2017 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
# 2017 FINA Women's Water Polo World League

The 2017 FINA Women's Water Polo World League is the 14th edition of the annual women's international water polo tournament. It was played between November 2016 and June 2017 and open to all women's water polo national teams. After participating in a preliminary round, eight teams qualify to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final from 06 to 11 June 2017.

In the world league, there are specific rules that do not allow matches to end in a draw. If teams are level at the end of the 4th quarter of any world league match, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout. Teams earn points in the standings in group matches as follows:

* Match won in normal time - 3 points
* Match won in shootout - 2 points
* Match lost in shootout - 1 point
* Match lost in normal time - 0 points

## Europe

### Preliminary round

The European preliminary round consisted of two groups of three teams. The winner of each group after the home and away series of games qualifies for the Super Final. A third place is taken by the best scoring second-placed team.

**Group A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Russia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 7 | Super Final | — | 10–10 | 20–11 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 7 | Super Final | 12–15 | — | 10–9 |
| 3 | Greece | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 4 | | 8–7 | 4–4 | — |

**Group B**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hungary | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 11 | Super Final | — | 10–10 | 15–4 |
| 2 | Italy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 7 | | 10–12 | — | 14–4 |
| 3 | France | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 61 | −42 | 0 | | 6–16 | 5–16 | — |

## Intercontinental Water Polo Tournament

May 2–7, 2017 Schaal Aquatics Center, Davis, United States

### Group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | United States (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 14 | Super Final | — | — | — | — | 12–7 | — |
| 2 | Australia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 13 | Super Final | 5–5 | — | | — | 9–5 | 13–6 |
| 3 | Japan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 9 | Super Final | 6–10 | 3–8 | — | 13–8 | — | — |
| 4 | Canada | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 6 | Super Final | 5–6 | 7–10 | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 51 | −23 | 3 | | — | — | 4–15 | 3–8 | — | 9–7 |
| 6 | China | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 55 | −22 | 0 | Host Super Final | 5–10 | — | 6–11 | 9–12 | — | — |

### Final stage

**5th Place**

| 7 May 2017 9:30 | Kazakhstan | 14–7 | China | Schaal Aquatics Center, Davis, United States Referees: Andrew Carney (AUS), Haz Ortega (USA) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Schaal Aquatics Center, Davis, United States Referees: Andrew Carney (AUS), Haz Ortega (USA) |||
| 7 May 2017 9:30 | Mirshina 3 | Goals | three players 2 | Schaal Aquatics Center, Davis, United States Referees: Andrew Carney (AUS), Haz Ortega (USA) |

**3rd Place**

| 7 May 2017 11:00 | Japan | 2–5 | Canada | Schaal Aquatics Center, Davis, United States Referees: Steven Rotsart (USA), Victor Salnicenko (KAZ) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Schaal Aquatics Center, Davis, United States Referees: Steven Rotsart (USA), Victor Salnicenko (KAZ) |||
| 7 May 2017 11:00 | Arima, Noro 1 | Goals | Lemay 3 | Schaal Aquatics Center, Davis, United States Referees: Steven Rotsart (USA), Victor Salnicenko (KAZ) |

**Final**

| 7 May 2017 12:30 | United States | 7–10 | Australia | Schaal Aquatics Center, Davis, United States Referees: Martin Murray (CAN), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Schaal Aquatics Center, Davis, United States Referees: Martin Murray (CAN), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |||
| 7 May 2017 12:30 | three players 2 | Goals | Armit 4 | Schaal Aquatics Center, Davis, United States Referees: Martin Murray (CAN), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |

## Super Final

June 6–11, 2017, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China

In the Super Final the eight qualifying teams are split into two groups of four teams with all teams progressing to the knock-out stage.

### Qualified teams

| Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| — | Canada United States | China (Host) Japan | Hungary Netherlands Russia | Australia |

### Group A

All times are CST (UTC+8)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 54 | −33 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 6 June 2017 16:20 | Russia | 18–9 | Japan | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Liang Zhang (CHN), Marcela Mauss (GER) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Liang Zhang (CHN), Marcela Mauss (GER) |||
| 6 June 2017 16:20 | Simanovich 5 | Goals | Inaba 3 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Liang Zhang (CHN), Marcela Mauss (GER) |
| 6 June 2017 17:40 | United States | 6–4 | Netherlands | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Filippo Gomez (ITA), Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Filippo Gomez (ITA), Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN) |||
| 6 June 2017 17:40 | K. Neushul 3 | Goals | D. Genee 2 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Filippo Gomez (ITA), Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN) |
| 7 June 2017 15:00 | United States | 17–4 | Japan | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Nicola Johnson (AUS), Adil Aimbetov (KAZ) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Nicola Johnson (AUS), Adil Aimbetov (KAZ) |||
| 7 June 2017 15:00 | Williams 3 | Goals | four players 4 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Nicola Johnson (AUS), Adil Aimbetov (KAZ) |
| 7 June 2017 16:20 | Russia | 10–10 | Netherlands | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Marcela Mauss (GER), Rajmund Fodor (HUN) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Marcela Mauss (GER), Rajmund Fodor (HUN) |||
| 7 June 2017 16:20 | Prokofyeva, Tolkunova 3 | Goals | three players 3 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Marcela Mauss (GER), Rajmund Fodor (HUN) |
| 8 June 2017 16:20 | Russia | 12–13 | United States | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Nicola Johnson (AUS), Filippo Gomez (ITA) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Nicola Johnson (AUS), Filippo Gomez (ITA) |||
| 8 June 2017 16:20 | Gorbunova 3 | Goals | K. Neushul, M. Fischer 3 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Nicola Johnson (AUS), Filippo Gomez (ITA) |
| 8 June 2017 17:40 | Japan | 8–19 | Netherlands | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN), Liang Zhang (CHN) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN), Liang Zhang (CHN) |||
| 8 June 2017 17:40 | Arima 4 | Goals | S. van der Sloot 5 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN), Liang Zhang (CHN) |

### Group B

All times are CST (UTC+8)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | China (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 6 June 2017 15:00 | Hungary | 9–9 | Canada | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Svetlana Dreval (RUS), Martina Kunikova (SVK) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Svetlana Dreval (RUS), Martina Kunikova (SVK) |||
| 6 June 2017 15:00 | Szilágyi 4 | Goals | E. Wright, Christmas 3 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Svetlana Dreval (RUS), Martina Kunikova (SVK) |
| 6 June 2017 19:30 | Australia | 10–14 | China | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Diana Dutilh (NED), Adil Aimbetov (KAZ) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Diana Dutilh (NED), Adil Aimbetov (KAZ) |||
| 6 June 2017 19:30 | Armit, Webster 4 | Goals | Zhao 4 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Diana Dutilh (NED), Adil Aimbetov (KAZ) |
| 7 June 2017 17:40 | Australia | 4–8 | Canada | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Diana Dutilh (NED), Filippo Gomez (ITA) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Diana Dutilh (NED), Filippo Gomez (ITA) |||
| 7 June 2017 17:40 | Webster 2 | Goals | Eggens, Békhazi 2 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Diana Dutilh (NED), Filippo Gomez (ITA) |
| 7 June 2017 19:00 | Hungary | 16–6 | China | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Amber Drury (USA), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Amber Drury (USA), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |||
| 7 June 2017 19:00 | Szilágyi 6 | Goals | Guo 3 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Amber Drury (USA), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |
| 8 June 2017 15:00 | Hungary | 8–3 | Australia | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Martina Kunikova (SVK), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Martina Kunikova (SVK), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |||
| 8 June 2017 15:00 | three players 2 | Goals | three players 1 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Martina Kunikova (SVK), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |
| 8 June 2017 19:00 | Canada | 10–7 | China | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Svetlana Dreval (RUS), Amber Drury (USA) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Svetlana Dreval (RUS), Amber Drury (USA) |||
| 8 June 2017 19:00 | E. Wright 3 | Goals | Niu, Zhang C. 2 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Svetlana Dreval (RUS), Amber Drury (USA) |

### Knockout stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 09 June 2017 | 09 June 2017 | | | |
| Russia | 16 | | | |
| Russia | 16 | 10 June 2017 | 10 June 2017 | | |
| China | 8 | 10 June 2017 | 10 June 2017 | |
| China | 8 | Russia | 10 | |
| 09 June 2017 | 09 June 2017 | | Russia | 10 | |
| 09 June 2017 | 09 June 2017 | Canada | 11 | |
| Japan | 5 | Canada | 11 | |
| Japan | 5 | | | | 11 June 2017 | 11 June 2017 |
| Canada | 9 | | | | 11 June 2017 | 11 June 2017 |
| Canada | 9 | | | | Canada | 6 |
| 09 June 2017 | 09 June 2017 | | | | | Canada | 6 |
| 09 June 2017 | 09 June 2017 | | | | United States | 12 |
| Netherlands | 7 | | | | United States | 12 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 10 June 2017 | 10 June 2017 | | | |
| Hungary | 8 | 10 June 2017 | 10 June 2017 | | | |
| Hungary | 8 | Hungary | 4 | | | |
| 09 June 2017 | 09 June 2017 | | Hungary | 4 | | | |
| 09 June 2017 | 09 June 2017 | United States | 8 | | Third place | Third place |
| United States | 13 | United States | 8 | | Third place | Third place |
| United States | 13 | | | | 11 June 2017 | 11 June 2017 |
| Australia | 4 | | | | 11 June 2017 | 11 June 2017 |
| Australia | 4 | | | | Russia | 9 |
| | | | | | Hungary | 7 |

**Quarterfinals**

All times are CST (UTC+8)

| 9 June 2017 15:00 | Netherlands | 7–8 | Hungary | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN), Amber Drury (USA) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN), Amber Drury (USA) |||
| 9 June 2017 15:00 | Klaassen 3 | Goals | Bujka 2 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN), Amber Drury (USA) |
| 9 June 2017 16:20 | United States | 13–4 | Australia | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Martina Kunikova (SVK), Rajmund Fodor (HUN) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Martina Kunikova (SVK), Rajmund Fodor (HUN) |||
| 9 June 2017 16:20 | K. Neushul 4 | Goals | Halligan 2 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Martina Kunikova (SVK), Rajmund Fodor (HUN) |
| 9 June 2017 17:40 | Japan | 5–9 | Canada | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Marcela Mauss (GER), Adil Aimbetov (KAZ) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Marcela Mauss (GER), Adil Aimbetov (KAZ) |||
| 9 June 2017 17:40 | Arima 2 | Goals | McKelvey 4 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Marcela Mauss (GER), Adil Aimbetov (KAZ) |
| 9 June 2017 19:00 | Russia | 16–8 | China | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Diana Dutilh (NED), Nicola Johnson (AUS) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Diana Dutilh (NED), Nicola Johnson (AUS) |||
| 9 June 2017 19:00 | Karimova, Gorbunova 3 | Goals | Xiao 4 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Diana Dutilh (NED), Nicola Johnson (AUS) |

**Semifinals**

All times are CST (UTC+8)

| 10 June 2017 17:40 | Russia | 10–11 | Canada | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Martina Kunikova (SVK), Nicola Johnson (AUS) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Martina Kunikova (SVK), Nicola Johnson (AUS) |||
| 10 June 2017 17:40 | Gorbunova 3 | Goals | McKelvey 3 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Martina Kunikova (SVK), Nicola Johnson (AUS) |
| 10 June 2017 19:00 | Hungary | 4–8 | United States | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Diana Dutilh (NED), Liang Zhang (CHN) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Diana Dutilh (NED), Liang Zhang (CHN) |||
| 10 June 2017 19:00 | Keszthelyi 2 | Goals | Musselman 3 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Diana Dutilh (NED), Liang Zhang (CHN) |

**Bronze medal match**

All times are CST (UTC+8)

| 11 June 2017 17:10 | Russia | 9–7 | Hungary | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Diana Dutilh (NED), Marcela Mauss (GER) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Diana Dutilh (NED), Marcela Mauss (GER) |||
| 11 June 2017 17:10 | Karimova 3 | Goals | Bujka 4 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Diana Dutilh (NED), Marcela Mauss (GER) |

**Final**

All times are CST (UTC+8)

| 11 June 2017 18:30 | Canada | 6–12 | United States | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Svetlana Dreval (RUS), Filippo Gomez (ITA) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Svetlana Dreval (RUS), Filippo Gomez (ITA) |||
| 11 June 2017 18:30 | E. Wright, McKelvey 2 | Goals | five players 2 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Svetlana Dreval (RUS), Filippo Gomez (ITA) |

**Final**

**5th–8th Places**

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| - | - | - | - |
| 10 June 2017 | 10 June 2017 |
| China | 12 |
| China | 12 | 11 June 2017 | 11 June 2017 |
| Japan | 11 | 11 June 2017 | 11 June 2017 |
| Japan | 11 | China | 4 |
| 10 June 2017 | 10 June 2017 | | China | 4 |
| 10 June 2017 | 10 June 2017 | Netherlands | 14 |
| Netherlands | 9 | Netherlands | 14 |
| Australia | 5 | | |
| Australia | 5 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 11 June 2017 | 11 June 2017 |
| | | Japan | 8 |
| | | Australia | 10 |

**5th–8th Places Semifinals**

All times are CST (UTC+8)

| 10 June 2017 15:00 | Netherlands | 9–5 | Australia | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Marcela Mauss (GER), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Marcela Mauss (GER), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |||
| 10 June 2017 15:00 | van der Graaf 2 | Goals | Ridge, Halligan 2 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Marcela Mauss (GER), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |
| 10 June 2017 16:20 | China | 12–11 | Japan | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Svetlana Dreval (RUS), Filippo Gomez (ITA) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Svetlana Dreval (RUS), Filippo Gomez (ITA) |||
| 10 June 2017 16:20 | Xiong 5 | Goals | Arima 3 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Svetlana Dreval (RUS), Filippo Gomez (ITA) |

**7th Place match**

All times are CST (UTC+8)

| 11 June 2017 14:30 | Japan | 8–10 | Australia | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Liang Zhang (CHN), Rajmund Fodor (HUN) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Liang Zhang (CHN), Rajmund Fodor (HUN) |||
| 11 June 2017 14:30 | Inaba 4 | Goals | Webster 5 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Liang Zhang (CHN), Rajmund Fodor (HUN) |

**5th Place match**

All times are CST (UTC+8)

| 11 June 2017 16:00 | China | 4–14 | Netherlands | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Amber Drury (USA), Adil Aimbetov (KAZ) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Amber Drury (USA), Adil Aimbetov (KAZ) |||
| 11 June 2017 16:00 | Mei, Zhao 2 | Goals | Smit, Megens 3 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Referees: Amber Drury (USA), Adil Aimbetov (KAZ) |

## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | United States |
| | Canada |
| | Russia |
| 4 | Hungary |
| 5 | Netherlands |
| 6 | China |
| 7 | Australia |
| 8 | Japan |

* 2017 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
* United States Eleventh title

## Individual awards

* Most Valuable Player
   * Makenzie Fischer (USA)
* Best Goalkeeper
   * Jessica Gaudreault (CAN)
* Top Scorer
   * Catharina van der Sloot (NED) — 15 goals
* Media All Star Team
   * Jessica Gaudreault (CAN)
   * Yumi Arima (JPN)
   * Makenzie Fischer (USA)
   * Elvina Karimova (RUS)
   * Hayley McKelvey (CAN)
   * Kiley Neushul (USA)
   * Catharina van der Sloot (NED)
