| Water polo at the 2010 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Tianhe Natatorium |
| Dates | 15–25 November 2010 |
| Competitors | 168 from 11 nations |
Water polo at the 2010 Asian Games was held in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China from November 13 to 25, 2010. In this tournament, 9 teams played in the men's competition, while the woman's tournament made their first participation with 4 teams.
| ● | Round | ● | Last round | P | Preliminary round | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 15th Mon |
16th Tue |
17th Wed |
18th Thu |
19th Fri |
20th Sat |
21st Sun |
22nd Mon |
23rd Tue |
24th Wed |
25th Thu |
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| Men | P | P | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||
| Women | ● | ● | ● |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
The draw ceremony for the team sports was held on 7 October 2010 at Guangzhou. The men were drawn into two groups of five teams, the women were played in round robin format.[1] The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 2009 Asian Championships.[2]
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* Iran withdrew shortly after the draw.
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Further information: Water polo at the 2010 Asian Games – Men |
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
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 Kazakhstan |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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 China |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
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 Japan |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  South Korea |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |  Athletes from Kuwait |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Singapore |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Saudi Arabia |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 |  Hong Kong |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 |  Qatar |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Further information: Water polo at the 2010 Asian Games – Women |
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
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China |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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Kazakhstan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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 Uzbekistan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  India |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
