# Water polo at the 2022 Asian Games – Men

The men's tournament of Water polo at the 2022 Asian Games at Hangzhou, China, was held from 2–7 October 2023 at the Huanglong Swimming Center. The Asian Games acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

## Squads

| China | Hong Kong | Iran | Japan |
| Wu Honghui Hu Zhangxin Chu Chenghao Peng Jiahao Zhang Jinpeng Xie Zekai Chen Zhongxian Chen Rui Chen Yimin Liu Yu Zhang Chufeng Tan Feihu Liang Zhiwei | Yim Wai Ho Wong Ting Hang Fung Kong Chun Fung Kong Ching Ip Chun Hong Lau Hok Yue Ko Ho Wai Cheng Hei Man Ku Yat Wa Gilman Choi Cheng Siu Yuen Cheng Hei Chun Kong Cheuk Kiu | Hamed Karimi Mehdi Daeitaghi Amir Hossein Rahbar Mehdi Barzegari Amir Reza Jalilpour Khashayar Ziaeddini Peyman Asadi Mehdi Yazdankhah Soheil Rostamian Amin Ghavidel Arshia Almasi Alireza Mehri Amir Ata Khazaei | Katsuyuki Tanamura Seiya Adachi Taiyo Watanabe Daichi Ogihara Ikkei Nitta Toi Suzuki Kiyomu Date Mitsuru Takata Atsushi Arai Yusuke Inaba Keigo Okawa Kenta Araki Towa Nishimura |
| Kazakhstan | Singapore | South Korea | Thailand |
| Temirlan Balfanbayev Eduard Tsoy Yegor Beloussov Dušan Marković Danil Artyukh Alexey Shmider Murat Shakenov Srđan Vuksanović Rustam Ukumanov Mikhail Ruday Ruslan Akhmetov Sultan Shonzhigitov Daniil Matolinets | Darren Lee Loh Zhi Zhi Chow Jing Lun Derek Chan Cayden Loh Paul Louis Tan Dominic Chan Ang An Jun Yu Junjie Lee Cheng Kang Yip Yang Koh Jian Ying Lee Kai Yang | Jung Byeong-young Kim Ho-jun Lee Chang-hun Kwon Tae-woo Gwon Dae-yong Jeon Gi-jae Kim Sung-hoon Lee Yong-seok Han Hyo-min Yong Woo-seok Kim Chan-soo Kang Min-soo Lee Si-deok | Chanoknan Kaewmanee Suteenan Kaewmanee Kananon Kuntawong Phatsakorn Maneejohn Kittikorn Kongboonkerd Kreerati Pimpapak Pokpong Morksang Pannatorn Khaekram Apiruk Chaimongkol Pattanit Chompoosang Peerawat Chairit Chanon Khramyoo Sutthiyarn Pongprayoon |

## Results

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 23 | +34 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Iran | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 26 | +22 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 76 | −54 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 October 19:00 | Thailand | 8–27 | China | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Raković (SRB), Simonyan (HKG) |
| Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Raković (SRB), Simonyan (HKG) |||
| 2 October 19:00 | S. Kaewmanee, Pimpapak, Chompoosang 2 | Goals | Hu Z.X., Zhang C.F. 5 | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Raković (SRB), Simonyan (HKG) |
| 2 October 20:30 | South Korea | 4–15 | Iran | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Moribayashi (JPN), Cheng (SGP) |
| Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Moribayashi (JPN), Cheng (SGP) |||
| 2 October 20:30 | Lee C.H. 2 | Goals | Yazdankhah 6 | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Moribayashi (JPN), Cheng (SGP) |
| 3 October 15:00 | Thailand | 7–26 | Iran | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Gómez (ESP), Salnichenko (KAZ) |
| Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Gómez (ESP), Salnichenko (KAZ) |||
| 3 October 15:00 | Pimpapak 3 | Goals | six players 3 | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Gómez (ESP), Salnichenko (KAZ) |
| 3 October 19:00 | South Korea | 8–15 | China | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Moribayashi (JPN), Simonyan (HKG) |
| Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Moribayashi (JPN), Simonyan (HKG) |||
| 3 October 19:00 | Kwon T.W., Jeon G.J. 2 | Goals | Zhang C.F. 5 | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Moribayashi (JPN), Simonyan (HKG) |
| 4 October 16:30 | Thailand | 7–23 | South Korea | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Moller (ARG), Cheng (SGP) |
| Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Moller (ARG), Cheng (SGP) |||
| 4 October 16:30 | S. Kaewmanee, Pimpapak 2 | Goals | Gwon D.Y., Kang M.S. 4 | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Moller (ARG), Cheng (SGP) |
| 4 October 19:00 | China | 15–7 | Iran | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Raković (SRB) |
| Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Raković (SRB) |||
| 4 October 19:00 | Chen Z.X. 6 | Goals | Almasi 3 | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Raković (SRB) |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 24 | +46 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 23 | +37 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Singapore | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 58 | −38 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 63 | −45 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 October 15:00 | Kazakhstan | 25–4 | Hong Kong | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Assarzadegan (IRI), Sonthipakdee (THA) |
| Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Assarzadegan (IRI), Sonthipakdee (THA) |||
| 2 October 15:00 | Ruday 6 | Goals | four players 1 | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Assarzadegan (IRI), Sonthipakdee (THA) |
| 2 October 16:30 | Singapore | 5–28 | Japan | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Zhang (CHN), Han (KOR) |
| Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Zhang (CHN), Han (KOR) |||
| 2 October 16:30 | Do. Chan 2 | Goals | Adachi, Suzuki, Inaba 4 | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Zhang (CHN), Han (KOR) |
| 3 October 16:30 | Kazakhstan | 13–15 | Japan | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Moller (ARG) |
| Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Moller (ARG) |||
| 3 October 16:30 | Ruday 4 | Goals | Inaba 6 | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Moller (ARG) |
| 3 October 20:30 | Singapore | 11–8 | Hong Kong | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Raković (SRB), Assarzadegan (IRI) |
| Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Raković (SRB), Assarzadegan (IRI) |||
| 3 October 20:30 | Koh J.Y. 3 | Goals | Cheng H.M. 3 | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Raković (SRB), Assarzadegan (IRI) |
| 4 October 15:00 | Kazakhstan | 22–4 | Singapore | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Gómez (ESP), Zhang (CHN) |
| Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Gómez (ESP), Zhang (CHN) |||
| 4 October 15:00 | Artyukh, Vuksanović, Ruday 4 | Goals | four players 1 | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Gómez (ESP), Zhang (CHN) |
| 4 October 20:30 | Hong Kong | 6–27 | Japan | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Han (KOR), Sonthipakdee (THA) |
| Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Han (KOR), Sonthipakdee (THA) |||
| 4 October 20:30 | Fung K.Chi., Cheng H.M., 2 | Goals | Watanabe 7 | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Han (KOR), Sonthipakdee (THA) |

### Final round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 5 October | 5 October | | | |
| Iran | 13 | | | |
| Iran | 13 | 6 October | 6 October | | |
| Singapore | 6 | 6 October | 6 October | |
| Singapore | 6 | Iran | 11 | |
| 5 October | 5 October | | Iran | 11 | |
| 5 October | 5 October | Japan | 18 | |
| Thailand | 2 | Japan | 18 | |
| Thailand | 2 | | | | 7 October | 7 October |
| Japan | 23 | | | | 7 October | 7 October |
| Japan | 23 | | | | Japan | 11 |
| 5 October | 5 October | | | | | Japan | 11 |
| 5 October | 5 October | | | | China | 7 |
| South Korea | 8 | | | | China | 7 |
| South Korea | 8 | 6 October | 6 October | | | |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | 6 October | 6 October | | | |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | Kazakhstan | 10 (3) | | | |
| 5 October | 5 October | | Kazakhstan | 10 (3) | | | |
| 5 October | 5 October | China (p) | 10 (4) | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| China | 23 | China (p) | 10 (4) | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| China | 23 | | | | 7 October | 7 October |
| Hong Kong | 3 | | | | 7 October | 7 October |
| Hong Kong | 3 | | | | Iran | 7 (2) |
| | | | | | Kazakhstan (p) | 7 (3) |
| Classification 5th–8th | Classification 5th–8th | Classification 5th–6th | Classification 5th–6th |
| 6 October | 6 October |
| Singapore | 9 |
| Singapore | 9 | 7 October | 7 October |
| Thailand | 6 | 7 October | 7 October |
| Thailand | 6 | Singapore | 10 |
| 6 October | 6 October | | Singapore | 10 |
| 6 October | 6 October | South Korea | 8 |
| South Korea | 15 | South Korea | 8 |
| Hong Kong | 11 | | |
| Hong Kong | 11 | Classification 7th–8th | Classification 7th–8th |
| | | 7 October | 7 October |
| | | Thailand | 11 (8) |
| | | Hong Kong (p) | 11 (9) |

#### Quarterfinals

| 5 October 15:00 | Iran | 13–6 | Singapore | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Raković (SRB), Moribayashi (JPN) |
| Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Raković (SRB), Moribayashi (JPN) |||
| 5 October 15:00 | Yazdankhah 5 | Goals | Koh J.Y. 2 | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Raković (SRB), Moribayashi (JPN) |
| 5 October 16:30 | South Korea | 8–15 | Kazakhstan | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Gómez (ESP), Zhang (CHN) |
| Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Gómez (ESP), Zhang (CHN) |||
| 5 October 16:30 | Han H.M. 3 | Goals | Ruday 4 | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Gómez (ESP), Zhang (CHN) |
| 5 October 19:00 | China | 23–3 | Hong Kong | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Moller (ARG), Salnichenko (KAZ) |
| Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Moller (ARG), Salnichenko (KAZ) |||
| 5 October 19:00 | Peng J.H., Chen R. 4 | Goals | Lau H.Y., Cheng H.M., Choi 1 | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Moller (ARG), Salnichenko (KAZ) |
| 5 October 20:30 | Thailand | 2–23 | Japan | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Cheng (SGP), Simonyan (HKG) |
| Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Cheng (SGP), Simonyan (HKG) |||
| 5 October 20:30 | Pimpapak, Chompoosang 1 | Goals | Takata 5 | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Cheng (SGP), Simonyan (HKG) |

#### Classification 5th–8th

| 6 October 15:00 | Singapore | 9–6 | Thailand | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Salnichenko (KAZ), Moribayashi (JPN) |
| Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Salnichenko (KAZ), Moribayashi (JPN) |||
| 6 October 15:00 | Loh Z.Z., Loh, Do. Chan 2 | Goals | Pimpapak 2 | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Salnichenko (KAZ), Moribayashi (JPN) |
| 6 October 16:30 | South Korea | 15–11 | Hong Kong | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Zhang (CHN), Assarzadegan (IRI) |
| Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Zhang (CHN), Assarzadegan (IRI) |||
| 6 October 16:30 | Gwon D.Y., Han H.M., Kang M.S. 3 | Goals | four players 2 | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Zhang (CHN), Assarzadegan (IRI) |

#### Semifinals

| 6 October 19:00 | Iran | 11–18 | Japan | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Raković (SRB), Gómez (ESP) |
| Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Raković (SRB), Gómez (ESP) |||
| 6 October 19:00 | Rostamian 4 | Goals | Adachi, Inaba 3 | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Raković (SRB), Gómez (ESP) |
| 6 October 20:30 | Kazakhstan | 13–14 | China | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Moller (ARG) |
| Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Moller (ARG) |||
| 6 October 20:30 | Tsoy, Akhmetov 3 | Goals | Zhang C.F. 6 | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Moller (ARG) |

#### Classification 7th–8th

| 7 October 15:00 | Thailand | 19–20 | Hong Kong | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Moribayashi (JPN), Cheng (SGP) |
| Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Moribayashi (JPN), Cheng (SGP) |||
| 7 October 15:00 | Maneejohn, Pimpapak 5 | Goals | Cheng H.M., Choi 6 | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Moribayashi (JPN), Cheng (SGP) |

#### Classification 5th–6th

| 7 October 16:30 | Singapore | 10–8 | South Korea | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Salnichenko (KAZ), Zhang (CHN) |
| Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Salnichenko (KAZ), Zhang (CHN) |||
| 7 October 16:30 | Yu J.J., Koh J.Y. 2 | Goals | Gwon D.Y. 3 | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Salnichenko (KAZ), Zhang (CHN) |

#### Bronze medal match

| 7 October 19:00 | Iran | 9–10 | Kazakhstan | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Raković (SRB), Moller (ARG) |
| Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Raković (SRB), Moller (ARG) |||
| 7 October 19:00 | Yazdankhah 3 | Goals | Marković, Ruday 3 | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Raković (SRB), Moller (ARG) |

#### Gold medal match

| 7 October 20:30 | Japan | 11–7 | China | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Gómez (ESP) |
| Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Gómez (ESP) |||
| 7 October 20:30 | Inaba 3 | Goals | Chen Z.X. 3 | Huanglong Swimming Center, Hangzhou Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Gómez (ESP) |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L |
| | Japan | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | China | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Kazakhstan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Iran | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Singapore | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | South Korea | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Hong Kong | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Thailand | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |