The women's water polo tournament at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships was held from 16 to 28 July 2023. This was the 16th time that the women's water polo tournament has been played since the first edition in 1986. Netherlands won their second title after defeating Spain in the final.
Qualification
Due the limited budget and the proximity of the date of the championship with the 2023 Pan American Games, Brazil withdrew before the tournament and was replaced by Argentina.
Draw
The draw was held on 18 April 2023.
Seeding
The pots were announced on 12 April 2023.
The draw resulted in the following groups:
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+9).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Bracket
Championship bracket
5th place bracket
9th place bracket
13th place bracket
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
13–16th place semifinals
9–12th place semifinals
5–8th 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 ranking
Statistics and awards
Top goalscorers
Awards
The awards were announced on 29 July 2023.
References
External links
20th FINA World Championships Fukuoka 2023 FINA Water Polo website
Records and statistics (reports by Omega) Water polo at the 2023 World Championships – Women's tournament total-waterpolo.com Women Water Polo XX World Championship 2023 Fukuoka, Japan todor66.com