Water polo at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament facts for kids
Tournament details | |
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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) |
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Host nation | N/A | N/A | 1 | Japan |
2022 World League | 25 January – 6 November 2022 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 2 | Spain Hungary |
2022 World Championships | 20 June – 2 July 2022 | Budapest | 4 | United States Netherlands Italy Australia |
2022 European Championship | 27 August – 10 September 2022 | Split | 3 | Greece Israel France |
2022 Asian Championship | 7–14 November 2022 | Samut Prakan | 2 | China Kazakhstan |
2023 Pan American Water Polo Championships | 3–8 April 2023 | Bauru | 2 | Canada 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.
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 |
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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.
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 |
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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.
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 |
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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.
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
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Statistics and awards
Top goalscorers
Rank | Name | Goals | Shots | % |
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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 | |
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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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