The men's water polo tournament at the
2019 World Aquatics Championships
The 2019 World Aquatics Championships were the 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships, held in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July 2019. The city had previously hosted the 2015 Summer Universiade aquatics events in the same venues. , organised by the
FINA
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, was held in
Gwangju
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,
South Korea
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from 15 to 27 July. This was the eighteenth time that the men's
water polo
Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...
tournament has been played since the first edition in
1973
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Italy defeated Spain in the final to win their fourth title, while Croatia won against Hungary to capture the bronze medal.
Participating teams
Draw
The draw was held on 7 April 2019.
Seeding
The seedings were announced on 6 February 2019.
Groups formed
The draw resulted in the following groups:
Preliminary round
''All times are local (
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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 ranking
Medalists
Awards and statistics
Top goalscorers
Awards
The awards and all-star team were announced on 26 July 2019.
;Most Valuable Player
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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 ...
;Most Valuable Goalkeeper
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Daniel López
;Highest Goalscorer
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Aleksandar Ivović
Aleksandar Ivović, (born 24 February 1986) is a Montenegrin professional water polo player. He started his career at PVK Jadran, which is his first senior team to compete for. He was a member of the Montenegro men's national water polo team at ...
– 21 goals
;Media All-Star Team
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Daniel López – Goalkeeper
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Roger Tahull
Roger Tahull Compte (born 11 May 1997) is a Spanish water polo player. He was part of the Spanish team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the team finished in seventh place.
See also
* List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo ...
– Centre forward
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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 ...
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Aleksandar Ivović
Aleksandar Ivović, (born 24 February 1986) is a Montenegrin professional water polo player. He started his career at PVK Jadran, which is his first senior team to compete for. He was a member of the Montenegro men's national water polo team at ...
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Maro Joković
Maro Joković (born 1 October 1987) is a Croatian water polo player. He is left-handed and plays in the right wing position. He competed at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics and won a gold medal in 2012 and a silver in 2016. He held the world title ...
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Dušan Mandić
Dušan Mandić ( sr-cyr, Душан Мандић; born 16 June 1994) is a Serbian water polo player who plays for VK Novi Beograd. He was a part of the Montenegrin junior water polo team before opting to play for Serbia. With Serbian junior na ...
*
Gergő Zalánki
Gergő Zalánki (born 26 February 1995) is a Hungarian water polo player. He was part of the national team of Hungary at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Honours
Club
Eger
* Hungarian Championship: 2013–14
* Hungarian Cup: 2015–16
Szolnok
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References
External links
18th FINA World Championships 2019FINA Water Polo website
Records and statistics (reports by Omega)www.todor66.com
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