Tourney Name: | 2022 Women's European Water Polo Championship |
Size: | 300px |
Country: | Croatia |
Dates: | 27 August – 10 September |
Num Teams: | 12 |
Confederations: | 1 |
Venues: | 1 |
Cities: | 1 |
Count: | 3 |
Matches: | 44 |
Goals: | 1035 |
Top Scorer: | Gréta Gurisatti (27 goals) |
Player: | Eleftheria Plevritou |
Previous: | 2020 Women's European Water Polo Championship |
Next: | 2024 Women's European Water Polo Championship |
The 2022 Women's European Water Polo Championship was the 19th running of the tournament. It was held in the Spaladium Arena in Split, Croatia from 27 August to 10 September 2022.[1]
Spain won their third title by defeating Greece in the final, while Italy captured the bronze medal with a win over the Netherlands.[2]
LEN announced on 28 August 2020 that Split, Croatia would host the 2022 edition of the competition. All games were played at the Spaladium Arena.
Capacity: 9,000 | |
See main article: 2022 Women's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers.
Twelve teams were able to compete at the main event. They were broken up as follows:
Host | 28 August 2020 | – | 1 | ||
2020 European Championship | 12–25 January 2020 | Budapest | 5 | ||
Qualifiers | 17 February – 6 March 2022 | Various | 6 | ||
Wild card[4] | 10 April 2022 | 1 |
The twelve teams were split in two groups with six teams each. From there on, a knockout system was used. The first four teams of each group played each other in the quarterfinals in cross group format, the remaining teams played for places nine to twelve.[6]
The draw was held in Budapest on 23 April 2022.[7] [8] [9]
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All times are local (UTC+2).[10]
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1 | Gréta Gurisatti | 27 | 39 | 69 |
2 | Simone van de Kraats | 24 | 36 | 67 |
3 | Maria Bogachenko | 20 | 41 | 49 |
Sofia Giustini | 42 | 48 | ||
Maartje Keuning | 27 | 74 | ||
6 | Louise Guillet | 18 | 38 | 47 |
Silvia Avegno | 30 | 60 | ||
Brigitte Sleeking | 27 | 67 | ||
Maica García Godoy | 26 | 69 | ||
10 | Kitty-Lynn Joustra | 17 | 25 | 68 |
Beatriz Ortiz | 39 | 44 | ||
Elena Ruiz | 46 | 37 |
The awards were announced on 9 September 2022.[2]
Position | Player | |
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Best goalkeeper | Martina Terré | |
Most Valuable Player | Eleftheria Plevritou |