Water polo at the 2022 South American Games – Women's tournament

2022 South American Games women's water polo tournament
Tournament details
Country	Paraguay
City	Asunción
No. of venues	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	11–15 October 2022
Teams	7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (2nd title)
Runner-up	Argentina
Third place	Peru
Fourth place	Venezuela
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	401 (28.64 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Samantha Torres; María Restrepo; (16 goals each)
Official website
	Tournament website
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The women's tournament of the water polo at the 2022 South American Games was held from 11 to 15 October 2022 at the Centro Acuático Nacional in Asunción, Paraguay.^[1] It was the second edition of the water polo women's tournament at the South American Games since its first appearance in Medellín 2010 (it was not held in Santiago 2014 and ended being cancelled in Cochabamba 2018).

The tournament served as qualifier for the 2023 Pan American Games, with the top two teams qualifying to the women's water polo tournament.^[2]

Defending champions Brazil won the gold medal and their second South American Games women's water polo title after beating Argentina by a 14–8 score in the final.^[3] Both teams, Brazil and Argentina, qualified for the 2023 Pan American Games as the CONSANAT representatives, besides Chile who qualified automatically as hosts.

Peru beat Venezuela 18–17 (4–3 on penalties) to win the bronze medal.

Schedule

The tournament was held over a 5-day period, from 11 to 15 October.

GS	Group stage	SF	Semi-finals	B	Bronze-medal match	F	Gold-medal match

Tue 11	Wed 12	Thu 13	Fri 14	Sat 15
GS	GS	GS	SF	B	F
6 M	3 M	6 M	3 M	2 M

Teams

A total of seven ODESUR NOCs entered teams for the women's tournament.

Teams	App	Previous best performance
Argentina	2nd	Bronze medal (2010)
Brazil	2nd	Gold medal (2010)
Chile	1st	Debut
Colombia	2nd	Fourth place (2010)
Paraguay	1st	Debut
Peru	1st	Debut
Venezuela	2nd	Silver medal (2010)

Rosters

Each participating NOC had to enter a roster of 13 players, including at least 2 goalkeepers (Technical manual Article 10.2).^[1]

Results

All match times are in PYST (UTC−3).

Group stage

The group stage consisted of two groups; one of three teams and another of four teams. Each group was played under the round-robin format with the top two teams of each group progressing to the semi-finals and the third placed team of each group advancing to the fifth place match.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	2	2	0	47	4	+43	4	Semi-finals
2	Peru	2	1	1	12	25	−13	2	Semi-finals
3	Chile	2	0	2	8	38	−30	0	Fifth place match

Source: ASU2022
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.

11 October 2022 (2022-10-11) 16:10	Report	Brazil	28–2	Chile	Centro Acuático Nacional Referees: Di Biasio, Queipo^[4]
		Score by quarters: 5–0, 8–0, 8–0, 7–2
		Ferreira 5	Goals	Beltrán, Ravizza 1

12 October 2022 (2022-10-12) 11:40	Report	Brazil	19–2	Peru	Centro Acuático Nacional Referees: Perré, García^[5]
		Score by quarters: 7–0, 6–2, 3–0, 3–0
		Ferreira 6	Goals	Rolando, Rodríguez 1

13 October 2022 (2022-10-13) 16:10	Report	Peru	10–6	Chile	Centro Acuático Nacional Referees: Daners, Monteiro^[6]
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–2, 6–1, 1–2
		Sirio 3	Goals	Sarmiento 5

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	3	3	0	0	73	21	+52	6	Semi-finals
2	Venezuela	3	1	1	1	47	33	+14	3	Semi-finals
3	Colombia	3	1	1	1	62	33	+29	3	Fifth place match
4	Paraguay	3	0	0	3	21	116	−95	0

Source: ASU2022
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.

11 October 2022 (2022-10-11) 13:30	Report	Colombia	10–11	Venezuela	Centro Acuático Nacional Referees: Monteiro, Teixido^[7]
		Score by quarters: 5–2, 0–1, 3–5, 2–3
		Restrepo 4	Goals	Torres, Carangelo 4

11 October 2022 (2022-10-11) 14:50	Report	Argentina	44–5	Paraguay	Centro Acuático Nacional Referees: Villanueva, Alejos^[8]
		Score by quarters: 12–0, 9–3, 12–0, 11–2
		Bacigalupo 7	Goals	Salcedo 4

12 October 2022 (2022-10-12) 9:00	Report	Colombia	42–6	Paraguay	Centro Acuático Nacional Referees: Fernandes, Queipo^[9]
		Score by quarters: 11–0, 8–1, 9–2, 14–2
		Restrepo 11	Goals	Salcedo 3

12 October 2022 (2022-10-12) 10:20	Report	Argentina	13–6	Venezuela	Centro Acuático Nacional Referees: Monteiro, Villanueva^[10]
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 4–2, 4–0, 1–3
		Leonard 5	Goals	Carangelo 3

13 October 2022 (2022-10-13) 13:30	Report	Colombia	10–16	Argentina	Centro Acuático Nacional Referees: Teixido, Fernandes^[11]
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–3, 1–4, 3–6
		Vanegas 4	Goals	Leonard 5

13 October 2022 (2022-10-13) 14:50	Report	Paraguay	10–30	Venezuela	Centro Acuático Nacional Referees: Alfaro, Carlos Paipilla (COL)^[12]
		Score by quarters: 2–6, 2–7, 3–10, 3–7
		Salcedo 5	Goals	Torres 11

Knockout stage

The knockout stage consisted of the fifth place match (between the third placed team of each group in the group stage), the semi-finals and the bronze and gold-medal matches. The semi-finals match-ups were:

Semifinal 1: Group A winners v Group B runners-up
Semifinal 2: Group B winners v Group A runners-up

Winners of semi-finals played the gold-medal match, while losers played the bronze-medal match.

Semi-finals		Gold-medal match

14 October

Brazil	16
		15 October
Venezuela	3
		Brazil	14
14 October
		Argentina	8
Argentina	16

Peru	12
		Bronze-medal match

		15 October

		Venezuela	14 (3)

		Peru (pso)	14 (4)

	Fifth place match

	14 October

	Colombia	21

	Chile	6

Semifinals

14 October 2022 (2022-10-14) 10:20	Report	Brazil	16–3	Venezuela	Centro Acuático Nacional
		Score by quarters: 5–0, 5–2, 4–1, 2–0
		Dias, Belorio 5	Goals	Agelvis 2

14 October 2022 (2022-10-14) 11:40	Report	Argentina	16–12	Peru	Centro Acuático Nacional Referees: Teixido, García^[13]
		Score by quarters: 4–3, 4–1, 5–4, 3–4
		Bacigalupo 4	Goals	A. López 9

Fifth place match

14 October 2022 (2022-10-14) 9:00	Report	Colombia	21–6	Chile	Centro Acuático Nacional Referees: Fernandes, Alejos^[14]
		Score by quarters: 7–0, 5–2, 4–1, 5–3
		Restrepo 5	Goals	Kiara Henríquez 3

Bronze-medal match

15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 8:00	Report	Venezuela	17–18	Peru	Centro Acuático Nacional Referees: Fernandes, Di Biasio^[15]
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–2, 5–7, 3–3 PSO: 3–4
		Carangelo 5	Goals	A. López 5

Gold-medal match

15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 9:20	Report	Brazil	14–8	Argentina	Centro Acuático Nacional Referees: Fernandes, Di Biasio^[16]
		Score by quarters: 5–2, 3–2, 3–2, 3–2
		Belorio 4	Goals	three players 2

Final ranking

Rank	Team
	Brazil
	Argentina
	Peru
4	Venezuela
5	Colombia
6	Chile
7	Paraguay

2022 Women's South American Water Polo Champions Brazil First title Team roster: Thatiana Pregolini, Diana Abla, Luana Bonetti, Kemily Leão, Luana Ribeiro Quinn, Marcela Marrani Marques, Samantha Ferreira, Jeniffer Cavalcante, Melani Palaro Dias, Rebecca Da Silva Moreira, Mirella Coutinho, Letícia Belorio, Isabela Rodrigues de Souza Head coach: Frank Almora

Medalists

Qualified teams for Pan American Games

The following three teams from CONSANAT qualified for the 2023 Pan American Games women's water polo tournament, including Chile which qualified as hosts.

Team	Qualified on	Previous appearances in Pan American Games¹
Chile	4 November 2017	1 (1951)
Brazil	14 October 2022	6 (all) (1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)
Argentina	14 October 2022	2 (2011, 2015)

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References

^ ^a ^b "DEPORTES ACUÁTICOS MANUAL TÉCNICO" (PDF). www.asu2022.org.py (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASU2022. 11 September 2022.
^ "Santiago 2023 Qualification Systems Manual – Aquatics" (PDF). www.santiago2023.org. Santiago 2023. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
^ Gentile, Gabriel (15 October 2022). "Brasil leva os dois ouros do polo aquático em Assunção" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Olimpiada Todo Dia.
^ "Partido 3" (PDF) (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASUNCION 2022. 11 October 2022.
^ "Partido 6" (PDF) (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASUNCION 2022. 12 October 2022.
^ "Partido 9" (PDF) (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASUNCION 2022. 13 October 2022.
^ "Partido 1" (PDF) (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASUNCION 2022. 11 October 2022.
^ "Partido 2" (PDF) (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASUNCION 2022. 11 October 2022.
^ "Partido 4" (PDF) (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASUNCION 2022. 12 October 2022.
^ "Partido 5" (PDF) (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASUNCION 2022. 12 October 2022.
^ "Partido 7" (PDF) (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASUNCION 2022. 13 October 2022.
^ "Partido 8" (PDF) (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASUNCION 2022. 13 October 2022.
^ "Partido 12" (PDF) (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASUNCION 2022. 14 October 2022.
^ "Partido 10" (PDF) (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASUNCION 2022. 14 October 2022.
^ "Partido 13" (PDF) (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASUNCION 2022. 15 October 2022.
^ "Partido 14" (PDF) (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASUNCION 2022. 15 October 2022.

External links

ASU2022 Water polo Teams Female at ASU2022 official website.

[Technical_manual-1] "DEPORTES ACUÁTICOS MANUAL TÉCNICO" (PDF). www.asu2022.org.py (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASU2022. 11 September 2022.

[2] "Santiago 2023 Qualification Systems Manual – Aquatics" (PDF). www.santiago2023.org. Santiago 2023. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.

[3] Gentile, Gabriel (15 October 2022). "Brasil leva os dois ouros do polo aquático em Assunção" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Olimpiada Todo Dia.

[4] "Partido 3" (PDF) (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASUNCION 2022. 11 October 2022.

[5] "Partido 6" (PDF) (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASUNCION 2022. 12 October 2022.

[6] "Partido 9" (PDF) (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASUNCION 2022. 13 October 2022.

[7] "Partido 1" (PDF) (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASUNCION 2022. 11 October 2022.

[8] "Partido 2" (PDF) (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASUNCION 2022. 11 October 2022.

[9] "Partido 4" (PDF) (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASUNCION 2022. 12 October 2022.

[10] "Partido 5" (PDF) (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASUNCION 2022. 12 October 2022.

[11] "Partido 7" (PDF) (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASUNCION 2022. 13 October 2022.

[12] "Partido 8" (PDF) (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASUNCION 2022. 13 October 2022.

[13] "Partido 12" (PDF) (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASUNCION 2022. 14 October 2022.

[14] "Partido 10" (PDF) (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASUNCION 2022. 14 October 2022.

[15] "Partido 13" (PDF) (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASUNCION 2022. 15 October 2022.

[16] "Partido 14" (PDF) (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASUNCION 2022. 15 October 2022.

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Gold	Silver	Bronze
Brazil Thatiana Pregolini (GK) Diana Abla Luana Bonetti Kemily Leão Luana Ribeiro Quinn Marcela Marrani Marques Samantha Ferreira Jeniffer Cavalcante Melani Palaro Dias Rebecca Da Silva Moreira Mirella Coutinho Letícia Belorio Isabela Rodrigues de Souza (GK) Head coach: Frank Almora	Argentina Nahir Stegmayer (GK) Victoria Ruiz Cecilia Marie Ashley Hatcher Ludmila Ianni Maitena Romano Julieta Auliel Celeste Comba Isabel Riley Ana Agnesina Anahí Bacigalupo María Sol Canda Lola Canales (GK) Head coach: Guillermo Luis Setti	Peru Milagros López (GK) Miranda Nieto Diana Garnica Daniela Torres Belén Torres Abigail Sirio Areli Rolando Carolina Rodríguez Grecia Nolasco Anna López Rebeca Rodríguez Elisa López Grecia Bojorquez (GK) Head coach: José Antonio Luque