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2009 FINA Women's Water Polo World League

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2009 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
LeagueFINA Water Polo World League
SportWater Polo
Super Final
Finals champions United States (4th title)
  Runners-up Canada
FINA Women's Water Polo World League seasons

The 2009 FINA Women's Water Polo World League was the 6th edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). After playing in groups within the same continent, eight teams qualified to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final in Kirishi, Russia from 9 to 14 June 2009.[1]

Super Final

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Seeding

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Group A Group B
 United States
 China
 Russia
 Italy
 Canada
 Australia
 Spain
 Greece

Knockout stage

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5th–8th place bracket
 
5th–8th place classification5th place match
 
      
 
13 June
 
 
 China 11
 
14 June
 
 Italy 9
 
 Russia 9
 
13 June
 
 China 10
 
 Russia 11
 
 
 Greece 8
 
7th place match
 
 
14 June
 
 
 Greece 13
 
 
 Italy 6
Championship bracket
 
SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
13 June
 
 
 Spain 7
 
14 June
 
 Canada 10
 
 Canada 6
 
13 June
 
 United States 9
 
 Australia 8
 
 
 United States 9
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
14 June
 
 
 Spain 8
 
 
 Australia 12

Semifinals

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13 June 2009 Spain  7–10  Canada Kirishi, Russia
Score by quarters: 1–1, 3–2, 1–2, 2–5
13 June 2009 Australia  8–9  United States Kirishi, Russia
Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–2, 3–4, 1–2

Bronze medal match

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14 June 2009 Spain  8–12  Australia Kirishi, Russia
Score by quarters: 4–4, 1–3, 2–2, 1–3

Gold medal match

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14 June 2009 Canada  6–9  United States Kirishi, Russia
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–2, 2–5, 1–0

Final ranking

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Individual awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 78. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ “USA & Canada reach final, Australia & Spain will go for bronze” fina.org June 13, 2009.
  3. ^ a b “USA defeats Canada to become 2009 Champs, Bronze to Australia” fina.org June 14, 2009.