The 2001 FINA Women's World Water Polo Championships

Water polo world championship

The FINA World Water Polo Championship is an international water polo tournament, currently held every two years as part of the FINA World Aquatics Championships. Currently the reigning champions are Italy in men's and Greece in women's competition.-History:...

was the fifth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA

Fina

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. The tournament was held from July 18 to July 27, and incorporated in the 2001 World Aquatics Championships

2001 World Aquatics Championships

rightThe 2001 World Aquatics Championships or the 9th FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Fukuoka, Japan between 16 July and 29 July 2001....

, held in Fukuoka, Japan. The draw for the water polo tournament took place on April 16, 2001 in Fukuoka.

Australia were ranked number one in the world prior to the start of the competition at the Nishi Civic Pool.

GROUP A

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38

22

Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		9	5	4	1	0	50	16
2.		8	5	4	0	1	55	17
3.		7	5	3	1	1	58	35
4.		4	5	2	0	3	30	39	–9
5.		2	5	1	0	4	22	51	–29
6.		0	5	0	0	5	16	73	–57

GROUP B

16

10

5

1

Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		10	5	5	0	0	35	19
2.		6	5	3	0	2	32	22
3.		6	5	3	0	2	28	23
4.		6	5	3	0	2	28	27
5.		2	5	1	0	4	21	34	–13
6.		0	5	0	0	5	19	38	–19

Final round

Final Ranking

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Individual Awards

• Most Valuable Player
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• Best Goalkeeper
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• Topscorer
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