# 2022 FINA Women's Water Polo World League

The 2022 FINA Women's Water Polo World League was the 18th edition of the annual women's international water polo tournament, running from 25 January to 6 November 2022.
Spain won their first title after a win over Hungary.

## European qualification round

The draw for the european qualification round was conducted in Lausanne, Switzerland on 17 November 2021.

### First round

All six teams advanced to the second round of the European qualifications.

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | |
| 1 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 4 | Second round | — | 11–9 | — |
| 2 | Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 3 | Second round | — | — | 13–7 |
| 3 | Greece | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 2 | Second round | 15–14$^{Pen.}$ | — | — |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | |
| 1 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 3 | Second round | — | 11–10 | — |
| 2 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 0 | Second round | — | — | 15 Mar |
| 3 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 3 | Excluded | 11–5 | — | — |
* ↑ Russia was excluded due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

### Second round

* 22–24 April 2022, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
The top-four European teams qualified for the Super Final. France replaced Russia.
| Playoff | Playoff | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| | | 23 April 2022 | 23 April 2022 | | |
| | | Italy | 7 | |
| 22 April 2022 | 22 April 2022 | | Italy | 7 | |
| 22 April 2022 | 22 April 2022 | Netherlands | 9 | |
| Netherlands | 18 | Netherlands | 9 | |
| Netherlands | 18 | | | | 24 April 2022 | 24 April 2022 |
| France | 6 | | | | 24 April 2022 | 24 April 2022 |
| France | 6 | | | | Netherlands | 12 |
| | | | | | Spain | 11 |
| | | 23 April 2022 | 23 April 2022 | | | |
| | | Hungary | 12 (6) | | | |
| 22 April 2022 | 22 April 2022 | | Hungary | 12 (6) | | |
| 22 April 2022 | 22 April 2022 | Spain (pen.) | 12 (7) | | Third place | Third place |
| Spain | 13 | Spain (pen.) | 12 (7) | | Third place | Third place |
| Spain | 13 | | | | 24 April 2022 | 24 April 2022 |
| Greece | 9 | | | | 24 April 2022 | 24 April 2022 |
| Greece | 9 | | | | Italy | 10 |
| | | | | | Hungary | 9 |

#### Fifth place bracket

| Fifth place game | Fifth place game |
| 24 April 2022 | 24 April 2022 |
| France | 10 |
| Greece | 15 |

## Intercontinental Cup

* 7–13 March 2022, Lima, Peru
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Australia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 25 | +102 | 18 | Super final | — | — | 11–4 | — | 28–3 | — | 33–1 |
| 2 | Canada | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 39 | +58 | 15 | Super final | 11–14 | — | 6–5 | — | — | — | 24–4 |
| 3 | United States | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 30 | +56 | 12 | Super final | — | — | — | 13–5 | 17–3 | — | — |
| 4 | Brazil | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 65 | −11 | 9 | Super final | 2–17 | 9–19 | — | — | — | 10–9 | — |
| 5 | Argentina | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 89 | −54 | 6 | | — | 3–16 | — | 3–8 | — | 12–11 | — |
| 6 | Cuba | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 99 | −54 | 3 | | 4–26 | 4–21 | 2–21 | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Colombia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 127 | −97 | 0 | | — | — | 3–26 | 4–20 | 9–11 | 9–15 | — |

## Super final
### Teams

As host country
* Spain
Qualified teams
* Australia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Hungary
* Italy
* Netherlands
* United States
Invited teams
* New Zealand

### Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 2 | |
| 2 November 2022 08:40 | Report | Netherlands | 6–9 | United States | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Marta Cabañas (ESP), Stefan Seidl (GER) |
| Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Marta Cabañas (ESP), Stefan Seidl (GER) |||
| 2 November 2022 08:40 | Report | Moolhuijzen 2 | Goals | three players 2 | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Marta Cabañas (ESP), Stefan Seidl (GER) |
| 2 November 2022 12:00 | Report | Canada | 9–16 | Italy | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Julien Bourges (FRA) |
| Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Julien Bourges (FRA) |||
| 2 November 2022 12:00 | Report | McKelvey, La Roche 2 | Goals | Marletta 3 | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Julien Bourges (FRA) |
| 3 November 2022 08:40 | Report | Canada | 5–11 | United States | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Nicola Johnson (AUS), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE) |
| Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Nicola Johnson (AUS), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE) |||
| 3 November 2022 08:40 | Report | five players 1 | Goals | Roemer 4 | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Nicola Johnson (AUS), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE) |
| 3 November 2022 10:20 | Report | Netherlands | 18–17 | Italy | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Marta Cabañas (ESP) |
| Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Marta Cabañas (ESP) |||
| 3 November 2022 10:20 | Report | Moolhuijzen 4 | Goals | Marletta 6 | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Marta Cabañas (ESP) |
| 4 November 2022 08:40 | Report | Netherlands | 14–15 | Canada | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Danielle Dabbaghian (USA), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA) |
| Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Danielle Dabbaghian (USA), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA) |||
| 4 November 2022 08:40 | Report | Van de Kraats 4 | Goals | McKelvey 4 | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Danielle Dabbaghian (USA), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA) |
| 4 November 2022 12:00 | Report | United States | 11–10 | Italy | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Julien Bourges (FRA), Nicola Johnson (AUS) |
| Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Julien Bourges (FRA), Nicola Johnson (AUS) |||
| 4 November 2022 12:00 | Report | five players 2 | Goals | three players 2 | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Julien Bourges (FRA), Nicola Johnson (AUS) |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 20 | +28 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 60 | −42 | 0 | |
| 2 November 2022 10:20 | Report | Australia | 7–9 | Hungary | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), William MacKay (CAN) |
| Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), William MacKay (CAN) |||
| 2 November 2022 10:20 | Report | Halligan 3 | Goals | Keszthelyi 3 | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), William MacKay (CAN) |
| 2 November 2022 13:40 | Report | Spain | 21–4 | New Zealand | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Danielle Dabbaghian (USA) |
| Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Danielle Dabbaghian (USA) |||
| 2 November 2022 13:40 | Report | Ortiz 4 | Goals | Milicich 2 | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Danielle Dabbaghian (USA) |
| 3 November 2022 12:00 | Report | Australia | 14–5 | New Zealand | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Peter de Jong (NED), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA) |
| Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Peter de Jong (NED), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA) |||
| 3 November 2022 12:00 | Report | Halligan 6 | Goals | Quin 2 | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Peter de Jong (NED), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA) |
| 3 November 2022 13:40 | Report | Spain | 15–11 | Hungary | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Stefan Seidl (GER), Danielle Dabbaghian (USA) |
| Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Stefan Seidl (GER), Danielle Dabbaghian (USA) |||
| 3 November 2022 13:40 | Report | Ortiz 4 | Goals | Faragó 3 | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Stefan Seidl (GER), Danielle Dabbaghian (USA) |
| 4 November 2022 10:20 | Report | New Zealand | 9–25 | Hungary | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Marta Cabañas (ESP), Peter de Jong (NED) |
| Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Marta Cabañas (ESP), Peter de Jong (NED) |||
| 4 November 2022 10:20 | Report | Houghton, Nicholson 3 | Goals | Gurisatti 6 | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Marta Cabañas (ESP), Peter de Jong (NED) |
| 4 November 2022 13:40 | Report | Spain | 12–5 | Australia | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: William MacKay (CAN), Stefan Seidl (GER) |
| Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: William MacKay (CAN), Stefan Seidl (GER) |||
| 4 November 2022 13:40 | Report | Espar 3 | Goals | Ridge 3 | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: William MacKay (CAN), Stefan Seidl (GER) |

### Knockout stage
#### 5th–8th place bracket

| 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | Fifth place game |
| 5 November | 5 November |
| Italy | 13 |
| Italy | 13 | 6 November | 6 November |
| New Zealand | 5 | 6 November | 6 November |
| New Zealand | 5 | Italy | 13 |
| 5 November | 5 November | | Italy | 13 |
| 5 November | 5 November | Australia | 11 |
| Australia | 12 | Australia | 11 |
| Canada | 10 | | |
| Canada | 10 | Seventh place game | Seventh place game |
| | | 6 November | 6 November |
| | | New Zealand | 6 |
| | | Canada | 13 |

##### 5–8th place semifinals

| 5 November 2022 08:40 | Report | Italy | 13–5 | New Zealand | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Danielle Dabbaghian (USA), Marta Cabañas (ESP) |
| Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Danielle Dabbaghian (USA), Marta Cabañas (ESP) |||
| 5 November 2022 08:40 | Report | three players 2 | Goals | Houghton, Nicholson 2 | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Danielle Dabbaghian (USA), Marta Cabañas (ESP) |
| 5 November 2022 10:20 | Report | Australia | 12–10 | Canada | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Peter de Jong (NED) |
| Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Peter de Jong (NED) |||
| 5 November 2022 10:20 | Report | Kearns 4 | Goals | Christmas 4 | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Peter de Jong (NED) |

##### Seventh place game

| 6 November 2022 08:40 | Report | New Zealand | 6–13 | Canada | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Julien Bourges (FRA), Stefan Seidl (GER) |
| Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Julien Bourges (FRA), Stefan Seidl (GER) |||
| 6 November 2022 08:40 | Report | Nicholson 3 | Goals | Christmas 4 | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Julien Bourges (FRA), Stefan Seidl (GER) |

##### Fifth place game

| 6 November 2022 10:20 | Report | Italy | 13–11 | Australia | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), Nóra Debreceni (HUN) |
| Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), Nóra Debreceni (HUN) |||
| 6 November 2022 10:20 | Report | Picozzi 3 | Goals | Williams 3 | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), Nóra Debreceni (HUN) |

#### Championship bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 5 November | 5 November |
| United States | 9 |
| United States | 9 | 6 November | 6 November |
| Hungary | 10 | 6 November | 6 November |
| Hungary | 10 | Hungary | 11 (7) |
| 5 November | 5 November | | Hungary | 11 (7) |
| 5 November | 5 November | Spain (PSO) | 11 (8) |
| Spain | 14 | Spain (PSO) | 11 (8) |
| Netherlands | 10 | | |
| Netherlands | 10 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 6 November | 6 November |
| | | United States (PSO) | 11 (5) |
| | | Netherlands | 11 (4) |

##### Semifinals

| 5 November 2022 12:00 | Report | Spain | 14–10 | Netherlands | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Julien Bourges (FRA) |
| Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Julien Bourges (FRA) |||
| 5 November 2022 12:00 | Report | Forca, Ortiz 3 | Goals | Moolhuijzen, Sleeking 3 | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Julien Bourges (FRA) |
| 5 November 2022 13:40 | Report | United States | 9–10 | Hungary | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), William MacKay (CAN) |
| Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), William MacKay (CAN) |||
| 5 November 2022 13:40 | Report | Roemer, Shabb 2 | Goals | Szilágyi 3 | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), William MacKay (CAN) |

##### Third place game

| 6 November 2022 12:00 | Report | United States | 16–15 | Netherlands | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Marta Cabañas (ESP) |
| Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Marta Cabañas (ESP) |||
| 6 November 2022 12:00 | Report | Raney 4 | Goals | five players 2 | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Marta Cabañas (ESP) |

##### Final

| 6 November 2022 13:40 | Report | Hungary | 18–19 | Spain | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Nicola Johnson (AUS), Danielle Dabbaghian (USA) |
| Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Nicola Johnson (AUS), Danielle Dabbaghian (USA) |||
| 6 November 2022 13:40 | Report | Keszthelyi, Pőcze 3 | Goals | González 3 | Real Club Nautico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Referees: Nicola Johnson (AUS), Danielle Dabbaghian (USA) |

### Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Spain |
| 2 | Hungary |
| 3 | United States |
| 4 | Netherlands |
| 5 | Italy |
| 6 | Australia |
| 7 | Canada |
| 8 | New Zealand |