2015 Asian Water Polo Championship

The 2015 Asian Water Polo Championship was held from 16–20 December 2015 in Foshan, China. It was the Asian continental qualification for the 2016 Olympic water polo tournament.[1][2]

The draw was held on 21 November 2015 at 12:00.[3][4] A men's and a women's tournament was held, with the winner qualifying directly for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

## Men's tournament[edit]

All times are local, CST (UTC+08:00).

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  |  Japan | 4  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 79  | 21  | +58  | 8
2  |  China | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 57  | 31  | +26  | 6
3  |  Kazakhstan | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 61  | 32  | +29  | 4
4  |  Iran | 4  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 36  | 70  | −34  | 2
5  |  Saudi Arabia | 4  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 14  | 93  | −79  | 0

Source: JASF

16 December
18:15  | Japan | 23-2  |  Iran | Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan

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Score by quarters: 8–0, 6–1, 4–1, 5–0

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16 December
19:35  | China | 18-1  |  Saudi Arabia | Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan

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17 December
18:15  | Iran | 18-9  |  Saudi Arabia | Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan

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17 December
19:35  | Japan | 9-8  |  Kazakhstan | Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan

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Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–3, 1–2, 2–2

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18 December
18:15  | Saudi Arabia | 3-26 |  Kazakhstan | Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan

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18 December
19:35  | Iran | 6-19 |  China | Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan

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19 December
17:30  | Saudi Arabia | 1-31 |  Japan | Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan

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Score by quarters: 0–8, 0–4, 0–9, 1–10

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19 December
18:50  | Kazakhstan | 8-10 |  China | Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan

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Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–2, 1–3, 4–3

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20 December
17:30  | Kazakhstan | 19-10  |  Iran | Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan

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20 December
18:50  | China | 10-16 |  Japan | Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan

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Score by quarters: 2–6, 4–2, 1–3, 3–5

## Women's tournament[edit]

All times are local, CST (UTC+08:00).

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  |  China | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 23  | 14  | +9  | 4
2  |  Japan | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 14  | 23  | −9  | 0

Source: JASF

16 December
16:30  | Japan | 8-14 |  China | Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan

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Score by quarters: 2–4, 1–3, 3–2, 2–5

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17 December
16:30  | China | 9-6  |  Japan | Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan

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Score by quarters: 4–3, 2–0, 2–2, 1–1

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Asian Water polo qualification tournament for Olympic games". asiaswimmingfederation.org. 18 November 2015.
2. ^ "Foshan, Water Polo Qualification Tournament". asiaswimmingfederation.org. 18 November 2015.
3. ^ "Draw Ceremony, Asian Water Polo Championship – Foshan". asiaswimmingfederation.org. 18 November 2015.
4. ^ "Asian Water Polo Championship – Draw Ceremony". asiaswimmingfederation.org. 23 November 2015.

*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points