| Water polo at the 2014 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Dream Park Aquatics Center |
| Dates | 20 September – 1 October 2014 |
| Competitors | 168 from 8 nations |
Water polo at the 2014 Asian Games was held in Dream Park Aquatics Center, Incheon, South Korea from 20 September to 1 October 2014.
| ● | Round | ● | Last round | P | Preliminary round | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 20th Sat | 21st Sun | 22nd Mon | 23rd Tue | 24th Wed | 25th Thu | 26th Fri | 27th Sat | 28th Sun | 29th Mon | 30th Tue | 1st Wed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||
| Women | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
A draw ceremony was held on 21 August 2014 to determine the groups for the men's competition. The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 2010 Asian Games. The women were played in round robin format. [1]
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| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  Kazakhstan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 |  Japan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 |  China | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  South Korea | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Singapore | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Kuwait | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 |  Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 |  Uzbekistan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Singapore | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Hong Kong | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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