The 2002 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the first edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After two preliminary rounds, the Super Final was held in Patras, Greece from 1 August to 4 August 2002.
Preliminary round From 28 June to 28 July 2002
Team qualifies for Super Final Team is eliminated from qualification
Group A
Greece automatically qualified for the Super Final as the host country. Only the top place earned qualification, which was taken by Spain. Three points were awarded for a win and one point for a loss.
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Group B
The top two places, occupied by Hungary and Russia, earned qualification. Three points were awarded for a win and one point for a loss.
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Super Final From 1 August to 4 August
Group stage
The top two placed teams in the round-robin advanced to the final against each other, while the two bottom placed teams played for the bronze medal. The Russia–Hungary game was declared a 0–5 loss for both teams. Three points were awarded for a win, one point for a loss.
Team qualifies for final Team plays for bronze medal
RankTeamGWLGFGADiffPoints 1 3 2 1 25 19 +6 7 2 3 2 1 30 28 +2 7 3 3 1 2 25 19 +6 5 4 3 0 3 14 38 −24 3
Bronze medal match August 4, 2002
13 – 6
Gold medal match August 4, 2002
10 – 8
Final rankings
RankTeam 45678
Individual awards
RankTop scorersGoals134333432530629
Statistics Total goals: 1027 Total matches: 55 Goals per match: 18.7 Total of scorers: 105
References
External links Preliminary Results FINA Super Final Results FINA Sports123