After the 5th day of the FINA World Masters Water Polo Championships in Gwangju, two teams have already secured the top places in their respective groups.
Politehnica Cluj-Napoca, after four wins over the Korean clubs, secured the 1st place in the men 30+ group. The Olympic Club (USA), is unattainable for the rivals in the group 35+/45+ in which also plays just three teams on a double round-robin basis.
The Group Stage is completed in the men’s group 60+ and in the women’s tournament. The top four teams from the veteran’s 60+ competition will play in the semifinals.
San Diego Shores (USA) and Rari Nantes Bologna 30+ (Italy) will face off in the women’s final. This will be the second encounter between these two sides in Gwangju. They shared the points in the duel in the group stage.
The tournament for men older than 55 years is almost over. Real Canoe (Spain) and Master Old Fellows (Brazil) will meet in the final.
Everything is open in the two biggest groups, with 7 teams in each category – men’s 45+ and men’s 65+/70+. The Croatian club Dubrovacki Veterani is on the top of the 45+ group, but YBL-Octopus (Hungary) and Spandau (Germany) have chances to jump into the 1st place. Santa Barbara Surfers (USA), KVP H2Opolo Piestany (Slovakia) and Dusseldorfer SC 1898 (Germany) are still unbeaten in the oldest category (65+/70+).
FINA World Masters Water Polo Championships, Day 5
Men 30+ (Unique Round)
Politehnica Cluj-Napoca (Romania) – ARON PS (South Korea) 28:10
Bye: Seoul WP Masters (South Korea)
1 Politehnica Cluj-Napoca 4 – 12
2 Seoul WP Masters 3 – 3
3 ARON PS 3 – 0
(the tournament is organized on a double round-robin basis)
Men 35+/40+ (Unique Round)
The Olympic Club (USA) – OLPAK Water Polo (South Korea) 15:6
Bye: Oazis Sport Club (Hungary)
1 The Olympic Club 4 – 10
2 Oazis Sport Club 3 – 4
3 OLPAK Water Polo 3 – 0
(the tournament is organized on a double round-robin basis)
Men 45+ (Unique Round)
BT Guam (USA) – YBL-Octopus (Hungary) 4:23
East Bay Masters WP (USA) – Spandau 04 (Germany) 9:15
V. Veterani Kosice (Slovakia) – AMPA ECP (Brazil) 5:8
Bye: Dubrovacki Veterani (Croatia)
1 Dubrovacki Veterani 4 – 12
2 YBL-Octopus 5 – 12
3 Spandau 04 4 – 9
4 AMPA ECP 4 – 6
5 V. Veterani 5 – 6
6 East Bay Masters 6 – 3
7 BT Guam 4 – 0
Men 50+ (Semifinals)
The final game The Olympic Club – St-Petersburg Masters and the bronze medal match UWA City Beach – Darkside will be played on Saturday.
Men 55+ (Preliminary Round)
Real Canoe N.C. (Spain) – Master Old Fellows (Brazil) 13:6
Bye: Sunday Boys (Hungary)
1 Real Canoe 4 – 10
2 Master Old Fellows 3 – 4
3 Sunday Boys 3 – 0
(the tournament is organized on a double round-robin basis. On Day 7, Real and Masters Old Fellows will meet in the final match)
Men 60+ (Preliminary Round)
Perth Cockatoos (Australia) – Pampas (Argentina) 8:8
SV Cannstatt (Germany) – Calgary Masters WPC (Canada) 13:5
Campo de D. Larraina (Spain) –S. Barbara Surfers (USA) 1:9
1 S. Barbara Surfers 5 – 15
2 SV Canstatt 5 – 12
3 Pampas 5 – 7
4 Perth Cockatoos 5 – 4
5 Calgary Masters 5 – 3
6 Campo de D. Larraina 5 – 3
(Semifinals S. Barbara Surfers – Perth Cockatoos, Canstatt – Pampas and 5th-6th place match Calgary – Camo de D. Larraina will be played tomorrow).
Men 65+/70+ (Unique Round)
BT Piestany 70+ (USA) – BT Ancient Mariners (USA) 3:5
KVP H2Opolo Piestany (Slovakia) – Dusseldorfer SC 1898 (Germany) 6:6
S. Barbara Masters (USA) – Perth Cockatoos 65+ (Australia) 12:10
Bye: Perth Cockatoos 70+ (Australia)
1 KVP H2Opolo Piestany 5 – 13
2 S. Barbara Masters 4 – 12
3 Dusseldorfer 4 – 10
4 Perth Cockatoos 65+ 4 – 6
5 BT Ancient Mariners 5 – 3
6 BT Piestany 70+ 4 – 0
7 Perth Cockatoos 70+ 4 – 0
Women (Preliminary Round)
San Diego Shores (USA) – Rari N. Bologna 40+ (Italy) 16:3
Rari N. Bologna 30+ (Italy) – Klub STEPP Praha (Czech Republic) 22:2
Pink Pointers Int. (Australia) – The Olympic Club (USA) 3:10
1 Rari Nantes Bologna 30+ 5 – 13
2 San Diego Shores 5 – 13
3 The Olympic Club 5 – 9
4 Rari Nantes Bologna 40+ 5 – 6
5 Klub STEPP Praha 5 – 3
6 Pink Pointers 5 – 0
(The final Rari Nantes Bologna 30+ – San Diego Shores and the bronze-medal match The Olympic Club – R.N. Bologna 40+ will be played on Saturday).
