Lausanne (SUI), May 20, 2009 – 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) In Madrid (ESP) In Casablanca (MAR)
May 22 May 22 May 21 May 23
17:00 GER – RUS 18:15 ITA – FRA 18:00 MAR – RSA 18:00 RSA - MAR
19:00 GBR – GRE 20:00 ESP – RSA 19:30 ALG – LBA 19:30: LBA - ALG
May 23 May 23 May 22 May 24
16:00 GER – GBR 16:15 RSA – ITA 11:00 MAR - LBA 11:00 LBA - MAR
18:00 GRE – RUS 18:00 ESP – FRA 12:30 ALG – RSA 12:30 RSA - ALG
May 24 May 24 18:00 RSA – LBA 18:00 LBA - RSA
10:00 GBR – RUS 10:15 FRA – RSA 19:30 MAR – ALG 19 :30 ALG - MAR
12:00 GER – GRE 12:00 ESP – ITA
In Adelaide (AUS)
May 22 May 23 May 24
15:00 Men JPN – NZL 13:30 Women: CHN – JPN 13:30 Men IRI - NZL
16:30 Women JPN – NZL 15:00 Women AUS – NZL 15:00 Men AUS - JPN
18:00 Women AUS – CHN 16:30 Men AUS – NZL 16:30 Women AUS - JPN
19:30 Men AUS – IRI 18:30 Men JPN – IRI 18:00 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.
