34th LEN European Water Polo Championships

January 26, 2020

Hungary wins European gold after 21 years

The penalty shootout decided the gold-medal winner at the Europeans for the second time in history. The first final, which went to a shootout, was the […]
January 26, 2020

Montenegro clinches bronze after magnificent comeback

Montenegro won the bronze medal at the male European Championships, after a magnificent comeback in the match for the third place against Croatia. The Montenegrins edged […]
January 26, 2020

Serbia wins in clash of champions for 5th place

The outgoing continental champion Serbia won the 5th place at the 34th European Championships in Budapest. Serbia recorded an 8:7 win over Italy in the 5th-place […]
January 25, 2020

Spanish ladies are new European champions

Spain is the new European water polo champion for ladies. The Spaniards defeated Russia 13:12 in the final game of the 34th European Championships in Budapest. […]
January 25, 2020

Hungary edges out Netherlands and clinches bronze medal

Hungary won the bronze medal at the European Championships for women. The Hungarian ladies edged out the 2018 champion Netherlands – 9:8 in the bronze-medal match. […]
January 25, 2020

Italy defeats Greece to take 5th place

The last day of the female tournament at the 34th European Championships was opened by the games for 5th and 7th place. Italy finished in 5th […]
January 25, 2020

Gergely Kiss: “One big question remains”

Leading up to the final days of the competition, we saw some thrilling games as well as real surprises. In the women’s tournament, I really expected […]
January 25, 2020

A Gold medal match that brings real joy to water polo fans

The last competition day of the female tournament at the Europeans is about to start. Find out what our blogger Marton Benczur expects. France  – Slovakia […]
January 24, 2020

Hungary ousts Montenegro and earns medal and Olympic ticket

Hungary beat Montenegro in the second semifinal of the ECH in Budapest 10:8 and achieved two objectives – they secured a medal and also earned an […]
January 24, 2020

Spain repeats story from Gwangju and continues battle for gold

Spain defeated Croatia 9:8 in the first semifinal game of the men’s tournament at the European Championships in Budapest. The final score  is very similar to […]
January 24, 2020

Serbia and Italy to face off in consolation final

Two reigning champions – Italy and Serbia – will play in the 5th-place game at the 34th European Championships for men. Italy, the world champion, defeated […]
January 24, 2020

ANSWERED: Kobescak’s six questions about the European Championships

The quarter finals are behind us and it is time to look back and examine this passed portion of the European Championships to see if we […]
January 24, 2020

“Nothing happens by chance” – Calcaterra on Italy’s defeat

Total Waterpolo’s blogger Roberto Calcaterra analyzes Italy’s defeat in the quarterfinals and predicts the outcome of the European Championships. Montenegro stopped the world champions from Gwangju […]
January 23, 2020

Spain edges out Hungary and reaches gold medal match

Spain is in the final of the women’s tournament at the 34th European Championships. The Spaniards edged out host Hungary in the thrilling second semifinal match […]
January 23, 2020

Russia dethrones Netherlands after shootout

Russia defeated the Netherlands in the first semifinal of the female tournament at the 2020 European Championships. A dramatic match was decided after a penalty shootout. […]
January 23, 2020

Greece and Italy battle for 5th place

There were no surprises in the semifinals for places 5th-8th of the women’s tournament at the 34th European Championships in Budapest. Greece and Italy proved too […]
January 23, 2020

The best defense tests the best attack

On the eve of the semifinal games at the female tournament, Marton Benczur continues his series of blogs for Total Waterpolo Netherlands – Russia The best […]
January 22, 2020

Hungary and Croatia join Spain and Montenegro in semifinals

Hungary and Croatia recorded the victories in the third and fourth quarterfinal match of the male tournament at the 34th European Championships and joined Montenegro and […]
January 22, 2020

Two champions leave Budapest without medals

Olympic champion Serbia and World champion Italy will finish the 34th European Championships in Budapest with no medals. Both teams were defeated in the quarterfinal matches […]
January 22, 2020

Germany and Georgia to play for 9th place

The teams of Georgia and Germany will play in the match for the 9th place at the 34th European Championships for men in Budapest. The semifinals […]
January 21, 2020

Russia and Hungary continue to hunt for Olympic berth

Spain, Russia, Hungary and the Netherlands advanced to the semifinals of the women’s European Championships in Budapest. In the evening session of the quarterfinal day, the […]
January 21, 2020

Titleholder secures semifinals with convincing win

The Netherlands became the first team that secured its spot in the semifinals at the female tournament of the 34th European Championships in Budapest. The titleholder […]
January 21, 2020

Russia and Italy in the spotlight of the quarterfinals

Our blogger Marton Benczur in today’s article writes about his predictions before the women’s quarterfinals. Netherlands – Slovakia The Slovak team has a significant result in […]
January 20, 2020

Favorites make no mistake in crossover round

Favorites made no mistake in the crossover round of the 34th European Championships for men in Budapest. Spain, Russia, Greece and Montenegro defeated their respective rivals […]