Men Water Polo XVIII World Championship 2019 Gwuangju, South Korea - 15-27.07

Men Water Polo XVIII World Championship 2019 Gwuangju, South Korea - 15-27.07 - Winner Italy 4th

Played along with XIV World Women 2019 as part of 18th World aquatics championships swimming World 2019 index.

Final
date	time	team 1 _________	score	team 2 _________	1T	2T	3T
Sat 27.07.19	18:30	Italy	10-5	Spain	2-2	5-3	8-4
Bronze Medals Play-Off
Sat 27.07.19	17:00	Croatia	10-7	Hungary	2-1	4-3	6-5
5-6 Play-Off
Sat 27.07.19	15:30	Serbia	13-9	Australia	6-1	9-3	10-5
7-8 Play-Off
Sat 27.07.19	14:00	Greece	11-6	Germany	1-2	4-4	6-4

Semi-Finals (1/2).

Winners - Spain and Italy advanced to Final and qualified to Tokyo Olympic Men 2020. Loosers to Classification 3-8.

date	time	team 1 _________	score	team 2 _________	1T	2T	3T
Thu 25.07.19	17:00	Spain	6-5	Croatia	2-1	4-2	6-2
Thu 25.07.19	18:30	Italy	12-10	Hungary	2-4	7-5	9-7
5-8 Classification
Thu 25.07.19	14:00	Serbia	12-12^5-4p	Germany	3-3	6-6	8-9
Thu 25.07.19	15:30	Australia	9-8	Greece	3-2	5-5	8-8

Quarter-Finals (1/4).

Winners advance to Semi-Finals. Loosers to Classification 5-8.

date	time	team 1 _________	score	team 2 _________	1T	2T	3T
Tue 23.07.19	14:00	Spain	12-9	Serbia	2-1	7-3	10-7
Tue 23.07.19	15:30	Croatia	10-8	Germany	1-2	4-3	7-6
Tue 23.07.19	17:00	Hungary	10-9	Australia	3-3	5-6	8-7
Tue 23.07.19	18:30	Italy	7-6	Greece	2-2	4-3	6-6

Classificatiion 9-12:

Game	date	time	team 1 _________	score	team 2 _________	1T	2T	3T
9-10	Thu 25.07.19	12:00	United States	15-14	Montenegro	4-2	8-8	12-12
11-12	Thu 25.07.19	10:30	Japan	15-5	South Africa	5-1	9-2	12-4
9-12	Thu 25.07.19	11:00	Montenegro	14-7	Japan	3-2	7-3	11-7
9-12	Tue 23.07.19	12:30	United States	20-3	South Africa	5-0	13-1	18-3

Play-Offs

Winners advance to Quarter-Finals (/14). Loosers to Classification 9-12.

date	time	team 1 _________	score	team 2 _________	1T	2T	3T
Sun 21.07.19	14:00	Australia	9-9^4-2p	Montenegro	3-1	5-4	7-8
Sun 21.07.19	15:30	Greece	11-9	United States	3-4	6-6	8-8
Sun 21.07.19	17:00	Spain	15-7	Japan	2-1	5-4	9-6
Sun 21.07.19	18:30	Germany	25-5	South Africa	5-2	11-2	20-3

Classificatiion 13-16:

Game	date	time	team 1 _________	score	team 2 _________	1T	2T	3T
13-14	Tue 23.07.19	12:00	Brazil	9-8	Kazakhstan	3-3	5-5	7-6
15-16	Tue 23.07.19	10:30	South Korea	12-12^5-4p	New Zealand	3-3	5-5	9-10
13-16	Sun 21.07.19	10:30	Kazakhstan	17-4	South Korea	4-1	8-3	15-3
13-16	Sun 21.07.19	12:00	Brazil	12-8	New Zealand	2-1	8-5	10-7

Groups Round.

Winners progress to 1/4 Finals. 2nd and 3rd to Play-Offs (1/8 Finals). 4th places to Classification 13-16.

Group A		p	_w_	_d_	_l_	gf	ga	g+-	m
1.	Serbia	5	2	1	0	41:	15	+26	3
2.	Montenegro	4	1	2	0	44:	26	+18	3
3.	Greece	3	1	1	1	39:	22	+17	3
4.	South Korea	0	0	0	3	11:	72	-61	3

Table	SRB	MNE	GRE	KOR
Serbia	----	10:10	9:3	22:2
Montenegro		----	10:10	24:6
Greece			----	26:3
South Korea				----

Winner advanced to Quarter-Final (1/4).

2nd and 3rd advanced to Play-Offs.

South Korea advanced to Classification 13-16.

date	time	team 1 _________	score	team 2 _________	1T	2T	3T
Mon 15.07.19	08:30	Serbia	10-10	Montenegro	4-3	5-4	7-8
Mon 15.07.19	09:50	Greece	26-3	South Korea	7-0	14-0	17-1
Wed 17.07.19	19:10	Montenegro	10-10	Greece	3-3	5-4	9-8
Wed 17.07.19	20:30	Serbia	22-2	South Korea	6-1	11-1	15-2
Fri 19.07.19	16:30	Serbia	9-3	Greece	3-1	6-3	6-3
Fri 19.07.19	17:50	Montenegro	24-6	South Korea	6-1	10-1	18-2

Group B		p	_w_	_d_	_l_	gf	ga	g+-	m
1.	Croatia	6	3	0	0	52:	16	+36	3
2.	United States	4	2	0	1	35:	35	0	3
3.	Australia	2	1	0	2	32:	34	-2	3
4.	Kazakhstan	0	0	0	3	20:	54	-34	3

Table	CRO	USA	AUS	KAZ
Croatia	----	17:7	14:4	21:5
United States		----	12:11	16:7
Australia			----	17:8
Kazakhstan				----

Croatia advanced to Quarter-Final (1/4).

Australia and United States advanced to Play-Offs.

Kazakhstan advanced to Classification 13-16.

date	time	team 1 _________	score	team 2 _________	1T	2T	3T
Mon 15.07.19	11:10	United States	16-7	Kazakhstan	4-1	8-3	11-5
Mon 15.07.19	12:30	Croatia	14-4	Australia	4-1	6-2	10-2
Wed 17.07.19	08:30	Australia	17-8	Kazakhstan	4-1	9-2	12-6
Wed 17.07.19	09:50	Croatia	17-7	United States	4-1	9-4	13-6
Fri 19.07.19	19:10	United States	12-11	Australia	4-3	7-6	9-8
Fri 19.07.19	20:30	Croatia	21-5	Kazakhstan	6-1	11-2	16-3

Group C		p	_w_	_d_	_l_	gf	ga	g+-	m
1.	Hungary	6	3	0	0	60:	20	+40	3
2.	Spain	4	2	0	1	57:	19	+38	3
3.	South Africa	1	0	1	2	16:	54	-38	3
4.	New Zealand	1	0	1	2	15:	55	-40	3

Table	HUN	ESP	RSA	NZL
Hungary	----	13:11	23:5	24:4
Spain		----	23:3	23:3
South Africa			----	8:8
New Zealand				----

Hungary advanced to Quarter-Final (1/4).

Spain and 3rd advanced to Play-Offs.

4th (South Africa or New Zealand) advance to Classification 13-16.

date	time	team 1 _________	score	team 2 _________	1T	2T	3T
Mon 15.07.19	16:30	Spain	23-3	South Africa	6-1	11-2	15-3
Mon 15.07.19	17:50	Hungary	24-4	New Zealand	4-0	11-1	17-3
Wed 17.07.19	11:10	Hungary	13-11	Spain	4-2	9-6	12-6
Wed 17.07.19	12:30	South Africa	8-8	New Zealand	2-0	4-2	6-6
Fri 19.07.19	08:30	Hungary	23-5	South Africa	5-1	10-3	18-3
Fri 19.07.19	09:50	Spain	23-3	New Zealand	8-0	11-1	20-2

Group D		p	_w_	_d_	_l_	gf	ga	g+-	m
1.	Italy	6	3	0	0	31:	19	+12	3
2.	Germany	3	1	1	1	31:	25	+6	3
3.	Japan	3	1	1	1	27:	27	0	3
4.	Brazil	0	0	0	3	22:	40	-18	3

Table	ITA	GER	JPN	BRA
Italy	----	8:7	9:7	14:5
Germany		----	9:9	15:8
Japan			----	11:9
Brazil				----

Winner (Italy or Germany) advanced to Quarter-Final (1/4).

2nd and 3rd advanced to Play-Offs.

Japan or Brazil advanced to Classification 13-16.

date	time	team 1 _________	score	team 2 _________	1T	2T	3T
Mon 15.07.19	19:10	Italy	14-5	Brazil	3-2	5-3	10-3
Mon 15.07.19	20:30	Germany	9-9	Japan	2-3	5-7	8-8
Wed 17.07.19	16:30	Italy	9-7	Japan	2-0	3-2	7-6
Wed 17.07.19	17:50	Germany	15-8	Brazil	4-1	10-2	12-4
Fri 19.07.19	11:10	Japan	11-9	Brazil	2-2	7-3	10-6
Fri 19.07.19	12:30	Italy	8-7	Germany	1-2	4-4	6-7

Qualification

16 quotas as usual.

1 Host - South Korea

2 best teams from World League Men 2018 - 1. Montenegro and 2. Hungary.

4 best teams from World Cup Men 2018 - 2. Australia, 3. Serbia, 4. Germany and 5. Croatia

3 best not qualified teams from Europe Men 2018 - 2. Spain, 4. Italy and 5. Greece.

2 best teams from Asia/Men 2018.

1 team from Oceania - New Zealand

2 teams from Americas - 1. Brazil, 2. United States.

1 team from Africa - South Africa

Lines for Draw

Line 1: Serbia, Australia, Hungary and Germany

Line 2: Montenegro, Spain, Croatia and Brazil

Line 3: Greece, United States, Italy and New Zealand

Line 4: South Africa, Kazakhstan, Japan and South Korea

Overall Ranking		p	_w_	_d_	_l_	gf	ga	g+-	m
1.	Italy	12	6	0	0	60:	40	+20	6
2.	Spain	10	5	0	2	95:	50	+45	7
3.	Croatia	10	5	0	1	77:	37	+40	6
4.	Hungary	8	4	0	2	87:	51	+36	6
5.	Serbia	8	3	2	1	75:	48	+27	6
6.	Australia	5	2	1	4	68:	74	-6	7
7.	Greece	7	3	1	3	75:	53	+22	7
8.	Germany	6	2	2	3	82:	63	+19	7
9.	United States	8	4	0	2	79:	63	+16	6
10.	Montenegro	7	2	3	1	81:	57	+24	6
11.	Japan	5	2	1	3	56:	61	-5	6
12.	South Africa	1	0	1	5	29:	114	-85	6
13.	Brazil	4	2	0	3	43:	56	-13	5
14.	Kazakhstan	2	1	0	4	45:	67	-22	5
15.	South Korea	1	0	1	4	27:	101	-74	5
16.	New Zealand	2	0	2	3	35:	79	-44	5