Water polo at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships
World Aquatics Championships event
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Water polo at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships was held between 20 June and 3 July 2022.
Date20 June – 3 July
Venue(s)Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Swimming pool Sopron, Debrecen, Szeged
Swimming pool Sopron, Debrecen, Szeged
Events2
Schedule
Two competitions were held.[1]
All time are local (UTC+2).
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 20 June 2022 | 18:00 | Preliminary round |
| 21 June 2022 | ||
| 22 June 2022 | ||
| 23 June 2022 | ||
| 24 June 2022 | ||
| 25 June 2022 | ||
| 26 June 2022 | 09:00 | Play-offs/Placement matches |
| 27 June 2022 | ||
| 28 June 2022 | 14:00 | Quarterfinals/Placement matches |
| 29 June 2022 | ||
| 30 June 2022 | 09:00 | Semifinals/Placement matches |
| 1 July 2022 | ||
| 2 July 2022 | 13:00 | Women's finals |
| 3 July 2022 | 13:00 | Men's finals |
Qualification
A total of 16 teams qualified for each tournament.[2]
Men
| Event | Dates | Hosts | Quota | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | N/a | N/a | 1 |  Hungary |
| 2020 Summer Olympics | 25 July – 8 August 2021 |  Tokyo | 4 |  Serbia Greece Spain Croatia |
| 2020 FINA World League | 26 June – 1 July 2020 |  Tbilisi | 2 |  Montenegro United States |
| 2020 European Championship | 14–26 January 2020 | Budapest | 3 |  Italy Russia Germany Georgia |
| 2022 Intercontinental Cup (Americas qualifier) | 7–13 March 2022 |  Lima | 2 |  Canada Brazil |
| 2018 Asian Games | 16 August – 1 September 2018 |  Jakarta | 2 |  Kazakhstan Japan |
| African Selection | N/a | N/a | 1 |  South Africa |
| Oceanian Selection | N/a | N/a | 1 |  Australia |
| Total | 16 | |||
Russia was excluded due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]
Women
| Event | Dates | Hosts | Quota | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | N/a | N/a | 1 | Hungary |
| 2020 Summer Olympics | 24 July – 7 August 2021 | Tokyo | 4+1 | United States Spain Russia Australia Netherlands Canada |
| 2020 FINA World League | 14– 19 June 2020 | Athens | 0 | —[note 1] |
| 2020 European Championship | 12–25 January 2020 | Budapest | 3 | Italy Greece France |
| 2022 Intercontinental Cup (Americas qualifier) | 7–13 March 2022 | Lima | 2 | Brazil Argentina |
| 2018 Asian Games | 16 August – 1 September 2018 | Jakarta | 2 |  China Japan Kazakhstan Thailand |
| African Selection | N/a | N/a | 1 | South Africa |
| Oceanian Selection | N/a | N/a | 1 |  New Zealand |
| Wild card[4] | N/a | N/a | 1 |  Colombia |
| Total | 16 | |||
Russia was excluded due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]
China and Japan withdrew before the tournament.[4]
- With the World League finalists already qualified through the Olympic Rankings, those two spots were re-allocated to the Olympics
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Hungary)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |