GB Water Polo

[Rafa Maciel 1,606]

GB's women's water polo team are hoping to end the year on a high in the World Cup Division 2 event in Turkey. 

 

Having eased passed  yesterday 29-4, they have just beaten hosts  14-8 to secure their place in the quarter-finals. 

 

On the men's side, they'll be taking to the pool later in the week. They've be drawn in Group B against  and 

 

 

[Rafa Maciel 1,606]

Have been wondering whether the  women will qualify for the World Championships in Singapore.

 

Water Polo Qualification

 

Currently Qualified:

Host 

Olympic Games: 

Olympic Games: 

Olympic Games: 

3 x Quotas - World Aquatics World Cup Final 2025

3 x Quotas - European Championships 2024

2 x Quotas - Asian Championships

2 x Quotas - American Championships

1 x Quota - African Championships

1 x Quota - Oceania Championships

 

 finished 7th in the 2024 European Championships behind      and . With Spain and Netherlands already qualified, GB would be 5th in the continental qualifying standings.

 

The next qualifying opportunity comes in April at the World Cup Final where there are 5 European nations in the quarterfinal line up:

 

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With 3 of the 8 nations already qualified, a top-6 finish could be enough to secure qualification. With Greece taking on Italy, we're guaranteed at least 1 non-qualified European nation in the Semis so barring disasters, it looks pretty good for  to get a spot in Singapore.

Edited February 24 by Rafa Maciel