The 2002 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the first edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the

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. After two preliminary rounds, the ''Super Final'' was held in

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from 1 August to 4 August 2002.

Preliminary round

*From 28 June to 28 July 2002

Group A

Greece automatically qualified for the Super Final as the host country. Only the top place earned qualification, which was taken by Spain. Three points were awarded for a win and one point for a loss.

Group B

The top two places, occupied by Hungary and Russia, earned qualification. Three points were awarded for a win and one point for a loss.

Super Final

*From 1 August to 4 August

Group stage

The top two placed teams in the round-robin advanced to the final against each other, while the two bottom placed teams played for the bronze medal. The Russia–Hungary game was declared a 0–5 loss for both teams. Three points were awarded for a win, one point for a loss.

Bronze medal match

*August 4, 2002

Gold medal match

*August 4, 2002

Final rankings

Individual awards

Statistics

*Total goals: 1027 *Total matches: 55 *Goals per match: 18.7 *Total of scorers: 105

References

External links

Preliminary Results FINA

Super Final Results FINA

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