Team Serbia celebrates after the——gold medal match | |
Tournament details | |
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Venue(s) | Russia (in Kazan host cities) |
Dates | 27 July – 8 August |
Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Serbia (5th title) |
Runner-up | Croatia |
Third place | Greece |
Fourth place | Italy |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 48 |
Goals scored | 869 (18.1 per match) |
Attendance | 55,994 (1,167 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Alexandr Axenov (22 goals) |
Best player | Duško Pijetlović |
Participating teams※
Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
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South Africa | Argentina Brazil Canada United States |
China Japan Kazakhstan |
Croatia Greece Hungary Italy Montenegro Russia Serbia |
Australia |
Groups formed※
The draw resulted in the following groups:
Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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Brazil | Greece | Argentina | Australia |
Canada | Italy | Hungary | Japan |
China | Russia | Kazakhstan | Montenegro |
Croatia | United States | South Africa | Serbia |
Format※
The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. And played a round-robin. The best placed team advanced——to the quarterfinal, while the second-and third best team advanced——to the playoffs. The last placed team played in placement games for place 13–16. From the quarterfinals on, "a knockout system was used to determine the winner." The losers of the playoffs and "quarterfinals played in placement games to determine their final position."
Preliminary round※
Group A※
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 6 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 4 | Advanced to playoffs |
3 | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 1 | |
4 | China | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 34 | −22 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
27 July 2015 09:30 |
Report | Croatia | 12–7 | Canada | Kazan Attendance: 507 Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), German Moller (ARG) |
Score by, quarters: 4–2, 6–2, 1–0, 1–3 | |||||
four players 2 | Goals | Conway 3 |
27 July 2015 10:50 |
Report | Brazil | 9–9 | China | Kazan Attendance: 700 Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |
Score by quarters: 3–4, 2–1, 3–4, 1–0 | |||||
Perrone 4 | Goals | Dong Tao, Zhang Chufeng 3 |
29 July 2015 20:10 |
Report | China | 2–8 | Canada | Kazan Attendance: 240 Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), György Kun (HUN) |
Score by quarters: 0–3, 0–3, 1–1, 1–1 | |||||
Tan Feihu 2 | Goals | McElroy 3 |
29 July 2015 21:30 |
Report | Croatia | 10–9 | Brazil | Kazan Attendance: 230 Referees: Mark Koganov (AZE), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
Score by quarters: 4–2, 4–2, 1–2, 1–3 | |||||
Sukno 3 | Goals | three players 2 |
31 July 2015 17:30 |
Report | Croatia | 17–1 | China | Kazan Attendance: 874 Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Masoud Rezvani (IRI) |
Score by quarters: 4–1, 5–0, 7–0, 1–0 | |||||
three players 3 | Goals | Zhang Chufeng 1 |
31 July 2015 20:10 |
Report | Brazil | 6–10 | Canada | Kazan Attendance: 230 Referees: Mark Koganov (AZE), György Kun (HUN) |
Score by quarters: 0–3, 3–3, 2–3, 1–1 | |||||
Silva 2 | Goals | Boyd, McElroy 2 |
Group B※
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Greece | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 6 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 4 | Advanced to playoffs |
3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 2 | |
4 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
27 July 2015 12:10 |
Report | Greece | 11–10 | Italy | Kazan Attendance: 883 Referees: Francesc Buch (ESP), György Kun (HUN) |
Score by quarters: 4–4, 2–1, 3–2, 2–3 | |||||
Afroudakis 3 | Goals | four players 2 |
27 July 2015 18:50 |
Report | United States | 7–6 | Russia | Kazan Attendance: 1,932 Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–2, 2–2, 1–1 | |||||
Azevedo, Cupido 3 | Goals | Bugaychuk 3 |
29 July 2015 09:30 |
Report | Greece | 11–10 | United States | Kazan Attendance: 839 Referees: Francesc Buch (ESP), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |
Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–3, 4–3, 3–1 | |||||
Fountoulis 4 | Goals | three players 2 |
29 July 2015 18:50 |
Report | Russia | 6–9 | Italy | Kazan Attendance: 2,350 Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Radosław Koryzna (POL) |
Score by quarters: 1–1, 0–5, 3–1, 2–2 | |||||
Kholod 3 | Goals | Giorgetti 2 |
31 July 2015 18:50 |
Report | Greece | 15–11 | Russia | Kazan Attendance: 2,285 Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Francesc Buch (ESP) |
Score by quarters: 5–2, 3–2, 5–3, 2–4 | |||||
Fountoulis 4 | Goals | Nagaev 3 |
31 July 2015 21:30 |
Report | United States | 11–9 | Italy | Kazan Attendance: 214 Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Nenad Peris (CRO) |
Score by quarters: 4–4, 3–2, 2–1, 2–2 | |||||
Vavić 3 | Goals | Di Fulvio 4 |
Group C※
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Hungary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 13 | +39 | 6 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
2 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 4 | Advanced to playoffs |
3 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 37 | −20 | 2 | |
4 | Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 46 | −29 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
27 July 2015 13:30 |
Report | South Africa | 10–6 | Argentina | Kazan Attendance: 913 Referees: Masoud Rezvani (IRI), Sergey Naumov (RUS) |
Score by quarters: 6–2, 1–2, 1–1, 2–1 | |||||
E. Le Roux, P. Le Roux 3 | Goals | Yañez 3 |
27 July 2015 17:30 |
Report | Hungary | 14–5 | Kazakhstan | Kazan Attendance: 1,180 Referees: Joseph Peila (USA), Cory Williams (NZL) |
Score by quarters: 4–0, 3–0, 5–2, 2–3 | |||||
Hárai 4 | Goals | Ushakov 2 |
29 July 2015 10:50 |
Report | Kazakhstan | 15–7 | Argentina | Kazan Attendance: 1,016 Referees: Nenad Peris (CRO), Hatem Gaber (EGY) |
Score by quarters: 5–2, 3–3, 5–1, 2–1 | |||||
Axenov, Pekovich 4 | Goals | Yañez 3 |
29 July 2015 12:10 |
Report | South Africa | 4–17 | Hungary | Kazan Attendance: 1,127 Referees: Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Peter de Jong (NED) |
Score by quarters: 1–5, 0–3, 2–4, 1–5 | |||||
Molyneux 2 | Goals | Dén. Varga 5 |
31 July 2015 09:30 |
Report | South Africa | 3–14 | Kazakhstan | Kazan Attendance: 884 Referees: Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Hatem Gaber (EGY) |
Score by quarters: 0–4, 1–3, 1–5, 1–2 | |||||
three players 1 | Goals | Axenov 5 |
31 July 2015 10:50 |
Report | Hungary | 21–4 | Argentina | Kazan Attendance: 1,065 Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Peter de Jong (NED) |
Score by quarters: 6–2, 3–1, 6–1, 6–0 | |||||
Dén. Varga 5 | Goals | López 2 |
Group D※
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Serbia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 6 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
2 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 3 | Advanced to playoffs |
3 | Montenegro | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 3 | |
4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 45 | −22 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
27 July 2015 20:10 |
Report | Serbia | 11–8 | Montenegro | Kazan Attendance: 2,279 Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |
Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–2, 3–4, 2–1 | |||||
Filipović 3 | Goals | three players 2 |
27 July 2015 21:30 |
Report | Japan | 4–10 | Australia | Kazan Attendance: 2,287 Referees: Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), Hatem Gaber (EGY) |
Score by quarters: 0–2, 2–2, 1–3, 1–3 | |||||
four players 1 | Goals | Campbell 3 |
29 July 2015 13:30 |
Report | Australia | 5–5 | Montenegro | Kazan Attendance: 313 Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Sergey Naumov (RUS) |
Score by quarters: 0–2, 1–1, 1–1, 3–1 | |||||
Younger 3 | Goals | Janović 2 |
29 July 2015 17:30 |
Report | Serbia | 19–9 | Japan | Kazan Attendance: 1,016 Referees: Masoud Rezvani (IRI), Stephane Roy (CAN) |
Score by quarters: 2–1, 6–2, 5–3, 6–3 | |||||
Nikić 6 | Goals | Okawa, Takei 3 |
31 July 2015 12:10 |
Report | Serbia | 10–9 | Australia | Kazan Attendance: 890 Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Georgios Stacridis (GRE) |
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–2, 1–4, 4–1 | |||||
three players 2 | Goals | Younger 3 |
31 July 2015 13:30 |
Report | Japan | 10–16 | Montenegro | Kazan Attendance: 640 Referees: Dion Willis (RSA), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–5, 2–5, 4–3 | |||||
Takei 4 | Goals | Ivović, Radović 4 |
Knockout stage※
- Championship bracket
Playoffs 2 August | Quarterfinals 4 August | Semifinals 6 August | Final 8 August | ||||||||||||||||
Croatia | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kazakhstan | 8 | Montenegro | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Montenegro | 12 | Croatia (pen.) | 10 (5) | ||||||||||||||||
Greece | 10 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
Greece (pen.) | 7 (5) | ||||||||||||||||||
South Africa | 1 | Australia | 7 (4) | ||||||||||||||||
Australia | 17 | Croatia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Serbia | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hungary | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Canada | 2 | Italy | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
Italy | 8 | Italy | 6 | Third place | |||||||||||||||
Serbia | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Serbia | 12 | Greece (pen.) | 7 (4) | ||||||||||||||||
Brazil | 3 | United States | 7 | Italy | 7 (2) | ||||||||||||||
United States | 7 |
- 5th place bracket
5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
6 August | ||||||
Montenegro | 11 | |||||
8 August | ||||||
Australia | 8 | |||||
Montenegro | 10 | |||||
6 August | ||||||
Hungary | 9 | |||||
Hungary | 13 | |||||
United States | 9 | |||||
Seventh place game | ||||||
8 August | ||||||
Australia | 6 | |||||
United States | 10 |
- 9th place bracket
9th–12th place semifinals | Ninth place game | |||||
4 August | ||||||
Canada | 9 | |||||
6 August | ||||||
Kazakhstan | 7 | |||||
Canada (pen.) | 7 (5) | |||||
4 August | ||||||
Brazil | 7 (3) | |||||
Brazil | 16 | |||||
South Africa | 5 | |||||
Eleventh place game | ||||||
6 August | ||||||
Kazakhstan | 11 | |||||
South Africa | 7 |
- 13th place bracket
13th–16th place semifinals | 13th place game | |||||
2 August | ||||||
China | 10 (1) | |||||
4 August | ||||||
Russia (pen.) | 10 (4) | |||||
Russia | 9 | |||||
2 August | ||||||
Japan | 13 | |||||
Argentina | 6 | |||||
Japan | 14 | |||||
15th place game | ||||||
4 August | ||||||
China | 16 | |||||
Argentina | 9 |
Playoffs※
2 August 2015 13:30 |
Report | Canada | 2–8 | Italy | Kazan Attendance: 269 Referees: Mark Koganov (AZE), Francesc Buch (ESP) |
Score by quarters: 0–2, 1–1, 1–2, 0–3 | |||||
Kudaba, Torakis 1 | Goals | Giorgetti, Gitto 2 |
2 August 2015 17:30 |
Report | Brazil | 3–7 | United States | Kazan Attendance: 2,090 Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |
Score by quarters: 0–2, 1–1, 1–1, 1–3 | |||||
three players 1 | Goals | Mann 3 |
2 August 2015 18:50 |
Report | Kazakhstan | 8–12 | Montenegro | Kazan Attendance: 2,896 Referees: Joseph Peila (USA), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–3, 1–5, 2–2 | |||||
Gubarev 3 | Goals | Brguljan, Janović 3 |
2 August 2015 20:10 |
Report | South Africa | 1–17 | Australia | Kazan Attendance: 213 Referees: Ni Shi Wei (CHN), German Moller (ARG) |
Score by quarters: 1–5, 0–6, 0–2, 0–4 | |||||
E. Le Roux 1 | Goals | Younger 4 |
Quarterfinals※
4 August 2015 17:30 |
Report | Croatia | 10–4 | Montenegro | Kazan Attendance: 1,769 Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |
Score by quarters: 1–0, 3–0, 3–3, 3–1 | |||||
Muslim 3 | Goals | Klikovac 3 |
4 August 2015 18:50 |
Report | Greece | 7–7 | Australia | Kazan Attendance: 1,996 Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |
Score by quarters: 1–0, 1–3, 3–1, 2–3 PSO: 5–4 | |||||
Fountoulis, Genidounias 2 | Goals | Younger 3 |
4 August 2015 20:10 |
Report | Hungary | 7–8 | Italy | Kazan Attendance: 693 Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–1, 1–2, 2–3 | |||||
Dán. Varga 3 | Goals | Di Fulvio, Luongo 2 |
4 August 2015 21:30 |
Report | Serbia | 12–7 | United States | Kazan Attendance: 455 Referees: Francesc Buch (ESP), Nenad Peris (CRO) |
Score by quarters: 4–2, 3–3, 2–1, 3–1 | |||||
Pijetlović 4 | Goals | Bonanni 2 |
13th–16th place semifinals※
2 August 2015 10:50 |
Report | China | 10–10 | Russia | Kazan Attendance: 2,263 Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Masoud Rezvani (IRI) |
Score by quarters: 1–2, 4–4, 2–1, 3–3 PSO: 1–4 | |||||
Tan Feihu 4 | Goals | four players 2 |
2 August 2015 12:10 |
Report | Argentina | 6–14 | Japan | Kazan Attendance: 218 Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Hatem Gaber (EGY) |
Score by quarters: 0–4, 2–2, 2–4, 2–4 | |||||
Carabantes, Demarchi 3 | Goals | Takei 4 |
9th–12th place semifinals※
4 August 2015 12:10 |
Report | Canada | 9–7 | Kazakhstan | Kazan Attendance: 421 Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), German Moller (ARG) |
Score by quarters: 1–2, 5–0, 2–3, 1–2 | |||||
Conway 4 | Goals | Axenov 3 |
4 August 2015 13:30 |
Report | Brazil | 16–5 | South Africa | Kazan Attendance: 213 Referees: Ni Shi Wei (CHN), Hatem Gaber (EGY) |
Score by quarters: 7–3, 2–2, 3–0, 4–0 | |||||
Vrlic 5 | Goals | five players 1 |
5th–8th place semifinals※
6 August 2015 15:30 |
Report | Montenegro | 11–8 | Australia | Kazan Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Francesc Buch (ESP), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |
Score by quarters: 4–1, 1–1, 4–4, 2–2 | |||||
Janović 4 | Goals | three players 2 |
6 August 2015 17:00 |
Report | Hungary | 13–9 | United States | Kazan Attendance: 645 Referees: Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), Sergey Naumov (RUS) |
Score by quarters: 4–2, 3–2, 2–2, 4–3 | |||||
Hárai 4 | Goals | Azevedo, Bonanni 3 |
Semifinals※
6 August 2015 20:30 |
Report | Croatia | 10–10 | Greece | Kazan Attendance: 2,486 Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–3, 3–2, 2–4 PSO: 5–3 | |||||
four players 2 | Goals | Vlahopoulos 3 |
6 August 2015 22:00 |
Report | Italy | 6–10 | Serbia | Kazan Attendance: 1,859 Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Radosław Koryzna (POL) |
Score by quarters: 0–4, 2–4, 2–1, 2–1 | |||||
Fondelli 2 | Goals | S. Mitrovic 3 |
15th place game※
4 August 2015 09:30 |
Report | China | 16–9 | Argentina | Kazan Attendance: 753 Referees: Joseph Peila (USA), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |
Score by quarters: 6–2, 3–4, 4–2, 3–1 | |||||
Dong Tao 4 | Goals | Yanez 5 |
13th place game※
4 August 2015 10:50 |
Report | Russia | 9–13 | Japan | Kazan Attendance: 821 Referees: György Kun (HUN), Masoud Rezvani (IRI) |
Score by quarters: 4–3, 1–3, 2–5, 2–2 | |||||
Bychkov 3 | Goals | Okawa 3 |
Eleventh place game※
6 August 2015 10:50 |
Report | Kazakhstan | 11–7 | South Africa | Kazan Attendance: 450 Referees: Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |
Score by quarters: 4–2, 1–2, 2–1, 4–2 | |||||
Axenov 7 | Goals | P. Le Roux 3 |
Ninth place game※
6 August 2015 12:10 |
Report | Canada | 7–7 | Brazil | Kazan Attendance: 308 Referees: Mark Koganov (AZE), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–1, 2–3, 2–1 PSO: 5–3 | |||||
Conway, Kubada 2 | Goals | Delgado 3 |
Seventh place game※
8 August 2015 14:00 |
Report | Australia | 6–10 | United States | Kazan Attendance: 1,677 Referees: Nenad Peris (CRO), Francesc Buch (ESP) |
Score by quarters: 3–2, 0–2, 1–4, 2–2 | |||||
Younger 2 | Goals | Azevedo 4 |
Fifth place game※
8 August 2015 15:30 |
Report | Montenegro | 10–9 | Hungary | Kazan Attendance: 2,365 Referees: Mark Koganov (AZE), Joseph Peila (USA) |
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–1, 2–2, 4–4 | |||||
Ivović 3 | Goals | three players 2 |
Third place game※
8 August 2015 20:30 |
Report | Greece | 7–7 | Italy | Kazan Attendance: 2,165 Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Radosław Koryzna (POL) |
Score by quarters: 1–0, 2–2, 4–4, 0–1 PSO: 4–2 | |||||
Vlahopoulos 3 | Goals | Aicardi, Figlioli 2 |
Final※
8 August 2015 22:00 |
Report | Croatia | 4–11 | Serbia | Kazan Attendance: 2,575 Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
Score by quarters: 2–2, 0–3, 2–2, 0–4 | |||||
Sukno 2 | Goals | Prlainović 3 |
Final ranking※
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Medalists※
Individual awards※
- Most Valuable Player
- Best Goalscorer
- Alexandr Axenov – 22 goals
- All-Tournament Team
- Josip Pavić
- Duško Pijetlović
- Francesco Di Fulvio
- Ioannis Fountoulis
- Petar Muslim
- Alexandr Axenov
- Aaron Younger
References※
- ^ Top scorers
- ^ "Duško Pijetlović named MVP of men's water polo tournament at FINA Worlds". kazan2015.com. 8 August 2015.
- ^ "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Serbia men's team roster at 16th FINA World Championship" (PDF). SportResult.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-31.
- ^ "Croatia men's team roster at 16th FINA World Championship" (PDF). SportResult.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-07-17.
- ^ "Greece men's team roster at 16th FINA World Championship" (PDF). SportResult.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-06.
- ^ Στην καλύτερη 7άδα του πόλο δύο "ερυθρόλευκοι"
External links※
- 16th FINA World Championships 2015 FINA Water Polo website
- Official website
- Records and statistics (reports by Omega)
- Men Water Polo XVI World Championship 2015 Kazan www.todor66.com