Water polo at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

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Water polo at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
Tournament details
Host country Japan
Venue(s)Marine Messe, Fukuoka
Dates17–29 July
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Hungary (4th title)
Runner-up Greece
Third place Spain
Fourth place Serbia
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored1,177 (24.52 per match)
Top scorer(s)Serbia Strahinja Rašović
(25 goals)
Best playerHungary Gergő Zalánki
Best goalkeeperGreece Emmanouil Zerdevas
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The men's water polo tournament at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships was held from 17 to 29 July 2023. This was the 20th time that the men's water polo tournament has been played since the first edition in 1973.[1]

Hungary claimed their fourth title by defeating Greece in the final.[2]

Qualification[edit]

Event Dates Hosts Quota Qualifier(s)
Host nation — — 1  Japan
2022 World League 8 January – 27 July 2022 France Strasbourg 2  Italy
 United States
2022 World Championships 21 June – 3 July 2022 Hungary Budapest 4  Spain
 Greece
 Croatia
 Serbia
2022 European Championship 29 August – 10 September 2022 Croatia Split 3  Hungary
 France
 Montenegro
2022 Asian Championship 7–14 November 2022 Thailand Samut Prakan 2  China
 Kazakhstan
2023 Pan American Water Polo Championships 3–8 April 2023 Brazil Bauru 2  Canada
 Brazil
 Argentina
African Wildcard — — 1  South Africa
Oceanian Wildcard — — 1  Australia
Total 16

Due the limited budget and the proximity of the date of the championship with the 2023 Pan American Games, Brazil opted for the withdrawal before the tournament and was replaced by Argentina.[3][4]


Draw[edit]

The draw was held on 18 April 2023.[5]

Seeding[edit]

The pots were announced on 12 April 2023.[6]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Spain
 Greece
 Croatia
 Italy 		 Serbia
 United States
 Canada
 Hungary 		 Argentina
 Montenegro
 France
 Australia 		 South Africa
 Japan
 China
 Kazakhstan

The draw resulted in the following groups:

Group A Group B Group C Group D
 United States  China  Croatia  South Africa
 Australia  France  Hungary  Serbia
 Kazakhstan  Canada  Argentina  Montenegro
 Greece  Italy  Japan  Spain

Preliminary round[edit]

All times are local (UTC+9).[7]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Greece 3 3 0 0 0 46 25 +21 9 Quarterfinals
2  United States 3 2 0 0 1 48 28 +20 6 Playoffs
3  Australia 3 1 0 0 2 39 35 +4 3
4  Kazakhstan 3 0 0 0 3 13 58 −45 0
Source: Sportresult
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.


17 July 2023
09:00 		Report Kazakhstan  5–18  United States Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Chisato Kurosaki (JPN), David Gómez (ESP)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 4–4, 0–4, 0–5
Markovich 3 Goals Abramson 5
17 July 2023
10:30 		Report Australia  9–13  Greece Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–3, 3–3, 3–5
Power 4 Goals Argyropoulos 3
19 July 2023
17:30 		Report Greece  18–2  Kazakhstan Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Germán Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 5–0, 4–1, 3–0
three players 3 Goals Akhmetov, Ruday 1
19 July 2023
20:30 		Report United States  16–8  Australia Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 3–2, 4–1, 6–1
Daube 5 Goals Pavillard, Power 3
21 July 2023
13:30 		Report United States  14–15  Greece Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 6–1, 2–4, 3–7
Irving 6 Goals Genidounias, Papanastasiou 4
21 July 2023
16:00 		Report Australia  22–6  Kazakhstan Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), David Gómez (ESP)
Score by quarters: 7–2, 3–0, 4–2, 8–2
Negus, Poot 4 Goals Artyukh 2

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 0 55 17 +38 9 Quarterfinals
2  France 3 2 0 0 1 38 32 +6 6 Playoffs
3  Canada 3 1 0 0 2 30 49 −19 3
4  China 3 0 0 0 3 23 48 −25 0
Source: Sportresult
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.


17 July 2023
12:00 		Report Canada  13–10  China Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), Nenad Peris (CRO)
Score by quarters: 4–0, 3–6, 4–4, 2–0
Constantin-Bicari, Gardijan 3 Goals Peng 4
17 July 2023
13:30 		Report France  6–13  Italy Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Vojin Putniković (SRB), Michiel Zwartt (NED)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–3, 0–3, 1–5
Crousillat, Khasz 2 Goals Fondelli 4
19 July 2023
09:00 		Report Italy  24–6  Canada Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), David Gómez (ESP)
Score by quarters: 6–0, 4–2, 8–4, 6–0
three players 4 Goals Constantin-Bicari 3
19 July 2023
10:30 		Report China  8–17  France Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Michiel Zwartt (NED), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 4–6, 0–4, 3–3
Chen R., Xie 2 Goals Marzouki 4
21 July 2023
17:30 		Report China  5–18  Italy Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Veselin Mišković (MNE), Germán Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–7, 2–6, 0–3
Chen Z. 2 Goals Condemi, Di Fulvio 4
21 July 2023
20:30 		Report France  15–11  Canada Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Nenad Peris (CRO), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 5–4, 5–3, 3–2, 2–2
three players 3 Goals three players 3

Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 3 3 0 0 0 49 31 +18 9 Quarterfinals
2  Croatia 3 2 0 0 1 51 29 +22 6 Playoffs
3  Japan (H) 3 1 0 0 2 40 42 −2 3
4  Argentina 3 0 0 0 3 27 65 −38 0
Source: Sportresult
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


17 July 2023
16:00 		Report Argentina  5–24  Croatia Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
David Couper (NZL), Jennifer McCall (USA)
Score by quarters: 2–8, 1–4, 0–7, 2–5
five players 1 Goals Marinić Kragić 5
17 July 2023
19:00 		Report Hungary  16–8  Japan Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Zhang Liang (CHN), Nicola Johnson (AUS)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 3–2, 3–1, 6–1
Jansik, Zalánki 4 Goals Suzuki, Takata 2
19 July 2023
12:00 		Report Croatia  10–12  Hungary Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–2, 3–3, 4–4
three players 2 Goals Zalánki 3
19 July 2023
19:00 		Report Japan  20–9  Argentina Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Zhang Liang (CHN), Darren Spiritsanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 4–2, 4–2, 6–4
Watanabe 5 Goals Martino 3
21 July 2023
09:00 		Report Hungary  21–13  Argentina Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Zhang Liang (CHN), Alessia Ferrari (ITA)
Score by quarters: 7–1, 5–4, 4–4, 5–4
Vigvári 4 Goals Camnasio, Corsi 3
21 July 2023
19:00 		Report Croatia  17–12  Japan Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Michiel Zwartt (NED)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–3, 8–3, 2–3
Kharkov 4 Goals Adachi 4

Group D[edit]

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 0 54 27 +27 9 Quarterfinals
2  Serbia 3 1 1 0 1 57 34 +23 5 Playoffs
3  Montenegro 3 1 0 1 1 55 34 +21 4
4  South Africa 3 0 0 0 3 21 92 −71 0
Source: Sportresult
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.


17 July 2023
17:30 		Report Montenegro  35–10  South Africa Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 10–0, 9–5, 10–4
Radović 7 Goals four players 2
17 July 2023
20:30 		Report Serbia  14–16  Spain Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Raffaele Colombo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–5, 5–5, 4–3
Rašović 6 Goals Granados 5
19 July 2023
13:30 		Report Spain  11–7  Montenegro Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Sebastien Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–2, 4–2, 2–1
Perrone 5 Goals Đurđić 2
19 July 2023
16:00 		Report South Africa  5–30  Serbia Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
David Couper (NZL), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 1–8, 1–9, 1–7, 2–6
Laurenson 2 Goals Jakšić, Rašović 6
21 July 2023
10:30 		Report South Africa  6–27  Spain Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 2–8, 2–7, 2–8, 0–4
Badenhorst 2 Goals Valera 5
21 July 2023
12:00 		Report Serbia  17–15  Montenegro Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Darren Spiritsanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 3–6, 4–2, 2–3, 4–2  PSO: 4–2
Vučinić 5 Goals Matković 3

Knockout stage[edit]

Bracket[edit]

Championship bracket
 
PlayoffsQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
25 July
 
 
 Greece10
 
23 July
 
 Montenegro9
 
 Croatia12
 
27 July
 
 Montenegro13
 
 Greece13
 
 
 Serbia7
 
 
25 July
 
 
 Italy11 (3)
 
23 July
 
 Serbia (PSO)11 (4)
 
 Japan10
 
29 July
 
 Serbia16
 
 Greece10 (3)
 
 
 Hungary (PSO)10 (4)
 
 
25 July
 
 
 Hungary13
 
23 July
 
 United States12
 
 United States13
 
27 July
 
 Canada10
 
 Hungary12
 
 
 Spain11 Third place
 
 
25 July29 July
 
 
 Spain7 Serbia6
 
23 July
 
 France6  Spain9
 
 Australia8
 
 
 France11
 
5th place bracket
 
5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
27 July
 
 
 Montenegro6
 
29 July
 
 Italy10
 
 Italy16
 
27 July
 
 France9
 
 United States13 (3)
 
 
 France (PSO)13 (5)
 
Seventh place game
 
 
29 July
 
 
 Montenegro12 (3)
 
 
 United States (PSO)12 (5)
9th place bracket
 
9th–12th place semifinalsNinth place game
 
      
 
25 July
 
 
 Canada5
 
27 July
 
 Croatia13
 
 Croatia17
 
25 July
 
 Australia10
 
 Australia16
 
 
 Japan15
 
Eleventh place game
 
 
27 July
 
 
 Canada11
 
 
 Japan23
13th place bracket
 
13th–16th place semifinals13th place game
 
      
 
23 July
 
 
 Kazakhstan12
 
25 July
 
 China5
 
 Kazakhstan7
 
23 July
 
 Argentina11
 
 Argentina15
 
 
 South Africa6
 
15th place game
 
 
25 July
 
 
 China16
 
 
 South Africa8

Playoffs[edit]

23 July 2023
14:00 		Report United States  13–10  Canada Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), David Gómez (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–4, 2–1, 5–4
Daube 7 Goals Constantin-Bicari 4
23 July 2023
15:30 		Report Australia  8–11  France Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Darren Spiritsanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 0–4, 5–2, 2–4, 1–1
Negus, Pavillard 2 Goals Vernoux 4
23 July 2023
17:00 		Report Croatia  12–13  Montenegro Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Michiel Zwartt (NED)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 0–3, 5–4, 4–4
Marinić Kragić 4 Goals Matković, Radović 4
23 July 2023
18:30 		Report Japan  10–16  Serbia Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–3, 2–7, 3–3
Inaba 4 Goals Radulović, Rašović 3

Quarterfinals[edit]

25 July 2023
15:00 		Report Greece  10–9  Montenegro Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–3, 1–3, 3–2
Genidounias 5 Goals Radović 3
25 July 2023
16:30 		Report Italy  14–15  Serbia Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Michiel Zwartt (NED), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–2, 4–4, 2–2  PSO: 3–4
Di Fulvio 3 Goals Rašović 4
25 July 2023
18:00 		Report Hungary  13–12  United States Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 3–1, 3–2, 3–5
Zalánki 6 Goals Bowen 4
25 July 2023
19:30 		Report Spain  7–6  France Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Raffaele Colombo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–2, 2–1, 3–1
Tahull 2 Goals Bouet, Crousillat 2

13–16th place semifinals[edit]

23 July 2023
09:00 		Report Kazakhstan  12–5  China Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Chisato Kurosaki (JPN), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 4–0, 3–1, 4–3
Markovich 4 Goals Xie Z. 3
23 July 2023
10:30 		Report Argentina  15–6  South Africa Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), David Couper (NZL)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 4–2, 5–1, 3–3
Camnasio 4 Goals Wheeler 2

9–12th place semifinals[edit]

25 July 2023
12:00 		Report Canada  5–13  Croatia Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Veselin Mišković (MNE), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–3, 1–5, 1–2
five players 1 Goals Butić, Lazić 3
25 July 2023
13:30 		Report Australia  16–15  Japan Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
David Gómez (ESP), Darren Spiritsanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 4–7, 4–3, 3–2
Pavillard 4 Goals Adachi, Takata 4

5–8th place semifinals[edit]

27 July 2023
14:00 		Report Montenegro  6–10  Italy Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 1–3, 2–3, 2–3
Perković 3 Goals Damonte 3
27 July 2023
15:30 		Report United States  16–18  France Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Michiel Zwartt (NED), David Gómez (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–3, 5–4, 2–5  PSO: 3–5
Bowen 5 Goals Crousillat, Vernoux 3

Semifinals[edit]

27 July 2023
17:00 		Report Greece  13–7  Serbia Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Nenad Peris (CRO), Raffaele Colombo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–0, 3–3, 4–2
Argyropoulos, Kakaris 3 Goals Jakšić, Rašović 2
27 July 2023
18:30 		Report Hungary  12–11  Spain Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–3, 3–2, 5–3
Manhercz 3 Goals three players 2

15th place game[edit]

25 July 2023
09:00 		Report China  16–8  South Africa Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Germán Moller (ARG), Hélène Painchaud (CAN)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–2, 4–1, 5–3
Chen Z. 7 Goals Badenhorst, Howard 2

13th place game[edit]

25 July 2023
10:30 		Report Kazakhstan  7–11  Argentina Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Marta Cabanas (ESP), Lee-Anne Stewart (RSA)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 1–1, 3–3, 2–2
Markovich, Vuksanovich 2 Goals Corsi 4

Eleventh place game[edit]

27 July 2023
09:00 		Report Canada  11–23  Japan Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Vojin Putniković (SRB), Darren Spiritosanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 3–6, 3–6, 2–8, 3–3
Djerkovic 3 Goals Inaba 5

Ninth place game[edit]

27 July 2023
10:30 		Report Croatia  17–10  Australia Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 5–4, 6–2, 3–2
Vukičević 5 Goals Poot 3

Seventh place game[edit]

29 July 2023
11:30 		Report Montenegro  15–17  United States Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–4, 3–3, 2–2  PSO: 3–5
three players 2 Goals Hallock 4

Fifth place game[edit]

29 July 2023
16:30 		Report Italy  16–9  France Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–2, 7–3, 5–2
Di Fulvio 5 Goals Crousillat 3

Third place game[edit]

29 July 2023
13:00 		Report Serbia  6–9  Spain Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Raffaele Colombo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–3, 0–2, 1–1
Rašović 3 Goals Granados 3

Final[edit]

29 July 2023
18:00 		Report Greece  13–14  Hungary Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Michiel Zwartt (NED), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–1, 3–2, 3–3  PSO: 3–4
Genidounias 4 Goals Manhercz, Zalánki 3

Final ranking[edit]

Statistics and awards[edit]

Top goalscorers[edit]

Rank Name Goals[9] Shots %
1 Serbia Strahinja Rašović 25 45 56
2 United States Hannes Daube 22 48 46
3 Serbia Nikola Jakšić 20 43 47
4 Hungary Gergő Zalánki 19 36 53
5 Greece Konstantinos Genidounias 18 39 46
Montenegro Đuro Radović 35 51
7 Italy Francesco Di Fulvio 17 34 50
Japan Yusuke Inaba 45 38
9 France Ugo Crousillat 16 34 47
Japan Taiyo Watanabe 33 48

Awards[edit]

The awards were announced on 29 July 2023.[2]

All-star team
Goalkeeper Greece Emmanouil Zerdevas
Field player United States Hannes Daube
Hungary Krisztián Manhercz
Greece Alexandros Papanastasiou
Spain Felipe Perrone
Serbia Strahinja Rašović
Hungary Gergő Zalánki
Other awards
MVP Hungary Gergő Zalánki
Best goalkeeper Greece Emmanouil Zerdevas

References[edit]

  1. ^ "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Hungary overcomes Greece in sudden-death shootout". worldaquatics.com. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Two vacancies at World Championships: Brazilian teams don't arrive in Fukuoka". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Argentina In – World Aquatics Championships will now feature Argentina in the Men's and Women's Water Polo Tournaments". worldaquatics.com. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Draw for World Championships in Fukuoka: Two reigning champions in "Group of death"". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  6. ^ "The field is now set – Qualified teams for the Men's and Women's Water Polo Tournament for Fukuoka". worldaquatics.com. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  7. ^ "World Championships, schedule: Spain's ladies and men feature in opening day's derbies". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  8. ^ "World Aquatics Championships - Fukuoka 2023-Final Standings". worldaquatics.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  9. ^ Top scorers

External links[edit]

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