2007 Women's European Water Polo Olympic Qualifier Explained

The 2007 Women's European Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing 2008 was held in Kirishi, Russia from August 19 to August 26, 2007. The Netherlands defeated Russia in the final and so earned a berth for the 2008 Summer Olympics Water Polo Competition.

Preliminary round

Group A

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		7	3	2	1	0	39	20	+19
2.		6	3	2	0	1	34	24	+10
3.		4	3	1	1	1	42	22	+20
4.		0	3	0	0	3	17	66	- 49

• August 21, 2007

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	8  - 8
	18  - 7

• August 22, 2007

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	5  - 26
	9  - 7

• August 23, 2007

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	22  - 5
	8  - 9

Group B

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		10	4	3	1	0	63	34	+29
2.		10	4	3	1	0	50	22	+28
3.		6	4	2	0	2	40	30	+10
4.		3	4	1	0	3	40	45	- 5
5.		0	4	0	0	3	23	85	- 62

• August 19, 2007

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	13  - 7
	31  - 7

• August 20, 2007

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	8  - 16
	9  - 9

• August 21, 2007

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	7  - 11
	6  - 15

• August 22, 2007

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	7  - 4
	10  - 13

• August 23, 2007

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	23  - 2
	8  - 10

Play-Offs

• August 24, 2007 - 9th place

• August 25, 2007 - 7th place

• August 25, 2007 - 5th place

Semi finals

• August 25, 2007

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	7  - 11
	12  - 8

Finals

• August 26, 2007 - 3rd place

• August 26, 2007 - 1st place

Final ranking

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• Netherlands qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China; Teams placed from 6th up to 2nd will play in the 2008 FINA Olympic Qualification Tournament in Imperia, Italy

See also

• 2007 European Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament

References

• LEN Website