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2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers

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.[1]

Pools composition

The draw of the pools was held on 8 June 2019.[1][2] The city selected as host were Tbilisi (Georgia), Nováky (Slovakia), Valletta (Malta) and Utrecht (Netherlands).[3][4][5][6] The best two teams of each group qualified for the European Championship main round.[7]

Group A Group B Group C Group D
 Georgia (H)  Belarus  Malta (H)  Lithuania
 Germany  France  Portugal  Netherlands (H)
  Switzerland  Slovakia (H)  Romania  Turkey
 Ukraine

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  7–18  Germany 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  9–7  Germany 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  24–7   Switzerland 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  20–5  Ukraine 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  19–4  Belarus 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  6–22  France 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  16–5  Ukraine 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  7–10  Belarus 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  9–5  France 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  15–7  Portugal 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  12–10  Portugal 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  7–13  Romania 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  21–4  Lithuania 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  24–7  Lithuania 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  8–8  Turkey 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

  1. ^ a b "European Water Polo Championships 2020 – QT Draw". len.eu. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. ^ "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.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Men's European Water Polo Championship 2020 Quaification Round". Georgian Aquatic Sports Federation (official Facebook page). Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  4. ^ 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.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "National Pool Calendar 7–13 October" (PDF). sportmalta.org.mt. Retrieved 12 October 2019.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "EK Kwalificatie Oranje in Utrecht" [Oranje EC qualification in Utrecht]. knzb.nl (in Dutch). 24 September 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Qualifications for Budapest: Georgia, Slovakia, Romania and Turkey finish atop the groups". total-waterpolo.com. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.