Main article: 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship
The 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers are a series of tournaments aimed to establish the participants of the 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship. The matches were played from 11 to 13 October 2019.
Pools composition
The draw of the pools was held on 8 June 2019. The city selected as host were Tbilisi (Georgia), Nováky (Slovakia), Valletta (Malta) and Utrecht (Netherlands). The best two teams of each group qualified for the European Championship main round.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
 Georgia (H)
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 Belarus
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 Malta (H)
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 Lithuania
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 Germany
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 France
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 Portugal
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 Netherlands (H)
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 Switzerland
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 Slovakia (H)
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 Romania
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 Turkey
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 Ukraine
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Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia |
6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 14 | +19 |
| Germany |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 16 | +9 |
| Switzerland |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 42 | -28 |
| 11 October 2019 19:30 |
Report | Switzerland
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7–18 | Germany
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Olympic Pool (Tbilisi) Referees: Siarou (BLR), Zwart (NED) |
| Score by quarters: 0–4, 2–3, 1–4, 4–7 | |||||
| 3: Pleyer J. Herzog |
Goals | 3: Korbel, Preuss, Restović, Zech | |||
| 12 October 2019 19:30 |
Report | Georgia
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9–7 | Germany
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Olympic Pool (Tbilisi) Referees: Siarou (BLR), Balanescu (ROU) |
| Score by quarters: 5–2, 0–1, 1–2, 3–2 | |||||
| 2: Tsrepulia, Bitadze. Jakhaia, Adeishvili |
Goals | 2: Real, Jüngling, Restović | |||
| 13 October 2019 11:00 |
Report | Georgia
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24–7 | Switzerland
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Olympic Pool (Tbilisi) Referees: Zwart (NED), Balanescu (ROU) |
| Score by quarters: 6–1, 6–0, 6–4, 6–2 | |||||
| 7: Shushiashvili 3: Bitadze, Jelaca, Adeishvili |
Goals | 3: Pleyer 2: P. Herzog | |||
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia |
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 15 | +29 |
| France |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 20 | +27 |
| Belarus |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 48 | -28 |
| Ukraine |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 46 | -29 |
| 11 October 2019 17:30 |
Report | France
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20–5 | Ukraine
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Národné centrum vodného póla (Nováky) Referees: Häntschel (GER), Berishvili (GEO) |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 7–2, 5–1, 5–0 | |||||
| 5: Marzouki 4: Vernoux |
Goals | 2: Dyadyura | |||
| 11 October 2019 19:00 |
Report | Slovakia
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19–4 | Belarus
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Národné centrum vodného póla (Nováky) Referees: Balzan (MLT), Uz (TUR) |
| Score by quarters: 4–0, 7–0, 4–1, 4–3 | |||||
| 3: Čaraj, Molnár, Kolárik 2: Marek Tkáč, Baláž |
Goals | 1: Khrypakou, Radzko, Padziarun, Kuzmenko | |||
| 12 October 2019 17:00 |
Report | Belarus
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6–22 | France
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Národné centrum vodného póla (Nováky) Referees: Häntschl (GER), Uz (TUR) |
| Score by quarters: 2–7, 2–6, 1–3, 1–6 | |||||
| 3: Shalamitski, 2: Dzikhtsiarienka |
Goals | 5: Marion-Vernoux Bachelier, Cannone, Camarasa | |||
| 12 October 2019 18:30 |
Report | Slovakia
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16–5 | Ukraine
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Národné centrum vodného póla (Nováky) Referees: Balzan (MLT), Berishvili (GEO) |
| Score by quarters: 3–0, 5–3, 2–1, 6–1 | |||||
| 4: Baláž 3: Marek Tkáč |
Goals | 2: Kryvolapov, Dyadyura | |||
| 13 October 2019 10:00 |
Report | Ukraine
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7–10 | Belarus
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Národné centrum vodného póla (Nováky) Referees: Balzan (MLT), Häntschel (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 1–4, 2–1, 4–3, 0–2 | |||||
| 3: Dyadyura 2: Yuriy Memetyev |
Goals | 3: Velichka 2: Shalamitski | |||
| 13 October 2019 11:30 |
Report | Slovakia
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9–5 | France
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Národné centrum vodného póla (Nováky) Referees: Berishvili (GEO), Uz (TUR) |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–3, 3–0, 1–1 | |||||
| 3: Maroš Tkáč 2: Čaraj |
Goals | 2: Kalinić, Marzouki | |||
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania |
6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14 | +14 |
| Malta |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 23 | -4 |
| Portugal |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 27 | -10 |
| 11 October 2019 17:30 |
Report | Romania
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15–7 | Portugal
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National Swimming Pool (Valletta) Referees: Papaurelis (LTU), Garcia (SUI) |
| Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–2, 3–2, 6–2 | |||||
| 5: Negrean 3: Gheorghe |
Goals | 3: Moreira 2: Sousa | |||
| 12 October 2019 17:30 |
Report | Malta
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12–10 | Portugal
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National Swimming Pool (Valletta) Referees: Dervieux (FRA), Papaurelis (LTU) |
| Score by quarters: 6–4, 3–1, 3–4, 0–'1 | |||||
| 5: S. Camileri 2: M. Zammit, Cousin, D. Zammit |
Goals | 4: Sousa Ramos | |||
| 13 October 2019 10:00 |
Report | Malta
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7–13 | Romania
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National Swimming Pool (Valletta) Referees: Dervieux (FRA), Garcia (SUI) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–3, 2–4, 1–3 | |||||
| 3: S. Camileri 2: M. Zammit |
Goals | 4: Gheorghe 3: Negrean | |||
Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 15 | +17 |
| Netherlands |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 12 | +17 |
| Lithuania |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 45 | -24 |
| 11 October 2019 19:30 |
Report | Netherlands
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21–4 | Lithuania
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Zwembad De Krommerijn (Utrecht) Referees: Santos (POR), Byelyevtsov (UKR) |
| Score by quarters: 6–2, 3–0, 8–2, 4–0 | |||||
| 3: Lindhout, Gottemaker 2: seven players |
Goals | 2: Goštautas | |||
| 12 October 2019 19:30 |
Report | Turkey
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24–7 | Lithuania
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Zwembad De Krommerijn (Utrecht) Referees: Horvath (SVK), Santos (POR) |
| Score by quarters: 8–4, 7–2, 5–1, 4–0 | |||||
| 5: Bıyık 4: Ozbek |
Goals | 2: Vadvilavičius, Jonkus, Bakulo | |||
| 13 October 2019 12:30 |
Report | Netherlands
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8–8 | Turkey
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Zwembad De Krommerijn (Utrecht) Referees: Horvath (SVK), Byelyevtsov (UKR) |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–2, 2–2, 1–3 | |||||
| 2: van Ijperen | Goals | 3: Bıyık 2: Kahraman | |||
Qualified teams
Teams already qualified through the 2018 European Championship:
Hungary – Host nation
Serbia – Winners of the 2018 European Championship
Spain – Runners-up of the 2018 European Championship
Croatia – 3rd place at the 2018 European Championship
Italy – 4th place at the 2018 European Championship
Greece – 5th place at the 2018 European Championship
Montenegro – 6th place at the 2018 European Championship
Russia – 7th place at the 2018 European Championship
See also
References
- ^ "European Water Polo Championships 2020 – QT Draw". len.eu. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- "Waterpolomannen in EK-kwalificatie tegen Turkije en Litouwen" [Men's Water Polo Team in EC-qualifiyers against Turkey and Lithuania]. knzb.nl (in Dutch). 8 June 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- "Men's European Water Polo Championship 2020 Quaification Round". Georgian Aquatic Sports Federation (official Facebook page). Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- Patrik Pavelka (8 October 2019). "Slovensko pred štartom kvalifikácie o postup na vodnopólové ME 2020" [Slovakia starting the qualification at the 2020 Water Polo EC]. swimmsvk.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- "National Pool Calendar 7–13 October" (PDF). sportmalta.org.mt. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- "EK Kwalificatie Oranje in Utrecht" [Oranje EC qualification in Utrecht]. knzb.nl (in Dutch). 24 September 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- "Qualifications for Budapest: Georgia, Slovakia, Romania and Turkey finish atop the groups". total-waterpolo.com. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
External links
- Official LEN website
- Microplustiming.com (Official results website)
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