The U17 European Junior Championships this year will be incorporated in the 1st European Games, to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan and both the boys and girls this weekend are busy qualifiying for the prestigious and exciting event. The action is in full swing in four different cities for the boys while three girls groups while in the girls competition only group A, played in France, was kicked off on Thursday already. Here France hopes to take the top spot in the group while Czech Republic and Great Britain hope to join them after an 8-8 draw in the head-to-head duel early Friday morning. In the men's competition the expected favourites all enjoyed comfortable openers on Thursday but it got closer in the first of two groups that has scheduled a double round on Friday, group B in Austria, where Slovakia won a close match over Turkey 12-13 pushing their case for the first spot in the group. On a busy Friday Greece and the Netherlands did so in group A while Malta and Great Britain look to battle who to join Germany to Baku out of group D.
The groups got some more composition on Saturday where the hosts in group A the Netherlands lost a key match-up to Ukraine 10-11 in the likely battle for 2nd place in the group although the Dutch can turn things around facing Greece on Sunday. The favourites made no mistake in group B but in group C France won the top match over Romania 6-8 now being close to claiming the top spot in the group. In group D the home fans had reason to cheer as Malta topped Great Britain in a close battle 6-7. With Germany running for first place Malta looks to be joining them en route to Baku. The top 2 sides of each group qualifies for the U17 European Junior Championships, or rather the water polo tournaments of the 1st European Games in Baku.
Considering the final classification of the Men’s European Junior Championship of Malta 2013 and the ranking of the Women’s European Junior Championship of Istanbul 2013, the teams directly qualified to the Euro Games proper are respectively the 1st to 7th placed teams at the Men’s Junior Champs 2013 (Montenegro, Serbia, Italy, Hungary, Croatia, Russia, Spain plus Azerbaijan as organiser), and the 1st to 6th placed teams at the Women’s Junior Champs 2013 (Greece, Spain, Netherlands, Italy, Hungary, Russia).
European Junior Championships 17 & under
Baku, Azerbaijan (during 1st European Games)
Qualification tournament
MEN
Group A (played in Nijverdal, Netherlands)
Thursday, 12 March
17.30: Ukraine vs. Greece 3-20 (0-6, 0-4, 2-6, 1-4)
19.00: Netherlands vs. Portugal 29-3 (6-0, 8-2, 7-1, 8-0)
20.30: Slovenia vs. Belarus 10-13 (2-3, 3-4, 3-2, 2-4)
Friday, 13 March
17.30: Ukraine vs. Portugal 23-2 (7-0, 6-0, 5-1, 5-1)
19.00: Netherlands vs. Belarus 23-4 (5-0, 7-1, 3-0, 8-3)
20.30: Greece vs. Slovenia 29-3 (6-1, 7-1, 8-0, 8-0)
Saturday, 14 March
09.30: Netherlands vs. Slovenia 21-1 (6-0, 2-0, 6-0, 7-1)
11.00: Portugal vs. Greece 3-28 (1-7, 0-7, 1-8, 1-6)
12.30: Ukraine vs. Belarus 16-4 (5-0, 3-0, 6-0, 2-4)
17.30: Slovenia vs. Portugal 9-7 (2-3, 1-3, 2-1, 4-2)
19.00: Netherlands vs. Ukraine 10-11 (3-4, 1-1, 3-4, 3-2)
20.30: Greece vs. Belarus 21-4 (5-2, 7-1, 4-1, 5-0)
Sunday, 15 March
09.30: Ukraine vs. Slovenia
11.00: Portugal vs. Belarus
12.30: Netherlands vs. Greece
Group B (played in Graz, Austria)
Thursday, 12 March
17.00: Turkey vs. Georgia 18-9 (6-2, 4-3, 2-2, 6-2)
18.30: Austria vs. Moldova 9-9 (3-1, 0-2, 1-2, 5-4)
20.00: Slovakia vs. Bulgaria 27-3 (6-1, 6-2, 7-0, 8-0)
Friday, 13 March
09.30: Austria vs. Bulgaria 9-5 (1-1, 3-1, 4-2, 1-1)
11.00: Georgia vs. Moldova 11-5 (5-1, 1-2, 3-2, 2-0)
12.30: Turkey vs. Slovakia 12-13 (4-3, 2-5, 3-1, 3-4)
17.00: Moldova vs. Bulgaria 13-8 (1-1, 3-1, 2-3, 7-3)
18.30: Austria vs. Turkey 2-20 (0-8, 0-4, 2-5, 0-3)
20.00: Georgia vs. Slovakia 7-13 (1-2, 1-4, 3-4, 2-3)
Saturday, 14 March
17.00: Slovakia vs. Moldova 16-8 (3-0, 2-2, 5-3, 6-3)
18.30: Austria vs. Georgia 4-15 (0-3, 1-3, 2-6, 1-3)
20.00: Turkey vs. Bulgaria 24-2 (8-0, 2-2, 8-0, 6-0)
Sunday, 15 March
09.30: Georgia vs. Bulgaria
11.00: Turkey vs. Moldova
12.30: Austria vs. Slovakia
Group C (played in Szczecin, Poland)
Thursday, 12 March
17.00: Czech Republic vs. Romania 1-28 (0-3, 0-9, 1-7, 0-9)
18.30: France vs. Poland 17-3 (3-1, 1-0, 6-0, 7-2)
Friday, 13 March
17.00: Romania vs. Israel 15-1 (3-1, 4-0, 5-0, 3-0)
18.30: Czech Republic vs. Poland 4-14 (1-3, 1-4, 1-3, 1-4)
Saturday, 14 March
10.00: Czech Republic vs. Israel 24-2 (8-0, 2-2, 8-0, 6-0)
11.30: Romania vs. France 6-8 (1-2, 2-1, 0-3, 3-2)
17.30: France vs. Israel 18-8 (4-2, 6-2, 5-2, 3-2)
19.00: Romania vs. Poland 11-5 (2-1, 3-0, 3-1, 3-3)
Sunday, 15 March
09.30: Czech Republic vs. France
11.00: Israel vs. Poland
Group D (played in Tal-Qroqq, Malta)
Thursday, 12 March
17.00: Germany vs. Great Britain 19-7 (5-2, 2-2, 7-3, 4-0)
18.15: Malta vs. Latvia 51-0 (11-0, 13-0, 14-0, 13-0)
Friday, 13 March
09.00: Latvia vs. Great Britain 0-53 (0-15, 0-13, 0-11, 0-12)
10.15: Switzerland vs. Malta 4-20 (1-7, 1-4, 0-6, 2-3)
17.00: Germany vs. Latvia 67-2 (17-2, 16-0, 22-0, 13-0)
18.15: Great Britain vs. Switzerland 12-1 (2-0, 1-0, 4-1, 5-0)
Saturday, 14 March
17.00: Germany vs. Switzerland 28-2 (7-2, 9-0, 5-0, 7-0)
18.15: Great Britain vs. Malta 6-7 (3-2, 1-2, 1-3, 1-0)
Sunday, 15 March
09.30: Malta vs. Germany
10.45: Switzerland vs. Latvia
WOMEN
Group A (played in Nice, France)
Thursday, 12 March
18.00: Portugal vs. Great Britain 3-26 (1-7, 1-7, 0-4, 1-8)
19.15: France vs. Switzerland 25-2 (4-0, 6-0, 4-2, 11-0)
Friday, 13 March
09.00: Portugal vs. Switzerland 5-4 (0-0, 3-2, 1-1, 1-1)
10.15: Czech Republic vs. Great Britain 8-8 (4-3, 0-1, 2-4, 2-0)
18.00: Czech Republic vs. Portugal 14-6 (5-2, 4-1, 2-1, 3-2)
19.15: France vs. Great Britain 13-12 (2-2, 4-2, 2-3, 5-5)
Saturday, 14 March
18.00: Switzerland vs. Czech Republic 5-14 (0-4, 2-4, 2-4, 1-2)
19.15: France vs. Portugal 17-2 (4-0, 2-2, 6-0, 5-0)
Sunday, 15 March
09.00: Switzerland vs. Great Britain
10.15: France vs. Czech Republic
Group B (played in Bratislava, Slovakia)
Friday, 13 March
19.00: Slovakia vs. Turkey 23-4 (7-1, 5-0, 7-1, 4-2)
20.30: Israel vs. Bulgaria 16-7 (6-1, 3-2, 4-1, 1-1)
Saturday, 14 March
19.00: Slovakia vs. Bulgaria 26-5 (9-0, 8-0, 1-3, 8-2)
20.30: Turkey vs. Israel 6-11 (1-2, 0-4, 3-1, 2-4)
Sunday, 15 March
09.00: Turkey vs. Bulgaria
10.30: Israel vs. Slovakia
Group C (played Belgrade, Serbia)
Friday, 13 March
19.00: Serbia vs. Romania 17-7 (2-1, 5-1, 4-2, 6-3)
20.30: Croatia vs. Germany 7-8 (2-1, 1-2, 3-4, 1-1)
Saturday, 14 March
19.00: Serbia vs. Germany 9-9 (1-2, 1-3, 5-2, 2-2)
20.30: Croatia vs. Romania 8-5 (3-1, 2-0, 2-2, 1-2)
Sunday, 15 March
11.00: Germany vs. Romania
12.30: Serbia vs. Croatia
Top 2 teams of each group qualify for U17 European Junior Championships
N.b.: times mentioned are local time.
Pictured: Netherlands international Steijn Lammers in action during the Dutch side's comfortable win over Portugal on day 1 in group A.
The groups got some more composition on Saturday where the hosts in group A the Netherlands lost a key match-up to Ukraine 10-11 in the likely battle for 2nd place in the group although the Dutch can turn things around facing Greece on Sunday. The favourites made no mistake in group B but in group C France won the top match over Romania 6-8 now being close to claiming the top spot in the group. In group D the home fans had reason to cheer as Malta topped Great Britain in a close battle 6-7. With Germany running for first place Malta looks to be joining them en route to Baku. The top 2 sides of each group qualifies for the U17 European Junior Championships, or rather the water polo tournaments of the 1st European Games in Baku.
Considering the final classification of the Men’s European Junior Championship of Malta 2013 and the ranking of the Women’s European Junior Championship of Istanbul 2013, the teams directly qualified to the Euro Games proper are respectively the 1st to 7th placed teams at the Men’s Junior Champs 2013 (Montenegro, Serbia, Italy, Hungary, Croatia, Russia, Spain plus Azerbaijan as organiser), and the 1st to 6th placed teams at the Women’s Junior Champs 2013 (Greece, Spain, Netherlands, Italy, Hungary, Russia).
European Junior Championships 17 & under
Baku, Azerbaijan (during 1st European Games)
Qualification tournament
MEN
Group A (played in Nijverdal, Netherlands)
Thursday, 12 March
17.30: Ukraine vs. Greece 3-20 (0-6, 0-4, 2-6, 1-4)
19.00: Netherlands vs. Portugal 29-3 (6-0, 8-2, 7-1, 8-0)
20.30: Slovenia vs. Belarus 10-13 (2-3, 3-4, 3-2, 2-4)
Friday, 13 March
17.30: Ukraine vs. Portugal 23-2 (7-0, 6-0, 5-1, 5-1)
19.00: Netherlands vs. Belarus 23-4 (5-0, 7-1, 3-0, 8-3)
20.30: Greece vs. Slovenia 29-3 (6-1, 7-1, 8-0, 8-0)
Saturday, 14 March
09.30: Netherlands vs. Slovenia 21-1 (6-0, 2-0, 6-0, 7-1)
11.00: Portugal vs. Greece 3-28 (1-7, 0-7, 1-8, 1-6)
12.30: Ukraine vs. Belarus 16-4 (5-0, 3-0, 6-0, 2-4)
17.30: Slovenia vs. Portugal 9-7 (2-3, 1-3, 2-1, 4-2)
19.00: Netherlands vs. Ukraine 10-11 (3-4, 1-1, 3-4, 3-2)
20.30: Greece vs. Belarus 21-4 (5-2, 7-1, 4-1, 5-0)
Sunday, 15 March
09.30: Ukraine vs. Slovenia
11.00: Portugal vs. Belarus
12.30: Netherlands vs. Greece
Group B (played in Graz, Austria)
Thursday, 12 March
17.00: Turkey vs. Georgia 18-9 (6-2, 4-3, 2-2, 6-2)
18.30: Austria vs. Moldova 9-9 (3-1, 0-2, 1-2, 5-4)
20.00: Slovakia vs. Bulgaria 27-3 (6-1, 6-2, 7-0, 8-0)
Friday, 13 March
09.30: Austria vs. Bulgaria 9-5 (1-1, 3-1, 4-2, 1-1)
11.00: Georgia vs. Moldova 11-5 (5-1, 1-2, 3-2, 2-0)
12.30: Turkey vs. Slovakia 12-13 (4-3, 2-5, 3-1, 3-4)
17.00: Moldova vs. Bulgaria 13-8 (1-1, 3-1, 2-3, 7-3)
18.30: Austria vs. Turkey 2-20 (0-8, 0-4, 2-5, 0-3)
20.00: Georgia vs. Slovakia 7-13 (1-2, 1-4, 3-4, 2-3)
Saturday, 14 March
17.00: Slovakia vs. Moldova 16-8 (3-0, 2-2, 5-3, 6-3)
18.30: Austria vs. Georgia 4-15 (0-3, 1-3, 2-6, 1-3)
20.00: Turkey vs. Bulgaria 24-2 (8-0, 2-2, 8-0, 6-0)
Sunday, 15 March
09.30: Georgia vs. Bulgaria
11.00: Turkey vs. Moldova
12.30: Austria vs. Slovakia
Group C (played in Szczecin, Poland)
Thursday, 12 March
17.00: Czech Republic vs. Romania 1-28 (0-3, 0-9, 1-7, 0-9)
18.30: France vs. Poland 17-3 (3-1, 1-0, 6-0, 7-2)
Friday, 13 March
17.00: Romania vs. Israel 15-1 (3-1, 4-0, 5-0, 3-0)
18.30: Czech Republic vs. Poland 4-14 (1-3, 1-4, 1-3, 1-4)
Saturday, 14 March
10.00: Czech Republic vs. Israel 24-2 (8-0, 2-2, 8-0, 6-0)
11.30: Romania vs. France 6-8 (1-2, 2-1, 0-3, 3-2)
17.30: France vs. Israel 18-8 (4-2, 6-2, 5-2, 3-2)
19.00: Romania vs. Poland 11-5 (2-1, 3-0, 3-1, 3-3)
Sunday, 15 March
09.30: Czech Republic vs. France
11.00: Israel vs. Poland
Group D (played in Tal-Qroqq, Malta)
Thursday, 12 March
17.00: Germany vs. Great Britain 19-7 (5-2, 2-2, 7-3, 4-0)
18.15: Malta vs. Latvia 51-0 (11-0, 13-0, 14-0, 13-0)
Friday, 13 March
09.00: Latvia vs. Great Britain 0-53 (0-15, 0-13, 0-11, 0-12)
10.15: Switzerland vs. Malta 4-20 (1-7, 1-4, 0-6, 2-3)
17.00: Germany vs. Latvia 67-2 (17-2, 16-0, 22-0, 13-0)
18.15: Great Britain vs. Switzerland 12-1 (2-0, 1-0, 4-1, 5-0)
Saturday, 14 March
17.00: Germany vs. Switzerland 28-2 (7-2, 9-0, 5-0, 7-0)
18.15: Great Britain vs. Malta 6-7 (3-2, 1-2, 1-3, 1-0)
Sunday, 15 March
09.30: Malta vs. Germany
10.45: Switzerland vs. Latvia
WOMEN
Group A (played in Nice, France)
Thursday, 12 March
18.00: Portugal vs. Great Britain 3-26 (1-7, 1-7, 0-4, 1-8)
19.15: France vs. Switzerland 25-2 (4-0, 6-0, 4-2, 11-0)
Friday, 13 March
09.00: Portugal vs. Switzerland 5-4 (0-0, 3-2, 1-1, 1-1)
10.15: Czech Republic vs. Great Britain 8-8 (4-3, 0-1, 2-4, 2-0)
18.00: Czech Republic vs. Portugal 14-6 (5-2, 4-1, 2-1, 3-2)
19.15: France vs. Great Britain 13-12 (2-2, 4-2, 2-3, 5-5)
Saturday, 14 March
18.00: Switzerland vs. Czech Republic 5-14 (0-4, 2-4, 2-4, 1-2)
19.15: France vs. Portugal 17-2 (4-0, 2-2, 6-0, 5-0)
Sunday, 15 March
09.00: Switzerland vs. Great Britain
10.15: France vs. Czech Republic
Group B (played in Bratislava, Slovakia)
Friday, 13 March
19.00: Slovakia vs. Turkey 23-4 (7-1, 5-0, 7-1, 4-2)
20.30: Israel vs. Bulgaria 16-7 (6-1, 3-2, 4-1, 1-1)
Saturday, 14 March
19.00: Slovakia vs. Bulgaria 26-5 (9-0, 8-0, 1-3, 8-2)
20.30: Turkey vs. Israel 6-11 (1-2, 0-4, 3-1, 2-4)
Sunday, 15 March
09.00: Turkey vs. Bulgaria
10.30: Israel vs. Slovakia
Group C (played Belgrade, Serbia)
Friday, 13 March
19.00: Serbia vs. Romania 17-7 (2-1, 5-1, 4-2, 6-3)
20.30: Croatia vs. Germany 7-8 (2-1, 1-2, 3-4, 1-1)
Saturday, 14 March
19.00: Serbia vs. Germany 9-9 (1-2, 1-3, 5-2, 2-2)
20.30: Croatia vs. Romania 8-5 (3-1, 2-0, 2-2, 1-2)
Sunday, 15 March
11.00: Germany vs. Romania
12.30: Serbia vs. Croatia
Top 2 teams of each group qualify for U17 European Junior Championships
N.b.: times mentioned are local time.
Pictured: Netherlands international Steijn Lammers in action during the Dutch side's comfortable win over Portugal on day 1 in group A.
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