2023 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup explained

2023 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
League:FINA Water Polo World Cup
Sport:Water polo
Duration:8 March – 2 July
Playoffs:Super Final
Seasonslist:FINA Water Polo World Cup
Seasonslistnames:FINA Water Polo World Cup
Prevseason Link:2018 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
Prevseason Year:2018
Nextseason Link:2024 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
Nextseason Year:2024

The 2023 Men's FINA Water Polo World Cup was the 17th edition of the tournament. It ran from 8 March to 2 July 2023.[1] The Super final took place between 30 June and 2 July 2023 in Los Angeles, United States.[2]

From this year on, the tournament was replacing the FINA Water Polo World League.[3]

Spain won their first title after defeating Italy in the final.[4]

Format

There were two divisions. In Division 1, the top twelve teams from the World Championships played. They played all matches in March in Zagreb and Podgorica. All other teams could have signed up in Division 2, in which each continent hosted a qualification tournament. The top two teams from each of those tournaments played in an intercontinental tournament. The top-six teams of Division 1 and the top-two teams from Division 2 competed in the super final, held from 30 June to 2 July 2023.[5] [6] At the end of the tournament, the last-ranked team was relegated to Division 2 and the winner of Division 2 moved to Division 1 for the following year. A win gave a team three points, a win after penalties two, a loss after penalties one and a loss after regular time zero points.[7]

Division 1

The draw was held on 1 December 2022.[8] Group A played their tournament in Zagreb, Croatia and Group B in Podgorica, Montenegro between 8 and 14 March 2023.[9]

Group A

All times are local (UTC+1).

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Group B

All times are local (UTC+1).

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Division 2

The draw was held on 13 April 2023.[10] The tournament took place in Berlin, Germany between 5 and 7 May 2023.

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

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Group B

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Classification games

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Crossover

The winners qualified for the super final.

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Super final

Country:United States
Dates:30 June – 2 July
Num Teams:8
Confederations:2
Venues:1
Cities:1
Matches:12
Goals:262
Player: Edoardo Di Somma
Goalkeeper: Unai Aguirre

The tournament took place at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, United States between 30 June and 2 July 2023. The quarterfinal matchups were announced on 7 May 2023.[11]

Bracket

Fifth place bracket

All times are local (UTC−7).

Quarterfinals

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5th–8th place semifinals

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Semifinals

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Gold medal game

Final standings

Rank[12] Team
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5
6
7
8

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. mwcp . dmy .
  2. Web site: Host cities set for the World Aquatics Men's and Women's Water Polo World Cup 2023 seasons. total-fina.org. 22 February 2023 . 22 February 2023.
  3. Web site: FINA Announces Dates for New 2023 Water Polo World Cup. fina.org. 7 October 2022 . 7 October 2022.
  4. Web site: Spain bounces Italy for first World Cup gold medal. fina.org. 2 July 2023 . 2 July 2023.
  5. Web site: New FINA competition: World Cup replaces World League. total-waterpolo.com. 7 October 2022 . 7 October 2022.
  6. Web site: Water polo calendar shake-up breathes life into World Aquatics World Cup season. fina.org. 23 December 2022 . 23 December 2022.
  7. Web site: RULES & REGULATIONS 2023 . 1 July 2023 . 1 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230701131728/https://resources.fina.org/fina/document/2023/04/20/fa04ee89-9170-46ad-a499-3d00ad8f330c/20230301-World-Aquatics-World-Cup-Rules-and-Regulations.pdf . bot: unknown .
  8. Web site: Results are in – Team Draw for the FINA Water Polo World Cup 2023. fina.org. 1 December 2022.
  9. Web site: Revolucija u vaterpolu započinje u Zagrebu: Evo koja su nova pravila . 7 March 2023 .
  10. Web site: Draw for World Cup Division 2: Sixteen teams in chase for four tickets. total-waterpolo.com. 13 April 2023 . 13 April 2023.
  11. Web site: Fields for the Men's and Women's Water Polo World Cup Finals set. worldaquatics.com. 7 May 2023 . 7 May 2023.
  12. Web site: Men's Water Polo World Cup 2023 Final . 11 July 2023 . 11 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230711030640/https://worldcupwp2023.microplustimingservices.com/assets/export/WCWP/pdf/results%20book%20men.pdf . live.