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Hungary wins 2015 Universiade thriller final

 By: Tim Hartog  National Teams, Miscellaneous

Hungary have repeated as champions of the summer World University Games by winning the 2015 edition in Gwangju, Korea on Tuesday in a thrilling final. Only after 13 penalty shots the Magyars managed to edge Italy for the 13-14 victory. Cristiano Mirarchi, after having missed his first attempt during the series, which was compensated by Hungary's Tamas Sedlmayer sawing his attempt saved, again missed in the second series but this time in was in the sudden-death phase. And Sedlmayer made no mistake scoring to finish the game at 13-14 as Hungary became the first team to win back-to-back water polo Universiade gold medals since USA did that in 1991 and 1993. The Americans this time grabbed the bronze medal topping Serbia 4-5. The race for a 9th place finish was won by the Netherlands who on Tuesday rolled past Turkey in the second half to post a clear 19-9 final score while China finished behind them after beating hosts Korea 10-12.

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Day 13 results

Tuesday, 14 July

MEN

Netherlands vs. Turkey 19-9 (3-3, 6-4, 5-1, 5-1) - 9th-13th place classification
Korea vs. China 10-12 (2-2, 4-4, 3-4, 1-2) - 9th-13th place classification
Serbia vs. USA 4-5 (0-0, 1-4, 2-0, 1-1) - bronze medal
Italy vs. Hungary 13-14 (1-0, 3-1, 1-4, 2-2; penalties: 6-7) - gold medal

Australia women claim historic 2015 Universiade gold

 By: Tim Hartog  National Teams, Miscellaneous

The Australian women's team are the 2015 Universiade water polo champions. The Uniroos won a thrilling final 3-6 over Canada on penalties to claim the best result for an Australian women's team at the Summer Universiade. The tense, low scoring final was deadlocked 3-3 at the end of regular time before goalkeeper Lilian Hedges starred in the shootout saving all Canada attempts as her team completed the gold medal run by winning the shootout 0-3. Dethroned champions Russia took the bronze medal beating Italy 8-13, also on Monday in Gwangju, Korea. Earlier on the penultimate day of action at the 2015 Universiade water polo tournament, Australia's men took 7th place dominating Japan in the second half of their encounter for the 16-8 victory while Russia held off France in a high-scoring match-up prevailing to win 16-13. Brazil and Turkey each noted wins in the race for a 9th place finish earlier on Monday. The tournament will be concluded on Tuesday with the men's tournament coming to a close as Italy and Hungary square off for the gold medal at 13.30 hrs local time. 

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Day 12 results
Monday, 13 July

MEN
Brazil vs. China 15-10 (7-1, 1-4, 5-3, 5-2) - 9th-13th place classification
Korea vs. Turkey 7-16 (0-3, 1-4, 3-5, 3-4) - 9th-13th place classification
Australia vs. Japan 16-8 (2-3, 4-3, 5-2, 5-0) - 7th-8th place classification
Russia vs. France 16-13 (4-4, 4-3, 4-3, 4-3) - 5th-6th place classification

WOMEN

Italy vs. Russia 8-13 (1-3, 1-5, 3-2, 3-3) - bronze medal
Canada vs. Australia 3-6 (1-1, 1-0, 0-1, 1-1; penalties: 0-3) - gold medal

Schedule day 13
Tuesday, 14 July

MEN

09.00: Netherlands vs. Turkey - 9th-13th place classification
10.30: Korea vs. China - 9th-13th place classification
12.00: Serbia vs. USA - bronze medal
13.30: Italy vs. Hungary - gold medal

N.b.: time mentioned is local time

Italy-Hungary in 2015 Universiade men's final

 By: Tim Hartog  National Teams, Miscellaneous 

               

The 2015 World University Games water polo tournament is in its final stage. On Sunday the big men's semifinals were contested with Italy and Hungary as the winners. The Italians edged Serbia 10-7 thanks to a better 2nd-half performance while defending champions Hungary won a striking low-scoring but thrilling encounter over USA: 3-4. 2013 world champion Bence Batori scored the game winner for the Magyars on man-up with 1.49 remaining. In other results on Sunday it was determined that Russia and France will play for 5th place after having won their classification semifinals. Russia defeated Australia 14-9 and France held off Japan 14-12. The Netherlands and Brazil won matches in the race for 9th place which will be concluded on Tuesday in the water polo tournament final day of action in Gwangju.

Meanwhile on Sunday in the women's tournament, China took 9th place as they knocked off Serbia on a close game and eventual penalty shootout: 14-13. France completed a successful day for their teams by beating Japan 7-9 to finish 7th. 2015 Universiade
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Day 11 results
Sunday, 12 July

WOMEN China vs. Serbia 14-13 (2-4, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2; penalties: 5-4) - 9th-10th place classification
Japan vs. France 7-9 (2-1, 0-2, 2-3, 3-3) - 7th-8th place classification MEN Netherlands vs. China 17-6 (3-2, 4-3, 4-1, 6-0) - 9th-13th place classification round
Turkey vs. Brazil 8-9 (2-3, 2-3, 1-2, 3-1) - 9th-13th place classification round
Russia vs. Australia 14-9 (4-2, 2-3, 3-2, 5-2) - 5th-8th place classification semifinals
France vs. Japan 14-12 (3-5, 4-3, 3-3, 4-1) - 5th-8th place classification semifinals
Italy vs. Serbia 10-7 (2-2, 1-1, 3-1, 4-3) - semifinal
USA vs. Hungary 3-4 (1-1, 1-1, 1-1, 0-1) - semifinal

Schedule day 12Monday, 13 July
MEN

12.30: Brazil vs. China - 9th-13th place classification
14.00: Korea vs. Turkey - 9th-13th place classification
15.30: Australia vs. Japan - 7th-8th place classification
17.00: Russia vs. France - 5th-6th place classification
WOMEN 18.30: Italy vs. Russia - bronze medal
20.00: Canada vs. Australia - gold medal

N.b.: time mentioned is local time.

Canada-Australia in 2015 Universiade women's final

 By: Tim Hartog  National Teams, Miscellaneous

Canada and Australia will play for the 2015 World University Games women's gold medal. On Saturday favourites Canada extended their unbeaten run in Gwangju by beating Italy 7-5 in the semifinals while Australia made it to their first gold medal final turning around a 4-1 deficit to Russia at quarter-time into an eventual 7-10 victory. Also on Saturday the men's quarterfinals were contested. Here the first one was the closest as Russia and Italy needed penalties to decide a winner. The shootout series was a nail-biter with Russia falling short in the first attempt of the sudden-death phase. Kirill Nikolaenko, who had scored the seriest second attempt, failed to score in his second try and as Italy's Vicenzo Dolce had scored his attempt, it ment Italy clinched an 11-12 victory. The Italians will now meet Serbia in the semifinals who knocked off Australia 8-10 on Saturday. The other semifinal will feature USA, who defeated France 9-11, and defending champions Hungary. The Magyars had the better of Japan, especially in the second half, as they posted a solid 12-7 triumph. 2015 Universiade
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Day 10 results
Saturday, 11 July

WOMEN

Japan vs. China 8-6 (2-2, 0-1, 3-0, 3-3) - 7th-10th place classification
Hungary vs. USA 4-9 (0-1, 3-4, 1-3, 0-1) - 5th-6th place classificationMEN
Russia vs. Italy 11-12 (2-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-0; penalties: 5-6) - quarterfinal
Australia vs. Serbia 8-10 (3-2, 2-3, 1-2, 2-3) - quarterfinal
France. USA 9-11 (2-4, 2-1, 2-3, 3-3) - quarterfinal
Hungary vs. Japan 12-7 (4-3, 2-2, 3-1, 3-1) - quarterfinal
WOMEN

Canada vs. Italy 7-5 (0-1, 4-2, 2-2, 1-0) - semifinal
Russia vs. Australia 7-10 (4-1, 0-3, 2-3, 1-3)  - semifinal

Schedule day 11

Sunday, 12 July
WOMEN

09.00: China vs. Serbia - 9th-10th place classification
10.30: Japan vs. France - 7th-8th place classification
MEN

12.30: Netherlands vs. China - 9th-13th place classification round
14.00: Turkey vs. Brazil - 9th-13th place classification round
15.30: Russia vs. Australia - 5th-8th place classification semifinals
17.00: France vs. Japan - 5th-8th place classification semifinals
18.30: Italy vs. Serbia - semifinal
20.00: USA vs. Hungary - semifinal
N.b.: time mentioned is local time.

Italy beats the Netherlands to reach quarterfinals

 By: Tim Hartog  National Teams, Miscellaneous

The quarterfinal match-ups of the 2015 Universiade in Gwangju were determined in the final round of group play in Friday. Here on day 9 of water polo competition it was Italy who joined the quarterfinalists thanks tot a 15-9 win over the Netherlands who also finished with 6 points but knew they needed a draw or more to advance. Now the Italians will meet Russia on Saturday. The Russian men defeated Turkey 12-9 to finish first in group B. The top side of the group A was Hungary who cruised past hosts Korea on Friday 2-15 en route to another quarterfinals berth for the defending champions. In other results USA set up a quarterfinal meeting with France after topping China 12-8 in the final group stage match. Australia meanwhile defeated Brazil 10-4 and will now meet Serbia who were held to a 14-14 draw by Japan on Friday. Japan faces the daunting task overcoming Hungary in the battle for the semis. 

In the women's tournament Hungary and USA will play for 5th place after both having won their classification semifinal matches on Friday. Hungary used a strong 4-0 start to beat Japan 12-9, while USA dominated China 11-2. Japan and China will now meet Saturday to determine who will play for 7th or 9th place on Sunday. 

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Gwangju, Korea

Day 9 results

Friday, 10 July

WOMEN

Hungary vs. Japan 12-9 (4-0, 3-3, 4-2, 1-4) - 5th-8th place classification
USA vs. China 11-2 (3-0, 2-1, 3-1, 3-0) - 5th-8th place classification

MEN

USA vs. China 12-8 (3-2, 0-0, 6-4, 3-2)
Japan vs. Serbia 14-14 (0-3, 5-4, 3-3, 6-4)
Russia vs. Turkey 12-9 (4-3, 3-0, 2-4, 3-2)
Italy vs. Netherlands 15-9 (4-2, 4-1, 3-1, 4-5)
Australia vs. Brazil 10-4 (0-2, 5-1, 4-1, 1-0)
Korea vs. Hungary 2-15 (1-3, 0-3, 1-5, 0-4)

Final standings

Group A:
1. Hungary 6 - 11 pts, 2. Australia 6 - 9, 3. France 6 - 8, 4. Italy 6 - 6, 5. Netherlands 6 - 6, 6. Brazil 6 - 2, 7. Korea 6 - 0.

Group B:
1. Russia 5 - 10 pts, 2. USA 5 - 8, 3. Serbia 5 - 5, 4. Japan 5 - 4, 5. Turkey 5 - 2, 6. China 5 - 1.

Schedule day 10
Saturday, 11 July

WOMEN

09.00: Japan vs. China - 7th-10th place classification
10.30: Hungary vs. USA - 5th-6th place classification

MEN

12.30: Russia vs. Italy - quarterfinal
14.00: Australia vs. Serbia - quarterfinal
15.30: France. USA - quarterfinal
17.00: Hungary vs. Japan - quarterfinal

WOMEN

19.00: Canada vs. Italy - semifinal
20.30: Russia vs. Australia  - semifinal

N.b.: time mentioned is local time.

Canada, Russia, Italy win close quarterfinals

 By: Tim Hartog  National Teams, Miscellaneous 

               

The women's teams from Canada, Italy, Russia and Australia reached the semifinals of the 2015 Universiade by emerging victorious in the quarterfinals in Gwangju, Korea on Thursday. For three of the four contestants did so by winning tough and close match-ups. Canada used a superior first half in which Hungary was held scoreless to beat the Hungarian 7-5. Russia edged USA in a tense encounter where Tatiana Zubkova scored the winning goal with just 1.57 remaining. The Americans got their shots to tie in the final minute but could not hit on two tries as Russia held on for the victory. Italy posted a sensational win over Japan by scoring two unanswered goals in the fourth quarter to complete turn around the outcome. Alessia Morvillo and Ursula Gitto hit in the final 3.30 of the game to give the Italians a slim lead that, through tight defence, was secured in the final minutes as Japan could just come out with two more shot attempts, both saved or blocked by the Italian defence. In the final game on Thursday Australia posted the biggest win of the quarterfinals by dominating China in a solid performance en route to a 7-15 triumph. The Australian women on Saturday will meet Russia in the semifinals while Italy takes on Canada. Earlier on Thursday it was France who took the first step to a possible 7th place finish by beating Serbia 5-10 thanks to a strong second quarter in which the French ladies scored 4 straight and unanswered goals. 2015 Universiade
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Day 8 results

Thursday, 9 July

WOMEN

Serbia vs. France 5-10 (1-1, 0-4, 2-2, 2-3) - 7th-10th place classification
Canada vs. Hungary 7-5 (1-0, 2-0, 2-3, 2-2) - quarterfinal
Russia vs. USA 9-8 (2-2, 3-1, 2-3, 2-2) - quarterfinal
Japan vs. Italy 12-13 (2-4, 6-2, 4-5, 0-2) - quarterfinal
China vs. Australia 7-15 (2-5, 0-2, 2-3, 3-5) - quarterfinal
Schedule day 9

Friday, 10 JulyWOMEN
09.00: Hungary vs. Japan - 5th-8th place classification
10.30: USA vs. China - 5th-8th place classification

MEN

12.30: USA vs. China
14.00: Japan vs. Serbia
15.30: Russia vs. Turkey
17.00: Italy vs. Netherlands
18.30: Australia vs. Brazil
20.00: Korea vs. Hungary

N.b.: time mentioned is local time.

USA edges Serbia late

 By: Tim Hartog  National Teams, Miscellaneous

The seventh day of water polo action at the 2015 Universiade in Gwangju, Korea saw the women's final round of group stage matches before the quarterfinals and classification matches kick off on Thursday. Here Italy triumphed over USA in a close match-up 9-10 while Hungary posted an 11-5 win over France. Italy now meets Japan in the quarterfinals while faces unbeaten Canada. The men's tournament meanwhile witnessed a thrilling meeting between Serbia and USA, only to be decided by Ryder Roberts for USA who scored with just 9 seconds remaining to give his team a decisive 6-7 edge. Another close game was to be seen earlier that day as China and Turkey drew level 11-11. Russia made no mistake facing Japan, 15-5, while Hungary raced past Brazil 13-3. France meanwhile boosted their confidence by beating Italy 8-10 and finally the Netherlands enjoyed an easy match-up with hosts Korea as they cruised to a 5-24 victory. The men will conclude group play on Friday. 2015 Universiade
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Day 7 resultsWednesday, 8 July
WOMEN USA vs. Italy 9-10 (2-3, 3-4, 2-1, 2-2)
Hungary vs. France 11-5 (1-1, 3-1, 5-2, 2-1)MEN China vs. Turkey 11-11 (5-2, 3-2, 1-3, 2-4)
Russia vs. Japan 15-5 (3-2, 4-1, 2-0, 6-2)
Serbia vs. USA 6-7 (1-2, 1-1, 4-2, 0-2)
Hungary vs. Brazil 13-3 (4-0, 3-1, 2-1, 4-1)
Italy vs. France 8-10 (1-2, 2-1, 3-3, 2-4)
Korea vs. Netherlands 5-24 (2-6, 2-5, 1-4, 0-9)Schedule day 8
Thursday, 9 July

WOMEN 14.00: Serbia vs. France - 7th-10th place classification
15.30: Canada vs. Hungary - quarterfinal
17.00: Russia vs. USA - quarterfinal
18.30: Japan vs. Italy - quarterfinal
20.00: China vs. Australia - quarterfinal
N.b.: time mentioned is local time.

Australia beats Italy twice

 By: Tim Hartog  National Teams, Miscellaneous

Where both France teams could celebrate a victory several days ago, on Tuesday the men's and women's sides from Australia posted victories at the Universiade in Gwangju. And both did so by beating Italy. The Australia women extended their unbeaten status by topping Italy 7-9 in the morning session while their fellow countrymen stormed back in the final period to overcome the Italian opponents 8-6 later on Tuesday. In other results in the women's tournament all favourites added another win to their total. USA defeated Hungary 8-10 while Canada was not to be stopped by Japan despite conceding 11 goals: 11-15. Russia meanwhile got to a surprising 4-7 deficit after the opening quarter of the match-up with Serbia but restored order in the following two sessions for the 16-10 win. In the men's competitio Hungary and Brazil joined the Australian team as winners of the day. Hungary outplayed France in the second half to triumph 7-12 and Brazil ousted hosts Korea 11-7 in the final match of the day.

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Day 6 results

Tuesday, 7 July

WOMEN

Hungary vs. USA 8-10 (2-4, 3-3, 1-3, 2-0)
Italy vs. Australia 7-9 (2-2, 2-3, 1-4, 2-0)
Japan vs. Canada 11-15 (2-4, 2-5, 2-3, 5-3)
Russia vs. Serbia 16-10 (4-7, 7-1, 4-0, 1-2)

MEN

Australia vs. Italy 8-6 (1-0, 1-3, 2-2, 4-1)
France vs. Hungary 7-12 (2-1, 3-3, 1-3, 1-5)
Brazil vs. Korea 11-7 (3-1, 3-2, 2-2, 3-2)

Schedule day 7

Wednesday, 8 July

WOMEN

09.00: USA vs. Italy
10.30: Hungary vs. France

MEN

12.30: China vs. Turkey
14.00: Russia vs. Japan
15.30: Serbia vs. USA
17.00: Hungary vs. Brazil
18.30: Italy vs. France
20.00: Korea vs. Netherlands

N.b.: time mentioned is local time.

Russia marches on - Universiade day 5

 By: Tim Hartog  National Teams, Miscellaneous

The Russian men's team remained unbeaten on day 5 of the 2015 Universiade in Gwangju, Korea on Monday as it handed USA its first loss in a head-to-head meeting: 6-9. The Russians used a strong finish to turn around a 5-6 deficit at the end of the third period into a 3-goal advantage in the final score and top their group. In other results Serbia, despite falling to Russia earlier, continued winning as they dominated China for the 13-1 victory. Italy did so in the other group as they ran away from Brazil in the second half to emerged victorious 7-16. Hungary won a close match-up with Netherlands who led 3-1 at half-time but eventually had to settle for the tough 8-9 loss. Australia rebounded from their close defeat by the Netherlands yesterday as France was beaten on Monday 9-14. In the opening match of the men's competition Japan and Turkey drew level 12-12 in an exciting and high-scoring encounter. The first couple of matches though were preserved for the women's tournament as Russia posted another win, this time beaten Japan 21-12 followed by Canada extending their unbeaten run thanks to a solid 11-5 ousting of China. 

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Day 5 results

Monday, 6 July

WOMEN

Russia vs. Japan 21-12 (5-1, 7-3, 5-5, 4-3)
Canada vs. China 11-5 (2-1, 4-0, 3-2, 2-2)

MEN

Japan vs. Turkey 12-12 (2-3, 5-2, 3-4, 2-3)
Serbia vs. China 13-1 (5-0, 1-0, 3-1, 4-0)
USA vs. Russia 6-9 (2-2, 2-2, 2-1, 0-4)
France vs. Australia 9-14 (4-4, 1-3, 3-4, 1-3)
Brazil vs. Italy 7-16 (3-3, 1-4, 2-5, 1-4)
Netherlands vs. Hungary 8-9 (2-1, 1-0, 2-4, 3-4)

Schedule day 6

Tuesday, 7 July

WOMEN

09.00: Hungary vs. USA
10.30: Italy vs. Australia
12.00: Japan vs. Canada
13.30: Russia vs. Serbia

MEN

15.30: Australia vs. Italy
17.00: France vs. Hungary
18.30: Brazil vs. Korea

N.b.: time mentioned is local time.

Both France teams win - Universiade day 4 results

 By: Tim Hartog  National Teams, Miscellaneous

A successful day for the French water polo teams at the 2015 Universiade. Both the men and women posted wins on day 4 of competition in Gwangju, Korea on Sunday. France women's team held off USA 9-10 in a close match-up while later on the same day the men defeated Brazil 10-14 to complete a successful showing. In other results the Dutch men's side posted its second win by topping Australia 9-8 while Italy marched on beating hosts Korea 5-13. In the women's tournament Russia remained unbeaten cruising past China 9-18 while the Australian women followed that example while posting a second straight victory after beating France yesterday, on Sunday using a superior first half to knock off Hungary 10-4.

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Gwangju, Korea

Day 4 results

Sunday, 5 July

WOMEN

Japan vs. Serbia 14-10 (5-1, 1-2, 2-3, 6-4
China vs. Russia 9-18 (4-5, 2-3, 2-6, 1-4)
USA vs. France 9-10 (3-1, 2-3, 2-3, 2-3)
Australia vs. Hungary 10-4 (3-0, 2-1, 2-2, 3-1)

MEN

Brazil vs. France 10-14 (4-4, 2-4, 2-4, 2-2)
Netherlands vs. Australia 9-8 (2-2, 2-2, 5-3, 0-1)
Korea vs. Italy 5-13 (2-3, 1-4, 1-3, 1-3)

Day 5 schedule

Monday, 6 July

WOMEN

09.00: Russia vs. Japan
10.30: Canada vs. China

MEN

12.30: Japan vs. Turkey
14.00: Serbia vs. China
15.30: USA vs. Russia
17.00: France vs. Australia
18.30: Brazil vs. Italy
20.00: Netherlands vs. Hungary

N.b.: time mentioned is local time.

Canada women win second straight

 By: Tim Hartog  National Teams, Miscellaneous

The Canada women are off to a good start at the 2015 Universiade in Gwanju, Korea as they held off Russia in the top match-up of day 2 of the water polo tournament, consisting only of women's matches. The Canadian women's squad topped the Russians, winners of the 2013 edition, 8-9 in the final match at the Yeomju Indoor Aquatics Center on Friday. Canada had defeated Serbia 16-8 on day 1 of the tournament. In other results on Friday Australia and USA drew level thanks to a late equaliser by the Australian team 7-7 in the day's opening match-up while Italy held France scoreless in the 2nd half to post a 5-2 win. China handed Serbia their 2nd loss by beating the Serbian women 8-11 rebounding from their opening day loss to Japan.

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Day 2 results
Friday, 3 July

WOMEN

Australia vs. USA 7-7 (1-1, 2-3, 1-0, 3-3)
Italy vs. France 5-2 (2-1, 1-1, 1-0, 1-0)
Serbia vs. China 8-11 (2-1, 3-3, 2-4, 1-3)
Russia vs. Canada 8-9 (2-2, 4-3, 0-4, 2-0)

Day 3 schedule

Saturday, 4 July

WOMEN

09.00: France vs. Australia
10.30: Hungary vs. Italy

MEN

12.30: China vs. Japan
14.00: Turkey vs. USA
15.30: Russia vs. Serbia
17.00: Netherlands vs. Brazil
18.30: Hungary vs. Australia
20.00: Korea vs. France

N.b.: time mentioned is local time.

Russia comeback beats Serbia

 By: Tim Hartog  National Teams, Miscellaneous

Both men's and women's matches were scheduled for day 3 of the water polo tournament at the 2015 Universiade in Gwangju on Saturday. Here Japan got off to a nice start in the morning by beating China 11-13. USA followed the example by posting a solid win over Turkey, 8-12. One of the bigger match-ups of the day saw Russia topping Serbia 9-8 to remain unbeaten, thanks to a comeback in the final minutes from trailing 6-7 at the end of the third period. The Netherlands rebounded from their opening day loss by rolling past Brazil 1806 for the biggest win of the day while Hungary was held to a draw by Australia 8-8. In the final match of the day hosts Korea could not upset France as the French side walked away with a 9-14 triumph. In the women's tournament Italy marched on clinching their second straight victory as they used a kick-start to beat Hungary 6-12. Australia, yesterday holding USA to a 7-7 draw, on Saturday welcomed a first win as they defeated France 3-8. 2015 Universiade
Gwangju, Korea

Day 3 resultsSaturday, 4 July

WOMEN France vs. Australia 3-8 (1-2, 1-2, 0-2, 1-2)
Hungary vs. Italy 6-12 (2-5, 1-1, 2-2, 1-4)

MEN China vs. Japan 11-13 (2-4, 2-2, 3-5, 4-2)
Turkey vs. USA 8-12 (3-3, 1-2, 2-5, 2-2)
Russia vs. Serbia 9-8 (2-2, 3-3, 1-2, 3-1)
Netherlands vs. Brazil 18-6 (5-2, 5-1, 2-1, 6-2)
Hungary vs. Australia 8-8 (4-3, 1-2, 2-0, 1-3)
Korea vs. France 9-14 (2-4, 2-3, 3-3, 2-4)

Day 4 scheduleSunday, 5 July

WOMEN 09.00: Japan vs. Serbia
10.30: China vs. Russia
12.00: USA vs. France
13.30: Australia vs. Hungary

MEN 15.30: Brazil vs. France
17.00: Netherlands vs. Australia
18.30: Korea vs. Italy

N.b.: time mentioned is local time.

Canada women win second straight

 By: Tim Hartog  National Teams, Miscellaneous

The Canada women are off to a good start at the 2015 Universiade in Gwanju, Korea as they held off Russia in the top match-up of day 2 of the water polo tournament, consisting only of women's matches. The Canadian women's squad topped the Russians, winners of the 2013 edition, 8-9 in the final match at the Yeomju Indoor Aquatics Center on Friday. Canada had defeated Serbia 16-8 on day 1 of the tournament. In other results on Friday Australia and USA drew level thanks to a late equaliser by the Australian team 7-7 in the day's opening match-up while Italy held France scoreless in the 2nd half to post a 5-2 win. China handed Serbia their 2nd loss by beating the Serbian women 8-11 rebounding from their opening day loss to Japan.2015 Universiade
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Day 2 results
Friday, 3 July
WOMEN

Australia vs. USA 7-7 (1-1, 2-3, 1-0, 3-3)
Italy vs. France 5-2 (2-1, 1-1, 1-0, 1-0)
Serbia vs. China 8-11 (2-1, 3-3, 2-4, 1-3)
Russia vs. Canada 8-9 (2-2, 4-3, 0-4, 2-0)

Day 3 schedule
Saturday, 4 July

WOMEN

09.00: France vs. Australia
10.30: Hungary vs. Italy
MEN

12.30: China vs. Japan
14.00: Turkey vs. USA
15.30: Russia vs. Serbia
17.00: Netherlands vs. Brazil
18.30: Hungary vs. Australia
20.00: Korea vs. France

N.b.: time mentioned is local time.

France, USA win close match-ups - Universiade day 1

 By: Tim Hartog  National Teams, Miscellaneous

The 2015 Universiade water polo tournament got underway in Gwangju, Korea on Thursday with both men's and women's matches. Men's defending champions Hungary, winning the gold medal at the 2013 edition in Kazan, Russia, kicked off the men's action by overcoming Italy 8-10. France followed that result by edging the Netherlands whose comeback in the final period came to late as they had to settle for the 10-9 defeat. USA also posted a close win as they held off Japan 13-12 in a high-scoring encounter. Serbia and and Australia made no mistake and gained clear wins. Serbia by beating Turkey 10-6, Australia rolled past hosts Korea 14-3. The action in the Yeomju Indoor Aquatics Center got underway with the Japanese women's team starting off their tournament in positive fashion topping China 9-13 while Canada defeated Serbia 16-8. The action continues on Friday with just matches in the women's tournament scheduled. 2013 Universiade winners Russia will also be in action facing Canada in a top match-up.

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Day 1 results

Thursday, 2 July

WOMEN

09.00: China vs. Japan 9-13 (4-6, 3-2, 1-2, 1-3)
10.30: Canada vs. Serbia 16-8 (4-5, 6-1, 2-0, 4-2)

MEN

12.30: Italy vs. Hungary 8-10 (1-4, 2-2, 3-2, 2-2)
14.00: France vs. Netherlands 10-9 (3-1, 2-2, 3-2, 2-4)
15.30: Russia vs. China 14-7 (6-2, 3-0, 0-2, 5-3)
17.00: USA vs. Japan 13-12 (2-3, 4-2, 4-3, 3-4)
18.30: Serbia vs. Turkey 10-6 (1-1, 2-2, 2-2, 5-1)
20.00: Australia vs. Korea 14-3 (4-1, 3-0, 3-2, 4-0)

Day 2 results

Friday, 3 July

WOMEN

09.00: Australia vs. USA
10.30: Italy vs. France
12.00: Serbia vs. China
13.30: Russia vs. Canada