Water polo at the 2019 Summer Universiade – Men's tournament

Men's water polo
at the XXX Summer Universiade
Men's water polo; at the XXX Summer Universiade
Venue	Stadio del Nuoto, Caserta; Piscina Felice Scandone, Naples
Dates	2–14 July 2019
Teams	10
Medalists
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Men's water polo at the 2019 Summer Universiade was held in Caserta and Naples (Italy) from 2 to 14 July 2019.^[1] Italy won the competition for the fourth time, defeating the United States in the gold-medal match.^[2]^[3]

Squads

Results

All times are local (UTC+01:00)

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
United States	12	4	4	0	70	22	48
Russia	9	4	3	1	76	21	55
France	6	4	2	2	49	31	18
Great Britain	3	4	1	3	30	66	–36
South Korea	0	4	0	4	15	100	–85

2 July 2019 13:30	Match 1	Russia	25–1	Great Britain	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: MacKay (CAN) Ogino (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 5–0, 7–1, 7–0, 6–1
		Vasilev: 6 Zinnurov: 5	Goals	Daley: 1

2 July 2019 15:30	Match 2	United States	30–0	South Korea	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: Marjay (HUN) Kohout (CZE)
		Score by quarters: 8–0, 8–1, 8–1, 6–1
		Rossman: 6 Abramson, Williams: 5	Goals	Kang J.: 2

3 July 2019 09:30	Match 5	Great Britain	17–9	South Korea	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: Calabro (ITA) Kohout (CZE)
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 5–4, 5–1, 3–3
		Paddon: 5 Elliot: 3	Goals	Song K., Lee C.: 2

3 July 2019 11:30	Match 6	Russia	12–4	France	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: Fodor (HUN) Bianco (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–1, 3–0, 4–1
		Bychkov: 4	Goals	4 players: 1

5 July 2019 13:30	Match 9	South Korea	0–22	France	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: Calabro (ITA) Ogino (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 0–5, 0–4, 0–9, 0–4
			Goals	Bouet, Mustur: 4 Lepoint: 3

5 July 2019 15:30	Match 10	Great Britain	3–17	United States	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: Pang (CHN) MacKay (CAN)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–2, 1–7, 0–5
		Paddon, Carpenter, Pratt: 1	Goals	Cavano: 5 Ehrhardt: 4 Abramson: 3

6 July 2019 13:30	Match 13	France	8–10	United States	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: Calabro (ITA) Fodor (HUN)
		Score by quarters: '2–4, 4–3, 1–1, 1–2
		Cannone: 5 Vitrant: 2	Goals	Ehrhardt, Williams, Langiewicz, Woodhead: 2

6 July 2019 15:30	Match 14	South Korea	3–31	Russia	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: Castrilli (SUI) Saito (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 0–7, 2–11, 1–5, 0–8
		Jang, Song G., Lee C.: 1	Goals	Krug: 8 Gusarov: 5

8 July 2019 13:30	Match 17	United States	13–8	Russia	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: Fodor (HUN) Bianco (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 5–0, 2–4, 3–2
		Abramson: 4 Cavano, Rosenfeld, Williams: 2	Goals	Merkulov: 3 Vasilev, Bychkov: 2

8 July 2019 15:30	Match 18	France	15–9	Great Britain	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: MacKay (CAN) Kohout (CZE)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 4–4, 4–2, 4–2
		Marion-Vernoux: 4 Olivon: 3	Goals	Carpenter: 3 Pratt: 2

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Italy	12	4	4	0	67	38	29
Hungary	9	4	3	1	60	43	17
Croatia	6	4	2	2	61	56	5
Australia	3	4	1	3	35	67	–32
Japan	0	4	0	4	55	74	–19

2 July 2019 17:30	Match 3	Croatia	17–9	Australia	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: Courbin (FRA) Peila (USA)
		Score by quarters: 5–4, 5–0, 5–1, 2–4
		Buha: 5 Lazić, Delić: 4	Goals	Townsend: 2

2 July 2019 19:30	Match 4	Italy	22–11	Japan	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: Krizhanovskhiy (RUS) Bouchez (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 5–2, 5–2, 7–4, 5–3
		Cannella: 8 Panerai, Di Martire: 3	Goals	Inaba: 4 Date: 2

4 July 2019 17:30	Match 7	Australia	15–14	Japan	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: Buch (ESP) Stankevitch (USA)
		Score by quarters: 4–5, 3–3, 4–3, 4–3
		Lambie: 5 Gillfeather, Negus: 3	Goals	Inaba, Date: 5

4 July 2019 19:30	Match 8	Croatia	12–15	Hungary	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: Colicov (RUS) Peila (USA)
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–2, 5–4, 3–5
		Buha, Delić: 4	Goals	Burián, Várnai, Gyárfás: 4

5 July 2019 17:30	Match 11	Japan	12–18	Hungary	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: Buch (ESP) Dalli (MLT)
		Score by quarters: 4–7, 3–2, 2–6, 3–3
		Date: 4 Kageta: 3	Goals	Gyárfás: 4 Fejős: 3

5 July 2019 19:30	Match 12	Australia	5–18	Italy	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: Colikov (RUS) Corbin (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 0–4, 1–5, 2–6, 2–3
		Elphick: 2	Goals	Cannella: 4 Campopiano, Bruni, Alesiani: 3

6 July 2019 17:30	Match 15	Japan	18–19	Croatia	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: Corbin (FRA) Krizhakovskiy (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 8–5, 2–6, 6–4
		Suzuki: 5 Inaba: 4	Goals	Herceg: 5 Lazić, Butić, Delić: 3

6 July 2019 19:30	Match 16	Hungary	10–13	Italy	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: Peila (USA) Matache (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–2, 4–5, 2–3
		Gyárfás: 3 Burián: 2	Goals	Di Martire: 4 Cannella: 3

8 July 2019 17:30	Match 19	Hungary	18–6	Australia	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: Castrilli (SUI) Bouchez (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 5–1, 2–1, 6–3, 5–1
		Gyárfás: 6 Csacsovszky: 3	Goals	Elphick: 2

8 July 2019 19:30	Match 20	Italy	14–13	Croatia	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: Buch (ESP) Golikov (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 4–3, 4–3, 3–1, 3–6
		Cannella: 5 Del Basso: 3	Goals	Delić: 5 Buha: 3

Knock-out stage

Brackets

Main bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semifinals

Gold Medal final

B1

Italy

15

A3

France

9

B1

Italy

14

A2

Russia

6

A2

Russia

13

B4

Australia

21

B4

Australia

7

A5

South Korea

4

B1

Italy

18

A1

United States

7

A1

United States

12

B3

Croatia

11

A1

United States

12

Bronze Medal final

B2

Hungary

9

B2

Hungary

18

A2

Russia

22

A4

Great Britain

10

B5

Japan

3

B2

Hungary (p)

23

B5

Japan

18

5th to 8th place blacket

Semifinals		5th place Final

France	7

Australia	3
		France	9

		Japan	17
Croatia	16

Japan	17	7th place Final


		Australia	4

		Croatia	12

Round of 16

9 July 2019 17:30	Match 21	Great Britain	10–18	Japan	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: Pang (CHN) Corbin (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 2–9, 4–3, 0–2, 4–4
		Paddon: 5	Goals	Date: 8 Inaba: 3

9 July 2019 19:30	Match 22	Australia	21–4	South Korea	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: Jukes (GBR) Ogino (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 7–1, 5–0, 5–1
		Gillfeather: 4 Lambie, Elphick, Nangle: 3	Goals	Kang M.: 2

Quarter-finals

10 July 2019 13:30	Match 24	Russia	13–7	Australia	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: Calabro (ITA) Ogino (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 5–0, 1–4, 4–2, 3–1
		Merkulov, Bychkov, Zinnurov: 3	Goals	Townsend: 3

10 July 2019 15:30	Match 25	United States	12–11	Croatia	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: Buch (ESP) Marjay (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–3, 1–3, 4–2
		Abramson: 5 Ehrhardt, Williams: 3	Goals	Herceg, Butić Buha, Rakovac: 2

10 July 2019 17:30	Match 26	Hungary	18–3	Japan	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: MacKay (CAN) Pang (CHN)
		Score by quarters: 6–3, 2–0, 5–0, 5–0
		Várnai: 4 6 players: 2	Goals	Inaba, Date, Suzuki: 1

10 July 2019 19:30	Match 23	Italy	15–9	France	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: Peila (USA) Castrilli (SUI)
		Score by quarters: 5–3, 4–3, 4–1, 2–2
		Cannella: 4 Alesiani, Di Martire: 3	Goals	Olivon, Vitrant, Marion-Vernoux: 2

Semifinals

13 July 2019 12:00	Match 32	Italy	14–6	Russia	Piscina Felice Scandone (Naples) Referees: Buch (ESP) Matache (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 3–2, 3–0, 4–3
		Cannella: 4 Alesiani: 3	Goals	Bychkov: 3 Merkulov: 2

13 July 2019 14:00	Match 33	United States	12–9	Hungary	Piscina Felice Scandone (Naples) Referees: Dalli (MLT) Calabro (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 3–3, 3–1, 4–1
		Cavano, Woodhead: 3 Ehrhardt, Langiewicz: 2	Goals	Burián: 5 Gyárfás: 2

5th to 8th place

11 July 2019 17:30	Match 27	France	7–3	Australia	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: Colikov (RUS) Stankevitch (USA)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–1, 2–0, 2–0
		7 players: 1	Goals	Lambie, Negus, Townsend: 1

11 July 2019 19:30	Match 28	Croatia	16–17	Japan	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: MacKay (CAN) Corbin (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 3–7, 5–4, 4–4, 4–2
		Buha: 4 Delić: 3	Goals	Date: 6 Inaba: 5

Finals

9th/10th place match

11 July 2019 15:30	Match 29	South Korea	7–15	Great Britain	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: Kohout (CZE) Krizhanovskiy (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 0–6, 1–3, 3–4, 3–2
		Kang J.: 3 Song G., Song K.: 2	Goals	Elliot: 3 4 players: 2

7th/8th place match

12 July 2019 17:30	Match 30	Australia	4–12	Croatia	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: Peila (USA) Castrilli (SUI)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–3, 0–4, 2–2
		4 players: 1	Goals	Pejković, Delić: 3 Biljaka: 2

5th/6th place match

12 July 2019 19:30	Match 31	France	9–17	Japan	Stadio del Nuoto (Caserta) Referees: Marjay (HUN) Bianco (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 4–4, 2–4, 1–4
		Cannone: 4 Marion-Vernoux: 2	Goals	Date: 6 Inaba: 3

Bronze medal match

14 July 2019 11:00	Match 34	Russia	22–23 (p)	Hungary	Piscina Felice Scandone (Naples) Referees: Peila (USA) Matache (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 4–2, 2–0, 3–5 PSO: 12-13
		Merkulov: 4 Stuchkov, Bychkov: 2	Goals	Burián: 4 Gyárfás: 3

Gold medal match

14 July 2019 13:00	Match 35	Italy	18–7	United States	Piscina Felice Scandone (Naples) Referees: Buch (ESP) Dalli (MLT)
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 3–2, 3–1, 8–3
		Campopiano: 4 Cannella: 3	Goals	Abramson, Cavano, Woodhead: 2

Final standing

Rank	Team
	Italy
	United States
	Hungary
4	Russia
5	Japan
6	France
7	Croatia
8	Australia
9	Great Britain
10	South Korea

Top scorers

Overall standing^[4]

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Kiyomu Date	33
2	Giacomo Cannella	31
3	Kohei Inaba	27
4	Tamás Gyárfás	24
5	Marin Delić	22
6	Tyler Abramson	20
	Antonio Buha	20
	Daniil Merkulov	20
9	Gergely Burián	19
10	Igor Bychkov	18

References

↑ "Schedule". results.universiade2019napoli.it. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
↑ Wendy Mayer (14 July 2019). "Italy tops USA 18-7, clinches men's water polo gold at World University Games". Swimswam.com. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
↑ Fabrizio Napoli (14 July 2019). "Universiadi: Azzurri d'oro, il finale è perfetto" [Golden Azzurri, it's a perfect finale]. Wpdworld.com (in Italian). Retrieved 7 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
↑ Individual statistics – Leading scorers results.universiade2019napoli.it

External links

Results.universiade2019napoli.it - Waterpolo

[1] "Schedule". results.universiade2019napoli.it. Retrieved 7 August 2019.

[2] Wendy Mayer (14 July 2019). "Italy tops USA 18-7, clinches men's water polo gold at World University Games". Swimswam.com. Retrieved 7 August 2019.

[3] Fabrizio Napoli (14 July 2019). "Universiadi: Azzurri d'oro, il finale è perfetto" [Golden Azzurri, it's a perfect finale]. Wpdworld.com (in Italian). Retrieved 7 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[4] Individual statistics – Leading scorers results.universiade2019napoli.it

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Water polo at the 2019 Summer Universiade – Men's tournament

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Knock-out stage

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