2015 FINA Women's Water Polo World League

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]

In the world league, there are specific rules that do not allow matches to end in a draw.[1] 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:

Europe

Preliminary round

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

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

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, 2–1, 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

Preliminary Round

Group A

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

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

  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

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

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

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

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

5th–8th Places Semifinals 5th Place
  New Zealand  10  
  Brazil*  12  
 
      Brazil  7
    Kazakhstan  4
7th Place
  Kazakhstan  8   New Zealand  13
  Japan  7     Japan  10

5th-8th Places Semifinals

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

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

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

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 will be played in Shanghai, China from 9 to 14 June 2015.

Preliminary Round

Group A

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

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

  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

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

5th–8th Places Semifinals 5th Place
  Italy  11  
  Russia  13  
 
      Russia  16
    Canada  8
7th Place
  Canada  8   Italy  11
  Brazil  6     Brazil  2

5th-8th Places Semifinals

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

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

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

Semifinals Final
  Netherlands  5  
  United States  8  
 
      United States  8
    Australia  7
3rd Place
  China  3   Netherlands  10
  Australia  5     China  5

Semifinals

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

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

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

RANK TEAM
 United States
 Australia
 Netherlands
4.  China
5.  Russia
6.  Canada
7.  Italy
8.  Brazil

References

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