2014 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup

2014 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup FINA Water Polo World Cup Water polo 19 – 24 August Super Final SRB HUN FINA Water Polo World Cup FINA Water Polo World Cup 2010 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup 2010 2018 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup 2018 The 15th edition of the Men's FINA Water Polo World Cup was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan from August 19 to August 24, 2014.mwcp dmy Format 8 teams qualified for the 2014 FINA World Cup. They were split into two groups of 4 teams. After playing a Round-robin every team advanced to the quarterfinals. The best ranked team of Group A played against the fourth ranked team of Group B, the second ranked team of Group A against the third ranked team of Group B the third ranked team of Group A against the second ranked team of Group B and the fourth ranked team of Group A against the best ranked team of Group B. The winners of those quarterfinals advanced to the Semis and played out the champion while the losers of the quarterfinals competed in placement matches. Teams The top three teams from the previous world championship qualify, with one guest per continent (the highest-ranked team from the previous world championship). Despite finishing 7th at 2013 World Championship, Serbia received an invitation from FINA as defending European champion instead of Italia ranked 4th at 2013 World Championship Teams Qualified asKAZHUNMNECRO(ITA)USAAUS(Asian Host)RSASRBHost (12th 2013 World Championship)1st 2013 World Championship2nd 2013 World Championship3rd 2013 World Championship1st European team at 2013 World Championship1st American team at 2013 World Championship1st Oceanian team at 2013 World Championship1st Asian team at 2013 World Championship1st African team at 2013 World Championshipreplace ITA FINA decision Groups Group A Group BMNESRBUSARSAHUNCROAUSKAZ (H) Preliminary round All times are EEST (UTC+3) Group A TeamGWDLGFGADiffPointsQualification1.SRB 3 3 0 0 37 13 +24 6 Quarter-finals2.USA 3 2 0 1 39 19 +20 4 Quarter-finals3.MNE 3 1 0 2 22 24 -2 2 Quarter-finals4.RSA 3 0 0 3 6 48 -42 0 Quarter-finals 19 August 2014 13:00 MNE 3 SRB 9 Almaty, Kazakhstan Gábor Vogel (HUN), Mark Maretzki (USA) 0–4 1–1 1–2 1–2 three players 1 Nikola Eškert 3 19 August 2014 15:40 RSA 1 USA 19 Almaty, Kazakhstan Liang Zhang (CHN), Masoud Rezvani (IRI) 0–4 0–6 0–4 1–5 Bret Bonnani 4 20 August 2014 15:00 MNE 7 USA 11 Almaty, Kazakhstan Daniel Flahive (AUS), Nenad Periš (CRO) 0–3 4–3 0–3 3-2 three players 2 three players 2 20 August 2014 16:20 RSA 1 SRB 17 Almaty, Kazakhstan Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Liang Zhang (CHN) 0–4 1–2 0–5 0–6 Devon Card 1 Gavril Subotić 4 21 August 2014 13:40 MNE 12 RSA 4 Almaty, Kazakhstan Masoud Rezvani (IRI), Nenad Periš (CRO) 3–0 5–2 3–1 1–1 two players 4 Etienne Le Roux 2 21 August 2014 16:20 SRB 11 USA 9 Almaty, Kazakhstan Gábor Vogel (HUN), Daniel Flahive (AUS) 2–0 1–4 3–1 5–4 two players 3 Bret Bonanni 5 Group B TeamGWDLGFGADiffPointsQualification1.HUN 3 2 1 0 32 22 +10 5 Quarter-finals2.CRO 3 2 0 1 25 19 +6 4 Quarter-finals3.AUS 3 1 1 1 22 22 0 3 Quarter-finals4.KAZ (H) 3 0 0 3 24 40 -16 0 Quarter-finals 19 August 2014 14:20 CRO 5 HUN 9 Almaty, Kazakhstan Doriel Terpenka (CAN), Fabio Toffoli (BRA) 2–3 1–3 1–1 1–2 Anđelo Šetka 2 Balázs Hárai 2 19 August 2014 17:40 KAZ 8 AUS 11 Almaty, Kazakhstan Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Mihajlo Ćirić (SRB) 1–3 2–1 4–4 1–3 Vladimir Ushakov 3 Aaron Younger 4 20 August 2014 13:40 CRO 6 AUS 3 Almaty, Kazakhstan Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Ian Melliar (RSA) 1–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 Anđelo Šetka 2 Aidan Roach 2 20 August 2014 17:40 KAZ 9 HUN 15 Almaty, Kazakhstan Dejan Adžić (MNE), Mark Maretzki (USA) 2–3 2–4 2–4 3–4 Rustam Ukumanov 3 Dénes Varga 4 21 August 2014 15:00 AUS 8 HUN 8 Almaty, Kazakhstan Dejan Adžić (MNE), Fabio Toffoli (BRA) 2–2 3–3 3–1 0–2 Aaron Younger 3 Norbert Madaras 3 21 August 2014 17:40 KAZ 7 CRO 14 Almaty, Kazakhstan Doriel Terpenka (CAN), Mihailo Ćirić (SRB) 0–3 3–2 1–6 3–3 Vladimir Ushakov 3 two players 3 Knockout round Championship yes August 22 – Almaty SRB 16 KAZ 10 August 22 – Almaty MNE 5 CRO 6 August 22 – Almaty RSA 1 HUN 15 August 22 – Almaty USA 11 (4) AUS 9 (2) August 23 – Almaty SRB 7 CRO 4 August 23 – Almaty HUN 7 USA 5 August 24 – Almaty SRB 11 (4) HUN 9 (2) August 24 – Almaty CRO 8 USA 6 Quarterfinals All times are EEST (UTC+3) 22 August 2014 14:30 USA 11 AUS 9 (pen.) Almaty, Kazakhstan Nenad Periš (CRO), Gábor Vogel (HUN) 3–2 1–2 3–1 0–2 4–2 22 August 2014 15:50 MNE 5 CRO 6 Almaty, Kazakhstan Daniel Flahive (AUS), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) 2–1 1–1 0–3 2–1 22 August 2014 18:30 SRB 16 KAZ 10 Almaty, Kazakhstan Liang Zhang (CN), Ian Melliar (RSA). 6–2 3–3 4–3 3–2 22 August 2014 17:10 RSA 1 HUN 15 Almaty, Kazakhstan Masoud Rezvani (IRI), Mark Maretzki (USA) 0–3 0–5 0–4 1–3 Semifinals All times are EEST (UTC+3) 23 August 2014 16:20 HUN 7 USA 5 Almaty, Kazakhstan Daniel Flahive (AUS), Liang Zhang (CHN). 3–1 2–1 2–2 0–1 23 August 2014 17:40 SRB 7 CRO 4 Almaty, Kazakhstan Doriel Terpenka (CAN), Fabio Toffoli (BRA) 2–1 2–0 3–1 0–2 Bronze medal game All times are EEST (UTC+3) #FFDAB9 24 August 2014 13:50 CRO 8 USA 6 Almaty, Kazakhstan Gábor Vogel (HUN), Dejan Adžić (MNE). 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–3 Gold medal game All times are EEST (UTC+3) #FFFFBB 24 August 2014 15:10 SRB 11 HUN 9 (pen.) Almaty, Kazakhstan Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Daniel Flahive (AUS). 1–2 3–3 1–1 2–1 4-2 5th–8th playoffs Fifth place Seventh place August 23 – Almaty AUS 13 RSA 2 August 23 – Almaty MNE 8 KAZ 9 August 24 – Almaty AUS 12 KAZ 6 August 24 – Almaty RSA 10 MNE 13 5th–8th semifinals All times are EEST (UTC+3) 23 August 2014 14:30 AUS 13 RSA 2 Almaty, Kazakhstan Mihajlo Ćirić (SRB), Masoud Rezvani (IRI). 3–2 3–0 5–0 2–0 23 August 2014 15:50 MNE 8 KAZ 9 Almaty, Kazakhstan Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Gábor Vogel (HUN). 2–3 4–1 1–1 1–4 7th place playoff All times are EEST (UTC+3) 24 August 2014 14:30 RSA 10 MNE 13 Almaty, Kazakhstan Mark Maretzki (USA), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) 2–3 1–3 4–4 3–3 5th place playoff All times are EEST (UTC+3) 24 August 2014 12:30 AUS 12 KAZ 6 Almaty, Kazakhstan Nenad Periš (CRO), Ian Melliar (RSA). 1–1 5–2 4–2 2–1 Final standings RANKTEAMImage:Med 1.pngSRB Image:Med 2.pngHUNImage:Med 3.pngCRO4.USA5.AUS6.KAZ7.MNE8.RSA wp 2014 Men's FINA Water Polo World Cup Serbia Fifth Team roster Stefan Živojinović (GK), Nemanja Ubović, Nikola Eškert, Dušan Mandić, Dušan Vasić, Gavril Subotić, Sava Ranđelović, Dimitrije Obradović, Dušan Marković, Strahinja Rašović, Viktor Rašović, Srđan Vuksanović, and Dimitrije Rističević (GK). Head coach: Dejan Savić. Serbia, Hungary, Croatia, United States and Australia qualified for the 2015 World Aquatics Championships. Individual awards Best Player Dénes Varga HUN Best Goalkeeper Stefan Živojinović SRB Defender Jesse Smith USA Best Scorer Bret Bonanni USA References External links Official site F W Category:World Aquatics Water Polo World Cup Category:International water polo competitions hosted by Kazakhstan