The 2008 Men's Olympic Water Polo Qualifying Tournament was a tournament to decide the remaining four competing teams, out of twelve, to attend the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. Eight teams were already qualified, including China as the host country. The tournament was held at the "Ioan Alexandrescu" Pool, newly built in Oradea, Romania from March 2 to March 9, 2008s.
Teams
GROUP A
GROUP B
Preliminary round GROUP A TeamPointsGWDLGFGADiff1.1055006036+242.854015728+293.653025629+274.452034841+75.251042857–296.050052583–58
Sunday March 2, 2008 6 – 1519 – 47 – 6
Monday March 3, 2008 6 – 911 – 89 – 11
Tuesday March 4, 2008 8 – 184 – 133 – 12
Wednesday March 5, 2008 18 – 511 – 37 – 8
Thursday March 6, 2008 6 – 128 – 619 – 2
GROUP B TeamPointsGWDLGFGADiff1.954107218+542.853207123+483.753115836+224.452034550–55.150142372–496.150142898–70
Sunday March 2, 2008 9 – 182 – 2011 – 6
Monday March 3, 2008 14 – 515 – 51 – 29
Tuesday March 4, 2008 7 – 79 – 48 – 8
Wednesday March 5, 2008 7 – 124 – 2518 – 2
Thursday March 6, 2008 5 – 56 – 186 – 11
Quarter finals Friday March 7, 2008 4 – 68 – 7
Friday March 7, 2008 10 – 118 – 9
Semi finals Saturday March 8, 2008 — 7th/10th place 18 – 410 – 8
Saturday March 8, 2008 — 1st/4th place 8 – 98 – 6
Finals Saturday March 8, 2008 — Eleventh place 9 – 11
Sunday March 9, 2008 — Ninth place 1 – 10
Sunday March 9, 2008 — Seventh place 9 – 7
Sunday March 9, 2008 — Fifth place 9 – 10
Sunday March 9, 2008 — Third place 13 – 4
Sunday March 9, 2008 — First place 9 – 10
Final ranking Rank Team1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.
Germany, Italy, Greece and Canada qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China, joining Australia, China, Croatia, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia, Spain, and the United States.
Individual awards Most Valuable Player
Best Goalkeeper — 83 saves
Best Scorer — 22 goals
See also 2008 Women's Water Polo Olympic Qualifier
References Official site