2020 FINA Men's Water Polo World League | |
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League | FINA Water Polo World League |
Sport | Water Polo |
Duration | 12 November 2019 to 1 July 2021 |
Super Final | |
Finals champions | Montenegro (3rd title) |
Runners-up | United States |
Finals MVP | Aleksandar IvoviΔ |
FINA Men's Water Polo World League seasons | |
The 2020 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the 19th edition of the annual men's international water polo tournament. It was played between November 2019 and July 2021 and open to all men's water polo national teams. After participating in a preliminary round, eight teams qualified to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final, originally scheduled from 23 to 28 June 2020. The tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In August 2020, it was announced that it would be played in from January to July 2021.
Montenegro won their third overall title, after defeating the United States in the final.
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. The following points will be awarded per match to each team:
- Match won β 3 points
- Match won by penalty β 2 points
- Match lost by penalty β 1 point
- Match lost or forfeited β 0 points
European qualification
Preliminary round
- 12 November 2019 β 11 February 2020
The preliminary round was played in the Round-robin system.
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
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1 | Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 6 | Final round | — | — | 14β3 | |
2 | Greece | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 3 | 6β9 | — | — | ||
3 | Georgia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 33 | −23 | 0 | — | 7β19 | — |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
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1 | France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 4 | Final round | — | 15β10 | — | |
2 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 3 | — | — | 14β6 | ||
3 | Russia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 2 | 13β12 (p) | — | — |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
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1 | Serbia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 6 | Final round | — | 15β11 | — | |
2 | Croatia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 3 | — | — | 16β7 | ||
3 | Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 28 | −14 | 0 | 7β12 | — | — |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
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1 | Montenegro | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 | +25 | 6 | Final round | — | — | 23β3 | |
2 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 3 | 6β11 | — | 20β8 | ||
3 | Ukraine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 43 | −32 | 0 | — | — | — |
Final round
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
8 January 2021 | ||||||||||
Montenegro (PSO) | 15 | |||||||||
9 January 2021 | ||||||||||
Croatia | 14 | |||||||||
Montenegro | 14 | |||||||||
8 January 2021 | ||||||||||
Italy | 10 | |||||||||
Italy | 9 | |||||||||
10 January 2021 | ||||||||||
Hungary | 8 | |||||||||
Montenegro | 7 | |||||||||
10 March 2020 | ||||||||||
Greece | 12 | |||||||||
Serbia | 11 | |||||||||
9 January 2021 | ||||||||||
Spain | 13 | |||||||||
Spain | 11 | |||||||||
8 January 2021 | ||||||||||
Greece | 12 | Third place game | ||||||||
France | 3 | |||||||||
10 January 2021 | ||||||||||
Greece | 12 | |||||||||
Italy | 9 | |||||||||
Spain | 8 | |||||||||
- 5thβ8th place bracket
5thβ8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
9 January 2021 | ||||||
Croatia | 11 | |||||
10 January 2021 | ||||||
Hungary | 13 | |||||
Hungary | 7 | |||||
9 January 2021 | ||||||
Serbia | 9 | |||||
Serbia | 10 | |||||
France | 6 | |||||
Seventh place game | ||||||
10 January 2021 | ||||||
Croatia | 17 | |||||
France | 5 |
Final ranking
Qualified to the Super Final |
Rank | Team |
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Greece | |
Montenegro | |
Italy | |
4 | Spain |
5 | Serbia |
6 | Hungary |
7 | Croatia |
8 | France |
Inter-Continental Cup
- 24 β 31 May 2021, Indianapolis, United States β cancelled
Super final
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Georgia |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 26 June β 1 July 2021 |
Teams | 8 (from 3 confederations) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 24 |
Goals scored | 534 (22.25 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Yusuke Inaba (21 goals) |
As host country
Qualified teams
Invited teams
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+4).
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 9 |
2 | Greece | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 6 |
3 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 3 |
4 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
26 June 2021 18:15 |
Report | Greece | 10–8 | France | Tbilisi Olympic Pool, Tbilisi Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Vakhtang Mebuke (GEO) |
Score by quarters: 2β2, 3β1, 2β3, 3β2 | |||||
Argyropoulos, Genidounias 3 | Goals | BouΓ«t, Canonne 2 |
26 June 2021 20:00 |
Report | Kazakhstan | 11–17 | Italy | Tbilisi Olympic Pool, Tbilisi Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Michael Goldenberg (USA) |
Score by quarters: 1β3, 3β3, 3β6, 4β3 | |||||
Vuksanovich 4 | Goals | Damonte, Fondelli 3 |
27 June 2021 14:45 |
Report | Kazakhstan | 11–12 | France | Tbilisi Olympic Pool, Tbilisi Referees: Dion Willis (RSA), Michael Goldenberg (USA) |
Score by quarters: 2β2, 2β3, 3β6, 4β1 | |||||
three players 3 | Goals | Vernoux 4 |
27 June 2021 18:15 |
Report | Italy | 11–8 | Greece | Tbilisi Olympic Pool, Tbilisi Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE) |
Score by quarters: 1β1, 4β3, 4β3, 2β1 | |||||
Di Fulvio 4 | Goals | three players 2 |
28 June 2021 14:45 |
Report | Greece | 14–9 | Kazakhstan | Tbilisi Olympic Pool, Tbilisi Referees: Dion Willis (RSA), Nenad PeriΕ‘ (CRO) |
Score by quarters: 3β1, 5β3, 3β4, 3β1 | |||||
Dervisis, Fountoulis 3 | Goals | Vuksanovic 4 |
28 June 2021 20:00 |
Report | France | 7–14 | Italy | Tbilisi Olympic Pool, Tbilisi Referees: Vakhtang Mebuke (GEO), Michael Goldenberg (USA) |
Score by quarters: 1β4, 4β4, 0β3, 2β3 | |||||
BouΓ«t 3 | Goals | Velotto 3 |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Montenegro | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 9 |
2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 6 |
3 | Georgia (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 3 |
4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Host
26 June 2021 14:45 |
Report | Montenegro | 10–6 | United States | Tbilisi Olympic Pool, Tbilisi Referees: SΓ©bastien Dervieux (FRA), Adil Aimbetov (KAZ) |
Score by quarters: 0β2, 5β2, 3β2, 2β0 | |||||
IvoviΔ 3 | Goals | Hooper 2 |
26 June 2021 16:30 |
Report | Japan | 12–13 | Georgia | Tbilisi Olympic Pool, Tbilisi Referees: Nenad PeriΕ‘ (CRO), Vojin PutnikoviΔ (SRB) |
Score by quarters: 3β3, 2β4, 6β5, 1β1 | |||||
Inaba 5 | Goals | Baraldi 5 |
27 June 2021 16:30 |
Report | Georgia | 8–19 | Montenegro | Tbilisi Olympic Pool, Tbilisi Referees: Nenad PeriΕ‘ (CRO), Christos Kourtidis (GRE) |
Score by quarters: 2β8, 4β6, 1β3, 1β2 | |||||
Shushiashvili 3 | Goals | IvoviΔ, MatkoviΔ 4 |
27 June 2021 20:00 |
Report | Japan | 7–15 | United States | Tbilisi Olympic Pool, Tbilisi Referees: SΓ©bastien Dervieux (FRA), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |
Score by quarters: 2β3, 2β4, 2β3, 1β5 | |||||
Inaba 3 | Goals | Hallock 4 |
28 June 2021 16:30 |
Report | United States | 13–9 | Georgia | Tbilisi Olympic Pool, Tbilisi Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Vojin PutnikoviΔ (SRB) |
Score by quarters: 3β1, 5β2, 2β3, 3β3 | |||||
Daube, Irving 3 | Goals | JelaΔa 3 |
28 June 2021 18:15 |
Report | Montenegro | 16–8 | Japan | Tbilisi Olympic Pool, Tbilisi Referees: GermΓ‘n Moller (ARG), Frank Ohme (GER) |
Score by quarters: 4β5, 4β1, 5β1, 3β1 | |||||
VidoviΔ 4 | Goals | Inaba 4 |
Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
29 June | ||||||||||
Greece | 20 | |||||||||
30 June | ||||||||||
Georgia | 8 | |||||||||
Greece | 4 | |||||||||
29 June | ||||||||||
Montenegro | 8 | |||||||||
Kazakhstan | 6 | |||||||||
1 July | ||||||||||
Montenegro | 18 | |||||||||
Montenegro | 9 | |||||||||
29 June | ||||||||||
United States | 8 | |||||||||
France | 11 | |||||||||
30 June | ||||||||||
United States | 12 | |||||||||
United States | 10 | |||||||||
29 June | ||||||||||
Italy | 8 | Third place game | ||||||||
Italy | 15 | |||||||||
1 July | ||||||||||
Japan | 12 | |||||||||
Greece | 10 | |||||||||
Italy | 8 | |||||||||
5thβ8th place bracket
5thβ8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
30 June | ||||||
Georgia | 15 | |||||
1 July | ||||||
Kazakhstan (PSO) | 16 | |||||
Kazakhstan | 10 | |||||
30 June | ||||||
Japan | 17 | |||||
France | 10 | |||||
Japan | 16 | |||||
Seventh place game | ||||||
1 July | ||||||
Georgia | 5 | |||||
France | 10 |
Quarterfinals
29 June 2021 14:45 |
Report | France | 11–12 | United States | Tbilisi Olympic Pool, Tbilisi Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Adil Aimbetov (KAZ) |
Score by quarters: 5β2, 0β5, 4β4, 2β1 | |||||
Crousillat 4 | Goals | Daube 3 |
29 June 2021 16:30 |
Report | Greece | 20–8 | Georgia | Tbilisi Olympic Pool, Tbilisi Referees: Dion Willis (RSA), SΓ©bastien Dervieux (FRA) |
Score by quarters: 5β1, 5β2, 6β1, 4β4 | |||||
Fountoulis 6 | Goals | three players 2 |
29 June 2021 18:15 |
Report | Italy | 15–12 | Japan | Tbilisi Olympic Pool, Tbilisi Referees: Vakhtang Mebuke (GEO), Christos Kourtidis (GRE) |
Score by quarters: 4β1, 5β4, 3β2, 3β5 | |||||
Alesiani, Echenique 3 | Goals | four players 2 |
29 June 2021 20:00 |
Report | Kazakhstan | 6–18 | Montenegro | Tbilisi Olympic Pool, Tbilisi Referees: GermΓ‘n Moller (ARG), Vojin PutnikoviΔ (SRB) |
Score by quarters: 2β6, 0β6, 3β3, 1β3 | |||||
six players 1 | Goals | IvoviΔ 4 |
5β8th place semifinals
30 June 2021 14:45 |
Report | France | 10–16 | Japan | Tbilisi Olympic Pool, Tbilisi Referees: GermΓ‘n Moller (ARG), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |
Score by quarters: 4β3, 1β4, 5β2, 0β7 | |||||
Crousillat, Vernoux 4 | Goals | Inaba 5 |
30 June 2021 16:30 |
Report | Georgia | 15–16 | Kazakhstan | Tbilisi Olympic Pool, Tbilisi Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Christos Kourtidis (GRE) |
Score by quarters: 2β3, 5β0, 3β4, 1β4 PSO: 4β5 | |||||
Shushiashvili, Vapenski 3 | Goals | Vuksanovic 4 |
Semifinals
30 June 2021 18:15 |
Report | Greece | 4–8 | Montenegro | Tbilisi Olympic Pool, Tbilisi Referees: Nenad PeriΕ‘ (CRO), SΓ©bastien Dervieux (FRA) |
Score by quarters: 2β2, 1β0, 0β4, 1β2 | |||||
four players 1 | Goals | MatkoviΔ 2 |
30 June 2021 20:00 |
Report | United States | 10–8 | Italy | Tbilisi Olympic Pool, Tbilisi Referees: Dion Willis (RSA), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE) |
Score by quarters: 4β4, 2β3, 3β0, 1β1 | |||||
Daube 3 | Goals | three players 2 |
Seventh place game
1 July 2021 16:15 |
Report | Georgia | 5–10 | France | Tbilisi Olympic Pool, Tbilisi Referees: Vojin PutnikoviΔ (SRB), Adil Aimbetov (KAZ) |
Score by quarters: 1β3, 1β3, 1β3, 2β2 | |||||
five players 1 | Goals | Vernoux 3 |
Fifth place game
1 July 2021 14:30 |
Report | Kazakhstan | 10–17 | Japan | Tbilisi Olympic Pool, Tbilisi Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Vakhtang Mebuke (GEO) |
Score by quarters: 2β3, 5β5, 2β2, 1β7 | |||||
Ruday 4 | Goals | Arai, Koppu 3 |
Third place game
1 July 2021 18:00 |
Report | Greece | 10–8 | Italy | Tbilisi Olympic Pool, Tbilisi Referees: SΓ©bastien Dervieux (FRA), Michael Goldenberg (USA) |
Score by quarters: 3β4, 2β1, 4β1, 1β2 | |||||
Genidounias 3 | Goals | Bodegas 4 |
Final
1 July 2021 19:45 |
Report | Montenegro | 9–8 | United States | Tbilisi Olympic Pool, Tbilisi Referees: Nenad PeriΕ‘ (CRO), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |
Score by quarters: 2β0, 2β2, 3β2, 2β3 | |||||
IvoviΔ 5 | Goals | Daube 3 |
Final ranking
Rank | Team |
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Montenegro | |
United States | |
Greece | |
4 | Italy |
5 | Japan |
6 | Kazakhstan |
7 | France |
8 | Georgia |
Awards
The awards were announced on 1 July 2021.
Award | Player |
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MVP | Aleksandar IvoviΔ |
Best goalkeeper | Drew Holland |
Topscorer | Yusuke Inaba |
References
- "Rules & Regulations and Event Guide" (PDF). www.fina.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- "New calendar of FINA World League, next games in January". total-waterpolo.com. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Montenegro's third crown; Greece steals bronze". fina.org. July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.