Water polo world championships 2019

The water polo world championship 2019 was held from July 15th to 27th in Gwangju , South Korea as part of the swimming world championships. For both men and women, 16 teams played for the world title.

Men's tournament

All times are given in Central European Summer Time .

Preliminary round

Group A

Pl.	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1	Serbia	3	2	1	0	41:15	+26	5
2	Montenegro	3	1	2	0	44:26	+18	4th
3	Greece	3	1	1	1	39:22	+17	3
4th	South Korea	3	0	0	3	11:72	−61	0

date	time	encounter			Result
15th of July	01:30	Serbia	-	Montenegro	10:10
	02:50	South Korea	-	Greece	3:26
17th July	12:10	Greece	-	Montenegro	10:10
	13:30	Serbia	-	South Korea	22: 2
July 19	09:30	Serbia	-	Greece	9: 3
	10:50	South Korea	-	Montenegro	6:24

Group B

Pl.	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1	Croatia	3	3	0	0	52:16	+36	6th
2	United States	3	2	0	1	35:35	± 0	4th
3	Australia	3	1	0	2	32:34	−2	2
4th	Kazakhstan	3	0	0	3	20:53	−33	0

date	time	encounter			Result
15th of July	04:10	United States	-	Kazakhstan	16: 7
	05:30	Croatia	-	Australia	14: 4
17th July	01:30	Australia	-	Kazakhstan	17: 8
	02:50	United States	-	Croatia	7:17
July 19	12:10	United States	-	Australia	12:11
	13:30	Croatia	-	Kazakhstan	21: 3

Group C

Pl.	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1	Hungary	3	3	0	0	60:20	+40	6th
2	Spain	3	2	0	1	57:19	+38	4th
3	South Africa	3	0	1	2	16:54	−38	1
4th	New Zealand	3	0	1	2	15:55	−40	1

date	time	encounter			Result
15th of July	09:30	South Africa	-	Spain	3:23
	10:50	New Zealand	-	Hungary	4:24
17th July	04:10	Hungary	-	Spain	13:11
	05:30	South Africa	-	New Zealand	8: 8
July 19	01:30	South Africa	-	Hungary	5:23
	02:50	New Zealand	-	Spain	3:23

Group D

Pl.	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1	Italy	3	3	0	0	31:19	+12	6th
2	Germany	3	1	1	1	31:25	+6	3
3	Japan	3	1	1	1	27:27	± 0	3
4th	Brazil	3	0	0	3	22:40	−18	0

date	time	encounter			Result
15th of July	12:10	Brazil	-	Italy	5:14
	13:30	Germany	-	Japan	9: 9
17th July	09:30	Japan	-	Italy	7: 9
	10:50	Brazil	-	Germany	8:15
July 19	04:10	Brazil	-	Japan	9:11
	05:30	Germany	-	Italy	7: 8

Final round

Play-offs July 21

Quarterfinals July 23

Semi-finals July 25th

Final July 27th

A1

Serbia

9

C2

Spain

12

C2

Spain

15th

D3

Japan

7th

C2

Spain

6th

B1

Croatia

5

B1

Croatia

10

D2

Germany

8th

C3

South Africa

5

D2

Germany

25th

C2

Spain

5

D1

Italy

10

C1

Hungary

10

B3

Australia

9

A2

Montenegro

11

B3

Australia

13

C1

Hungary

10

D1

Italy

12

D1

Italy

7th

Game for 3rd place July 27th

A3

Greece

6th

A3

Greece

11

B1

Croatia

10

B2

United States

9

C1

Hungary

7th

Placement round

	Place 5-8 July 25th					Match for 5th place July 27th
	A1	Serbia	17th
	D2	Germany	16
						A1	Serbia	13
						B3	Australia	9
	B3	Australia	9
	A3	Greece	8th
						Play for 7th July 27th
						D2	Germany	6th
						A3	Greece	11

	Place 9-12 July 25th					Play for 9th place July 27th
	A2	Montenegro	14th
	D3	Japan	7th
						A2	Montenegro	14th
						B2	United States	15th
	B2	United States	20th
	C3	South Africa	3
						Play for 11th place July 27th
						D3	Japan	15th
						C3	South Africa	5

	Place 13-16 July 25th					Play for 13th place July 27th
	A4	South Korea	4th
	B4	Kazakhstan	17th
						B4	Kazakhstan	8th
						D4	Brazil	9
	C4	New Zealand	8th
	D4	Brazil	12
						Play for 15th place July 27th
						A4	South Korea	17th
						C4	New Zealand	16

Medal ranks

rank	Medalist
Gold italy	Matteo Aicardi , Michaël Bodegas , Marco Del Lungo , Francesco Di Fulvio , Edoardo Di Somma , Vincenzo Dolce , Gonzalo Echenique , Niccolò Figari , Pietro Figlioli , Stefano Luongo , Gianmarco Nicosia , Vincenzo Renzuto , Alessandro Velotto
Silver Spain	Alberto Barroso , Alejandro Bustos , Sergi Cabañas , Miguel del Toro , Francisco Fernández , Álvaro Granados , Marc Larumbe , Daniel López , Eduardo Lorrio , Blai Mallarach , Alberto Munarriz , Felipe Perrone , Roger Tahull
Bronze Croatia	Hrvoje Benić , Marko Bijač , Andro Bušlje , Loren Fatović , Xavier García , Maro Joković , Luka Lončar , Marko Macan , Ivan Marcelić , Lovre Miloš , Anđelo Šetka , Josip Vrlić , Ante Vukičević

Women's tournament

All times are given in Central European Summer Time .

Preliminary round

Group A

Pl.	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1	United States	3	3	0	0	60:13	+47	6th
2	Netherlands	3	2	0	1	57:18	+39	4th
3	New Zealand	3	1	0	2	26:41	−15	2
4th	South Africa	3	0	0	3	5:76	−71	0

date	time	encounter			Result
July 14th	01:30	South Africa	-	Netherlands	0:33
	02:50	New Zealand	-	United States	3:22
16th of July	12:10	United States	-	Netherlands	12: 9
	13:30	South Africa	-	New Zealand	4:17
July 18th	09:30	South Africa	-	United States	1:26
	10:50	New Zealand	-	Netherlands	6:15

Group B

Pl.	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1	Russia	3	3	0	0	65:23	+42	6th
2	Hungary	3	2	0	1	91:31	+60	4th
3	Canada	3	1	0	2	46:35	+11	2
4th	South Korea	3	0	0	3	3: 116	−113	0

date	time	encounter			Result
July 14th	04:10	Canada	-	Russia	10:18
	05:30	Hungary	-	South Korea	64: 0
16th of July	01:30	South Korea	-	Russia	1:30
	02:50	Canada	-	Hungary	14:15
July 18th	12:10	Canada	-	South Korea	22: 2
	13:30	Hungary	-	Russia	12:17

Group C

Pl.	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	51:16	+35	6th
2	Greece	3	2	0	1	37:25	+12	4th
3	Kazakhstan	3	1	0	2	22:37	−15	2
4th	Cuba	3	0	0	3	16:48	−32	0

date	time	encounter			Result
July 14th	09:30	Cuba	-	Kazakhstan	6: 9
	10:50	Greece	-	Spain	4:14
16th of July	04:10	Spain	-	Kazakhstan	18: 6
	05:30	Cuba	-	Greece	4:20
July 18th	01:30	Cuba	-	Spain	6:19
	02:50	Greece	-	Kazakhstan	13: 7

Group D

Pl.	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1	Italy	3	3	0	0	33:22	+11	6th
2	Australia	3	2	0	1	32:29	+3	4th
3	China	3	1	0	2	26:34	−8	2
4th	Japan	3	0	0	3	20:26	−6	0

date	time	encounter			Result
July 14th	12:10	Japan	-	China	6: 8
	13:30	Italy	-	Australia	10: 9
16th of July	09:30	Australia	-	China	14:12
	10:50	Japan	-	Italy	7: 9
July 18th	04:10	Japan	-	Australia	7: 9
	05:30	Italy	-	China	14: 6

Final round

Play-offs July 21

Quarterfinals July 23

Semi-finals July 25th

Final July 27th

A1

United States

15th

C2

Greece

5

C2

Greece

12

D3

China

8th

A1

United States

7th

D2

Australia

2

B1

Russia

7th

D2

Australia

9

C3

Kazakhstan

3

D2

Australia

13

A1

United States

11

C1

Spain

6th

C1

Spain

12

A2

Netherlands

8th

A2

Netherlands

5

B3

Canada

4th

C1

Spain

16

B2

Hungary

10

D1

Italy

6th

Game for 3rd place July 27th

B2

Hungary

7th

A3

New Zealand

6th

D2

Australia

10

B2

Hungary

17th

B2

Hungary

9

Placement round

	Place 5-8 July 25th					Match for 5th place July 27th
	C2	Greece	4th
	B1	Russia	13
						B1	Russia	10
						D1	Italy	9
	A2	Netherlands	5
	D1	Italy	10
						Play for 7th July 27th
						C2	Greece	9
						A2	Netherlands	11

	Place 9-12 July 25th					Play for 9th place July 27th
	B3	Canada	17th
	D3	China	16
						B3	Canada	24
						C3	Kazakhstan	7th
	A3	New Zealand	12
	C3	Kazakhstan	14th
						Play for 11th place July 27th
						D3	China	14th
						A3	New Zealand	12

	Place 13-16 July 25th					Play for 13th place July 27th
	A4	South Africa	26th
	B4	South Korea	3
						A4	South Africa	2
						D4	Japan	21st
	C4	Cuba	9
	D4	Japan	21st
						Play for 15th place July 27th
						B4	South Korea	0
						C4	Cuba	30th

Medal ranks

rank	Medalists
Gold United States	Rachel Fattal , Aria Fischer , Makenzie Fischer , Kaleigh Gilchrist , Stephania Haralabidis , Paige Hauschild , Ashleigh Johnson , Amanda Longan , Maddie Musselman , Kiley Neushul , Melissa Seidemann , Margaret Steffens , Alys Williams
Silver Spain	Marta Bach , Paula Crespí , Anni Espar , Clara Espar , Laura Ester , Judith Forca , Maica García Godoy , Irene González , Paula Leitón , Beatriz Ortiz , María del Pilar Peña , Elena Sánchez , Roser Tarragó
Bronze Australia	Zoe Arancini , Elle Armit , Isobel Bishop , Hannah Buckling , Keesja Gofers , Bronte Halligan , Bronwen Knox , Lena Mihailović , Gabriella Palm , Amy Ridge , Madeleine Steere , Rowena Webster , Lea Yanitsas