Asian Water Polo Championship
Water polo tournament
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The Asian Water Polo Championship is an international water polo tournament, organized by Asia Swimming Federation (AASF).[1] It has been the Asian continental qualification for the Olympic water polo tournament since 2012.
Results
| Part of the Asian Aquatics Championships |
Men
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 1984 |
 Seoul |
South Korea |
10–8 |  Japan |
 Iran |
24–1 |  Thailand |
7 | |||
| 1988 |
 Guangzhou |
China |
No playoffs | Japan |
South Korea |
No playoffs |  Singapore |
6[2] | |||
| 1991 |
Fukuoka |
China |
14–10 | Japan |
South Korea |
12–11 | Singapore |
10[3] | |||
| 1995 |
Bangkok |
 Kazakhstan |
China |
Iran |
9–5 | South Korea |
13[4] | ||||
| 2000 |
 Busan |
Kazakhstan |
12–4 | China |
 Uzbekistan |
11–4 | South Korea |
7 | |||
| 2005 |
Shunde |
China |
6–5 |  Japan |
Kazakhstan |
9–3 | Uzbekistan |
8[5] | |||
| 2009 |
Changshu |
China |
No playoffs | Kazakhstan |
Japan |
No playoffs |  Kuwait |
6[6] | |||
| 2012 |
Tokyo |
Kazakhstan |
No playoffs | China |
Japan |
No playoffs | Kuwait |
4 | |||
| 2012 |
 Dubai |
China |
9–9 OT (4–2) pen |
Kazakhstan |
Japan |
18–5 | Singapore |
9[7] | |||
| 2015 |
Foshan |
Japan |
No playoffs | China |
Kazakhstan |
No playoffs | Iran |
5[8] | |||
| 2016 |
Tokyo |
Japan |
7–6 | Kazakhstan |
China |
7–7 (4–1) pen |
Iran |
8[9] | |||
| 2022 |
Samut Prakan |
Japan |
10–7 | China |
Kazakhstan |
8–5 | Iran |
10 | |||
| 2023 |
Singapore |
China |
11–8 | Iran |
Kazakhstan |
18–7 | Thailand |
8 | |||
| 2025 |
Zhaoqing |
Japan |
14–11 | China |
Kazakhstan |
12–12 (4–2) pen |
Iran |
9 | |||
| 2025 |
 Ahmedabad |
China |
11–11 (5–4) pen |
Iran |
Kazakhstan |
16–14 | Japan |
9 | |||
Women
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 2009 |
Changshu |
China |
No playoffs | Kazakhstan |
Uzbekistan |
No playoffs | Singapore |
4[10] | |||
| 2012 |
Tokyo |
China |
No playoffs | Kazakhstan |
Japan |
Only three teams participated | 3 | ||||
| 2012 |
Dubai |
China |
No playoffs | Kazakhstan |
Uzbekistan |
No playoffs | Singapore |
7[7] | |||
| 2015 |
Foshan |
China |
14–8 9–6 |
Japan |
Only two teams participated | 2[8] | |||||
| 2016 |
Tokyo |
China |
No playoffs | Japan |
Kazakhstan |
No playoffs | Uzbekistan |
7[11] | |||
| 2022 |
Samut Prakan |
China |
17–5 | Japan |
Kazakhstan |
14–5 | Thailand |
6 | |||
| 2023 |
Singapore |
Kazakhstan |
No playoffs | Thailand |
Uzbekistan |
No playoffs | Singapore |
4 | |||
| 2025 |
Zhaoqing |
China |
No playoffs | Japan |
Kazakhstan |
No playoffs | Singapore |
6 | |||
| 2025 |
Ahmedabad |
China |
22–17 | Japan |
Kazakhstan |
6–6 (3–2) pen |
Thailand |
8 | |||