2022 FINA World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships

2022 FINA World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships

Tournament details
Host country	Serbia
City	Belgrade
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	1–8 August 2022
Teams	16 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	United States (2nd title)
Runners-up	Greece
Third place	Hungary
Fourth place	Italy
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The 2022 FINA World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships was the 5th edition of the U18 women's water polo world championship. The tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 1 to 8 August 2022. ^[1]

Format

The 16 participating teams were drawn into four groups of four, which were played in a round-robin format. The group winners advanced automatically to the quarterfinals; the second- and the third-placed teams advanced to the qualification for quarterfinals; the fourth-placed teams advanced to the 13th–16th place classification.

Group stage

All times are local (Central European Summer Time; UTC+2).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	0	59	11	+48	6	Quarterfinals
2	Italy	3	2	0	1	59	17	+42	4	Playoffs
3	Kazakhstan	3	1	0	2	18	34	−16	2
4	Turkey	3	0	0	3	7	81	−74	0	13th–16th place classification

Source: World Aquatics

1 August 2022 9:00	Report	Kazakhstan	3–16	Italy	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–3, 1–4, 0–6

1 August 2022 10:30	Report	Turkey	2–32	Hungary	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 0–7, 0–8, 2–10, 0–7

2 August 2022 17:30	Report	Hungary	15–1	Kazakhstan	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters:3–0, 5–0, 2–0, 5–1

2 August 2022 19:00	Report	Italy	35–2	Turkey	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters:10–1, 8–0, 7–1, 10–0

3 August 2022 13:30	Report	Italy	8–12	Hungary	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–3, 3–3, 2–3

3 August 2022 16:00	Report	Turkey	3–14	Kazakhstan	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–3, 0–5, 1–3

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Greece	3	3	0	0	52	30	+22	6	Quarterfinals
2	United States	3	2	0	1	63	24	+39	4	Playoffs
3	Uzbekistan	3	1	0	2	31	52	−21	2
4	Japan	3	0	0	3	24	64	−40	0	13th–16th place classification

Source: World Aquatics

1 August 2022 12:00	Report	Japan	11–22	Greece	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 3–6, 0–7, 4–3, 4–6

1 August 2022 18:30	Report	Uzbekistan	7–26	United States	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 2–6, 2–7, 1–8

2 August 2022 9:00	Report	United States	23–2	Japan	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters:9–1, 3–0, 7–0, 4–1

2 August 2022 10:30	Report	Greece	15–5	Uzbekistan	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters:4–0, 3–3, 4–2, 4–0

3 August 2022 17:30	Report	Greece	15–14	United States	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 4–3, 6–2, 3–5

3 August 2022 19:00	Report	Uzbekistan	19–11	Japan	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters:5–2, 5–2, 4–3, 5–4

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	0	54	18	+36	6	Quarterfinals
2	Australia	3	1	1	1	28	27	+1	3	Playoffs
3	Canada	3	1	1	1	35	37	−2	3
4	South Africa	3	0	0	3	18	53	−35	0	13th–16th place classification

Source: World Aquatics

1 August 2022 13:30	Report	South Africa	6–26	Netherlands	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 2–7, 0–5, 1–4, 3–9

1 August 2022 15:30	Report	Canada	12–12	Australia	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 3–1, 3–4, 3–3

2 August 2022 12:00	Report	Netherlands	18–8	Canada	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters:6–3, 3–1, 5–2, 4–2

2 August 2022 13:30	Report	Australia	12–5	South Africa	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters:5–1, 2–1, 4–3, 1–1

3 August 2022 9:00	Report	Australia	4–10	Netherlands	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 0–1, 1–3, 1–1

3 August 2022 10:30	Report	South Africa	7–15	Canada	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters:3–2, 0–4, 1–7, 3–2

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	52	21	+31	6	Quarterfinals
2	New Zealand	3	2	0	1	41	34	+7	4	Playoffs
3	Croatia	3	1	0	2	33	37	−4	2
4	Serbia	3	0	0	3	19	53	−34	0	13th–16th place classification

Source: World Aquatics

1 August 2022 17:00	Report	Croatia	3–17	Spain	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 0–5, 2–4, 0–2, 1–6

1 August 2022 20:30	Report	Serbia	5–17	New Zealand	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 0–3, 1–3, 2–6

2 August 2022 16:00	Report	New Zealand	13–12	Croatia	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters:4–2, 2–1, 5–5, 2–4

2 August 2022 20:30	Report	Spain	18–7	Serbia	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters:3–1, 6–2, 6–2, 3–2

3 August 2022 12:00	Report	Spain	17–11	New Zealand	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters:8–6, 3–1, 3–2, 3–2

3 August 2022 20:30	Report	Serbia	7–18	Croatia	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 1–5, 3–2, 1–5, 2–6

Knockout stage

Brackets

Main bracket

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

5 August

Hungary

13

4 August

Australia

10

Australia

13

7 August

Croatia

12

Hungary

9

Greece

10

5 August

Greece

23

4 August

New Zealand

9

Canada

7

8 August

New Zealand

8

Greece

8

United States

10

5 August

Netherlands

14

4 August

Italy

15

Italy

19

7 August

Uzbekistan

9

Italy

9

United States

18

Third place game

5 August

8 August

Spain

9

Hungary

9

4 August

United States

13

Italy

5

Kazakhstan

3

United States

17

5th place bracket

	5th–8th place semifinals				Fifth place game
	7 August
	Australia	12
					8 August
	New Zealand	5
					Australia	12
	7 August
					Spain	16
	Netherlands	8
	Spain	9
					Seventh place game
					8 August
					New Zealand	8
					Netherlands	18

9th place bracket

	9th–12th place semifinals				Ninth place game
	5 August
	Uzbekistan	5
					7 August
	Croatia	22
					Croatia	15
	5 August
					Canada	13
	Kazakhstan	7
	Canada	14
					Eleventh place game
					7 August
					Uzbekistan	7
					Kazakhstan	12

13th place bracket

	13th–16th place semifinals				Thirteenth place game
	4 August
	Turkey	9
					5 August
	Japan	24
					Japan	16
	4 August
					Serbia	19
	South Africa	17
	Serbia	18
					Fifteenth place game
					5 August
					Turkey	9
					South Africa	12

13th–16th place semifinals

4 August 2022 12:00	Report	Turkey	9–24	Japan	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 1–7, 5–3, 1–5, 2–9

4 August 2022 13:30	Report	South Africa	17–18 (PSO)	Serbia	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–3, 2–2, 3–2   PSO: 8–9

Fifteenth place game

5 August 2022 9:00	Report	Turkey	9–12	South Africa	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters:4–1, 2–3, 2–6, 1–2

Thirteenth place game

5 August 2022 10:30	Report	Japan	16–19	Serbia	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 4–5, 4–2, 1–6, 7–6

Playoffs

4 August 2022 16:00	Report	Italy	19–9	Uzbekistan	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters:4–0, 3–4, 6–1, 6–4

4 August 2022 17:30	Report	Kazakhstan	3–17	United States	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 0–6, 0–5, 1–5, 2–1

4 August 2022 19:00	Report	Australia	13–12	Croatia	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters:8–3, 2–3, 2–3, 1–3

4 August 2022 20:30	Report	Canada	7–8	New Zealand	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters:3–2, 3–2, 1–3, 0–1

9th–12th place semifinals

5 August 2022 12:00	Report	Uzbekistan	5–22	Croatia	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 0–5, 0–5, 4–8

5 August 2022 13:30	Report	Kazakhstan	7–14	Canada	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 0–3, 1–2, 3–5, 3–4

Eleventh place game

7 August 2022 12:00	Report	Uzbekistan	7–12	Kazakhstan	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 0–3, 4–4, 1–0, 2–5

Ninth place game

7 August 2022 13:30	Report	Croatia	15–13	Canada	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 4–3, 5–3, 4–3

Quarterfinals

5 August 2022 16:00	Report	Hungary	13–10	Australia	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters:5–3, 2–2, 4–4, 3–2

5 August 2022 17:30	Report	Greece	23–9	New Zealand	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters:6–1, 5–1, 5–4, 7–3

5 August 2022 19:00	Report	Netherlands	14–15	Italy	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–5, 5–3, 6–4

5 August 2022 20:30	Report	Spain	9–13	United States	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 0–3, 1–1, 2–5, 6–4

5th–8th place semifinals

7 August 2022 16:00	Report	Australia	12–5	New Zealand	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters:2–0, 3–2, 5–1, 2–2

7 August 2022 17:30	Report	Netherlands	8–9	Spain	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–3, 2–2, 3–1

Seventh place game

8 August 2022 9:00	Report	New Zealand	8–18	Netherlands	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 3–6, 2–4, 1–6, 2–2

Fifth place game

8 August 2022 17:30	Report	Australia	12–16	Spain	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 1–5, 1–2, 7–4, 3–5

Semifinals

7 August 2022 19:00	Report	Hungary	9–10	Greece	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 1–2, 1–4, 4–0

7 August 2022 20:30	Report	Italy	9–18	United States	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 3–7, 2–2, 2–6, 2–3

Third place game

8 August 2022 19:00	Report	Hungary	9–5	Italy	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters:3–1, 3–1, 1–1, 2–2

Final

8 August 2022 20:30	Report	Greece	8–10	United States	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 4–1, 1–2, 1–2

Final standings

Rank	Team
	United States
	Greece
	Hungary
4	Italy
5	Spain
6	Australia
7	Netherlands
8	New Zealand
9	Croatia
10	Canada
11	Kazakhstan
12	Uzbekistan
13	Serbia
14	Japan
15	South Africa
16	Turkey

^[2]

References

1. "FINA World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships 2022". World Aquatics. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
2. "FINA World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships 2022 - Final standings". World Aquatics. Retrieved 8 August 2022.