The 2019 FINA Women's Water Polo World League was the 16th edition of the annual women's international water polo tournament. It was played between November 2018 and June 2019 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 4–9 June 2019.[1]
| 2019 FINA Women's Water Polo World League | |
|---|---|
| League | FINA Water Polo World League |
| Sport | Water Polo |
| Duration | 3 November 2018 to 9 June 2019 |
| Super Final | |
| Finals champions |  United States (13th title) |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Finals MVP | Maddie Musselman |
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
Preliminary rounds
European Preliminaries
- November, 2018 – May, 2019
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 52 | +45 | 17 | Europa Cup Final | — | 12–9 | 17–13 | 28–5 | |
| 2 | Spain | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 13 | 12–14 (PSO) | — | 8–7 | 11–5 | ||
| 3 | Greece | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 83 | 79 | +4 | 6 | 10–11 | 7–11 | — | 24–5 | ||
| 4 | Israel | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 93 | −64 | 0 | 5–19 | 6–13 | 8–17 | — |
Source: FINA
Rules for classification: Only goals scored in regular time are counted.
Rules for classification: Only goals scored in regular time are counted.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 15 | Europa Cup Final | — | 13–12 | 9–6 | 7–6 | |
| 2 | Hungary | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 11 | 12–8 | — | 10–11 | 13–4 | ||
| 3 | Netherlands | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 72 | 46 | +26 | 10 | 7–9 | 13–14 (PSO) | — | 19–2 | ||
| 4 | France | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 84 | −50 | 0 | 8–14 | 5–12 | 6–18 | — |
Source: FINA
Rules for classification: Only goals scored in regular time are counted.
Rules for classification: Only goals scored in regular time are counted.
Europa Cup Final
Source: FINA Archived 2019-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
| 30 March | ||||||||||
| Russia | 15 | |||||||||
| 29 March | ||||||||||
| Hungary | 14 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 13 | |||||||||
| 31 March | ||||||||||
| Greece | 9 | |||||||||
| Russia | 9 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 11 | |||||||||
| 30 March | ||||||||||
| Italy | 11 | |||||||||
| 29 March | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | 17 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| Spain | 6 | |||||||||
| 31 March | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | 9 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 13 | |||||||||
| Italy | 11 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| 29 March 2019 15:30 | Hungary | 13–9 | Greece | Turin, Italy Referees: Alexandrescu (ROU), Ferrari (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 4–1, 4–3, 3–3, 2–2 | ||||
| Parkes 3 | Goals | Tsoukala, Chydirioti 2 | ||
| 29 March 2019 17:00 | Spain | 6–9 | Netherlands | Turin, Italy Referees: Naumov (RUS), Savinovic (CRO) |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–2, 2–3, 1–1 | ||||
| A. Espar, B. Ortiz 2 | Goals | Megens, van der Sloot 3 | ||
Semifinals
| 30 March 2019 15:00 | Russia | 15–14 | Hungary | Turin, Italy Referees: Savinovic (CRO), Colominas (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 4–3, 4–4, 5–5, 2–2 | ||||
| Karimova 5 | Goals | Keszthelyi 5 | ||
| 30 March 2019 16:30 | Italy | 11–17 | Netherlands | Turin, Italy Referees: Alexandrescu (ROU), Kouretas (GRE) |
| Score by quarters: 3–4, 1–4, 3–5, 4–4 | ||||
| Bianconi 3 | Goals | Megens, Keuning 4 | ||
5th place match
| 30 March 2019 18:00 | Greece | 14–17 | Spain | Turin, Italy Referees: Dutilh-Dumas (NED), Marjay (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 3–6, 5–4, 2–5, 4–2 | ||||
| Eleftheriadou 5 | Goals | B. Ortiz 8 | ||
Bronze medal match
| 31 March 2019 15:00 |  Hungary | 13–11 | Italy | Turin, Italy Referees: Savinovic (CRO), Colominas (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 5–5, 3–1, 2–3, 3–2 | ||||
| Keszthelyi 6 | Goals | Bianconi 4 | ||
Gold medal match
| 31 March 2019 16:30 |  Russia | 9–11 | Netherlands  | Turin, Italy Referees: Alexandrescu (ROU), Ferrari (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–4, 2–3, 4–2 | ||||
| Karimova 4 Gorbunova, Bersneva, Prokofyeva, Serzhantova, Timofeeva | Goals | Megens 4 Wolves 3 Stomphorst, van de Kraats 2 | ||
Final ranking
| Qualified to Super Final |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Netherlands |
 | Russia |
 | Hungary |
| 4 | Italy |
| 5 | Spain |
| 6 | Greece |
Intercontinental Cup
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 15 | +44 | 9 | Quarterfinals | — | 11–5 | 18–7 | 30–3 | |
| 2 | China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 6 | 5–11 | — | 8–7 | 24–7 | ||
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 3 | 7–18 | 7–8 | — | 12–7 | ||
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 66 | −49 | 0 | 3–30 | 7–24 | 7–12 | — |
Source: FINA
Rules for classification: Only goals scored in regular time are counted.
Rules for classification: Only goals scored in regular time are counted.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 16 | +33 | 9 | Quarterfinals | — | 13–9 | 15–4 | 21–3 | |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 6 | 9–13 | — | 13–4 | 16–4 | ||
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 3 | 4–15 | 4–13 | — | 12–9 | ||
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 49 | −33 | 0 | 3–21 | 4–16 | 9–12 | — |
- 5th–8th place bracket
| 5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
| 30 March | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 14 | |||||
| 31 March | ||||||
| New Zealand | 12 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 7 | |||||
| 30 March | ||||||
| Japan | 16 | |||||
| Japan | 12 | |||||
| South Africa | 7 | |||||
| Seventh place game | ||||||
| 31 March | ||||||
| New Zealand | 11 | |||||
| South Africa | 8 | |||||
- Championship bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
| 29 March | ||||||||||
| China | 16 | |||||||||
| 30 March | ||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 15 | |||||||||
| China | 8 | |||||||||
| 29 March | ||||||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 4 | |||||||||
| 31 March | ||||||||||
| Australia | 15 | |||||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||||||
| 29 March | ||||||||||
| United States | 14 | |||||||||
| Japan | 6 | |||||||||
| 30 March | ||||||||||
| Canada | 9 | |||||||||
| Canada | 7 | |||||||||
| 29 March | ||||||||||
| United States | 14 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| United States | 22 | |||||||||
| 31 March | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 4 | |||||||||
| China | 11 | |||||||||
| Canada | 8 | |||||||||
Bronze medal match
[2]
All times are AWST (UTC+8).
| 31 March 2019 16:15 | China | 11–8 | Canada | Perth, Australia |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–2, 2–1, 3–3 | ||||
| Wang Huan 3 | Goals | Alogbo 2 | ||
Gold medal match
[2]
All times are AWST (UTC+8).
| 31 March 2019 17:30 | Australia | 12–14 | United States | Perth, Australia |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–5, 2–1, 3–0 PSO: 3–5 | ||||
| Gofers 4 Webster 3 Buckling 2 three players 1 | Goals | Haralabidis, K. Neushul, Gilchrist 3 J. Neushul 2 three players 1 | ||
Final ranking
| Qualified to Super Final |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| | United States |
| | Australia |
| | China |
| 4 | Canada |
| 5 | Japan |
| 6 | Kazakhstan |
| 7 | New Zealand |
| 8 | South Africa |
Super Final
Venue
| Budapest | 2019 FINA Women's Water Polo World League (Hungary) |
|---|---|
| Danube Arena | |
| Capacity: 12,500 expanded | |
 |
Qualified teams
| Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Canada United States | China | Hungary Italy Netherlands Russia | Australia |
Seeding
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
| Netherlands (1st Europa Cup) Italy (4th Europa Cup) Australia (2nd ICC) China (3rd ICC) | United States (1st ICC) Canada (4th ICC) Russia (2nd Europa Cup) Hungary (3rd Europa Cup) |
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 9 | Quarterfinals | — | 8–7 | 11–9 | 10–7 | |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 6 | 7–8 | — | 8–7 | 15–7 | ||
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 3 | 9–11 | 7–8 | — | 10–8 | ||
| 4 | China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 0 | 7–10 | 7–15 | 8–10 | — |
Source: FINA
Rules for classification: Only goals scored in regular time are counted.
Rules for classification: Only goals scored in regular time are counted.
| 4 June 2019 16:15 | Netherlands | 15–7 | China | Budapest, Hungary |
| Score by quarters: 4–2, 4–2, 3–3, 4–0 | ||||
| 4 June 2019 20:15 | Australia | 9–11 | Italy | Budapest, Hungary |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–5, 2–2, 1–2 | ||||
| 5 June 2019 15:00 | Australia | 10–8 | China | Budapest, Hungary |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–1, 3–3, 3–2 | ||||
| 5 June 2019 18:30 | Netherlands | 7–8 | Italy | Budapest, Hungary |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–2, 1–3, 2–2 | ||||
| 6 June 2019 16:45 | Netherlands | 8–7 | Australia | Budapest, Hungary |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–2, 2–1, 0–1 | ||||
| 6 June 2019 20:15 | China | 7–10 | Italy | Budapest, Hungary |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–2, 2–2, 2–3 | ||||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 9 | Quarterfinals | — | 12–7 | 12–9 | 15–4 | |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 7–12 | — | 14–9 | 19–17 (PSO) | ||
| 3 | Hungary (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 3 | 9–12 | 9–14 | — | 16–14 | ||
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 1 | 4–15 | 17–19 (PSO) | 14–16 | — |
| 4 June 2019 14:30 | Russia | 19–17 | Canada | Budapest, Hungary |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–3, 1–5, 7–4 PSO: 4–2 | ||||
| 4 June 2019 18:30 | United States | 12–9 | Hungary | Budapest, Hungary |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–1, 2–2, 4–3 | ||||
| 5 June 2019 16:45 | United States | 15–4 | Canada | Budapest, Hungary |
| Score by quarters: 6–0, 3–2, 4–2, 2–0 | ||||
| 5 June 2019 20:15 | Russia | 14–9 | Hungary | Budapest, Hungary |
| Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–1, 2–1, 5–4 | ||||
| 6 June 2019 15:00 | Russia | 7–12 | United States | Budapest, Hungary |
| Score by quarters: 3–5, 0–2, 3–3, 1–2 | ||||
| 6 June 2019 18:30 | Canada | 14–16 | Hungary | Budapest, Hungary |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 8–5, 3–5, 1–3 | ||||
Final round
- 5th–8th place bracket
| 5th–8th place classification | 5th place match | |||||
| 8 June | ||||||
| Hungary | 15 | |||||
| 9 June | ||||||
| China | 14 | |||||
| Hungary | 7 | |||||
| 8 June | ||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||
| Australia | 15 | |||||
| Canada | 9 | |||||
| 7th place match | ||||||
| 9 June | ||||||
| China | 10 | |||||
| Canada | 13 | |||||
5th–8th place classification
[3]
All times are CEST (UTC+2).
| 8 June 2019 15:00 | Hungary | 15–14 | China | Budapest, Hungary |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 5–3, 4–5, 3–5 | ||||
| 8 June 2019 16:45 | Australia | 15–9 | Canada | Budapest, Hungary |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–0, 3–2, 6–4 | ||||
7th place match
[4]
All times are CEST (UTC+2).
| 9 June 2019 15:00 | China | 10–13 | Canada | Budapest, Hungary |
| Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–4, 1–2, 3–5 | ||||
5th place match
[4]
All times are CEST (UTC+2).
| 9 June 2019 16:45 | Hungary | 7–12 | Australia | Budapest, Hungary |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–3, 0–3, 2–4 | ||||
- Championship bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
| 7 June | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | 12 | |||||||||
| 8 June | ||||||||||
| Hungary | 10 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 6 | |||||||||
| 7 June | ||||||||||
| United States | 8 | |||||||||
| China | 6 | |||||||||
| 9 June | ||||||||||
| United States | 21 | |||||||||
| United States | 10 | |||||||||
| 7 June | ||||||||||
| Italy | 9 | |||||||||
| Australia | 8 | |||||||||
| 8 June | ||||||||||
| Russia | 9 | |||||||||
| Russia | 12 | |||||||||
| 7 June | ||||||||||
| Italy | 13 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| Italy | 15 | |||||||||
| 9 June | ||||||||||
| Canada | 10 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 7 | |||||||||
| Russia | 10 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
[5]
All times are CEST (UTC+2).
| 7 June 2019 15:00 | Australia | 8–9 | Russia | Budapest, Hungary |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 3–1, 0–3, 4–2 | ||||
| 7 June 2019 16:45 | Italy | 15–10 | Canada | Budapest, Hungary |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–1, 6–3, 4–3 | ||||
| 7 June 2019 18:30 | Netherlands | 12–10 | Hungary | Budapest, Hungary |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–1, 3–4, 3–3 | ||||
| 7 June 2019 20:15 | China | 6–21 | United States | Budapest, Hungary |
| Score by quarters: 1–6, 1–6, 1–5, 3–4 | ||||
Semifinals
[3]
All times are CEST (UTC+2).
| 8 June 2019 18:30 | Netherlands | 6–8 | United States | Budapest, Hungary |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–3, 2–1, 1–1 | ||||
| 8 June 2019 20:15 | Russia | 12–13 | Italy | Budapest, Hungary |
| Score by quarters: 2–6, 2–1, 1–1, 4–1 PSO: 3–4 | ||||
Bronze medal match
[4]
All times are CEST (UTC+2).
| 9 June 2019 18:30 | Netherlands | 7–10 | Russia | Budapest, Hungary |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–1, 2–4, 1–2 | ||||
| Megens, van der Sloot, Wolves 2 Koolhaas 1 | Goals | Prokofyeva 3 seven players 1 | ||
Gold medal match
[4]
All times are CEST (UTC+2).
| 9 June 2019 20:15 | United States | 10–9 | Italy | Budapest, Hungary |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–2, 4–2, 3–3 | ||||
| M. Fischer 4 Musselman 2 A. Fischer, Fattal, Haralabidis, Neushul 1 | Goals | Tabani, Garibotti, Chiappini 2 Bianconi, Emmolo, Palmieri 1 | ||
Final ranking
| Rank[1] | Team |
|---|---|
| | United States |
| | Italy |
| | Russia |
| 4 | Netherlands |
| 5 | Australia |
| 6 | Hungary |
| 7 | Canada |
| 8 | China |
| 2019 FINA Women's Water Polo World League |
|---|
 United States 13th title |
- Team Roster
Amanda Longan, Maddie Musselman, Melissa Seidemann, Rachel Fattal, Paige Hauschild, Maggie Steffens (C), Jamie Neushul, Kiley Neushul, Aria Fischer, Kaleigh Gilchrist , Makenzie Fischer, Alys Williams, Ashleigh Johnson, Jordan Raney, Stephania Haralabidis. Head coach: Adam Krikorian.
Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Best Goalkeeper
- Top Scorer
Maud Megens 
Rita Keszthelyi — 17 goals
References
External links
- Media book 2019 Archived 2019-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
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