2012 Asian Water Polo Championship
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The 2012 Asian Water Polo Championship for men and women was held from 24 to 27 January 2012 at the Chiba International General Swimming Center near Tokyo, Japan.
Road to the 2012 Olympics
editThe winners of this championship (both men and women) qualified directly for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The second- and third-placed teams (both men and women) were eligible to participate in the World Olympic qualification tournament, held 1–8 April 2012 for men in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and 15–22 April for women in Trieste, Italy.[1] However, only the Kazakhstan women's team applied to take part.
Results
editMen
edit| Team qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kazakhstan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 9 |
 China |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 6 |
 Japan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 3 |
 Kuwait |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 55 | −44 | 0 |
| 25 January 2012 17:30 |
Report | China
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7–8 | Kazakhstan
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Chiba International General Swimming Center, Tokyo Referees: Flahive (AUS), Juhasz (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 0–2, 1–1, 4–2 | |||||
| Zhongxing, Ning 2 | Goals | Zhilyayev 3 | |||
| 25 January 2012 19:30 |
Report | Japan
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22–2 | Kuwait
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Chiba International General Swimming Center, Tokyo Referees: Shiwei (CHN), Salnichenko (KAZ) |
| Score by quarters: 4–0, 3–1, 7–0, 8–1 | |||||
| Kan 4 | Goals | Abdulaziz, Mohammad 1 | |||
| 26 January 2012 17:30 |
Report | China
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23–4 | Kuwait
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Chiba International General Swimming Center, Tokyo Referees: Fukumoto, Orikasa (JPN) |
| Score by quarters: 6–1, 7–2, 8–0, 2–1 | |||||
| Zhongxing 9 | Goals | Mohammad 2 | |||
| 26 January 2012 19:30 |
Report | Japan
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4–6 | Kazakhstan
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Chiba International General Swimming Center, Tokyo Referees: Flahive (AUS), Juhasz (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 1–1, 2–2, 1–2, 0–1 | |||||
| Yusuke 2 | Goals | Ushakov 3 | |||
| 27 January 2012 17:30 |
Report | Kuwait
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5–10 | Kazakhstan
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Chiba International General Swimming Center, Tokyo Referees: Shiwei (CHN), Fukumoto (JPN) |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 0–3, 1–3, 3–1 | |||||
| Abdulaziz 3 | Goals | Manafov 3 | |||
| 27 January 2012 19:30 |
Report | Japan
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6–7 | China
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Chiba International General Swimming Center, Tokyo Referees: Flahive (AUS), Juhasz (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 0–1, 2–1, 3–2 | |||||
| Hiroki 2 | Goals | Feihu 2 | |||
Women
edit| Team qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
| Team qualified for the World Qualification Tournament |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 14 | +25 | 6 |
| Kazakhstan |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 3 |
| Japan |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 0 |
| 24 January 2012 11:30 |
Report | Kazakhstan
|
8–21 | China
|
Chiba International General Swimming Center, Tokyo Referees: Flahive (AUS), Juhasz (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 2–6, 1–5, 4–4, 1–6 | |||||
| Aizhan 3 | Goals | Fei, Jin 5 | |||
| 25 January 2012 11:30 |
Report | Japan
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8–12 | Kazakhstan
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Chiba International General Swimming Center, Tokyo Referees: Flahive (AUS), Juhasz (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 3–6, 2–1, 3–3, 0–2 | |||||
| Yumi 3 | Goals | Assel 3 | |||
| 26 January 2012 11:30 |
Report | Japan
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6–18 | China
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Chiba International General Swimming Center, Tokyo Referees: Flahive (AUS), Anbar (KUW) |
| Score by quarters: 1–5, 1–6, 3–4, 1–3 | |||||
| Yumi 3 | Goals | Yujun 4 | |||