2020 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
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The 2020 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the 19th edition of the annual men's international water polo tournament. It was played between November 2019 and July 2021 and open 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, originally scheduled from 23 to 28 June 2020.[1] The tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In August 2020, it was announced that it would be played in from January to July 2021.[2]
2020 FINA Men's Water Polo World League | |
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League | FINA Water Polo World League |
Sport | Water Polo |
Duration | 12 November 2019 to 1 July 2021 |
Super Final | |
Finals champions | Montenegro (3rd title) |
Runners-up | United States |
Finals MVP | Aleksandar Ivović |
FINA Men's Water Polo World League seasons | |
Montenegro won their third overall title, after defeating the United States in the final.[3]
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. The following points will be awarded per match to each team:
- Match won – 3 points
- Match won by penalty – 2 points
- Match lost by penalty – 1 point
- Match lost or forfeited – 0 points