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2012 Women's European Water Polo Championship 
Summary
The 2012 Women's European Water Polo Championship took place at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swim Stadium in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, from January 18 to 28, 2012.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Netherlands |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 18–28 January |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Italy (5th title) |
| Runner-up |  Greece |
| Third place |  Hungary |
| Fourth place |  Russia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 459 (22.95 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Rita Keszthelyi (19 goals) |
| Best player | Tania Di Mario |
Italy won their fifth title by defeating Greece 13-10 in the final. Hungary captured the bronze medal after a 9-8 win over Russia.
Road to the 2012 Olympics edit
The championships was part of the qualification procedure for the 2012 London Olympics that will take place in late July and early August of that year. There will be 8 women's teams in the Olympic competition.
By the time that these championships took place, three women's places have already been booked: the winner of the Pan American Games in Guadalajara (Mexico), the Australian team for Oceania (not contested) and the British team, as host nation.
As Great Britain women's team has been entered into the Olympic competition, there was not a direct entry to the Olympic tournament from the European Championships. Six women's teams will be entered into a world-wide qualifying competition from 1–8 April 2012 for men in Edmonton, Canada and from 15–22 April for women in Trieste (Italy).[1] Four teams from this competition qualified for the Olympic tournament.[2]
Qualification edit
Squads edit
Draw edit
The draw was held on November 12, 2011.[3]
Groups edit
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Preliminary round edit
| Team advances to Semifinals | |
| Team advances to Quarterfinals |
Group A edit
| Team | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Russia
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 9 |
| 2. | Hungary
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 6 |
| 3. | Netherlands
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 3 |
| 4. |  Great Britain
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 0 |
| 18 January 2012 16:00 |
Report | Great Britain
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9–19 | Hungary
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Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 350 Referees: Mauss (GER), Grandin (FRA) |
| Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–4, 3–7, 2–4 | |||||
| McCann, Gisbon 2 | Goals | Keszthelyi 5 | |||
| 18 January 2012 19:00 |
Report | Netherlands
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10–11 | Russia
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Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Peris (CRO) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 5–3, 2–2, 1–3 | |||||
| van Belkum 6 | Goals | Lisunova 4 | |||
| 20 January 2012 16:00 |
Report | Russia
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15–10 | Great Britain
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Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 400 Referees: Mauss (GER), Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| Score by quarters: 6–2, 3–2, 1–3, 5–3 | |||||
| Fedotova 4 | Goals | three players 2 | |||
| 20 January 2012 19:00 |
Report | Hungary
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9–8 | Netherlands
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Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,250 Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Gomez (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 4–4, 1–1, 1–3, 3–0 | |||||
| Szűcs, Keszthelyi 2 | Goals | van Belkum 3 | |||
| 22 January 2012 16:00 |
Report | Netherlands
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12–6 | Great Britain
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Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Mauss (GER), Grandinf (FRA) |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 5–3, 4–1, 2–0 | |||||
| van Belkum 5 | Goals | McCann, Leighton 2 | |||
| 22 January 2012 17:30 |
Report | Hungary
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9–12 | Russia
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Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Gomez (ITA), Brguljan (MNE) |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 5–4, 1–4, 2–1 | |||||
| Keszthelyi 4 | Goals | Fedotova, Ivanova 3 | |||
Group B edit
| Team | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Greece
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 9 |
| 2. | Italy
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 6 |
| 3. |  Spain
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 3 |
| 4. |  Germany
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 0 |
| 18 January 2012 17:30 |
Report | Spain
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22–12 | Germany
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Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 500 Referees: Dutilh (NED), Stajkovic (MKD) |
| Score by quarters: 7–3, 3–3, 7–4, 5–2 | |||||
| García 6 | Goals | Zöllner 3 | |||
| 18 January 2012 20:30 |
Report | Greece
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10–9 | Italy
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Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 600 Referees: Fekete (HUN), Detko (GBR) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–0, 3–3, 3–4 | |||||
| Antonakou 3 | Goals | Abbate, Cotti 2 | |||
| 20 January 2012 17:30 |
Report | Germany
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6–12 | Greece
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Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 800 Referees: Dutilh (NED), Koganov (AZE) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–3, 1–3, 2–3 | |||||
| Zollner 2 | Goals | Gerolymou 5 | |||
| 20 January 2012 20:30 |
Report | Italy
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15–11 | Spain
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Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 500 Referees: Peris (CRO), Brguljan (MNE) |
| Score by quarters: 4–3, 4–1, 3–3, 4–4 | |||||
| Emmolo 4 | Goals | Pareja 4 | |||
| 22 January 2012 19:00 |
Report | Germany
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12–18 | Italy
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Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 700 Referees: Stajkovic (MKD), Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| Score by quarters: 3–4, 3–7, 3–4, 3–3 | |||||
| Blomenkamp 5 | Goals | Bianconi 4 | |||
| 22 January 2012 20:30 |
Report | Greece
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8–6 | Spain
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Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Referees: Vogel (HUN), Levin (ISR) |
| Score by quarters: 3–0, 0–3, 3–1, 2–2 | |||||
| three players 2 | Goals | Tarrago 4 | |||
Final round edit
- Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||||||||
| A1 | Russia | 12 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Italy | 17 | B2 | Italy | 13 | ||||||||
| A3 | Netherlands | 15 | B2 | Italy | 13 | ||||||||
| B1 | Greece | 10 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Greece | 14 | |||||||||||
| A2 | Hungary | 11 | A2 | Hungary | 12 | ||||||||
| B3 | Spain | 9 | |||||||||||
| 5th–6th place match | Bronze medal match | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Netherlands | 10 | A1 | Russia | 8 | ||||||||
| B3 | Spain | 11 | A2 | Hungary | 9 | ||||||||
Quarterfinals edit
| 24 January 2012 19:00 |
Report | Hungary
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11–9 | Spain
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Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 900 Referees: Spiegel (GER), Koryzna (POL) |
| Score by quarters: 5–2, 3–1, 2–2, 1–4 | |||||
| Szűcs 3 | Goals | Pareja, Peña 3 | |||
| 24 January 2012 20:30 |
Report | Italy
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17–15 | Netherlands
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Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Golijanin (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 4–3, 2–2, 2–2, 3–4 OT: 2–2 PSO: 4–2 | |||||
| di Mario 5 | Goals | Vermeer, Klaassen 3 | |||
Semifinals edit
| 26 January 2012 18:00 |
Report | Hungary
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12–14 | Greece
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Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 750 Referees: Peris (CRO), Levin (ISR) |
| Score by quarters: 2–4, 4–3, 4–3, 2–4 | |||||
| Szűcs, Bujka 3 | Goals | Roumpesi 5 | |||
| 26 January 2012 20:00 |
Report | Italy
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13–12 | Russia
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Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 900 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Teixido (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–4, 3–2, 4–4 | |||||
| di Mario 5 | Goals | Beliaeva 4 | |||
7th place match edit
| 24 January 2012 17:30 |
Report | Great Britain
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13–11 | Germany
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Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 300 Referees: Dutilh (NED), Stajkovic (MKD) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–4, 3–1, 1–3 OT: 3–1 | |||||
| Snell 4 | Goals | Blomenkamp, Zöllner 3 | |||
5th place match edit
| 26 January 2012 16:00 |
Report | Spain
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11–10 | Netherlands
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Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 900 Referees: Detko (GBR), Grandin (FRA) |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–3, 4–3, 2–1 | |||||
| López, Pareja 4 | Goals | Hakhverdian 3 | |||
Bronze medal match edit
| 28 January 2012 14:15 |
Report | Hungary
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9–8 | Russia
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Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Bianchi (ITA), Mauss (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 6–2, 1–3, 2–2, 0–1 | |||||
| Keszthelyi 5 Bujka 2 Szűcs, Takács 1 |
Goals | Lisunova 3 Prokofyeva, Konukh, Belova, Tankeeva, Beliaeva 1 | |||
Gold medal match edit
| 28 January 2012 16:00 |
Report | Greece
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10–13 | Italy
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Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1800 Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Golijanin (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–2, 3–4, 5–3 | |||||
| Asimaki 3 Roumpesi, Tsoukala, Gerolymou 2 Psouni 1 |
Goals | Abbate, Bianconi 4 Casanova, Queirolo, Di Mario, Emmolo, Frassinetti 1 | |||
Final ranking edit
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Elena Gigli, Simona Abbate, Elisa Casanova, Rosaria Aiello, Elisa Queirolo, Allegra Lapi, Tania Di Mario, Roberta Bianconi, Giulia Emmolo, Giulia Rambaldi, Aleksandra Cotti, Teresa Frassinetti, Giulia Gorlero. Head coach: Fabio Conti |
Awards and statistics edit
Top goalscorers edit
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | Shots | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rita Keszthelyi | Hungary
|
19 | 33 | 57.6% |
| 2 | Iefke van Belkum | Netherlands
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18 | 36 | 50% |
| 3 | Roberta Bianconi | Italy
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16 | 31 | 51.6% |
| Tania Di Mario | Italy
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16 | 36 | 44.4% | |
| 5 | Jennifer Pareja | Spain
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15 | 28 | 53.6% |
Individual awards edit
- Most Valuable Player
Tania Di Mario (ITA)
- Top Scorer
Rita Keszthelyi (HUN) — 19 goals
References edit
- ^ "FINA Selects Catania, Casablanca as Future Host Cities; Creates Open Water "School for Officials"". Archived from the original on 2012-08-29. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ^ Qualification system Archived 2011-04-01 at the Wayback Machine; no entries were submitted from Africa, hence one extra place became available for this competition.
- ^ "Draw - European Water Polo Championships - Eindhoven 2012". len.eu. 2011-11-12. Archived from the original on 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
- ^ "Women gained their fifth title". sportiamoci.it. January 29, 2012.
External links edit
- Official website
- LEN website