2012 FINA Women's Water Polo World League

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2012 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
League FINA Water Polo World League
Sport Water Polo
Duration2012
Super Final
FINA Women's Water Polo World League seasons

The 2012 FINA Women's Water Polo World League is played between February and June 2012 and open to all women's water polo national teams. After playing in groups within the same continent, eight teams qualify to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final in Changshu, China from 29 May - 3 June 2012. [1] The two teams that reach the final of the Super Final will be the first teams to quality for the water polo tournament of the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona. [2]

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In the world league, there are specific rules that do not allow matches to end in a draw. [3] 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. Teams earn points in the standings in group matches as follows:

Draw

Americas

As there were only 3 entries, all teams in this region played in a single group.

Asia/Oceania

As there were only 4 entries, all teams in this region will play in a single group.

Europe

There were 8 entries into the league from Europe, and these were drawn into two groups of four teams. The teams were placed into groups based on their performance in the 2011 FINA Women's Water Polo World League.

LineCountry 2011 FINA Women's Water Polo World League resultDrawn into Group
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2nd, Super FinalA
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5th, Super FinalB
2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 7th, Super FinalB
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8th, Super FinalA
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3rd, Europe Group 1 (8 pts)A
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4th, Europe Group 1 (3 pts)B
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3rd, Europe Group 2 (0 pts)A
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Did not participateB

Americas League

All teams played the other teams twice. All matches were held in various locations in Orange County, California, United States from 20–22 February 2012. The top two teams advanced to the Super Final.

    Team advances to Super Final
TeamGWSOWSOLLGFGADiffPoints
1.Flag of the United States.svg  United States 440006020+4012
2.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 420024733+146
3.Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 400041165-540
20 February 2012
10:30 PST (UTC-8)		 Scoresheet United States  Flag of the United States.svg19–1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California, United States
20 February 2012
19:00 PST (UTC-8)		 Scoresheet United States  Flag of the United States.svg13–11Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Commerce Aquatorium, Commerce, California, United States
21 February 2012
10:30 PST (UTC-8)		 Scoresheet Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg16–1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California, United States
21 February 2012
19:00 PST (UTC-8)		 Scoresheet United States  Flag of the United States.svg17–1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Arnold O. Beckman High School, Irvine, California, United States
22 February 2012
10:30 PST (UTC-8)		 Scoresheet Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg13–8Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California, United States
22 February 2012
19:00 PST (UTC-8)		 Scoresheet United States  Flag of the United States.svg11–7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Woollett Aquatics Center, Irvine, California, United States

Asia/Oceania League

All teams will play the other teams twice. The first round-robin will be held at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai and the second round-robin will be held from 8–12 May 2012 at the Chiba International Swimming Complex in Narashino, Chiba, Japan. The winner will advance to the Super Final. As China has already qualified as the hosts, if they win the Asia/Oceania League, the second-placed team will advance.

    Team advances to Super Final
TeamGWSOWSOLLGFGADiffPoints
1.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 430015328+259
2.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 430014532+139
3.Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 400042159-380

Europe League

All teams will play the other teams in their group twice. All games in Group A will be played from 10–13 May 2012 in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy, and all games in Group B will be played from 10–13 May 2012 in Volos, Greece. The top two teams in each group will advance to the Super Final.

    Team advances to Super Final

Group A

TeamGWSOWSOLLGFGADiffPoints
1.Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 631025555011
2.Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 630125543+1210
3.Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 630126360+30
4.Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 611044762-155

Group B

TeamGWSOWSOLLGFGADiffPoints
1.Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 660005538+1718
2.Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 640025751+612
3.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 620044149-86
4.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 600063954-150
10 May 2012
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)		 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg9–8Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Vasilis Polymeros Pool, Nea Ionia, Volos
10 May 2012
20:15 EEST (UTC+3)		 Greece  Flag of Greece.svg7–4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Vasilis Polymeros Pool, Nea Ionia, Volos
11 May 2012
10:30 EEST (UTC+3)		 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg13–9Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Vasilis Polymeros Pool, Nea Ionia, Volos
11 May 2012
12:15 EEST (UTC+3)		 Greece  Flag of Greece.svg8–7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Vasilis Polymeros Pool, Nea Ionia, Volos
11 May 2012
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)		 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg8–7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Vasilis Polymeros Pool, Nea Ionia, Volos
11 May 2012
20:15 EEST (UTC+3)		 Greece  Flag of Greece.svg7–6Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Vasilis Polymeros Pool, Nea Ionia, Volos
12 May 2012
10:30 EEST (UTC+3)		 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg11–7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Vasilis Polymeros Pool, Nea Ionia, Volos
12 May 2012
12:15 EEST (UTC+3)		 Greece  Flag of Greece.svg10–5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Vasilis Polymeros Pool, Nea Ionia, Volos
12 May 2012
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)		 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg8–7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Vasilis Polymeros Pool, Nea Ionia, Volos
12 May 2012
20:15 EEST (UTC+3)		 Greece  Flag of Greece.svg10–6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Vasilis Polymeros Pool, Nea Ionia, Volos
13 May 2012
10:30 EEST (UTC+3)		 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg8–4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Vasilis Polymeros Pool, Nea Ionia, Volos
13 May 2012
12:15 EEST (UTC+3)		 Greece  Flag of Greece.svg13–10Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Vasilis Polymeros Pool, Nea Ionia, Volos

Super Final

Preliminary round: Group A

TeamGWSOWSOLLGFGADiffPoints
1.Flag of the United States.svg  United States 330003513+229
2.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 320013323+106
3.Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 310022931-23
4.Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 300031848-300

Preliminary round: Group B

TeamGWSOWSOLLGFGADiffPoints
1.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 321003812+268
2.Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 320103216+167
3.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 310022034+143
4.Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 30003937-280

Final round

Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
         
A1 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11
B4 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2
A1 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7
A3 Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 6
A3 Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 11
B2 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 9
A1 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6
B1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4
A2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 13
B3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7
A2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7 Third place
B1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8
A4 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0 A3 Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 8
B1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 18A2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7

Bronze-medal match

[4]

3 June 2012 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg7–8Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Changshu, China
Score by quarters: 1-2, 4-2, 1-2, 1-2

Final

[4]

3 June 2012 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg4–6Flag of the United States.svg  United States Changshu, China
Score by quarters: 1-2, 3-1, 0-1, 0-2

Final ranking

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