2017 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
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The 2017 FINA Men's Water Polo World League is the 16th edition of the annual men's international water polo tournament. It was played between November 2016 and June 2017 and opened to all men's water polo national teams. After participating in a preliminary round, eight teams qualify to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final from 20–25 June 2017.[1]
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2017 FINA Men's Water Polo World League | |
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League | FINA Water Polo World League |
Sport | Water Polo |
Duration | 15 November 2016 to 25 June 2017 |
Super Final | |
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Runners-up | ![]() |
FINA Men'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