Superfinal of water polo World league among women's teams starts
who successfully acted on the European qualifying tournament.
the Russian water polo players managed to break through in Superfinal of World league in the 12th time in a row. A year ago in Chinese Shanghai Russians took the third place, having suffered defeat in a semi-final from competitors from Canada (10:11). In Kunshana the national team Russian Federation will play on May 28 the first match of group B with Canadians. Next day the Russian national team will meet team Japan, on May 30 — the main favourites from United States of America, transfers online edition "DV-ROSS" with reference to information agency "ITAR-TASS".
In one group with Russians will be played by last year's Superfinal's all prize-winners of World league when Americans won against Canadians the final. In a quarterfinal there are all participants of tournament, in the first stage a playoffs of team of group B will play with the national teams from group A which representatives made Australia, Spain, China and Netherlands. Quarterfinals will pass on May 31, semi-finals — on June 1, matches for the seventh, fifth, third places and the final are planned for June 2.
At a selection stage of World league in a zone of Europe the Russian water polo players took the second place, having conceded superiority to Spaniards, but having outstripped team of Netherlands. The Hungarian national team remained the last and in Superfinal did not break through.
five More participants of the final in Kunshana were defined by following the results of a past in April in New Zealand Oakland an intercontinental qualifying tournament which came to the end with a victory of Americans. The second place was taken by the national team Australia, in a match for the third place of the Canadian beat competitors from China. The fifth place the national team won Japan which broke through in Superfinal the second year in a row.
Americans dominate in female water polo
In structure combined Russian Federation who acts under the direction of Gaydukov Alexander, entered 13 water polo players. These are goalkeepers Karnaukh Anna and Verkhoglyadova Anastasiya, and also Timofeeva Anna, Simanovich Anastasiya, Borisova Maria, Vakhitova Veronica, Churzina Natalia, Prokofyeva Catherina, Ivanova Eugenia, Ryzhkova Darya, Karimova Elvin, Gorbunova Olga and Zubkova Tatyana.
Superfinal of World league among women's teams is carried out bysince 2004, from 14 previous tournaments 11 the American water polo players who also won in two last World Cups and the Olympic Games (2012, 2016) won. On one title at the national teams Greece, China and Russian Federation who won in 2008. On the account of Russians also the second place in the 2005th and the 2013th, and also two bronze (2006, 2017).
In a current water polo season the national team Russian Federation also will make a speech asat the championship of Europe for women's and men's teams which will take place in July in Barcelona. In September in Surgut the world Cup on water polo among women which is carried out time in four years will take place.
Superfinal of World league among men's teams in the current season will passon June 18-23 in Budapest, for the fourth time in 16 years the national team will take part in tournament Russian Federation.