The 2016
FINA Women's Water Polo World League was the 13th edition of the annual women's international water polo tournament. It was played between November 2015 and June 2016 and open to all women's water polo national teams. After participating in a preliminary round, eight teams qualify to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final in
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowin ...
, China from 07–12 June 2016.
In the world league, there are specific rules that do not allow matches to end in a draw.
If teams are level at the end of the 4th quarter of any world league match, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout. Teams earn points in the standings in group matches as follows:
* Match won in normal time - 3 points
* Match won in shootout - 2 points
* Match lost in shootout - 1 point
* Match lost in normal time - 0 points
Europe
Preliminary round
The European preliminary round consisted of two group of four teams. The winner of each group after the home and away series of games qualifies for the Super Final. A third place is taken by the best scoring second-placed team.
Group A
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Squad as during the match on 12 April against Italy.
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Squad as during the match on 12 April against France.
Group B
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Intercontinental Qualification Tournament
Preliminary round
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5th place
3rd Place
Final
Super Final
In the Super Final the eight qualifying teams are split into two groups of four teams with all teams progressing to the knock-out stage. The games were played in Shanghai, China from 7 to 12 June 2016.
Qualified teams
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
;5th–8th Places
Quarterfinals
5th–8th Places Semifinals
Semifinals
7th place
5th place
3rd Place
Final
Final ranking
;Team Roster
Sami Hill,
Maddie Musselman
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,
Melissa Seidemann,
Rachel Fattal,
Caroline Clark,
Maggie Steffens
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(
C),
Courtney Mathewson,
Kiley Neushul,
Aria Fischer
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Personal life
Fischer's older sister, Makenzie Fischer, is a ...
,
Kaleigh Gilchrist ,
Makenzie Fischer
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,
Kami Craig
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Craig attende ...
,
Ashleigh Johnson
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,
Alys Williams. Head coach:
Adam Krikorian
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.
References
{{FINA Water Polo World League
World League, women
2016
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International water polo competitions hosted by China