2018 FINA Women's Water Polo World League

The 2018 FINA Women's Water Polo World League was the 15th edition of the annual women's international water polo tournament. It was played between November 2017 and June 2018 and open to all women's water polo national teams. After participating in a preliminary round, eight teams qualified to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final from 28 May to 2 June 2018.[1][2]

2018 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
LeagueFINA Water Polo World League
SportWater Polo
Duration21 November 2017 to
2 June 2018
Super Final
Finals champions United States (12th title)
  Runners-up Netherlands
Finals MVPNetherlands Sabrina van der Sloot
FINA Women's Water Polo World League seasons

In the world league, there are specific rules that do not allow matches to end in a draw. If teams are level at the end of the 4th quarter of any world league match, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout. Teams earn points in the standings in group matches as follows:

  • Match won in normal time - 3 points
  • Match won in shootout - 2 points
  • Match lost in shootout - 1 point
  • Match lost in normal time - 0 points

Europe

  • November 21, 2017 – May 1, 2018
PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Spain631026056+411Super Final9–810–1112–12 (3–1)
2  Russia630035959097–99–613–11
3  Netherlands630035454098–1112–137–6
4  Hungary620135660−4710–912–95–10
Source: FINA
Rules for classification: Only goals scored in regular time are counted.

Inter-Continental Cup

Group A

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Canada330004128+139Super Final15–13
2  China320013123+86Quarterfinals10–1111–710–5
3  Japan310022933−43
4  New Zealand (H)300031734−1705–157–9
Source: FINA
Rules for classification: Only goals scored in regular time are counted.
(H) Host

Group B

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Australia220001911+86Quarterfinals
2  United States210012115+638–913–6
3  Kazakhstan20002923−1403–10
4  New Zealand 2[a]000000000[b]2–202–245–19
Source: FINA
Rules for classification: Only goals scored in regular time are counted.
Notes:
5th–8th place bracket
 
5th–8th place classification5th place match
 
      
 
7 April
 
 
 Kazakhstan (pen.) 14 (4)
 
8 April
 
 New Zealand 14 (3)
 
 Kazakhstan 9
 
7 April
 
 Japan 11
 
 Japan [a]
 
 
 New Zealand 2
 
7th place match
 
 
8 April
 
 
 New Zealand [b]
 
 
 New Zealand 2
Championship bracket
 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal match
 
          
 
6 April
 
 
 China 9
 
7 April
 
 Kazakhstan 6
 
 China 7
 
6 April
 
 Australia 8
 
 New Zealand 4
 
8 April
 
 Australia 15
 
 Australia 7
 
6 April
 
 United States 10
 
 Japan 9
 
7 April
 
 United States 16
 
 United States 16
 
6 April
 
 Canada 11Bronze medal match
 
 Canada [c]
 
8 April
 
 New Zealand 2
 
 China 8
 
 
 Canada 9
 

Final ranking

Qualified to Super Final
RankTeam
 United States
 Australia
 Canada
4  China
5  Japan
6  Kazakhstan
7  New Zealand

Super Final

May 28 – June 2, 2018, Kunshan, China
In the Super Final the eight qualifying teams are split into two groups of four teams with all teams progressing to the knock-out stage.[3]

Qualified teams

AfricaAmericasAsiaEuropeOceania
 Canada
 United States
 China (Host)
 Japan
 Netherlands
 Russia
 Spain
 Australia

Seeding

Group AGroup B
 Australia (2nd ICC)
 Spain (1st Europe)
 China (4th ICC) (Host)
 Netherlands (3rd Europe)
 United States (1st ICC)
 Russia (2nd Europe)
 Canada (3rd ICC)
 Japan (5th ICC)

Preliminary round

Group A

All times are CST (UTC+8)

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Netherlands330002418+69Quarterfinals
2  Spain320012922+76
3  China (H)310022129−83
4  Australia300032025−50
Source: FINA
Rules for classification: Only goals scored in regular time are counted.
(H) Host

28 May 2018
18:00
Australia  5–7  NetherlandsKunshan, China
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–1, 1–3, 2–1
28 May 2018
20:00
Spain  13–6  ChinaKunshan, China
Score by quarters: 2–2, 5–0, 4–1, 2–3

29 May 2018
16:30
Spain  6–7  NetherlandsKunshan, China
Score by quarters: 0–2, 2–1, 3–2, 1–2
29 May 2018
19:30
Australia  6–8  ChinaKunshan, China
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–2, 1–1, 1–2

30 May 2018
16:30
Spain  10–9  AustraliaKunshan, China
Score by quarters: 3–4, 2–3, 3–2, 2–0
30 May 2018
19:30
China  7–10  NetherlandsKunshan, China
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–5, 2–2, 1–1

Group B

All times are CST (UTC+8)

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  United States330003616+209Quarterfinals
2  Canada320012925+46
3  Russia310023831+73
4  Japan300031849−310
Source: FINA
Rules for classification: Only goals scored in regular time are counted.

28 May 2018
15:00
Russia  9–11  CanadaKunshan, China
Score by quarters: 3–4, 3–1, 3–5, 1–1
28 May 2018
16:30
United States  14–4  JapanKunshan, China
Score by quarters: 1–1, 5–1, 6–2, 2–0

29 May 2018
15:00
Russia  22–10  JapanKunshan, China
Score by quarters: 6–3, 4–2, 9–4, 3–1
29 May 2018
18:00
United States  12–5  CanadaKunshan, China
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–2, 5–0, 2–2

30 May 2018
15:00
Russia  7–10  United StatesKunshan, China
Score by quarters: 2–2, 0–2, 3–4, 2–2
30 May 2018
18:00
Canada  13–4  JapanKunshan, China
Score by quarters: 5–0, 4–1, 2–2, 2–1

Final round

5th–8th place bracket
 
5th–8th place classification5th place match
 
      
 
1 June
 
 
 Spain 11
 
2 June
 
 Australia 8
 
 Spain 10
 
1 June
 
 China 5
 
 China 8
 
 
 Japan 7
 
7th place match
 
 
2 June
 
 
 Australia 10
 
 
 Japan 7

5th–8th place classification

[4]
All times are CST (UTC+8)

1 June 2018
15:00
Spain  11–8  AustraliaKunshan, China
Score by quarters: 2–2, 5–1, 3–1, 1–4
1 June 2018
16:30
China  8–7  JapanKunshan, China
Score by quarters: 2–2, 0–2, 4–3, 2–0

7th place match

[5]
All times are CST (UTC+8)

2 June 2018
15:00
Australia  10–7  JapanKunshan, China
Score by quarters: 1–1, 2–2, 3–2, 4–2

5th place match

[5]
All times are CST (UTC+8)

2 June 2018
16:30
Spain  10–5  ChinaKunshan, China
Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–1, 2–2, 2–1
Championship bracket
 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal match
 
          
 
31 May
 
 
 Spain 11
 
1 June
 
 Russia 12
 
 Russia 3
 
31 May
 
 United States 8
 
 Australia 1
 
2 June
 
 United States 12
 
 United States 8
 
31 May
 
 Netherlands 6
 
 China 2
 
1 June
 
 Canada 5
 
 Canada 5
 
31 May
 
 Netherlands 11Bronze medal match
 
 Netherlands 18
 
2 June
 
 Japan 7
 
 Russia 7
 
 
 Canada 6
 

Quarterfinals

[6]
All times are CST (UTC+8)

31 May 2018
15:00
Spain  11–12  RussiaKunshan, China
Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–3, 3–0, 1–3  PSO: 3–4
31 May 2018
16:30
Netherlands  18–7  JapanKunshan, China
Score by quarters: 2–1, 6–1, 4–3, 6–2
31 May 2018
18:00
Australia  1–12  United StatesKunshan, China
Score by quarters: 0–1, 0–2, 1–5, 0–4
31 May 2018
19:30
China  2–5  CanadaKunshan, China
Score by quarters: 1–1, 1–1, 0–2, 0–1

Semifinals

[4]
All times are CST (UTC+8)

1 June 2018
18:00
Russia  3–8  United StatesKunshan, China
Score by quarters: 1–3, 0–3, 1–2, 1–0
1 June 2018
19:30
Canada  5–11  NetherlandsKunshan, China
Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–2, 1–4, 1–2

Bronze medal match

[5]
All times are CST (UTC+8)

2 June 2018
18:00
Russia  7–6  CanadaKunshan, China
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–2, 1–1, 2–1
Prokofyeva 3
four players 1
GoalsWright 3
three players 1

Gold medal match

[5]
All times are CST (UTC+8)

2 June 2018
19:30
United States  8–6  Netherlands Kunshan, China
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–0, 3–2, 2–2
Fattal 3
Seidemann 2
Hauschild, Steffens, Williams 1
Goalsvan der Sloot 3
Genee, Megens, Sleeking 1

Final ranking

[5]

Individual awards

[5]

Notes

References