Water polo at the 2018 Mediterranean Games – Women's tournament

Women's water polo
at the 2018 Mediterranean Games

Tournament details
Host country	Spain
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	27–30 June 2018
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Spain (1st title)
Runner-up	Italy
Third place	Greece
Fourth place	France
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Goals scored	206 (22.89 per match)

The women's water polo tournament at the 2018 Mediterranean Games was held from 27 to 30 June 2018 at the Campclar Aquatic Center in Tarragona, Spain.^[1] This was the first year to include women's teams in the water polo event.

Participating teams

•  Greece
•  France
•  Italy
•  Portugal
•  Spain (host)
•  Turkey

Preliminary round

Group A

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	W+	L+	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain (H)	2	2	0	0	0	36	14	+22	6	Final
2	Greece	2	1	0	0	1	37	9	+28	3	3rd place game
3	Portugal	2	0	0	0	2	6	56	−50	0	5th place game

Source: Tarragona 2018
(H) Host

27 June 2018 11:40	Report	Spain	9–8	Greece	Campclar Aquatic Center, Tarragona, Spain
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–2, 2–4, 3–1
		B. Ortiz 3	Goals	Xenaki 3

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28 June 2018 11:40	Report	Spain	27–6	Portugal	Campclar Aquatic Center, Tarragona, Spain
		Score by quarters: 11–0, 5–1, 4–3, 7–2
		A. Espar, Leitón 5	Goals	six players 1

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29 June 2018 09:30	Report	Greece	29–0	Portugal	Campclar Aquatic Center, Tarragona, Spain
		Score by quarters: 7–0, 8–0, 7–0, 7–0
		Chydirioti, Xenaki 4	Goals

Group B

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	W+	L+	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	2	2	0	0	0	41	6	+35	6	Final
2	France	2	1	0	0	1	16	17	−1	3	3rd place game
3	Turkey	2	0	0	0	2	9	43	−34	0	5th place game

Source: Tarragona 2018

27 June 2018 09:30	Report	Italy	11–3	France	Campclar Aquatic Center, Tarragona, Spain
		Score by quarters: 3–0, 2–3, 3–0, 3–0
		Bianconi 4	Goals	three players 1

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28 June 2018 09:30	Report	Italy	30–3	Turkey	Campclar Aquatic Center, Tarragona, Spain
		Score by quarters: 6–1, 8–1, 8–0, 8–1
		five players 4	Goals	Kuş 3

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29 June 2018 11:40	Report	France	13–6	Turkey	Campclar Aquatic Center, Tarragona, Spain
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 6–0, 1–2, 3–2
		Paillat 4	Goals	Kuş 4

Final round

5th place match

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

30 June 2018 09:30	Report	Portugal	16–8	Turkey	Campclar Aquatic Center, Tarragona, Spain
		Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–1, 4–2, 5–2
		Braga 4	Goals	Kuş 4

Bronze medal match

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

30 June 2018 17:20	Report	Greece	15–5	France	Campclar Aquatic Center, Tarragona, Spain
		Score by quarters: 6–0, 3–3, 4–1, 2–1
		Asimaki, Xenaki 3	Goals	Valverde 3

Gold medal match

^[2]
All times are CEST (UTC+2).

30 June 2018 19:30	Report	Spain	9–8	Italy	Campclar Aquatic Center, Tarragona, Spain
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–0, 4–3, 1–3
		A. Espar, Leitón 2 Bach, B. Ortiz, M. Ortiz, Forca, García 1	Goals	Emmolo 3 Garibotti 2 Bianconni, Tabani, Avegno 1

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Spain
	Italy
	Greece
4	France
5	Portugal
6	Turkey

References

1. "2018 Mediterranean Games – Water polo schedule" (PDF). Tarragona2018.cat. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
2. "Spain, the first women's waterpolo winners in the Mediterranean Games". Tarragona2018.cat. July 1, 2018.

External links

• 2018 Mediterranean Games