The 2017
FINA Women's Water Polo World League
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is the 14th edition of the annual women's international water polo tournament. It was played between November 2016 and June 2017 and open to all women's water polo national teams. After participating in a preliminary round, eight teams qualify to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final from 06 to 11 June 2017.
In the world league, there are specific rules that do not allow matches to end in a draw. If teams are level at the end of the 4th quarter of any world league match, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout. Teams earn points in the standings in group matches as follows:
* Match won in normal time - 3 points
* Match won in shootout - 2 points
* Match lost in shootout - 1 point
* Match lost in normal time - 0 points
Europe
Preliminary round
The European preliminary round consisted of two groups of three teams. The winner of each group after the home and away series of games qualifies for the Super Final. A third place is taken by the best scoring second-placed team.
Group A
Group B
Intercontinental Water Polo Tournament
May 2–7, 2017
Schaal Aquatics Center,
Davis
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United States
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Group stage
Final stage
5th Place
3rd Place
Final
Super Final
June 6–11, 2017,
Shanghai Oriental Sports Center
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Shanghai
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China
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In the Super Final the eight qualifying teams are split into two groups of four teams with all teams progressing to the knock-out stage.
Qualified teams
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Quarterfinals
“Hungary stuns Netherlands as Super Final semifinalists found“
fina.org June 9, 2017.
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Semifinals
[“USA to defend Super Final title against neighbour Canada“](_blank)
fina.org June 10, 2017.
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Bronze medal match
[“USA beats Canada to retain FINA World League crown“](_blank)
fina.org June 11, 2017.
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Final
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5th–8th Places Semifinals
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7th Place match
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5th Place match
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Final ranking
;Team Roster
Gabby Stone, Maddie Musselman
Madeline Musselman (born June 16, 1998) is an American water polo player. Maddie was named Woman's water polo MVP after her USA Team won gold in Tokyo at the 2020ne Summer Olympics. She was one of the highest leading scorers with 18 goals. It i ...
, Melissa Seidemann
Melissa Jon Seidemann (born June 26, 1990) is an American water polo player. She won the National Championship with Stanford University in 2011. She also won the gold medal with the United States national team in the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2 ...
, Rachel Fattal
Rachel Fattal (born December 10, 1993) is an American water polo player. Fattal attended Los Alamitos High School and graduated in 2012. She then attended UCLA, where she majored in history and played water polo; she graduated in 2017.
She was ...
, Mary Brooks
Mary Elizabeth Thomas Peavey Brooks (November 1, 1907 – February 11, 2002) was an American politician. She directed the United States Mint from September 1969 to February 1977.
Early life and education
Mary Elizabeth Thomas was born to John W ...
, Maggie Steffens
Margaret Ann Steffens (born June 4, 1993) is an American water polo player. She won the gold medal with the United States at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Steffens set a new Olympic record for the most numb ...
( C), Jordan Raney
Jordan Raney (born June 2, 1996) is an American water polo player who is a member of the United States women's national water polo team. She was part of the gold medal-winning American team at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest.
Co ...
, Kiley Neushul
Kiley Susan Neushul (born March 5, 1993) is an American water polo player and a graduate of Stanford University.
Neushul was selected as one of 13 players who represented the USA and won a Gold Medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She was also ...
, Aria Fischer
Aria Fischer (born March 2, 1999) is an American water polo player. She represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics and currently plays water polo at Stanford University.
Personal life
Fischer's older sister, Makenzie Fischer, is a ...
, Jamie Neushul, Makenzie Fischer
Makenzie Fischer (born March 29, 1997) is an American water polo player. She was part of the gold medal-winning American team at the Water polo at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament, 2015 World Aquatics Championships, wh ...
, Alys Williams, Mia Rycraw. Head coach: Adam Krikorian
Adam Krikorian (born July 22, 1974) is an American water polo coach and the head coach of the United States women's national water polo team. He coached the team to gold medals at the 2012 Olympic Games, 2016 Olympic Games, and 2020 Olympic Games. ...
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Individual awards
References
Rules & Regulations
{{FINA Water Polo World League
World League, women
FINA Women's Water Polo World League
FINA Women's Water Polo World League
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International water polo competitions hosted by China