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Water polo at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament
Tournament details
Host country  Japan
Dates 16–28 July
Teams 16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s) Marine Messe, Fukuoka
Final positions
Champions  Netherlands (2nd title)
Runner-up  Spain
Third place  Italy
Fourth place  Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches 48
Goals scored 1157 (24.1 per match)
Top scorer(s) Judith Forca
(23 goals)
Best player Elena Ruiz
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The women's water polo tournament at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships was held from 16 to 28 July 2023. This was the 16th time that the women's water polo tournament has been played since the first edition in 1986. Netherlands won their second title after defeating Spain in the final.

Qualification

Event Dates Hosts Quota Qualifier(s)
Host nation N/A N/A 1  Japan
2022 World League 25 January – 6 November 2022 Spain Santa Cruz de Tenerife 2  Spain
 Hungary
2022 World Championships 20 June – 2 July 2022 Hungary Budapest 4  United States
 Netherlands
 Italy
 Australia
2022 European Championship 27 August – 10 September 2022 Croatia Split 3  Greece
 Israel
 France
2022 Asian Championship 7–14 November 2022 Thailand Samut Prakan 2  China
 Kazakhstan
2023 Pan American Water Polo Championships 3–8 April 2023 Brazil Bauru 2  Canada
 Brazil
 Argentina
African Wildcard N/A N/A 1  South Africa
Oceanian Wildcard N/A N/A 1  New Zealand
Total 16

Due the limited budget and the proximity of the date of the championship with the 2023 Pan American Games, Brazil withdrew before the tournament and was replaced by Argentina.


Draw

The draw was held on 18 April 2023.

Seeding

The pots were announced on 12 April 2023.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 United States
 Hungary
 Netherlands
 Italy
 Spain
 Australia
 Canada
 Greece
 Argentina
 Israel
 France
 New Zealand
 South Africa
 Japan
 China
 Kazakhstan

The draw resulted in the following groups:

Group A Group B Group C Group D
 China  Spain  Argentina  Canada
 France  Israel  Greece  New Zealand
 United States  Netherlands  Italy  Hungary
 Australia  Kazakhstan  South Africa  Japan

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+9).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts
Source:
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.


16 July 2023
09:00
United States  15–6  China Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 1–0, 6–2, 3–1, 5–3
Musselman 4 Goals Zhang Jin. 3
16 July 2023
10:30
France  8–10  Australia Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Germán Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–4, 2–1, 1–2
Bouloukbachi 3 Goals Andrews, Fasala 2

18 July 2023
17:30
Australia  5–9  United States Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), Nóra Debreceni (HUN)
Score by quarters: 3–5, 0–0, 1–3, 1–1
Williams 3 Goals three players 2
18 July 2023
20:30
China  11–12  France Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), Alessia Ferrari (ITA)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 1–3, 4–1, 2–5
Wang H. 3 Goals Dhalluin 4

20 July 2023
13:00
China  7–11  Australia Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Hélène Painchaud (CAN)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–2, 1–3, 2–2
Lu, Zhang Jin. 2 Goals five players 2
20 July 2023
16:00
France  5–16  United States Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Chisato Kurosaki (JPN), Alessia Ferrari (ITA)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 1–2, 0–4, 3–5
Bouloukbachi 2 Goals Prentice 4

Group B

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts
Source:
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.


16 July 2023
12:00
Netherlands  7–6  Spain Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Nenad Peris (CRO)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–1, 3–2, 2–1
three players 2 Goals E. Ruiz 3
16 July 2023
13:30
Israel  17–6  Kazakhstan Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), Lee-Anne Stewart (RSA)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 6–1, 2–2, 4–0
three players 4 Goals Khritankova, Mirshina 2

18 July 2023
09:00
Kazakhstan  2–30  Netherlands Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Germán Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 0–10, 1–7, 1–9, 0–4
Mirshina, Pochinok 1 Goals Van de Kraats 8
18 July 2023
10:30
Spain  22–5  Israel Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Lee-Anne Stewart (RSA), David Couper (NZL)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 5–1, 5–0, 7–2
Camus, A. Ruiz 4 Goals five players 1

20 July 2023
17:30
Spain  24–5  Kazakhstan Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Lee-Anne Stewart (RSA)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 8–1, 5–0, 6–1
Peña 4 Goals Novikova, Tsoy 2
20 July 2023
20:30
Israel  8–24  Netherlands Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), David Couper (NZL)
Score by quarters: 1–7, 1–6, 2–5, 4–6
Futorian 3 Goals Joustra 5

Group C

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts
Source:
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.


16 July 2023
16:00
Italy  27–1  Argentina Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Adil Aimbetov (KAZ), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 7–0, 6–0, 11–0
Avegno 4 Goals Leonard 1
16 July 2023
17:30
Greece  24–2  South Africa Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Nicola Johnson (AUS), Darren Spiritsanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 7–1, 6–1, 6–0, 5–0
Fountotou, E. Plevritou 4 Goals Sileno, Zondo 1

18 July 2023
12:00
South Africa  2–24  Italy Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Jennifer McCall (USA), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–7, 1–7, 0–8
MacDonell, Meecham 1 Goals Bettini, Giustini 4
18 July 2023
13:30
Argentina  2–21  Greece Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Adil Aimbetov (KAZ), Nicola Johnson (AUS)
Score by quarters: 1–6, 0–5, 1–6, 0–4
Bacigalupo, Hatcher 1 Goals three players 3

20 July 2023
09:00
Argentina  9–12  South Africa Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
David Gómez (ESP), Jennifer McCall (USA),
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–5, 2–2, 2–3
Auliel 4 Goals Meecham 3
20 July 2023
10:30
Greece  16–12  Italy Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Nenad Peris (CRO), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters: 6–4, 4–1, 3–2, 3–5
four players 3 Goals four players 2

Group D

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts
Source:
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.


16 July 2023
19:00
New Zealand  17–16  Japan Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Jennifer McCall (USA), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters: 5–5, 4–3, 4–5, 4–3
Doyle 5 Goals Ura 5
16 July 2023
20:30
Hungary  11–10  Canada Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Marta Cabanas (ESP), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 2–2, 1–2, 3–3
Keszthelyi 4 Goals four players 2

18 July 2023
16:00
Canada  13–11  New Zealand Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Marta Cabanas (ESP), Darren Spiritsanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 7–4, 1–3, 3–0, 2–4
La Roche 3 Goals Howarth 4
18 July 2023
19:00
Japan  21–26  Hungary Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 4–5, 6–8, 5–7, 6–6
Arima 7 Goals Hajdú 5

20 July 2023
12:00
New Zealand  5–23  Hungary Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Veselin Mišković (MNE), Marta Cabanas (ESP),
Score by quarters: 3–6, 0–3, 2–9, 0–5
Doyle, Houghton 2 Goals Szilágyi 5
20 July 2023
19:00
Canada  17–12  Japan Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Adil Aimbetov (KAZ), Nicola Johnson (AUS)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 3–3, 5–4, 4–4
Lemay-Lavoie 5 Goals Arima, Kawaguchi 4

Knockout stage

Bracket

Championship bracket
 
Playoffs Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
                           
 
 
 
 
24 July
 
 
 United States 7
 
22 July
 
 Italy 8
 
 Italy 14
 
26 July
 
 New Zealand 7
 
 Italy 8
 
 
 Netherlands 9
 
 
24 July
 
 
 Netherlands 17
 
22 July
 
 Canada 10
 
 South Africa 6
 
28 July
 
 Canada 21
 
 Netherlands (PSO) 12 (5)
 
 
 Spain 12 (4)
 
 
24 July
 
 
 Greece 8
 
22 July
 
 Australia 9
 
 Australia 16
 
26 July
 
 Israel 7
 
 Australia 10
 
 
 Spain 12 Third place
 
 
24 July 28 July
 
 
 Hungary 9  Italy 16
 
22 July
 
 Spain 12  Australia 14
 
 France 9
 
 
 Spain 16
 
5th place bracket
 
5th–8th place semifinals Fifth place game
 
           
 
26 July
 
 
 United States 16
 
28 July
 
 Canada 4
 
 United States (PSO) 11 (4)
 
26 July
 
 Hungary 11 (2)
 
 Greece 9
 
 
 Hungary 10
 
Seventh place game
 
 
28 July
 
 
 Canada (PSO) 10 (4)
 
 
 Greece 10 (2)
9th place bracket
 
9th–12th place semifinals Ninth place game
 
           
 
24 July
 
 
 Israel 15
 
26 July
 
 New Zealand 12
 
 Israel 7
 
24 July
 
 France 11
 
 France 20
 
 
 South Africa 6
 
Eleventh place game
 
 
26 July
 
 
 New Zealand 25
 
 
 South Africa 6
13th place bracket
 
13th–16th place semifinals 13th place game
 
           
 
22 July
 
 
 China 16
 
24 July
 
 Kazakhstan 6
 
 China 18
 
22 July
 
 Japan 10
 
 Argentina 11
 
 
 Japan 21
 
15th place game
 
 
24 July
 
 
 Kazakhstan 10
 
 
 Argentina 8

Playoffs

22 July 2023
14:00
Australia  16–7  Israel Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Marta Cabanas (ESP), Adil Aimbetov (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 7–2, 4–1, 3–1, 2–3
Armit 4 Goals Kordonskaia 3

22 July 2023
15:30
France  9–16  Spain Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Raffaele Colombo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 4–4, 2–5, 2–4
Bouloukbachi, Dhalluin 2 Goals Forca 5

22 July 2023
17:00
Italy  14–7  New Zealand Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Germán Moller (ARG), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 6–2, 1–3, 3–1
Bettini 3 Goals Doyle 2

22 July 2023
18:30
South Africa  6–21  Canada Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Nicola Johnson (AUS), David Couper (NZL)
Score by quarters: 1–6, 1–4, 1–4, 3–7
Thornton-Dibb 2 Goals Wright 4

Quarterfinals

24 July 2023
15:00
United States  7–8  Italy Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–1, 2–2, 1–2
Steffens 4 Goals Giustini 3

24 July 2023
16:30
Netherlands  17–10  Canada Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Marta Cabanas (ESP), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 6–2, 5–3, 3–4, 3–1
three players 3 Goals McKelvey 4

24 July 2023
18:00
Greece  8–9  Australia Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Jennifer McCall (USA), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 1–4, 3–2, 0–0
Xenaki 3 Goals four players 2

24 July 2023
19:30
Hungary  9–12  Spain Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Nenad Peris (CRO)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–3, 3–4, 2–2
Garda 4 Goals Forca 5

13–16th place semifinals

22 July 2023
09:00
China  16–6  Kazakhstan Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Jennifer McCall (USA), Hélène Painchaud (CAN)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 6–2, 3–2, 4–1
Yan S., Zhang J. 4 Goals Kaplun 3

22 July 2023
10:30
Argentina  11–21  Japan Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Lee-Anne Stewart (RSA)
Score by quarters: 0–8, 3–4, 5–4, 3–5
Bacigalupo 3 Goals Arima, Nishiyama 4

9–12th place semifinals

24 July 2023
12:00
Israel  15–12  New Zealand Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 5–3, 5–2, 2–6
Strugo 4 Goals Houghton, Nicholson 3

24 July 2023
13:30
France  20–6  South Africa Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Germán Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 6–0, 5–4, 5–1
Vernoux 6 Goals Thornton-Dibb 3

5–8th place semifinals

26 July 2023
14:00
United States  16–4  Canada Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Lee-Anne Stewart (RSA)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 2–1, 6–1, 3–1
Flynn 5 Goals Browne 2

26 July 2023
15:30
Greece  9–10  Hungary Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–2, 4–5, 2–1
Ninou 3 Goals Garda, Keszthelyi 3

Semifinals

26 July 2023
17:00
Italy  8–9  Netherlands Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Nóra Debreceni (HUN)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 3–2, 2–2, 1–1
Marletta 3 Goals L. Rogge, Wolves 2

26 July 2023
18:30
Australia  10–12  Spain Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Jennifer McCall (USA)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 4–3, 2–2, 2–2
Kearns 3 Goals E. Ruiz 4

15th place game

24 July 2023
09:00
Kazakhstan  10–8  Argentina Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Nicola Johnson (AUS)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 3–3, 2–4, 2–1
Khritankova, Novikova 3 Goals Bacigalupo 4

13th place game

24 July 2023
10:30
China  18–10  Japan Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Adil Aimbetov (KAZ), Lee-Anne Stewart (RSA)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 5–3, 4–3, 5–1
Lu, Yan J. 3 Goals Ura 3

Eleventh place game

26 July 2023
09:00
New Zealand  25–6  South Africa Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Chisato Kurosaki (JPN), Adil Aimbetov (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 7–0, 6–3, 6–1, 6–2
Houghton 7 Goals Meecham, Versfeld 2

Ninth place game

26 July 2023
10:30
Israel  7–11  France Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Nicola Johnson (AUS), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–4, 1–4, 3–0
Bogachenko 4 Goals Millot 3

Seventh place game

28 July 2023
11:30
Canada  14–12  Greece Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Nicola Johnson (AUS)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 1–4, 4–1, 1–4  PSO: 4–2
Wright 3 Goals Xenaki 3

Fifth place game

28 July 2023
16:30
United States  15–13  Hungary Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Zhang Liang (CHN), Marta Cabanas (ESP)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 1–3, 5–4, 1–2  PSO: 4–2
Raney 3 Goals Keszthelyi 4

Third place game

28 July 2023
13:00
Italy  16–14  Australia Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters: 5–4, 5–6, 3–1, 3–3
Bianconi 6 Goals Williams 3

Final

28 July 2023
18:00
Netherlands  17–16  Spain Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Nenad Peris (CRO), Alessia Ferrari (ITA)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 2–3, 3–1, 3–5  PSO: 5–4
Van de Kraats, Sleeking 3 Goals Forca 5

Final ranking

Statistics and awards

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Goals Shots %
1 Judith Forca 23 45 51
2 Simone van de Kraats 20 33 61
3 Rita Keszthelyi 19 39 49
Yumi Arima 40 48
5 Emmerson Houghton 18 32 56
6 Roberta Bianconi 16 37 43
Sofia Giustini 33 48
8 Claudia Marletta 15 27 56
Elena Ruiz 30 50
10 Alice Williams 14 39 36
Eirini Ninou 30 47
Eruna Ura 23 61
Bernadette Doyle 34 41

Awards

The awards were announced on 29 July 2023.

All-star team
Goalkeeper Laura Aarts
Field player Yumi Arima
Roberta Bianconi
Judith Forca
Elena Ruiz
Simone van de Kraats
Alice Williams
Other awards
MVP Elena Ruiz
Best goalkeeper Laura Aarts
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