European men´s junior Championships Tbilisi (GEO) 2014

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WATERPOLO - Els nois 7ns Europeu Júnior (FCN)

  La selecció masculina júnior de waterpolo ha acabat 7a en el Campionat d'Europa que s'ha celebrat a Tiblisi, Georgia. Els nois han guanyat el partit per la setena plaça a Holanda per 8 a 7. Roger Tahull, del C.N.Atlètic Barceloneta ha estat escollit millor boia del campionat. Els jugadors catalans convocats per aquest campionat d'Europa han estat: Sergi Cabanas, Miki Linares i Roger Tahull del C.N.Atlètic Barceloneta; Marc Corbalan i Albert Merino del C.N.Mataró; Borja Fenoy del C.N.Sabadell; Guillem Garcia del C.E.Mediterrani; Miquel Gasulla del C.N.Barcelona i Xavier Serra del C.N.Terrassa. 

Day 7 30/08/14 last day

Serbia edges Hungary for European junior gold

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Sunday 31 August 2014, 19:44

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Tim Hartog

The Serbian juniors have completed an incredibly successful summer for Serbia's men's water polo by claiming the 19 & under European Junior championships after beating Hungary 7-6 in Sunday's gold medal final. Yet anoter victory for the Serbs in a final against Serbia after the senior team had triumphed over the Hungarians in this year's World League Super Final, European Championships and FINA World Cup. The past week coach Vladimir Vujasinovic and his men emerged as title favorites and with Hungary also reaching the final this year's world's powerhouses were ready to battle for a major honour once again. Serbia came out firing and quickly established a 3-1 lead which was consolidated in the second period as they enjoyed a seemingly comfortable 4-2 lead at half-time. Hungary however looked to turned things around in a strong third-quarter performance. The two-goal deficit was quickly erased as three straight Hungarian goals got the side leading. But the Serbian side did not panic and saw their patience being rewarded in the important final period. In the final minutes their defence was the key to keep Hungary under pressure, mainly in their man-up situations as multiple efforts proved not enough and the final consolation goal came too late as Serbia played out the final 15 seconds before celebrations on an incredible week and summer started in Tbilisi's Olympic pool.


Croatia took the bronze medal as they defeated Italy 8-4 on Sunday while Greece finished 5th thanks to a 12-8 victory over Montenegro. The final day of action started with Spain taking 7th place as they held off Netherlands 7-6.


2014 European Men's Junior Championships
19 & under

Tbilisi, Georgia
24-31 August

Schedule and results

Sunday, 31 August - final day

Spain vs. Netherlands 7-6 - (7th/8th place)



Greece vs. Montenegro 12-8 - (5th/6th place)



Croatia vs. Italy 8-4 - (3rd/4th place)



Serbia vs. Hungary 7-6 (3-1, 1-1, 1-3, 2-1) - (1st/2nd place)

Player awards

Best goalkeeper
Milan Vitorovic (SRB)

Best defender
Tamas Sedlmayer (HUN)

Best centre-forward
Roger Tahull (ESP)

Highest goal-scorer
Vicenzo Dolce (ITA)

Extensive daily photos series available here.

Roger Tahull, mejor boya del Europeo Júnior

31/08/2014 - El jugador español Roger Tahull ha sido elegido mejor boya del Campeonato de Europa Júnior de Tiblisi, que ha acabado hoy domingo con la victoria de Serbia ante Hungría (7—6) y con Croacia como medalla de bronce (8—4 ante Italia). Con este galardón, Tahull cierra un verano impecable, que lo vio ser nombrado también MVP del pasado mundial Juvenil.

Resultados del torneo: http://lenresults.jumbograndieventi.it/round.aspx?idTournament=266e6bad-2f64-4414-85cc-884a4a47d3a8

Europeo Júnior: España finaliza en 7ª posición

31/08/2014 - La Selección Júinior ha cosechado una sufrida victoria con Holanda (8—7) en su despedida del Europeo de Tiblisi. El conjunto de Emilio Bautista se hace con ello con la séptima posición de la competición, último objetivo deportivo al que aspiraba en la misma. Miquel Gasulla ha encabezado la anotación española, con tres tantos, y también han contribuido Roger Tahull (2) y Borja Fenoy y Alejandro Bustos, con un gol cada uno.

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España 8-7 Holanda

Parciales: 3-1, 2-1, 1-2 y 1-2

España: Miki Linares, Sergi Cabanas, Bruno Navajas, Marc Corbalán, Xavi Serra, Jorge Ramos, Miquel Gasulla (3), Albert Merino, Roger Tahull (2), Borja Fenoy (1), Guillem Garcia, Alejandro Bustos (1) y Alfonso López-Sáez.
Entrenador: Emilio Bautista

Holanda: Van Rossum, Veenhuis, De Voogt, Groenendijk (1), Janssen, Haasnoot (1), Nispeling, Wester Woodt (1), Hoepelman (2), Muller, Van Isperen (1) y De Kopf.
Entrenador: I. Spijker

Árbitros: Szecky y Rakovic

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Russia tops bottom half classification day

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Sunday 31 August 2014, 10:15

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Tim Hartog

The penultimate day of action at the U19 men's European Junior Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia on Saturday saw the clasification matches of the teams up to 9th place being contested. That top ranking of the day was filled by Russia who defeated Romania 7-11 so that the Romanians had to settle for a 10th place finish this year. France took the 11th place ranking edging Turkey in a close contest 8-7. The 13th spot was for Germany who held off Ukraine 8-12 while Slovakia dempened the hopes of the home fans for their local heroes as they topped hosts Georgia in the battle for 15th place 8-7 so the home side finished 16th and last. The top 8 junior teams of Europe will be in action on Sunday, closed out by the battle for gold between Serbia and Hungary.

2014 European Men's Junior Championships
19 & under

Tbilisi, Georgia

24-31 August

Schedule and results
Saturday, 30 August

Slovakia vs. Georgia 8-7 - (15th/16th place)



Ukraine vs. Germany 8-12 - (13th/14th place)



France vs. Turkey 8-7 - (11th/12th place)



Romania vs. Russia 7-11 - (9th/10th place)

Sunday, 31 August - final day

13.00: Spain vs. Netherlands - (7th/8th place)
14.40: Greece vs. Montenegro - (5th/6th place)
16.20: Croatia vs. Italy - (3rd/4th place)
18.00: Serbia vs. Hungary - (1st/2nd place)

Extensive daily photos series available here.

Hungary-Serbia final yet again

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Saturday 30 August 2014, 02:14

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Tim Hartog

Hungary and Serbia will again meet for a men's major gold medal, this time however in the junior category. Both teams won their respective semi-final clashes at the U19 European Junior Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia on Friday to now play for the championship on Sunday. Serbia came out firing against Croatia establishing a 3-0 lead quarter time, not losing a quarter as the Vladimir Vujasinovic coached side recorded a 10-5 victory. Hungary had a tougher job to complete, especially after Italytook a 1-2 lead in the opening period but a storming comeback in the final session secured a stunner as Hungary won 9-8 setting up a final agains the well-known opponents from Serbia. Several classification matches will be played on Saturday before the powerhouses take center stage on Sunday to determine the medallists for these championships in the Georgian capital. On senior level the teams from both countries previously met in the gold medal finals of the FINA World League Super Final in Dubai, the European Championships in Budapest and most recently the FINA World Cup in Almaty, Kazakhstan. All match-ups were won by Serbia. 


2014 European Men's Junior Championships
19 & under

Tbilisi, Georgia
24-31 August

Schedule and results

Friday, 29 August - semi-final round

Greece vs. Spain 8-6 (3-2, 1-3, 3-0, 1-1)
Montenegro vs. Netherlands 13-12 (3-1, 2-3, 4-5, 4-3)

Semi-finals
Serbia vs. Croatia 10-5 (3-0, 2-1, 2-1, 3-2)
Hungary vs. Italy 9-8 (1-2, 2-3, 2-2, 4-1)



Saturday, 30 August

13.00: Slovakia vs. Georgia - (15th/16th place)
14.40: Ukraine vs. Germany - (13th/14th place)
16.20: France vs. Turkey - (11th/12th place)
18.00: Romania vs. Russia - (9th/10th place)

Sunday, 31 August - final day

13.00: LSF1 vs. LSF2 - (7th/8th place)
14.40: WSF1 vs. WSF2 - (5th/6th place)
16.20: LSF3 vs. LSF4 - (3rd/4th place)
18.00: WSF3 vs. WSF4 - (1st/2nd place)

Day 6 29/08/14 1/2 finals

Europeo Júnior: España luchará por el 7º puesto

29/08/2014 - La Selección Masculina ha caído con Grecia por 8—6 en la semifinal por el 5º puesto del Campeonato de Europa Júnior de Tiblisi. Los de Emilio Bautista jugarán el domingo por la 7ª plaza a las 11h de mañana, hora española, contra Holanda. El encuentro podrá seguirse por streaming en el siguiente enlace: http://bit.ly/1zlWb70.

Ficha del partido

Grecia 8-6 España

Parciales: 3-2, 1-3, 3-0 y 1-1

Grecia: Zerdevas, Vopeliadis, Xapetanakis, Mazmanipis (3), Drekas, Tsachilidas, Kalogerakos, Mayrotas, Chatzigoula (2), Liapakis (2), Alvertis (1), Potamianos y Sarris.
Entrenador: I. Frakos

España: Miki Linares, Sergi Cabanas, Bruno Navajas, Marc Corbalán, Xavi Serra, Jorge Ramos, Miquel Gasulla, Albert Merino, Roger Tahull (2), Borja Fenoy (1), Guillem Garcia (1), Alejandro Bustos (2) y Alfonso López-Sáez.
Entrenador: Emilio Bautista

Serbia-Croatia, Hungary-Italy are the Tbilisi semifinals

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Friday 29 August 2014, 07:38

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Tim Hartog

Three out of four countries that saw their senior men's teams reaching the recent 2014 Budapest European championships semifinals had their 19 & under junior teams doing the same in Tbilisi, Georgia on Thursday. Serbia and Italy dominated in their respective quarterfinal matches while Hungary and Croatia received significant more opposition but still managed to advance to the final four. The first of four battles for the semis saw Serbia absolutely stunning friend and foe by holding Greece scoreless as they powered their way to an 0-12 blowout. Hungary was up next but had all troubles with overcoming Montenegro. The magyars led throughout but saw Montenegro coming back to trailing just a single goal on four occasions in the second half. However the György Horkai coached men held on as they edged the Montenegrins 8-9. Croatia also advanced thanks to a 7-9 victory over Spain. A big part of the triumph came in the second period when the Croats turned around a 3-2 deficit into leading 3-4 at half-time. In the final session Croatia secured the two-goal victory. Italy also secured a confident win as they controlled their quarterfinal match-up with the Netherlands from start to finish en route to a 6-13 final score. Now the European Junior Championships in the Georgian capital will see the big powerhouse clashes as Serbia takes on Croatia and Hungary meets Italy for a spot in the gold medal final. 
2014 European Men's Junior Championships
19 & under

Tbilisi, Georgia
24-31 August

Schedule and results

Thursday, 28 August - quarterfinal round

France vs. Romania 5-6 (1-3, 3-1, 0-1, 1-1)
Turkey vs. Russia 13-8



Quarterfinals
Greece vs. Serbia 0-12 (0-2, 0-3, 0-2, 0-5)
Montenegro vs. Hungary 8-9 (2-3, 1-2, 2-3, 3-1)
Spain vs. Croatia 7-9 (3-2, 0-2, 2-2, 2-3)
Netherlands vs. Italy 6-13 (1-3, 1-4, 1-4, 3-2)





Friday, 29 August - semi-final round

11.00: Greece vs. Spain
12.40: Montenegro vs. Netherlands

Semi-finals
14.20: Serbia vs. Croatia
16.00: Hungary vs. Italy

Saturday, 30 August

13.00: LRM1 vs. LRM2 - (15th/16th place)
14.40: WRM1 vs. WRM2 - (13th/14th place)
16.20: LQF1 vs. LQF2 - (11th/12th place)
18.00: WQF1 vs. WQF2 - (9th/10th place)

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Day 5 28/08/14 1/4 finals

Europeo Júnior: ESP cae ante Croacia (7—9)

28/08/2014 - La Selección Júnior, formada mayoritariamente por los Juveniles subcampeones mundiales, ha caído de la lucha por las medallas del Europeo de Tiblisi tras perder en los cuartos de final frente a Croacia por un ajustado 7—9. El conjunto de Emilio Bautista seguirá luchando en el cuadro que define de la 5ª a la 8ª plaza continental, empezando por el choque de mañana a las 11:00h (las 13:00h en Españal, contra Grecia. El partido podrá seguirse por streaming aquí: http://bit.ly/1zlWb70.

Ficha del partido

España 7-9 Croacia

Parciales: 3-2, 0-2, 2-2 y 2-3

España: Miki Linares, Sergi Cabanas (1), Bruno Navajas, Marc Corbalán, Xavi Serra (1), Jorge Ramos, Miquel Gasulla (1), Albert Merino, Roger Tahull (2), Borja Fenoy (1), Guillem Garcia, Alejandro Bustos (1) y Alejandro López-Sáez.
Entrenador: Emilio Bautista

Croacia: M. Matjevic, L. Kaleb (1), F. Tomasek, T Paskojevic, A. Goreta, A. Basic (2), L. Lozina (2), A. Buiha, L. Fatovic (2), I Zivkovic, Zovic (2), K. Erak y F. Cubranic.
Entrenador: V. Kobescak

Árbitros: Simon y Szekey

Day 4 27/08/14

Europeo Júnior: ¡España, a cuartos de final!

27/08/2014 - La Selección Júnior Masculina ha derrotado por un ajustado 7—6 a Rumanía en los octavos de final del Campeonato de Europa de Tiblisi. El conjunto de Emilio Bautista ha podido contar hoy con un recuperado Alejandro Bustos, incorporación que ha sido de gran ayuda para el equipo de cara a lograr el ansiado billete a los cuartos de final, donde los nuestros se medirán mañana a Croacia.

España ya está en cuartos de final tras un sudado triunfo frente a Rumanía, equipo que ha controlado el marcador hasta lograr una máxima renta de dos goles en el tercer parcial. Sin embargo, la buena defensa española en la última manga y los tantos de Borja Fenoy, primero, y dos de Marc Corbalán, han servido para dar la vuelta al electrónico y situar el definitivo 7-6, que nos da el billete para los cuartos de final de mañana, donde espera Croacia.

Ficha del partido

España 7-6 Rumanía

Parciales: 1-2, 1-1, 2-3 y 3-0

España: Miki Linares, Sergi Cabanas (1), Bruno Navajas, Marc Corbalán (2), Xavi Serra, Jorge Ramos, Miquel Gasulla, Albert Merino (1), Roger Tahull, Borja Fenoy (1), Guillem Garcia (2), Alejandro Bustos y Alfonso López-Sáez.

Rumanía: Tic, Rujan, Mircea (1), Pridteasa, Szmbo (1), Searle, Dragomiresuc, Calin, Buica, Gergelvfi, Fulea, Szabor (4) y Vochin.

Day 3 26/08/14

Hungary, Croatia, Italy, Serbia confirm favorite status

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Wednesday 27 August 2014, 08:00

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Tim Hartog

The title contenders are through to the quarterfinals. Hungary, Croatia, Serbia and Italy all remained unbeaten in the group stage, won their respective groups and thus secured a spot with the final eight of the 2014 men's European Junior Championships on Tuesday. In the early morning Hungary convincingly defeated Spain 12-5 for their third straight victory, while Serbia did the same against Russia: 15-7. Croatia led no doubt about their intentions as they dominated Montenegro 3-12 and Italy secured a third victory at the expense of home team Georgia who suffered a 7-14 defeat in the day's final match. In between the other teams were battling to avoid a last-place finish to make sure they can still reach the quarterfinals if ending up victorious in the crossing matches on Wednesday. Netherlands won their first match against Slovakia after a strong third quarter performance to finish 3rd in the group and will now meet Russia for a spot in the quarters. Greece will face France after beating Turkey 9-7 on Tuesday while France stormed back after a 3-0 deficit against Germany to win 4-5. Now Slovakia plays Ukraine and hosts Georgia meet Germany all ranked 4th in the group to start their classification campaign. The group winners enjoy a day off having been qualified for the quarterfinals on Thursday. 


2014 European Men's Junior Championships
19 & under

Tbilisi, Georgia
24-31 August

Schedule and results

Tuesday, 26 August

Hungary vs. Spain 12-5
Netherlands vs. Slovakia 13-8
Greece vs. Turkey 9-7
Germany vs. France 4-5
Serbia vs. Russia 15-7
Romania vs. Ukraine
Montenegro vs. Croatia 3-12
Georgia vs. Italy 7-14

Wednesday, 27 August - qualification round

11.00: Slovakia vs. Ukraine - game 25
12.40: Georgia vs. Germany - game 26
14.20: Greece vs. France - game 27
16.00: Montenegro vs. Turkey - game 28
17.40: Spain vs. Romania - game 29
19.20: Russia vs. Netherlands - game 30

Europeo Júnior: España cae con Hungría (12—5)

26/08/2014 - La Selección Júnior ha caído con Hungría por 12—5 en el encuentro de la tercera jornada de la fase de grupos del Europeo de Tbilisi. Los nuestros, que no pudieron contar por segundo encuentro consecutivo con Alejandro Bustos (aunque alineado, no jugó), no pudieron contener el vendaval atacante húngaro, que se hace con la primera plaza del y obligará a los de Emilio Bautista a jugar los octavos de final, previstos mañana miércoles ante el segundo o tercer clasificado del Grupo D.

Ficha del partido

Hungría 12-5 España

Parciales: 3-1, 3-1, 5-2 y 1-1

Hungría: Kardos, Kolozsi (3), Pohl (2), Seolmayer (3), Z. Kovacs (1), Horvath, Zalanki, Kovacs, Manhercz (2), Kalanquics, Szedmak (1), Kereszturi y Gyorgy
Entrenador: G. Horkhi

España: Miki Linares, Sergi Cabanas (1), Bruno Navajas, Marc Corbalán (1), Xavi Serra, Jorge Ramos, Miquel Gasulla, Albert Merino, Roger Tahull (1), Borja Fenoy (2), Guillem Garcia, Alejandro Bustos y Alfonso López-Sáez.
Entrenador: Emilio Bautista

Árbitros: Birakis y Rovida

Comunicación RFEN. Foto: Delegación RFEN

Day 2 25/08/14

Favorites en route to group wins

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Tuesday 26 August 2014, 06:00

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Tim Hartog

The favorites lived up to their roles on day 2 of the men's European Junior championships in Tbilisi, Georgia posting second straight wins on Monday. For Montenegro the victory was not easy as Germany hung on but eventually had to settle for the tough 6-7 defeat. Croatia let France no doubt on their intentions as they triumphed 4-9 to stay unbeaten. Serbia followed their example in the following match beating Romania 6-13. Fellow medal contender Italy defeated Greece 4-7 for the second triumph, Spain convincingly topped Slovakia 8-16 while Hungary held off the Netherlands 9-11 to also remain a perfect record intact setting up big clashes on day 3 on Wednesday for the respective battles for top spot in the groups and direct qualification for the quarterfinals. Turkey responded to their opening day loss to Italy by beating hosts Georgia in a high scoring final match of the day 12-15. 

2014 European Men's Junior Championships
19 & under

Tbilisi, Georgia

24-31 August

Schedule and results
Monday, 25 August

Germany vs. Montenegro 6-7
France vs. Croatia 4-9
Romania vs. Serbia 6-13
Ukraine vs. Russia
Greece vs. Italy 4-7
Slovakia vs. Spain 8-16
Netherlands vs. Hungary 9-11
Georgia vs. Turkey 12-15

Tuesday, 26 August

09.00: Hungary vs. Spain
10.40: Netherlands vs. Slovakia
12.20: Greece vs. Turkey
14.00: Germany vs. France
15.40: Serbia vs. Russia
17.20: Romania vs. Ukraine
19.00: Montenegro vs. Croatia
20.40: Georgia vs. Italy

Europeo Júnior M: ESP bate a Eslovaquia (8—16)

25/08/2014 - En un muy buen partido de nuestra Selección, España batió a Eslovaquia por 8—16 (1—4, 1—4, 1—6 y 5—2) en la segunda jornada de los Campeonatos de Europa Júnior Masculinos que se están disputando en Tiblisi (Georgia). Con este triunfo, sumado al del debut frente a Holanda (13—10), España se mantiene líder al frente de su grupo.

Ficha del partido

Eslovaquia 8-16 España

Parciales: 1-4, 1-4, 1-6 y 5-2.

Eslovaquia: Hetlerovic, Bauer (2), Martanovic, Hrivnak, Haluska, P. Tkac, M. Tkac (1), Marek (4), Dily, Meciar (1), Dekany, Biben y Veternik.
Entrenador: D. Holas.

España: Miki Linares, Sergi Cabanas (1), Bruno Navajas, Marc Corbalán (1), Xavi Serra (2), Jorge Ramos (1), Miquel Gasulla (4), Albert Merino (2), Roger Tahull (1), Borja Fenoy (5), Guillem Garcia, Alejandro Bustos y Alfonso López-Sáez.
Entrenador: Emilio Bautista.

Árbitros: Sanadze (GEO) y Turkhan (TUR)

Day 1 24/08/14

Europeo Júnior M: ESP derrota a Holanda (13—10)

24/08/2014 - La Selección Masculina ha derrotado a Holanda por 13—10 ) en su debut en el Europeo Júnior de Tiblisi. Roger Tahull, con tres dianas, ha sido el máximo realizador entre los nuestros. Este importante triunfo mantiene inicia la lucha por la consecución del primer objetivo del campeonato, la primera plaza de grupo, que da el acceso directo a los cuartos.

Ficha del partido

España 13-10 Holanda

Parciales: 2-2, 4-2, 2-2 y 5-4

España: Miki Linares, Sergi Cabanas, Bruno Navajas, Marc Corbalán (2), Xavi Serra (1), Jorge Ramos (1), Miquel Gasulla (1), Albert Merino (1), Roger Tahull (3), Borja Fenoy (1), Guillem Garcia (2), Alejandro Bustos (1) y Alfonso López-Sáez.
Entrenador: Emilio Bautista

Holanda: Van Rossum, Veenhuis (2), De Vogt, Van den Burg (3), Groenendijk (1), Janssen, Haasndot, Nispeling (1), Westerwduft, Hoepelman (1), Muller (1), Van Ijperev (1) y De Kopf.
Entrenador: J. Spijer

Árbitros: Birakis (GRE) y Blanchard (FRA)

Favorites make no mistake on European Juniors opening day

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Monday 25 August 2014, 08:01

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Tim Hartog

The men's 19 & under European Junior Championships got underway on Sunday in Tbilisi, Georgia and saw all favorites kicking off their tournament by gaining the first win straight away. Serbia raced past Urkaine 13-3 in the first match of the day followed by Russia who recorded a tough 6-4 win over Romania. Hungary then had little trouble overcoming Slovakia, 16-7, and Spain were always in front against the Netherlands who managed to stay close but eventually had to settle for the 13-10 defeat. Another one-sided affair was to be seen when Montenegro downed France 12-4 and Croatia who conceded just 4 goals as well. They defeated Germany 11-4. Italy did the same but powered its way to a dominating 19-4 victory over Turkey and Greece silenced the hopes of the home crowd in the day's final match when they held local heroes from Georgia to a 3-6 final score in their favour.

2014 European Men's Junior Championships
19 & under

Tbilisi, Georgia

24-31 August

Schedule and results

Sunday, 24 August

Serbia vs. Ukraine 13-3
Russia vs. Romania 6-4
Hungary vs. Slovakia 16-7
Spain vs. Netherlands 13-10
Montenegro vs. France 12-4
Croatia vs. Germany 11-4
Italy vs. Turkey 19-4
Georgia vs. Greece 3-6

Monday, 25 August

09.00: Germany vs. Montenegro
10.40: France vs. Croatia
12.20: Romania vs. Serbia
14.00: Ukraine vs. Russia
15.40: Greece vs. Italy
17.20: Slovakia vs. Spain
19.00: Netherlands vs. Hungary
20.40: Georgia vs. Turkey

Nuestros Júnior Masc., a punto para el Europeo

24/08/2014 - El equipo Júnior español, formado mayoritariamente por la Selección Juvenil que se proclamó subcampeona mundial este mismo mes de agosto, inicia mañana en Georgia su concurso en el Europeo Júnior de la especialidad ante Holanda. El técnico responsable del equipo, Emilio Bautista, se apoyará en Svilen Piralkov, y contará también con la ayuda como delegado técnico del Seleccionador, Gabi Hernández. La competición podrá seguirse por streaming.

La Selección Júnior Española ya está en Tiblisi afinando su puesta a punto para el Europeo Júnior de la especialidad. El equipo que dirige Emilio Bautista cuenta con una formación muy joven y que estará integrada, mayoritariamente, por los recientes subcampeones mundiales Juveniles de waterpolo. De hecho, repiten en relación a esa convocatoria el MVP de Estambul, Roger Tahull, y hasta nueve de sus compañeros en aquél certamen: Alejandro Bustos, Sergi Cabanas, Marc Corbalán, Borja Fenoy, Miquel Gasulla, Miki Linares, Bruno Navajas y Xavi Serra. Se añaden a la lista Alfonso López-Sáez (CW Sevilla), Albert Merino (CN Mataró) y Jorge Ramos (AR Concepción).

España ha quedado encuadrada en el Grupo B junto a Eslovaquia, Hungría y el rival del debut, Holanda. El formato de la competición será el mismo que se emplea en los certámenes mundiales. Así, el primer clasificado accede directamente a los cuartos de final, y segundo y tercero jugará la previa clasificatoria.

Los demás grupos han quedado formados del siguiente modo:
Grupo A Italia, Georgia, Grecia y Turquía
Grupo C: Montenegro, Croacia, Alemania y Francia
Grupo D: Serbia, Rusia, Rumanía y Ucrania

En el último Europeo de la especialidad, celebrado en Canet en Rousillon, Francia, España finalizó en cuarta plaza tras caer en la final por el bronce con Croacia (7-8). El campeón fue Italia, verdugo de los nuestros en semis en la tanda de penaltis, que derrotó a Serbia en el duelo por el oro.

Toda la competición podrá seguirse por streaming. Ésta y otras informaciones en la siguiente lista de enlaces de interés:

Convocatoria oficial: http://rfen.es/publicacion/userfiles/convocatoria-14-088%20CAMPEONATO%20EUROPA%20JUNIOR_%20Tbilisi%20(GEO)_%2024%20al%2031%20Agosto%202014-WEB.pdf

Resultados: http://lenresults.jumbograndieventi.it/round.aspx?idTournament=266e6bad-2f64-4414-85cc-884a4a47d3a8

Streaming: https://www.streamwebtown.com/iframe/r2-facebook/xfactor.php

Men's European Junior Championships to start

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Sunday 24 August 2014, 07:22

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Tim Hartog

The men's Juniors have gathered in Georgia's capital Tbilisi for the climax of what appeared to be a busy summer. After several participants of the men's 19 & under European title this week participated in the world 18 & under championships in Istanbul just weeks ago, they have to have recharged the batteries for another heated battle. Knowing that the top 8 teams of the 18 & under Worlds were all European teams, it's easy to predict the race for the European title will be as equally tight and heavy. The last 19 & under European champions were Italy winning the 2012 tournament, played in Canet-en-Roussillon, France. The team went on an incredible run also winning the inaugural 2012 18 & under World Youth championships and the 20 & under World Juniors next year in Szombathely, Hungary. Things were different for the Italians in Istanbul this year however finishing only 7th. Coming in as high favorites are Hungary who claimed the gold medal in Istanbul and thus are the reigning 18 & under world champs. Spain finished runners-up while both Russia and Serbia, 3rd and 4th ranked respectively, proved to be title contenders as well. Most of these players will appear in this European Junior Championships as well, in case of Serbia's Gavril Subotic even with playing the senior FINA World Cup tournament in Almaty, Kazakhstan this week as well. In the 16-team competition format claiming 1st place in the group will save you a quarterfinal qualification round and could ease up the tournament. Several favorites however will see fierce opposition in that objective. Both Hungary and Spain were drawn in group B while Serbia and Russia meet in the prelims in group D. Meanwhile Italy headlines group A but Montenego and Croatia look to battle for the top spot in group C after coming off an 5th and 8th place finish at the recent World Youth championships in Istanbul. Can they do better with the 19 & under squad? Germany is a respected outsider in the group, both will realise.2014 European Men's Junior Championships
19 & under

Tbilisi, Georgia

24-31 August

Group A: Italy, Georgia, Greece, Turkey
Group B: Hungary, Spain, Netherlands, Slovakia
Group C: Montenegro, Croatia, Germany, France
Group D: Serbia, Russia, Romania, Ukraine.

Schedule

Sunday, 24 August

09.00: Serbia vs. Ukraine
10.40: Russia vs. Romania
12.20: Hungary vs. Slovakia
14.00: Spain vs. Netherlands
15.40: Montenegro vs. France
17.20: Croatia vs. Germany
19.00: Italy vs. Turkey
21.00: Georgia vs. Greece

LEN Bureau Delegate 

Mr Aleksandar Sostar (SRB)

LEN Technical Delegates 

Mr Stefan Bottlik (SVK)

Mr Gyorgy Martin (HUN)

Mr Milivoj Bebic (CRO)

Mr Andrey Constantinov (BUL)

Mr Andy Hoepelman (NED)

Mr Dragan Rajevic (MNE) 

Mr Paulo Ramos (POR)

LEN Medical Delegate 

Dr Christine Lepourcelet (FRA)

LEN Referees 

Mr Maro Savinovic (CRO)

Mr Raul Torres (ESP)

Mr Florent Blanchard (FRA)

Mr Irakli Kikalishvili (GEO)

Mr Christian Landmann (GER)

Mr Michail Birakis (GRE)

Mr Balazs Szekely (HUN)

Mr Alberto Rovida (ITA)

Mr Boris Obradovic (MNE)

Mr Henk Smit (NED)

Mr Mihai Simion (ROU)

Mr Gleb Abdrizyakov (RUS)

Mr Ivan Rakovic (SRB)

Mr Lubomir Zurek (SVK)

Mr Erkan Turkkan (TUR)

Mr Volodymyr Kapinus (UKR)