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2020 Men's Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament

2020 Men's Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament
Tournament details
Host country Netherlands
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates14–21 February 2021
Teams12 (from 2 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Montenegro
Runner-up Greece
Third place Croatia
Fourth place Russia
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Goals scored844 (23.44 per match)
Top scorer(s)Russia Konstantin Kharkov
Russia Daniil Merkulov
(24 goals)[1]
Main articles: Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

The 2020 Men's Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament took place from 14 to 21 February 2021 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[2] The top three teams advanced to the Olympics.[citation needed]

The tournament was scheduled to take place from 22 to 29 March and then from 31 May to 7 June 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Due to their semifinal wins, both Montenegro and Greece qualified for the Olympics.[4] Croatia followed by winning the third place game.[5]

Participants

Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified
Host nation — — 1  Netherlands
2019 Pan American Games 4–10 August 2019  Peru 3  Canada
 Brazil
 Argentina
2020 European Championship 14–26 January 2020  Hungary 9  Montenegro
 Croatia
 Greece
 Russia
 Germany
 Georgia
 Romania[6]
 Turkey
 France
Total 12

Draw

The draw took place on 11 February 2020 in Lausanne, Switzerland.[7]

Group A Group B
 Georgia
 Turkey
 Canada
 Brazil
 Montenegro
 Greece 		 Croatia
 Netherlands
 France
 Russia
 Germany
 Romania1

1 Argentina withdrew from the tournament in mid-February. FINA replaced the South-American team with Romania[6]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).[8]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Montenegro 4 4 0 0 55 25 +30 8 Quarterfinals
2  Greece 4 3 0 1 49 32 +17 6
3  Georgia 4 2 0 2 45 41 +4 4
4  Canada 4 1 0 3 35 61 −26 2
5  Brazil 4 0 0 4 28 53 −25 0
6  Turkey[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disqualified
Source: Microplustiming
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.
Notes:
  1. ^ Turkey was disqualified after several players tested positive for COVID-19.[9]
14 February 2021
13:00 		Report Georgia  10–11  Greece Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–5, 5–2, 0–1
Elez 4 Goals Fountoulis 5
14 February 2021
14:30 		Report Canada  11–7  Brazil Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Nenad Periš (CRO), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 1–1, 3–2, 3–1
five players 2 Goals Real 2
15 February 2021
16:00 		Report Greece  15–8  Brazil Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Nenad Periš (CRO), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 5–2, 4–2, 1–3
Genidounias, Vlachopoulos 3 Goals Fernandes 8
15 February 2021
17:30 		Report Montenegro  21–7  Canada Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS)
Score by quarters: 7–1, 6–3, 4–1, 4–2
Ivović, Matković 5 Goals three players 2
16 February 2021
13:00 		Report Brazil  5–15  Montenegro Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Nenad Periš (CRO)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 3–6, 1–2, 0–4
G. Guimarães 2 Goals Ivović, Petković 3
16 February 2021
16:00 		Report Canada  11–14  Georgia Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–3, 4–4, 4–4
Patterson 2 Goals Jelaca 4
17 February 2021
16:00 		Report Greece  4–8  Montenegro Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Xevi Buch (ESP), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–1, 1–1, 1–2
four players 1 Goals Brguljan, Petković 2
17 February 2021
17:30 		Report Georgia  12–8  Brazil Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Michael Goldenberg (USA), Nenad Periš (CRO)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–1, 2–1, 4–5
Elez, Shushiashvili 3 Goals three players 2
18 February 2021
13:00 		Report Montenegro  11–9  Georgia Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Nenad Periš (CRO)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–1, 1–1, 4–4
three players 2 Goals Magrakvelidze, Vapenski 2
18 February 2021
14:30 		Report Canada  6–19  Greece Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 1–6, 1–3, 2–4, 2–6
Constantin-Bicari 2 Goals Argyropoulos 4

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 5 4 1 0 64 49 +15 9 Quarterfinals
2  Croatia 5 4 0 1 89 46 +43 8
3  France 5 2 1 2 62 56 +6 5[a]
4  Netherlands (H) 5 2 1 2 49 65 −16 5[a]
5  Romania 5 1 1 3 42 57 −15 3
6  Germany 5 0 0 5 42 75 −33 0
Source: Microplustiming
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) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b France 11–11 Netherlands
14 February 2021
16:00 		Report Netherlands  11–10  Germany Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Xevi Buch (ESP), Michael Goldenberg (USA)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 3–2, 2–2, 1–4
Muller 4 Goals Real 3
14 February 2021
19:00 		Report Croatia  16–6  Romania Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Dion Willis (RSA), Fabio Toffoli (BRA)
Score by quarters: 6–2, 3–1, 4–2, 4–2
Burić 3 Goals Fulea, Georgescu 2
14 February 2021
20:30 		Report France  12–13  Russia Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–4, 5–3, 3–3
Crousillat 5 Goals Nagaev 4
15 February 2021
13:00 		Report Romania  9–9  Russia Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE), Mikhail Dykman (CAN)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–2, 2–4, 3–2
three players 2 Goals Merkulov 4
15 February 2021
14:30 		Report Germany  12–13  France Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Michael Goldenberg (USA)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–2, 5–2, 3–5
Strelezkij 6 Goals Crousillat, Marzouki 3
15 February 2021
19:00 		Report Croatia  25–8  Netherlands Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Xevi Buch (ESP), Irakli Sanadze (GEO)
Score by quarters: 7–1, 7–4, 5–1, 6–2
Bukić 6 Goals Van IJperen, Lucas 2
16 February 2021
17:30 		Report Russia  17–5  Germany Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Xevi Buch (ESP), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 1–2, 5–0, 6–2
Merkulov 6 Goals Stamm 2
16 February 2021
19:00 		Report Netherlands  9–8  Romania Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Michael Goldenberg (USA), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–3, 2–2, 3–2
Koopman 3 Goals Georgescu 4
16 February 2021
20:30 		Report France  10–13  Croatia Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Dion Willis (RSA), Erkan Türkkan (TUR)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–2, 2–5, 3–3
Canonne 3 Goals Bukić, Fatović 3
17 February 2021
13:00 		Report Romania  12–7  Germany Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Dion Willis (RSA), Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 4–4, 4–1, 3–1
Ghiban, Radu 3 Goals Cuk, Schütze 2
17 February 2021
14:30 		Report Croatia  13–14  Russia Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Erkan Türkkan (TUR), Irakli Sanadze (GEO)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 4–4, 4–4, 0–3
Fatović 4 Goals Kharkov 5
17 February 2021
19:00 		Report Netherlands  11–11  France Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 0–2, 3–4, 6–2
Muller, Winkelhorst 3 Goals Marzouki 3
18 February 2021
17:30 		Report France  16–7  Romania Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Michael Goldenberg (USA), Xevi Buch (ESP)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 3–1, 5–1, 3–3
Marzouki 4 Goals Dragomirescu, Radu 2
18 February 2021
19:00 		Report Russia  11–10  Netherlands Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Dion Willis (RSA), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–1, 1–2, 4–4
Kholod 5 Goals three players 2
18 February 2021
20:30 		Report Croatia  22–8  Germany Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Mikhail Dykman (CAN)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 6–2, 5–1, 6–2
Bušlje 5 Goals Real 2

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
19 February
 
 
 Montenegro13
 
20 February
 
 Netherlands7
 
 Montenegro (PSO)10 (4)
 
19 February
 
 Croatia10 (2)
 
 Georgia6
 
21 February
 
 Croatia15
 
 Montenegro10
 
19 February
 
 Greece9
 
 Greece (PSO)13 (4)
 
20 February
 
 France13 (1)
 
 Greece13
 
19 February
 
 Russia10 Third place
 
 Canada9
 
21 February
 
 Russia17
 
 Croatia (PSO)11 (14)
 
 
 Russia11 (13)
 
Fifth place bracket
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
20 February
 
 
 Netherlands14
 
21 February
 
 Georgia11
 
 Netherlands10
 
20 February
 
 France9
 
 France11
 
 
 Canada9
 
Seventh place
 
 
21 February
 
 
 Georgia18
 
 
 Canada10

Quarterfinals

19 February 2021
14:00 		Report Montenegro  13–7  Netherlands Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS)
Score by quarters: 4–0, 3–3, 3–4, 3–0
Ivović 3 Goals Janssen 3
19 February 2021
16:00 		Report Greece  17–14  France Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 6–4, 1–4, 3–4, 3–1  PSO: 4–1
Fountoulis 4 Goals Vernoux 4
19 February 2021
18:00 		Report Georgia  6–15  Croatia Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Erkan Turkkan (TUR)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–6, 1–2, 2–4
Elez, Shushiashvili 2 Goals Bukić 4
19 February 2021
20:00 		Report Canada  9–17  Russia Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 3–3, 3–4, 1–5
Constantin-Bicari, Côté 3 Goals Kharkov 5

5–8th place semifinals

20 February 2021
14:00 		Report Netherlands  14–11  Georgia Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 4–3, 3–4, 3–3
Janssen 5 Goals Jakhaia 3
20 February 2021
16:00 		Report France  11–9  Canada Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 1–2, 5–3, 2–2
Marzouki 4 Goals Côté 4

Semifinals

20 February 2021
18:00 		Report Montenegro  14–12  Croatia Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Xevi Buch (ESP), Michael Goldenberg (USA)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–3, 3–4, 2–1  PSO: 4–2
three players 2 Goals Bukić, Bušlje 3
20 February 2021
20:00 		Report Greece  13–10  Russia Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Dion Willis (RSA), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 2–2, 5–4, 2–1
Vlachopoulos 5 Goals Kharkov 5

Seventh place game

21 February 2021
10:00 		Report Georgia  18–10  Canada Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Nenad Periš (CRO)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 8–3, 3–2, 3–3
Magrakvelidze 4 Goals D'Souza 5

Fifth place game

21 February 2021
12:00 		Report Netherlands  10–9  France Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Mikhail Dykman (CAN), Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 1–3, 0–3, 5–1
Veenhuis, van IJperen 3 Goals three players 2

Third place game

21 February 2021
14:00 		Report Croatia  25–24  Russia Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 2–4, 3–1, 2–3  PSO: 14–13
three players 2 Goals Kharkov, Merkulov 3

Final

21 February 2021
16:00 		Report Montenegro  10–9  Greece Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam
Referees:
Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–3, 1–2, 4–1
Matković 5 Goals Argyropoulos 4

Final ranking

Qualified for the Summer Olympics
Rank Team[10]
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Montenegro
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Greece
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Croatia
4  Russia
5  Netherlands
6  France
7  Georgia
8  Canada
9  Romania
10  Brazil
11  Germany
DSQ  Turkey

See also

References

  1. ^ Top Scorers
  2. ^ "Information bulletin – Rotterdam 2020" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  3. ^ "PR 16 – First meeting of FINA COVID-19 taskforce". fina.org. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Montenegrins, Greeks sit on the clouds, flying to Tokyo". FINA. Archived from the original on 21 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Croatia nailed it – but Russia was just a penalty-shot away from Tokyo". FINA. Archived from the original on 21 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  6. ^ a b Ivan Curcic (14 February 2020). "Asian Federation decides: Kazakhstan and China go to Tokyo". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Draw for the 2020 WP Olympic qualification tournaments". fina.org. FINA. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Official programme" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  9. ^ "Turkey disqualified from Olympic qualifications". total-waterpolo.com. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  10. ^ Final ranking
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