2016 Women's European Water Polo Championship Explained

Tourney Name:	2016 Women's European Water Polo Championship
Size:	160px
Country:	Serbia
Dates:	10–22 January
Num Teams:	12
Confederations:	1
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Count:	3
Matches:	44
Goals:	963
Top Scorer:	Rita Keszthelyi (23 goals)
Player:	Yasemin Smit
Previous:	2014 Women's European Water Polo Championship
Next:	2018 Women's European Water Polo Championship

The 2016 Women's European Water Polo Championship was held from 10 to 22 January 2016 in Belgrade, Serbia.^[1]

Hungary won their third title by defeating the Netherlands 9–7 in the final. Italy captured the bronze medal after a 10–9 win over Spain.^[2]

Format

The twelve teams were split into two groups of six teams. The first four placed teams advance to the knockout stage, from which on a knockout-system will be used to determine the final positions.

Draw

The draw was held on 4 October 2015.^{[3] [4]}

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Squads

See main article: 2016 Women's European Water Polo Championship squads.

Preliminary round

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Group A

All times are CET (UTC+1).

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Group B

All times are CET (UTC+1).

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Final round

Championship bracket

5th place bracket

Quarterfinals

All times are CET (UTC+1).

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5th–8th place classification

All times are CET (UTC+1).

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Semifinals

All times are CET (UTC+1).

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11th place match

All times are CET (UTC+1).

9th place match

All times are CET (UTC+1).

7th place match

All times are CET (UTC+1).

5th place match

All times are CET (UTC+1).

Bronze medal match

All times are CET (UTC+1).

Gold medal match

All times are CET (UTC+1).

Final ranking

Rank	Team
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc		Qualified for the Summer Olympics
width=10px bgcolor=#ccccff		Qualified for the Summer Olympics qualification tournament

Team RosterEdina Gangl, Dóra Czigány, Dóra Antal, Hanna Kisteleki, Gabriella Szűcs, Orsolya Takács, Anna Illés, Rita Keszthelyi (C), Ildikó Tóth, Barbara Bujka, Dóra Csabai, Krisztina Garda, Orsolya Kasó. Head coach: Attila Bíró

Awards and statistics

Top goalscorers

!Rank!Name!Goals!Shots!

1	Rita Keszthelyi	23	39	59
2	Roberta Bianconi	21	43	49
3	Yasemin Smit	20	37	54
	Ekaterina Lisunova		36	57
5	Alexandra Asimaki	19	43	44
	Barbara Bujka		35	54
	Anastasia Simanovich		34	56
8	Claudia Blomenkamp	18	41	44
	Hanna Kisteleki		27	67
	Vivian Sevenich		34	53
	Roser Tarragó		38	47

Source: wpbelgrade2016.microplustiming.com

Individual awards

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• Most Valuable Player
  • • Best Goalkeeper
    • Top Scorer
  • - 23 goals

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. http://www.len.eu/Calendar/len-events/2016.aspx LEN Calendar
2. Web site: Hungary strike back for gold. 22 January 2016. waterpoloworld.com. 23 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20180721043817/http://www.waterpoloworld.com/News/tabid/169/ArticleId/9393/Hungary-strike-back-for-gold.aspx. 21 July 2018. dead.
3. Web site: The draw for the European Water Polo Championships Belgrade 2016. 4 October 2015. belgrade2016.rs. 2015-11-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20151004233355/http://www.belgrade2016.rs/en/news/27009/the-draw-for-the-european-water-polo-championships-belgrade-2016-.html. 2015-10-04. dead.
4. Web site: The official draw for the European Water Polo Championships Belgrade 2016. 4 October 2015. belgrade2016.rs. 2015-11-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20151119072637/http://www.belgrade2016.rs/en/news/27011/the-official-draw-for-the-european-water-polo-championships-belgrade-2016.html. 2015-11-19. dead.
5. http://www.belgrade2016.rs/en/about-championship/competition.html Schedule