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 | |
|---|---|
| League | FINA Water Polo World League |
| Sport | Water Polo |
| Duration | 21 November 2017 to 2 June 2018 |
| Super Final | |
| Finals champions |  United States (12th title) |
| Runners-up |  Netherlands |
| Finals MVP | Sabrina van der Sloot |
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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Spain |
6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 56 | +4 | 11 | Super Final | — | 9–8 | 10–11 | 12–12 (3–1) | |
| 2 | Russia |
6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 9 | 7–9 | — | 9–6 | 13–11 | ||
| 3 | Netherlands |
6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 9 | 8–11 | 12–13 | — | 7–6 | ||
| 4 | Hungary |
6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 7 | 10–9 | 12–9 | 5–10 | — |
Source: FINA
Rules for classification: Only goals scored in regular time are counted.
Rules for classification: Only goals scored in regular time are counted.
Inter-Continental Cup
- April 3–8, 2018, Auckland, New Zealand
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
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| 1 | Canada |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 9 | Super Final | — | 15–13 | |||
| 2 | China |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 6 | Quarterfinals | 10–11 | — | 11–7 | 10–5 | |
| 3 | Japan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 3 | — | |||||
| 4 | New Zealand (H) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 0 | 5–15 | 7–9 | — |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
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| 1 | Australia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 6 | Quarterfinals | — | ||||
| 2 | United States |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 3 | 8–9 | — | 13–6 | |||
| 3 | Kazakhstan |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 0 | 3–10 | — | ||||
| 4 | New Zealand 2[lower-alpha 1] |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 2] | 2–20 | 2–24 | 5–19 | — |
- New Zealand was represented by 2nd team
- Matches of New Zealand 2 are not counted in the competition
- 5th–8th place bracket
| 5th–8th place classification | 5th place match | |||||
| 7 April | ||||||
| Kazakhstan (pen.) | 14 (4) | |||||
| 8 April | ||||||
| New Zealand | 14 (3) | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 9 | |||||
| 7 April | ||||||
| Japan | 11 | |||||
| Japan | [lower-alpha 1] | |||||
| New Zealand 2 | ||||||
| 7th place match | ||||||
| 8 April | ||||||
| New Zealand | [lower-alpha 2] | |||||
| New Zealand 2 | ||||||
- Championship bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold 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 | 11 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| Canada | [lower-alpha 3] | |||||||||
| 8 April | ||||||||||
| New Zealand 2 | ||||||||||
| China | 8 | |||||||||
| Canada | 9 | |||||||||
Final ranking
| Qualified to Super Final |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | 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
| Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Canada United States |
China (Host) Japan |
Netherlands Russia Spain |
Australia |
Seeding
| Group A | Group 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) |
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Spain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 | China (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 3 | |
| 4 | Australia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 0 |
| 28 May 2018 18:00 |
Australia |
5–7 | Netherlands |
Kunshan, China |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–1, 1–3, 2–1 | ||||
| 28 May 2018 20:00 |
Spain |
13–6 | China |
Kunshan, China |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 5–0, 4–1, 2–3 | ||||
| 29 May 2018 16:30 |
Spain |
6–7 | Netherlands |
Kunshan, China |
| Score by quarters: 0–2, 2–1, 3–2, 1–2 | ||||
| 29 May 2018 19:30 |
Australia |
6–8 | China |
Kunshan, China |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–2, 1–1, 1–2 | ||||
| 30 May 2018 16:30 |
Spain |
10–9 | Australia |
Kunshan, China |
| Score by quarters: 3–4, 2–3, 3–2, 2–0 | ||||
| 30 May 2018 19:30 |
China |
7–10 | Netherlands |
Kunshan, China |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–5, 2–2, 1–1 | ||||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Canada |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Russia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 3 | |
| 4 | Japan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 49 | −31 | 0 |
Source: FINA
Rules for classification: Only goals scored in regular time are counted.
Rules for classification: Only goals scored in regular time are counted.
| 28 May 2018 15:00 |
Russia |
9–11 | Canada |
Kunshan, China |
| Score by quarters: 3–4, 3–1, 3–5, 1–1 | ||||
| 28 May 2018 16:30 |
United States |
14–4 | Japan |
Kunshan, China |
| Score by quarters: 1–1, 5–1, 6–2, 2–0 | ||||
| 29 May 2018 15:00 |
Russia |
22–10 | Japan |
Kunshan, China |
| Score by quarters: 6–3, 4–2, 9–4, 3–1 | ||||
| 29 May 2018 18:00 |
United States |
12–5 | Canada |
Kunshan, China |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–2, 5–0, 2–2 | ||||
| 30 May 2018 15:00 |
Russia |
7–10 | United States |
Kunshan, China |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 0–2, 3–4, 2–2 | ||||
| 30 May 2018 18:00 |
Canada |
13–4 | Japan |
Kunshan, China |
| Score by quarters: 5–0, 4–1, 2–2, 2–1 | ||||
Final round
- 5th–8th place bracket
| 5th–8th place classification | 5th 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
| 1 June 2018 15:00 |
Spain |
11–8 | Australia |
Kunshan, China |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 5–1, 3–1, 1–4 | ||||
| 1 June 2018 16:30 |
China |
8–7 | Japan |
Kunshan, China |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 0–2, 4–3, 2–0 | ||||
7th place match
| 2 June 2018 15:00 |
Australia |
10–7 | Japan |
Kunshan, China |
| Score by quarters: 1–1, 2–2, 3–2, 4–2 | ||||
5th place match
| 2 June 2018 16:30 |
Spain |
10–5 | China |
Kunshan, China |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–1, 2–2, 2–1 | ||||
- Championship bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold 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 | 11 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| Netherlands | 18 | |||||||||
| 2 June | ||||||||||
| Japan | 7 | |||||||||
| Russia | 7 | |||||||||
| Canada | 6 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| 31 May 2018 15:00 |
Spain |
11–12 | Russia |
Kunshan, China |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–3, 3–0, 1–3 PSO: 3–4 | ||||
| 31 May 2018 16:30 |
Netherlands |
18–7 | Japan |
Kunshan, China |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 6–1, 4–3, 6–2 | ||||
| 31 May 2018 18:00 |
Australia |
1–12 | United States |
Kunshan, China |
| Score by quarters: 0–1, 0–2, 1–5, 0–4 | ||||
| 31 May 2018 19:30 |
China |
2–5 | Canada |
Kunshan, China |
| Score by quarters: 1–1, 1–1, 0–2, 0–1 | ||||
Semifinals
| 1 June 2018 18:00 |
Russia |
3–8 | United States |
Kunshan, China |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 0–3, 1–2, 1–0 | ||||
| 1 June 2018 19:30 |
Canada |
5–11 | Netherlands |
Kunshan, China |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–2, 1–4, 1–2 | ||||
Bronze medal match
| 2 June 2018 18:00 |
Russia |
7–6 | Canada |
Kunshan, China |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–2, 1–1, 2–1 | ||||
| Prokofyeva 3 four players 1 |
Goals | Wright 3 three players 1 | ||
Gold medal match
| 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 |
Goals | van der Sloot 3 Genee, Megens, Sleeking 1 | ||
Final ranking
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Ashleigh Johnson, Brigitta Games, Melissa Seidemann, Rachel Fattal, Paige Hauschild, Maggie Steffens (C), Kaleigh Gilchrist, Kiley Neushul, Aria Fischer, Jamie Neushul, Stephania Haralabidis, Alys Williams, Gabby Stone. Head coach: Adam Krikorian. |
Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Sabrina van der Sloot (NED)
- Best Goalkeeper
- Ashleigh Johnson (USA)
- Top Scorer
- Maud Megens (NED) — 15 goals
Notes
- Japan 24–3 New Zealand 2 (Match is not counted in the competition)
- New Zealand 12–1 New Zealand 2 (Match is not counted in the competition)
- Canada 18–4 New Zealand 2 (Match is not counted in the competition)
References
- "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 78. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- FINA Women's Water Polo World League 2018 fina.org
- Women Super Final 2018 fina.org
- “USA-Netherlands out for gold in FINA Women's Water Polo Super Final“ fina.org June 1, 2018.
- “USA retains FINA Women's Water Polo Super Final in Kunshan“ fina.org June 2, 2018.
- “USA-Russia, Canada-Netherlands in Water Polo Super Final semifinals“ fina.org May 31, 2018.
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