Water polo at the 2026 Asian Games

Water polo at the 2026 Asian Games
Venue	Nippon Gaishi Hall Rainbow Pool
Location	Nagoya, Japan
Date	20 September – 3 October 2026
Nations	9

The Water Polo events, a discipline of aquatics, will be among the 43 sports played at the 2026 Asian Games. In this tournament, eight teams will participate in the men's competition, while six teams will participate in the women's competition.

Schedule

The schedule is as follows:

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Round

●

Last round

P

Preliminary round

C

Classification

¼

Quarterfinals

½

Semifinals

F

Finals

Event↓/Date →	20th Sun	21st Mon	22nd Tue	23rd Wed	24th Thu	25th Fri	26th Sat	27th Sun	28th Mon	29th Tue	30th Wed	1st Thu	2nd Fri		3rd Sat
Men	—N/a						P	P	P	¼	¼	—N/a	C	½	C	F
Women	●	●	●	●	●	—N/a

Draw

The draw for the competition was held on 23 July 2026.

Men

Eight teams are to play in a group tournament.

Group A

• Thailand
• Kazakhstan
• Japan
• Hong Kong

Group B

• South Korea
• Iran
• Singapore
• China

Women

Six teams are to play in a round-robin format.

• China
• Japan (hosts)

• Kazakhstan
• Singapore

• Thailand
• Uzbekistan