Water polo at the 2019 Summer Universiade
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| Venue | various |
| Dates | 2–14 July |
| Teams | 10 (per gender) |
Water polo at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples was played between 2 and 14 July.[1] 20 teams participated in the tournament.
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Italy (ITA)* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medal events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men | Italy (ITA) Pierre Pellegrini Mario Del Basso Giacomo Cannella Matteo Spione Federico Panerai Eduardo Campopiano Mario Guidi Lorenzo Bruni Jacopo Alesiani Massimo Di Martire Ettore Novara Umberto Esposito Francesco Massaro | United States (USA) Jack Turner Tyler Abramson Felix Brozyna-Vilim Jacob Cavano Jacob Ehrhardt Kacper Langiewicz Thomas Gruwell Evan Rosenfeld AJ Rossman Bennett Williams Quinn Woodhead Samuel Krutonog | Hungary (HUN) István Kardos Gergerly Buriàn Lóránd Zerinváry Domonkos Sélley-Rauscher Kristóf Várnai Dániel Sánta Kristóf Szatmáry Erik Csacsovszky Tamás Gyárfás Frank Pellei Róbert Fejős Rolf Bencz Dániel Szakonyi |
| Women | Hungary (HUN) Alexandra Kiss Gerda Brezovszki Tamara Farkas Gemma Matilda Gerendás Orsolya Hertzka Vivien Kövesdi Alexa Gémes Krisztina Garda Dóra Huszti Anna Mandula Mucsy Szonja Kuna Zsuzsanna Máté Gina Lekrinszki | Italy (ITA) Fabiana Soprano Carolina Ioannou Martina Gottardo Giulia Cuzzupè Chiara Ranalli Giulia Millo Elena Borg Luna Di Claudio Anna Repetto Serena Storai Sara Centanni Agnese Cocchiere Carlotta Malara | Russia (RUS) Diana Khamraeva Polina Kempf Elizaveta Zaplatina Margarita Pystina Anastasiia Diachenko Polina Popova Daria Chagochkina Anastasia Leonova Regina Galimzianova Alina Inogamova Liubov Mekhteleva Nadezhda Lipskaia Svetlana Stepakhina |
Qualification
Following the FISU regulations, the maximum of 12 teams in water polo events where the number of entries is larger than the authorised participation level were selected by:[2]
- The entry and the payment of guarantee.
- Those 5 teams finishing top rankings of the previous edition will be automatically qualified.
- Those 3 teams finishing bottom rankings of the previous edition will be replaced by new applying teams.
- The host is automatically qualified
- The remaining teams will be selected by wild card system according to geographical, continental representation, FISU ranking and FINA ranking.
Men's tournament
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
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| Host Country | — | — | 1 | Italy |
| Top three of previous edition | 18–30 August 2017 |  Taipei | 3 | Russia France Hungary |
| Continental Quota | — | — | 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia Japan Great Britain United States |
| Wild card | — | — | 2 |  Croatia South Korea |
| Total | 10 | |||
Women's tournament
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Country | — | — | 1 | Italy |
| Top five of previous edition | 18–29 August 2017 | Taipei | 5 | United States Hungary Japan Russia.svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
| Continental Quota | — | — | 2 | Australia China |
| Wild card | — | — | 2 |  Czech Republic France |
| Total | 10 | |||
Venues
Five swimming pools have been selected to host the Universiade (three for the competitions and two as training facilities):[3][4]
- Stadio del Nuoto, Caserta: men's preliminary round and quarterfinals.
- Piscina comunale Alba Oriens, Casoria: women's preliminary round and quarterfinals.
- Piscina Felice Scandone, Naples: semifinals and finals.
Training pools:
- PalaDennerlein, Naples (men).
- Piscina Comunale, Santa Maria Capua Vetere (women).
Draw
Draws for team sports competitions were held on 5 April 2019 in Naples.[4][5][6] According to FISU regulations, draw of pools was based on the following criteria:[2]
- Previous Summer Universiade results
- Participation in previous Summer Universiades
- Continental representation
- FINA rankings
Men's tournament
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
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Women's tournament
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
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Pools composition
| Men's tournament | Women's tournament | ||
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| Pool A | Pool B | Pool A | Pool B |
| Russia | Croatia | Hungary | United States |
| United States | Italy | Canada | Australia |
| France | Hungary | Czech Republic | Italy |
| South Korea | Japan | Japan | China |
| Great Britain | Australia | France | Russia |
References
- ^ "Water Polo – Competition Schedule" (PDF). universiade2019napoli.it. 3 July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ a b "REGULATIONS–Water polo" (PDF). universiade2019napoli.it. FISU. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "2019 Summer Universiade – Water polo". universiade2019napoli.it. FISU.
- ^ a b Fabrizio Napoli (5 April 2009). "Universiadi di Napoli, ecco format e gironi" [Naples' Universiade: format and pools]. wpdworld.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "Napoli 2019 draws for team sports will be carried out tomorrow". universiade2019napoli.it. FISU. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ Tina Sharma Tiwari (5 April 2019). "Napoli 2019 Team Draws – As it happened!". fisu.net. FISU. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
