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March 24, 2020

It’s official: Tokyo Olympic Games postponed

The Olympic Games in Tokyo are officially postponed. Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe has been the first one who confirmed that he and Thomas Bach, the […]
June 27, 2019

New Water Polo Rules Explained! (with Video Examples)

After a lot of consultations, we think we finally got all the new water polo rules sorted out. Most of them are quite simple, but it […]
June 18, 2019

FINA World League Super Final – Belgrade 2019

April 17, 2019

14 National Teams Fight For Trophy in Brno (CZ) at EU Nations Cup U-17

This years edition of the EU Nations Cup Junior Men started today in Brno, Czech Republic. For those of you who did know, EU Nations Cup […]
April 8, 2019

Croatia Stages a 3-0 Rush To Beat Spain in Semis, Hungary Downs Italy – Europa Cup, Day 2

After a couple of big beatings last year, Hungary stroke back to beat the Italians in the first semi-final of the World League Europa Cup finals […]
April 8, 2019

Spain Stuns Serbia, Meets Croatia in The Semis, Hungary Faces Italy – Europa Cup, Day 1

Spain produced the biggest upset of the season so far as they stunned the Olympic title holder Serbian team with a convincing performance in the quarter-finals […]
April 8, 2019

Zagreb Selects Best European Teams for Super Final – Europa Cup

Eight strong European teams are ready to compete for a 2019 FINA Men’s Water Polo World League Super Final qualification spot during the FINA/LEN Europa Cup […]
April 8, 2019

Australia and USA Claim Intercontinental Cups in Perth

Day 6: FINA World League Water Polo Intercontinental Cup in Perth Perth, Australia, Mar 31— Australia men and United States of America women are the 2019 […]
April 8, 2019

Russia and The Netherlands Advance To The Final – Europa-Cup Final

Europa-Cup Final, Turin, Day 2 Three matches were played this afternoon at the Palanuoto in Turin on the second day of the FINA/LEN Water Polo World […]
March 29, 2019

Intercontinental Teams Qualify for Super Finals – World League Day 4

Day 4: FINA World League Water Polo Intercontinental Cup in Perth Perth, Australia, Mar 29— Day four produced the qualifiers for the Super Finals following quarterfinals […]
March 29, 2019

Turin Europa-Cup Final – Three Teams To Qualify for World League Super Final

Russia and Italy qualified directly to the semi-finals for having respectively topped Group A and Group B of the preliminary phase. Both teams will enter the […]
March 28, 2019

China Victory Not Enough for Intercontinental Cup Group Win – Day 3

Day 3: FINA World League Water Polo Intercontinental Cup in Perth Perth, Australia, Mar 28.— China blasted to a men’s group A victory at the expense […]
March 27, 2019

Aussie Sharks Devour Japan in Shootout at Intercontinental Cup

Day 2: FINA World League Water Polo Intercontinental Cup in Perth Perth, Australia, Mar 27.— Australia men forced a penalty shootout to beat Japan 17-15 in […]
March 27, 2019

Six Teams To Battle It Out in Turin (ITA) at Inaugural Europa-Cup Final

The first ever edition of the FINA / LEN Water Polo World League Europa Cup Final – Women 2019 is set to be hosted in Turin, […]
March 26, 2019

Intercontinental Cup Shaping Up in Sunny Perth

The Cup is a qualifier for the 2019 World League with four teams from each tournament qualifying for the Super Finals alongside the top three teams […]
March 13, 2019

Eight Teams Qualify to First Europa Cup in Zagreb (CRO) – Men’s World League

The men’s teams taking part in the European preliminaries of the FINA Men’s Water Polo World League 2019 played their last game last night, Tuesday, March […]
March 12, 2019

Men’s World League Awaits the Clash of the Giants – Day 6

Men’s Water Polo World League continues today with six new matches on the table. Group A leader Hungary will play Malta and try to secure their […]
March 6, 2019

Hungary and The Netherlands Rule Their Pool, Six Teams Qualify to Europa Cup Final

The Game Day 10 of the FINA Women’s Water Polo World League 2019, as part of the European qualification phase, was played last night (Tuesday, March […]
February 20, 2019

Convincing Wins for Germany, Greece, Serbia and Spain – Men’s Water Polo World League, Day 5

The European preliminaries of the FINA Men’s Water Polo World League 2019 went underway in various European cities on Tuesday, February 19, as five games were […]
February 13, 2019

Women European Qualification – Day 9 Results

Day 9 of Women’s Water Polo World League 2019 – European preliminaries is over and the results are here. Stay tuned! Match Results Day 9 (12/02/2019) […]
February 8, 2019

The New Rules from a Russian Perspective

From the core of Russian water polo, Igor Chekunov – Editor at Ruswaterpolo – gives his opinion about the new rules and their implementation. At the […]
February 6, 2019

Gwangju 2019 Water Polo Tournament: 32 Teams Qualified

The water polo qualification phase to secure a berth in the 18th FINA World Championships 2019 in Gwangju, Korea, is now completed as 32 teams (16 […]
February 5, 2019

Lolo Ibern: “The Contact is Killing Water Polo” – Extensive Interview by Waterpolista

Lolo Ibern, one of the highest placed FINA members, talked to WATERPOLISTA.com about the changes in regulations. Apart from the explanations, Ibern offered his view on […]
January 16, 2019

Russia and Italy in Lead – FINA Women’s Water Polo World League 2019

The FINA Women’s Water Polo World League 2019 resumed in Europe with the preliminary phase. On January 9, Spain defeated Israel 13-6 in Netanya (ISR) (3-1, […]