After six European preliminary rounds played from November 2017 to May 2018, Spain, Russia and the Netherlands secured a berth to the 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
| Rank | Team Name | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Spain | [flag=es] | 11 |
| 2. | Russian Federation | [flag=ru] | 9 |
| 3. | Netherlands | [flag=nl] | 9 |
| 4. | Hungary | [flag=hu] | 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
| A1 | Australia | B1 | USA |
| A2 | Spain | B2 | Russia |
| A3 | China | B3 | Canada |
| A4 | Netherlands | B4 | Japan |
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