The 2017 FINA World Water Polo Development Trophy was the 6th edition of the tournament organized by

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and reserved for national teams from emerging countries in the world of

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. It ran from 17 to 22 October 2017 at the Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex in

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; eight teams from four continental confederations participated at the competition. Uruguay won the 3rd place match, but was later awarded the Trophy due to the disqualification of both

and

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

during the gold-medal final.

Teams

Groups

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Bracket

;5th place bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

5th to 8th place

Finals

7th place

5th place

3rd place

Gold-medal match

The final match of the competition between

and

was abandoned with 33 seconds in the match, with the host team leading 8–6. The referees had excluded two Maltese and five Iranian players because of a series of altercations erupted after Malta scored the last goal, but the verbal fights increased between the players who were already outside the pool. Although there was no physical violence involved, all of the remaining players in the game rushed out of the water to support their teammates. The referees decided to cancel the game and refer the incidents to the FINA technical committee under the relevant disciplinary rules. Both finalists were disqualified, thus awarding the Trophy to

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

, winner of the 3rd place final.

Awards

* Top Scorer: Diego Villar (19 goals) *

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: Santiago San Martín * Best Goalkeeper: Alfonso Rodríguez

Final standings

References

{{reflist FINA World Water Polo Development Trophy D 2017 in Maltese sport International sports competitions hosted by Malta