Australia, China, Japan, Kazakhstan, New Zealand and the U.S. will be battling it out for a FINA Water Polo World League Super Final 2017 berth as of tomorrow and for six days in Gold Coast, Australia.
The European preliminaries are now completed as Serbia, Croatia and Italy secured their spot for a potential medal.
The four best teams of the Intercontinental Tournament will join the three teams mentioned above as well as the host country team (Russia) for the Super Final which will crown the 2017 champions.
The Super Final of the World League will take place in Ruza, Russia from June 20-25
Gold Coast tournament’s schedule unfolds as follows:
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Game 1
15:30
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Game 2
16:50
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Game 3
18:30
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DAY 1
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AUS vs NZL |
JPN vs USA |
CHN vs KAZ |
DAY 2
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CHN vs NZL |
USA vs KAZ |
AUS vs JPN |
DAY 3
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USA vs CHN |
NZL vs JPN |
AUS vs KAZ |
DAY 4
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KAZ vs NZL |
JPN vs CHN |
AUS vs USA |
DAY 5
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AUS vs CHN |
NZL vs USA |
KAZ vs JPN |
DAY 6
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5th vs 6th
09:20 |
3rd vs 4th
10:40 |
1st vs 2nd
12:00 |
All match will be covered on FINA website, follow the action here
Last year’s overall winners of the Super Final were Serbia, who are also the Olympic and World title holders.
The 2016 Final ranking was: 1. Serbia, 2. USA, 3. Greece, 4. Italy, 5. Australia, 6. Japan, 7. Brazil, 8. China
Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA)
The Fédération Internationale de Natation, founded in 1908, is the governing body for aquatics worldwide. FINA’s five discipline Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Diving, Water Polo and Synchronised Swimming – are all included in the Olympic programme. High Diving made its first appearance in FINA events at the 2013 FINA World Championships. FINA counts 207 affiliated National Federations on the five continents and has its headquarters in Lausanne (SUI). |
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News courtesy of FINA. |