2010 FINA Women's Water Polo World League

The 2010 FINA Women's Water Polo World League was the seventh edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After playing in groups within the same continent, eight teams qualify to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final in La Jolla, California from June 28 to July 3, 2010.^[1]

Super Final

• June, 28 – July 3, 2010, La Jolla, California

Seeding

Group A	Group B
China  Hungary  Netherlands  Canada	United States  Australia  Greece  Russia

Knockout stage

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	1 July 2010
	Hungary	13
					2 July 2010
	Greece	14
					Greece	7
	1 July 2010
					United States	9
	Canada	4
									3 July 2010
	United States	7
									Australia	11
	1 July 2010
									United States	12
	Netherlands	7
					2 July 2010
	Australia	10
					Australia	8
	1 July 2010
					Russia	7			Third place game
	China	6
									3 July 2010
	Russia	10
									Russia	7
									Greece	8

Semifinals

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All times are PST (UTC-8)

3 July 2010 17:30	Australia	8–7	Russia	La Jolla, California
	Score by quarters: 1-2, 1-2, 3-0, 3-3

3 July 2010 19:00	Greece	7–9	United States	La Jolla, California
	Score by quarters: 1-2, 0-3, 2-2, 4-2

Bronze medal match

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All times are PST (UTC-8)

3 July 2010 15:00	Russia	7–8	Greece	La Jolla, California
	Score by quarters: 1-2, 1-0, 1-1, 2-2  PSO: 2-3

Final

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All times are PST (UTC-8)

3 July 2010 16:30	Australia	11–12	United States	La Jolla, California
	Score by quarters: 1-2, 1-2, 2-1, 3-2  PSO: 4-5

5th–8th Places

	Semifinals				Fifth place
	2 July 2010
	Hungary	11
					3 July 2010
	Canada	9
					Hungary	6
	2 July 2010
					China	8
	Netherlands	10
	China	13
					Seventh place
					3 July 2010
					Canada	6
					Netherlands	8

Final ranking

Rank[1] Team  United States  Australia  Greece 4  Russia 5  China 6  Hungary 7  Netherlands 8  Canada

2010 Women's FINA Water Polo World League  United States Fifth title Team Roster Betsey Armstrong, Heather Petri, Erika Figge, Brenda Villa (C), Lauren Wenger, Courtney Mathewson, Jessica Steffens, Lolo Silver, Elsie Windes, Kelly Rulon, Annika Dries, Kami Craig, Emily Feher, Melissa Seidemann, Maggie Steffens. Head coach: Adam Krikorian.

Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player
  •  Brenda Villa (USA)
• Top Scorer
  •  Dóra Kisteleki (HUN) — 15 goals
• Media All Star Team
  •  Elizabeth Armstrong (USA) — Goalkeaper
  •  Kami Craig (USA) — Center Forward
  •  Brenda Villa (USA)
  •  Iefke Van Belkum (NED)
  •  Gabriella Szűcs (HUN)
  •  Sofya Konukh (RUS)
  •  Bronwen Knox (AUS)
  •  Gemma Beadsworth (AUS)

References