Vouliagmeni is the new Greek national Cup winner. At the Final Four tournament in Argostoli this past weekend, Vouliagmeni knocked off arch rivals Olympiacos in the semi-finals 7-8, after extra time after having giving up a 4-7 lead at half time, and then took the crown beating Chios 4-6 in the final behind three goals from star-player Christos Afroudakis. Chios' place in the finals was ensured after a 8-4 win over Panathinaikos in the semi-finals.
With both the men and women's Pro Recco-teams winning the Champions League and Champions Cup title respectively, their European domination was confirmed this season. As might expected, the national ones followed this weekend. The women won the Final Four gaining a 9-5 victory over Imperia in the final on Saturday and then Pro Recco men's team defeated Brescia 8-12 on Sunday winning the playoffs finals series 2-0 for their seventh consecutive title and 26th in team history already. Montenegrin centre-forward Boris Zlokovic was the game high-scorer on Sunday netting four goals while Luka Loncar scored three for Brescia which lost their second of three playoffs finals appearances, all against Pro Recco. Posillipo finishe...
German women's waterpolo was facing a visible change: The new cup winner SV Bayer 08 Uerdingen won the national league title as well to end the incredible winning streak of twelve-time champion SV Blau-Weiß Bochum. After an 16-0-0 run in the regular season the team from Krefeld two victories against Bochum in the final series as well, 7-5 and 12-8. The bronze medal was clinched by Freie Schwimmer Duisburg which gained a narrow 12-11 victory against Hannoverscher SV. Bochum's leading player Katrin Dierolf took both season's awards: the MVP title and the scorers crown. The former German international is expected to retire after this season.
On Thursday, at the end of the third final tournament day in Romania, played in the pool of Dinamo Bucharest, the squad from CSM DiGi Oradea celebrated their sixth consecutive Romanian national championship title. In the nine playing days of the decisive tournament, devided over three ocassions, CSM DiGi Oradea just lost once confirming their national domination once more. Mihnea Chioveanu, player of CSM Digi Oradea and Romanian international, was the top scorer of the championship scoring 87 goals.
2008 Olympic champion and one of the key-players at the ZF-Eger side that was the 2011 Hungarian nat...
After four days of tough competition, the women's teams from Germany and Italy clinched the last two...
Defending Italian champions Pro Recco are up 1-0 in this year's Italian league playoffs finals. On T...