2011 World Aquatics Championships (Shanghai, July 16-31)

5:0

First round is done. Germany pulled off a bit of an upset by taking down the USA. In the big matchup, Canada managed to edge out Mexico.

Results:

Group A:
Canada - Mexico 11:10
Spain - Kazakh 18:5

Group B:
Australia - Romania 9:8
Mexico - China 17:5

Group C:
America - Brazil 14:5
Canada - Japan 11:5

Group D:
Germany - USA 9:7
Italy - South Africa 17:1

Group winners move straight to the quarterfinals, while second and third place teams head to the playoffs.

Day 3 Results (Monday):

DIVING:
(3/10) 1m (M): 1. China, 2. China, 3. Germany, 4. USA, 5. Spain, 6. Canada
(4/10) 10m synchro (F): 1. China, 2. Australia, 3. Germany, 4. Great Britain, 5. Ukraine, 6. Malaysia

Medal Standings (Top 6) (4/10):
01. / 4 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 China
02. / 0 - 1 - 2 - 0 - 1 - 0 Germany
03. / 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 Australia
04. / 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 Canada
05. / 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 0 Ukraine
06. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 USA
07. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 Great Britain
08. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 Russia
09. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 Spain
10. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 Italy
10. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 Malaysia

SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING:
(2/7) duo (required): 1. Russia, 2. China, 3. Spain, 4. Canada, 5. Japan, 6. Ukraine

Medal Standings (Top 6) (2/7): 1. / 2 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Russia
2. / 0 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 China
3. / 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 0 Spain
4. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 0 Canada
5. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 Japan
6. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 2 Ukraine

WATER POLO:
Group A: Canada - Mexico (M): 11-10
Group A: Kazakhstan - Spain (M): 5-18
Group B: Romania - Australia (M): 8-9
Group B: Mexico - China (M): 17-5
Group C: Brazil - America (M): 5-14
Group C: Japan - Canada (M): 5-11
Group D: USA - Germany (M): 7-9
Group D: Italy - South Africa (M): 17-1

Group A: 1. Spain 3 (18-5), 2. Canada 3 (11-10), 3. Mexico 0 (10-11), 4. Kazakhstan 0 (5-18)
Group B: 1. Mexico 3 (17-5), 2. Australia 3 (9-8), 3. Romania 0 (8-9), 4. China 0 (5-17)
Group C: 1. America 3 (14-5), 2. Canada 3 (11-5), 3. Japan 0 (5-11), 4. Brazil 0 (5-14)
Group D: 1. Italy 3 (17-1), 2. Germany 3 (9-7), 3. USA 0 (7-9), 4. South Africa 0 (1-17)

Tomorrow's Schedule (Tuesday):
DIVING:
08:00-09:05 / 1m (F)
11:05-12:20 / 3m synchro (M)

SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING:
13:00-14:30 / team (required)

OPEN WATER SWIMMING:
03:00 / 6.2 miles (F)

WATER POLO:
03:30 / Group B: Uzbekistan - Canada (F)
04:50 / Group B: Australia - New Zealand (F)
06:10 / Group C: Spain - Russia (F)
07:30 / Group C: Brazil - Greece (F)
11:00 / Group D: China - Cuba (F)
12:20 / Group A: Canada - USA (F)
13:40 / Group A: Netherlands - Kazakhstan (F)
15:00 / Group D: Italy - South Africa (F)

Mexicans have to take down Spain if they want to move on to the next round, and man, things are about to get messy. The Chinese are basically vacuuming up medals with those jumps, but I wonder if the Americans are going to blow them out of the water once swimming kicks off 😁
let's see how the overall standings look...

The full medal standings after Day 3

Country..........Gold..Silver.... Bronze...... Total..........

1. China.............4.......3.........0.........7
2. Russia...........2.......0.........0.........2
3. Germany.......0.......1.........2.........3
4. Australia......0.......1.........1.........2
5. Canada.........0.......1.........0.........1
6. Spain.........0.......0.........2.........2
7. Ukraine........0.......0.........1.........1

The US is in the easiest group imaginable, so honestly, you guys are going to breeze through this without breaking a sweat!
I’m thinking you’ll probably run into either Spain or Mexico once you hit the Quarterfinals, right?

Nicholas Morales48 said:The Mexicans have to take down Spain just to move on, things are gonna get messy. The Chinese are stacking up medals with all those jumps—wonder if the Americans will overtake them once swimming kicks off 😁
let's see how the overall standings look...

First place goes straight to the quarterfinals, while second and third head to the round of 16.

Terry Fisher2 said:The first one goes straight to the quarterfinals, while the second and third move on to the round of 16.

I mean, 👍 I might have messed up there, but since we're on the subject, how does it actually work if teams end up tied on points in the group stage? Is it just pure goal difference, or do they look at head-to-head results, or maybe just the total goal difference excluding whatever team ends up stuck in fourth place?

Results from Day 4 (Tuesday):

DIVING:
(5/10) 1m (W): 1. China, 2. China, 3. Italy, 4. Italy, 5. Russia, 6. USA
(6/10) 3m synchro (M): 1. China, 2. Russia, 3. Mexico, 4. USA, 5. Germany, 6. Ukraine

Medal Standings (1st-6th) (6/10):
01. / 6 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 China
02. / 0 - 1 - 2 - 0 - 2 - 0 Germany
03. / 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 Australia
04. / 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 Russia
05. / 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 Canada
06. / 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 Ukraine
07. / 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 1 Italy
08. / 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 Mexico
09. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 1 - 1 USA
10. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 Great Britain
11. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 Spain
12. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 Malaysia

SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING:
(3/7) team (required): 1. Russia, 2. China, 3. Spain, 4. Canada, 5. Japan, 6. Ukraine

Medal Standings (1st-6th) (3/7):
1. / 3 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Russia
2. / 0 - 3 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 China
3. / 0 - 0 - 3 - 0 - 0 - 0 Spain
4. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 3 - 0 - 0 Canada
5. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 3 - 0 Japan
6. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 3 Ukraine

MARATHON SWIMMING:
(1/7) 6.2 miles (W): 1. Great Britain, 2. Italy, 3. Greece, 4. Australia, 5. Argentina, 6. Brazil

Medal Standings (1st-6th) (1/7):
1. / 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Great Britain
2. / 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Italy
3. / 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 Greece
4. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 Australia
5. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 Argentina
6. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 Brazil

WATER POLO:
Group A: Canada - USA (W): 7-16
Group A: Netherlands - Kazakhstan (W): 13-3
Group B: Uzbekistan - Canada (W): 6-22
Group B: Australia - New Zealand (W): 12-4
Group C: Spain - Russia (W): 8-18
Group C: Brazil - Greece (W): 8-11
Group D: China - Cuba (W): 19-6
Group D: Italy - South Africa (W): 18-2

Group A: 1. USA 4 (23-14), 2. Netherlands 4 (20-10), 3. Canada 3 (28-22), 4. Kazakhstan 0 (9-34)
Group B: 1. Canada 6 (32-13), 2. New Zealand 3 (23-18), 3. Australia 3 (19-14), 4. Uzbekistan 0 (12-41)
Group C: 1. Russia 6 (33-12), 2. Greece 6 (21-17), 3. Spain 0 (17-28), 4. Brazil 0 (12-26)
Group D: 1. China 6 (41-11), 2. Italy 6 (30-6), 3. Cuba 0 (10-31), 4. South Africa 0 (7-40)

Tomorrow's Schedule (Wednesday):

SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING:
13:00-14:30 / solo (free)

MARATHON SWIMMING:
03:00 / 6.2 miles (M)

WATER POLO:
03:30 / Group B: Mexico - Romania (M)
04:50 / Group C: Canada - America (M)
06:10 / Group C: Brazil - Japan (M)
07:30 / Group D: South Africa - Germany (M)
11:00 / Group D: USA - Italy (M)
12:20 / Group A: Spain - Mexico (M)
13:40 / Group A: Canada - Kazakhstan (M)
15:00 / Group B: Australia - China (M)

So, here’s how the medal count is looking after four days of madness. Anyone else keeping a close eye on the standings?

state..........Gold. Silver? Honestly, if we’re being real here, why even settle for anything less when the path looks this clear? It feels like we're just cruising toward that podium finish. So, we're really looking at a bronze medal here, aren't we? Is that where the ceiling is? Honestly, given how things have been playing out, it feels like we're staring down the barrel of a third-place finish, which—let's be real—is fine, but is it what we actually expected?..Wait, did I miss something? Is that really all we've got to work with here? Just "uk"? If you're trying to start a conversation, you might want to actually give me some substance to chew on first. Any more details, or are we just staring at each other in silence?

China... they're sitting at 6, then 5, then 0... and now somehow they've managed to scrape together 11? What kind of chaotic math is even happening here?
Russia... 3... 1... 0... 4
Great Britain just dropped one on us, 1-0. Honestly, who saw that coming? It’s a bit of a rough start to the match, isn't it?
Germany... 0... 1... 2... 3...
5. Australia... 0... 1... 1... 2...
Italy... zero... one... one... two.
Canada... 0... 1... 0... 1...
So, here we go... Spain 0, zero, 3, 3. Is anyone actually surprised by this? Honestly, watching this unfold feels like watching a slow-motion train wreck where you already know exactly which car is going to derail first. Are we really sitting here acting shocked at the scoreline? It’s almost predictable at this point, isn't it?
Ukraine... 0... 0... 1... 1...
Greece is sitting at zero, while we're already looking at a point on the board... honestly, does anyone actually think this is going to be a challenge? It’s basically a formality at this point.
9. Mexico... 0... 0... 1... 1... Honestly, what are we even looking at here? Is this actually happening right now?

hollowbison53 said:America is in the easiest group and you will win it easily. I guess you will find Spain or Mexico in Quarterfinals.

Honestly, Spain and Mexico are worse teams than America. Only two teams can win against America: Canada and maybe Mexico—so yeah, America has a 100% chance of a medal.

I mean, I think Karla Šitić deserves some credit here... She finished 17th out of 50 swimmers who actually completed the race at 6.2 miles.... Honestly, she might be the only bright spot left in our swimming scene...

Looks like we're heading into a matchup against Mexico.

They just edged out the Spaniards 9-7. At the start, the Mexicans absolutely bullied them out of the pool, pulling ahead 5-1 or 5-2. Then they just totally stalled out, letting the Spaniards capitalize on their man-up advantages to claw back to 7-7. Right at the buzzer, two clutch lob shots from Petrović and Tičić sealed it at 9-7. Honestly, those Spanish centers were looking way more dominant than the guys they were playing against.

Day 5 Results (Wednesday):

SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING:
(4/7) solo (free): 1. Russia, 2. Spain, 3. China, 4. Canada, 5. Japan, 6. Ukraine

Medal Standings (1st-6th) (4/7):
1. / 4 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Russia
2. / 0 - 3 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 China
3. / 0 - 1 - 3 - 0 - 0 - 0 Spain
4. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 4 - 0 - 0 Canada
5. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 4 - 0 Japan
6. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 4 Ukraine

OPEN WATER SWIMMING:
(2/7) 6.2 miles (M): 1. Greece, 2. Germany, 3. Russia, 4. USA, 5. Australia, 6. Spain

Medal Standings (1st-6th) (2/7):
1. / 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 Greece
2. / 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Great Britain
3. / 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Italy
3. / 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Germany
5. / 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 Russia
6. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 Australia
7. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 USA
8. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 Argentina
9. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 Brazil
9. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 Spain

WATER POLO:
Group A: Spain - Mexico (M): 7-9
Group A: Canada - Kazakhstan (M): 16-5
Group B: Mexico - Romania (M): 12-5
Group B: Australia - China (M): 12-7
Group C: Canada - America (M): 4-11
Group C: Brazil - Japan (M): 11-13
Group D: South Africa - Germany (M): 8-16
Group D: USA - Italy (M): 5-8

Group A: 1. Canada 4 (27-15), 2. Spain 2 (25-14), 3. Mexico 2 (19-18), 4. Kazakhstan 0 (10-34)
Group B: 1. Mexico 4 (29-10), 2. Australia 4 (21-15), 3. Romania 0 (13-21), 4. China 0 (12-29)
Group C: 1. America 4 (25-9), 2. Canada 2 (15-16), 3. Japan 2 (18-22), 4. Brazil 0 (16-27)
Group D: 1. Italy 4 (25-6), 2. Germany 4 (25-15), 3. USA 0 (12-17), 4. South Africa 0 (9-33)

Tomorrow's Schedule (Thursday):

DIVING:
11:15-12:20 / 10m (W)

SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING:
13:00-14:30 / duet (free)

OPEN WATER SWIMMING:
03:00 / team 3.1 miles

WATER POLO:
03:30 / Group C: Brazil - Spain (W)
04:50 / Group C: Greece - Russia (W)
06:10 / Group D: South Africa - Cuba (W)
07:30 / Group A: Netherlands - Canada (W)
11:00 / Group D: Italy - China (W)
12:20 / Group B: Australia - Uzbekistan (W)
13:40 / Group B: New Zealand - Canada (W)
15:00 / Group A: Kazakhstan - USA (W)

Nicholas Morales48 said:Yeah. 👍 My bad. While we're on the subject, how does tie-breaking actually work in the group stage if teams end up with the same number of points? Is it goal difference, head-to-head results, or just total goal difference excluding the fourth-place team?

Looks like if the head-to-head results are tied—meaning they drew—then it all comes down to total goal difference.

So, here’s how the medal count is looking after day five...

state..........Gold. Silver. That's what we're looking at, isn't it? Bronze. That’s the goal, right? Or maybe we're aiming even higher? Honestly, looking at how things are shaping up, I can't help but feel like a podium finish isn't just a possibility—it's practically a guarantee. We've got a 100% chance of walking away with a medal if we play our cards right...The UK? Seriously? That’s all we're working with here? Honestly, I feel like I'm staring at a blank wall. Is there actually a point to this, or are we just shouting into the void now?

China... looks like we’re staring at a 6-5-1-12 kind of situation here. What are we even looking at?
Russia... 4 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss, 6 points... or is that how we're counting things now?
Greece... 1... 0... 1... 2
Great Britain... 1... 0... 0... 1.
Germany... 0... 2... 2... 4.
Spain... 0... 1... 3... 4.
Australia... 0... 1... 1... 2...
Italy... 0... 1... 1... 2.
Canada... 0... 1... 0... 1...
Ukraine... 0... 0... 1... 1...
Mexico... 0... 0... 1... 1... Just sitting here watching this unfold. Any takers on where this is heading?

Daniel Cooper40 said:My guess is they look at head-to-head matchups first, and if those are tied—like if they all drew against each other—then they move on to total goal difference.

So I took a look over here but there isn't anything specific about the tie-breaking rules for this group...
it’s gotta be listed somewhere out there...

Karlo Šitic - 2:02:29.6

Josip Soldo - 2:08:12.9
Tomislav Soldo - 2:12:30.2

😂🤣

fadedfox18 said:Karlo Šitic - 2:02:29.6

Josip Soldo - 2:08:12.9
Tomislav Soldo - 2:12:30.2

😂🤣

That's what I'm telling you 😉

man, Karla is swimming 16 miles, so just expect a solid result 😛

Day 6 results (Thursday):

DIVING:
(7/10) 10m (W): 1. China, 2. China, 3. Mexico, 4. Canada, 5. Malaysia, 6. Ukraine

Medal Standings (Top 6) (7/10):
01. / 7 - 3 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 China
02. / 0 - 1 - 2 - 0 - 2 - 0 Germany
03. / 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 Australia
04. / 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 Russia
05. / 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 Canada
06. / 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 0 Mexico
07. / 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 Ukraine
08. / 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 1 Italy
09. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 1 - 1 USA
10. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 United Kingdom
11. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 Malaysia
12. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 Spain

SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING:
(5/7) Team Free: 1. Russia, 2. China, 3. Canada, 4. Spain, 5. Ukraine, 6. Italy

Medal Standings (Top 6) (5/7):
1. / 5 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Russia
2. / 0 - 4 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 China
3. / 0 - 1 - 3 - 1 - 0 - 0 Spain
4. / 0 - 0 - 1 - 4 - 0 - 0 Canada
5. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 4 - 0 Japan
6. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 4 Ukraine
7. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 Italy

OPEN WATER SWIMMING:
(3/7) Team 3.1 miles: 1. USA, 2. Australia, 3. Germany, 4. Italy, 5. Russia, 6. Greece

Medal Standings (Top 6) (3/7):
1. / 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 Greece
2. / 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 USA
3. / 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 United Kingdom
4. / 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 Germany
5. / 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 Australia
6. / 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 Italy
7. / 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 Russia
8. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 Argentina
9. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 Brazil
9. / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 Spain

WATER POLO:
Group A: Netherlands - Canada (W): 9-9
Group A: Kazakhstan - USA (W): 4-14
Group B: Australia - Uzbekistan (W): 27-2
Group B: New Zealand - Canada (W): 4-11
Group C: Brazil - Spain (W): 4-12
Group C: Greece - Russia (W): 6-5
Group D: South Africa - Cuba (W): 9-9
Group D: Italy - China (W): 10-9

Group A: 1. USA 5 (37-18), 2. Netherlands 4 (29-19), 3. Canada 3 (37-31), 4. Kazakhstan 0 (13-48)
Group B: 1. Canada 6 (43-17), 2. Australia 4 (46-16), 3. New Zealand 2 (27-29), 4. Uzbekistan 0 (14-68)
Group C: 1. Greece 6 (27-22), 2. Russia 4 (38-18), 3. Spain 2 (29-32), 4. Brazil 0 (16-38)
Group D: 1. Italy 6 (40-15), 2. China 4 (50-21), 3. Cuba 1 (19-40), 4. South Africa 1 (16-49)

Road to the Finals:
USA - Russia/Cuba
Canada - Spain/China
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Greece - Netherlands/New Zealand
Italy - Canada/Australia

Tomorrow's Schedule (Friday):

DIVING:
11:05-12:20 / 3m (M)

SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING:
13:00-15:00 / Duet (Free)

OPEN WATER SWIMMING:
02:00 / 3.1 miles (W)
04:00 / 3.1 miles (M)

WATER POLO:
03:30 / Group C: Brazil - Canada (M)
04:50 / Group C: Japan - USA (M)
06:10 / Group D: USA - South Africa (M)
07:30 / Group D: Italy - Germany (M)
11:00 / Group A: Canada - Spain (M)
12:20 / Group A: Kazakhstan - Mexico (M)
13:40 / Group B: Mexico - Australia (M)
15:00 / Group B: Romania - China (M)