Action continues in both the Men’s and Women’s FINA Water Polo World Leagues this weekend, with preliminary tournaments being held in the following locations: Bochum (GER) and Madrid (ESP) for women, Casablanca (MAR) for men, and Adelaide (AUS) for both women and men.
Here are the Participating Nations at each location:
In Bochum (GER) - Group Europe, Women: Russia, Greece, Germany, Great Britain
In Madrid (ESP) - Group Europe, Women: Spain, Italy, France, South Africa
In Casablanca (MAR) - Group Africa, Men: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, South Africa
In Adelaide (AUS) - Group Asia-Oceania, Women: Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand
In Adelaide (AUS) - Group Asia-Oceania, Men: Australia, Japan, Iran, New Zealand
Here are the proposed Competition Schedules for each tournament:
In Bochum (GER)
May 22
17:00 GER – RUS
19:00 GBR – GRE
May 23
16:00 GER – GBR
18:00 GRE – RUS
May 24
10:00 GBR – RUS
12:00 GER – GRE
In Madrid (ESP)
May 22
18:15 ITA – FRA
20:00 ESP – RSA
May 23
16:15 RSA – ITA
18:00 ESP – FRA
May 24
10:15 FRA – RSA
12:00 ESP – ITA
In Casablanca (MAR)
May 21
18:00 MAR – RSA
19:30 ALG – LBA
May 22
11:00 MAR - LBA
12:30 ALG – RSA
18:00 RSA – LBA
19:30 MAR – ALG
May 23
18:00 RSA - MAR
19:30: LBA - ALG
May 24
11:00 LBA - MAR
12:30 RSA - ALG
18:00 LBA - RSA
19:30 ALG - MAR
In Adelaide (AUS)
May 22
15:00 Men JPN – NZL
16:30 Women JPN – NZL
18:00 Women AUS – CHN
19:30 Men AUS – IRI
May 23
13:30 Women: CHN-JPN
15:00 Women: AUS-NZL
16:30 Men: AUS-NZL
18:30 Men: JPN-IRI
May 24
13:30 Men IRI-NZL
15:00 Men AUS-JPN
16:30 Women AUS-JPN
18:30 Women CHN-NZL
NOTE Men’s World League: The winners from the three groups that competed in the European preliminaries of the FINA Men’s Water Polo World League 2009 – and thus the first qualifiers for the Super Final (June 16-21 in Podgorica, MNE) - are as follows: Serbia, Italy, Montenegro (as host), and Croatia.