Youth women's water polo tournament
International handball competition
2024 World Aquatics Women's U18 Water Polo Championships Host country China City Chengdu Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 15–22 September 2024 Teams 16 (from 5 confederations) Champions Spain (2nd title) Runner-up Greece Third place Hungary Fourth place United States
The 2024 World Aquatics Women's U18 Water Polo Championships was the 6th edition of the women's U18 Water Polo Championship . The tournament was played in Chengdu , China, from 15 to 22 September 2024.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] The United States were the defending champions.[ 4] Spain became the world champions for the second time.
The 16 teams were divided into two divisions. The top eight teams made Division 1 and the other eight teams Division 2. Both divisions were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams from each group of Division 1 advanced directly to the quarterfinals, while the other two teams from each group played against one of the top two sides from each group in Division 2 in the crossover round. Starting with quarterfinals onward, the regular knock-out system was used.
Group stage All times are local (China Standard Time – UTC+8 ).
Division 1
Group A
16 September 2024 10:00
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Spain
12 –10
Italy
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 4 –1, 3 –1, 3 –2, 2–6
16 September 2024 11:30
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Greece
13 –6
Netherlands
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 6 –2, 4 –1, 1–1, 2–2
17 September 2024 13:30
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Netherlands
8–11
Italy
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 1–1, 3–4 , 1–2 , 3–4
17 September 2024 16:00
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Greece
14–15
Spain
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 1–2 , 2 –0, 3 –2, 1–3 PSO : 7–8
18 September 2024 13:30
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Italy
4–11
Greece
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 1–3 , 1–3 , 1–2 , 1–3
18 September 2024 16:00
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Netherlands
5–13
Spain
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–5 , 1–2 , 0–3
Group B
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2024. Source:
World Aquatics
17 September 2024 20:30
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Hungary
17 –4
New Zealand
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 4 –0, 3 –1, 5 –1, 5 –2
18 September 2024 17:30
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Australia
8–18
Hungary
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 4–5 , 1–5 , 1–5 , 2–3
Division 2
Group C
15 September 2024 9:30
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Thailand
11–21
Canada
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 1–7 , 1–3 , 6 –5, 3–6
15 September 2024 11:00
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Croatia
26 –4
South Africa
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 2 –0, 8 –1, 7 –1, 9 –2
17 September 2024 9:00
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Croatia
18 –7
Thailand
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 3–3, 4 –3, 5 –0, 6 –1
17 September 2024 10:30
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Canada
18 –7
South Africa
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 5 –1, 7 –3, 1–1, 5 –2
18 September 2024 10:30
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Canada
12–20
Croatia
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 3–5 , 5–6 , 1–7 , 3 –2
Group D
15 September 2024 12:30
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Turkey
8–13
Israel
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 1–2 , 3 –2, 2–5 , 2–4
15 September 2024 14:30
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China
22 –4
Mexico
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 6 –0, 5 –2, 3 –1, 8 –1
17 September 2024 12:00
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Mexico
7–16
Israel
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 0–4 , 3–3, 3–5 , 1–4
17 September 2024 19:00
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Turkey
10–16
China
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 1–3 , 4–5 , 1–5 , 4 –3
18 September 2024 12:00
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Mexico
9–16
Turkey
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 2–4 , 0–3 , 5 –3, 2–6
18 September 2024 19:00
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Israel
10–11
China
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 3 –0, 2–4 , 1–5 , 4 –2
13th–16th place classification
Pos
Team
Pld
W
PSW
PSL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
13
Thailand
3
2
1
0
0
55
49
+6
8
14
South Africa
3
1
1
1
0
41
40
+1
6
15
Turkey
3
1
0
1
1
39
34
+5
4
16
Mexico
3
0
0
0
3
32
44
−12
0
19 September 2024 13:00
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Thailand
20 –15
Mexico
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 4–4, 5 –2, 5–5, 6 –4
19 September 2024 14:30
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Turkey
13–15
South Africa
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 4 –3, 1–2 , 3 –2, 3–4 PSO : 2–4
20 September 2024 12:00
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Mexico
13–14
South Africa
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 4 –3, 2–5 , 4 –1, 3–5
20 September 2024 13:30
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Thailand
19 –18
Turkey
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 4 –3, 6 –5, 6 –5, 3–5
21 September 2024 9:00
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Mexico
4–10
Turkey
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 1–2 , 2–3 , 0–2 , 1–3
Knockout stage
Brackets
Main bracket
5th place bracket
9th place bracket
Crossovers
19 September 2024 10:00
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Italy
14 –8
Canada
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 5 –3, 4 –1, 2–2, 3 –2
19 September 2024 11:30
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Netherlands
11 –7
Croatia
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 4 –1, 1–2 , 4 –2, 2–2
19 September 2024 17:00
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Australia
12 –10
Israel
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 2–3 , 5 –2, 3 –2, 2–3
19 September 2024 18:30
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New Zealand
11 –8
China
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 3 –2, 1–2 , 2 –1, 5 –3
9th–12th place semifinals
20 September 2024 9:00
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Croatia
18 –9
Israel
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 5 –2, 3 –0, 6 –3, 4–4
20 September 2024 19:00
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China
10 –4
Canada
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 0–1 , 4 –0, 4 –2, 2 –1
Eleventh place game
21 September 2024 12:00
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Israel
14 –11
Canada
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 2–3 , 4 –3, 2–3 , 6 –2
Ninth place game
21 September 2024 13:30
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Croatia
11–22
China
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 1–5 , 4–6 , 3–7 , 3–4
Quarterfinals
20 September 2024 16:00
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New Zealand
5–16
Spain
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 2–5 , 0–2 , 2–3 , 1–6
20 September 2024 17:30
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Australia
3–16
Greece
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 0–3 , 1–5 , 1–3 , 1–5
20 September 2024 20:30
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Italy
11–12
Hungary
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 1–1, 4–4, 4–4, 2–3
5th–8th place semifinals
21 September 2024 17:30
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New Zealand
6–10
Italy
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 1–1, 2–3 , 1–2 , 2–4
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
22 September 2024 11:30
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Australia
11 –10
Italy
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 3 –2, 4–4, 3 –1, 1–3
Semifinals
21 September 2024 19:00
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United States
8–13
Greece
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 2–5 , 4 –1, 2–3 , 0–4
21 September 2024 20:30
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Spain
10 –7
Hungary
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 2–3 , 3 –2, 3 –1, 2 –1
Third place game
Final
22 September 2024 15:00
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Greece
9–11
Spain
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Chengdu
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–3 , 2–4 , 3 –2
Final standings
References