2011 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
The 2011 FINA Women's Water Polo World League was the eighth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After playing in groups within the same continent, eight teams qualify to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final in Tianjin, China from June 14 to June 19, 2011.[1]
Super Final[]
Seeding[]
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
 United States  China  Greece  Italy
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 Russia  Australia  Spain  Canada
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Knockout stage[]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 17 June 2011 | ||||||||||
| China | 14 | |||||||||
| 18 June 2011 | ||||||||||
| Spain | 12 | |||||||||
| China | 5 | |||||||||
| 17 June 2011 | ||||||||||
| Italy | 7 | |||||||||
| Italy | 21 | |||||||||
| 19 June 2011 | ||||||||||
| Russia | 20 | |||||||||
| Italy | 7 | |||||||||
| 17 June 2011 | ||||||||||
| United States | 9 | |||||||||
| Greece | 8 | |||||||||
| 18 June 2011 | ||||||||||
| Australia | 10 | |||||||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||||||
| 17 June 2011 | ||||||||||
| United States | 11 | Third place game | ||||||||
| United States | 8 | |||||||||
| 19 June 2011 | ||||||||||
| Canada | 6 | |||||||||
| Australia | 7 | |||||||||
| China | 5 | |||||||||
Semifinals[]
All times are CST (UTC+8)
| 18 June 2011 17:30 |
Australia
|
7–8 | United States
|
Tianjin, China |
| Score by quarters: 4-2, 2-3, 0-2, 1-1 | ||||
| 18 June 2011 19:00 |
China
|
5–7 | Italy
|
Tianjin, China |
| Score by quarters: 1-2, 2-1, 2-4, 0-0 | ||||
Bronze medal match[]
All times are CST (UTC+8)
| 19 June 2011 17:30 |
Australia
|
7–5 | China
|
Tianjin, China |
| Score by quarters: 1-2, 2-2, 2-1, 2-0 | ||||
Final[]
All times are CST (UTC+8)
| 19 June 2011 19:00 |
Italy
|
7–9 | United States
|
Tianjin, China |
| Score by quarters: 1-2, 3-1, 1-3, 2-3 | ||||
- 5th–8th Places
| Semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| 18 June 2011 | ||||||
| Spain | 12 | |||||
| 19 June 2011 | ||||||
| Russia | 14 | |||||
| Russia | 14 | |||||
| 18 June 2011 | ||||||
| Canada | 9 | |||||
| Greece | 9 | |||||
| Canada | 13 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 19 June 2011 | ||||||
| Spain | 8 | |||||
| Greece | 14 | |||||
Final ranking[]
|
Betsey Armstrong, Heather Petri, Melissa Seidemann, Brenda Villa(C), Lauren Wenger, Courtney Mathewson, Jessica Steffens, Lolo Silver, Elsie Windes, Kelly Rulon, Annika Dries, Kami Craig, Tumua Anae, Maggie Steffens, . Head coach: Adam Krikorian. |
Individual awards[]
- Top Scorer
Sofya Konukh (RUS) — 14 goals
- Media All Star Team
Elizabeth Armstrong (USA) — Goalkeaper- Olga Beliaeva (RUS) — Center Forward
- Brenda Villa (USA)
Giulia Emmolo (ITA)- Sofya Konukh (RUS)
Kate Gynther (AUS)
Ma Huanhuan (CHN)
References[]
- ^ a b "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 78. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ “USA and Italy to battle out World League Super Final decider“ fina.org June 18, 2011.
- ^ a b “Unstoppable USA claims incredible sixth World League crown” fina.org June 19, 2011.
Categories:
- FINA Women's Water Polo World League
- International water polo competitions hosted by China
- 2011 in women's water polo
- 2011 in Chinese sport