The 2024 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships were held in Deqing, China. It was the first canoe polo world championship to take place in Asia since the 2004 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships in Miyoshi, Japan. The competition categories were men, women, under 21 men and under 21 women.
Men
Men's tournament at the 2024 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships
The men's competition at the 2024 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships was won by defending champions Germany who didn't lose a single game during the tournament. It was the third world championship title in a row for the German men. In second place, France claimed their third silver, redeeming themself for missing semi-finals during the 2022 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships. In third place, Denmark claimed their first ever medal in the men's category of the ICF Canoe Polo World Championships.
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Qualification
For the men's category, 16 places were given to the top 16 countries of the 2022 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships. Then 1 place to the best placed country not already qualified at the 2023 Continental Canoe Polo Championships and 1 place to the host nation.
The top 2 from each preliminary group moved up to groups MO and MP to play for placements 1-12. The third and fourth places moved down to groups MR and MS to play for placements 13-22.
The women's competition at the 2024 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships was won by New Zealand who only lost one game during the tournament. It was the third world championship title in a row for the kiwis, the last one coming in the 2016 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships. In second place, Italy claimed their first ever silver in their first ever world championship final, one step up on the podium for them since the 2022 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships where they claimed the bronze. In third place, Netherlands claimed their first medal in the women's category since the 2006 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships.
The final rankings of the women's category was a surprise to many, for example Iran placed fourth (just losing on golden goal to Netherlands) being 17th on the world ranking and reigning champions Germany missed a medal for the first time since the 1998 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships.
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Qualification
For the women's category, 14 places were given to the top 14 countries of the 2022 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships. Then 1 place to the best placed country not already qualified at the 2023 Continental Canoe Polo Championships and 1 place to the host nation.
The top 3 from each preliminary group moved up to groups WO and WP to play for placements 1-12. The third, fourth and fifth places moved down to a classifying 13-17 group where their placement in the group would be deciding their final position (first in the group getting 13th place and so on).
The under 21 men's competition at the 2024 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships was won by reigning champion Spain. It was the second world championship title in a row for them, the fourth overall. In second place, Denmark claimed their third silver, following up on the silver from the 2023 ECA Canoe Polo European Championships. In third place, France claimed their first medal in the U21 men's category since the 2016 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships.
Qualification
For the U21 men's category, 14 places were given to the top 14 countries of the 2022 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships. Then 1 place to the best placed country not already qualified at the 2023 Continental Canoe Polo Championships and 1 place to the host nation.
The top 3 from each preliminary group moved up to groups UO and UP to play for placements 1-12. The third, fourth and fifth places moved down to groups UR and US to play for placements 13-20.
The teams ranked 3-6 in the two top groups UO and UP met the team ranked equal in the other group for their placement game (3rd from UO met 3rd from UP in the 5th place match and so on).
The U21 women's competition at the 2024 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships was won by France securing their first gold since the 2010 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships. In second place Spain, in their very first final claimed silver, following up on their first ever bronze medal from the 2022 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships. In third place reigning champions [[New Zealand] claimed bronze.
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Qualification
For the U21 women's category, 6 places were given to the top 6 countries of the 2022 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships. Then 1 place to the best placed country not already qualified at the 2023 Continental Canoe Polo Championships and 1 place to the host nation.
The top 3 from each preliminary group moved up to groups WR and WS to play for placements 1-7. The third, fourth and fifth places moved down to group WT where their placement in the group would be deciding their final position, with the exception that the winner of group WT would play the loser of the 5th place game for 6th place.
The teams ranked 3rd two top groups WR and WS played each other for 5th place, the loser did not however secure 6th place but had to face the winner of group WT i a game for 6th place.
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Germany
Belgium
Japan
Spain
Sweden
New Zealand
Italy
Chinese Taipei
Malaysia
China
Poland
Great Britain
Australia
USA
Denmark
Switzerland
South Africa
Hong Kong
France
Portugal
Iran
Singapore
Netherlands
Lithuania
Austria
Czech Republic
Thailand