2019 FINA Water Polo Challengers' Cup

The 2019 FINA Water Polo Challengers' Cup is an international water polo tournament held at the OCBC Aquatic Centre in Singapore from 8 to 13 October 2019. It is the seventh edition of the tournament which was known as the FINA World Water Polo Development Trophy until the 2017 edition.[1][2] The tournament was hosted by the Singapore Swimming Association.[3] Ten nations participated in the Challengers' Cup.[4]

2019 FINA Water Polo Challengers' Cup
Tournament information
SportWater polo
LocationOCBC Aquatic Centre
Dates8–13 October
Host(s)Singapore
Venue(s)1
Teams10
Final positions
Champions Singapore
1st runners-up Austria
2nd runners-up Indonesia
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored667 (44.47 per match)
MVP An Jun Ang
Top scorer(s) Ridjkie Mulia (37 goals)

Singapore won over Austria in the final, with the host surpassing their second-place finish in 2009.[5]

Groups
Group AGroup B

 Ireland
 Malaysia
 Philippines
 Singapore
 Zimbabwe

 Austria
 India
 Chinese Taipei
 Hong Kong
 Indonesia

Preliminary round

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Singapore (H) 4 4 0 0 68 25 +43 8 Gold medal match — 20–5 26–5
2  Ireland 4 3 0 1 52 32 +20 6 Bronze medal match 8–11 — 12–8
3  Philippines 4 2 0 2 44 33 +11 4 5th−6th place 7–11 — 11–8
4  Malaysia 4 1 0 3 41 54 −13 2 7th−8th place 7–15 — 21–8
5  Zimbabwe 4 0 0 4 21 82 −61 0 9th−10th place 6–17 2–18 —
Source: FINA
(H) Host.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 4 4 0 0 79 27 +52 8 Gold medal match — 19–6 32–5
2  Indonesia 4 3 0 1 78 43 +35 6 Bronze medal match 9–11 — 15–7
3  Hong Kong 4 2 0 2 70 61 +9 4 5th−6th place — 17–13 30–14
4  India 4 1 0 3 63 63 0 2 7th−8th place 7–17 10–23 —
5  Chinese Taipei 4 0 0 4 40 126 −86 0 9th−10th place 15–31 6–33 —
Source: FINA

Finals

9th place game
13 October 2019
10:00		 Report Zimbabwe  30–3  Chinese Taipei OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Naumov (RUS), Wee (MAS)
Score by quarters: 6–0, 7–1, 8–1, 9–1
5: Kloppers, Buchanan
4: Fargnoli, Bradwell		 Goals 3: Yu

7th place game
13 October 2019
11:30		 Report Malaysia  8–13  India OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Dilapdilap (PHI), Davison (ZIM)
Score by quarters: 4–5, 0–2, 3–2, 1–4
4: Yi X.
2: Yi T.		 Goals 3: Ashwinikumar
2: Sibin, Anathu,
Uday, Praveen

5th place game
13 October 2019
15:00		 Report Philippines  13–8  Hong Kong OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Kum (SGP), O'Brien (IRL)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 3–1, 5–4, 1–1
5: Valdez
4: Serrano		 Goals 4: Choi
2: Kong

3rd place game
13 October 2019
16:30		 Report Ireland  9–14  Indonesia OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Peila (USA), Kovac (AUT)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 1–4, 3–4, 2–2
3: Nolan
2: McMahon, Bridgmont		 Goals 6: Mulia
3: Budiman

Gold medal match
13 October 2019
18:00		 Report Singapore  8–5  Austria OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Naumov (RUS), Shinde (IND)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 3–2, 1–1, 1–2
3: Cheng-Kang Lee Goals 2: Vondrak

Awards
 2019 FINA Water Polo Challengers' Cup 

Singapore
1st title
  • Most Valuable Player: An Jun Ang[6]
  • Most Valuable Goalkeeper: Salkan Samardzic[6]
  • Highest Goal-Scorer: Ridjkie Mulia (37 goals)[6]

Final standings
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