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| 2002 FINA Men's Water Polo World League | |
|---|---|
| League | FINA Water Polo World League |
| Sport | Water Polo |
The 2002 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the first edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After two preliminary rounds the Super Final was held in Patras, Greece from August 1 to August 4, 2002. [1]
| Team qualifies for Super Final | |
| Team is eliminated from qualification |
Greece qualified for the Super Final as the host country. Only the top place earned qualification, which was taken by Spain. Three points were awarded for a win, one point for a loss.
| Team | G | W | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain | 12 | 10 | 2 | 134 | 97 | +37 | 53 |
| 2 |  Italy | 12 | 9 | 3 | 127 | 89 | +38 | 49 |
| 3 |  Greece | 12 | 5 | 7 | 97 | 115 | −18 | 44 |
| 4 |  Brazil | 12 | 0 | 12 | 71 | 128 | −57 | -7 |
The top two places, won by Hungary and Russia, earned qualification. Three points were awarded for a win, one point for a loss.
| Team | G | W | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary | 12 | 11 | 1 | 150 | 94 | +56 | 34 |
| 2 |  Russia | 12 | 7 | 5 | 102 | 103 | −1 | 26 |
| 3 |  United States | 12 | 4 | 8 | 109 | 131 | −22 | 20 |
| 4 |  Croatia | 12 | 2 | 10 | 106 | 139 | −33 | 16 |
The top two placed teams in the round-robin advanced to the final against each other, while the two bottom placed teams played for the bronze medal. The Russia–Hungary game was declared a 0–5 loss for both teams. Three points were awarded for a win, one point for a loss.
| Team qualifies for final | |
| Team plays for bronze medal |
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 7 |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 5 |
| 4 | Greece | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 38 | −24 | 3 |
| Hungary | 13 – 6 | Greece |
| Russia | 10 – 8 | Spain |
| Rank | Top scorers | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Hernández Paz (ESP) | 34 |
| Tibor Benedek (HUN) | ||
| 3 | Tamás Molnár (HUN) | 33 |
| 4 | Gergely Kiss (HUN) | 32 |
| 5 | Alexander Yerishev (RUS) | 30 |
| 6 | Tony Azevedo (USA) | 29 |
| Dmitri Stratan (RUS) |
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