The second LEN Women’s European U15 Championship has been playing in Szentes (Hungary).
Twelve teams were in the draw, but, meanwhile, three have withdrawn, and nine teams arrived in Szentes.
The teams were split into two groups in the preliminary stage. Spain completed the competition in Group A with a perfect record. Host Hungary did the same in Group B
2021 Women’s European U15 Championships, Szentes
Group A
Spain, the winner of the 2019 U15 Women’s European Championship title, was too strong for all rivals in Group A. The Spaniards convincingly defeated the Netherlands, Italy, Israel, and Serbia.
Italy finished 2nd. Israel edged out the Netherlands in the last round and secured 3rd place. The Netherlands, which took 4th place, also goes to the quarterfinals. Winless Serbia finished the tournament.
Round 1
Italy – Israel 11:7 (4:2, 0:1, 2:2, 5:2)
Netherlands – Serbia 9:6 (3:0, 1:0, 1:5, 4:1)
Round 2
Serbia – Italy 7:18 (3:6, 0:6, 3:3, 1:3)
Spain – Netherlands 10:3 (3:0, 1:3, 3:0, 3:0)
Round 3
Israel – Serbia 17:5 (3:1, 5:1, 4:3, 5:0)
Italy – Spain 5:13 (0:3, 1:4, 2:3, 2:3)
Round 4
Spain – Israel 14:7 (4:1, 4:4, 2:1, 4:1)
Netherlands – Italy 8:11 (3:1, 2:2, 0:3, 3:5)
Round 5
Israel – Netherlands 9:8 (2:3, 0:3, 3:2, 4:0)
Spain – Serbia 19:2 (5:0, 6:0, 5:2,3:0)
1 Spain 4 – 12
2 Italy 4 – 9
3 Israel 4 – 6
4 Netherlands 4 – 3
5 Serbia 4 – 0
Group B
Four teams played in Group B, and all four advanced to the quarterfinals.
Hungary finished atop. The hosts recorded convincing wins over Greece and Croatia in the first two rounds and defeated Russia in the derby on the last day of the group stage (15:8).
Russia is in 2nd, Greece in 3rd, and Croatia in 4th place.
Round 1
Russia – Croatia 24:9 (6:1, 6:2, 5:3, 7:3)
Greece – Hungary 6:10 (1:5, 1:2, 4:2, 0:1)
Round 2
Russia – Greece 13:7 (4:1, 1:1, 3:1, 5:4)
Hungary – Croatia 17:8 (2:1, 5:3, 8:3, 2:1)
Round 3
Greece – Croatia 15:9 (3:1, 3:3, 4:2, 5:3)
Russia – Hungary 8:15 (2:3, 3:2, 1:5, 2:5)
1 Hungary 3 – 9
2 Russia 3 – 6
3 Greece 3 – 3
4 Croatia 3 – 0
Quarterfinals
Spain – Croatia
Hungary – Netherlands
Russia – Israel
Italy – Greece
