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The 2020 FINA Women's Water Polo World League was the 17th edition of the annual women's international water polo tournament. It was played between October 2019 and June 2021 and opened 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, originally from 9–14 June 2020.[1] The tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In August 2020, it was announced that it would be played in from January to June 2021.[2]
| 2020 FINA Women's Water Polo World League | |
|---|---|
| League | FINA Water Polo World League |
| Sport | Water Polo |
| Duration | 12 November 2019 to 19 June 2021 |
| Super Final | |
| Finals champions |  United States (14th title) |
| Runners-up |  Hungary |
| Finals MVP | Maddie Musselman |
The United States won their seventh consecutive and 14th overall title, after defeating Hungary in the final.[3]
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. The following points will be awarded per match to each team:
- Match won – 3 points
- Match won by penalty – 2 points
- Match lost by penalty – 1 point
- Match lost or forfeited – 0 points
- 12 November 2019 – 27 March 2021
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 16 | Super Final | — | — | — | — | 12–7 | 5–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Spain |
6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 44 | +34 | 14 | 8–8 (3–2) | — | — | 16–12 | — | — | 18–1 | ||
| 3 | Russia |
6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 71 | −4 | 9[a] | 9–12 | 9–17 | — | 12–9 | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Greece |
6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 9[a] | 5–9 | — | — | — | — | 5–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 5 | Netherlands |
6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 68 | −3 | 8 | — | 12–11 | 10–15 | 15–16 | — | — | — | ||
| 6 | Italy |
6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 7 | — | 0–5 | 14–9 | — | 12–12 (2–4) | — | — | ||
| 7 | France |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 59 | −41 | 0 | — | — | 9–13 | — | 0–5 | 8–13 | — |
Source: FINA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
- 24 – 30 May 2021, Indianapolis, United States — cancelled
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Greece |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 14–19 June 2021 |
| Teams | 8 (from 3 confederations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 601 (25.04 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Yumi Arima(23 goals)[4] |
| Best player | Maddie Musselman |
| Best goalkeeper | Ashleigh Johnson |
As host country
Qualified teams
Invited teams
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+3).[5]
Group A
Source: Microplustiming
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
| 14 June 2021 16:45 |
Report | Hungary |
26–10 | Japan |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens Referees: Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |
| Score by quarters: 7–1, 5–4, 5–1, 9–4 | |||||
| Parkes 7 | Goals | three players 2 | |||
| 14 June 2021 18:30 |
Report | Canada  |
12–10 | Russia |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Ursula Wengenroth (SUI) |
| Score by quarters: 5–1, 2–3, 2–4, 3–2 | |||||
| Sohi 3 | Goals | Prokofyeva 4 | |||
| 15 June 2021 15:00 |
Report | Canada |
16–10 | Japan |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Darren Spiritosanto (USA) |
| Score by quarters: 4–3, 5–1, 3–3, 4–3 | |||||
| Eggens 3 | Goals | Arima 5 | |||
| 15 June 2021 16:45 |
Report | Russia |
14–13 | Hungary |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Jaume Teixidó (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–6, 5–3, 3–2 | |||||
| Ivanova, Karimova 3 | Goals | Keszthelyi, Leimeter 4 | |||
| 16 June 2021 15:00 |
Report | Hungary |
12–13 | Canada |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |
| Score by quarters: 2–4, 5–3, 1–3, 4–3 | |||||
| four players 2 | Goals | Christmas 4 | |||
| 16 June 2021 18:30 |
Report | Japan |
13–21 | Russia |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Darren Spiritosanto (USA) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–3, 2–5, 5–10 | |||||
| Arima 8 | Goals | Glyzina, Simanovich 5 | |||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 20 | +34 | 9 |
| 2 | Spain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 6 |
| 3 | Greece (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Kazakhstan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 65 | −41 | 0 |
Source: Microplustiming
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Host
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Host
| 14 June 2021 15:00 |
Report | Spain |
20–11 | Kazakhstan |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens Referees: Nenad Periš (CRO), Frank Ohme (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 5–5, 7–1, 2–0, 6–5 | |||||
| four players 3 | Goals | Turova 4 | |||
| 14 June 2021 20:15 |
Report | United States |
16–9 | Greece |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS) |
| Score by quarters: 4–3, 4–2, 4–2, 4–2 | |||||
| three players 3 | Goals | M. Plevritou 3 | |||
| 15 June 2021 18:30 |
Report | United States |
20–2 | Kazakhstan |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens Referees: Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN) |
| Score by quarters: 9–0, 6–2, 1–0, 4–0 | |||||
| Haralabidis 5 | Goals | Muravyeva, Roga 1 | |||
| 15 June 2021 20:15 |
Report | Greece |
8–14 | Spain |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens Referees: Marie-Claude Deslières (CAN), György Kun (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 2–5, 1–3, 3–2, 2–4 | |||||
| Tsoukala 3 | Goals | Ortiz 4 | |||
| 16 June 2021 16:45 |
Report | Spain |
9–18 | United States |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens Referees: Nenad Periš (CRO), Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS) |
| Score by quarters: 2–4, 3–6, 2–4, 2–4 | |||||
| Forca 5 | Goals | Fattal 5 | |||
| 16 June 2021 20:15 |
Report | Kazakhstan |
11–25 | Greece |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens Referees: Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Marie-Claude Deslières (CAN) |
| Score by quarters: 2–8, 1–5, 3–7, 5–5 | |||||
| Pochinok, Turova 3 | Goals | Eleftheriadou, E. Plevritou 6 | |||
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 17 June | ||||||||||
| Russia (PSO) | 12 | |||||||||
| 18 June | ||||||||||
| Greece | 10 | |||||||||
| Russia | 8 | |||||||||
| 17 June | ||||||||||
| United States | 17 | |||||||||
| Japan | 6 | |||||||||
| 19 June | ||||||||||
| United States | 20 | |||||||||
| United States | 14 | |||||||||
| 17 June | ||||||||||
| Hungary | 8 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 10 | |||||||||
| 18 June | ||||||||||
| Spain | 8 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 14 | |||||||||
| 17 June | ||||||||||
| Canada | 10 | Third place | ||||||||
| Canada | 11 | |||||||||
| 19 June | ||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 3 | |||||||||
| Russia | 10 | |||||||||
| Canada | 8 | |||||||||
5–8th place bracket
| 5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
| 18 June | ||||||
| Greece | 17 | |||||
| 19 June | ||||||
| Japan | 5 | |||||
| Greece | 9 | |||||
| 18 June | ||||||
| Spain | 12 | |||||
| Spain | 20 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 8 | |||||
| Seventh place game | ||||||
| 19 June | ||||||
| Japan | 18 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 10 | |||||
Quarterfinals
| 17 June 2021 15:00 |
Report | Hungary |
10–8 | Spain |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–1, 2–2, 2–2 | |||||
| Keszthelyi 3 | Goals | A. Espar, Tarragó 3 | |||
| 17 June 2021 16:45 |
Report | Canada |
11–3 | Kazakhstan |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens Referees: Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN), Jaume Teixidó (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 5–0, 1–1, 1–1, 4–1 | |||||
| Békhazi, McKelvey 3 | Goals | Roga 2 | |||
| 17 June 2021 18:30 |
Report | Japan |
6–20 | United States |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |
| Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–6, 1–6, 3–4 | |||||
| Arima 2 | Goals | Steffens 4 | |||
| 17 June 2021 20:15 |
Report | Russia |
12–10 | Greece |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens Referees: György Kun (HUN), Nenad Periš (CRO) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–3, 1–2, 1–0 PSO: 4–2 | |||||
| Bersneva 2 | Goals | Eleftheriadou, Tsoukala 3 | |||
5–8th place semifinals
| 18 June 2021 15:00 |
Report | Greece |
17–5 | Japan |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens Referees: Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Marie-Claude Deslières (CAN) |
| Score by quarters: 4–2, 5–0, 4–2, 4–1 | |||||
| Xenaki 5 | Goals | Arima 2 | |||
| 18 June 2021 16:45 |
Report | Spain |
20–8 | Kazakhstan |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens Referees: Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS), Darren Spiritosanto (USA) |
| Score by quarters: 6–3, 6–3, 4–2, 4–0 | |||||
| Ruiz 5 | Goals | Turova, Yeremina 3 | |||
Semifinals
| 18 June 2021 18:30 |
Report | Russia |
8–17 | United States |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens Referees: Nenad Periš (CRO), Jaume Teixidó (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 3–5, 0–4, 1–4, 4–4 | |||||
| eight players 1 | Goals | three players 3 | |||
| 18 June 2021 20:15 |
Report | Hungary |
14–10 | Canada |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
| Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–2, 6–4, 1–1 | |||||
| Keszthelyi 4 | Goals | Christmas 3 | |||
Seventh place game
| 19 June 2021 15:00 |
Report | Japan |
18–10 | Kazakhstan |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Darren Spiritosanto (USA) |
| Score by quarters: 4–3, 4–1, 6–5, 4–1 | |||||
| Arima 5 | Goals | Turova 4 | |||
Fifth place game
| 19 June 2021 16:45 |
Report | Greece |
9–12 | Spain |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens Referees: Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN), Nenad Periš (CRO) |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–2, 4–4, 1–4 | |||||
| Xenaki 3 | Goals | García Godoy 4 | |||
Third place game
| 19 June 2021 18:30 |
Report | Russia |
10–8 | Canada |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens Referees: Jaume Teixidó (ESP), György Kun (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 4–4, 1–1, 4–0, 1–3 | |||||
| Ivanova 3 | Goals | Wright 3 | |||
Final
| 19 June 2021 20:15 |
Report | United States |
14–8 | Hungary |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS) |
| Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–1, 3–4, 5–1 | |||||
| Steffens 4 | Goals | three players 2 | |||
Final ranking
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Ashleigh Johnson, Maddie Musselman, Melissa Seidemann, Rachel Fattal, Paige Hauschild, Maggie Steffens (C), Stephania Haralabidis, Jamie Neushul, Jordan Raney, Aria Fischer, Kaleigh Gilchrist, Makenzie Fischer, Alys Williams, Amanda Longan. Head coach: Adam Krikorian. |
Awards
The awards were announced on 19 June 2021.[3]
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| MVP | Maddie Musselman |
| Best goalkeeper | Ashleigh Johnson |
| Topscorer | Yumi Arima |
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