Water polo at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament explained

Tourney Name:	Women's water polo 2011 World Aquatics Championships
Dates:	17–29 July
Num Teams:	16
Confederations:	5
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Count:	1
Matches:	48
Goals:	949
Top Scorer:	Blanca Gil (25 goals)
Player:	Ma Huanhuan
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The women's water polo tournament at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships, organised by the FINA, was held in Shanghai, China from 17 to 29 July 2011.^{[1] [2]}

Qualification

Event	Date	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	–	–	1
2010 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup	August 17–22, 2010	Christchurch	4	^†
2010 FINA Women's Water Polo World League		Various locations	2
Europe^[3]	–	–	3
Americas Qualification tournament	February 21–27, 2011	São Paulo	2
Asian Games	November 15–17, 2010	Guangzhou	2
Africa	–	–	1
Oceania	–	–	1
TOTAL			16

^†

Preliminary round

width=30px bgcolor="#ccffcc"		Qualified for QF
width=30px bgcolor="#afeeee"		Will play QF qualification
width=30px bgcolor="#ffcccc"		Advanced to placement matches

The draw for the competition was held on April 15, 2011.^[4]

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Final rounds

Quarterfinals qualification

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Championship bracket

5th place bracket

9th place bracket

13th place bracket

13th-16th place classification

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Quarterfinals

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9th-12th place classification

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15th place match

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13th place match

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5th-8th place classification

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Semifinals

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11th place match

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9th place match

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7th place match

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5th place match

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Bronze medal match

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Gold medal match

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Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

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Team RosterEleni Kouvdou, Christina Tsoukala, Antiopi Melidoni, Ilektra Psouni, Kyriaki Liosi (C), Alkisti Avramidou, Alexandra Asimaki, Antigoni Roumpesi, Angeliki Gerolymou, Triantafyllia Manolioudaki, Stavroula Antonakou, Georgia Lara, Eleni Goula.^[1] Head Coach: Giorgos Morfesis

Awards

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Most Valuable Player

• Ma Huanhuan

Best Goalscorer

• Blanca Gil – 25 goals

Media All-Star Team

• Eleni Kouvdou – Goalkeeper
• Sun Yating – Centre forward
• Ma Huanhuan
• Blanca Gil
• Antigoni Roumpesi
• Ekaterina Prokofyeva
• Roberta Bianconi

External links

• Official website
• Records and statistics (reports by Omega)

Notes and References

1. wwch. dmy .
2. Web site: Schedule . 2011-04-22 . 2012-08-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120815182846/http://www.shanghai-fina2011.com/en/schedule/index.shtml . dead .
3. http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1982&Itemid=854 Water Polo teams
4. http://theswimmerscircle.com/blog/featured/fina-releases-groups-for-water-polo-at-the-2011-championships-american-men-get-easy-draw/ FINA Releases Groups for Shanghai 2011 Water Polo; American Men Get Favorable Draw
5. http://www.fina.org/news/greece-fends-china-women’s-water-polo-gold Greece fends off China for women’s water polo gold