The 2010 FINA Women's Water Polo World League was the seventh edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After playing in groups within the same continent, eight teams qualify to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final in La Jolla, San Diego, California from June 28 to July 3, 2010.[1]
Super Final
- June, 28 – July 3, 2010, La Jolla, San Diego, California
Seeding
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
 China  Hungary  Netherlands  Canada
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 United States  Australia  Greece  Russia
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Knockout stage
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 July 2010 | ||||||||||
| Hungary | 13 | |||||||||
| 2 July 2010 | ||||||||||
| Greece | 14 | |||||||||
| Greece | 7 | |||||||||
| 1 July 2010 | ||||||||||
| United States | 9 | |||||||||
| Canada | 4 | |||||||||
| 3 July 2010 | ||||||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||||||
| Australia | 11 | |||||||||
| 1 July 2010 | ||||||||||
| United States | 12 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 7 | |||||||||
| 2 July 2010 | ||||||||||
| Australia | 10 | |||||||||
| Australia | 8 | |||||||||
| 1 July 2010 | ||||||||||
| Russia | 7 | Third place game | ||||||||
| China | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 July 2010 | ||||||||||
| Russia | 10 | |||||||||
| Russia | 7 | |||||||||
| Greece | 8 | |||||||||
Semifinals
| 3 July 2010 17:30 |
Australia
|
8–7 | Russia
|
La Jolla, San Diego, California |
| Score by quarters: 1-2, 1-2, 3-0, 3-3 | ||||
| 3 July 2010 19:00 |
Greece
|
7–9 | United States
|
La Jolla, San Diego, California |
| Score by quarters: 1-2, 0-3, 2-2, 4-2 | ||||
Bronze medal match
| 3 July 2010 15:00 |
Russia
|
7–8 | Greece
|
La Jolla, San Diego, California |
| Score by quarters: 1-2, 1-0, 1-1, 2-2 PSO: 2-3 | ||||
Final
| 3 July 2010 16:30 |
Australia
|
11–12 | United States
|
La Jolla, San Diego, California |
| Score by quarters: 1-2, 1-2, 2-1, 3-2 PSO: 4-5 | ||||
- 5th–8th Places
| Semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| 2 July 2010 | ||||||
| Hungary | 11 | |||||
| 3 July 2010 | ||||||
| Canada | 9 | |||||
| Hungary | 6 | |||||
| 2 July 2010 | ||||||
| China | 8 | |||||
| Netherlands | 10 | |||||
| China | 13 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 3 July 2010 | ||||||
| Canada | 6 | |||||
| Netherlands | 8 | |||||
Final ranking
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Betsey Armstrong, Heather Petri, Erika Figge, Brenda Villa (C), Lauren Wenger, Courtney Mathewson, Jessica Steffens, Lolo Silver, Elsie Windes, Kelly Rulon, Annika Dries, Kami Craig, Emily Feher, Melissa Seidemann, Maggie Steffens. Head coach: Adam Krikorian. |
Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Brenda Villa (USA)
- Top Scorer
- Dóra Kisteleki (HUN) — 15 goals
- Media All Star Team
- Elizabeth Armstrong (USA) — Goalkeaper
- Kami Craig (USA) — Center Forward
- Brenda Villa (USA)
- Iefke Van Belkum (NED)
- Gabriella Szűcs (HUN)
- Sofya Konukh (RUS)
- Bronwen Knox (AUS)
- Gemma Beadsworth (AUS)
References
- ^ a b "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 78. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ “Perennial rivals face off in gold-medal game” fina.org July 5, 2010.
- ^ a b “USA in penalty-shootout win over Australia for fifth FINA World League crown” fina.org July 5, 2010.
