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2015 FINA Women's Water Polo World League

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The 2015 FINA Women's Water Polo World League is played between November 2014 and June 2015 and open to all women's water polo national teams. After participating in a preliminary round, eight teams qualify to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final in Shanghai, China from 09–14 June 2015.[1][2]

In the world league, there are specific rules that do not allow matches to end in a draw.[2] 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:

  • Match won in normal time - 3 points
  • Match won in shootout - 2 points
  • Match lost in shootout - 1 point
  • Match lost in normal time - 0 points

Europe

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Preliminary round

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The European preliminary round consisted of two group of four teams. The winner of each group after the home and away series of games qualified for the Super Final.

Group A

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Team GP W L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 6 5 1 68 44 +24 15
 Russia 6 4 2 76 51 +25 11
 Hungary 6 3 3 70 57 +13 10
 France 6 0 6 25 87 -62 0
25 Nov 2014
18:30
Game 1 Russia  13 (4)–11 (5)  Hungary Zlatoust, Russia
Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–2, 2–1, 3–3  OT: 4–2
25 Nov 2014
20:30
Game 2 Italy  12 (5)–5 (1)  France Frosinone, Italy
Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–0, 2–2, 5–2

16 Dec 2014
18:00
Game 3 Hungary  9 (6)–11 (5)  Italy Szentes, Hungary
Score by quarters: 5–2, 1–3, 1–3, 2–3
16 Dec 2014
20:30
Game 4 France  4 (2)–15 (6)  Russia Montreuil, France
Score by quarters: 1–5, 1–1, 1–4, 1–5

27 Jan 2015
18:00
Game 5 Russia  11 (7)–8 (6)  Italy Kirishi, Russia
Score by quarters: 3–1, 4–5, 3–1, 1–1
27 Jan 2015
18:30
Game 6 Hungary  14 (5)–5 (2)  France Győr, Hungary
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–0, 4–2, 5–1

24 Feb 2015
18:30
Game 7 Hungary  13 (7)–12 (8)  Russia Kecskemét, Hungary
Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–5, 5–2, 1–2
24 Feb 2015
20:30
Game 8 France  3 (0)–14 (8)  Italy Lille, France
Score by quarters: 0–3, 0–5, 2–4, 1–2

24 Mar 2015
18:30
Game 9 Russia  18 (10)–4 (3)  France Astrakhan, Russia
Score by quarters: 5–2, 5–1, 4–0, 4–1
24 Mar 2015
20:00
Game 10 Italy  12 (5)–9 (2)  Hungary Imperia, Italy
Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–1, 4–3, 3–4

21 Apr 2015
19:00
Game 11 France  4 (2)–14 (7)  Hungary Nice, France
Score by quarters: 0–3, 2–4, 1–3, 1–4
21 Apr 2015
20:00
Game 12 Italy  11 (5)–7 (4)  Russia Avezzano, Italy
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–1, 2–1, 4–2

Group B

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Team GP W L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 6 5 1 98 45 +53 15
 Spain 6 4 2 76 46 +30 12
 Greece 6 3 3 76 56 +20 9
 Germany 6 0 6 33 136 -103 0
25 Nov 2014
18:00
Game 1 Greece  11 (5)–12 (6)  Netherlands Athens, Greece
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–4, 5–3, 1–3
25 Nov 2014
20:45
Game 2 Spain  18 (8)–6 (2)  Germany Barcelona, Spain
Score by quarters: 4–2, 4–0, 7–3, 3–1

16 Dec 2014
19:30
Game 3 Germany  7 (6)–20 (12)  Greece Krefeld, Germany
Score by quarters: 3–6, 3–6, 1–3, 0–5
16 Dec 2014
20:30
Game 4 Netherlands  10 (6)–6 (3)  Spain Utrecht, Netherlands
Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–1, 2–2, 2–1

27 Jan 2015
19:00
Game 5 Greece  10 (4)–7 (4)  Spain Athens, Greece
Score by quarters: 1–0, 3–4, 3–1, 3–2
27 Jan 2015
19:30
Game 6 Netherlands  30 (16)–4 (1)  Germany Drachten, Netherlands
Score by quarters: 8–1, 8–0, 7–2, 7–1

24 Feb 2015
19:00
Game 7 Germany  3 (2)–22 (12)  Spain Chemnitz, Germany
Score by quarters: 0–5, 2–7, 0–6, 1–4
24 Feb 2015
19:30
Game 8 Netherlands  13 (8)–5 (1)  Greece Gouda, Netherlands
Score by quarters: 4–0, 4–1, 2–1, 3–3

24 Mar 2015
19:00
Game 9 Greece  21 (10)–5 (2)  Germany Athens, Greece
Score by quarters: 6–1, 4–1, 5–3, 6–0
24 Mar 2015
19:00
Game 10 Spain  11 (6)–8 (3)  Netherlands Madrid, Spain
Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–2, 4–3, 1–2

21 Apr 2015
19:30
Game 11 Germany  8 (4)–25 (12)  Netherlands Hamburg, Germany
Score by quarters: 3–7, 1–5, 1–7, 3–6

28 Apr 2015
20:00
Game 12 Spain  12 (6)–9 (6)  Greece Barcelona, Spain
Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–4, 2–0, 4–3

Intercontinental Qualification Tournament

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Preliminary round

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Group A

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Team GP W L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3 3 0 32 12 +20 9
 China 3 2 1 30 28 +2 5
 Kazakhstan 3 1 2 24 39 -15 2
 Brazil 3 0 3 29 36 -7 2
28 Apr 2015
16:30
Game 1 Brazil  4 (3)–9 (3)  United States Auckland, New Zealand
Score by quarters: 1–1, 2–2, 0–5, 1–1
28 Apr 2015
18:00
Game 2 China  13 (7)–6 (3)  Kazakhstan Auckland, New Zealand
Score by quarters: 5–2, 2–1, 2–1, 4–2

29 Apr 2015
15:00
Game 3 China  2 (2)–8 (2)  United States Auckland, New Zealand
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–0, 0–0, 0–6
29 Apr 2015
18:00
Game 4 Brazil  11 (4)–12 (4)  Kazakhstan Auckland, New Zealand
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–1, 2–3, 2–1  OT: 3–4

30 Apr 2015
15:00
Game 5 Brazil  14 (4)–15 (7)  China Auckland, New Zealand
Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–3, 4–1, 1–1  OT: 5–6
30 Apr 2015
18:00
Game 6 United States  15 (8)–6 (3)  Kazakhstan Auckland, New Zealand
Score by quarters: 3–1, 5–2, 2–1, 5–2

Group B

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Team GP W L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 32 12 +20 9
 Canada 3 2 1 34 25 +9 6
 New Zealand 3 1 2 17 29 -12 3
 Japan 3 0 3 23 40 -17 0
28 Apr 2015
15:00
Game 1 Japan  6 (3)–17 (8)  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–5, 2–4, 1–5
28 Apr 2015
19:30
Game 2 New Zealand  7 (1)–15 (7)  Canada Auckland, New Zealand
Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–5, 3–4, 3–4

29 Apr 2015
16:30
Game 3 Japan  13 (6)–15 (9)  Canada Auckland, New Zealand
Score by quarters: 3–6, 3–3, 4–5, 3–1
29 Apr 2015
19:30
Game 4 New Zealand  2 (3)–10 (8)  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
Score by quarters: 2–3, 0–5, 0–1, 0–1

30 Apr 2015
16:30
Game 5 Australia  5 (4)–4 (2)  Canada Auckland, New Zealand
Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–1, 0–2, 1–0
30 Apr 2015
19:30
Game 6 Japan  4 (1)–8 (3)  New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
Score by quarters: 0–1, 1–2, 1–1, 2–4

Knockout stage

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
A2  China 14
B3  New Zealand 6
A2  China 6
B1  Australia 13
A4  Brazil 4
B1  Australia 17
B1  Australia 10
A1  United States* 12
A3  Kazakhstan 3
B2  Canada 11
B2  Canada 9 Third place
A1  United States 11
A1  United States 17 A2  China 7
B4  Japan 0 B2  Canada 9

Quarterfinals

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1 May 2015
15:00
Game 1 Kazakhstan  3 (0)–11 (6)  Canada Auckland, New Zealand
Score by quarters: 0–2, 0–4, 2–2, 1–3
1 May 2015
16:30
Game 2 United States  17 (12)–0 (0)  Japan Auckland, New Zealand
Score by quarters: 4–0, 8–0, 2–0, 3–0
1 May 2015
18:00
Game 3 Brazil  4 (3)–17 (10)  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
Score by quarters: 1–4, 2–6, 1–2, 0–5
1 May 2015
19:30
Game 4 China  14 (5)–6 (3)  New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–0, 5–2, 4–1

Semifinals

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2 May 2015
18:00
Game 1 China  6 (3)–13 (8)  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
Score by quarters: 2–5, 1–3, 1–2, 2–3
2 May 2015
19:30
Game 2 Canada  9 (4)–11 (7)  United States Auckland, New Zealand
Score by quarters: 3–4, 1–3, 0–1, 5–3

3rd Place

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3 May 2015
18:00
Game 1 China  7 (3)–9 (2)  Canada Auckland, New Zealand
Score by quarters: 2–0, 1–2, 1–4, 3–3

Final

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3 May 2015
19:30
Game 1 Australia  10 (5)–12 (5)  United States Auckland, New Zealand
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–2, 2–3, 1–0  OT: 2–4

5th-8th Places

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5th–8th Places Semifinals5th Place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 New Zealand10
 
 
 
 Brazil*12
 
 Brazil7
 
 
 
 Kazakhstan4
 
 Kazakhstan8
 
 
 Japan7
 
7th Place
 
 
 
 
 
 New Zealand13
 
 
 Japan10

5th-8th Places Semifinals

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2 May 2015
15:00
Game 1 New Zealand  10 (3)–12 (6)  Brazil Auckland, New Zealand
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–4, 1–1, 5–2  OT: 1–3
2 May 2015
16:30
Game 2 Kazakhstan  8 (2)–7 (3)  Japan Auckland, New Zealand
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–1, 4–2, 2–2

7th Place

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3 May 2015
15:00
Game 1 New Zealand  13 (6)–10 (6)  Japan Auckland, New Zealand
Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–5, 5–3, 2–1

5th Place

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3 May 2015
16:30
Game 1 Brazil  7 (2)–4 (2)  Kazakhstan Auckland, New Zealand
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–0, 2–1, 3–1

Super Final

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In the Super Final the eight qualifying teams are split into two groups of four teams with all teams progressing to the knock-out stage. The games were played in Shanghai, China from 9 to 14 June 2015.

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Team GP W L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 27 16 +11 9
 Italy 3 2 1 32 26 +6 6
 China 3 1 2 20 29 -9 3
 Russia 3 0 3 23 31 -8 0
9 June 2015
17:40
Game 1 Australia  8 (5)–4 (3)  Russia Shanghai, China
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–0, 1–0, 2–1
9 June 2015
19:30
Game 2 Italy  11 (4)–6 (3)  China Shanghai, China
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–1, 5–2, 2–1

10 June 2015
16:20
Game 3 Italy  14 (10)–12 (8)  Russia Shanghai, China
Score by quarters: 5–3, 5–5, 4–1, 0–3
10 June 2015
19:00
Game 4 Australia  11 (6)–5 (3)  China Shanghai, China
Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–2, 4–0, 1–2

11 June 2015
16:20
Game 5 Italy  7 (4)–8 (4)  Australia Shanghai, China
Score by quarters: 3–2, 1–2, 2–2, 1–2
11 June 2015
19:00
Game 6 China  9 (4)–7 (3)  Russia Shanghai, China
Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–2, 3–3, 2–1

Group B

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Team GP W L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3 3 0 33 9 +24 9
 Canada 3 2 1 29 31 -2 5
 Netherlands 3 1 2 30 28 +2 4
 Brazil 3 0 3 16 40 -24 0
9 June 2015
15:00
Game 1 Netherlands  14 (4)–15 (3)  Canada Shanghai, China
Score by quarters: 3–0, 1–3, 2–3, 3–3  OT: 5–6 (penalties)
9 June 2015
16:20
Game 2 United States  16 (9)–3 (1)  Brazil Shanghai, China
Score by quarters: 4–1, 5–0, 4–0, 3–2

10 June 2015
15:00
Game 3 Netherlands  13 (5)–5 (2)  Brazil Shanghai, China
Score by quarters: 1–2, 4–0, 4–2, 4–1
10 June 2015
17:40
Game 4 United States  9 (4)–3 (2)  Canada Shanghai, China
Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–1, 3–1, 2–0

11 June 2015
15:00
Game 5 Netherlands  3 (1)–8 (3)  United States Shanghai, China
Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–1, 1–2, 1–3
11 June 2015
17:40
Game 6 Canada  11 (9)–8 (4)  Brazil Shanghai, China
Score by quarters: 5–1, 4–3, 2–2, 0–2

Knockout stage

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
A2  Italy 7
B3  Netherlands 8
B3  Netherlands 5
B1  United States 8
A4  Russia 6
B1  United States 17
B1  United States 8
A1  Australia 7
A3  China 6
B2  Canada 5
A3  China 3 Third place
A1  Australia 5
A1  Australia 17 B3  Netherlands 10
B4  Brazil 8 A3  China 5

Quarterfinals

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12 June 2015
15:00
Game 1 Italy  7 (4)–8 (6)  Netherlands Shanghai, China
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–3, 1–1, 2–1
12 June 2015
16:20
Game 2 Australia  17 (8)–8 (3)  Brazil Shanghai, China
Score by quarters: 4–1, 4–2, 6–4, 3–1
12 June 2015
17:40
Game 3 Russia  6 (0)–17 (8)  United States Shanghai, China
Score by quarters: 0–4, 0–4, 3–5, 3–4
12 June 2015
19:00
Game 4 China  6 (3)–5 (2)  Canada Shanghai, China
Score by quarters: 2–0, 1–2, 2–2, 1–1

5th-8th Places

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5th–8th Places Semifinals5th Place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Italy11
 
 
 
 Russia13
 
 Russia16
 
 
 
 Canada8
 
 Canada8
 
 
 Brazil6
 
7th Place
 
 
 
 
 
 Italy11
 
 
 Brazil2

5th-8th Places Semifinals

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13 June 2015
15:00
Game 1 Italy  11 (2)–13 (4)  Russia Shanghai, China
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–2, 4–1, 3–4  OT: 2–4 (penalties)
13 June 2015
16:20
Game 2 Canada  8 (4)–6 (4)  Brazil Shanghai, China
Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–3, 4–1, 0–1

7th Place

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14 June 2015
14:30
Game 1 Italy  11 (3)–2 (0)  Brazil Shanghai, China
Score by quarters: 0–0, 3–0, 2–1, 6–1

5th Place

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14 June 2015
16:00
Game 1 Russia  16 (6)–8 (5)  Canada Shanghai, China
Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–4, 7–1, 3–2

Finals

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Netherlands5
 
 
 
 United States8
 
 United States8
 
 
 
 Australia7
 
 China3
 
 
 Australia5
 
3rd Place
 
 
 
 
 
 Netherlands10
 
 
 China5

Semifinals

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13 June 2015
17:40
Game 1 Netherlands  5 (2)–8 (5)  United States Shanghai, China
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–3, 0–3, 3–0
13 June 2015
19:00
Game 2 China  3 (1)–5 (4)  Australia Shanghai, China
Score by quarters: 1–3, 0–1, 1–1, 1–0

3rd Place

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14 June 2015
17:30
Game 1 Netherlands  10 (4)–5 (4)  China Shanghai, China
Score by quarters: 1–1, 3–3, 3–0, 3–1

Final

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14 June 2015
19:00
Game 1 United States  8 (7)–7 (5)  Australia Shanghai, China
Score by quarters: 6–2, 1–3, 0–0, 1–2

Final ranking

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References

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  1. ^ a b "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 78. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "FINA Water Polo World League 2015 Rules & Regulations for National Federations" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-20. Retrieved 10 October 2014.