# Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

The 2008 Women's Olympic Water Polo Qualifying Tournament was a tournament to decide the remaining four competing teams at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. Four teams were already qualified: Australia, China (host country), the Netherlands and the United States. The tournament was held at the new Olympic Swimming Pool (2005) in Imperia, Italy from February 17 to February 24, 2008 with twelve competing teams.

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| 1. | Russia | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 31 | +40 |
| 2. | Italy | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 32 | +38 |
| 3. | Greece | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
| 4. | Germany | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 46 | +2 |
| 5. | Puerto Rico | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 73 | –50 |
| 6. | Brazil | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 60 | –30 |
* February 17, 2008
| Brazil | 7 – 11 | Germany |
| Greece | 15 – 6 | Puerto Rico |
| Italy | 7 – 7 | Russia |
* February 18, 2008
| Brazil | 7 – 13 | Greece |
| Puerto Rico | 4 – 16 | Italy |
| Germany | 8 – 12 | Russia |
* February 19, 2008
| Russia | 23 – 1 | Puerto Rico |
| Italy | 19 – 5 | Brazil |
| Greece | 7 – 5 | Germany |
* February 20, 2008
| Germany | 15 – 7 | Puerto Rico |
| Greece | 7 – 15 | Italy |
| Brazil | 7 – 12 | Russia |
* February 21, 2008
| Russia | 17 – 8 | Greece |
| Brazil | 4 – 5 | Puerto Rico |
| Italy | 13 – 9 | Germany |

### Group B

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| 1. | Hungary | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 22 | +46 |
| 2. | Canada | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 32 | +17 |
| 3. | Spain | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 38 | +33 |
| 4. | Kazakhstan | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 46 | +2 |
| 5. | Cuba | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 62 | –14 |
| 6. | Czech Republic | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 110 | –84 |
* February 17, 2008
| Kazakhstan | 9 – 13 | Spain |
| Hungary | 22 – 1 | Czech Republic |
| Cuba | 5 – 9 | Canada |
* February 18, 2008
| Kazakhstan | 14 – 11 | Cuba |
| Spain | 29 – 4 | Czech Republic |
| Canada | 5 – 11 | Hungary |
* February 19, 2008
| Czech Republic | 5 – 21 | Canada |
| Cuba | 8 – 13 | Spain |
| Hungary | 10 – 0 | Kazakhstan |
* February 20, 2008
| Spain | 7 – 8 | Canada |
| Kazakhstan | 21 – 6 | Czech Republic |
| Cuba | 7 – 16 | Hungary |
* February 21, 2008
| Czech Republic | 10 – 17 | Cuba |
| Kazakhstan | 4 – 6 | Canada |
| Hungary | 9 – 9 | Spain |

## Quarter finals

* February 22, 2008
| Brazil | 3 – 6 | Cuba |
| Puerto Rico | 13 – 8 | Czech Republic |
| Italy | 10 – 7 | Spain |
| Canada | 2 – 5 | Greece |

## Semi finals

* February 23, 2008
| Germany | 9 – 8 | Cuba |
| Kazakhstan | 13 – 5 | Puerto Rico |
| Russia | 13 – 10 | Greece |
| Hungary | 14 – 15 | Italy |

## Finals

* February 23, 2008 — 11th place
| Brazil | 15 – 5 | Czech Republic |
* February 24, 2008 — 9th place
| Cuba | 9 – 2 | Puerto Rico |
* February 24, 2008 — 7th place
| Germany | 12 – 13 | Kazakhstan |
* February 24, 2008 — 5th place
| Canada | 10 – 8 | Spain |
* February 24, 2008 — 3rd place
| Hungary | 11 – 10 | Greece |
* February 24, 2008 — 1st place
| Russia | 9 – 10 | Italy |

## Final ranking

| RANK | TEAM |
| 1. | Italy |
| 2. | Russia |
| 3. | Hungary |
| 4. | Greece |
| 5. | Canada |
| 6. | Spain |
| 7. | Kazakhstan |
| 8. | Germany |
| 9. | Cuba |
| 10. | Puerto Rico |
| 11. | Brazil |
| 12. | Czech Republic |
* Italy, Russia, Hungary and Greece qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China, joining Australia, PR China, Netherlands, and the United States.

## Individual awards

* Most Valuable Player
* Best Goalkeeper
* Best Scorer