The men's water polo tournament at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, organised by the FINA, was held in Gwangju, South Korea from 15 to 27 July. This was the eighteenth time that the men's water polo tournament has been played since the first edition in 1973.
Italy defeated Spain in the final to win their fourth title, while Croatia won against Hungary to capture the bronze medal.
Participating teams
Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania
Draw The draw was held on 7 April 2019.
Seeding The seedings were announced on 6 February 2019.
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Groups formed The draw resulted in the following groups: Group A Group B Group C Group D
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+9).
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 ranking
Qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games Qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games as winner of 2019 World League RankTeam45678910111213141516
2019 Men's Water Polo World Champions ItalyFourth title
Team roster: Marco Del Lungo, Francesco Di Fulvio, Stefano Luongo, Pietro Figlioli (C), Edoardo Di Somma, Alessandro Velotto, Vincenzo Renzuto, Gonzalo Echenique, Niccolò Figari, Michaël Bodegas, Matteo Aicardi, Vincenzo Dolce, Gianmarco Nicosia Head coach: Sandro Campagna
Medalists Gold Silver Bronze 18th FINA World Championships 2019 - Gwangju - Italy's team roster waterpolo.sportresult.com Marco Del Lungo Francesco Di Fulvio Stefano Luongo Pietro Figlioli (c) Edoardo Di Somma Alessandro Velotto Vincenzo Renzuto Gonzalo Echenique Niccolò Figari Michaël Bodegas Matteo Aicardi Vincenzo Dolce Gianmarco NicosiaHead coach: Alessandro Campagna 18th FINA World Championships 2019 - Gwangju - Spain's team roster waterpolo.sportresult.com Daniel López Alberto Munarriz Álvaro Granados Miguel de Toro Sergi Cabanas Marc Larumbe Alberto Barroso Macarro Francisco Fernández Miranda Roger Tahull Felipe Perrone (c) Blai Mallarach Alejandro Bustos Eduardo LorrioHead coach: David Lozano 18th FINA World Championships 2019 - Gwangju - Croatia's team roster waterpolo.sportresult.com Marko Bijač Marko Macan Loren Fatović Luka Lončar Maro Joković Hrvoje Benić Ante Vukičević Andro Bušlje (c) Lovre Miloš Josip Vrlić Anđelo Šetka Xavier García Ivan MarcelićHead coach: Ivica Tucak
Awards and statistics
Top goalscorers RankNameTeamGoalsShots% 1 Aleksandar Ivović 21 35 60 2 Maro Joković 19 30 63 3 Gergő Zalánki 18 39 46 4 Strahinja Rašović 16 29 555 Joe Kayes 15 29 52 Luuk Gielen 34 44 Álvaro Granados 38 39 Blai Mallarach 40 38 Alberto Munarriz 34 4410 Marko Stamm 14 33 42 Dušan Mandić 31 45 Johnny Hooper 20 70
Awards The awards and all-star team were announced on 26 July 2019.
Most Valuable Player Francesco Di Fulvio
Most Valuable Goalkeeper Daniel López
Highest Goalscorer Aleksandar Ivović – 21 goals
Media All-Star Team Daniel López – Goalkeeper Roger Tahull – Centre forward Francesco Di Fulvio Aleksandar Ivović Maro Joković Dušan Mandić Gergő Zalánki
References
External links 18th FINA World Championships 2019 FINA Water Polo website Records and statistics (reports by Omega) Men Water Polo XVIII World Championship 2019 Gwuangju, South Korea www.todor66.com