Tournament information | |
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Sport | Water polo |
Location | OCBC Aquatic Centre |
Dates | 8–13 October |
Host(s) | Singapore |
Venue(s) | 1 |
Teams | 10 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Singapore |
1st runners-up | Austria |
2nd runners-up | Indonesia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 667 (44.47 per match) |
MVP | An Jun Ang |
Top scorer(s) | Ridjkie Mulia (37 goals) |
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The 2019 FINA Water Polo Challengers' Cup is an international water polo tournament held at the OCBC Aquatic Centre in Singapore from 8 to 13 October 2019. It is the seventh edition of the tournament which was known as the FINA World Water Polo Development Trophy until the 2017 edition. The tournament was hosted by the Singapore Swimming Association. Ten nations participated in the Challengers' Cup.
Singapore won over Austria in the final, with the host surpassing their second-place finish in 2009.
Groups
Group A | Group B |
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Preliminary round
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Singapore (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 25 | +43 | 8 | Gold medal match | — | 20–5 | 26–5 | |||
2 | Ireland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 6 | Bronze medal match | 8–11 | — | 12–8 | |||
3 | Philippines | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 4 | 5th−6th place | 7–11 | — | 11–8 | |||
4 | Malaysia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 2 | 7th−8th place | 7–15 | — | 21–8 | |||
5 | Zimbabwe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 82 | −61 | 0 | 9th−10th place | 6–17 | 2–18 | — |
(H) Hosts
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Austria | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 27 | +52 | 8 | Gold medal match | — | 19–6 | 32–5 | |||
2 | Indonesia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 43 | +35 | 6 | Bronze medal match | 9–11 | — | 15–7 | |||
3 | Hong Kong | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 61 | +9 | 4 | 5th−6th place | — | 17–13 | 30–14 | |||
4 | India | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 7th−8th place | 7–17 | 10–23 | — | |||
5 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 126 | −86 | 0 | 9th−10th place | 15–31 | 6–33 | — |
Finals
9th place game
13 October 2019 10:00 |
Report | Zimbabwe | 30–3 | Chinese Taipei | OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Naumov (RUS), Wee (MAS) |
Score by quarters: 6–0, 7–1, 8–1, 9–1 | |||||
5: Kloppers, Buchanan 4: Fargnoli, Bradwell |
Goals | 3: Yu |
7th place game
13 October 2019 11:30 |
Report | Malaysia | 8–13 | India | OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Dilapdilap (PHI), Davison (ZIM) |
Score by quarters: 4–5, 0–2, 3–2, 1–4 | |||||
4: Yi X. 2: Yi T. |
Goals | 3: Ashwinikumar 2: Sibin, Anathu, Uday, Praveen |
5th place game
13 October 2019 15:00 |
Report | Philippines | 13–8 | Hong Kong | OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Kum (SGP), O'Brien (IRL) |
Score by quarters: 4–2, 3–1, 5–4, 1–1 | |||||
5: Valdez 4: Serrano |
Goals | 4: Choi 2: Kong |
3rd place game
13 October 2019 16:30 |
Report | Ireland | 9–14 | Indonesia | OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Peila (USA), Kovac (AUT) |
Score by quarters: 3–4, 1–4, 3–4, 2–2 | |||||
3: Nolan 2: McMahon, Bridgmont |
Goals | 6: Mulia 3: Budiman |
Gold medal match
13 October 2019 18:00 |
Report | Singapore | 8–5 | Austria | OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Naumov (RUS), Shinde (IND) |
Score by quarters: 3–0, 3–2, 1–1, 1–2 | |||||
3: Cheng-Kang Lee | Goals | 2: Vondrak |
Awards
2019 FINA Water Polo Challengers' Cup |
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Singapore 1st title |
- Most Valuable Player: An Jun Ang
- Most Valuable Goalkeeper: Salkan Samardzic
- Highest Goal-Scorer: Ridjkie Mulia (37 goals)
Final standings
Rank | Team |
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Singapore | |
Austria | |
Indonesia | |
4. | Ireland |
5. | Philippines |
6. | Hong Kong |
7. | India |
8. | Malaysia |
9. | Zimbabwe |
10. | Chinese Taipei |
Source: FINA |
References
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- "Challengers' Cup water polo set for Singapore debut". FINA. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- "Calendar". Singapore Swimming. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- "PHL water polo team in Singapore as part of SEA Games preparation". BusinessWorld. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- "Singapore win Fina Water Polo Challengers Cup". The New Paper. Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ McKinnon, Russel (13 October 2019). "Day 6: Singapore stuns Austria for Challengers' Cup gold medal". FINA. Singapore. FINA Media Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2019.