The men's

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tournament at the

2017 World Aquatics Championships The 17th FINA World Championships ( hu, 2017-es úszó-világbajnokság) were held in Budapest, Hungary from 14 to 30 July 2017.

, organised by the

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, was held in

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from 17 to 29 July 2017.Draw & Groups - Water Polo Tournaments
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captured their second title by defeating host

8–6 in the final match. Bronze was secured by

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who beat

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11–8.

Participating teams

Qualification

* Hungary qualified as host. * Serbia and United States qualified as 2016 FINA World League finalists. * Croatia, Italy, Montenegro and Greece qualified at the 2016 Olympic tournament * Spain, Russia and France qualified at the 2016 European Championship. * Brazil and Canada qualified at the 2017 UANA Cup. * Japan and Kazakhstan qualified at the Asia tournament. * South Africa qualified at the African tournament. * Australia qualified at the Oceanian tournament.

Groups formed

The draw resulted in the following groups:

Preliminary round

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Bracket

;Championship bracket ;5th place bracket ;9th place bracket ;13th place bracket

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals

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13th–16th place semifinals

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9th–12th place semifinals

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5th–8th place semifinals

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Semifinals

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15th place game

13th place game

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final standing

Medalists

Statistics and awards

Top goalscorers

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Awards

;Most Valuable Player *

Márton Vámos Márton György Vámos (born 24 June 1992) is a water polo player of Hungary. He was part of the Hungarian team at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships. Honours National * World Championships: Gold medal - 2013; Silver medal - 2017 * Europ ...

;Best Goalscorer *

Ioannis Fountoulis Ioannis Fountoulis (also Giannis, el, Γιάννης Φουντούλης; born 25 May 1988) is a Greek water polo player. He is currently the captain of Greece men's national water polo team, with whom he won a bronze medal at the 2015 World ...

– 23 goals ;Media All-Star Team *

Viktor Nagy Viktor Nagy (born 24 July 1984) is a Hungarian water polo goalkeeper. He took up the sport at the age of 10 at the Szolnoki Dózsa in Budapest, and made his first appearance for the Hungarian national team in 2006. He won the world title in 20 ...

– Goalkeeper *

Luka Lončar Luka Lončar (born 26 June 1987) is a Croatian professional water polo player. He was part of the Croatian team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the team won the silver medal. Honours Club ;AN Brescia *Coppa Italia: 2011–12 ;Jug Dubrovnik * ...

– Centre forward *

Francesco Di Fulvio Francesco Di Fulvio (born 15 August 1993) is a professional water polo player from Italy. He was part of the Italian team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the team won the bronze medal. Honours Pro Recco *LEN Champions League: 2014–15, 2020 ...

Andrija Prlainović Andrija Prlainović ( sr-Cyrl, Андрија Прлаиновић; born 28 April 1987) is a Serbian water polo player widely regarded as one of the greatest players ever. He was a member of the Serbia men's national water polo teams that won br ...

Sandro Sukno Sandro Sukno (born 30 June 1990) is a Croatian former professional water polo player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Croatia national team in the men's event winning the gold medal. He also won a silver medal at the 2016 Summe ...

References

External links

17th FINA World Championships 2017
FINA Water Polo website
Records and statistics (reports by Omega)

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