2008 Women's European Water Polo Championship
The 2008 Women's European Water Polo Championship was the twelve edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The event took place in the Aquatic Centre Málaga in Málaga, Spain from July 5 to July 12, 2008.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Spain |
| Dates | 5 – 12 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Russia (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Spain |
| Third place |  Hungary |
| Fourth place |  Netherlands |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) | Ekaterina Pantyulina (RUS) (16) |
| Best player | Blanca Gil (ESP) |
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Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Spain |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 26 | +7 |
| 2. | Russia |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 26 | +7 |
| 3. | Netherlands |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 24 | +2 |
| 4. |  Germany |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 38 | −16 |
July 5, 2008
| 13:30 | Spain |
10 – 9 | Russia |
(2–3, 4–1, 1–3, 3–2) |
| 15:00 | Netherlands |
9 – 6 | Germany |
(3–0, 2–3, 2–2, 2–1) |
July 6, 2008
| 13:30 | Netherlands |
10–10 | Spain |
(5–3, 1–3, 2–3, 2–1) |
| 15:00 | Germany |
9 – 16 | Russia |
(0–3, 4–6, 4–2, 1–5) |
July 7, 2008
| 12:00 | Netherlands |
7 – 8 | Russia |
(2–3, 2–1, 2–2, 1–2) |
| 13:30 | Spain |
13 – 7 | Germany |
(2–4, 4–1, 3–0, 4–2) |
Group B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Italy |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 16 | +16 |
| 2. | Hungary |
5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 16 | +5 |
| 3. |  Greece |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 19 | +12 |
| 4. |  France |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 43 | −33 |
July 5, 2008
| 12:00 | Italy |
4–4 | Hungary |
(0–2, 1–1, 1–1, 2–0) |
| 16:30 | Greece |
15 – 2 | France |
(2–0, 5–0, 3–1, 5–1) |
July 6, 2008
| 12:00 | Italy |
10 – 9 | Greece |
(3–4, 1–1, 4–1, 2–3) |
| 16:30 | Hungary |
10 – 5 | France |
(3–1, 3–1, 2–3, 2–0) |
July 7, 2008
| 15:00 | France |
3 – 18 | Italy |
(0–6, 0–6, 2–4, 1–2) |
| 16:30 | Greece |
7–7 | Hungary |
(2–0, 1–1, 3–4, 1–2) |
Quarterfinals
July 8, 2008
| 13:30 | Russia |
9 – 7 | Greece |
(2–1, 1–2, 3–1, 3–3) |
| 15:00 | Netherlands |
7 – 9 | Hungary |
(1–1, 2–4, 2–3, 2–1) |
Semifinals
July 10, 2008
| 19:30 | Hungary |
7 – 8 | Spain |
(2–0, 2–2, 2–2, 1–4) |
| 21:00 | Russia |
8 – 5 | Italy |
(2–0, 0–0, 4–3, 2–2) |
Finals
Final ranking
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Valentina Vorontsova, Natalia Shepelina, Ekaterina Prokofyeva, Sofia Konoukh, Alena Vylegzhanina, Nadezda Glyzina, Ekaterina Pantyulina, Evgenia Soboleva, Oleksandra Karpovich, Olga Belyaeva, Elena Smurova, Olga Turova, Evgeniya Protsenko |
Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Blanca Gil (ESP)
- Best Goalkeeper
- Topscorer
- Ekaterina Pantyulina (RUS) (16)
References
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