Water polo at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament
(Redirected from 2001 FINA Women's World Water Polo Championship)
The 2001 Women's World Water Polo Championship was the fifth edition of the women's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organised by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from 18 to 27 July 2001 in the Nishi Civic Pool, and was incorporated into the 2001 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.[1]
| 2001 World Water Polo Championship | |||
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| 9th FINA World Aquatics Championships | |||
| Location |  Japan | ||
| Date(s) | 18–27 July | ||
| Category | 2001 World Aquatics Championships | ||
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The draw for the water polo tournament took place on 16 April 2001 in Fukuoka. Prior to the start of the competition, Australia were ranked number one in the world.
Teams edit
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Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  United States
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9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 16 | +34 |
| 2. |  Russia
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8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 17 | +38 |
| 3. |  Italy
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7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 35 | +22 |
| 4. |  Kazakhstan
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4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 39 | –9 |
| 5. |  Brazil
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2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 51 | –29 |
| 6. |  New Zealand
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0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 73 | –57 |
Group B edit
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  Hungary
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10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 19 | +16 |
| 2. |  Australia
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6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 22 | +10 |
| 3. |  Canada
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6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 23 | +5 |
| 4. |  Greece
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6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 27 | +1 |
| 5. |  Netherlands
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2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 34 | –13 |
| 6. | Japan
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0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 38 | –19 |
Final round edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| July 25 – Fukuoka | ||||||||||
| United States | 10 | |||||||||
| July 26 – Fukuoka | ||||||||||
| Greece | 3 | |||||||||
| United States | 6 | |||||||||
| July 25 – Fukuoka | ||||||||||
| Italy | 8 | |||||||||
| Italy | 4 | |||||||||
| July 27 – Fukuoka | ||||||||||
| Australia | 1 | |||||||||
| Italy | 7 | |||||||||
| July 25 – Fukuoka | ||||||||||
| Hungary | 3 | |||||||||
| Russia | 8 | |||||||||
| July 26 – Fukuoka | ||||||||||
| Canada | 9 | |||||||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||||||
| July 25 – Fukuoka | ||||||||||
| Hungary | 4 | Third place | ||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 5 | |||||||||
| July 27 – Fukuoka | ||||||||||
| Hungary | 12 | |||||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||||
| Canada | 6 | |||||||||
Final ranking edit
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Medalists edit
Individual awards edit
- Most Valuable Player
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- Best Goalkeeper
- ???
- Topscorer
- ???