Water Polo 2017 Discussion Thread

[hckošice 16,613]

On 10. 1. 2017 at 19:48, dareza said:

still this si good for Slovakia. Second place in group is now realistic. So, you can be in pot 2 for next WL and maybe even better draw for Euro 2018.

 

Great prediction!

We won against Romania 6-5 tonight in Košice and we are now assured to finish second

[dareza 911]

52 minutes ago, hckosice said:

 

Great prediction!

We won against Romania 6-5 tonight in Košice and we are now assured to finish second

 

nice

[hckošice 16,613]

6 minutes ago, dareza said:

 

nice

 

off topic

your hockey youngs lost to Spain by a goal at the end of the match and you missed a great opportunity to tie the game in the last seconds I watched the last period and Serbians played much better but were unlucky in the offensive

[Gianlu33 6,007]

12-9, and bye bye Russia!  World league finals, we are coming!  

[dareza 911]

11 hours ago, hckosice said:

 

off topic

your hockey youngs lost to Spain by a goal at the end of the match and you missed a great opportunity to tie the game in the last seconds I watched the last period and Serbians played much better but were unlucky in the offensive

 

yes Really sad.

[DaniSRB 899]

33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships

Switzerland and the Czech Republic go through

 

Switzerland and the Czech Republic, host of the first round of the 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships Qualifying Tournament, have clinched the spots to the next round after defeating Austria 9-8 and Bulgaria 10-6.

Switzerland was superior to Austria throughout the match, having a 4-1 lead after the first quarter. After several ties, the Swiss National Team’s victory wasn’t altered by Austrian Ferenc Makray’s goal just seven seconds before the end of the game.

 

The Czech Republic secured the second spot in the next round after defeating Bulgaria, the weakest team of the weekend, with a solid performance, especially in the second quarter.

Switzerland, the first classified team of the tournament held this weekend in Prague, will travel to Poland for the second round to face Belarus, Israel and Poland. The Czech Republic will have to defeat Lithuania, Ukraine and Portugal, in a Portuguese city.

 

The second round will be held from October 6-8 and no teams will be eliminated. The eight contenders’ results will determine their rivals in the play-off phase, that will take place in February 2018. They will face the teams classified 9-16 in the latest European Championships.

 

Women Qualification
The start of the Women’s Qualifying Stage will coincide with the second round of the Men’s Pre-European Tournament, scheduled for October. Held in Ukraine, seven teams will face each other for six spots in the play-off phase. The teams are: Malta, Israel, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Ukraine. The six qualified teams will have to play against the squads classified 7 to 12 in Belgrade 2016.

 

Results of this weekend:
Bulgaria – Austria 7-16
Czech Republic – Switzerland 7-8
Switzerland – Bulgaria 12-7
Czech Republic – Austria 11-10
Switzerland – Austria 9-8
Czech Republic – Bulgaria 10-6

[DaniSRB 899]

After the summer in water polo there will be lot of chances.......teams will be reduced from 13 to 11 player and will be played in 25m pools

 

i guess it means we will see 12 women's teams in Tokyo

[heywoodu 16,460]

1 hour ago, DaniSRB said:

After the summer in water polo there will be lot of chances.......teams will be reduced from 13 to 11 player and will be played in 25m pools

 

i guess it means we will see 12 women's teams in Tokyo

That sounds like wonderful news 

[DaniSRB 899]

1 minute ago, heywoodu said:

That sounds like wonderful news 

actually for the sport no, players and coaches are against......i hope they will let one replacement for GK at least

[heywoodu 16,460]

Just now, DaniSRB said:

actually for the sport no, players and coaches are against......i hope they will let one replacement for GK at least

 

Well, if it means the Olympic tournament will actually be a good tournament instead of only 8 nations like some sort of demonstration event, I'm all for it.