Greece and Hungary to contest first U16 World Championship Final

August 26, 2022

The penultimate day of the U16 Women’s World Championships saw the hosts Greece progress to the ‘Platinum’ final, where they will face Hungary tomorrow in what promises to be a hotly contested final. Elsewhere, Japan and Italy will battle it out for the ‘Gold’ medal, after beating the Netherlands and Croatia respectively.

A stellar first quarter for the hosts Greece was enough to see them through to the grand final proper. Ariadni Karampetsou netted three times to see her team over the line.

Japan stunned the Netherlands to make the ‘Gold’ medal match (de facto 5th place final). Kaho Shironoshita had an outstanding game, converting five times to give Japan a 10-4 win.

Japan will meet Italy in the Gold final, after they stuffed Croatia 19-5. Notable scorers for the Setterosa included Bianca Rosta (5), Teresa Lombardo (3), Eleonora Bianco (3), Emma Bacelle (3) and Cecilia Oliva (3).

The United States are on course to win the ‘Silver’ round – with victories over Israel and Switzerland.

Platinum Semi-final Results

Greece 9-7 Australia (4-1, 2-1, 2-4, 1-1)

Greece: E. Konstantopoulou, K. Margariti 1, E. Kovatsevitis 1, A. Fouraki, D. Drakotou 2, N. Piovan, I. Kanellopoulou, E. Beta, M. Papadopoulou 1, T. Galanopoulou, A. Klapsianou 1, A. Karampetsou 3, A. Bekri

Australia: M. Dyer, T. Hughes 2, L. Levenberg-Penklis 1 , S. Dunn, S. Owen 1, O. Muir, C. Mcculloch 1, C. Isaac, B. Cranley, M. Waugh 2, S. Brodie, E. Nash, I. Mulligan

Hungary 5-4 Spain (2-1, 2-1, 1-1, 0-1 )

Hungary: L. Torma, H. Zantleitner, L. Kardos, Z. Horvath 1, L. Soti, N. Lendvai 1, E. Gulyas-Odal, K. Hajdu 1, E. Varro 1, D. Kardos, Z. Lendvay 1, P. Tiba, N. Varga

Spain: M. Matamala, M. Claveria 1, R. Gurri, A. Temprano, L. Vara, C. Penalver, C. Quintanar, M. Peragon, I. Almeda, A. Sanchez 1, I. Martinez, D. Quinzada 2, M. Diaz

Photo: KOE

Gold Semi-final Results

Netherlands 4-10 Japan (0-2, 2-2, 0-3, 2-3)

Netherlands: C. Van Leeuwen, T. Van der Elst, K. Heerink, L Van Hoff, N. Willemsen, L. Schreurs, P. Gorter 1, M. Lindeman, I. Vreeling 1, E. Ouwens 1, T. Van der Meer, A. Kleinlugtbeld 1, R. Boxsem

Japan: N. Kanja, R. Morita 1, K. Shironoshita 5, M. Yamamoto 1, M. Ohmae 2, A. Ishimori, S. Fukuda1 , R. Bando, A. Morohashi, S. Sobajima, K. Matsumoto

Croatia 5-19 Italy (0-6, 2-3, 1-5, 2-5)

Croatia: L. Korac, N. Jazvin, R. Pesic 1, J. Loncar, M. Fox, R. Glas, L. Srhoj 2, N. Alamat 1, C. Rizof 1, A. Stipanov, P. Cagalj, A. Lulic, S. Frketic

Italy: O. Sesena, E. Bianco 3, B. Cassara, M. Osti, S. Moschetti 1, T. Lombardo 3, B. Rosta 5, E. Bacelle 3, L. Polidori 1, C. Grasso 3, G. Oliva, A. Banchi, E. Pozzani

Photo: KOE

Silver Round Results

United States 24-1 Switzerland (5-0, 2-1, 10-0, 7-0)

United States: K. Glad, J. Billingsly 2, S. Umeda 2, A. Deprez 2, L. Haaland-Ford 2, A. Cohen 2, R. Hassett 5, C. Minton 2, K. O’Dea 1, K. Pantaleon 1, C. Raisin 2, A. Nowaczek 3, S. Kring

Switzerland: M. Raveglia, S. Schwab, M. Macharia, F. Jenkinson, E. Schaefer, J. Grandchamp, M. Andrade, A. Nussbaumer 1, N. Hess, S. Dasic

Turkiye 6-13 Israel (0-2, 1-5, 2-4, 3-2)

Turkiye: I. Demir, E. Gurelli 1, Z. Hepkorucu, N. Altiparmak, H. Suzmecelik, B. Arik, H. Dabbag 3, I. Gurun 1, S. Yapar, D. Yarayan, D. Guclu 1, D. Pehlivanoglu, I. Olgun

Israel: R. Kakuzin, M. Katzir 1, S. Amor, C. Arbiv 1, Y. Raz 1, I. Futorian, C. Rahum 3, T. Ben Aharon 2, M. Tirosh 3, M. Koren, A. Klein 1, G. Borenstein 1, A. Abramovitch

Switzerland 0-11 South Africa (0-2, 0-4, 0-3, 0-2)

Switzerland: M. Raveglia, S. Schwab, M. Gross, L. Siegenthaler, M. Macharia, F. Jenkinson, E. Schaefer, J. Grandchamp, M. Andrade, A. Nussbaumer, N. Hess, A. Arnold, S. Dasic

South Africa: K. Swaintston-Harrison, H. Banks 2, T. Harty 1, M. Loizides 1, A. Smith, A. Van Breda 1, E. Van Heerden 2, T. Kreymborg 2, A. De Villiers, E. Catto 1, R. Uys, N. Bantom, J. Hough

Israel 5-13 United States (1-3, 0-3, 3-3, 1-4)

Israel: R. Kakuzin, M. Katzir 1, S. Amor, C. Arbiv 1, Y. Raz, I. Futorian, C. Rahum 2, T. Ben Aharon, M. Tirosh 1, M. Koren, A. Klein 1, G. Borenstein, A. Abramovitch

United States: K. Glad, J. Billingsly 1, S. Umeda, A. Deprez 1, L. Haaland-Ford 1, A. Cohen 3, R. Hassett, C. Minton 2, K. O’Dea 3, K. Pantaleon 2, C. Raisin, A. Nowaczek, S. Kring