Water polo at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament

The women's water polo tournament at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships, organised by the FINA, was held in Melbourne, Australia from 19 March to 1 April 2007.[1]

The women's tournament was won by the United States, who beat Australia 6–5 in the final game.

Preliminary round

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDIFPoints
Russian Federation33004626206
Spain32013725124
Germany31022837−92
People's Republic of China30031942−230
19 March 2007
ChinaSpain7–15 (3–6, 1–5, 3–2, 0–2)
RussiaGermany18–11 (4–0, 7–3, 2–3, 5–5)
21 March 2007
ChinaRussia8–16 (1–1, 1–6, 5–5, 1–4)
GermanySpain6–15 (3–4, 1–5, 1–5, 1–1)
23 March 2007
ChinaGermany4–11 (0–4, 0–2, 0–2, 4–3)
RussiaSpain12–7 (2–1, 4–1, 2–1, 4–4)

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDIFPoints
Australia3300428346
Canada32012312114
Brazil3102191902
Puerto Rico3003752−450
19 March 2007
BrazilPuerto Rico13–2 (3–1, 2–1, 3–0, 5–0)
CanadaAustralia4–5 (1–0, 1–2, 2–2, 0–1)
21 March 2007
CanadaBrazil6–3 (2–0, 1–1, 1–1, 2–1)
Puerto RicoAustralia1–26 (0–6, 1–5, 0–7, 0–8)
23 March 2007
CanadaPuerto Rico13–4 (3–0, 2–1, 5–2, 3–1)
BrazilAustralia3–11 (2–6, 0–1, 1–2, 1–2)

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDIFPoints
United States of America33003018126
Greece32013119124
Netherlands31022730−32
Kazakhstan30031738−210
19 March 2007
GreeceKazakhstan11–5 (3–1, 3–1, 4–2, 1–1)
NetherlandsUSA7–9 (1–1, 2–2, 2–4, 2–2)
21 March 2007
USAKazakhstan13–5 (2–2, 2–1, 5–1, 4–1)
GreeceNetherlands14–7 (3–2, 3–0, 5–2, 3–3)
23 March 2007
GreeceUSA6–8 (3–2, 1–3, 0–2, 2–1)
NetherlandsKazakhstan14–7 (5–2, 3–2, 6–1, 0–2)

Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDIFPoints
Hungary32104419255
Italy32104622245
New Zealand30122345−221
Cuba30121643−271
19 March 2007
CubaNew Zealand7–7 (3–3, 0–1, 2–1, 2–2)
ItalyHungary8–8 (3–2, 2–3, 3–2, 0–1)
21 March 2007
HungaryNew Zealand17–7 (2–1, 5–0, 4–4, 6–2)
CubaItaly5–17 (1–5, 1–5, 1–3, 2–4)
23 March 2007
CubaHungary4–19 (1–3, 1–4, 1–3, 1–9)
ItalyNew Zealand21–9 (3–3, 8–2, 4–1, 6–3)

Final round

Finals

Play-off
25 March 2007
Quarterfinals
27 March 2007
Semifinals
29 March 2007
Final
31 March 200
Russian Fed.10
Greece9 Greece9
New Zealand5 Russian Fed.9
Australia12
Australia12
Netherlands6 Italy8
Italy7 Australia5
USA6
USA10
Spain13 Spain6
Brazil9 USA10Third place
Hungary9
Hungary11 Russian Fed.9
Germany10 Canada9 Hungary8
Canada14

5th–8th place

 
5th–8th place5th/6th place
 
      
 
29 March 2007 – 11:40 AEST
 
 
Greece 9
 
31 March 2007 – 10:20 AEST
 
Italy 10
 
Italy 7
 
29 March 2007 – 16:00 AEST
 
Canada 3
 
Spain 6
 
 
Canada 9
 
7th/8th place
 
 
31 March 2007 – 09:00 AEST
 
 
Greece 9
 
 
Spain 11

9th–12th place

 
9th–12th place9th/10th place
 
      
 
27 March 2007 – 11:40 AEST
 
 
Brazil 14
 
29 March 2007 – 10:20 AEST
 
New Zealand 7
 
Brazil 2
 
27 March 2007 – 13:00 AEST
 
Netherlands 11
 
Germany 6
 
 
Netherlands 8
 
11th/12th place
 
 
29 March 2007 – 09:00 AEST
 
 
New Zealand 9
 
 
Germany 11

13th–16th place

 
13th–16th place13th/14th place
 
      
 
25 March 2007 – 09:00 AEST
 
 
People's Republic of China  12
 
27 March 2007 – 10:20 AEST
 
Puerto Rico 4
 
People's Republic of China  9
 
25 March 2007 – 10:20 AEST
 
Kazakhstan 12
 
Kazakhstan 10
 
 
Cuba 7
 
15th/16th place
 
 
27 March 2007 – 09:00 AEST
 
 
Puerto Rico 9
 
 
Cuba 11

Medallists

GoldSilverBronze
 United States[1]
Elizabeth Armstrong
Patricia Cardenas
Kameryn Craig
Natalie Golda
Alison Gregorka
Brittany Hayes
Jaime Hipp
Ericka Lorenz
Heather Petri
Moriah van Norman
Brenda Villa
Lauren Wenger
Elsie Windes

Head coach
Guy Baker
 Australia
Gemma Beadsworth
Nikita Cuffe
Suzie Fraser
Taniele Gofers
Kate Gynther
Gemma Hadley
Amy Hetzel
Bronwen Knox
Emma Knox
Alicia McCormack
Melissa Rippon
Rebecca Rippon
Mia Santoromito

Head coach
Greg McFadden
 Russia
Valentina Vorontsova
Natalya Shepelina
Ekaterina Zubacheva
Sofya Konukh
Alena Vylegzhanina
Nadezda Glyzina
Ekaterina Pantyulina
Evgenia Soboleva
Natalya Ryzhova-Alenicheva
Olga Fomicheva
Elena Smurova
Anastasia Zubkova
Maria Kovtunovskaya

Head coach
Alexander Kleymenov

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player
  • Best Goalkeeper
  • Top Scorer

References

External links