2017 FINA Women's Water Polo World League explained

2017 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
League:	FINA Water Polo World League
Sport:	Water Polo
Duration:	22 November 2016 to 11 June 2017
Playoffs:	Super Final
Finals Champ:	(11th title)
Seasonslist:	FINA Women's Water Polo World League
Seasonslistnames:	FINA Women's Water Polo World League
Prevseason Link:	2016 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
Prevseason Year:	2016
Nextseason Link:	2018 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
Nextseason Year:	2018

The 2017 FINA Women's Water Polo World League is the 14th edition of the annual women's international water polo tournament. It was played between November 2016 and June 2017 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 from 06 to 11 June 2017.^{[1] [2]}

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

Preliminary round

The European preliminary round consisted of two groups of three teams. The winner of each group after the home and away series of games qualifies for the Super Final. A third place is taken by the best scoring second-placed team.^[3]

Group B

Intercontinental Water Polo Tournament

May 2–7, 2017 Schaal Aquatics Center, Davis, United States^[4]

Final stage

Final

Super Final

June 6–11, 2017, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China
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.^[5]

Qualified teams

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—		(Host)

Group A

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Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Bronze medal match

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Final

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5th–8th Places

5th–8th Places Semifinals

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7th Place match

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5th Place match

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Final ranking

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Team RosterGabby Stone, Maddie Musselman, Melissa Seidemann, Rachel Fattal, Mary Brooks, Maggie Steffens (C), Jordan Raney, Kiley Neushul, Aria Fischer, Jamie Neushul, Makenzie Fischer, Alys Williams, Mia Rycraw. Head coach: Adam Krikorian.

Individual awards

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• Most Valuable Player
  • • Best Goalkeeper
    • Top Scorer
  • - 15 goals
• Media All Star Team

References

• Rules & Regulations

Notes and References

1. wwl . dmy .
2. http://www.fina.org/event/fina-womens-water-polo-world-league-2017 FINA Women's Water Polo World League 2017
3. http://www.fina.org/event/women-european-preliminaries-2017 Women European Preliminaries 2017
4. http://www.fina.org/event/women-intercontinental-tournament-2017 Women Intercontinental Tournament 2017
5. http://www.fina.org/event/women-super-final-2017 Women Super Final 2017
6. http://www.fina.org/news/hungary-stuns-netherlands-super-final-semifinalists-found “Hungary stuns Netherlands as Super Final semifinalists found“
7. http://www.fina.org/news/usa-defend-super-final-title-against-neighbour-canada “USA to defend Super Final title against neighbour Canada“
8. http://www.fina.org/news/usa-beats-canada-retain-fina-world-league-crown “USA beats Canada to retain FINA World League crown“