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Six teams secure spot in Challenger Cup Round of 8

October 21, 2023

Photo: Timmy Cutugno

Almost all eight spots in the Men’s Challenger Cup have been booked after three days of the qualifications.

Six teams have already secured their quarterfinal berths. These include two Swiss clubs, Kreuzlingen and Carouge, thenΒ  Royal Dauphins from Belgium, Galatasaray from Turkey, KVP Novaky from Slovakia, and EVK Zaibas from Lithuania. Even if they lose their upcoming games tomorrow, they will still proceed to the next round.

Group A (Porto, Portugal)

Vitoria Sport Clube – Apoel Nicosia 18:14 (5:1, 3:2, 3:6, 7:5)
Clube Fluvial Portuense – Triglav Kranj 11:10 (4:4, 3:1, 3:3, 1:2)

Fluvial caused a surprise by beating Triglav Kranj 11:10, which was considered the favorite in the group. The second place will be decided after the Portuguese derby, Vitoria – Fluvial. Triglav, which finished the tournament, beat Vitoria by two goals (10:8).

Standings: 1. Kreuzlingen (SUI) 9 (3), 2. Fluvial (POR) 6 (3), 3. Triglav (SVN) 6 (4), 4. Vitoria (POR) 3 (3), 5. Apoel Nicosia (CYP) 0 (3).

Group B (Mouscron, Belgium)

Carouge Natation – City of Manchester 11:10 (2:4, 4:1, 2:2, 3:3)
Royal Dauphins Mouscronnois – Banja Luka 25:7 (8:0, 6:2, 4:3, 7:2)

Carouge Natation edged out Manchester in a thrilling encounter and booked the ticket for the quarterfinals. Tomorrow, the Swiss and host Royal Dauphins will meet in a match that will determine the group winner.

Standings: 1. Carouge (SUI) 9 (3), 2. Dauphins (BEL) 9 (3), 3. Manchester 3 (3), 4. ODTU 3 (3), 5. Banja Luka 0 (4)

Group C (Istanbul, Turkey)

Galatasaray – Polytechnic WP Club 17:8 (3:1, 6:1, 3:3, 5:3)
KVP Novaky – Sporting Clube de Portugal 15:6 (2:1, 5:0, 4:1, 4:4)

Galatasaray and KVP Novaky proved too strong for Polytechnic and Sporting, respectively, and will battle for the top spot tomorrow.

Standings: 1. Galatasaray (TUR) 6 (2), 2. KVP Novaky 6 (2), 3. Polytechnic WPC 0 (2), 3. Sporting (POR) 0 (2).

Group D (Valetta, Malta)

ENKA Sport Club – Cetus Espoo 22:1 (4:0, 6:1,7:0, 5:0)
KVT Komodor – EVK Zaibas 5:19 (0:4, 1:3, 3:4, 1:8)

EVK Zaibas – ENKA Sport Club 8:11 (1:4, 1:3, 3:3, 3:1)
Valetta – Cetus Espoo 21:5 (5:1, 6:0, 5:1, 5:3)

EVK Zaibas was defeated by ENKA (8:11) in the derby, but it mathematically qualified for the quarterfinals and secured at least 2nd place. Tomorrow, Valetta and ENKA will face off. In the case of a possible three-way tie (ENKA, EVK and Valetta), EVK will take 2nd place because it defeated Valetta 15:11.

Valetta and ENKA will play each other tomorrow. Valetta needs a convincing win to overtake ENKA and EVK, which are in 1st and 2nd place after Day 3.

Standings: 1. ENKA (TUR) 9 (3), 2. EVK Zaibas (LTU) 9 (4), 3. Valetta (MLT) 6 (3), 4. Cetus Espoo 0 (3), 5. KVT Komodor (BUL) 0 (3).

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