2015 Asian Water Polo Championship

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The 2015 Asian Water Polo Championship was held from 16–20 December 2015 in Foshan, China. It was the Asian continental qualification for the 2016 Olympic water polo tournament.[1][2]

The draw was held on 21 November 2015 at 12:00.[3][4] A men's and a women's tournament was held, with the winner qualifying directly for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

All times are local (UTC+8).

Men's tournament[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 4 4 0 0 79 21 +58 12 Qualify for 2016 Summer Olympics
2  China 4 3 0 1 57 31 +26 9
3  Kazakhstan 4 2 0 2 60 31 +29 6
4  Iran 4 1 0 3 45 69 −24 3
5   4 0 0 4 14 93 −79 0
Source:[citation needed]
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.
16 December 2015
18:15 		Japan  23–2  Iran Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan
Score by quarters: 8–0, 6–1, 4–1, 5–0
16 December 2015
19:35 		China  18–1   Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan
17 December 2015
18:15 		Iran  18–9   Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan
17 December 2015
19:35 		Japan  9–8  Kazakhstan Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan
Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–3, 1–2, 2–2
18 December 2015
18:15 		  3–26  Kazakhstan Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan
18 December 2015
19:35 		Iran  6–19  China Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan
19 December 2015
17:30 		  1–31  Japan Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan
Score by quarters: 0–8, 0–4, 0–9, 1–10
19 December 2015
18:50 		Kazakhstan  8–10  China Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–2, 1–3, 4–3
20 December 2015
17:30 		Kazakhstan  18–9  Iran Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan
20 December 2015
18:50 		China  10–16  Japan Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan
Score by quarters: 2–6, 4–2, 1–3, 3–5

Final ranking[]

Qualified for the Summer Olympics
Qualified for the Summer Olympics final qualification tournament
Rank Team
Gold medal icon.svg  Japan
Silver medal icon.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg  Kazakhstan
4  Iran
5  

Women's tournament[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Japan  14–23  China 8–14 6–9
16 December 2015
16:30 		Japan  8–14  China Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan
Score by quarters: 2–4, 1–3, 3–2, 2–5
17 December 2015
16:30 		China  9–6  Japan Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan
Score by quarters: 4–3, 2–0, 2–2, 1–1

Final ranking[]

Qualified for the Summer Olympics
Qualified for the Summer Olympics final qualification tournament
Rank Team
Gold medal icon.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svg  Japan

References[]

  1. ^ "Asian Water polo qualification tournament for Olympic games". asiaswimmingfederation.org. 18 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Foshan, Water Polo Qualification Tournament". asiaswimmingfederation.org. 18 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Draw Ceremony, Asian Water Polo Championship – Foshan". asiaswimmingfederation.org. 18 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Asian Water Polo Championship – Draw Ceremony". asiaswimmingfederation.org. 23 November 2015.
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