The 2016 Women's European Water Polo Championship was held from 10 to 22 January 2016 in Belgrade, Serbia.LEN Calendar
Hungary won their third title by defeating the Netherlands 9–7 in the final. Italy captured the bronze medal after a 10–9 win over Spain.
Format The twelve teams were split into two groups of six teams. The first four placed teams advance to the knockout stage, from which on a knockout-system will be used to determine the final positions.
Draw The draw was held on 4 October 2015.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5Pot 6
Squads
Preliminary round Schedule
Group A All times are CET (UTC+1).
Group B All times are CET (UTC+1).
Final round Championship bracket
5th place bracket
Quarterfinals All times are CET (UTC+1).
5th–8th place classification All times are CET (UTC+1).
Semifinals All times are CET (UTC+1).
11th place match All times are CET (UTC+1).
9th place match All times are CET (UTC+1).
7th place match All times are CET (UTC+1).
5th place match All times are CET (UTC+1).
Bronze medal match All times are CET (UTC+1).
Gold medal match All times are CET (UTC+1).
Final ranking
RankTeam 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Qualified for the Summer Olympics Qualified for the Summer Olympics qualification tournament
Team Roster Edina Gangl, Dóra Czigány, Dóra Antal, Hanna Kisteleki, Gabriella Szűcs, Orsolya Takács, Anna Illés, Rita Keszthelyi (C), Ildikó Tóth, Barbara Bujka, Dóra Csabai, Krisztina Garda, Orsolya Kasó. Head coach: Attila Bíró
Awards and statistics Top goalscorers +RankNameGoalsShots 1 Rita Keszthelyi 23 39 59 2 Roberta Bianconi 21 43 493 Yasemin Smit20 37 54 Ekaterina Lisunova 36 575 Alexandra Asimaki19 43 44 Barbara Bujka 35 54 Anastasia Simanovich 34 568 Claudia Blomenkamp18 41 44 Hanna Kisteleki 27 67 Vivian Sevenich 34 53 Roser Tarragó 38 47 Source: wpbelgrade2016.microplustiming.com
Individual awards
Most Valuable Player
Best Goalkeeper
Top Scorer — 23 goals
References
External links Official website