2020 Women's European Water Polo Championship
The 2020 Women's European Water Polo Championship was the 18th edition of the major European water polo tournament for national teams. It was held at the Danube Arena in Budapest, Hungary, from 12 to 25 January 2020.[2][3]
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  |
| Dates | 12–25 January |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runner-up |  |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches | 44 |
| Goals scored | 929 (21.11 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (28 goals)[1] |
| Best player | |
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Spain defeated Russia 13–12 in the final to win their second title.[4]
Host
LEN announced the choice of Budapest as host for the competition on 9 July 2016.[5] All the matches were played at the Danube Arena.
| Budapest | 2020 Women's European Water Polo Championship (Europe) |
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| Danube Arena | |
| Capacity: 5,000 | |
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Qualification
Twelve teams were allowed to the tournament. The qualification was as follows:
- The host nation
- The best five teams from the 2018 European Championships
- Six teams from the qualifiers
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
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| Host nation | 9 July 2016[5] | – | 1 | |
| 2018 European Championships | 14–27 July 2018 | |
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| Qualifiers | 25 April–26 October 2019 | Various | 6 |       |
Format
The twelve teams were split in two groups with six teams each. The first four teams of each group played each other in the quarterfinals in cross group format, the remaining teams played for places nine to twelve.[6]
Squads
Draw
The draw of the preliminary round's pools took place in Budapest on 22 October 2019.[7]. The teams were drawn into two groups of six. The first batch included the best two teams of the previous edition; the teams ranked third and fourth were in the second batch, the fifth and the sixth in the third batch and the qualification winners in the fourth batch.[6][8]
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With the play-offs winners determined on 26 October, the draw resulted in the following groups:[9][8]
| Group A | Group B |
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Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+1).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 26 | +68 | 15 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 21 | +91 | 12 | |
| 3 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 37 | +42 | 9 | |
| 4 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 78 | −57 | 6 | |
| 5 | |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 94 | −68 | 3 | 9th place match |
| 6 | |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 95 | −76 | 0 | 11th place match |
Source: WP2020Budapest
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.
(H) Host.
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.
(H) Host.
| 12 January 2020 11:30 |
Report | Slovakia |
2–31 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA) |
| Score by quarters: 0–9, 0–5, 1–8, 1–9 | |||||
| Kolářová 2 | Goals | Bersneva, Gorbunova 6 | |||
| 12 January 2020 13:00 |
Report | Greece |
26–7 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Carlos Ortega (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 9–1, 5–3, 5–2, 7–1 | |||||
| Myriokefalitaki 6 | Goals | Vuković 3 | |||
| 12 January 2020 19:00 |
Report | Hungary |
25–6 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Erkan Turkkan (TUR), Marcela Mauss (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 5–1, 7–2, 7–1, 6–2 | |||||
| Keszthelyi 5 | Goals | D. Butić, Miljković 2 | |||
| 13 January 2020 13:00 |
Report | Croatia |
3–18 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Gernot Häntschel (GER), Luis Santos (POR) |
| Score by quarters: 0–6, 2–4, 0–5, 1–3 | |||||
| three players 1 | Goals | three players 3 | |||
| 13 January 2020 14:30 |
Report | Russia |
27–2 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Aurely Blanchard (FRA) |
| Score by quarters: 6–2, 8–0, 8–0, 5–0 | |||||
| Fedotova 7 | Goals | Mandić, Vuković 1 | |||
| 13 January 2020 19:00 |
Report | Slovakia |
2–20 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Raffaele Colombo (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 1–5, 0–5, 1–4, 0–6 | |||||
| Kátlovská, Stankovianska 1 | Goals | Keszthelyi 6 | |||
| 15 January 2020 14:30 |
Report | Greece |
18–2 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Aurely Blanchard (FRA), Marcela Mauss (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 4–0, 4–2, 6–0, 4–0 | |||||
| M. Plevritou 5 | Goals | Kolarova, Stankovianska 1 | |||
| 15 January 2020 16:00 |
Report | Serbia |
8–9 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–2, 3–3, 1–2 | |||||
| Mandić, Milicević 2 | Goals | Butić, Miljković 2 | |||
| 15 January 2020 19:00 |
Report | Hungary |
9–8 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Ursula Wengenroth (SUI) |
| Score by quarters: 4–3, 2–0, 2–3, 1–2 | |||||
| Keszthelyi 8 | Goals | Gorbunova 3 | |||
| 17 January 2020 14:30 |
Report | Russia |
34–1 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Matan Schwartz (ISR) |
| Score by quarters: 9–0, 8–1, 7–0, 10–0 | |||||
| Karimova 6 | Goals | Lordan 1 | |||
| 17 January 2020 17:30 |
Report | Slovakia |
6–2 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Aurely Blanchard (FRA), Marcela Mauss (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 1–0, 2–1, 1–0, 2–1 | |||||
| Kováčiková 3 | Goals | Ilić 2 | |||
| 17 January 2020 19:00 |
Report | Hungary |
13–10 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
| Score by quarters: 4–4, 4–2, 2–0, 3–4 | |||||
| Garda 4 | Goals | three players 2 | |||
| 19 January 2020 13:00 |
Report | Slovakia |
9–7 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Marcela Mauss (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 3–1, 3–2, 2–1 | |||||
| Kátlovská, Stankovianska 2 | Goals | Carević 3 | |||
| 19 January 2020 17:30 |
Report | Greece |
7–12 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Raffaele Colombo (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–4, 0–3, 1–4 | |||||
| Tsoukala, Xenaki 2 | Goals | Gorbunova, Prokofyeva 3 | |||
| 19 January 2020 19:00 |
Report | Serbia |
0–27 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Aurely Blanchard (FRA), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 0–5, 0–5, 0–9, 0–8 | |||||
| Goals | Gurisatti 7 | ||||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 17 | +66 | 15 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 32 | +42 | 12 | |
| 3 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 9 | |
| 4 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 6 | |
| 5 | |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 70 | −48 | 3 | 9th place match |
| 6 | |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 82 | −63 | 0 | 11th place match |
Source: WP2020Budapest
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.
| 12 January 2020 14:30 |
Report | France |
6–15 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Gabriella Várkonyi (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 0–3, 1–4, 4–5 | |||||
| Daule 3 | Goals | A. Espar 4 | |||
| 12 January 2020 16:00 |
Report | Germany |
4–13 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Luis Santos (POR), Svetlana Dreval (RUS) |
| Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–5, 0–2, 0–2 | |||||
| Eggert 2 | Goals | Garibotti 3 | |||
| 12 January 2020 17:30 |
Report | Netherlands |
22–3 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Peter Balzan (MLT), Levan Berishvili (GEO) |
| Score by quarters: 4–0, 5–1, 7–1, 6–1 | |||||
| Megens 5 | Goals | Bogachenko 2 | |||
| 13 January 2020 11:30 |
Report | Germany |
3–23 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Róbert Horváth (SVK), Veselin Mišković (MNE) |
| Score by quarters: 1–6, 0–5, 0–5, 2–7 | |||||
| Pannasch 2 | Goals | Van de Kraats, Sevenich 4 | |||
| 13 January 2020 16:00 |
Report | Israel |
6–10 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: György Kun (HUN), Robert Tiozzo (CRO) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 0–4, 1–1, 3–2 | |||||
| Bogachenko 3 | Goals | Millot 4 | |||
| 13 January 2020 17:30 |
Report | Italy |
10–16 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Ivan Raković (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 2–5, 2–4, 3–3, 3–4 | |||||
| Bianconi, Garibotti 3 | Goals | Tarragó 7 | |||
| 15 January 2020 11:30 |
Report | France |
17–5 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Peter Balzan (MLT), Erkan Turkkan (TUR) |
| Score by quarters: 7–1, 3–1, 3–1, 4–2 | |||||
| three players 3 | Goals | Deike 2 | |||
| 15 January 2020 13:00 |
Report | Spain |
18–2 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Gabriella Várkonyi (HUN), Svetlana Dreval (RUS) |
| Score by quarters: 3–0, 4–1, 7–1, 4–0 | |||||
| Ortiz 5 | Goals | Bogachenko 2 | |||
| 15 January 2020 17:30 |
Report | Netherlands |
10–4 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–2, 3–0, 1–0 | |||||
| Megens 5 | Goals | Bianconi 3 | |||
| 17 January 2020 11:30 |
Report | Germany |
4–19 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), György Kun (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 2–4, 0–5, 1–5, 1–5 | |||||
| four players 1 | Goals | Crespí 4 | |||
| 17 January 2020 13:00 |
Report | Netherlands |
18–1 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Svetlana Dreval (RUS), Veselin Mišković (MNE) |
| Score by quarters: 4–1, 6–0, 4–0, 4–0 | |||||
| Keuning 4 | Goals | Daule 1 | |||
| 17 January 2020 16:00 |
Report | Italy |
17–1 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Róbert Horváth (SVK), Ursula Wengenroth (SUI) |
| Score by quarters: 3–0, 5–0, 4–1, 5–0 | |||||
| Emmolo 4 | Goals | Strugo 1 | |||
| 19 January 2020 11:30 |
Report | France |
6–18 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Erkan Turkkan (TUR), Ursula Wengenroth (SUI) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–5, 2–6, 1–4 | |||||
| six players 1 | Goals | Bianconi 5 | |||
| 19 January 2020 14:30 |
Report | Germany |
3–10 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Peter Balzan (MLT), Gabriella Várkonyi (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 0–4, 0–3, 2–0 | |||||
| three players 1 | Goals | Strugo 4 | |||
| 19 January 2020 16:00 |
Report | Spain |
6–10 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Sergey Naumov (RUS) |
| Score by quarters: 0–2, 1–4, 2–2, 3–2 | |||||
| García Godoy 2 | Goals | Megens 3 | |||
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
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| 11 | |||||||||
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| 10 | Third place | ||||||||
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5th place bracket
| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
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| 25 January | ||||||
| 17 | |||||
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Quarterfinals
| 21 January 2020 14:30 |
Report | Slovakia |
2–22 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Gabriella Várkonyi (HUN), Ivan Raković (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 0–6, 0–3, 1–7, 1–6 | |||||
| Junasová, Stankovianska 1 | Goals | Megens 5 | |||
| 21 January 2020 16:00 |
Report | Russia |
13–7 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Radosław Koryzna (POL) |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–3, 4–1, 3–1 | |||||
| three players 3 | Goals | three players 2 | |||
| 21 January 2020 17:30 |
Report | Greece |
9–12 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Matan Schwartz (ISR) |
| Score by quarters: 3–4, 2–2, 1–3, 3–3 | |||||
| M. Plevritou 4 | Goals | Ortiz 4 | |||
| 21 January 2020 19:00 |
Report | Hungary |
16–3 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Svetlana Dreval (RUS), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 5–2, 3–1, 5–0, 3–0 | |||||
| Keszthelyi 4 | Goals | Guillet 2 | |||
5–8th place semifinals
| 23 January 2020 14:30 |
Report | France |
3–13 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Marcela Mauss (GER), Diana Dutulh-Dumas (NED) |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–2, 1–6, 1–3 | |||||
| Vernoux 2 | Goals | E. Plevritou, Xenaki 3 | |||
| 23 January 2020 16:00 |
Report | Italy |
16–4 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Gabriella Várkonyi (HUN), Ursula Wengenroth (SUI) |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 5–1, 6–0, 3–2 | |||||
| three players 3 | Goals | four players 1 | |||
Semifinals
| 23 January 2020 17:30 |
Report | Russia |
11–10 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–2, 1–2, 2–1 PSO: 4–3 | |||||
| Gorbunova 4 | Goals | Megens, Van der Sloot 2 | |||
| 23 January 2020 19:00 |
Report | Hungary |
10–11 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–2, 3–2, 3–4 | |||||
| Keszthelyi, Leimeter 3 | Goals | A. Espar, Tarragó 3 | |||
Finals
Eleventh place game
| 21 January 2020 11:30 |
Report | Serbia |
13–15 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: György Kun (HUN), Aurely Blanchard (FRA) |
| Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–1, 6–2, 1–4 PSO: 2–4 | |||||
| Milicevic 3 | Goals | Deike 3 | |||
Ninth place game
| 21 January 2020 13:00 |
Report | Croatia |
7–11 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED), Peter Balzan (MLT) |
| Score by quarters: 1–1, 2–6, 2–2, 2–2 | |||||
| Lordan 2 | Goals | Bogachenko, Hochberg 3 | |||
Seventh place game
| 25 January 2020 14:30 |
Report | France |
17–8 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED), Ivan Raković (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 5–2, 4–2, 5–1, 3–3 | |||||
| Bachelier 5 | Goals | Junasová 2 | |||
Fifth place game
| 25 January 2020 16:00 |
Report | Greece |
5–7 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Svetlana Dreval (RUS), Gernot Häntschel (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–2, 0–1, 1–1 | |||||
| five players 1 | Goals | Garibotti 2 | |||
Bronze medal game
| 25 January 2020 17:30 |
Report | Hungary |
10–8 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Radosław Koryzna (POL) |
| Score by quarters: 3–5, 2–2, 4–1, 1–0 | |||||
| four players 2 | Goals | Megens 2 | |||
Gold medal game
| 25 January 2020 19:00 |
Report | Spain |
13–12 | |
Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Gabriella Várkonyi (HUN), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| Score by quarters: 3–4, 5–4, 2–2, 3–2 | |||||
| García Godoy 4 | Goals | Prokofyeva 4 | |||
Final standing
| Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics |
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1 Spain qualified for the Olympics by finishing second in the 2019 World Championships.
Statistics and awards
Top goalscorers
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Awards
The awards were announced on 26 January 2020.[10]
| Award | Player |
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| Best Goalkeeper | |
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References
- Top scorers
- "LEN Events' calendar 2020". len.eu. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- "European Water Polo Championships 2020 – Schedule". len.eu. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- "If it's Budapest, then it's Spain!". wp2020budapest.com. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- "Budapest to host all 2020 Europeans". len.eu. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- "Rules and regulations: European Water Polo Championships" (PDF). len.eu. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- "2020 European Water Polo Championships, Qualifications – Summary". len.eu. 13 October 2019. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- Ivan Curcic (22 October 2019). "Draw for 34th European Championships: Two "groups of death"". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- "2020 European Water Polo Championships, Budapest – Draw". len.eu. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- "Individual awards – women". wp2020budapest.com. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
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