The 2008 Men's Olympic Water Polo Qualifying Tournament was a tournament to decide the remaining four competing teams, out of twelve, to attend the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. Eight teams were already qualified, including China as the host country. The tournament was held at the "Ioan Alexandrescu" Pool, newly built in Oradea, Romania from March 2 to March 9, 2008s. Teams GROUP A GROUP B Preliminary round GROUP A Sunday March 2, 2008 Monday March 3, 2008 Tuesday March 4, 2008 Wednesday March 5, 2008 Thursday March 6, 2008 GROUP B Sunday March 2, 2008 Monday March 3, 2008 Tuesday March 4, 2008 Wednesday March 5, 2008 Thursday March 6, 2008 Quarter finals Friday March 7, 2008 Friday March 7, 2008 Semi finals Saturday March 8, 2008 — 7th/10th place Saturday March 8, 2008 — 1st/4th place Finals Saturday March 8, 2008 — Eleventh place Sunday March 9, 2008 — Ninth place Sunday March 9, 2008 — Seventh place Sunday March 9, 2008 — Fifth place Sunday March 9, 2008 — Third place Sunday March 9, 2008 — First place Final ranking Germany, Italy, Greece and Canada qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China, joining Australia, China, Croatia, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia, Spain, and the United States. Individual awards Most Valuable Player Best Goalkeeper Best Scorer — 22 goals See also 2008 Women's Water Polo Olympic Qualifier References Official site M W 2008