2007 Women's European Water Polo Olympic Qualifier

The 2007 Women's European Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing 2008 was held in Kirishi, Russia from August 19 to August 26, 2007. The Netherlands defeated Russia in the final and so earned a berth for the 2008 Summer Olympics Water Polo Competition. Preliminary round Group A TeamPointsGWDLGFGADiff1.ITA732103920+192.ESP632013424+103.GRE431114222+204.UKR030031766–49 August 21, 2007 ITA8 – 8GREESP18 – 7UKR August 22, 2007 UKR5 – 26GREITA9 – 7ESP August 23, 2007 ITA22 – 5UKRGRE8 – 9ESP Group B TeamPointsGWDLGFGADiff1.RUS1043106334+292.NED1043105022+283.HUN642024030+104.GER341034045–55.CZE040032385–62 August 19, 2007 HUN13 – 7GERRUS31 – 7CZE August 20, 2007 CZE8 – 16GERRUS9 – 9NED August 21, 2007 GER7 – 11NEDCZE6 – 15HUN August 22, 2007 NED7 – 4HUNGER10 – 13RUS August 23, 2007 NED23 – 2CZEHUN8 – 10RUS Play-Offs August 24, 2007 — 9th place CZE13 – 11 [aet]UKR August 25, 2007 — 7th place CZE6 – 21GER August 25, 2007 — 5th place GRE3 – 6HUN Semi finals August 25, 2007 ITA7 – 11NEDRUS12 – 8ESP Finals August 26, 2007 — 3rd place ITA8 – 6ESP August 26, 2007 — 1st place NED13 – 12 [aet]RUS Final ranking RANKTEAM1.NED2.RUS3.ITA4.ESP5.HUN6.GRE7.GER8.CZE9.UKR Netherlands qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China; Teams placed from 6th up to 2nd will play in the 2008 FINA Olympic Qualification Tournament in Imperia, Italy See also 2007 European Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament References LEN Website Olympic W W