The men's season got started in Europe with Champions League Qualification Round matches to determine six teams set to join twelve seeded clubs with their spot already secure. Those clubs include Pro Recco and Team USA attacker
Max Irving, who are set to compete in Group B.
Men's Champions League Qualification Round
Vasas 12, Sabadell 10
Team USA utility man
Jack Larsen and Sabadell played host to Vasas and Spandau 04 in the Qualification Round's lone three-team group. Sabadell lost to Vasas, 12-10, after a bye but will continue on to the Group Stage after securing second place over Spandau 04.
Men's Champions League Group Stage Draw
The Champions League main round begins October 14-15
Group A: Olympiacos (GRE), Radnicki (SRB), Vasas (HUN), Mladost (CRO)
Group B:
Pro Recco (ITA), Jadran Split (CRO), Jadran Herceg Novi (MNE), Novi Beograd (SRB)
Group C: Ferencvaros (HUN), Oradea (ROU), Primorac (MNE), Brescia (ITA)
Group D: Barceloneta (ESP), Marseille (FRA), Waspo 98 Hannover (GER),
Sabadell (ESP)
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Men's Euro Cup Qualification Round
Spandau 04 14, Apollon Smyrnis 10
Apollon Smyrnis 14, Sport Management 12
Apollon Smyrnis 23, ZV De Zaan 15
Spandau 04 was relegated to the Euro Cup Qualification Round following the last place finish in Champions League qualification but they rebounded with a 14-10 win over Apollon Smyrnis and Team USA attacker
Hannes Daube. Apollon responded to the opening defeat with a 14-12 victory over Sport Management in which Daube scored a game-high four goals to lead the way for the Greek side. In the final match of the Qualification Round, Apollon beat ZV De Zaan, 23-15, to secure second place in Group A. The four runners-up each finished with six points, leaving goal difference as the deciding factor. Vouliagmeni (+14), Steaua (+14), and Szolnok (+8) ultimately advanced, while Apollon (+6) were eliminated from Euro Cup contention. Team USA goalkeeper
Adrian Weinberg and Panathinaikos will compete in Group C of the Euro Cup Group Stage.
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Euro Cup Group Stage Draw
Group A: Jug Dubrovnik (CRO), ASC Duisburg (GER), Solaris (CRO), Terrassa (ESP)
Group B: Barcelona (ESP), Dinamo Bucharest (ROU), Trieste (ITA), Szolnok (HUN)
Group C: BVSC Budapest (HUN),
Panathinaikos (GRE), Buducnost (MNE), Vouliagmeni (GRE)
Group D: Savona (ITA), Sabac (SRB), Spandau (GER), Steaua (ROU)
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Men's Copa Catalunya
Quarterfinals
Sabadell 15, Catalunya 7
Sabadell 26, Catalunya 5
Semifinals
Sabadell 12, Barcelona 8
Final
Barceloneta 17, Sabadell 10
Jack Larsen and Sabadell advanced to the Copa Catalunya final where they lost to Spanish powerhouse Barceloneta, 17-10. Larsen scored once for Sabadell in defeat. The win marks Barceloneta's tenth consecutive title in this tournament.
Men's Spanish Super Cup
Final
Barceloneta 16, Sabadell 6
The reigning European champions took care of business at home in Spain where they secured the first national title of the season with a 16-6 win over Sabadell and
Jack Larsen.
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Men's Italian League - Round 1
Pro Recco 22, Salerno 8
TeliMar 14, Roma Vis Nova 12
Max Irving scored once for Pro Recco in a dominant display to start the season with a 22-8 win over Salerno. Elsewhere in Italy, TeliMar picked up a 14-12 victory over Roma Vis Nova during which Team USA attacker
Nicolas Saveljic scored twice for the Palermo-based squad.
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On the women's side, the Champions League Qualification Round took place to solidify the final four spots in the field for this season. Team USA's
Tara Prentice and
Isabel Williams were already confirmed to compete with Sabadell as was
Jovana Sekulic with Olympiacos.
Women's Champions League Qualification Round
Mataro 14, Rapallo 9
Rapallo 14, Trieste 13
Mataro 16, Trieste 11
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Jewel Roemer and Mataro handled Rapallo, 14-9, and Trieste, 16-11, to earn a berth in the Champions League Group Stage. Trieste and
Malia Allen will return to the Euro Cup where they have finished as runners-up the past two years.
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Women's Champions League Group Stage Draw
The Champions League main round begins October 25
Group A: Alimos NAC Betsson (GRE), UVSE Helia-D (HUN),
Olympiacos SFP (GRE), DFVE Vizilabda (HUN)
Group B: Ekipe Orizzonte (ITA), CN Terrassa (ESP),
Astralpool CN Sabadell (ESP),
Assolim CN Mataró (ESP)
Group C: Spandau 04 Berlin (GER), FTC Telekom (HUN), Rapallo Pallanuoto (ITA), Vouliagmeni NC (GRE)
Group D: CN Sant Andreu (ESP), SIS Roma (ITA), ONE Eger (HUN), ZV De Zaan (NED)
Women's Copa Catalunya
Final
Mataro 11, Sant Andreu 9
Jewel Roemer produced a hat trick for Mataro in its 11-9 win over Sant Andreu at home to claim the Copa Catalunya.
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Women's Spanish Super Cup
Final
Sabadell 11, Sant Andreu 8
Sabadell controlled the final from start to finish with steady defense throughout en route to the 11-8 win over Sant Andreu.
Tara Prentice and
Isabel Williams earned the first national title of the season with Williams also being awarded Best Goalkeeper for the tournament.
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Women's Greek Super Cup
Final
Olympiacos 14, Vouliagmeni 11
Olympiacos and Team USA utility woman
Jovana Sekulic began the season with a national title following its 14-11 victory over Vouliagmeni for the Greek Super Cup. The win gives Olympiacos its third Super Cup in team history and positions the club as a favorite in Greece and Europe as a whole.
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