Women's Water Polo Tournament at the Aquatics WA World Championships 2023

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Women's Water Polo Tournament at the Aquatics WA World Championships 2023

 

Fukuoka (JPN) - 14 July 2023 - 30 July 2023

 

 

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Edited July 16, 2023 by Sindo

[intoronto 6,947]

and qualify from the Americas (USA already qualified)

[Vektor 3,326]

Looking at the draw, the fight for the quota (reaching the final) will probably look like this:

 

Competing for the quota in the upper half of the bracket

 or

 or

 

Competing for the quota in the bottom half of the bracket

 or

 or

 

The loser of  v  will avoid the US. Which probably means that both Spain and Netherlands will try to lose that match...

 

My bet is on that the  obviously takes the quota from the upper half, while deliberately avoids them and then probably wins the quota from the bottom half. We will meet Spain in the QF and lose to them once again...

Edited June 26, 2023 by Vektor

[CCB 628]

The Netherlands will simply try to win that match. After the 12-8 win against Spain in the semi-finals of the World Cup, it would be too flashy to lose. There is still a chance for the Netherlands at the European Championships and the next World Championships. It is annoying that the countries already placed for the OG are also participating again. A certain form of match fixing is therefore unavoidable. After the women's hockey, the water polo players are the Dutch team from which the best performance is expected in Paris. It is assumed that the hockey teams and the water polo team are the three qualifying team sports of the Netherlands in Paris.

[Vektor 3,326]

9 minutes ago, CCB said:

The Netherlands will simply try to win that match. After the 12-8 win against Spain in the semi-finals of the World Cup, it would be too flashy to lose. There is still a chance for the Netherlands at the European Championships and the next World Championships. It is annoying that the countries already placed for the OG are also participating again. A certain form of match fixing is therefore unavoidable. After the women's hockey, the water polo players are the Dutch team from which the best performance is expected in Paris. It is assumed that the hockey teams and the water polo team are the three qualifying team sports of the Netherlands in Paris.

Yeah, it's going to be awful that the last chance qualification will be at the 2024 Worlds instead of a qualification tournament. The last quotas might be decided based on luck / match fixing. 

[Vektor 3,326]

 wins against  and that's likely a huge step for Spain to win the quota as they will now avoid the US until the final...

 

I guess we will lose against Spain once again in the QF, as is our fate in these tournaments...

 

@CCB as you have said, the Dutch girls have figured out a way to beat Spain, and their reward will be a harder path to the quota here. 

Edited July 16, 2023 by Vektor

[Vektor 3,326]

These are the expected QFs now:

 

 v

 v  

 v  

 v  

 

The US and Spain are the heavy favorites for the quotas, with a slight chance that the Netherlands upsets the US in the semi or Hungary upsets Spain in the quarters, but I wouldn't bet money on either of those to happen, women's water polo is very predictable. 

Edited July 16, 2023 by Vektor

[Vektor 3,326]

And if you are wondering why I am already so defeated before we even played a single match, this is our head-to-head statistic against Spain in women's water polo at the main tournaments (SOG, Worlds, Euros):

 

2022 Euros  v   15-11

2021 Olympics  v   8-6

2020 Euros  v   11-10

2019 Worlds  v   16-10

2018 Euros  v   12-6

2018 Euros v   13-9

2016 Olympics  v   11-10

2014 Euros  v   9-8

2013 Worlds  v   13-12

2012 Olympics  v   10-9

2012 Olympics  v   13-11

2012 Euros  v   11-9

 

 

I can't get my hopes up anymore.

Edited July 19, 2023 by Vektor

[CCB 628]

3 hours ago, Vektor said:

 wins against  and that's likely a huge step for Spain to win the quota as they will now avoid the US until the final...

 

I guess we will lose against Spain once again in the QF, as is our fate in these tournaments...

 

@CCB as you have said, the Dutch girls have figured out a way to beat Spain, and their reward will be a harder path to the quota here. 

Well, actually I'm very disappointed. The Dutch waterpoloteam has eliminated itself. Very stupid, although I'm not a fan of losing on purpose, but at the next World Cup it will certainly happen. 

[CCB 628]

3 hours ago, Vektor said:

And if you are wondering why I am already so defeated before we even played a single match, this is our head-to-head statistic against Spain in women's water polo at the main tournaments (SOG, Worlds, Euros):

 

2022 Euros  v   15-11

2021 Olympics  v   8-6

2020 Euros  v   11-10

2019 Worlds  v   16-10

2018 Euros  v   12-6

2018 Euros v   13-9

2016 Olympics  v   11-10

2014 Euros  v   9-8

2013 Worlds  v   13-12

2012 Olympics  v   10-9

2012 Olympics  v   13-11

2012 Euros  v   11-9

 

 

I can get my hopes up anymore.

On the other hand: Netherlands does not have good memories of matches against Hungary in recent years. In that respect, it might be better we have a good chance of reaching the semis now.