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from 12–17 June 2012. The two teams that reach the final of the Super Final will be the first teams to quality for the water polo tournament of the

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Draw

Americas

As there were only 4 entries, all teams in this region will play in a single group.

Asia/Oceania

As there were only 4 entries, all teams in this region will play in a single group.

Europe

There were 10 entries into the league from Europe, and these were drawn into two groups of three teams and one group of four teams. The teams were placed into groups based on their performance in the 2011 FINA Men's Water Polo World League along with Great Britain, host of the 2012 Olympic tournament.

Americas League

All teams will played the other teams twice. All matches were held in

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from 10–13 May 2012. USA and Brazil, the top two teams, advanced to the Super Final.

Asia/Oceania League

All teams will play the other teams twice. The first round-robin will be held from 1–5 May 2012 at the

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and the second round-robin will be held from 8–12 May 2012 at the Chiba International Swimming Complex in

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. Two teams advance to the Super Final, one of which must be Kazakhstan as they are the host.

Europe League

All teams play the other teams in their group home-and-away. The winner of each group advances to the Super Final.

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Super Final

The Super Final was held on 12–17 June 2012 in

Preliminary Round: Group A

June 12 June 13 June 14

Preliminary Round: Group B

June 12 June 13 June 14

Quarter-finals

June 15

Medal Round

5th–8th places

Final ranking

Awards

References

External links

Official site
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