The 2010 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the ninth edition of
the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the
FINA
World Aquatics, formerly known as FINA (; ), is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competitions in List of water sports, water sports. It is one of several interna ...
. After a preliminary round organized by continent, the Super Final was held in
Niš
Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names of European cities in different languages (M–P)#N, names in other languages), less often spelled in English as Nish, is the list of cities in Serbia, third largest city in Serbia and the administrative cente ...
,
Serbia
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from July 13–18, 2010.
[Men's Programme](_blank)
– FINA. Serbia won this year's edition after a final victory over Montenegro 14–12.
Preliminary round
Africa
The African tournament was held in
Tunis
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,
Tunisia
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from June 17–20.
[ One team from the group of four advanced.][2010 Rankings](_blank)
– FINA.
June 17
June 18
June 19
June 20
Americas
The American tournament was held in Los Alamitos, California
is a city in Orange County, California. The city was incorporated in March 1960. The population was 11,780 at the 2020 census, up from 11,449 at the 2010 census.
The USA Water Polo National Aquatic Center is located on the Joint Forces Tr ...
, United States
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from May 5–8.[ One team from the group of three advanced.]
Asia/Oceania
The Asia and Oceania region was feature a two-legged tournament, in Osaka
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...
, Japan
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(May 19–23) and Tianjin
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, China
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(May 26–30).[ The four teams was play a round robin in each location, with the results from both legs combined. The top two teams from the group of six advanced.][
May 19
May 20
May 21
May 22
May 23
May 26
May 27
May 28
May 29
May 30
]
Europe
Europe is divided into three groups of four teams, with qualifying spots for the winner of each group as well as Super Final host Serbia. Rather than the condensed tournament style competition of the other continents, the European matches was played in a home-and-away format over five months.[
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Group A
November 17
December 8
January 26
February 23
March 16
April 28
June 1
Group B
November 17
December 8
January 26
February 23
March 16
June 22
July 3
Group C
November 17
December 8
January 26
February 23
March 16
April 20
April 27
Super Final
The Super Final was held in Niš
Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names of European cities in different languages (M–P)#N, names in other languages), less often spelled in English as Nish, is the list of cities in Serbia, third largest city in Serbia and the administrative cente ...
, Serbia
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from July 13–18.[
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Group 1
July 13
July 14
July 15
Group 2
July 13
July 14
July 15
Quarter-finals
July 16
Medal round
5th–8th places
Final ranking
Awards
References
External links
FINA Official website – Water Polo World League
{{FINA Water Polo World League
2010
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Sport in Niš
International water polo competitions hosted by Serbia