Score by quarters: 6–2, 6–4, 3–2, 5–5
Keszthelyi 6 Goals three players 3
23 June 2023
15:00 		Report Spain  12–5  Italy Long Beach
Referees:
Gabriella Várkonyi (HUN), Diana Dutilh (NED)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–2, 4–1, 2–0
E. Ruiz 4 Goals Giustini 2
23 June 2023
17:00 		Report United States  16–6  Israel Long Beach
Referees:
Maria Daskalopoulou (GRE), Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 5–0, 4–3, 3–0, 4–3
Flynn 3 Goals Bogachenko 2
23 June 2023
19:00 		Report New Zealand  5–15  Netherlands Long Beach
Referees:
Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–4, 0–6, 3–3
Houghton 3 Goals Van de Kraats, Sleeking 3

5–8th place semifinals

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24 June 2023
13:00 		Report Israel  11–22  Greece Long Beach
Referees:
Megan Perry (NZL), Jaume Teixidó (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–5, 4–7, 3–6
three players 2 Goals Ninou 4
24 June 2023
15:00 		Report New Zealand  7–17  Italy Long Beach
Referees:
Diana Dutilh (NED), Gabriella Várkonyi (HUN)
Score by quarters: 3–6, 4–6, 0–4, 0–1
Doyle 3 Goals Avegno 6

Semifinals

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24 June 2023
17:00 		Report United States  16–10  Hungary Long Beach
Referees:
Fiona Haigh (AUS), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 4–2, 4–2, 5–2
Flynn, Musselman 3 Goals Garda 4
24 June 2023
19:00 		Report Netherlands  12–8  Spain Long Beach
Referees:
Maria Daskalopoulou (GRE), Tal Shildan (ISR)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 4–2, 4–2, 3–2
L. Rogge 4 Goals three players 2

Seventh place game

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25 June 2023
13:00 		Report New Zealand  11–12  Israel Long Beach
Referees:
Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN), Danielle Dabbaghian (USA)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 2–4, 3–3, 2–1
Houghton 4 Goals Yaacobi 5

Fifth place game

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25 June 2023
15:00 		Report Italy  9–10  Greece Long Beach
Referees:
Diana Dutilh (NED), Megan Perry (NZL)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–1, 1–3, 2–3
Marletta 3 Goals Xenaki 4

Bronze medal game

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25 June 2023
17:00 		Report Spain  18–15  Hungary Long Beach
Referees:
Tal Shildan (ISR), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA)
Score by quarters: 5–4, 6–5, 4–2, 3–4
Espar 5 Goals Garda 6

Gold medal game

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25 June 2023
19:00 		Report Netherlands  11–12  United States Long Beach
Referees:
Gabriella Várkonyi (HUN), Jaume Teixidó (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 1–2, 4–3, 4–2
Keuning, Van de Kraats 3 Goals Steffens 3

Final standings

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See also

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References

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  2. ^ a b c d "Host cities set for the World Aquatics Men's and Women's Water Polo World Cup 2023 seasons". total-fina.org. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  3. ^ "FINA Announces Dates for New 2023 Water Polo World Cup". fina.org. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. ^ "USA claims fourth straight World Cup crown". fina.org. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. ^ "New FINA competition: World Cup replaces World League". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Water polo calendar shake-up breathes life into World Aquatics World Cup season". fina.org. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  7. ^ "RULES & REGULATIONS 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ "Results are in – Team Draw for the FINA Water Polo World Cup 2023". fina.org. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Draw for World Cup Division 2: Sixteen teams in chase for four tickets". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Fields for the Men's and Women's Water Polo World Cup Finals set". worldaquatics.com. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Women's Water Polo World Cup 2023 Final" (PDF). Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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