The water polo at the 2021 Summer World University Games in Chengdu has been played between 27 July and 8 August 2023.[1] 17 water polo teams participated in the tournament.
| Water polo at the Universiade | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Xindu District Sports Centre Natatorium Modern Pentathlon Centre Swimming & Fencing Hall Dong'an Lake Sports Park Aquatics Arena (finals) |
| Dates | 27 July–8 August 2023 |
| Teams | 11 (men) & 6 (women) |
Qualification edit
Following the FISU regulations, the maximum of 12 teams in men's water polo and 10 in women's water polo.If the number of teams interested the number of entries is larger they were selected by:[2]
- The entry and the payment of guarantee.
- Those 5 teams finishing top rankings of the previous edition will be automatically qualified.
- Those 3 teams finishing bottom rankings of the previous edition could be replaced by new applying teams.
- The host is automatically qualified
- The remaining teams will be selected by wild card system according to geographical, continental representation, FISU ranking and WA ranking.
Medal summary edit
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  China (CHN)* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Source: Medal&Rank
Medal events edit
Draw edit
| Men's tournament | Women's tournament | |
|---|---|---|
| Pool A | Pool B | Round Robin |
 Hungary |
 China |
China
|
 Greece |
 Italy |
Italy
|
 Germany |
 Georgia |
 Australia
|
 Japan |
 Slovakia |
Japan
|
 Singapore |
 United States |
 South Africa
|
 South Korea |
Singapore
| |
References edit
- ^ "Water Polo". 2021chengdu.com. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "REGULATIONS–Water polo" (PDF). universiade2019napoli.it. FISU. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
External links edit