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Water polo at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

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Dates
  
22 July – 3 August

Champions
  
Hungary (3rd title)

Fourth place
  
Italy

Start date
  
2013

Teams
  
16

Attendance
  
55,790

Venue(s)
  
1 (in 1 host city)

Runner-up
  
Montenegro

Matches
  
44

Best player
  
Dénes Varga

Match
  
44

Champion
  
Hungary men's national water polo team

Third place
  
Croatia men's national water polo team

The men's water polo tournament at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships was held in Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona, Spain from 23 July–3 August.

Contents

Hungary defeated Montenegro 8–7 in the final to win their third title.

Qualification

16 teams qualified for the world championships in 2013 as follows:

  • The host nation
  • The best 2 teams in the 2012 World League not already qualified as the host nation
  • The best 4 teams in the 2012 Olympics not already qualified as the host nation or from the World League
  • The best 3 teams in the 2012 European Championships not already qualified as the host nation, from the World League, or from the Olympics
  • The best 2 teams in the 2013 Americas Qualification Tournament not already qualified as the host nation, from the World League, or from the Olympics
  • The best 2 teams from Asia (qualification system yet to be organised) not already qualified as the host nation, from the World League, or from the Olympics
  • The best team from Africa (qualification system yet to be organised) not already qualified as the host nation, from the World League, or from the Olympics
  • The best team from Oceania (qualification system yet to be organised) not already qualified as the host nation, from the World League, or from the Olympics
  • If no team enters from a continent or if a team qualified as the host nation, from the World League, or from the Olympics does not enter, then each vacancy shall be filled by the next highest placed team(s) from the continental qualification tournament with the following rotation: Americas, Europe, Host Continent (Europe), Asia, Oceania and Africa.

    • Bracket

    5th place bracket

    References

    Water polo at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament Wikipedia
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