Water polo at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament
Women's water polo 2013 World Aquatics Championships Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 21 July – 2 August Teams 16 (from 5 confederations) Champions Spain (1st title) Runner-up Australia Third place Hungary Fourth place Russia Matches played 44 Goals scored 896 (20.36 per match) Attendance 35,980 (818 per match) Top scorer(s) Lieke Klaassen (25 goals)Best player Jennifer Pareja
The women'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 21 July to 2 August 2013.[1]
Spain defeated Australia 8–6 in the final match to capture their first world championship title.[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, Asia, Oceania and Africa.
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Preliminary round
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Knockout stage
Championship bracket
5th place bracket
Quarterfinals qualification
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Quarterfinals
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5th–8th place classification
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Semifinals
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7th place match
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5th place match
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Bronze medal match
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Gold medal match
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2 August 2013 22:15
Match 44[48]
Australia
6–8
Spain
Piscines Bernat Picornell , Barcelona Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Radoslaw Koryzna (POL), Axel Bender (GER)
Score by quarters: 1–2 , 2–3 , 1–1, 2–2
Lincoln-Smith , Bishop , Webster , McGhie , Arancini , Southern 1
Goals
Pareja , García , López 2 Tarragó , Blas 1
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
2013 Women's Water Polo World champions
Spain First title
Team Roster
Laura Ester , Marta Bach , Anni Espar , Roser Tarragó , Mati Ortiz , Jennifer Pareja (C ), Lorena Miranda , Pili Peña , Andrea Blas , Ona Meseguer , Maica García , Laura López , Patri Herrera .[1] Head Coach: Miki Oca .
Top goalscorers
Source: SportResult
Awards
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Most Valuable Player
Best Goalscorer
Best Goalkeeper
Media All-Star Team
References
External links
Editions Tournaments
Squads