Results Book
Results Book Water polo 6 - 20 August Version History 1.0 20/08/2016 Bruno Ferreira First version Water Polo Pólo aquático / Water-polo Competition Format and Rules Formato e regras da competição / Format et régles de la compétition Olympic competition format The water polo competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games comprises a 12-team men's tournament and an eight-team women's event. Men's tournament: Teams are divided into two groups (A and B) of six teams. Each team plays every other team in its group (the preliminary round). The top four ranked teams in each group progress to the quarterfinals, in which they will be matched as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2, A4 vs. B1. The teams ranked 5th and 6th in each group will be ranked 9th to 12th according to the International Swimming Federation (FINA) rules. The winners of the quarterfinals will qualify for the semifinals. The winners of the semifinals will play for the gold medal and the losers will play for the bronze medal. The losers of the quarterfinals will play in classification matches for 5th-8th place. Women's tournament: Teams are divided into two groups (A and B) of four teams. Each team plays every other team in its group (the preliminary round). All four teams in each group progress to the quarterfinals, in which they will be matched as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2, A4 vs. B1. The winners of the quarterfinals will qualify for the semifinals. The winners of the semifinals will play for the gold medal and the losers will play for the bronze medal.
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