It’s now official – there will be no Asian teams at the men’s Olympic qualification tournament in Rotterdam.
Total Waterpolo has already published the information that the Asians won’t play the qualifications.
The confirmation came from the Organizing Committee of the tournament, which published the schedule of the qualifications.
As expected, Turkey and France replaced the Asian teams.
Iran and China were invited to take part in the Intercontinental qualifications in Rotterdam, according to the ranking at the 2018 Asian Games, but they gave up the tournament, as well as all other invited Asian teams.
Even 10 European and two American teams (Canada and Brazil) will battle for the Olympic berths. The top three ranked teams will qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Group A: Greece, Montenegro, Brazil, Canada, Georgia, Turkey.
Group B: Croatia, Germany, Russia, Romania, Netherlands, France.
Olympic Qualifications, Rotterdam (March, 22nd – 29th)
Group A
Day 1 (March 22)
Georgia – Greece
Canada – Brazil
Turkey – Montenegro
Day 2 (March 23)
Greece – Brazil
Montenegro – Canada
Georgia – Turkey
Day 3 (March 24)
Brazil – Montenegro
Turkey – Greece
Canada – Georgia
Day 4 (March 25)
Greece – Montenegro
Georgia – Brazil
Turkey – Canada
Day 5 (March 26)
Montenegro – Georgia
Canada – Greece
Brazil – Turkey
Group B
Day 1 (March 22)
Netherlands – Germany
Croatia – Romania
France – Russia
Day 2 (March 23)
Romania – Russia
Germany – France
Croatia – Netherlands
Day 3 (March 24)
Russia – Germany
Netherlands – Romania
France – Croatia
Day 4 (March 25)
Romania – Germany
Croatia – Russia
Netherlands – France
Day 5 (March 26)
France – Romania
Russia – Netherlands
Croatia – Germany
Quarterfinals (March 27th)
Match QF1: 1A – 4B
Match QF2: 2A – 3B
March QF3: 3A – 2B
Match QF4: 4A – 1B
Semifinals (March 28th)
Classification 5 – 8
Losers QF1 – QF3
Losers QF2 – QF4
Classification 1 – 4
Winners QF1 – QF3
Winners QF2 – QF4
Final Day (March 29)
Seventh-place game
Fifth-place game
Third-place game
Final
