Category: Water Polo

Favorites are through, though Georgia almost stunned Russia All four favorite sides qualified for the quarter-finals. Spain and Montenegro went through without any headache, Greece had to overcome some initial struggles but Russia was pressed till the end by the Georgians and the game almost ended in a shootout. Men’s tournament Quarter-finals qualification: Montenegro v…

Title-holder Netherlands clinches the other top spot, Russia downs Greece The Netherlands won Group B thank to a surprisingly easy cruising against Spain in the decisive match on the last day in the women’s prelims. Russia bested Greece with a devastating performance in the second half (they won that part 7-1) to finish second in…

Hungary sets scoring record, joins Croatia, Italy and Serbia in QF Italy, Hungary and Serbia followed Croatia to the quarter-finals after convincing wins in the last round of the prelims. Hungary indeed needed a 20-goal victory to build a better goal-difference than Spain and its match ended up in a 26-0 rout of Malta, the…

Hungary clinches first place, Slovakia writes history Hungary clinched the first place in Group A after winning a brilliant game against Greece. The other favorites all blew their respective rivals away, Russia scored 34, the third-best effort in the all-time single-game scoring rankings. Slovakia wrote history by claiming a historic first win at the European…

Croatia reaches QF, Hungary and Spain draw in front of 5,000 Croatia was the first team to book its spot though they almost blew their win away against the Montenegrins who came back from 10-5 to 10-10 but the Croats netted the winner 72 seconds from time. Serbia and Italy are also on its way…

Hungary wins thriller, the Dutch shuts out Italy in the second half Host Hungary upended the Russians in the first really thrilling match of the women’s tournament, while Italy suffered another 6-goal defeat, this time from the Netherlands. The Dutch won the second half 4-0. Group A: Hungary v Russia 9-8, Greece v Slovakia 18-2,…

Italy opens with an important win over Greece The Italian team opened its campaign in Budapest with a fine win over Greece, the world champions were really convincing in the second half. The title-holder Serbians had some struggles in the third period against Russia but bounced back in time and won with ease at the…

Spain smashes Italy In the first highlighted match of the tournament Spain didn’t leave any chance to Italy and earned a comfortable 16-10 win. Spain’s Roser Tarrago enjoyed a terrific match as she netted 7 goals. The other favourites added big wins again. Women’s Round 2 Group A: Croatia v Greece 3-18, Russia v Serbia…

No hiccups on the opening day All six favourites claimed multiple-goal wins on the opening day of the women’s tournament at the 34th European Championships in Budapest. Russia managed to score more than 30 goals, this occurred only 5th time in the history of the continental showcase. Women’s Round 1 Group A: Slovakia v Russia…