The 2002 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup

FINA Water Polo World Cup

The FINA Water Polo World Cup is an international water polo competition among the top men's national water polo teams of the members of FINA. It was established in 1979 and was held every two years, but it has been contested every four years since 2002....

was the thirteenth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation

International Swimming Federation

Fédération Internationale de Natation is the International Federation recognized by the International Olympic Committee for administering international competition in the aquatic sports...

 (FINA). The event took place in Perth, Australia

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

 from 10 December to 15 December 2002. Participating teams were the eight best teams from the last World Championships

2001 World Aquatics Championships

rightThe 2001 World Aquatics Championships or the 9th FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Fukuoka, Japan between 16 July and 29 July 2001....

 in Fukuoka, Japan (2001). The top-five qualified for the 2003 World Aquatics Championships

2003 World Aquatics Championships

Barcelona, Spain was the host city of the X FINA World Aquatics Championships or the 10th FINA World Championships in Aquatics, which were held from July 12 until July 27, 2003....

 in Barcelona, Spain.

GROUP A

2

1

1

Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		4	3	2	0	1	24	22
2.		4	3	2	0	1	21	20
3.		3	3	1	1	1	25	24
4.		1	3	0	1	2	17	21	–4

• 10 December 2002

  	9 – 7
  	8 – 8

• 11 December 2002

  	6 – 4
  	10 – 8

• 12 December 2002

  	7 – 5
  	8 – 7

GROUP B

15

6

Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		5	3	2	1	0	24	9
2.		5	3	2	1	0	18	12
3.		2	3	1	0	2	15	21	–6
4.		0	3	0	0	3	11	28	–17

• 10 December 2002

  	5 – 5
  	9 – 6

• 11 December 2002

  	3 – 7
  	11 – 1

• 12 December 2002

  	8 – 4
  	3 – 8

Quarterfinals

• 13 December 2002

  	9 – 3
  	7 – 6

Semifinals

• 14 December 2002

  	6 – 8
  	6 – 4

Finals

• 13 December 2002 – Seventh place

  7 – 1

• 14 December 2002 – Fifth place

  9 – 10

• 15 December 2002 – Bronze Medal

  6 – 5

• 15 December 2002 – Gold Medal

  8 – 7

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Final ranking

RANK	TEAM
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The top-five qualified for the 2003 World Water Polo Championship

2003 FINA Women's World Water Polo Championship

The 2003 FINA Women's World Water Polo Championship was the sixth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from July 13 to July 25, and incorporated in the 2003 World Aquatics Championships, held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain...

 in Barcelona, Spain.

Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player
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• Best Goalkeeper
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• Top Scorer
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