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31 agosto 2015

III BWMF Cup (Lloret 2015)




Comienza la III edición de la BWMF Cup en Lloret



28/08/2015 - Se ha convertido ya en uno de los clásicos ya de los torneos de verano de waterpolo de base y en esta ocasión se cumple ya la III edición. La Be Water My Friend Cup, que se celebra en la localidad gerundense de Lloret de Mar, no deja de crecer y cuenta ya con 700 waterpolistas, procedentes de siete países distintos y representando a 53 equipos.
El próximo domingo se dará el pistoletazo de salida para los nacidos entre 2002-2003, con 21 equipos que hasta el martes 1 de septiembre disputarán la friolera de 79 partidos. Ya desde el próximo miércoles día 2 y hasta el sábado 5 será el turno para los nacidos entre 2000 y 2001. En este caso habrá un torneo masculino con 20 equipos y otro femenino con 12 más que completarán la cifra total de 185 partidos que se podrán presenciar entre los tres campeonatos.
El número de participantes no ha hecho más que incrementar, y si en la primera edición 403 jugadores y jugadoras si dieron cita, en la segunda esa cifra ascendió hasta los 578. En la actualidad serán casi 700 en un torneo que también sirve de preámbulo de cara a las competiciones regulares de la temporada.
Página web del torneo: www.bwmf.eu/
Comunicación RFEN.



Sortejada la BWMF Cup Lloret 2015

La tercera edició de la BWMF Cup, que enguany es disputarà a la localitat gironina de Lloret de Mar, ja té els grups definits. En l'acte, que ha comptat amb la presència del president i dos membres de l'associació així com el president del comitè tècnic de l'associació, del responsable de voluntaris i d'un dels coordinadors de competició, s'ha realitzat el sorteig que ha repartit els 51 equips, en tres categories diferents, de la següent manera:

INFANTIL
Grup A
CN Barcelona
Campió del torneig de Rossolina
RCN Vigo
Scottish Waterpolo
CN Terrassa

Grup B
CE Mediterrani
Domino Avus Szombately
Stadium Casablanca
RN Verona
CN Sant Feliu

Grup C
CN Sant Andreu
Dream Team Salerno
CN Helios
City of Sheffield
CN Mataró La Sirena

Grup D
CN Rubí
WPC Kaposvar
CDN Bidasoa XXI
CN Olot
CN Molins de Rei


CADET FEMENÍ
Grup A
CN Sant Andreu
Leioa WLB
RN Bologna
CN Sant Feliu
CN Mataró La Sirena
Scottish Waterpolo

Grup B
CN Terrassa
ZF Eger
Mladost Zagreb
CN Rubí
City of Sheffield


CADET MASCULÍ
Grup A
CE Mediterrani
RN Bologna
Stadium Casablanca
CN Olot
CN Sant Feliu

Grup B
CN Barcelona
VK Jug Dubrovnik
EM El Olivar
City of Sheffield
CN Rubí

Grup C
CN Terrassa
Acilia
CN Helios
Aminata Évora
CN Mataró La Sirena

Grup D
CN Sant Andreu
Mladost Zagreb
Waterpolo Múrcia
Scottish Waterpolo
CN Molins de Rei

Tant els horaris definitus com el sistema de competició es faran públics ben aviat.

51 equips, récord de participació, disputaran la III BWMF Cup || Foto: BWMF

ITA-ESP en Capri



Gabi: "El viaje a Capri nos queda para siempre"


Gabi:

04/09/2015 - Waterpolo en estado puro. Tanto que se jugó en el mar, como aquellos tiempos remotos de fotos en blanco y negro de principios del siglo XX que de vez en cuando vemos. España fue la excepcional invitada por Italia para jugar en la isla de Capri un partido inusual, histórico. Hemos hablado un momento con Gabi Hernández, seleccionador español, de regreso en el ferry de vuelta a casa. Nos ha dicho que "como experiencia deportiva y personal, hemos tenido la suerte de vivir este partido".
Y tanto. La verdad es que es "un encuentro atípico por dónde se juega y además en el mar, frente a los dos farallones de la isla de Capri, rodeados de barcos y con toda la ciudad volcada. Este viaje, por lo que ha sido y por cómo nos han tratado, se nos quedará para siempre a todos los que lo hemos vivido".
También nos ha comentado Gabi que "independientemente del resultado (18-12) que no era lo más importante, hemos hecho equipo y he visto cosas de mis jugadores que me han gustado mucho, ya que en condiciones adversas van para adelante. A nivel deportivo ha sido una buena prueba para nosotros. En Ibiza jugué hace años y la gran diferencia de piscina a mar es el oleaje. Los jugadores de campo a veces aprovechan la pequeña ola para subir y lanzar con más fuerza. Sin duda, el hombre que más sufre en estos partidos es el portero. Pero, en líneas generales, ha sido muy espectacular el partido".
Finalmente nos habló de Italia. "Rival directo para la plaza olímpica y un referente a todos los niveles. Además, Italia es la NBA del waterpolo, el único sitio donde pueden hacer estos eventos, que no son fáciles por estructura, aunque están ilusionados en poder repetir formato tipo torneo en el futuro. Pero, sin duda, me quedo con la experiencia deportiva y personal que hemos vivido".
Rodrigo Gil-Sabio (Comunicación RFEN). Foto: El partido del mar en la Isla de Capri-Italia / CONI-FIN

27 agosto 2015

Jamaica 2015 Pan Am Youth Championships

Champions League and EuroCup 2015-2016 draw












Repetitions for three teams in both groups

http://www.len.eu/Press/LEN%20PR61%20Champions%20League%20PR%20and%20Euro%20Cup%20QRI%20draws%202015-2016.aspx

Dubrovnik, home of Jug, one of the most decorated clubs in European water polo, hosted the draw for the Champions League preliminaries. This time the eight wild card-holder sides waited the outcome in excitement.
Before the draw was made, representatives of the clubs gathered for a meeting where they discussed how the world’s most prestigious water polo club competition can be further improved. LEN Sports&Office Manager Marco Birri has praised the joint efforts of the clubs and LEN to lift the level of the Champions League and its environment.
Live TV-coverage of almost each game in the prelims, special branding in the pools, dedicated website with live scoring and better media services were all contributed to the growing popularity of the Champions League. “These parts have all become essential in the League, now we have a firm base to move forward and to make the Champions League even more successful” Marco Birri said.
The third season, run in the new format, will again see 10 rounds in the preliminaries with the Final Six tournament at the end, this time hosted by Budapest, again in the Mecca of water polo, on the Margaret Island (where last year’s European Championships were also staged). This year Hungary’s wild-card holder Eger enjoys the benefits of automatic qualification for the F6, however, they insisted on attempting to make the finals by finishing in the top 3 of their group.
In fact they face a tough but manageable task: just as in the last occasion, they will meet Barceloneta (ESP) and Olympiacos (GRE) and this time Spandau is also part of this group. The other has Pro Recco (ITA), Jug (CRO), Partizan (SRB) and Galatasaray (TUR) – that last three also battled hard for the qualifying spots in the previous season.
There was a change among the wild card-holder sides: Brescia gave up the opportunity to start in the prelims as they are building a brand new team with plenty of youngsters. Italy’s wild card was offered for the Champions League title-holder Pro Recco which accepted it, this is why Recco already appears in the draw.
The Champions League season kicks off in the first weekend of September with Round 1 of the qualifications. Two more stages will follow, the four winning sides of Round 3 will join the eight wild card-holders. The first round of the prelims is due on 28 October while the Final Six is scheduled for 2-4 June 2016.
The draw for the Euro Cup’s first qualification round was also made in Dubrovnik. Interestingly, the two Hungarian participants and the two Russian sides were drawn together in the respective groups.

Champions League – Draw for the Preliminaries

Group A
CNA Barceloneta (ESP)
ZF Eger (HUN)
Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE)
Spandau 04 (GER)
Winner of QF1
Winner of QF3

Group B
Pro Recco (ITA)
Jug Dubrovnik (CRO)
Partizan Belgrade (SRB)
Galatasaray Istanbul (TUR)
Winner of QF2
Winner of QF4

Euro Cup – Qualification Round 1

Group A (to be played Budapest)
Acquachiara Naples (ITA)
SSV Esslingen (GER)
Primorac Kotor (CRO)
FTC Budapest (HUN)
ASPTT Strasbourg (FRA)
Diapolo Szeged (HUN)

Group B (to be played in Split)
Mornar Brodospas (CRO)
Sintez Kazan (RUS)
Olympique Nice (FRA)
Donk Gouda (NED)
Canottieri Napoli (ITA)
Kinef Kirishi (RUS)

The first four seeded teams from each group will qualify for Round 2.


El CNAB ya conoce sus rivales en Champions


El CNAB ya conoce sus rivales en Champions

26/08/2015 - El CN Atlètic Barceloneta ha conocido este mediodía cuáles serán sus rivales en la fase de grupos de la LEN Champions League de waterpolo. El conjunto marinero ha quedado encuadrado en el Grupo A junto con ZF Eger (HUN), Olympiacos (GRE), Spandau 04 (ALE) y dos rivales que saldrán de la ronda preliminar. Los pupilos de Chus Martín ya se midieron a Olympiacos y a Eger en esta misma fase de la edición del año pasado.
La mala noticia para el CNAB es en este Grupo A solo hay dos plazas disponibles, estando ya directamente clasificado para la Final Six el ZF Eger como anfitrión.
El Grupo B, además del campeón Pro Recco (ITA), lo componen Partizan (SER), Jug Dubrovnik (CRO), Galatasaray (TUR) y dos más por conocer que saldrán de los emparejamientos previos. El 28 de octubre se disputará el primer partido de esta fase de grupos contra el Spandau 04 Berlin, que concluirá, si no hay variaciones, el 18 de mayo.


Comunicación RFEN. Foto: Los jugadores del CNAB celebran el bronce en la última edición.


Champions League prelims draw

Dubrovnik, home of Jug, one of the most decorated clubs in European water polo, hosted the draw for the Champions League preliminaries. This time the eight wild card-holder sides waited the outcome in excitement.
Before the draw was made, representatives of the clubs gathered for a meeting where they discussed how the world’s most prestigious water polo club competition can be further improved. LEN Sports&Office Manager Marco Birri has praised the joint efforts of the clubs and LEN to lift the level of the Champions League and its environment.

Live TV-coverage of almost each game in the prelims, special branding in the pools, dedicated website with live scoring and better media services were all contributed to the growing popularity of the Champions League. “These parts have all become essential in the League, now we have a firm base to move forward and to make the Champions League even more successful” Marco Birri said.

The third season, run in the new format, will again see 10 rounds in the preliminaries with the Final Six tournament at the end, this time hosted by Budapest, again in the Mecca of water polo, on the Margaret Island (where last year’s European Championships were also staged). This year Hungary’s wild-card holder Eger enjoys the benefits of automatic qualification for the F6, however, they insisted on attempting to make the finals by finishing in the top 3 of their group.

In fact they face a tough but manageable task: just as in the last occasion, they will meet Barceloneta (ESP) and Olympiacos (GRE) and this time Spandau is also part of this group. The other has Pro Recco (ITA), Jug (CRO), Partizan (SRB) and Galatasaray (TUR) – that last three also battled hard for the qualifying spots in the previous season.
There was a change among the wild card-holder sides: Brescia gave up the opportunity to start in the prelims as they are building a brand new team with plenty of youngsters. Italy’s wild card was offered for the Champions League title-holder Pro Recco which accepted it, this is why Recco already appears in the draw.

The Champions League season kicks off in the first weekend of September with Round 1 of the qualifications. Two more stages will follow, the four winning sides of Round 3 will join the eight wild card-holders. The first round of the prelims is due on 28 October while the Final Six is scheduled for 2-4 June 2016.
The draw for the Euro Cup’s first qualification round was also made in Dubrovnik. Interestingly, the two Hungarian participants and the two Russian sides were drawn together in the respective groups.


2015-2016 Champions League
Preliminary round

Draw
Group A

- CN Atletic Barceloneta (ESP)
- QR3 winner 4
- ZF-Eger (HUN)
- Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE)
- QR3 winner 1
- Wasserfreunde Spandau (GER)

Group B

- Pro Recco (ITA)
- VK Partizan Raiffeisen Belgrade (SRB)
- QR3 winner 2
- VK Jug CO Dubrovnik (CRO)
- QR3 winner 3
- Galatasaray SK (TUR)

Playing dates to be announced.
Text: LEN

Qualifying for the Final Six in Budapest will be the top 2 teams from Group A (Final Six hosts ZF-Eger excluded), and the top 3 teams of group B.

Qualification round 1 from 4-6 September. Groups and more, click here


Euro Cup draw

Next to the Champions League draw for the preliminary phase, the draw for the first qualification round of the Euro Cup tournament was held in Dubrovnik on Wednesday. Here last year's runner-up Acquachiara is present already now in their attempt of again making it to the final, this time to win it after last year's unique all-Naples battle was lost to rivals Posillipo. In group A Acquachiara will find opponents from Germany (Esslingen), Montenegro (Primorac), Hungary (FTC), Croatia's Jadran Split, Strasbourg from France and rebuilding Hungarian side Szeged. Meanwhile in group B interesting battles can expected as Croatia's Mornar, semifinalist last year, meet Sintez Kazan from Russia, France's outsider Olympic Nice, Dutch newcomer Widex GZC Donk, Canottieri Napoli and a second Russian participant in Kinef Kirishi. Playing dates and schedule will be announced later. 

2015-2016 Euro Cup
Qualification round 1

Draw


Group A (to be played in Budapest)


- Acquachiara (ITA)
- SSV Esslingen (GER)
- VK Primorac Kotor (MNE)
- FTC Budapest (HUN)
- Jadran Split (CRO)
- ASPTT Strasbourg (FRA)
- Szeged (HUN)

Group B (to be played in Split)


- Mornar BS (CRO)
- Sintez Kazan (RUS)
- Olympic Nice (FRA)
- Widex GZC Donk (NED)
- CC Napoli (ITA)
- Kinef Kirishi (RUS)

The first four seeded teams from each group will qualify for Round 2.
Playing dates to be announced.