2025 Asian Water Polo Championship

Water polo competition in Zhaoqing, China

2025 Asian Water Polo ChampionshipHost city| Zhaoqing, China

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Dates| 25 February – 2 March

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The 2025 Asian Water Polo Championship were held from 25 February to 2 March 2025 in Zhaoqing, China. It was the Asian continental qualification for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships.

## Men's tournament

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### Preliminary round

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#### Group A

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  China | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 65  | 22  | +43  | 9  | Quarterfinals
2  |  Kazakhstan | 3  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 52  | 24  | +28  | 6
3  |  Singapore | 3  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 38  | 52  | −14  | 3
4  |  Hong Kong | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 19  | 76  | −57  | 0

Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.[1]

25 February 2025
15:00  | Singapore  | 21–10  |  Hong Kong |

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25 February 2025
17:00  | Kazakhstan  | 8–12 |  China |

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26 February 2025
17:00  | Singapore  | 8–24 |  China |

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26 February 2025
18:30  | Hong Kong  | 3–26 |  Kazakhstan |

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27 February 2025
17:00  | China  | 29–6  |  Hong Kong |

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27 February 2025
18:30  | Kazakhstan  | 18–9  |  Singapore |

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#### Group B

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Japan | 4  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 115  | 33  | +82  | 12  | Quarterfinals
2  |  Iran | 4  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 101  | 36  | +65  | 9
3  |  South Korea | 4  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 68  | 68  | 0  | 6
4  |  Uzbekistan | 4  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 59  | 100  | −41  | 3
5  |  Chinese Taipei | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 17  | 123  | −106  | 0  |

Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.[1]

25 February 2025
09:00  | South Korea  | 6–19 |  Iran |

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25 February 2025
10:30  | Chinese Taipei  | 8–30 |  Uzbekistan |

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25 February 2025
18:30  | South Korea  | 12–34 |  Japan |

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25 February 2025
20:00  | Iran  | 37–5  |  Chinese Taipei |

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26 February 2025
11:00  | Uzbekistan  | 9–33 |  Iran |

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26 February 2025
12:30  | Chinese Taipei  | 1–29 |  Japan |

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26 February 2025
20:00  | South Korea  | 23–12  |  Uzbekistan |

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27 February 2025
11:00  | Japan  | 16–12  |  Iran |

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27 February 2025
12:30  | South Korea  | 27–3  |  Chinese Taipei |

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27 February 2025
20:00  | Uzbekistan  | 8–36 |  Japan |

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### Final round

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| Quarterfinals| | Semifinals| | Final

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|  China| 37

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|  Uzbekistan| 5 |

|  China (PSO)| 9 (4)

| 28 February

| |  Iran| 9 (1) |

|  Singapore| 7

| | 2 March

|  Iran| 14 |

|  China| 11

| 28 February

| |  Japan| 14

|  Kazakhstan| 22

| 1 March|

|  South Korea| 9 |

|  Kazakhstan| 10

| 28 February

| |  Japan| 18 | | Bronze medal match

|  Hong Kong| 7

| | 2 March

|  Japan| 27 |

|  Iran| 12 (2)

|  Kazakhstan (PSO)| 12 (4)

| Classification 5th–8th| | 5th place match

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|  Uzbekistan| 13

| 2 March

|  Singapore| 22 |

|  Singapore| 11

| 1 March

| |  South Korea| 19

|  South Korea| 19

|  Hong Kong| 9 |

| 7th place match

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|  Uzbekistan| 13 (7)

|  Hong Kong (PSO)| 13 (8)

#### Quarterfinals

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28 February 2025
15:30  | Kazakhstan  | 22–9  |  South Korea |

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28 February 2025
17:00  | Singapore  | 7–14 |  Iran |

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28 February 2025
18:30  | China  | 37–5  |  Uzbekistan |

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28 February 2025
20:00  | Hong Kong  | 7–27 |  Japan |

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#### Classification 5th–8th

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1 March 2025
17:00  | South Korea  | 19–9  |  Hong Kong |

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1 March 2025
20:00  | Uzbekistan  | 13–22 |  Singapore |

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#### Semifinals

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1 March 2025
15:30  | Kazakhstan  | 10–18 |  Japan |

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1 March 2025
18:30  | China  | 13–10 (PSO)  |  Iran |

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#### 7th place match

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2 March 2025
15:30  | Uzbekistan  | 20–21 (PSO)  |  Hong Kong |

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#### 5th place match

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2 March 2025
17:00  | Singapore  | 11–19 |  South Korea |

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#### Bronze medal match

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2 March 2025
18:30  | Iran  | 14–16 (PSO)  |  Kazakhstan |

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#### Final

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2 March 2025
20:00  | China  | 11–14 |  Japan |

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### Final ranking

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| Rank  | Team

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|  China
|  Kazakhstan
4  |  Iran
5  |  South Korea
6  |  Singapore
7  |  Hong Kong
8  |  Uzbekistan
9  |  Chinese Taipei
| Qualified for the 2025 World Championships

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## Women's tournament

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### Standings

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  |  China | 5  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 124  | 36  | +88  | 14
2  |  Japan | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 124  | 44  | +80  | 13
3  |  Kazakhstan | 5  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 63  | 65  | −2  | 9
4  |  Singapore | 5  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 47  | 71  | −24  | 6
5  |  Uzbekistan | 5  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 49  | 106  | −57  | 3
6  |  Hong Kong | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 28  | 113  | −85  | 0

Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.[1]

### Results

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All times are local (UTC+8).[2]

25 February 2025
12:00  | China  | 33–3  |  Hong Kong |

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25 February 2025
13:30  | Kazakhstan  | 12–6  |  Singapore |

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26 February 2025
14:00  | Japan  | 34–7  |  Uzbekistan |

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26 February 2025
15:30  | Kazakhstan  | 25–6  |  Hong Kong |

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27 February 2025
14:00  | Singapore  | 11–24 |  Japan |

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27 February 2025
15:30  | China  | 29–7  |  Uzbekistan |

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28 February 2025
11:00  | Singapore  | 16–8  |  Uzbekistan |

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28 February 2025
12:30  | Japan  | 23–1  |  Hong Kong |

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28 February 2025
14:00  | Kazakhstan  | 6–21 |  China |

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1 March 2025
11:00  | Hong Kong  | 14–21 |  Uzbekistan |

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1 March 2025
12:30  | China  | 23–3  |  Singapore |

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1 March 2025
14:00  | Japan  | 26–7  |  Kazakhstan |

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2 March 2025
10:30  | Hong Kong  | 4–11 |  Singapore |

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2 March 2025
12:00  | Uzbekistan  | 6–13 |  Kazakhstan |

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2 March 2025
13:30  | China  | 18–17 (PSO)  |  Japan |

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## References

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1. ^ a b c "Competition regulations" (PDF). worldaquatics.org. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
2. ^ "Women's schedule". facebook.com. Retrieved 23 February 2025.

*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[PW]: Won after penalties
*[PL]: Lost after penalties
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points