Water polo at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament

Women's water polo
2013 World Aquatics Championships

Tournament details
Dates	21 July – 2 August
Teams	16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Spain (1st title)
Runner-up	Australia
Third place	Hungary
Fourth place	Russia
Tournament statistics
Matches	44
Goals scored	906 (20.59 per match)
Attendance	35,980 (818 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Lieke Klaassen (25 goals)
Best player	Jennifer Pareja

2013 FINA World Championships Barcelona, Spain
Diving
Individual
1 m	men	women
3 m	men	women
10 m	men	women
Synchronised
3 m	men	women
10 m	men	women
High diving
men women
Open water swimming
5 km	men	women
10 km	men	women
25 km	men	women
Team	team
Swimming
Freestyle
50 m	men	women
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
Backstroke
50 m	men	women
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
Breaststroke
50 m	men	women
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
Butterfly
50 m	men	women
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
Individual medley
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
Freestyle relay
4×100 m	men	women
4×200 m	men	women
Medley relay
4×100 m	men	women
Synchronised swimming
Solo	technical	free
Duet	technical	free
Team	technical	free
	combination
Water polo
men (rosters) women (rosters)

The women's water polo tournament at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships was held in Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona, Spain from 21 July–2 August.

Spain defeated Australia 8–6 in the final to capture their first world championship title.

Qualification

16 teams qualified for the world championships in 2013 as follows:

• The host nation
• The best 2 teams in the 2012 World League not already qualified as the host nation
• The best 4 teams in the 2012 Olympics not already qualified as the host nation or from the World League
• The best 3 teams in the 2012 European Championships not already qualified as the host nation, from the World League, or from the Olympics
• The best 2 teams in the 2013 Americas Qualification Tournament not already qualified as the host nation, from the World League, or from the Olympics
• The best 2 teams from Asia (qualification system yet to be organised) not already qualified as the host nation, from the World League, or from the Olympics
• The best team from Africa (qualification system yet to be organised) not already qualified as the host nation, from the World League, or from the Olympics
• The best team from Oceania (qualification system yet to be organised) not already qualified as the host nation, from the World League, or from the Olympics
• If no team enters from a continent or if a team qualified as the host nation, from the World League, or from the Olympics does not enter, then each vacancy shall be filled by the next highest placed team(s) from the continental qualification tournament with the following rotation: Americas, Europe, Host Continent, Asia, Oceania and Africa.

Event	Date	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	–	–	1	Spain
2012 World League Finals	29 May-3 June 2012	Changshu	2	United States Australia
2012 Olympics	30 July–11 August 2012	London	4	Hungary China Russia Italy
2012 European Championships	18–28 January 2012	Eindhoven	3	Greece Netherlands Great Britain
2013 Americas Qualification Tournament	January 2013	Calgary	2	Canada Brazil
Asia			2	Kazakhstan Uzbekistan
Africa			1	South Africa
Oceania			1	New Zealand
TOTAL			16

Preliminary round

Group A

	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Russia	3	2	1	0	41	24	+17	5
Spain	3	2	0	1	40	23	+17	4
Netherlands	3	1	1	1	54	29	+25	3
Uzbekistan	3	0	0	3	13	72	−59	0

21 July 2013 09:30	Match 1	Russia	22–6	Uzbekistan	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 225 Referees: Terepenka (CAN), Makita (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 5–1, 6–1, 5–2, 6–2
		Prokofyeva 6	Goals	three players 2

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21 July 2013 21:30	Match 8	Spain	14–12	Netherlands	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Bianchi (ITA), Bender (GER)
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 5–1, 3–3, 4–4
		Espar, Peña 3	Goals	Smit 4

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23 July 2013 20:10	Match 15	Uzbekistan	3–30	Netherlands	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 500 Referees: Makita (JPN), Moller (ARG)
		Score by quarters: 1–7, 0–9, 1–6, 1–8
		three players 1	Goals	Klaassen 6

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23 July 2013 21:30	Match 16	Spain	6–7	Russia	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Drury (USA), Flahive (AUS)
		Score by quarters: 0–1, 2–1, 1–3, 3–2
		López 3	Goals	Prokofyeva 4

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25 July 2013 17:30	Match 21	Russia	12–12	Netherlands	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 300 Referees: Bianchi (ITA), Stavridis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–2, 1–2, 4–5
		Beliaeva, Ivanova 3	Goals	Klaassen 4

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25 July 2013 21:30	Match 24	Spain	20–4	Uzbekistan	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 800 Referees: Vogel (HUN), Drury (USA)
		Score by quarters: 8–1, 3–0, 6–0, 3–3
		Blas 6	Goals	Plyusova, Halikova 2

Group B

	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	0	45	10	+35	6
China	3	2	0	1	35	21	+14	4
New Zealand	3	1	0	2	22	35	−13	2
South Africa	3	0	0	3	10	46	−36	0

21 July 2013 10:50	Match 2	Australia	15–4	New Zealand	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 320 Referees: Vogel (HUN), Cardenuto (BRA)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 4–2, 4–0, 4–1
		Webster 4	Goals	Mason 2

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21 July 2013 12:10	Match 3	China	17–2	South Africa	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 150 Referees: Drury, Littlejohn (GBR)
		Score by quarters: 4–0, 4–0, 5–0, 4–2
		Ma Huanhuan 5	Goals	L. Keet, M. Keet 1

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23 July 2013 09:30	Match 9	South Africa	7–13	New Zealand	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 200 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Abramović (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–3, 1–3, 3–4
		White 3	Goals	Hudson, Myles 4

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23 July 2013 10:50	Match 10	Australia	14–5	China	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 400 Referees: Bianchi (ITA), Bender (GER)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 3–2, 6–0, 4–0
		McGhie 3	Goals	Liu Ping 2

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25 July 2013 18:50	Match 22	Australia	16–1	South Africa	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 200 Referees: Makita (JPN), Balfanbayev (KAZ)
		Score by quarters: 4–0, 5–1, 5–0, 2–0
		Lincoln-Smith, Webster 3	Goals	White 1

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25 July 2013 20:10	Match 23	China	13–5	New Zealand	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 400 Referees: Cardenuto (BRA), Littlejohn (GBR)
		Score by quarters: 2–0, 4–1, 5–3, 2–1
		Sun Yujun, Song Donglun 3	Goals	Myles 2

Group C

	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	3	0	0	38	20	+18	6
Canada	3	1	1	1	30	27	+3	3
Greece	3	1	1	1	29	27	+2	3
Great Britain	3	0	0	3	20	43	−23	0

21 July 2013 13:30	Match 4	United States	12–8	Greece	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 360 Referees: Borrell (ESP), Koryzna (POL)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–2, 4–2, 4–2
		Steffens 3	Goals	Tsoukala, Roumpesi 3

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21 July 2013 17:30	Match 5	Canada	14–9	Great Britain	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 300 Referees: Flahive (AUS), Moller (ARG)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–3, 4–3, 3–1
		Alogbo 4	Goals	Gibson-Byrne 4

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23 July 2013 12:10	Match 11	Great Britain	7–13	Greece	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 255 Referees: Reemnet (NED), Skovpina (UZB)
		Score by quarters: 1–1, 2–2, 2–5, 2–5
		Gibson-Byrne, Gibson 2	Goals	Asimaki 5

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23 July 2013 13:30	Match 12	United States	10–8	Canada	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 200 Referees: Alexandrescu (ROU), Williams (NZL)
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–2, 3–2, 1–3
		Silver, Seidemann 2	Goals	Perreault 3

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25 July 2013 09:30	Match 17	United States	16–4	Great Britain	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 500 Referees: Melliar (RSA), Flahive (AUS)
		Score by quarters: 4–0, 2–2, 3–1, 7–1
		Clark 3	Goals	Gibson-Byrne 2

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25 July 2013 10:50	Match 18	Canada	8–8	Greece	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 650 Referees: Taylan (TUR), Peris (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–3, 3–0, 1–2
		Eggens 4	Goals	Tsoukala, Asimaki 2

Group D

	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Hungary	3	3	0	0	48	17	+31	6
Italy	3	2	0	1	26	22	+4	4
Kazakhstan	3	1	0	2	23	32	−9	2
Brazil	3	0	0	3	16	42	−26	0

21 July 2013 18:50	Match 6	Hungary	20–6	Brazil	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 300 Referees: Naumov (RUS), Reemnet (NED)
		Score by quarters: 6–2, 3–0, 3–0, 8–4
		Keszthelyi 5	Goals	Zablith, Chiappini 2

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21 July 2013 20:10	Match 7	Italy	9–7	Kazakhstan	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 600 Referees: Taylan (TUR), Ni (CHN)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 5–0, 2–3, 1–1
		Di Mario 3	Goals	Akilbayeva, Gritsenko 2

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23 July 2013 17:30	Match 13	Kazakhstan	9–5	Brazil	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 410 Referees: Taylan (TUR), Golijanin (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–0, 2–0, 2–3
		Jakayeva, Gritsenko 2	Goals	Chiappini 3

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23 July 2013 18:50	Match 14	Hungary	10–4	Italy	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 400 Referees: Borrell (ESP), Margeta (SLO)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–1, 3–1, 1–1
		Keszthelyi, Bujka 4	Goals	four players 1

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25 July 2013 12:10	Match 19	Hungary	18–7	Kazakhstan	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 200 Referees: Williams (NZL), Bender (GER)
		Score by quarters: 8–1, 4–2, 3–2, 3–2
		Bujka 3	Goals	Jakayeva 4

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25 July 2013 13:30	Match 20	Italy	13–5	Brazil	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 200 Referees: Skovpina (UZB), Koganov (AZE)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 6–0, 2–1, 3–3
		three players 3	Goals	Zablith 2

Knockout stage

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

27 July

Russia

22

29 July

South Africa

3

Russia

17

27 July

Canada

9

Canada

14

31 July

Kazakhstan

8

Russia

6

27 July

Australia

9

Australia

25

29 July

Uzbekistan

2

Australia

9

27 July

Greece

5

Italy

12

2 August

Greece (pen.)

13

Australia

6

27 July

Spain

8

United States

14

29 July

Brazil

3

United States

6

27 July

Spain

9

Spain

18

31 July

New Zealand

6

Spain

13

27 July

Hungary

12

Third Place

Hungary

14

29 July

2 August

Great Britain

5

Hungary

11

Russia

8

27 July

Netherlands

7

Hungary

10

China

10

Netherlands

11

5th place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place game
	31 July
	Canada	8
	Greece	12
					2 August
					Greece	12
					United States (pen.)	15
					Seventh place game
	31 July			2 August
	United States	12		Canada	9
	Netherlands	11			Netherlands	12

Round of 16

27 July 2013 09:30	Match 25	Russia	22–3	South Africa	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 100 Referees: Ni (CHN), Vogel (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 5–0, 7–2, 6–1, 4–0
		Beliaeva 5	Goals	three players 1

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27 July 2013 10:50	Match 27	Australia	25–2	Uzbekistan	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 100 Referees: Moller (ARG), Littlejohn (GBR)
		Score by quarters: 6–0, 5–1, 5–1, 9–0
		Buckling 6	Goals	Sarancha 2

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27 July 2013 12:10	Match 28	China	10–11	Netherlands	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 300 Referees: Bender (GER), Flahive (AUS)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–4, 3–2, 3–3
		Ma Huanhuan 4	Goals	Smit, Klaassen 3

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27 July 2013 13:30	Match 26	Spain	18–6	New Zealand	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 450 Referees: Melliar (RSA), Golijanin (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 5–1, 4–2, 3–2, 6–1
		Pareja 5	Goals	Hudson, Myles 2

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27 July 2013 17:30	Match 29	United States	14–3	Brazil	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 400 Referees: Makita (JPN), Skovpina (UZB)
		Score by quarters: 3–0, 7–1, 2–2, 2–0
		five players 2	Goals	three players 1

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27 July 2013 18:50	Match 30	Canada	14–8	Kazakhstan	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 300 Referees: Williams (NZL), Taylan (TUR)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 5–1, 3–3, 2–2
		Eggens 4	Goals	Shepelina, Gritsenko 2

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27 July 2013 20:10	Match 31	Hungary	14–5	Great Britain	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 450 Referees: Terepenka (CAN), Drury (USA)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 4–2, 2–0, 4–1
		Bujka 5	Goals	Nixon 2

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27 July 2013 21:30	Match 32	Italy	12–13	Greece	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 400 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Borrell (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–3, 1–2, 4–2  OT: 1–1, 0–0 pen. 2–3
		Bianconi 3	Goals	Manolioudaki 4

Quarterfinals

29 July 2013 15:30	Match 33	Russia	17–9	Canada	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 560 Referees: Bender (GER), Peris (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 5–2, 3–1, 4–4, 5–2
		Prokofyeva, Ivanova 4	Goals	Békhazi 4

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29 July 2013 17:00	Match 34	Australia	9–5	Greece	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 500 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Alexandrescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–1, 2–2, 3–1
		four players 2	Goals	Avramidou, Roumpesi 2

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29 July 2013 20:15	Match 36	Netherlands	7–11	Hungary	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Moller (ARG), Taylan (TUR)
		Score by quarters: 1–5, 0–2, 3–2, 3–2
		Klaassen 2	Goals	Keszthelyi 4

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29 July 2013 21:45	Match 35	Spain	9–6	United States	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 3,300 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Bianchi (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 1–2, 1–1, 3–1
		Pareja 4	Goals	Craig 3

5th–8th place semifinals

31 July 2013 15:30	Match 37	Canada	8–12	Greece	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 400 Referees: Moller (ARG), Taylan (TUR)
		Score by quarters: 1–5, 3–1, 1–5, 3–1
		Wright, Eggens 2	Goals	Tsoukala 4

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31 July 2013 17:00	Match 38	United States	12–11	Netherlands	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 400 Referees: Peris (CRO), Flahive (AUS)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–3, 3–2, 3–4
		five players 2	Goals	Klaassen 4

Semifinals

31 July 2013 20:15	Match 39	Russia	6–9	Australia	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Bianchi (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–3, 1–2, 2–3
		Ivanova 2	Goals	Zagame 3

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31 July 2013 21:45	Match 40	Spain	13–12	Hungary	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Drury (USA), Alexandrescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 5–5, 4–4, 2–3, 2–0
		Espar 4	Goals	Antal 4

Seventh place game

2 August 2013 15:00	Match 41	Canada	9–12	Netherlands	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 300 Referees: Vogel (HUN), Naumov (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 1–5, 2–3, 4–3, 2–1
		Valin 4	Goals	Smit, Klaassen 3

Fifth place game

2 August 2013 20:45	Match 42	Greece	12–15	United States	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 4,400 Referees: Terepenka (CAN), Taylan (TUR)
		Score by quarters: 4–4, 1–2, 1–3, 4–1  OT: 1–0, 0–1 pen. 1–4
		Avramidou 4	Goals	Mathewson 3

Third place game

2 August 2013 16:30	Match 43	Russia	8–10	Hungary	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 1,250 Referees: Drury (USA), Bianchi (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–2, 2–3, 1–2
		A. Antonova 3	Goals	Keszthelyi, Tóth 3

Final

2 August 2013 22:15	Match 44	Australia	6–8	Spain	Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Bender (GER)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–3, 1–1, 2–2
		six players 1	Goals	three players 2

Final ranking and awards

Rank	Team
	Spain
	Australia
	Hungary
4	Russia
5	United States
6	Greece
7	Netherlands
8	Canada
9	China
10	Italy
11	Kazakhstan
12	New Zealand
13	Great Britain
14	Brazil
15	South Africa
16	Uzbekistan

Winners

• Spain (first title): Marta Bach, Andrea Blas, Anna Espar, Laura Ester, Maica García Godoy, Patricia Herrera, Laura López, Ona Meseguer, Lorena Miranda, Matilde Ortiz, Jennifer Pareja, Pilar Peña Carrasco, Roser Tarragó

Most Valuable Player

• Jennifer Pareja

Best Goalscorer

• Lieke Klaassen – 25 goals

Best Goalkeeper

• Laura Ester

Media All-Star Team

• Laura Ester – Goalkeeper
• Barbara Bujka – Centre forward
• Rita Keszthelyi
• Lieke Klaassen
• Jennifer Pareja
• Ekaterina Prokofyeva
• Rowena Webster

External links

• Official website

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