Water polo at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament explained

Gender:	women
Country:	Hungary
City:	Budapest
Venue:	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium
Dates:	–
Num Teams:	16
Confederations:	5
Num Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Champion:	USA
Count:	5
Second:	ESP
Third:	RUS
Fourth:	CAN
Matches:	48
Goals:	929
Top Scorer:	Roberta Bianconi (20 goals)
Player:	Maddie Musselman
Previous:	2015
Next:	2019

The women's water polo tournament at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, organised by the FINA, was held in Budapest, Hungary from 16 to 28 July 2017.^{[1] [2]}

The United States captured their fifth title by defeating Spain 13–6 in the final match. Bronze was secured by Russia who beat Canada 11–9.^[3]

Participating teams

Africa

Americas

Asia

Europe

Oceania

Qualification

• Hungary qualified as host.
• United States and Spain qualified at the 2016 World League.
• Italy, Russia, Australia and China qualified at the 2016 Olympic tournament.
• France, Greece and the Netherlands qualified at the 2016 European Championship.
• Brazil and Canada qualified at the 2015 Pan American Games.
• Japan and Kazakhstan qualified at the Asian tournament.
• South Africa qualified at the African tournament.
• New Zealand qualified at the Oceanian tournament.

Preliminary round

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Championship bracket

5th place bracket

9th place bracket

13th place bracket

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals

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13th–16th place classification

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9th–12th place classification

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5th–8th place classification

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Semifinals

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15th place match

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13th place match

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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 RosterGabby Stone, Maddie Musselman, Melissa Seidemann, Rachel Fattal, Paige Hauschild, Maggie Steffens (C), Jordan Raney, Kiley Neushul, Aria Fischer, Jamie Neushul, Makenzie Fischer, Alys Williams, Amanda Longan.^[1] Head coach: Adam Krikorian.

Top goalscorers

!Rank!Name!Goals!Shots!

1	Roberta Bianconi	20	47	43
2	Monika Eggens	18	45	40
3	Rowie Webster	17	42	41
4	Rita Keszthelyi	16	39	41
	Bea Ortiz		31	52
	Maddie Musselman		48	33
7	Yumi Arima	14	41	34
	Rachel Fattal		23	61
	Keesja Gofers		28	50
	Sabrina van der Sloot		22	64

Source: SportResult

Awards

Most Valuable Player

• Maddie Musselman

Best Goalscorer

• Roberta Bianconi – 20 goals

Media All-Star Team

• Laura Ester – Goalkeeper
• Paula Leitón – Centre forward
• Roberta Bianconi
• Monika Eggens
• Rachel Fattal
• Rita Keszthelyi
• Maddie Musselman

External links

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

Notes and References

1. wwch. dmy .
2. http://fina.org/content/draw-groups-water-polo-tournaments Draw & Groups - Water Polo Tournaments
3. Web site: Day 7 Women's Water Polo: USA rolls Spain for fifth world crown. 28 July 2017. fina.org.