2010 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup
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The 2010 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup
was the fifteenth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation
(FINA). The event took place in Christchurch
, New Zealand
from August 17 to August 22, 2010.
every team advanced to the quarterfinals. The best ranked team of Group A played against the fourth ranked team of Group B, the second ranked team of Group A against the third ranked team of Group B the third ranked team of Group A against the second ranked team of Group B and the fourth ranked team of Group A against the best ranked team of Group B. The winners of those quarterfinals advanced to the Semis and played out the champion while the losers of the quarterfinals competed in placement matches.
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FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup
The FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup is an international water polo competition contested by women's national water polo teams of the members of FINA, the aquatic sports' global governing body. The tournament was established in 1979 with an erratic schedule, but it has been contested every four...
was the fifteenth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation
International Swimming Federation
Fédération Internationale de Natation is the International Federation recognized by the International Olympic Committee for administering international competition in the aquatic sports...
(FINA). The event took place in Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
from August 17 to August 22, 2010.
Format
8 teams qualified for the 2010 FINA World Cup. They are split into two groups of 4 teams. After playing a Round-robinRound-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...
every team advanced to the quarterfinals. The best ranked team of Group A played against the fourth ranked team of Group B, the second ranked team of Group A against the third ranked team of Group B the third ranked team of Group A against the second ranked team of Group B and the fourth ranked team of Group A against the best ranked team of Group B. The winners of those quarterfinals advanced to the Semis and played out the champion while the losers of the quarterfinals competed in placement matches.
Groups
| Group A | |Group B |
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Group A
| Team | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points | |
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| 1. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 6 | |
| 2. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 4 | |
| 3. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 2 | |
| 4. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 0 |
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Group B
| Team | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points | |
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| 1. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 6 | |
| 2. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 4 | |
| 3. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 48 | −27 | 0 |
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Championship
Quarterfinals
All times are NZSTTime in New Zealand
New Zealand has two time zones. The main islands use New Zealand Standard Time , 12 hours in advance of Coordinated Universal Time , while the outlying Chatham Islands use Chatham Standard Time , 12 hours 45 minutes in advance of UTC.During summer daylight saving time is observed and clocks are...
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Semifinals
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Bronze medal match
----Final
----5th–8th playoffs
5th–8th semifinals
All times are NZSTTime in New Zealand
New Zealand has two time zones. The main islands use New Zealand Standard Time , 12 hours in advance of Coordinated Universal Time , while the outlying Chatham Islands use Chatham Standard Time , 12 hours 45 minutes in advance of UTC.During summer daylight saving time is observed and clocks are...
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UTC+12:00 is an identifier for a +12 hour time offset from UTC. This time is used in:-As standard time :*Kiribati**Gilbert Islands and Banaba*Marshall Islands*Nauru*Russia**Chukotka Autonomous Okrug**Kamchatka Krai**Kuril Islands...
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7th place playoff
----5th place playoff
----Final standings
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Individual awards
- Best Player
- Best Goalkeeper
- Best Scorer — 16 goals
- Tournament team