Water polo at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament
International handball competition
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]
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 .
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
^ Team known as Europe 1 at the time of the draw.
^ Team known as Europe 2 at the time of the draw.
^ Team known as Europe 3 at the time of the draw.
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+3 ).
Group A
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.
Group B
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.
Group C
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.
Group D
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.
Knockout stage
Bracket
Championship bracket
5th place bracket
9th place bracket
13th place bracket
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
13–16th place semifinals
9–12th place semifinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
15th place game
13th place game
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking
2024 Women's Water Polo World Champions
United States Eighth title
Statistics and awards
Top goalscorers
Awards
The awards were announced on 16 February 2024.[ 2]
References
External links
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Squads