Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

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The 2012 Men's Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament was held at the Kinsman Sports Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, from 1 to 8 April 2012.

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Participants

There were 12 places originally allocated to continental associations in the tournament not already directly qualified to the Olympics – 5 from Europe, 3 from the Americas, 2 from Asia, 1 from Africa, and 1 from Oceania. [1]

Montenegro, Germany, Greece, Spain and Romania qualified from the 2012 European Water Polo Championships and confirmed their attendance at the tournament. Canada qualified from the Americas as host country. Brazil and Cuba qualified from the 2011 Pan American Games, Brazil confirmed their attendance, but Cuba declined and was replaced by Argentina, the next ranked team in the 2011 Pan American Games.

No teams from Asia, Africa and Oceania applied to participate in the qualification tournament. There was an article written by a FINA press correspondent in Japan showing confusion around the qualification procedure from the 2012 Asian Water Polo Championship, as the article states that the winners of the Asian Championship had advanced to this qualification tournament (in fact, they qualified directly for the Olympics) and that Japan could no longer get to the Olympics (in fact, according to FINA By-Laws, they were eligible for this tournament, and they did not apply). [2] The next highest placed teams from the other continents were invited to take these four available places, in the following rotation: [1]

In the first rotation, the next-placed teams in the 2011 Pan American Games, Mexico and Colombia, declined to participate, but Venezuela, the last-placed team, did decide to sign-up for the tournament using the host continent place. As there were no remaining American, Asian, Oceanian, nor African teams making themselves available for selection, the next three places went to the three participants in the 2012 European Water Polo Championships that were not already either qualified for the Olympics or already in this tournament - the Netherlands, Macedonia and Turkey.

EuropeHow qualified
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 2nd, 2012 European Water Polo Championships
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5th, 2012 European Water Polo Championships
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 6th, 2012 European Water Polo Championships
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7th, 2012 European Water Polo Championships
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 8th, 2012 European Water Polo Championships
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands [3] 10th, 2012 European Water Polo Championships
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia [3] 11th, 2012 European Water Polo Championships
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey [3] 12th, 2012 European Water Polo Championships
Americas
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Host country
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3rd, 2011 Pan American Games
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina [3] 5th, 2011 Pan American Games
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Asia
no entries
Africa
no entries
Oceania
no entries

Draw

The draw took place on 19 February 2012 at 12:00 at the Crowne Plaza, London Docklands. There are six teams in each preliminary round group. Each team was drawn from a draw line of two teams based on their results, first in the last World Championships, then by their last continental championships. [3]

Draw lineCountryStatusDrawn into groupCountryStatusDrawn into group
Line 1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5th, 2011 World Championships BFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 7th, 2011 World Championships A
Line 2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 8th, 2011 World Championships AFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10th, 2011 World Championships B
Line 3Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 12th, 2011 World Championships AFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 14th, 2011 World Championships B
Line 4Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 6th, 2012 European Water Polo Championships AFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 5th, 2011 Pan American Games B
Line 5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 10th, 2012 European Water Polo Championships AFlag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela B
Line 6Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 11th, 2012 European Water Polo Championships AFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 12th, 2012 European Water Polo Championships B

After being drawn into Group A and B, the teams drew numbers from 1 to 6 to determine the order of matches.

Group AGroup B
1Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 1Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela [5]
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
3Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
4Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
5Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 5Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC−6)

Group A

TeamGWDLGFGADiffPoints
1.Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 55005934+2510
2.Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 53024344−16
3.Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 53025334+196
4.Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 52032945−164
5.Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 52034143−24
6.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 50052853−250
1 April 2012
13:50
Report Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg126Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Borrell, Terpenka
Score by quarters:2–1, 4–2, 4–1, 2–2
Petrović 3Goals Kramer 2

1 April 2012
15:10
Report [ permanent dead link ] Greece  Flag of Greece.svg122Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Gomez, Rotstart
Score by quarters:1–0, 3–2, 3–0, 5–0
Fountoulis 5Goals Čuk 2

1 April 2012
16:30
Report [ permanent dead link ] Germany  Flag of Germany.svg109Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Peris, Flahive
Score by quarters:3–2, 4–4, 0–1, 3–2
Politze 3Goals Radu 4

2 April 2012
15:40
Report [ permanent dead link ] Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg69Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Filiksac, Werner
Score by quarters: 1–1, 0–3, 3–3, 2–2
Kramer, Lindhout 2Goals Aksentijević 3

2 April 2012
17:00
Report [ permanent dead link ] Romania  Flag of Romania.svg109Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Peris, Terpenka
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–2, 2–2, 3–2
Radu 4Goalsthree players 2

2 April 2012
18:20
Report [ permanent dead link ] Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg117Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Gomez, Borrell
Score by quarters:4–0, 3–2, 3–4, 1–1
Ivović, Janović 3Goals Oeler, Stamm 2

3 April 2012
14:20
Report [ permanent dead link ] North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg69Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Peris, Filiksac
Score by quarters:2–1, 1–2, 2–4, 1–2
Aksentijević 3Goalsthree players 2

3 April 2012
15:40
Report [ permanent dead link ] Germany  Flag of Germany.svg116Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Borrell, Werner
Score by quarters:5–3, 3–1, 1–1, 2–1
three players 2Goals Gielen, Lindhout 2

3 April 2012
17:00
Report Greece  Flag of Greece.svg78Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Flahive, Rotstart
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–2, 2–2, 3–2
C.Afroudakis 3Goals Janović 3

4 April 2012
15:40
Report [ permanent dead link ] Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg57Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Terpenka, Filiksac
Score by quarters: 1–1, 3–3, 0–2, 1–1
five players 1Goals Radu 2

4 April 2012
17:00
Report [ permanent dead link ] Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg146Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Rotstart, Werner
Score by quarters:3–0, 4–1, 4–2, 3–3
Radović 3Goals Dimovski 2

4 April 2012
18:20
Report Germany  Flag of Germany.svg911Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Gomez, Peris
Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–2, 2–3, 3–2
Oeler, Schueler 3Goalsfive players 2

5 April 2012
14:20
Report [ permanent dead link ] Greece  Flag of Greece.svg145Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Terpenka, Peris
Score by quarters:2–1, 3–0, 4–1, 5–3
C.Afroudakis 4, Fountoulis 3Goals Lindhout 2

5 April 2012
15:40
Report [ permanent dead link ] North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg64Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Werner, Smit
Score by quarters: 0–2, 2–1, 4–1, 0–0
Ranđić 3Goalsfour players 1

5 April 2012
17:00
Report [ permanent dead link ] Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg148Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Rotstart, Flahive
Score by quarters:3–2, 5–2, 3–3, 3–1
Ivović, Zloković 3Goals Matei Guiman, Georgescu 2

Group B

TeamGWDLGFGADiffPoints
1.Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 44006121+408
2.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 43014528+176
3.Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 41124347−43
4.Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 40222755−282
5.Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 40132752−251
1 April 2012
17:50
Report [ permanent dead link ] Spain  Flag of Spain.svg177Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Alexandresa, Bender
Score by quarters:3–2, 4–3, 6–1, 4–1
Perrone 4Goals Miranda, Rocha 3

1 April 2012
20:00
Report [ permanent dead link ] Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg99Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Smit, Ađić
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–2, 2–2, 3–2
Okman 3Goals Caranantes 4

2 April 2012
14:20
Report [ permanent dead link ] Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg614Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Vasileiou, Damčevski
Score by quarters: 1–5, 1–2, 3–2, 1–5
Echenique, Yanez 2Goals García 3

2 April 2012
19:40
Report [ permanent dead link ] Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg129Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Flahive, Bender
Score by quarters:2–1, 1–2, 6–2, 3–4
Graham 3Goals Silva 4

3 April 2012
18:20
Report [ permanent dead link ] Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg167Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Alexandrescu, Damčevski
Score by quarters:4–1, 6–2, 3–1, 3–3
Guimaraes, Rocha 5Goals Arregui 3

3 April 2012
19:40
Report [ permanent dead link ] Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg514Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Vasileiou, Smit
Score by quarters: 2–4, 1–3, 0–3, 2–4
Beskardesler, Okman 2Goals Graham 4

4 April 2012
14:20
Report [ permanent dead link ] Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg221Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Bender, Damčevski
Score by quarters: 0–5, 0–6, 2–4, 0–6
Gagatay 2Goals Espanol 5

4 April 2012
19:40
Report [ permanent dead link ] Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg135Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Vasileiou, Ađić
Score by quarters:5–1, 3–1, 3–2, 2–1
Vikalo 3Goals Echenique 2

5 April 2012
18:20
Report [ permanent dead link ] Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1111Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Bender, Ađić
Score by quarters:5–2, 3–5, 1–2, 2–2
Crivella 3Goals Cagatay 3

5 April 2012
19:40
Report Spain  Flag of Spain.svg96Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Gomez, Alexandrescu
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–2, 3–0, 3–2
Molina 3Goals Constantin-Bicari, Conway 2

Knockout stage

All times are local (UTC−6)

Bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal game
         
A1 Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 19
B4 Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 6
A1 Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 13
A3 Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 12
A3 Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 10
B2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6
A1 Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 12
B1 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 9
A2 Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 19
B3 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 8
A2 Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 6 Bronze medal game
B1 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 11
A4 Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 7 A3 Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 14
B1 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 11A2 Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 10
5th-8th place bracket
5th-8th semifinals 5th place
      
B4 Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 7
B2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 12
B2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11
A4 Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 10
B3 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 12
A4 Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 157th place
B4 Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 16
B3 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 12

Quarterfinal round

The winners in the quarterfinal round qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games water polo tournament.

6 April 2012
14:00
Report [ permanent dead link ] Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg196Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Terpenka, Alexandrescu
Score by quarters:4–1, 4–1, 7–3, 4–1
Ivović 5Goals Cagatay, Beskardesler 2

6 April 2012
15:30
Report [ permanent dead link ] Romania  Flag of Romania.svg198Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Peris, Vasilieou
Score by quarters:4–0, 5–2, 6–1, 4–5
Negrean, Georgescu 4Goals Silva, Miranda 2

6 April 2012
17:00
Report [ permanent dead link ] North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg711Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Rotstart, Gomez
Score by quarters:3–2, 0–3, 1–3, 3–3
7 different scorersGoals Molina 5

6 April 2012
18:30
Report [ permanent dead link ] Greece  Flag of Greece.svg106Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Flahive, Borrell
Score by quarters:2–1, 2–1, 4–3, 0–0
Theodoropoulos, Afroudakis 4Goals Constantin-Bicari, Graham 2

Semifinal round

5th-8th classification semifinals

7 April 2012
13:00
Report [ permanent dead link ] Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg712Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Damcevski, Smit
Score by quarters: 3–4, 1–3, 2–1, 1–4
Okman 2Goals Constantin-Bicari 2

7 April 2012
14:20
Report [ permanent dead link ] Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1215Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Filiksac, Adzic
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–4, 4–3, 4–5
Silva 4Goalssix players 2

1st-4th classification semifinals

7 April 2012
15:40
Report [ permanent dead link ] Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg1312Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Terpenka, Gómez
Score by quarters: 0–2, 5–5, 3–1, 2–2  OT:3–2
Janović 5Goals Fountoulis 4

7 April 2012
17:00
Report [ permanent dead link ] Romania  Flag of Romania.svg611Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Bender, Rotstart
Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–4, 3–3, 1–1
Negrean 3Goals Perrone 3

Final round

7th place match

8 April 2012
13:00
Report [ permanent dead link ] Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg1612Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Vasileiou, Damčevski
Score by quarters:5–2, 3–4, 3–2, 5–4
three players 3Goals Rocha 3

5th place match

8 April 2012
14:20
Report Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg1110Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Alexandrescu, Werner
Score by quarters:4–0, 2–3, 2–3, 3–4
four players 2Goals Randjikj 4

Bronze medal match

8 April 2012
15:40
Report [ permanent dead link ] Greece  Flag of Greece.svg1410Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Peris, Rotstart
Score by quarters:4–3, 6–3, 1–2, 3–2
Miralis, Delakas 3Goals Radu 5

Final

8 April 2012
17:00
Report Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg129Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Kinsman Sports Centre, Edmonton
Referees:
Flahive, Gomez
Score by quarters:3–2, 2–2, 4–2, 3–3
Pasković, Janović 3Goals Perrone, García 3

Final ranking

RankTeam
1.Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
2.Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
3.Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
4.Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
5.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
6.Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
7.Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
8.Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
9.Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
10.Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
11.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands

See also

2012 Women's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament

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