Greece takes first place, Spain goes for the medals – the results of day 3
On game day 3 of the women´s waterpolo tournament of the 14th FINA World Championships here at Shanghai, China one of the last medal round spots was taken by World´s recent number six Spain. In the second match Greece caused an upset beating Russia 6-5 to be the group C winner. The results of the last Preliminary Round day are as follows:
14th FINA World Championships 2011 at Shanghai, China
Women´s waterpolo – schedule and results day 3
Wednesday, 21 July 2011 09:50 Brazil vs. Spain 4-12 (0-3, 2-4, 0-3, 2-2) – Group C 10:50 Greece vs. Russia 6-5 (2-2, 1-1, 1-1, 2-1) – Group C 12:10 South Africa vs. Cuba 9-9 – Group D 13:30 Netherlands vs. Hungary 9-9 – Group A 17:00 Kazakhstan vs. USA – Group B 18:20 Australia vs. Uzbekistan – Group B 19:40 New Zealand vs. Canada – Group B 21:00 Italy vs. China – Group D
Editorial note: some matches can followed live by the digital score-sheet.
Final standings Preliminary Round Group A: Group B: Greece 6, Russia 4, Spain 2, Brazil 0 Group C: Group D:
The top three of each group qualify for the play-off matches.