The 2010 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the ninth edition of
the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the
FINA
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. After a preliminary round organized by continent, the Super Final was held in
Niš
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,
Serbia
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from July 13–18, 2010.
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– FINA. Serbia won this year's edition after a final victory over Montenegro 14–12.
Preliminary round
Africa
The African tournament was held in
Tunis
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from June 17–20.
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– FINA.
June 17
June 18
June 19
June 20
Americas
The American tournament was held in Los Alamitos, California
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, United States
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from May 5–8.[ One team from the group of three advanced.]
Asia/Oceania
The Asia and Oceania region was feature a two-legged tournament, in Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ...
, Japan
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(May 19–23) and Tianjin
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, China
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(May 26–30).[ The four teams was play a round robin in each location, with the results from both legs combined. The top two teams from the group of six advanced.][
May 19
May 20
May 21
May 22
May 23
May 26
May 27
May 28
May 29
May 30
]
Europe
Europe is divided into three groups of four teams, with qualifying spots for the winner of each group as well as Super Final host Serbia. Rather than the condensed tournament style competition of the other continents, the European matches was played in a home-and-away format over five months.[
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Group A
November 17
December 8
January 26
February 23
March 16
April 28
June 1
Group B
November 17
December 8
January 26
February 23
March 16
June 22
July 3
Group C
November 17
December 8
January 26
February 23
March 16
April 20
April 27
Super Final
The Super Final was held in Niš
Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names in other languages) is the third largest city in Serbia and the administrative center of the Nišava District. It is located in southern part of Serbia. , the city proper has a population of 183,164, while ...
, Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
from July 13–18.[
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Group 1
July 13
July 14
July 15
Group 2
July 13
July 14
July 15
Quarter-finals
July 16
Medal round
5th–8th places
Final ranking
Awards
References
External links
FINA Official website – Water Polo World League
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Sport in Niš
International water polo competitions hosted by Serbia