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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 […]
January 20, 2020

Montenegro cruises to quarterfinals

Montenegro cruised to a win over Turkey in the first match of the crossover round at the male tournament of the 34th European Championships in Budapest. […]
January 19, 2020

Netherlands beats Spain for top spot in Group B, Hungary wins 27:0

The highlight of the last competition day in the group stage at the female European Championships was a clash of the Netherlands and Spain. The Netherlands, […]
January 19, 2020

Slovakian ladies join circle of top 8 European teams

The most exciting match of the morning/afternoon session of the female tournament at the 34th European Championships was an encounter between Slovakia and Croatia. The Slovaks […]
January 18, 2020

Hungary equals Greece’s record and reaches quarterfinals

Hungary equaled Greece’s record of the biggest victory in the history of the European Championships for men. On Day 3 of the 34th Europeans in Budapest, […]
January 18, 2020

Romania earns ticket for crossover round

Romania is the winner of the morning/afternoon session of the last day of the group stage at the European Championships for men in Budapest. The Romanians […]
January 17, 2020

Hungary cements first place, Slovakia makes history

Host Hungary secured the 1st place in Group A of the female tournament at the 34th European Championships. The Hungarians defeated Greece 13:10 in the most […]
January 17, 2020

Spain and Netherlands  warm up for crucial match, Russia scores 34 goals

The fourth day of the women’s tournament at the Europeans has started in the same manner as the previous three. Favorites have no problems in beating […]
January 16, 2020

Thrilling night in Budapest: Hungary and Spain share points, Croatia advances to quarterfinals

Two big derbies closed the second day of the male tournament at the 34th European Championships in Budapest. Hungary and Spain shared the points in an […]