Just a week after the end of the 18th FINA World Championships in Gwangju, there is again a lot of water polo action at the Nambu University Grounds.
The FINA World Water Polo Masters Championships has started in Gwangju today!
Since 2015, the masters competition has been held jointly with the FINA World Championships, several days after seniors have gone home.
This year, 39 water polo teams take part (33 in men’s and 6 in women’s competition)
The female sides compete in one group, while the male squads are split into 7 age groups. All teams are playing round-robin tournaments. The medal matches will be staged in women’s competition and two men’s age groups (50+ and 60+).
As usual, results and medals aren’t the most important at competitions like the Masters championships but friendship and entertainment. However, everybody like winning…
FINA World Masters Water Polo Championships, Day 1
Men 30+ (Unique round)
ARON PS (South Korea) – Politehnica Cluj-Napoca (Romania) 5:32
Bye: Seoul WP Masters (South Korea)
Men 35+/40+ (Unique round)
OLPAK Water Polo (South Korea) – The Olympic Club (USA) 3:30
Bye: Oazis Sport Club (Hungary)
Men 45+ (Unique round)
Dubrovacki Veterani (Croatia) – Spandau 04 (Germany) 11:6
BT Guam (USA) – East Bay Masters WP (USA) 9:14
V.Veterani Kosice (Slovakia) – YBL-Octopus (Hungary) 3:9
Bye: AMPA ECP (Brazil)
Men 50+ (Preliminary)
St.Petersburg Masters (Russia) – The Olympic Club (USA) 7:8
UWC City Beach WPC (Australia) – Darkside (USA) 9:10
Men 55+ (Unique Round)
Master Old Fellows (Brazil) – Real Canoe (Spain) 7:7
Bye: Sunday Boys (Hungary)
Men 60+ (Preliminary)
Campo de D. Larraina (Spain) – Pampas (Argentina) 2:4
SV Cannstatt (Germany) – Perth Cockatoos (Australia) 11:8
S. Barbara S. Surfers (USA) – Calgary Masters WPC (Canada) 19:1
Men 65+/70+ (Unique Round)
S. Barbara Masters (USA) – BT Ancient Mariners (USA) 13:3
BT Piestany (USA) – KVP H2OPolo Piestany (Slovakia) 6:13
Perth Cockatoos 70+ (Australia) – Dusseldorfer SC 1898 (Germany) 2:12
Bye: Perth Cockatoos 65+
Women
Pink Pointers International (Australia) – Rari Nantes Bologna 40+ (Italy) 3:13
Rari Nantes Bologna 30+ (Italy) – San Diego Shores (USA) 7:7
The Olympic Club (USA) – Klub Stepp Praha (Czech Republic) 20:6
