2008 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
# 2008 FINA Women's Water Polo World League

The 2008 FINA Women's Water Polo World League was the fifth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After three preliminary rounds the Super Final was held in Santa Cruz del Tenerife, Spain from June 10 to June 15, 2008.

## Preliminary round

### Americas

Canada and United States qualified without qualification tournament.

### Asia/Oceania

* Held in Tianjin, China

| | Team | Pts | G | W | L |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Australia | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | China | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Japan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |

May 20

| China | 23 – 5 | Japan |
| - | - | - |

May 21

| China | 9 – 11 (p) | Australia |
| - | - | - |

May 22

| Japan | 4 – 17 | Australia |
| - | - | - |

May 23

| China | 21 – 4 | Japan |
| - | - | - |

May 24

| China | 10 – 11 (p) | Australia |
| - | - | - |

May 25

| Japan | 3 – 19 | Australia |
| - | - | - |

### Europe

* Held in Siracusa, Italy and Athens, Greece.

| | Team | Pts | G | W | L |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Russia | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Greece | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Spain | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Italy | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 |

* Spain qualified as the hosting nation of the Super Final

May 23

| Russia | 8 – 7 | Greece |
| - | - | - |
| Italy | 15 – 13 (p) | Spain |

May 24

| Spain | 8 – 11 | Russia |
| - | - | - |
| Greece | 9 – 8 | Italy |

May 25

| Greece | 11 – 6 | Spain |
| - | - | - |
| Italy | 6 – 13 | Russia |

May 30

| Italy | 7 – 10 | Spain |
| - | - | - |
| Greece | 6 – 14 | Russia |

May 31

| Greece | 10 – 8 | Italy |
| - | - | - |
| Russia | 19 – 10 | Spain |

June 1

| Italy | 8 – 16 | Russia |
| - | - | - |
| Greece | 13 – 8 | Spain |

## Super Final

* Held in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

### Preliminary

| | Team | Pts | G | W | L |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | United States | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Russia | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Australia | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Canada | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Spain | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | China | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |

June 10

| Australia | 9 – 10 | United States |
| - | - | - |
| Canada | 7 – 15 | Russia |
| Spain | 10 – 9 (p) | China |

June 11

| United States | 10 – 6 | Russia |
| - | - | - |
| Australia | 10 – 8 | China |
| Spain | 12 – 10 | Canada |

June 12

| Canada | 7 – 6 | Australia |
| - | - | - |
| China | 8 – 12 | United States |
| Spain | 9 – 15 | Russia |

June 13

| Canada | 5 – 6 | United States |
| - | - | - |
| China | 8 – 10 | Russia |
| Spain | 7 – 11 | Australia |

June 14

| China | 5 – 8 | Canada |
| - | - | - |
| Russia | 13 – 14 (p) | Australia |
| Spain | 9 – 11 | United States |

### 5th place match

June 15

| Spain | 5 – 7 | China |
| - | - | - |

### Bronze medal match

June 15

| Australia | 7 – 6 | Canada |
| - | - | - |

### Gold medal match

June 15

| United States | 7 – 8 | Russia |
| - | - | - |

### Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | Russia |
| | United States |
| | Australia |
| 4 | Canada |
| 5 | China |
| 6 | Spain |

* 2008 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
* Russia First title
