Water polo at the 2007 Summer Universiade
# Water polo at the 2007 Summer Universiade

The 2007 Men's Universiade Water Polo Tournament was the 22nd edition of the event at the Summer Universiade. The tournament was held from Friday August 10 to Friday August 17, 2007.

## Preliminary round

### GROUP A

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Montenegro | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 17 | +48 |
| 2. | Russia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 25 | +14 |
| 3. | Australia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 31 | +5 |
| 4. | Thailand | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 83 | –67 |

### GROUP B

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Serbia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 15 | +24 |
| 2. | Great Britain | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 28 | +4 |
| 3. | Japan | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 21 | +4 |
| 4. | South Africa | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 47 | –32 |

### GROUP C

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 25 | +21 |
| 2. | France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 28 | +17 |
| 3. | Spain | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 26 | +9 |
| 4. | China | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 63 | –47 |

### GROUP D

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Italy | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 | +18 |
| 2. | Turkey | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 16 | –3 |
| 3. | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 24 | –15 |

## Second round

### GROUP E

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13. | China | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 21 | +8 |
| 14. | South Africa | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 20 | +11 |
| 15. | Thailand | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 35 | –19 |

## Play-Offs

| Russia | 4 – 7 | Japan |
| - | - | - |
| Australia | 6 – 5 | Great Britain |
| France | 16 – 4 | Kazakhstan |
| Spain | 14 – 5 | Turkey |
| Russia | 9 – 11 | Kazakhstan |
| Great Britain | 6 – 9 | Turkey |
| Montenegro | 9 – 6 | France |
| Serbia | 8 – 9 | Spain |
| Hungary | 11 – 6 | Japan |
| Italy | 19 – 7 | Australia |
| France | 6 – 7 | Serbia |
| Japan | 14 – 7 | Australia |
| Montenegro | 11 – 6 | Spain |
| Hungary | 6 – 14 | Italy |

## Finals

* 11th place

| Russia | 17 – 9 | Great Britain |
| - | - | - |

* 9th place

| Kazakhstan | 7 – 10 | Turkey |
| - | - | - |

* 7th place

| France | 12 – 8 | Australia |
| - | - | - |

* 5th place

| Serbia | 15 – 6 | Japan |
| - | - | - |

* Bronze Medal Match

| Hungary | 9 – 8 | Spain |
| - | - | - |

* Gold Medal Match

| Montenegro | 11 – 8 | Italy |
| - | - | - |

## Final ranking

| RANK | TEAM |
| - | - |
| | Montenegro |
| | Italy |
| | Hungary |
| 4. | Spain |
| 5. | Serbia |
| 6. | Japan |
| 7. | France |
| 8. | Australia |
| 9. | Turkey |
| 10. | Kazakhstan |
| 11. | Russia |
| 12. | Great Britain |
| 13. | China |
| 14. | South Africa |
| 15. | Thailand |

* 2007 Summer Universiade winners
* Montenegro First title

## Individual awards

* Most Valuable Player
* Best Goalkeeper
* Best Scorer
