The men's water polo tournament at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, organised by the FINA, was held in Budapest, Hungary from 17 to 29 July 2017.
Croatia captured their second title by defeating host Hungary 8–6 in the final match. Bronze was secured by Serbia who beat Greece 11–8.
Participating teams
Qualification
Hungary qualified as host. Serbia and United States qualified as 2016 FINA World League finalists. Croatia, Italy, Montenegro and Greece qualified at the 2016 Olympic tournament Spain, Russia and France qualified at the 2016 European Championship. Brazil and Canada qualified at the 2017 UANA Cup. Japan and Kazakhstan qualified at the Asia tournament. South Africa qualified at the African tournament. Australia qualified at the Oceanian tournament.
Groups formed
The draw resulted in the following groups:
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Bracket
Championship bracket
5th place bracket
9th place bracket
13th place bracket
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
13th–16th place semifinals
9th–12th place semifinals
5th–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
15th place game
13th place game
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final standing
Medalists
Statistics and awards
Top goalscorers
Source: SportResult
Awards
Most Valuable Player
Márton Vámos
Best Goalscorer
Ioannis Fountoulis – 23 goals
Media All-Star Team
Viktor Nagy – Goalkeeper
Luka Lončar – Centre forward
Francesco Di Fulvio
Ioannis Fountoulis
Andrija Prlainović
Sandro Sukno
Márton Vámos
References
External links
17th FINA World Championships 2017 FINA Water Polo website
Records and statistics (reports by Omega) Men Water Polo XVII World Championship 2017 Budapest www.todor66.com