Water polo at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament

The women's water polo tournament at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships, organised by the FINA, was held in Shanghai, China from 17 to 29 July 2011.

Qualification EventDateLocationVacanciesQualifiedHost Nation––12010 FINA Women's Water Polo World CupAugust 17–22, 2010 Christchurch4 †2010 FINA Women's Water Polo World LeagueVarious locations2 EuropeWater Polo teams––3 Americas Qualification tournamentFebruary 21–27, 2011 São Paulo2 Asian Games November 15–17, 2010 Guangzhou2 Africa––1 Oceania––1 TOTAL 16 †

Preliminary round

Qualified for QF Will play QF qualification Advanced to placement matches

The draw for the competition was held on April 15, 2011.

Group A All times are CST (UTC+8)

Group B All times are CST (UTC+8)

Group C All times are CST (UTC+8)

Group D All times are CST (UTC+8)

Final rounds

Quarterfinals qualification All times are CST (UTC+8)

Championship bracket

5th place bracket

9th place bracket

13th place bracket

13th-16th place classification All times are CST (UTC+8)

Quarterfinals All times are CST (UTC+8)

9th-12th place classification All times are CST (UTC+8)

15th place match All times are CST (UTC+8)

13th place match All times are CST (UTC+8)

5th-8th place classification All times are CST (UTC+8)

Semifinals All times are CST (UTC+8)

11th place match All times are CST (UTC+8)

9th place match All times are CST (UTC+8)

7th place match All times are CST (UTC+8)

5th place match All times are CST (UTC+8)

Bronze medal match All times are CST (UTC+8)

Gold medal match All times are CST (UTC+8)

Ranking and statistics Final ranking

RankTeam 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Team Roster Eleni Kouvdou, Christina Tsoukala, Antiopi Melidoni, Ilektra Psouni, Kyriaki Liosi (C), Alkisti Avramidou, Alexandra Asimaki, Antigoni Roumpesi, Angeliki Gerolymou, Triantafyllia Manolioudaki, Stavroula Antonakou, Georgia Lara, Eleni Goula. Head Coach: Giorgos Morfesis

Awards Greece fends off China for women’s water polo gold FINA.org July 29, 2011 Most Valuable Player Ma Huanhuan

Best Goalscorer Blanca Gil – 25 goals

Media All-Star Team Eleni Kouvdou – Goalkeeper Sun Yating – Centre forward Ma Huanhuan Blanca Gil Antigoni Roumpesi Ekaterina Prokofyeva Roberta Bianconi

References

External links Official website Records and statistics (reports by Omega)