Water polo at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament explained
Dates: | 22 July – 3 August |
Num Teams: | 16 |
Confederations: | 5 |
Venues: | Spain |
Cities: | Barcelona |
Count: | 3 |
Matches: | 44 |
Goals: | 777 |
Top Scorer: | Sandro Sukno Aleksandar Ivović (20 goals) |
Player: | Dénes Varga |
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The men's water polo tournament at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships, organised by the FINA, was held in the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain from 23 July to 3 August 2013.[1]
Hungary won their third title by defeating Montenegro 8–7 in the final match.[2]
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 (Europe), Asia, Oceania and Africa.
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Groups formed
The draw resulted in the following groups:
Preliminary round
Group A
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 15 | +23 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 12 | +22 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 65 | −57 | 0 | |
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Group B
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 15 | +26 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 52 | −38 | 0 | |
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Group C
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 0 | |
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Group D
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 0 | |
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Knockout stage
Bracket
- 5th place bracket
Round of 16
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Quarterfinals
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5th–8th place semifinals
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Semifinals
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Final
Final ranking
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| Team Roster Attila Decker, Viktor Nagy, Bence Bátori, Krisztián Bedő, Ádám Decker, Miklós Gór-Nagy, Balázs Hárai, Norbert Hosnyánszky, Norbert Madaras, Márton Szivós, Dániel Varga, Dénes Varga, Márton Vámos Head coach: Tibor Benedek | |
Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Best Goalscorer
- Best Goalkeeper
- Media All-Star Team[8]
External links
Notes and References
- mwch. dmy .
- Web site: Hungary 2013 world champion after thrilling final . waterpoloworld.com . 3 August 2013 . 3 August 2013 . 15 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140715171830/http://www.waterpoloworld.com/News/tabid/169/ArticleId/5238/news.aspx . dead .
- http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=274:bl-9-olympic-games-world-championships-and-world-swimming-championships-25m BL 9 Olympic Games, World Championships and World Swimming Championships (25m)
- http://www.teamunify.com/TabGeneric.jsp?_tabid_=58741&team=uana UANA Events Calendar
- Web site: Hungary men's team roster at 15th FINA World Championship. SportResult.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20130805071617/http://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2013/MHUN-R.pdf . 2013-08-05.
- Web site: Montenegro men's team roster at 15th FINA World Championship. SportResult.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20130805073824/http://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2013/MMNE-R.pdf . 2013-08-05.
- Web site: Croatia men's team roster at 15th FINA World Championship. SportResult.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20130805072111/http://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2013/MCRO-R.pdf . 2013-08-05.
- http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4080 Hungary makes it title #3 with a heart-stopper over Montenegro