The 2020 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the 19th edition of the annual men's international water polo tournament. It was played between November 2019 and July 2021 and open to all men's water polo national teams. After participating in a preliminary round, eight teams qualified to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final, originally scheduled from 23 to 28 June 2020. The tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In August 2020, it was announced that it would be played in from January to July 2021.
Montenegro won their third overall title, after defeating the United States in the final.
In the world league, there are specific rules that do not allow matches to end in a draw. If teams are level at the end of the 4th quarter of any world league match, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout. The following points will be awarded per match to each team:
Match won – 3 points Match won by penalty – 2 points Match lost by penalty – 1 point Match lost or forfeited – 0 points
European qualification Preliminary round 12 November 2019 – 11 February 2020 The preliminary round was played in the Round-robin system.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Final round 8–10 January 2021, Debrecen, Hungary
Bracket
5th–8th place bracket
Final ranking Qualified to the Super Final Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8
Inter-Continental Cup 24 – 31 May 2021, Indianapolis, United States — cancelled
Super final
As host country
Qualified teams
Invited teams
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+4).
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage Bracket
5th–8th place bracket
Quarterfinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8
Awards The awards were announced on 1 July 2021.
Award Player MVP Aleksandar Ivović Best goalkeeper Drew Holland Topscorer Yusuke Inaba
References
External links
Super final – Results book