2019 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
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The 2019 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the 18th edition of the annual men's international water polo tournament. It was played between October 2018 and June 2019 and opened 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 from 18 to 23 June 2019.[1][2][3]
2019 FINA Men's Water Polo World League | |
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League | FINA Water Polo World League |
Sport | Water Polo |
Duration | 23 October 2018 to 23 June 2019 |
Super Final | |
Finals champions | Serbia (12th title) |
Runners-up | Croatia |
FINA Men's Water Polo World League seasons | |
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. Teams earn points in the standings in group matches as follows:
- Match won in normal time – 3 points
- Match won in shootout – 2 points
- Match lost in shootout – 1 point
- Match lost in normal time – 0 points