| Tourney Name: | 2020 Women's European Water Polo Championship |
| Country: | Hungary |
| Dates: | 12–25 January |
| Num Teams: | 12 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Count: | 2 |
| Matches: | 44 |
| Goals: | 929 |
| Top Scorer: | Rita Keszthelyi (28 goals)[1] |
| Player: | Beatriz Ortiz |
| Previous: | 2018 Women's European Water Polo Championship |
| Next: | 2022 Women's European Water Polo Championship |
The 2020 Women's European Water Polo Championship was the 18th edition of the major European water polo tournament for national teams. It was held at the Danube Arena in Budapest, Hungary, from 12 to 25 January 2020.[2] [3]
Spain defeated Russia 13–12 in the final to win their second title.[4]
LEN announced the choice of Budapest as host for the competition on 9 July 2016.[5] All the matches were played at the Danube Arena.
| Budapest | |
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| Danube Arena | |
| Capacity: 5,000 | |
See main article: 2020 Women's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers.
Twelve teams were allowed to the tournament. The qualification was as follows:
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 9 July 2016 | – | 1 | ||
| 2018 European Championships | 14–27 July 2018 |  Barcelona | 5 | ||
| Qualifiers | 25 April–26 October 2019 | Various | 6 |
The twelve teams were split in two groups with six teams each. The first four teams of each group played each other in the quarterfinals in cross group format, the remaining teams played for places nine to twelve.[6]
See main article: 2020 Women's European Water Polo Championship squads.
The draw of the preliminary round's pools took place in Budapest on 22 October 2019.[7] The teams were drawn into two groups of six. The first batch included the best two teams of the previous edition; the teams ranked third and fourth were in the second batch, the fifth and the sixth in the third batch and the qualification winners in the fourth batch.[8]
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With the play-offs winners determined on 26 October, the draw resulted in the following groups:[9]
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All times are local (UTC+1).
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5th place bracket
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| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | Shots | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rita Keszthelyi | 28 | 48 | 58 | |
| 2 | Olga Gorbunova | 27 | 49 | 55 | |
| 3 | Maud Megens | 26 | 51 | 51 | |
| 4 | Elvina Karimova | 20 | 33 | 61 | |
| Beatriz Ortiz | 45 | 44 | |||
| Alena Serzhantova | 29 | 59 | |||
| 7 | Eleni Xenaki | 18 | 37 | 49 | |
| 8 | Roberta Bianconi | 17 | 30 | 57 | |
| Arianna Garibotti | 34 | 50 | |||
| Eleftheria Plevritou | 34 | 50 |
| Rank | Name | Team | Saves | Shots | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristina Horváthová | 70 | 182 | 39 | ||
| 2 | Debby Willemsz | 59 | 88 | 67 | ||
| 3 | Anna Karnaukh | 57 | 101 | 56 | ||
| 4 | Lorene Derenty | 51 | 125 | 41 | ||
| Giulia Gorlero | 97 | 53 | ||||
| 6 | Ayelet Peres | 43 | 94 | 46 | ||
| 7 | Ioanna Stamatopoulou | 39 | 48 | 81 | ||
| Edina Gangl | 60 | 65 | ||||
| 9 | Felicitas Saurusajtis | 37 | 104 | 36 | ||
| 10 | Chrysi Diamantopoulou | 31 | 77 | 40 |
The awards were announced on 26 January 2020.[10]
| Award | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| Beatriz Ortiz | ||
| Best Goalkeeper | Anna Karnaukh | |
| Topscorer | Rita Keszthelyi (28 goals) |