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	L	GF	GA	GD
Georgia	6	2	2	0	23	14	+9
Germany	3	2	1	1	25	16	+9
Switzerland	0	2	0	2	17	42	-25

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	L	GF	GA	GD
Slovakia	9	3	3	0	44	15	+29
France	6	3	2	1	47	20	+27
Belarus	3	3	1	2	20	48	-28
Ukraine	0	3	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	L	GF	GA	GD
Romania	6	2	2	0	28	14	+14
Malta	3	2	1	1	19	23	-4
Portugal	0	2	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

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References

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

External links

Official LEN website
Microplustiming.com (Official results website)

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[len_cal-1] "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.

[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.

[5] "National Pool Calendar 7-13 October" (PDF). sportmalta.org.mt. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

[6] "EK Kwalificatie Oranje in Utrecht" [Oranje EC qualification in Utrecht]. knzb.nl (in Dutch). 24 September 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

[7] "Qualifications for Budapest: Georgia, Slovakia, Romania and Turkey finish atop the groups". total-waterpolo.com. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.