| Water polo at the XXX Summer Universiade | |
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| Venue | various | 
| Dates | 2–14 July | 
| Teams | 10 (per gender) | 
The water polo at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples has been played between 2 and 14 July.[1] 20 water polo teams participated in the tournament.
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy (ITA)* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 
| 2 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 
| 3 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 4 |  Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medal events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Men |  Italy (ITA) Pierre Pellegrini Mario Del Basso Giacomo Cannella Matteo Spione Federico Panerai Eduardo Campopiano Mario Guidi Lorenzo Bruni Jacopo Alesiani Massimo Di Martire Ettore Novara Umberto Esposito Francesco Massaro |  United States (USA) Jack Turner Tyler Abramson Felix Brozyna-Vilim Jacob Cavano Jacob Ehrhardt Kacper Langiewicz Thomas Gruwell Evan Rosenfeld AJ Rossman Bennett Williams Quinn Woodhead Samuel Krutonog |  Hungary (HUN) István Kardos Gergerly Buriàn Lóránd Zerinváry Domonkos Sélley-Rauscher Kristóf Várnai Dániel Sánta Kristóf Szatmáry Erik Csacsovszky Tamás Gyárfás Frank Pellei Róbert Fejős Rolf Bencz Dániel Szakonyi | 
| Women |  Hungary (HUN) Alexandra Kiss Gerda Brezovszki Tamara Farkas Gemma Matilda Gerendás Orsolya Hertzka Vivien Kövesdi Alexa Gémes Krisztina Garda Dóra Huszti Anna Mandula Mucsy Szonja Kuna Zsuzsanna Máté Gina Lekrinszki |  Italy (ITA) Fabiana Soprano Carolina Ioannou Martina Gottardo Giulia Cuzzupè Chiara Ranalli Giulia Millo Elena Borg Luna Di Claudio Anna Repetto Serena Storai Sara Centanni Agnese Cocchiere Carlotta Malara |  Russia (RUS) Diana Khamraeva Polina Kempf Elizaveta Zaplatina Margarita Pystina Anastasiia Diachenko Polina Popova Daria Chagochkina Anastasia Leonova Regina Galimzianova Alina Inogamova Liubov Mekhteleva Nadezhda Lipskaia Svetlana Stepakhina | 
Qualification
Following the FISU regulations, the maximum of 12 teams in water polo events where the number of entries is larger than the authorised participation level were selected by:[2]
- The entry and the payment of guarantee.
- Those 5 teams finishing top rankings of the previous edition will be automatically qualified.
- Those 3 teams finishing bottom rankings of the previous edition will be replaced by new applying teams.
- The host is automatically qualified
- The remaining teams will be selected by wild card system according to geographical, continental representation, FISU ranking and FINA ranking.
Men's tournament
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Country | — | — | 1 |  Italy | 
| Top three of previous edition | 18–30 August 2017 |  Taipei | 3 |  Russia  France  Hungary | 
| Continental Quota | — | — | 4 | .svg.png.webp) Australia  Japan  Great Britain  United States | 
| Wild card | — | — | 2 |  Croatia  South Korea | 
| Total | 10 | |||
Women's tournament
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Country | — | — | 1 |  Italy | 
| Top five of previous edition | 18–29 August 2017 |  Taipei | 5 |  United States  Hungary  Japan  Russia .svg.png.webp) Canada | 
| Continental Quota | — | — | 2 | .svg.png.webp) Australia  China | 
| Wild card | — | — | 2 |  Czech Republic  France | 
| Total | 10 | |||
Venues
Five swimming pools have been selected to host the Universiade (three for the competitions and two as training facilities):[3][4]
- Stadio del Nuoto, Caserta: men's preliminary round and quarterfinals.
- Piscina comunale Alba Oriens, Casoria: women's preliminary round and quarterfinals.
- Piscina Felice Scandone, Naples: semifinals and finals.
Training pools:
- PalaDennerlein, Naples (men).
- Piscina Comunale, Santa Maria Capua Vetere (women).
Draw
Draws for team sports competitions were held on 5 April 2019 in Naples.[4][5][6] According to FISU regulations, draw of pools was based on the following criteria:[2]
- Previous Summer Universiade results
- Participation in previous Summer Universiades
- Continental representation
- FINA rankings
Men's tournament
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | 
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Women's tournament
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | 
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Pools composition
| Men's tournament | Women's tournament | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool A | Pool B | 
|  Russia |  Croatia |  Hungary |  United States | 
|  United States |  Italy | .svg.png.webp) Canada | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 
|  France |  Hungary |  Czech Republic |  Italy | 
|  South Korea |  Japan |  Japan |  China | 
|  Great Britain | .svg.png.webp) Australia |  France |  Russia | 
References
- ↑ "Water Polo – Competition Schedule" (PDF). universiade2019napoli.it. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- 1 2 "REGULATIONS–Water polo" (PDF). universiade2019napoli.it. FISU. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ↑ "2019 Summer Universiade – Water polo". universiade2019napoli.it. FISU.
- 1 2 Fabrizio Napoli (5 April 2009). "Universiadi di Napoli, ecco format e gironi" [Naples' Universiade: format and pools]. wpdworld.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ↑ "Napoli 2019 draws for team sports will be carried out tomorrow". universiade2019napoli.it. FISU. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ↑ Tina Sharma Tiwari (5 April 2019). "Napoli 2019 Team Draws – As it happened!". fisu.net. FISU. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
