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at the

2019 Summer Universiade ) , Nations participating = 118 , Athletes participating = 5,971 , Events = 220 , Sports = 18 , Opening ceremony = 3 July , Closing ceremony = 14 July , Officially opened by = President Se ...

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

has been played between 2 and 14 July. 20 water polo teams participated in the tournament.

Medal summary

Medal table

Medal events

Qualification

Following the FISU regulations, the maximum of 12 teams in water polo events where the number of entries is larger than the authorised participation level were selected by: * The entry and the payment of guarantee. * Those 5 teams finishing top rankings of the previous edition will be automatically qualified. * Those 3 teams finishing bottom rankings of the previous edition will be replaced by new applying teams. * The host is automatically qualified * The remaining teams will be selected by wild card system according to geographical, continental representation, FISU ranking and FINA ranking.

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

Venues

Five swimming pools have been selected to host the Universiade (three for the competitions and two as training facilities): * Stadio del Nuoto,

Caserta Caserta () is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania region of Italy. It is an important agricultural, commercial, and industrial ''comune'' and city. Caserta is located on the edge of the Campanian plain at the foot of the Camp ...

: men's preliminary round and quarterfinals. * Piscina comunale Alba Oriens,

Casoria Casoria (; nap, Casòria) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about northeast of Naples. Casoria borders the following municipalities: Afragola, Arzano, Cardito, Casalnuovo d ...

: women's preliminary round and quarterfinals. *

Piscina Felice Scandone Piscina Felice Scandone is a swimming pool complex located in Naples, Italy. The complex was named after Italian sports journalist and enthusiast Felice Scandone, who reported on sports in the Naples area. Construction of the venue began in 1960 ...

: semifinals and finals. Training pools: * PalaDennerlein,

(men). * Piscina Comunale,

Santa Maria Capua Vetere Santa Maria Capua Vetere ( nap, Santa Maria 'e Capua) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Caserta, part of the region of Campania (southern Italy). Though it is not connected with the ''Civitas Capuana'', the town is a medieval place and i ...

(women).

Draw

Draws for team sports competitions were held on 5 April 2019 in

. According to FISU regulations, draw of pools was based on the following criteria: * Previous Summer Universiade results * Participation in previous Summer Universiades * Continental representation * FINA rankings

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

Pools composition

References

External links

2019 Summer Universiade – Water poloResults book – Water poloArchived version
{{Universiade Water polo U 2019 Summer Universiade events

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