Water polo at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

The 2001 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the ninth edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organised by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from 19 to 29 July 2001, and was incorporated into the 2001 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

Groups formed

 * Group A


 * Group B


 * Group C


 * Group D

Group A

 * July 19, 2001


 * July 21, 2001


 * July 22, 2001

Group B

 * July 19, 2001


 * July 21, 2001


 * July 22, 2001

Group C

 * July 19, 2001


 * July 21, 2001


 * July 22, 2001

Group D

 * July 19, 2001


 * July 21, 2001


 * July 22, 2001

Group E
Preliminary round results apply.


 * July 24, 2001


 * July 25, 2001


 * July 26, 2001

Group F
Preliminary round results apply.


 * July 24, 2001


 * July 25, 2001


 * July 26, 2001

Group G

 * July 24, 2001


 * July 25, 2001


 * July 26, 2001

9th-12th place

 * July 28, 2001
 * July 29, 2001 — 9th place


 * July 29, 2001 — 11th place

5th-8th place

 * July 28, 2001


 * July 29, 2001 — 5th place
 * July 29, 2001 — 7th place

Semi finals

 * July 28, 2001

Finals

 * July 29, 2001 — [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze Medal Match


 * July 29, 2001 — [[File:Med 1.png]] Gold Medal Match

Individual awards

 * Best Goalkeeper
 * 🇪🇸 Jesús Rollán (ESP)


 * Topscorer
 * Aleksandar Šapić — 18 goals