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

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  On 7/21/2023 at 7:14 AM, Vektor said:

Bad draw can still be an issue if a team gets unlucky. I mean, imagine this...

 

 gets defeated by  here in the QF

 

 gets defeated by  at the Euros in the SF (the winner of the other SF wins the quota there)

 

 gets defeated by  yet again at the next Worlds in the QF 

 

If we somehow get Spain early on every time, we might not qualify to Paris even if we are supposedly the 2nd or 3rd best team in Europe, we are just unable to beat the best European team. 

 

This is why it's an AWFUL idea to have the World Champs as a final qualification tournament instead of an actual qualification tournament where already qualified teams can't compete. 

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That's so true.

[Vektor 3,326]

Because of our Spanish curse I got curious about which team eliminated the Top5 European teams at the major tournaments since Rio.

 

Team	2022 ECh	2022 WCh	2021 SOG	2020 ECh	2019 WCh	2018 ECh	2017 WCh	2016 SOG
	WON			WON
						WON		NQ
			NQ
			NQ					NQ

 

So yeah, this shows that Italy and Greece almost never upsets Spain, Hungary and Netherlands, with the exception of that 2018 Greece upset against Spain. Spain actually hasn't been eliminated in recent years by any of the competing European teams with the exception of that one upset. 

 

This is why I feel like Spain will very likely win the quota here. Nobody should be able to stop them, except the US in the final. 

 

[Gianlu33 4,743]

I think this is one of the worst arbitrages ever seen internationally. But isn't FINA ashamed?

[Benolympique 2,398]

6-6 the Italians catch the Americans!

 

Forza Italy

[Benolympique 2,398]

Italy 8 - 6

[Benolympique 2,398]

  On 7/24/2023 at 6:40 AM, Gianlu33 said:

I think this is one of the worst arbitrages ever seen internationally. But isn't FINA ashamed?

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how much time remaining ?

[Gianlu33 4,743]

It's over! It's over! We are in semifinals 

[Vektor 3,326]

HOLY SHIT ITALY!!!!

 

Let's bring this home, Europe. Do not throw this chance away, 5 European teams (+France) in Paris!

 

[Benolympique 2,398]

  On 7/24/2023 at 7:05 AM, Gianlu33 said:

It's over! It's over! We are in semifinals 

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cheer ! fantastic you beat the American ogresses! I'm so happy

[Benolympique 2,398]

Yes !!! we finally have this opportunity to Bring the European Top ( , ,  and the   to the Games)