2022 FINA World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships

2022 FINA World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships
Tournament details
Host country	Serbia
City	Belgrade
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	1–8 August 2022
Teams	16 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	United States (2nd title)
Runners-up	Greece
Third place	Hungary
Fourth place	Italy

The 2022 FINA World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships was the 5th edition of the U18 women's water polo world championship. The tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 1 to 8 August 2022.^[1]

Format

The 16 participating teams were drawn into four groups of four, which were played in a round-robin format. The group winners advanced automatically to the quarterfinals; the second- and the third-placed teams advanced to the qualification for quarterfinals; the fourth-placed teams advanced to the 13th–16th place classification.

Group stage

All times are local (Central European Summer Time; UTC+2).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	59	11	+48	6	Quarterfinals
2	Italy	3	2	1	59	17	+42	4	Playoffs
3	Kazakhstan	3	1	2	18	34	−16	2	Playoffs
4	Turkey	3	0	3	7	81	−74	0	13th–16th place classification

Source: World Aquatics

1 August 2022 9:00	Report	Kazakhstan	3–16	Italy	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–3, 1–4, 0–6

1 August 2022 10:30	Report	Turkey	2–32	Hungary	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 0–7, 0–8, 2–10, 0–7

2 August 2022 17:30	Report	Hungary	15–1	Kazakhstan	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 3–0, 5–0, 2–0, 5–1

2 August 2022 19:00	Report	Italy	35–2	Turkey	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 10–1, 8–0, 7–1, 10–0

3 August 2022 13:30	Report	Italy	8–12	Hungary	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–3, 3–3, 2–3

3 August 2022 16:00	Report	Turkey	3–14	Kazakhstan	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–3, 0–5, 1–3

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Greece	3	3	0	52	30	+22	6	Quarterfinals
2	United States	3	2	1	63	24	+39	4	Playoffs
3	Uzbekistan	3	1	2	31	52	−21	2	Playoffs
4	Japan	3	0	3	24	64	−40	0	13th–16th place classification

Source: World Aquatics

1 August 2022 12:00	Report	Japan	11–22	Greece	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 3–6, 0–7, 4–3, 4–6

1 August 2022 18:30	Report	Uzbekistan	7–26	United States	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 2–6, 2–7, 1–8

2 August 2022 9:00	Report	United States	23–2	Japan	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 9–1, 3–0, 7–0, 4–1

2 August 2022 10:30	Report	Greece	15–5	Uzbekistan	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 4–0, 3–3, 4–2, 4–0

3 August 2022 17:30	Report	Greece	15–14	United States	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 4–3, 6–2, 3–5

3 August 2022 19:00	Report	Uzbekistan	19–11	Japan	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 5–2, 5–2, 4–3, 5–4

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	0	54	18	+36	6	Quarterfinals
2	Australia	3	1	1	1	28	27	+1	3	Playoffs
3	Canada	3	1	1	1	35	37	−2	3	Playoffs
4	South Africa	3	0	0	3	18	53	−35	0	13th–16th place classification

Source: World Aquatics

1 August 2022 13:30	Report	South Africa	6–26	Netherlands	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 2–7, 0–5, 1–4, 3–9

1 August 2022 15:30	Report	Canada	12–12	Australia	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 3–1, 3–4, 3–3

2 August 2022 12:00	Report	Netherlands	18–8	Canada	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 6–3, 3–1, 5–2, 4–2

2 August 2022 13:30	Report	Australia	12–5	South Africa	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 5–1, 2–1, 4–3, 1–1

3 August 2022 9:00	Report	Australia	4–10	Netherlands	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 0–1, 1–3, 1–1

3 August 2022 10:30	Report	South Africa	7–15	Canada	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 0–4, 1–7, 3–2

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	52	21	+31	6	Quarterfinals
2	New Zealand	3	2	1	41	34	+7	4	Playoffs
3	Croatia	3	1	2	33	37	−4	2	Playoffs
4	Serbia	3	0	3	19	53	−34	0	13th–16th place classification

Source: World Aquatics

1 August 2022 17:00	Report	Croatia	3–17	Spain	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 0–5, 2–4, 0–2, 1–6

1 August 2022 20:30	Report	Serbia	5–17	New Zealand	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 0–3, 1–3, 2–6

2 August 2022 16:00	Report	New Zealand	13–12	Croatia	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–1, 5–5, 2–4

2 August 2022 20:30	Report	Spain	18–7	Serbia	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 6–2, 6–2, 3–2

3 August 2022 12:00	Report	Spain	17–11	New Zealand	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 8–6, 3–1, 3–2, 3–2

3 August 2022 20:30	Report	Serbia	7–18	Croatia	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 1–5, 3–2, 1–5, 2–6

Knockout stage

Brackets

Main bracket

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

5 August

Hungary

13

4 August

Australia

10

Australia

13

7 August

Croatia

12

Hungary

9

Greece

10

5 August

Greece

23

4 August

New Zealand

9

Canada

7

8 August

New Zealand

8

Greece

8

United States

10

5 August

Netherlands

14

4 August

Italy

15

Italy

19

7 August

Uzbekistan

9

Italy

9

United States

18

Third place game

5 August

8 August

Spain

9

Hungary

9

4 August

United States

13

Italy

5

Kazakhstan

3

United States

17

5th place bracket

5th–8th place semifinals		Fifth place game

7 August

Australia	12
		8 August
New Zealand	5
		Australia	12
7 August
		Spain	16
Netherlands	8

Spain	9
		Seventh place game

		8 August

		New Zealand	8

		Netherlands	18

9th place bracket

9th–12th place semifinals		Ninth place game

5 August

Uzbekistan	5
		7 August
Croatia	22
		Croatia	15
5 August
		Canada	13
Kazakhstan	7

Canada	14
		Eleventh place game

		7 August

		Uzbekistan	7

		Kazakhstan	12

13th place bracket

13th–16th place semifinals		Thirteenth place game

4 August

Turkey	9
		5 August
Japan	24
		Japan	16
4 August
		Serbia	19
South Africa	17

Serbia	18
		Fifteenth place game

		5 August

		Turkey	9

		South Africa	12

13th–16th place semifinals

4 August 2022 12:00	Report	Turkey	9–24	Japan	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 1–7, 5–3, 1–5, 2–9

4 August 2022 13:30	Report	South Africa	17–18 (PSO)	Serbia	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–3, 2–2, 3–2 PSO: 8–9

Fifteenth place game

5 August 2022 9:00	Report	Turkey	9–12	South Africa	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–3, 2–6, 1–2

Thirteenth place game

5 August 2022 10:30	Report	Japan	16–19	Serbia	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 4–5, 4–2, 1–6, 7–6

Playoffs

4 August 2022 16:00	Report	Italy	19–9	Uzbekistan	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 4–0, 3–4, 6–1, 6–4

4 August 2022 17:30	Report	Kazakhstan	3–17	United States	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 0–6, 0–5, 1–5, 2–1

4 August 2022 19:00	Report	Australia	13–12	Croatia	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 8–3, 2–3, 2–3, 1–3

4 August 2022 20:30	Report	Canada	7–8	New Zealand	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–2, 1–3, 0–1

9th–12th place semifinals

5 August 2022 12:00	Report	Uzbekistan	5–22	Croatia	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 0–5, 0–5, 4–8

5 August 2022 13:30	Report	Kazakhstan	7–14	Canada	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 0–3, 1–2, 3–5, 3–4

Eleventh place game

7 August 2022 12:00	Report	Uzbekistan	7–12	Kazakhstan	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 0–3, 4–4, 1–0, 2–5

Ninth place game

7 August 2022 13:30	Report	Croatia	15–13	Canada	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 4–3, 5–3, 4–3

Quarterfinals

5 August 2022 16:00	Report	Hungary	13–10	Australia	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 5–3, 2–2, 4–4, 3–2

5 August 2022 17:30	Report	Greece	23–9	New Zealand	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 6–1, 5–1, 5–4, 7–3

5 August 2022 19:00	Report	Netherlands	14–15	Italy	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–5, 5–3, 6–4

5 August 2022 20:30	Report	Spain	9–13	United States	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 0–3, 1–1, 2–5, 6–4

5th–8th place semifinals

7 August 2022 16:00	Report	Australia	12–5	New Zealand	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 2–0, 3–2, 5–1, 2–2

7 August 2022 17:30	Report	Netherlands	8–9	Spain	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–3, 2–2, 3–1

Seventh place game

8 August 2022 9:00	Report	New Zealand	8–18	Netherlands	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 3–6, 2–4, 1–6, 2–2

Fifth place game

8 August 2022 17:30	Report	Australia	12–16	Spain	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 1–5, 1–2, 7–4, 3–5

Semifinals

7 August 2022 19:00	Report	Hungary	9–10	Greece	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 1–2, 1–4, 4–0

7 August 2022 20:30	Report	Italy	9–18	United States	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 3–7, 2–2, 2–6, 2–3

Third place game

8 August 2022 19:00	Report	Hungary	9–5	Italy	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–1, 1–1, 2–2

Final

8 August 2022 20:30	Report	Greece	8–10	United States	Sportski centar Milan Gale Muškatirović, Belgrade
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 4–1, 1–2, 1–2

Final standings

Rank	Team
	United States
	Greece
	Hungary
4	Italy
5	Spain
6	Australia
7	Netherlands
8	New Zealand
9	Croatia
10	Canada
11	Kazakhstan
12	Uzbekistan
13	Serbia
14	Japan
15	South Africa
16	Turkey

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References

^ "FINA World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships 2022". World Aquatics. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
^ "FINA World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships 2022 - Final standings". World Aquatics. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

[1] "FINA World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships 2022". World Aquatics. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

[2] "FINA World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships 2022 - Final standings". World Aquatics. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

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