The 2020 Men's Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament took place from 14 to 21 February 2021 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[2] The top three teams advanced to the Olympics.[citation needed]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Netherlands |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 14–21 February 2021 |
Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Montenegro |
Runner-up | Greece |
Third place | Croatia |
Fourth place | Russia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 36 |
Goals scored | 844 (23.44 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Konstantin Kharkov Daniil Merkulov (24 goals)[1] |
The tournament was scheduled to take place from 22 to 29 March and then from 31 May to 7 June 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Due to their semifinal wins, both Montenegro and Greece qualified for the Olympics.[4] Croatia followed by winning the third place game.[5]
Participants
editMeans of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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Host nation | — | — | 1 | Netherlands |
2019 Pan American Games | 4–10 August 2019 | Peru | 3 | Canada |
Brazil | ||||
2020 European Championship | 14–26 January 2020 | Hungary | 9 | Montenegro |
Croatia | ||||
Greece | ||||
Russia | ||||
Germany | ||||
Georgia | ||||
Romania[6] | ||||
Turkey | ||||
France | ||||
Total | 12 |
Draw
editThe draw took place on 11 February 2020 in Lausanne, Switzerland.[7]
Group A | Group B |
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Georgia Canada Brazil Montenegro Greece |
Croatia Netherlands France Russia Germany Romania1 |
1 Argentina withdrew from the tournament in mid-February. FINA replaced the South-American team with Romania[6]
Preliminary round
editAll times are local (UTC+1).[8]
Group A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Montenegro | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 25 | +30 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Greece | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 6 | |
3 | Georgia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 4 | |
4 | Canada | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 61 | −26 | 2 | |
5 | Brazil | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 0 | |
6 | Turkey[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disqualified |
Source: Microplustiming
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
14 February 2021 13:00 |
Report | Georgia | 10–11 | Greece | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Frank Ohme (GER) |
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–5, 5–2, 0–1 | |||||
Elez 4 | Goals | Fountoulis 5 |
14 February 2021 14:30 |
Report | Canada | 11–7 | Brazil | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Nenad Periš (CRO), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA) |
Score by quarters: 4–3, 1–1, 3–2, 3–1 | |||||
five players 2 | Goals | Real 2 |
15 February 2021 16:00 |
Report | Greece | 15–8 | Brazil | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Nenad Periš (CRO), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |
Score by quarters: 5–1, 5–2, 4–2, 1–3 | |||||
Genidounias, Vlachopoulos 3 | Goals | Fernandes 8 |
15 February 2021 17:30 |
Report | Montenegro | 21–7 | Canada | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS) |
Score by quarters: 7–1, 6–3, 4–1, 4–2 | |||||
Ivović, Matković 5 | Goals | three players 2 |
16 February 2021 13:00 |
Report | Brazil | 5–15 | Montenegro | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Nenad Periš (CRO) |
Score by quarters: 1–3, 3–6, 1–2, 0–4 | |||||
G. Guimarães 2 | Goals | Ivović, Petković 3 |
16 February 2021 16:00 |
Report | Canada | 11–14 | Georgia | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS) |
Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–3, 4–4, 4–4 | |||||
Patterson 2 | Goals | Jelaca 4 |
17 February 2021 16:00 |
Report | Greece | 4–8 | Montenegro | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Xevi Buch (ESP), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA) |
Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–1, 1–1, 1–2 | |||||
four players 1 | Goals | Brguljan, Petković 2 |
17 February 2021 17:30 |
Report | Georgia | 12–8 | Brazil | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Nenad Periš (CRO) |
Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–1, 2–1, 4–5 | |||||
Elez, Shushiashvili 3 | Goals | three players 2 |
18 February 2021 13:00 |
Report | Montenegro | 11–9 | Georgia | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Nenad Periš (CRO) |
Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–1, 1–1, 4–4 | |||||
three players 2 | Goals | Magrakvelidze, Vapenski 2 |
18 February 2021 14:30 |
Report | Canada | 6–19 | Greece | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Frank Ohme (GER) |
Score by quarters: 1–6, 1–3, 2–4, 2–6 | |||||
Constantin-Bicari 2 | Goals | Argyropoulos 4 |
Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 49 | +15 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Croatia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 46 | +43 | 8 | |
3 | France | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 5[a] | |
4 | Netherlands (H) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 5[a] | |
5 | Romania | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 57 | −15 | 3 | |
6 | Germany | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 75 | −33 | 0 |
Source: Microplustiming
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
14 February 2021 16:00 |
Report | Netherlands | 11–10 | Germany | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Xevi Buch (ESP), Michael Goldenberg (USA) |
Score by quarters: 5–2, 3–2, 2–2, 1–4 | |||||
Muller 4 | Goals | Real 3 |
14 February 2021 19:00 |
Report | Croatia | 16–6 | Romania | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Dion Willis (RSA), Fabio Toffoli (BRA) |
Score by quarters: 6–2, 3–1, 4–2, 4–2 | |||||
Burić 3 | Goals | Fulea, Georgescu 2 |
14 February 2021 20:30 |
Report | France | 12–13 | Russia | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE) |
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–4, 5–3, 3–3 | |||||
Crousillat 5 | Goals | Nagaev 4 |
15 February 2021 13:00 |
Report | Romania | 9–9 | Russia | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE), Mikhail Dykman (CAN) |
Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–2, 2–4, 3–2 | |||||
three players 2 | Goals | Merkulov 4 |
15 February 2021 14:30 |
Report | Germany | 12–13 | France | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Michael Goldenberg (USA) |
Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–2, 5–2, 3–5 | |||||
Strelezkij 6 | Goals | Crousillat, Marzouki 3 |
15 February 2021 19:00 |
Report | Croatia | 25–8 | Netherlands | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Xevi Buch (ESP), Irakli Sanadze (GEO) |
Score by quarters: 7–1, 7–4, 5–1, 6–2 | |||||
Bukić 6 | Goals | Van IJperen, Lucas 2 |
16 February 2021 17:30 |
Report | Russia | 17–5 | Germany | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Xevi Buch (ESP), Boris Margeta (SLO) |
Score by quarters: 5–1, 1–2, 5–0, 6–2 | |||||
Merkulov 6 | Goals | Stamm 2 |
16 February 2021 19:00 |
Report | Netherlands | 9–8 | Romania | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE) |
Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–3, 2–2, 3–2 | |||||
Koopman 3 | Goals | Georgescu 4 |
16 February 2021 20:30 |
Report | France | 10–13 | Croatia | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Dion Willis (RSA), Erkan Türkkan (TUR) |
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–2, 2–5, 3–3 | |||||
Canonne 3 | Goals | Bukić, Fatović 3 |
17 February 2021 13:00 |
Report | Romania | 12–7 | Germany | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Dion Willis (RSA), Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE) |
Score by quarters: 1–1, 4–4, 4–1, 3–1 | |||||
Ghiban, Radu 3 | Goals | Cuk, Schütze 2 |
17 February 2021 14:30 |
Report | Croatia | 13–14 | Russia | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Erkan Türkkan (TUR), Irakli Sanadze (GEO) |
Score by quarters: 5–3, 4–4, 4–4, 0–3 | |||||
Fatović 4 | Goals | Kharkov 5 |
17 February 2021 19:00 |
Report | Netherlands | 11–11 | France | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE) |
Score by quarters: 2–3, 0–2, 3–4, 6–2 | |||||
Muller, Winkelhorst 3 | Goals | Marzouki 3 |
18 February 2021 17:30 |
Report | France | 16–7 | Romania | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Xevi Buch (ESP) |
Score by quarters: 5–2, 3–1, 5–1, 3–3 | |||||
Marzouki 4 | Goals | Dragomirescu, Radu 2 |
18 February 2021 19:00 |
Report | Russia | 11–10 | Netherlands | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Dion Willis (RSA), Boris Margeta (SLO) |
Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–1, 1–2, 4–4 | |||||
Kholod 5 | Goals | three players 2 |
18 February 2021 20:30 |
Report | Croatia | 22–8 | Germany | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Mikhail Dykman (CAN) |
Score by quarters: 5–3, 6–2, 5–1, 6–2 | |||||
Bušlje 5 | Goals | Real 2 |
Knockout stage
editBracket
editQuarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
19 February | ||||||||||
Montenegro | 13 | |||||||||
20 February | ||||||||||
Netherlands | 7 | |||||||||
Montenegro (PSO) | 10 (4) | |||||||||
19 February | ||||||||||
Croatia | 10 (2) | |||||||||
Georgia | 6 | |||||||||
21 February | ||||||||||
Croatia | 15 | |||||||||
Montenegro | 10 | |||||||||
19 February | ||||||||||
Greece | 9 | |||||||||
Greece (PSO) | 13 (4) | |||||||||
20 February | ||||||||||
France | 13 (1) | |||||||||
Greece | 13 | |||||||||
19 February | ||||||||||
Russia | 10 | Third place | ||||||||
Canada | 9 | |||||||||
21 February | ||||||||||
Russia | 17 | |||||||||
Croatia (PSO) | 11 (14) | |||||||||
Russia | 11 (13) | |||||||||
- Fifth place bracket
5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
20 February | ||||||
Netherlands | 14 | |||||
21 February | ||||||
Georgia | 11 | |||||
Netherlands | 10 | |||||
20 February | ||||||
France | 9 | |||||
France | 11 | |||||
Canada | 9 | |||||
Seventh place | ||||||
21 February | ||||||
Georgia | 18 | |||||
Canada | 10 |
Quarterfinals
edit19 February 2021 14:00 |
Report | Montenegro | 13–7 | Netherlands | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS) |
Score by quarters: 4–0, 3–3, 3–4, 3–0 | |||||
Ivović 3 | Goals | Janssen 3 |
19 February 2021 16:00 |
Report | Greece | 17–14 | France | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Frank Ohme (GER) |
Score by quarters: 6–4, 1–4, 3–4, 3–1 PSO: 4–1 | |||||
Fountoulis 4 | Goals | Vernoux 4 |
19 February 2021 18:00 |
Report | Georgia | 6–15 | Croatia | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Erkan Turkkan (TUR) |
Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–6, 1–2, 2–4 | |||||
Elez, Shushiashvili 2 | Goals | Bukić 4 |
19 February 2021 20:00 |
Report | Canada | 9–17 | Russia | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE) |
Score by quarters: 2–5, 3–3, 3–4, 1–5 | |||||
Constantin-Bicari, Côté 3 | Goals | Kharkov 5 |
5–8th place semifinals
edit20 February 2021 14:00 |
Report | Netherlands | 14–11 | Georgia | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA) |
Score by quarters: 4–1, 4–3, 3–4, 3–3 | |||||
Janssen 5 | Goals | Jakhaia 3 |
20 February 2021 16:00 |
Report | France | 11–9 | Canada | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE) |
Score by quarters: 3–2, 1–2, 5–3, 2–2 | |||||
Marzouki 4 | Goals | Côté 4 |
Semifinals
edit20 February 2021 18:00 |
Report | Montenegro | 14–12 | Croatia | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Xevi Buch (ESP), Michael Goldenberg (USA) |
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–3, 3–4, 2–1 PSO: 4–2 | |||||
three players 2 | Goals | Bukić, Bušlje 3 |
20 February 2021 20:00 |
Report | Greece | 13–10 | Russia | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Dion Willis (RSA), Boris Margeta (SLO) |
Score by quarters: 4–3, 2–2, 5–4, 2–1 | |||||
Vlachopoulos 5 | Goals | Kharkov 5 |
Seventh place game
edit21 February 2021 10:00 |
Report | Georgia | 18–10 | Canada | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Nenad Periš (CRO) |
Score by quarters: 4–2, 8–3, 3–2, 3–3 | |||||
Magrakvelidze 4 | Goals | D'Souza 5 |
Fifth place game
edit21 February 2021 12:00 |
Report | Netherlands | 10–9 | France | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Mikhail Dykman (CAN), Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS) |
Score by quarters: 4–2, 1–3, 0–3, 5–1 | |||||
Veenhuis, van IJperen 3 | Goals | three players 2 |
Third place game
edit21 February 2021 14:00 |
Report | Croatia | 25–24 | Russia | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |
Score by quarters: 4–3, 2–4, 3–1, 2–3 PSO: 14–13 | |||||
three players 2 | Goals | Kharkov, Merkulov 3 |
Final
edit21 February 2021 16:00 |
Report | Montenegro | 10–9 | Greece | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Frank Ohme (GER) |
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–3, 1–2, 4–1 | |||||
Matković 5 | Goals | Argyropoulos 4 |
Final ranking
editQualified for the Summer Olympics |
Rank | Team[10] |
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Montenegro | |
Greece | |
Croatia | |
4 | Russia |
5 | Netherlands |
6 | France |
7 | Georgia |
8 | Canada |
9 | Romania |
10 | Brazil |
11 | Germany |
DSQ | Turkey |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Top Scorers
- ^ "Information bulletin – Rotterdam 2020" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "PR 16 – First meeting of FINA COVID-19 taskforce". fina.org. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Montenegrins, Greeks sit on the clouds, flying to Tokyo". FINA. Archived from the original on 21 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Croatia nailed it – but Russia was just a penalty-shot away from Tokyo". FINA. Archived from the original on 21 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ a b Ivan Curcic (14 February 2020). "Asian Federation decides: Kazakhstan and China go to Tokyo". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Draw for the 2020 WP Olympic qualification tournaments". fina.org. FINA. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Official programme" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ "Turkey disqualified from Olympic qualifications". total-waterpolo.com. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ Final ranking