After six European preliminary rounds played from November 2017 to May 2018, Spain, Russia and the Netherlands secured a berth to theΒ FINA Women’s Water Polo World League Super Final, to be held in Kunshan (CHN) from May 28 to June 2, a tournament that gathers the best European teams and the best Asian, American and Oceania teams.
In last ultimate round, the Netherlands narrowly beat by one goal Spain in Madrid, for a final score of 11-10 (2-3, 3-2, 4-2, 2-3), and Russia defeated Hungary 13-11 in St-Petersburg (4-3, 3-3, 3-4, 3-3).
Spain finish top of the European ranking with 11 points, while Russia and the Dutch have 9 points. Hungary has 7 points.
Standings
Β Rank | Β Team Name | Β Nationality | Β Points |
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Β 1. | Β Spain | Β [flag=es] | Β 11 |
Β 2. | Β Russian Federation | Β [flag=ru] | Β 9 |
Β 3. | Β Netherlands | Β [flag=nl] | Β 9 |
Β 4. | Β Hungary | Β [flag=hu] | Β 7 |
You can see the results of all the past games here.
The teams qualified for the Super Final following the Inter-Continental Cup are the USA, Australia and Canada, China and Japan.
Super Final Seeding
Β A1 | Β Australia | Β B1 | Β USA |
Β A2 | Β Spain | Β B2 | Β Russia |
Β A3 | Β China | Β B3 | Β Canada |
Β A4 | Β Netherlands | Β B4 | Β Japan |
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