Water polo at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament
International handball competition
Women's water polo 2011 World Aquatics Championships Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 17–29 July Teams 16 (from 5 confederations) Champions Greece (1st title) Runner-up China Third place Russia Fourth place Italy Matches played 48 Goals scored 949 (19.77 per match) Top scorer(s) Blanca Gil (25 goals)Best player Ma Huanhuan
The women's water polo tournament at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships , organised by the FINA , was held in Shanghai , China from 17 to 29 July 2011.[ 1] [ 2]
Qualification
† Greece did not qualify through the World League or the World Cup, but was allowed to qualify for the tournament because China (the third team to qualify through the World Cup) had already qualified through the host nation slot, and Greece was the highest non-qualifying finisher in the World Cup.
Preliminary round
Qualified for QF
Will play QF qualification
Advanced to placement matches
The draw for the competition was held on April 15, 2011.[ 4]
Group A
All times are CST (UTC+8 )
Group B
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Group C
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Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Greece
3
3
0
0
27
22
+5
6
Russia
3
2
0
1
38
18
+20
4
Spain
3
1
0
2
29
32
–3
2
Brazil
3
0
0
3
16
38
–22
0
Group D
All times are CST (UTC+8 )
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Italy
3
3
0
0
40
15
+25
6
China
3
2
0
1
50
21
+29
4
Cuba
3
0
1
2
19
40
−21
1
South Africa
3
0
1
2
16
49
−33
1
Final rounds
Quarterfinals qualification
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Championship bracket
5th place bracket
9th place bracket
13th place bracket
13th-16th place classification
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Quarterfinals
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9th-12th place classification
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15th place match
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13th place match
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5th-8th place classification
All times are CST (UTC+8 )
Semifinals
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11th place match
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9th place match
All times are CST (UTC+8 )
7th place match
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5th place match
All times are CST (UTC+8 )
Bronze medal match
All times are CST (UTC+8 )
July 29, 2011 16:00
Match 47[ 51]
Russia
8 –7
Italy
Shanghai Oriental Sports Center , Shanghai Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Gyorgy Juhaz (HUN), Steven Rotsart (USA)
Score by quarters: 4 –0, 2 –1, 2–6 , 0–0
Belyaeva 3Prokofyeva , Konukh 2Ryzhova-Alenicheva 1
Goals
Casanova , Bianconi 2Abbate , Savioli , Frassinetti 1
Gold medal match
All times are CST (UTC+8 )
July 29, 2011 21:00
Match 48[ 52]
China
8–9
Greece
Shanghai Oriental Sports Center , Shanghai Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), Mario Brgulian (MNE)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 0–2 , 4–4, 2 –1
Liu Ping , Wang Yi 2Teng Fei , Sun Yujun , He Jin , Song Donglun 1
Goals
Asimaki , Roumpesi 3Melidoni , Liosi , Manolioudaki 1
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
2011 Women's Water Polo World champions
Greece First title
Team Roster
Eleni Kouvdou , Christina Tsoukala , Antiopi Melidoni , Ilektra Psouni , Kyriaki Liosi (C ), Alkisti Avramidou , Alexandra Asimaki , Antigoni Roumpesi , Angeliki Gerolymou , Triantafyllia Manolioudaki , Stavroula Antonakou , Georgia Lara , Eleni Goula .[ 1] Head Coach: Giorgos Morfesis
Awards
[ 53]
Most Valuable Player
Best Goalscorer
Media All-Star Team
References
External links
Editions Tournaments
Squads