2017 FINA Women's Water Polo World League | |
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League | FINA Water Polo World League |
Sport | Water Polo |
Duration | 22 November 2016 to 11 June 2017 |
Super Final | |
Finals champions | United States (11th title) |
Runners-up | Canada |
The 2017 FINA Women's Water Polo World League is the 14th edition of the annual women's international water polo tournament. It was played between November 2016 and June 2017 and open to all women's water polo national teams. After participating in a preliminary round, eight teams qualify to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final from 06 to 11 June 2017.[1][2]
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: