The 2018 Women's
European Water Polo Championship
The European Water Polo Championship is a sport competition for national water polo teams, currently held biannually and organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN), the governing European aquatics federation. There are both men's and w ...
was held from 14 to 27 July 2018 in
Barcelona
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The Netherlands won their fifth title by defeating Greece 6-4 in the final. Spain captured the bronze medal after a 12-6 win over Hungary.
Qualification
Twelve teams were allowed to the tournament. The qualification was as follows:
* The host nation
* The best five teams from the
2016 European Championships
* Six teams from the
qualifiers
Format
The twelve teams were split in two groups with six teams each. The first four teams of each group played each other in the quarterfinals in cross group format, the remaining teams played for places nine to twelve.
Squads
Draw
The draw of the tournament took take place on 7 March in Barcelona. The first batch consisted of the teams ranked 1st and 2nd in the
2016 European Championship, the second batch those placed 3rd and 4th, the third batch those placed 5th and 6th. The six remaining teams were placed into the fourth batch.
Preliminary round
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Group A
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Group B
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Final Round
;Championship bracket
;5th place bracket
Quarterfinals
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5th–8th place classification
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Semifinals
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11th place match
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9th place match
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7th place match
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5th place match
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Bronze medal match
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Gold medal match
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Final ranking
;Team roster
Laura Aarts
Laura Petronella Aarts (born 10 August 1996) is a Dutch water polo player for Dunaújvárosi FVE and the Dutch national team.
She won the gold medal at the 2018 Women's European Water Polo Championship.
She won the Women's LEN Trophy in 2018 p ...
,
Maud Megens,
Dagmar Genee
Dagmar Rixt Genee (born 31 January 1989) is a Dutch water polo player for UZSC Utrecht and the Dutch national team.
She participated at the 2018 Women's European Water Polo Championship.
See also
* List of World Aquatics Championships medalis ...
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Sabrina van der Sloot
Catharina Hendrica "Sabrina" van der Sloot (born 16 March 1991) is a Dutch water polo player for CN Sabadell and the Dutch national team.
She participated at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships. After winning the 2018 Women's European Water ...
,
Iris Wolves,
Nomi Stomphorst,
Bente Rogge,
Vivian Sevenich,
Kitty-Lynn Joustra,
Ilse Koolhaas
Ilse Koolhaas (born 11 June 1997) is a Dutch water polo player for AS Orizzonte Catania
Associazione Sportiva Orizzonte Catania Waterpolo, also known as Ekipe Orizzonte for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian professional women's water polo clu ...
,
Rozanne Voorvelt,
Brigitte Sleeking,
Debby Willemsz
Debby Willemsz (born 10 May 1994) is a Dutch water polo player for CN Mataró and the Dutch national team.
She participated at the 2018 Women's European Water Polo Championship.
See also
* List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in wat ...
. Head coach:
Arno Havenga
Awards and statistics
Top goalscorers
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Top goalkeepers
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Individual awards
“The Netherlands, 2018 European Water Polo Champions in the women's category”
wp2018bcn.com July 27, 2018.
*Most Valuable Player
**
*Best Goalkeeper
**
*Top Scorer
** — 25 goals
References
External links
Official website
{{European championships in 2018
Women
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Women's European Water Polo Championship
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Women's European Water Polo Championship
The European Water Polo Championship is a sport competition for national water polo teams, currently held biannually and organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN), the governing European Aquatic sports, aquatics federation. There are bo ...
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