2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers
The 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers are a series of tournaments aimed to establish the participants of the 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship. The matches were played from 11 to 13 October 2019.[1]
Pools composition
The draw of the pools was held on 8 June 2019.[1][2] The city selected as host were Tbilisi (Georgia), Nováky (Slovakia), Valletta (Malta) and Utrecht (Netherlands).[3][4][5][6] The best two teams of each group qualified for the European Championship main round.[7]
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
 Georgia (H) |  Belarus |  Malta (H) |  Lithuania |
 Germany |  France | .svg.png){kind=small} Portugal |  Netherlands (H) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland |  Slovakia (H) |  Romania |  Turkey |
 Ukraine |
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 14 | +19 |
| Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 16 | +9 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 42 | -28 |
| 11 October 2019 19:30 | Report | Switzerland | 7–18 | Germany | Olympic Pool (Tbilisi) Referees: Siarou (BLR), Zwart (NED) |
| Score by quarters: 0–4, 2–3, 1–4, 4–7 | |||||
| 3: Pleyer J. Herzog | Goals | 3: Korbel, Preuss, Restović, Zech | |||
| 12 October 2019 19:30 | Report | Georgia | 9–7 | Germany | Olympic Pool (Tbilisi) Referees: Siarou (BLR), Balanescu (ROU) |
| Score by quarters: 5–2, 0–1, 1–2, 3–2 | |||||
| 2: Tsrepulia, Bitadze. Jakhaia, Adeishvili | Goals | 2: Real, Jüngling, Restović | |||
| 13 October 2019 11:00 | Report | Georgia | 24–7 | Switzerland | Olympic Pool (Tbilisi) Referees: Zwart (NED), Balanescu (ROU) |
| Score by quarters: 6–1, 6–0, 6–4, 6–2 | |||||
| 7: Shushiashvili 3: Bitadze, Jelaca, Adeishvili | Goals | 3: Pleyer 2: P. Herzog | |||
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 15 | +29 |
| France | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 20 | +27 |
| Belarus | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 48 | -28 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 46 | -29 |
| 11 October 2019 17:30 | Report | France | 20–5 | Ukraine | Národné centrum vodného póla (Nováky) Referees: Häntschel (GER), Berishvili (GEO) |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 7–2, 5–1, 5–0 | |||||
| 5: Marzouki 4: Vernoux | Goals | 2: Dyadyura | |||
| 11 October 2019 19:00 | Report | Slovakia | 19–4 | Belarus | Národné centrum vodného póla (Nováky) Referees: Balzan (MLT), Uz (TUR) |
| Score by quarters: 4–0, 7–0, 4–1, 4–3 | |||||
| 3: Čaraj, Molnár, Kolárik 2: Marek Tkáč, Baláž | Goals | 1: Khrypakou, Radzko, Padziarun, Kuzmenko | |||
| 12 October 2019 17:00 | Report | Belarus | 6–22 | France | Národné centrum vodného póla (Nováky) Referees: Häntschl (GER), Uz (TUR) |
| Score by quarters: 2–7, 2–6, 1–3, 1–6 | |||||
| 3: Shalamitski, 2: Dzikhtsiarienka | Goals | 5: Marion-Vernoux Bachelier, Cannone, Camarasa | |||
| 12 October 2019 18:30 | Report | Slovakia | 16–5 | Ukraine | Národné centrum vodného póla (Nováky) Referees: Balzan (MLT), Berishvili (GEO) |
| Score by quarters: 3–0, 5–3, 2–1, 6–1 | |||||
| 4: Baláž 3: Marek Tkáč | Goals | 2: Kryvolapov, Dyadyura | |||
| 13 October 2019 10:00 | Report | Ukraine | 7–10 | Belarus | Národné centrum vodného póla (Nováky) Referees: Balzan (MLT), Häntschel (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 1–4, 2–1, 4–3, 0–2 | |||||
| 3: Dyadyura 2: Yuriy Memetyev | Goals | 3: Velichka 2: Shalamitski | |||
| 13 October 2019 11:30 | Report | Slovakia | 9–5 | France | Národné centrum vodného póla (Nováky) Referees: Berishvili (GEO), Uz (TUR) |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–3, 3–0, 1–1 | |||||
| 3: Maroš Tkáč 2: Čaraj | Goals | 2: Kalinić, Marzouki | |||
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14 | +14 |
| Malta | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 23 | -4 |
| Portugal | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 27 | -10 |
| 11 October 2019 17:30 | Report | Romania | 15–7 | Portugal | National Swimming Pool (Valletta) Referees: Papaurelis (LTU), Garcia (SUI) |
| Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–2, 3–2, 6–2 | |||||
| 5: Negrean 3: Gheorghe | Goals | 3: Moreira 2: Sousa | |||
| 12 October 2019 17:30 | Report | Malta | 12–10 | Portugal | National Swimming Pool (Valletta) Referees: Dervieux (FRA), Papaurelis (LTU) |
| Score by quarters: 6–4, 3–1, 3–4, 0–'1 | |||||
| 5: S. Camileri 2: M. Zammit, Cousin, D. Zammit | Goals | 4: Sousa Ramos | |||
| 13 October 2019 10:00 | Report | Malta | 7–13 | Romania | National Swimming Pool (Valletta) Referees: Dervieux (FRA), Garcia (SUI) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–3, 2–4, 1–3 | |||||
| 3: S. Camileri 2: M. Zammit | Goals | 4: Gheorghe 3: Negrean | |||
Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 15 | +17 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 12 | +17 |
| Lithuania | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 45 | -24 |
| 11 October 2019 19:30 | Report | Netherlands | 21–4 | Lithuania | Zwembad De Krommerijn (Utrecht) Referees: Santos (POR), Byelyevtsov (UKR) |
| Score by quarters: 6–2, 3–0, 8–2, 4–0 | |||||
| 3: Lindhout, Gottemaker 2: seven players | Goals | 2: Goštautas | |||
| 12 October 2019 19:30 | Report | Turkey | 24–7 | Lithuania | Zwembad De Krommerijn (Utrecht) Referees: Horvath (SVK), Santos (POR) |
| Score by quarters: 8–4, 7–2, 5–1, 4–0 | |||||
| 5: Bıyık 4: Ozbek | Goals | 2: Vadvilavičius, Jonkus, Bakulo | |||
| 13 October 2019 12:30 | Report | Netherlands | 8–8 | Turkey | Zwembad De Krommerijn (Utrecht) Referees: Horvath (SVK), Byelyevtsov (UKR) |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–2, 2–2, 1–3 | |||||
| 2: van Ijperen | Goals | 3: Bıyık 2: Kahraman | |||
Qualified teams
Teams already qualified through the 2018 European Championship:
Hungary – Host nation
Serbia – Winners of the 2018 European Championship
Spain – Runners-up of the 2018 European Championship
Croatia – 3rd place at the 2018 European Championship
Italy – 4th place at the 2018 European Championship
Greece – 5th place at the 2018 European Championship
Montenegro – 6th place at the 2018 European Championship
Russia – 7th place at the 2018 European Championship
See also
References
- ^ a b "European Water Polo Championships 2020 – QT Draw". len.eu. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Waterpolomannen in EK-kwalificatie tegen Turkije en Litouwen" [Men's Water Polo Team in EC-qualifiyers against Turkey and Lithuania]. knzb.nl (in Dutch). 8 June 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Men's European Water Polo Championship 2020 Quaification Round". Georgian Aquatic Sports Federation (official Facebook page). Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ Patrik Pavelka (8 October 2019). "Slovensko pred štartom kvalifikácie o postup na vodnopólové ME 2020" [Slovakia starting the qualification at the 2020 Water Polo EC]. swimmsvk.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "National Pool Calendar 7–13 October" (PDF). sportmalta.org.mt. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "EK Kwalificatie Oranje in Utrecht" [Oranje EC qualification in Utrecht]. knzb.nl (in Dutch). 24 September 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Qualifications for Budapest: Georgia, Slovakia, Romania and Turkey finish atop the groups". total-waterpolo.com. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
External links
- Official LEN website
- Microplustiming.com (Official results website)