Water polo at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament

The women's water polo tournament at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships was held from 4 to 16 February 2024 in Doha. This was the 17th time that the women's water polo tournament has been played since the first edition in 1986.^[1]

Water polo at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Qatar
Venue(s)	Aspire Dome (in Doha host cities)
Dates	4–16 February
Teams	16 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	United States (8th title)
Runner-up	Hungary
Third place	Spain
Fourth place	Greece
Tournament statistics
Matches played	48
Goals scored	1,163 (24.23 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Morgan McDowall (31 goals)
Best player	Rita Keszthelyi
Best goalkeeper	Ashleigh Johnson
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The United States won their eighth overall title.^[2]

Qualification

Of the qualified teams, thirteen returned from 2023. Singapore qualified for the first time ever after Japan withdrew for financial reasons, becoming the second country from Southeast Asia to qualify for this event after Thailand in 2022. Great Britain qualified after an eleven-year absence, and Brazil qualified again after withdrawing from 2023. Argentina, Israel and Japan were the only teams that failed to make this edition but made 2023.

Event	Dates	Hosts	Quota	Qualifier(s)
2023 World Cup	11 April – 25 June 2023	Long Beach	2	United States  Netherlands
2023 World Championships	16–28 July 2023	Fukuoka	4	Spain  Italy  Australia  Hungary
2022 Asian Games	25 September – 1 October 2023	Hangzhou	3	China  Japan  Kazakhstan  Singapore
2023 Pan American Games	30 October – 4 November 2023	Santiago	2	Canada  Brazil
2024 European Championship	5–13 January 2024	Eindhoven	3	Greece  France  Great Britain
African selection	—	—	1	South Africa
Oceanian selection	—	—	1	New Zealand
Total			16

• Due a limited budget Japan was forced to withdraw from tournament and was replaced by Singapore.^[3][4]

Schedule

All times are local (UTC+3).^[5]

Date	Time	Round
4 February 2024	09:00	Preliminary round
6 February 2024
8 February 2024
10 February 2024	09:00	Play-offs/Placement matches
12 February 2024	09:00	Quarterfinals/Placement matches
14 February 2024	09:00	Semifinals/Placement matches
16 February 2024	10:00	Finals

Draw

The draw was held on 7 November 2023.^[6][7]

Seeding

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Netherlands  Spain  Italy  Australia	United States  Hungary  Greece[upper-alpha 1]  Canada	France[upper-alpha 2]  Great Britain[upper-alpha 3]  Brazil  New Zealand	China  Kazakhstan  Singapore  South Africa

1. Team known as Europe 1 at the time of the draw.
2. Team known as Europe 2 at the time of the draw.
3. Team known as Europe 3 at the time of the draw.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	0	0	63	16	+47	9	Quarterfinals
2	Netherlands	3	2	0	0	1	62	19	+43	6	Playoffs
3	Kazakhstan	3	0	1	0	2	17	69	−52	2
4	Brazil	3	0	0	1	2	20	58	−38	1	13–16th place semifinals

Source: World Aquatics
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.

4 February 2024 09:00	Report[dead link]	Kazakhstan	16–15	Brazil	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Tamas Couper (NZL), Matan Painchaud (CAN)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–2, 5–3, 2–3  PSO: 6–5
		Novikova, Pochinok 3	Goals	Cavalcante 4

4 February 2024 18:45	Report[dead link]	United States	10–8	Netherlands	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–3, 3–1, 1–2
		three players 2	Goals	Van de Kraats 4

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6 February 2024 17:30	Report[dead link]	Netherlands	27–4	Kazakhstan	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: David Couper (NZL), Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 6–0, 4–1, 8–3, 9–0
		Joustra 7	Goals	Tsoy 2

6 February 2024 20:30	Report[dead link]	Brazil	5–21	United States	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: György Kun (HUN), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 2–7, 1–6, 0–4, 2–4
		Belorio 2	Goals	Steffens 5

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8 February 2024 16:00	Report[dead link]	Brazil	5–27	Netherlands	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), David Couper (NZL)
		Score by quarters: 1–7, 1–4, 2–7, 1–9
		Ferreira 2	Goals	three players 5

8 February 2024 17:30	Report[dead link]	United States	32–3	Kazakhstan	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Ashleigh Kaeshler (AUS), Cheng Beng Guan (SGP)
		Score by quarters: 8–0, 8–0, 9–1, 7–2
		Fattal, Steffens 5	Goals	three players 1

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	0	48	20	+28	9	Quarterfinals
2	Greece	3	2	0	0	1	41	31	+10	6	Playoffs
3	China	3	0	1	0	2	20	46	−26	2
4	France	3	0	0	1	2	19	31	−12	1	13–16th place semifinals

Source: World Aquatics
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.

4 February 2024 10:30	Report[dead link]	China	5–18	Spain	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Ashley Kaeshler (AUS), Andreia Stanojević (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–5, 1–4, 0–6
		Lu 2	Goals	Crespí 4

4 February 2024 12:00	Report[dead link]	Greece	11–6	France	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Andrej Franulović (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–1, 4–2, 2–1
		Plevritou 3	Goals	Guillet 2

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6 February 2024 09:00	Report[dead link]	France	10–11	China	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Helen Painchaud (CAN)
		Score by quarters: 0–2, 2–1, 3–3, 1–0  PSO: 4–5
		Battu, Bouloukbakchi 2	Goals	Zhang J. 5

6 February 2024 19:00	Report[dead link]	Spain	16–8	Greece	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Ashleigh Kaeshler (AUS)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 5–2, 4–2, 5–2
		Ortiz 4	Goals	three players 2

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8 February 2024 19:00	Report[dead link]	Spain	14–7	France	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Darren Spiritosanto (USA)
		Score by quarters: 2–0, 5–4, 4–1, 3–2
		Nogué 3	Goals	Bouloukbakchi, Vernoux 2

8 February 2024 20:30	Report[dead link]	Greece	22–9	China	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Lucas Letshabo (RSA)
		Score by quarters: 7–2, 4–2, 6–1, 5–4
		Ninou, Plevritou 4	Goals	Deng 3

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	0	0	71	19	+52	9	Quarterfinals
2	Australia	3	2	0	0	1	54	20	+34	6	Playoffs
3	New Zealand	3	1	0	0	2	44	36	+8	3
4	Singapore	3	0	0	0	3	7	101	−94	0	13–16th place semifinals

Source: World Aquatics
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.

4 February 2024 13:30	Report[dead link]	Australia	32–1	Singapore	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Matan Schwartz (ISR), Lucas Letshabo (RSA)
		Score by quarters: 7–1, 13–0, 6–0, 6–0
		Gofers 5	Goals	Wan 1

4 February 2024 15:00	Report[dead link]	Hungary	19–8	New Zealand	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 5–2, 4–2, 2–1, 8–3
		Gurisatti 6	Goals	McDowall 4

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6 February 2024 10:30	Report[dead link]	New Zealand	6–13	Australia	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Matan Schwartz (ISR), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–3, 1–3, 1–4
		Doyle, Houghton 2	Goals	Williams 4

6 February 2024 13:30	Report[dead link]	Singapore	2–39	Hungary	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Lucas Letshabo (RSA), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 0–11, 0–7, 2–11, 0–10
		Yap 2	Goals	Gurisatti, Rybanska 6

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8 February 2024 09:00	Report[dead link]	Singapore	4–30	New Zealand	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Yuri Maciel (BRA)
		Score by quarters: 1–10, 0–9, 0–5, 3–6
		Yap 2	Goals	McDowall 9

8 February 2024 13:30	Report[dead link]	Hungary	13–9	Australia	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Xavi Buch (ESP), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 4–3, 3–1, 2–3
		Keszthelyi 5	Goals	Williams 3

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	3	3	0	0	0	59	21	+38	9	Quarterfinals
2	Canada	3	2	0	0	1	52	19	+33	6	Playoffs
3	Great Britain	3	1	0	0	2	29	47	−18	3
4	South Africa	3	0	0	0	3	10	63	−53	0	13–16th place semifinals

Source: World Aquatics
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.

4 February 2024 16:30	Report[dead link]	Great Britain	10–22	Italy	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Jennifer McCall (USA), Cheng Beng Guan (SGP)
		Score by quarters: 3–5, 2–6, 2–6, 3–5
		Turner 3	Goals	Avegno, Bianconi 4

4 February 2024 20:30	Report[dead link]	South Africa	2–24	Canada	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Yuri Maciel (BRA)
		Score by quarters: 0–6, 0–3, 2–8, 0–7
		Meecham, Zondo 1	Goals	three players 5

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6 February 2024 12:00	Report[dead link]	Canada	20–5	Great Britain	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), Jennifer McCall (USA)
		Score by quarters: 6–1, 5–2, 3–0, 6–2
		Lemay-Lavoie 4	Goals	Falvey 2

6 February 2024 16:00	Report[dead link]	Italy	25–3	South Africa	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Andreia Stanojević (SRB), Yuri Maciel (BRA)
		Score by quarters: 6–1, 5–1, 6–1, 8–0
		Giustini 5	Goals	Versfeld 2

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8 February 2024 10:30	Report[dead link]	South Africa	5–14	Great Britain	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 0–4, 1–5, 2–0
		Penney 2	Goals	Falvey 3

8 February 2024 12:00	Report[dead link]	Italy	12–8	Canada	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Jennifer McCall (USA), Zhang Liang (CHN)
		Score by quarters: 4–4, 4–2, 2–2, 2–0
		Marletta 4	Goals	Bakoc, Wright 2

Knockout stage

Bracket

Championship bracket

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

12 February

United States

10

10 February

Australia

9

Australia

20

14 February

Great Britain

8

United States

11

Spain

9

12 February

Spain

12

10 February

Canada

9

New Zealand

12

16 February

Canada

14

United States

8

Hungary

7

12 February

Hungary (PSO)

8 (5)

10 February

Netherlands

8 (4)

Netherlands

16

14 February

China

14

Hungary (PSO)

9 (4)

Greece

9 (2)

Third place

12 February

16 February

Italy

12

Spain

10

10 February

Greece

14

Greece

9

Kazakhstan

5

Greece

24

5th place bracket

	5th–8th place semifinals				Fifth place game
	14 February
	Australia	10
					16 February
	Canada	8
					Australia	8
	14 February
					Netherlands	10
	Netherlands	10
	Italy	5
					Seventh place game
					16 February
					Canada	12
					Italy	18

9th place bracket

	9th–12th place semifinals				Ninth place game
	12 February
	China	15
					14 February
	Great Britain	10
					China	15
	12 February
					New Zealand	16
	Kazakhstan	8
	New Zealand	23
					Eleventh place game
					14 February
					Great Britain	8
					Kazakhstan	6

13th place bracket

	13th–16th place semifinals				13th place game
	10 February
	Brazil	8
					12 February
	France	17
					France	19
	10 February
					South Africa	8
	Singapore	6
	South Africa	20
					15th place game
					12 February
					Brazil	18
					Singapore	2

Playoffs

10 February 2024 12:00	Report[dead link]	Netherlands	16–14	China	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Jennifer McCall (USA), Lucas Letshabo (RSA)
		Score by quarters: 5–5, 3–2, 5–4, 3–3
		three players 3	Goals	Lu 5

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10 February 2024 16:00	Report[dead link]	Kazakhstan	5–24	Greece	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Ashleigh Kaeshler (AUS), Cheng Beng Guan (SGP)
		Score by quarters: 2–8, 0–4, 1–7, 2–5
		five players 1	Goals	Ninou 4

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10 February 2024 17:30	Report[dead link]	Australia	20–8	Great Britain	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), Yuri Maciel (BRA)
		Score by quarters: 6–1, 6–2, 4–1, 4–4
		A. Andrews 6	Goals	Cutler, Falvey 2

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10 February 2024 19:00	Report[dead link]	New Zealand	12–14	Canada	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 3–5, 4–2, 3–2
		Houghton 5	Goals	Crevier 3

Quarterfinals

12 February 2024 16:00	Report[dead link]	United States	10–9	Australia	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), David Couper (NZL)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–1, 3–0, 2–6
		Musselman 3	Goals	four players 2

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12 February 2024 17:30	Report[dead link]	Spain	12–9	Canada	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Zhang Liang (CHN), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 4–1, 2–3, 3–4
		Forca 5	Goals	Crevier 3

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12 February 2024 19:00	Report[dead link]	Hungary	13–12	Netherlands	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Jennifer McCall (USA)
		Score by quarters: 1–1, 3–1, 1–2, 3–4  PSO: 5–4
		Keszthelyi 3	Goals	three players 2

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12 February 2024 20:30	Report[dead link]	Italy	12–14	Greece	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Matan Schwartz (ISR), Ashleigh Kaeshler (AUS)
		Score by quarters: 0–3, 3–4, 4–4, 5–3
		Picozzi 3	Goals	Ninou 5

13–16th place semifinals

10 February 2024 09:00	Report[dead link]	Brazil	8–17	France	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–3, 2–5, 4–5
		Belorio 4	Goals	Hertzka, Vernoux 4

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10 February 2024 10:30	Report[dead link]	Singapore	6–20	South Africa	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), David Couper (NZL)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 1–5, 0–5, 2–6
		Yap 2	Goals	Versfeld 4

9–12th place semifinals

12 February 2024 12:00	Report[dead link]	China	15–10	Great Britain	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN), Nóra Debreceni (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 5–3, 2–1, 4–4
		three players 3	Goals	Turner 4

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12 February 2024 13:30	Report[dead link]	Kazakhstan	8–23	New Zealand	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Hélène Painchaud (CAN)
		Score by quarters: 2–6, 1–5, 3–7, 2–5
		Mirshina 3	Goals	McDowall 11

5–8th place semifinals

14 February 2024 12:00	Report[dead link]	Australia	10–8	Canada	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 0–2, 2–3, 5–2
		Williams 3	Goals	Wright 3

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14 February 2024 14:30	Report[dead link]	Netherlands	10–5	Italy	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), György Kun (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 5–1, 2–3, 1–1, 2–0
		L. Rogge, van de Kraats 3	Goals	Giustini 2

Semifinals

14 February 2024 16:00	Report[dead link]	United States	11–9	Spain	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–3, 4–3, 1–2
		Flynn 3	Goals	Piralkova, E. Ruiz 3

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14 February 2024 17:30	Report[dead link]	Hungary	13–11	Greece	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Zhang Liang (CHN)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–3, 1–1, 2–2  PSO: 4–2
		Parkes 3	Goals	Ninou 4

15th place game

12 February 2024 09:00	Report[dead link]	Brazil	18–2	Singapore	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Lucas Letshabo (RSA)
		Score by quarters: 4–0, 2–0, 4–0, 8–2
		three players 3	Goals	Lee, Lim 1

13th place game

12 February 2024 10:30	Report[dead link]	France	19–8	South Africa	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Yuri Maciel (BRA), Cheng Beng Guan (SGP)
		Score by quarters: 5–0, 5–3, 6–3, 3–2
		Vernoux 5	Goals	Geber, Versfeld 2

Eleventh place game

14 February 2024 09:00	Report[dead link]	Great Britain	8–6	Kazakhstan	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Cheng Beng Guan (SGP), Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–2, 0–3, 3–0
		Tafazolli 4	Goals	Novikova, Rakhmanova 2

Ninth place game

14 February 2024 10:30	Report[dead link]	China	15–16	New Zealand	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 4–4, 3–5, 3–4, 5–3
		Lu 5	Goals	Houghton 5

Seventh place game

16 February 2024 10:00	Report[dead link]	Canada	12–18	Italy	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Darren Spiritosanto (USA)
		Score by quarters: 4–5, 4–6, 1–2, 3–5
		Bakoc 4	Goals	Bianconi 5

Fifth place game

16 February 2024 16:00	Report[dead link]	Australia	8–10	Netherlands	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Jennifer McCall (USA), Nóra Debreceni (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 5–1, 1–3, 1–4
		Kearns 3	Goals	Van de Kraats 3

Third place game

16 February 2024 11:30	Report[dead link]	Spain	10–9	Greece	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Hélène Painchaud (CAN)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–4, 1–1, 3–3
		Forca 3	Goals	Ninou 3

Final

16 February 2024 17:30	Report[dead link]	United States	8–7	Hungary	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Xavi Buch (ESP), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–2, 0–1, 3–2
		Fattal 3	Goals	Garda, Keszthelyi 2

Final ranking

Rank[8] Team  United States  Hungary  Spain 4  Greece 5  Netherlands 6  Australia 7  Italy 8  Canada 9  New Zealand 10  China 11  Great Britain 12  Kazakhstan 13  France 14  South Africa 15  Brazil 16  Singapore Qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics

2024 Women's Water Polo World Champions United States Eighth title

Statistics and awards

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Goals[9]	Shots	%
1	Morgan McDowall	31	42	74
2	Eirini Ninou	24	37	65
3	Rita Keszthelyi	20	37	54
4	Kitty-Lynn Joustra	19	19	100
5	Emmerson Houghton	18	47	38
6	Gréta Gurisatti	17	33	52
	Simone van de Kraats		25	68
	Alice Williams		32	53
9	Roberta Bianconi	16	33	48
	Sofia Giustini		27	59
	Zhang Jing		31	52

Awards

The awards were announced on 16 February 2024.^[2]

All-star team
Goalkeeper	Ashleigh Johnson
Centre Forward	Maica García
Field player	Jenna Flynn
	Rita Keszthelyi
	Morgan McDowall
	Eleftheria Plevritou
	Simone van de Kraats
Other awards
Most Valuable Player	Rita Keszthelyi
Best Goalkeeper	Ashleigh Johnson

References

1. "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
2. "USA claims eighth women's water polo crown". World Aquatics. 16 February 2024.
3. Spencer-Boyce, James (5 November 2023). "Japanese women's Doha dreams drowned by budget woes".
4. "【水球】女子代表のパリ五輪消滅、予選となる世界選手権への派遣見送りで、予算不足など理由 - 水泳 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com.
5. "Schedule" (pdf). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
6. "World Champs Water Polo Draw: All you need to know!". worldaquatics.com. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
7. "Clash between reigning Olympic and world champions opens World Championships in Doha". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
8. "World Aquatics Championships - Doha 2024-Final Standings". worldaquatics.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
9. Top scorers^{[dead link]}

External links

• Official website
• Records and statistics (reports by Omega) Archived 2024-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
• Water polo at the 2024 World Championships – Women's tournament total-waterpolo.com
• Men Water Polo XXI World Championship 2024 Doha, Qatar todor66.com