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

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Venue(s)
  
1 (in 1 host city)

Runner-up
  
Australia

Matches
  
44

Dates
  
21 Jul 2013 – 2 Aug 2013

Teams
  
16

Champions
  
Spain (1st title)

Fourth place
  
Russia

Goals scored
  
906 (20.59 per match)

Best player
  
Jennifer Pareja Lisalde

Match
  
44

Location
  
Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona, Spain

Champion
  
Spain women's national water polo team

Third place
  
Hungary women's national water polo team

The women's water polo tournament at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships was held in Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona, Spain from 21 July–2 August.

Contents

Spain defeated Australia 8–6 in the final to capture their first world championship 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, Asia, Oceania and Africa.

    • Bracket

    5th place bracket

    References

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