The men's water polo tournament at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, organised by the FINA, was held in Budapest, Hungary from 17 to 29 July 2017.Draw & Groups - Water Polo Tournaments
Croatia captured their second title by defeating host Hungary 8–6 in the final match. Bronze was secured by Serbia who beat Greece 11–8.
Participating teams
Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania
Qualification Hungary qualified as host. Serbia and United States qualified as 2016 FINA World League finalists. Croatia, Italy, Montenegro and Greece qualified at the 2016 Olympic tournament Spain, Russia and France qualified at the 2016 European Championship. Brazil and Canada qualified at the 2017 UANA Cup. Japan and Kazakhstan qualified at the Asia tournament. South Africa qualified at the African tournament. Australia qualified at the Oceanian tournament.
Groups formed The draw resulted in the following groups: Group A Group B Group C Group D
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Bracket Championship bracket
5th place bracket
9th place bracket
13th place bracket
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
13th–16th place semifinals
9th–12th place semifinals
5th–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
15th place game
13th place game
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final standing
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Team Roster Marko Bijač, Marko Macan, Loren Fatović, Luka Lončar, Maro Joković, Ivan Buljubašić, Ante Vukičević, Andro Bušlje, Sandro Sukno, Ivan Krapić, Anđelo Šetka, Xavier García, and Ivan Marcelić Head coach: Ivica Tucak.
Medalists Gold Silver Bronze 17th FINA World Championships 2017 - Budapest - Croatia's team roster waterpolo.sportresult.com Marko Bijač Marko Macan Loren Fatović Luka Lončar Maro Joković Ivan Buljubašić Ante Vukičević Andro Bušlje Sandro Sukno (c) Ivan Krapić Anđelo Šetka Xavier García Ivan MarcelićHead coach: Ivica Tucak 17th FINA World Championships 2017 - Budapest - Hungary's team roster waterpolo.sportresult.com Viktor Nagy Béla Török Krisztián Manhercz Gergő Zalánki Márton Vámos Norbert Hosnyánszky Miklós Gór-Nagy Ádám Decker Balázs Erdélyi Dénes Varga (c) Tamás Mezei Balázs Hárai Attila DeckerHead coach: Tamás Märcz 17th FINA World Championships 2017 - Budapest - Serbia's team roster waterpolo.sportresult.com Gojko Pijetlović Dušan Mandić Viktor Rašović Sava Ranđelović Miloš Ćuk Duško Pijetlović Nemanja Ubović Milan Aleksić Nikola Jakšić Filip Filipović (c) Andrija Prlainović Stefan Mitrović Branislav MitrovićHead coach: Dejan Savić
Statistics and awards
Top goalscorers +RankNameGoalsShots 1 Ioannis Fountoulis 23 55 422 Sandro Sukno16 28 57 Márton Vámos 32 50 Seiya Adachi 37 43 5 Andrija Prlainović 15 30 506 Dénes Varga14 31 45 Francesco Di Fulvio 42 338 Mehdi Marzouki13 34 38 Vincenzo Renzuto 29 45 Sergey Lisunov 27 48 Daniil Merkulov 30 43 Source: SportResult
Awards Most Valuable Player Márton Vámos
Best Goalscorer Ioannis Fountoulis – 23 goals
Media All-Star Team Viktor Nagy – Goalkeeper Luka Lončar – Centre forward Francesco Di Fulvio Ioannis Fountoulis Andrija Prlainović Sandro Sukno Márton Vámos
References
External links 17th FINA World Championships 2017 FINA Water Polo website Records and statistics (reports by Omega) Men Water Polo XVII World Championship 2017 Budapest www.todor66.com