Water Polo 2018 Discussion Thread

[ATHENS 1896 15]

With the conclusion of 2018 Women's World Cup, the 13 out of 16 tickets for the 18th FINA World Championships at Gwangju (KOR) - 2019 are decided:

 

1st criteria: 2018 FINA Women’s Water Polo World League Super Final (2 tickets): 1. USA, 2 Netherlands

2nd criteria: 2018 FINA Women's World Cup (4 tickets): 2.Russia, 3. Australia, 4 Spain, 5. China (1. USA already qualified) 

3rd Continental criteria

2018 LEN European Championships (3 tickets): 2. Greece, 4 Hungary, 6 Italy (1 Netherlands, 3 Spain and 5 Russia already qualified)

2018 Asian Games (2 tickets):  2. Kazakhstan 3. Japan (1. China already qualified)

Oceania (1 ticket):  New Zealand (Australia already qualified)

Africa (1 ticket): South Africa

Edited September 11, 2018 by ATHENS 1896

[DaniSRB 899]

Australia got a medal

[Wumo 3,023]

 Split to host 2022 European Water Polo Championships.

http://www2.len.eu/?p=13457

 

[vinipereira 3,460]

Water Polo South American Championship started yesterday. First 2 nations will qualify for the Pan American Games.

 

Venezuela women's team won 59-0 against Paraguay

 

Men's results l Women's results

 

[Wumo 3,023]

2 minutes ago, vinipereira said:

Water Polo South American Championship started yesterday. First 2 nations will qualify for the Pan American Games.

 

Venezuela women's team won 59-0 against Paraguay

 

Men's results l Women's results

 

 

Ay, Dios mío! 

[dcro 10,210]

I'm starting to doubt if those Paraguayans could even swim.

[vinipereira 3,460]

Semifinals of the South American Championships:

 

Men's

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Women's

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Winners will qualify for the Pan American Games (Peru is already qualified which means Brazil will get another chance if it loses today).

 

[mrv86 3,240]

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Winners will qualify for the Pan American Games (Peru is already qualified which means Brazil will get another chance if it loses today).

 

For that to happen, Brazil must either miss the transportation to the venue or play with only a goalkeeper

[Wumo 3,023]

Today the FINA Extraordinary Congress in Hangzhou (CHN) approved the new Water Polo rules.  161 voted yes, 6 voted no, and 2 were absent.

 

The rule changes approved by the FINA Extraordinary Congress were:

 

• The possession time to be reset to 20 seconds after a) a corner throw awarded; b) a rebound after a shot which does not cause change of possession and c) after an exclusion.

• Inside the 6m area, when a player is swimming with and/or holding the ball and is impeded (attacked) from behind during an attempt to shoot, a penalty foul must be awarded (unless only the ball is touched by the defender).

• Free throw shall be taken from the location of the ball (except if the foul is committed inside the 2m line).

• A goal may be scored from a free throw awarded outside 6 metres from a direct shot or after fake or dribble or putting the ball on the water. (Referees shall use signals if the foul happened outside the 6m line.)

• A player taking a corner throw may shoot directly or swim and shoot without passing or pass to another player.

• An additional substitution re-entry area will be at any place between the goal line and the centre field line for flying substitutions.

• Each team may request 2 time-outs during the game at any time while possessing the ball – and a time-out calling device (button) should be used to call a time-out.

• The goalkeeper is allowed to move beyond and touch the ball past the half distance line.

• There shall be a 3-minute interval between the second and third period.

• The use of audio equipment by the game referees.

• The use of game video monitoring system to identify and sanction incidents of brutality or extreme violence that occurred but were not appropriately punished or identified during a game.

• The use of video monitoring system to determine goal or no goal (where available). 

 

 

 

Edited December 10, 2018 by wumo26