Dates: | 18 – 30 July |
Num Teams: | 16 |
Confederations: | 5 |
Venues: | China |
Cities: | Shanghai |
Count: | 3 |
Matches: | 48 |
Goals: | 898 |
Top Scorer: | Cosmin Radu (20 goals) |
Player: | Filip Filipović |
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The men's water polo tournament at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships, organised by the FINA, was held in Shanghai, China from 18 to 30 July 2011.[1] [2] [3]
The top three teams (excluding the already qualified Serbia) qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified | |
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Host nation | – | – | 1 | ||
2010 FINA Men's Water Polo World League | Various | 2 | |||
2010 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup | July 27– August 1, 2010 | Oradea | 4 | | |
Europe [4] | – | – | 3 | | |
Americas Qualification tournament | January 9– January 13, 2011 | Victoria | 2 | | |
Asian Games | November 18–25, 2010 | Guangzhou | 2 | | |
Africa | – | – | 1 | ||
Oceania | – | – | 1 | ||
TOTAL | 16 |
The draw resulted in the following groups:
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
width=30px bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Qualified for the quarterfinals | ||
width=30px bgcolor="#afeeee" | Qualified for the playoff round | ||
width=30px bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Advance to placement matches |
The draw for the competition was held on April 15, 2011.[5]
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The group winners have a bye into the quarterfinals.
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width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc | Qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games | ||
width=10px bgcolor=skyblue | Qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games as winner of the 2011 World League |
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