Water polo at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament

Water polo at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament

Tournament details
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Dates	20 June – 2 July
Teams	16 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	United States (7th title)
Runner-up	Hungary
Third place	Netherlands
Fourth place	Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played	48
Goals scored	1,059 (22.06 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Judith Forca Beatriz Ortiz (21 goals)
Best player	Maddie Musselman
Best goalkeeper	Ashleigh Johnson
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The women's water polo tournament at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships is held from 20 June to 2 July 2022. This is the 15th time that the women's water polo tournament has been played since the first edition in 1986. ^[1]

The United States secured their fourth consecutive and seventh overall title with a win over Hungary, while the Netherlands beat Italy to win the bronze medal. ^{[2] [3]}

Qualification

Event	Dates	Hosts	Quota	Qualifier(s)
Host nation	—		1	Hungary
2020 FINA World League	14– 19 June 2021	Athens	1	United States   Russia
2020 Summer Olympics	24 July – 7 August 2021	Tokyo	4	Spain   Australia   Netherlands   Canada
2020 Women's European Water Polo Championship	12–25 January 2020	Budapest	3	Italy   Greece   France
2022 Intercontinental Cup (Americas qualifier)	7–13 March 2022	Lima	2	Brazil   Argentina
Asian Qualifier	—		1	China   Japan   Kazakhstan
African Qualifier			1	South Africa
Oceanian Qualifier			1	New Zealand
Wild cards [4]			2	Colombia   Thailand
Total			16

Russia was excluded due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. ^[5]
Due the COVID-19 pandemic local restritictions China and Japan withdrew before the tournament. ^[4]

Draw

The draw was held on 12 April 2022. ^{[4] [6]}

Seeding

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
United States   Spain   Hungary   Australia	Netherlands   Canada   Brazil   Greece	Argentina   Italy   France   New Zealand	Kazakhstan Colombia   Thailand   South Africa

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	3	2	1	0	48	21	+27	5	Quarterfinals
2	Hungary (H)	3	2	0	1	55	21	+34	4	Playoffs
3	Canada	3	1	1	1	36	20	+16	3
4	Colombia	3	0	0	3	11	88	−77	0

Source: Sportresult
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts

20 June 2022 19:30	Report	Canada	7–7	Italy	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Andrew Carney (AUS)
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 3–2, 1–1, 1–0
		McKelvey, Wright 2	Goals	Giustini 2

20 June 2022 21:00	Report	Hungary	35–4	Colombia	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Pascal Bouchez (FRA), Maro Savinović (CRO)
		Score by quarters:8–2, 12–0, 7–0, 8–2
		Rybanská 6	Goals	Vanegas 2

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22 June 2022 19:30	Report	Colombia	2–22	Canada	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Anbar Anbar (KUW), Dion Willis (RSA)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–5, 0–7, 0–7
		Ortega, Restrepo 1	Goals	McKelvey 5

22 June 2022 21:00	Report	Italy	10–9	Hungary	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Andrew Carney (AUS)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 2–2, 3–1, 2–2
		Avegno, Marletta 2	Goals	Parkes 3

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24 June 2022 19:30	Report	Italy	31–5	Colombia	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Anbar Anbar (KUW), Dion Willis (RSA)
		Score by quarters:5–2, 7–0, 6–2, 13–1
		Avegno 6	Goals	Restrepo 2

24 June 2022 21:00	Report	Hungary	11–7	Canada	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Frank Ohme (GER)
		Score by quarters:2–1, 3–3, 4–0, 2–3
		Keszthelyi 3	Goals	McKelvey 3

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	0	58	12	+46	6	Quarterfinals
2	Netherlands	3	2	0	1	58	18	+40	4	Playoffs
3	Argentina	3	1	0	2	16	58	−42	2
4	South Africa	3	0	0	3	9	53	−44	0

Source: Sportresult
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

20 June 2022 18:00	Report	South Africa	2–24	United States	Debrecen Swimming Pool Complex, Debrecen Referees: Megan Perry (NZL), Ivan Raković (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 0–7, 0–10, 1–3, 1–4
		Meecham, Zondo 1	Goals	Haralabidis 5

20 June 2022 19:30	Report	Netherlands	29–6	Argentina	Debrecen Swimming Pool Complex, Debrecen Referees: Harvey Hinds (CUR), Edgar Baron (COL)
		Score by quarters:8–1, 8–1, 6–2, 7–2
		Van de Kraats 5	Goals	Ruiz 3

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22 June 2022 18:00	Report	Argentina	7–6	South Africa	Debrecen Swimming Pool Complex, Debrecen Referees: Adil Aimbetov (KAZ), Edgar Baron (COL)
		Score by quarters: 1–1, 1–2, 3–1, 2–2
		Leonard 3	Goals	Vaughan 2

22 June 2022 19:30	Report	United States	11–7	Netherlands	Debrecen Swimming Pool Complex, Debrecen Referees: Ivan Raković (SRB), Megan Perry (NZL)
		Score by quarters:3–2, 3–1, 3–2, 2–2
		Musselman 4	Goals	Van de Kraats, Moolhuijzen 2

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24 June 2022 18:00	Report	United States	23–3	Argentina	Debrecen Swimming Pool Complex, Debrecen Referees: Harvey Hinds (CUR), Megan Perry (NZL)
		Score by quarters:6–0, 5–0, 6–2, 6–1
		Haralabidis, Weber 4	Goals	three players 1

24 June 2022 19:30	Report	Netherlands	22–1	South Africa	Debrecen Swimming Pool Complex, Debrecen Referees: Ivan Raković (SRB), Edgar Baron (COL)
		Score by quarters:5–1, 4–0, 7–0, 6–0
		Moolhuijzen 5	Goals	Versfeld 1

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	3	3	0	0	47	13	+34	6	Quarterfinals
2	New Zealand	3	2	0	1	29	30	−1	4	Playoffs
3	Kazakhstan	3	1	0	2	27	40	−13	2
4	Brazil	3	0	0	3	19	39	−20	0

Source: Sportresult
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

20 June 2022 18:00	Report	New Zealand	12–8	Brazil	Sopron Lőver Pool, Sopron Referees: Radu Matache (ROU), Agustin Pinski (ARG)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 5–2, 3–3, 1–0
		McDowall 4	Goals	Leão 3

20 June 2022 19:30	Report	Kazakhstan	6–19	Australia	Sopron Lőver Pool, Sopron Referees: György Kun (HUN), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 1–6, 1–9, 3–3, 1–1
		Yeremina 3	Goals	Arancini 5

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22 June 2022 18:00	Report	Australia	11–2	New Zealand	Sopron Lőver Pool, Sopron Referees: Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN), Agustin Pinski (ARG)
		Score by quarters:3–1, 4–1, 3–0, 1–0
		Halligan 3	Goals	McDowall, Nicholson 1

22 June 2022 19:30	Report	Brazil	6–10	Kazakhstan	Sopron Lőver Pool, Sopron Referees: Radu Matache (ROU), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–2, 1–1, 1–4
		Coutinho 2	Goals	Turova, Yeremina 3

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24 June 2022 18:00	Report	Brazil	5–17	Australia	Sopron Lőver Pool, Sopron Referees: György Kun (HUN), Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 1–5, 0–4, 1–5, 3–3
		Belorio 2	Goals	Halligan 5

24 June 2022 19:30	Report	Kazakhstan	11–15	New Zealand	Sopron Lőver Pool, Sopron Referees: Maro Savinović (CRO), Agustin Pinski (ARG)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 5–2, 2–5, 1–4
		Muravyeva 3	Goals	Josephson 4

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Greece	3	2	1	0	53	15	+38	5 [lower-alpha 1]	Quarterfinals
2	Spain	3	2	1	0	58	20	+38	5 [lower-alpha 1]	Playoffs
3	France	3	1	0	2	36	41	−5	2
4	Thailand	3	0	0	3	11	82	−71	0

Source: Sportresult
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Notes:

1. Spain 10–10 Greece

20 June 2022 18:00	Report	Greece	28–1	Thailand	Szeged Tiszavirag Pool, Szeged Referees: Helene Painchaud (CAN), Fabio Toffoli (BRA)
		Score by quarters:7–0, 9–0, 5–0, 7–1
		Xenaki 5	Goals	Puangtong 1

20 June 2022 19:30	Report	France	8–18	Spain	Szeged Tiszavirag Pool, Szeged Referees: Levan Berishvili (GEO), Raffaele Colombo (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–3, 2–5, 2–6
		Vernoux 4	Goals	Forca 5

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22 June 2022 18:00	Report	Spain	10–10	Greece	Szeged Tiszavirag Pool, Szeged Referees: Levan Berishvili (GEO), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–3, 2–2, 2–2
		Ruiz 4	Goals	E. Plevritou, V. Plevritou 3

22 June 2022 19:30	Report	Thailand	8–24	France	Szeged Tiszavirag Pool, Szeged Referees: Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Fabio Toffoli (BRA)
		Score by quarters: 2–6, 2–7, 0–7, 4–4
		Puangtong 4	Goals	Guillet 6

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24 June 2022 18:00	Report	Thailand	2–30	Spain	Szeged Tiszavirag Pool, Szeged Referees: Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 0–5, 0–7, 2–11, 0–7
		Puangtong 2	Goals	Forca 7

24 June 2022 19:30	Report	France	4–15	Greece	Szeged Tiszavirag Pool, Szeged Referees: Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Raffaele Colombo (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–4, 1–3, 1–4
		Bouloukbachi 2	Goals	three players 3

Knockout stage

Bracket

Championship bracket

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

28 June

Italy

17

26 June

France

7

New Zealand

9 (4)

30 June

France (PSO)

9 (5)

Italy

6

United States

14

28 June

United States

13

26 June

Spain

8

Kazakhstan

1

2 July

Spain

14

United States

9

Hungary

7

28 June

Australia

6

26 June

Hungary

7

Hungary

23

30 June

Argentina

6

Hungary

13

Netherlands

12

Third place

28 June

2 July

Greece

7

Italy

5

26 June

Netherlands

12

Netherlands

7

Canada

7

Netherlands

10

5th place bracket

	5th–8th place semifinals				Fifth place game
	30 June
	France	5
					2 July
	Spain	18
					Spain	8
	30 June
					Australia	5
	Australia (PSO)	12 (4)
	Greece	12 (2)
					Seventh place game
					2 July
					France	7
					Greece	16

9th place bracket

	9th–12th place semifinals				Ninth place game
	28 June
	Argentina	7
					30 June
	New Zealand	13
					New Zealand	11
	28 June
					Canada	20
	Kazakhstan	11
	Canada	19
					Eleventh place game
					30 June
					Argentina	6
					Kazakhstan	12

13th place bracket

	13th–16th place semifinals				13th place game
	26 June
	Colombia	11
					28 June
	South Africa	14
					South Africa	8
	26 June
					Brazil	7
	Brazil	12
	Thailand	9
					15th place game
					28 June
					Colombia	6
					Thailand	10

Playoffs

26 June 2022 14:00	Report	Canada	7–10	Netherlands	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Raffaele Colombo (ITA), David Gómez (ESP)
		Score by quarters:2–1, 1–2, 2–6, 2–1
		seven players 1	Goals	three players 2

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26 June 2022 15:30	Report	New Zealand	13–14	France	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Adil Aimbetov (KAZ)
		Score by quarters:2–1, 3–3, 2–3, 2–2   PSO: 4–5
		McDowall 5	Goals	Dhalluin 4

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26 June 2022 17:00	Report	Kazakhstan	1–14	Spain	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Helene Painchaud (CAN), Harvey Hinds (CUR)
		Score by quarters: 0–4, 1–2, 0–7, 0–1
		Turova 1	Goals	Ortiz 4

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26 June 2022 18:30	Report	Hungary	23–6	Argentina	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Dion Willis (RSA), Maro Savinović (CRO)
		Score by quarters:4–0, 7–2, 6–3, 6–1
		Gurisatti 5	Goals	Leonard 3

Quarterfinals

28 June 2022 13:00	Report	Italy	17–7	France	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Helene Painchaud (CAN), Maro Savinović (CRO)
		Score by quarters:3–2, 4–1, 6–1, 4–3
		Giustini 6	Goals	Guillet 4

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28 June 2022 16:00	Report	United States	13–8	Spain	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Frank Ohme (GER)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–2, 5–3, 2–0
		Haralabidis 6	Goals	Forca, García Godoy 2

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28 June 2022 19:30	Report	Greece	7–12	Netherlands	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: David Gómez (ESP), Boris Margeta (SLO)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–3, 3–3, 1–3
		Patra, E. Plevritou 2	Goals	Moolhuijzen 4

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28 June 2022 21:00	Report	Australia	6–7	Hungary	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Raffaele Colombo (ITA)
		Score by quarters:3–2, 0–1, 0–2, 3–2
		Halligan 3	Goals	Keszthelyi 3

13–16th place semifinals

26 June 2022 17:00	Report	Colombia	11–14	South Africa	Szeged Tiszavirag Pool, Szeged Referees: Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN), Pascal Bouchez (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 3–5, 3–3, 2–2
		Marín, Vanegas 3	Goals	MacLeod 4

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26 June 2022 18:30	Report	Brazil	12–9	Thailand	Szeged Tiszavirag Pool, Szeged Referees: Megan Perry (NZL), Anbar Anbar (KUW)
		Score by quarters:4–1, 4–1, 3–3, 1–4
		Ferreira 6	Goals	Puangton, Turon 4

9–12th place semifinals

28 June 2022 17:00	Report	Argentina	7–13	New Zealand	Szeged Tiszavirag Pool, Szeged Referees: Levan Berishvili (GEO), Radu Matache (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–4, 1–4, 1–2
		Ruiz 3	Goals	five players 2

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28 June 2022 18:30	Report	Canada	19–11	Kazakhstan	Szeged Tiszavirag Pool, Szeged Referees: Ivan Raković (SRB), Fabio Toffoli (BRA)
		Score by quarters:3–2, 6–3, 5–3, 5–3
		three players 4	Goals	Yeremina 3

5–8th place semifinals

30 June 2022 14:30	Report	France	5–18	Spain	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Adil Aimbetov (KAZ), Dion Willis (RSA)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–3, 1–5, 1–7
		five players 1	Goals	four players 3

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30 June 2022 19:30	Report	Australia	16–14	Greece	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Raffaele Colombo (ITA), György Kun (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–2, 4–4, 2–4  PSO:4–2
		Leeson-Smith, Ridge 3	Goals	Xenaki 4

Semifinals

30 June 2022 16:00	Report	Italy	6–14	United States	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), David Gómez (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 0–3, 2–3, 1–4, 3–4
		Avegno, Bianconi 2	Goals	five players 2

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30 June 2022 21:00	Report	Hungary	13–12	Netherlands	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Maro Savinović (CRO), Frank Ohme (GER)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–3, 5–4, 2–2
		Leimeter 4	Goals	Van de Kraats 5

15th place game

28 June 2022 14:00	Report	Colombia	6–10	Thailand	Szeged Tiszavirag Pool, Szeged Referees: Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN), Agustin Pinski (ARG)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–1, 2–2, 0–5
		Restrepo 5	Goals	Puengpongsakul 3

13th place game

28 June 2022 15:30	Report	South Africa	8–7	Brazil	Szeged Tiszavirag Pool, Szeged Referees: Megan Perry (NZL), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–3, 0–1, 3–1
		January 2	Goals	Coutinho 3

Eleventh place game

30 June 2022 17:00	Report	Argentina	6–12	Kazakhstan	Szeged Tiszavirag Pool, Szeged Referees: Levan Berishvili (GEO), Edgar Baron (COL)
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 1–3, 1–3, 2–2
		Leonard 3	Goals	Roga 5

Ninth place game

30 June 2022 18:30	Report	New Zealand	11–20	Canada	Szeged Tiszavirag Pool, Szeged Referees: Pascal Bouchez (FRA), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–5, 5–6, 4–5
		Houghton 6	Goals	Lekness 4

Seventh place game

2 July 2022 13:00	Report	France	7–16	Greece	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Veselin Mišković (MNE), Dion Willis (RSA)
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 1–3, 2–5, 2–3
		Millot 3	Goals	Myriokefalitaki 5

Fifth place game

2 July 2022 17:00	Report	Spain	8–5	Australia	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Helene Painchaud (CAN), Ivan Raković (SRB)
		Score by quarters:2–0, 1–1, 3–1, 2–3
		three players 2	Goals	five players 1

Third place game

2 July 2022 14:30	Report	Italy	5–7	Netherlands	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Maro Savinović (CRO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
		Score by quarters:2–1, 2–1, 0–2, 1–3
		Giustini, Marletta 2	Goals	seven players 1

Final

2 July 2022 20:00	Report	United States	9–7	Hungary	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Frank Ohme (GER)
		Score by quarters:2–1, 2–2, 3–1, 2–3
		Musselman 5	Goals	Gurisatti 3

Final ranking

Rank [7] Team   United States   Hungary   Netherlands 4   Italy 5   Spain 6   Australia 7   Greece 8   France 9   Canada 10   New Zealand 11   Kazakhstan 12   Argentina 13   South Africa 14   Brazil 15   Thailand 16 Colombia

2022 Women's Water Polo World Champions United States Seventh title

Awards and statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Goals [8]	Shots	%
1	Judith Forca	21	46	46
	Beatriz Ortiz		44	48
3	Maddie Musselman	20	28	71
4	Rita Keszthelyi	18	46	39
	Simone van de Kraats		35	51
	Stephania Haralabidis		27	67
7	Gréta Gurisatti	17	38	45
	Sofia Giustini		32	53
	Lola Moolhuijzen		30	57
	Elena Ruiz		41	41

Awards

The awards were announced on 2 July 2022. ^[2]

Position	Player
Goalkeeper	Ashleigh Johnson
Field player	Bronte Halligan
	Rita Keszthelyi
	Lola Moohuijzen
	Judith Forca
	Beatriz Ortiz
	Maddie Musselman
Most Valuable Goalkeeper	Ashleigh Johnson
Most Valuable Player in Final	Maddie Musselman

References

1. "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
2. "Dominant USA water polo women squeeze home against Hungary". fina.org. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
3. "Netherlands overcomes Italy in see-sawing bronze-medal final". fina.org. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
4. "Draw for World Championships: Four debutants in Budapest". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
5. "Press release – FINA Bureau meets, makes further decisions on Russian and Belarusian athletes and event hosting". fina.org. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
6. "Draw results for the men's and women's water polo tournament at the 19th FINA World Championships". fina.org. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
7. "World Aquatics Championships - Budapest 2022-Final Standings". worldaquatics.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
8. Top scorers

External links

• 19th FINA World Championships Budapest 2022 FINA Water Polo website
• Records and statistics (reports by Omega)
• Water polo at the 2022 World Championships – Women's tournament total-waterpolo.com
• Women Water Polo XIX World Championship 2022 Budapest, Hungary todor66.com