The FINA Water Polo World League men’s championships kicks off in Budapest today.
The Hungarian team – consisting of Dániel Angyal, Bence Bátori, Krisztián Bedő, Dávid Jansik, Gergely Kardos, Gergő Kovács, Tamás Mezei, Viktor Nagy and Gergő Zalánki, coached by Tamás Märcz – take part following a “final eight” showdown in Genova last week, where the team secured fifth place.
Tickets for the following matches are available at www.eventim.hu
Men's World League Super finals, Duna Aréna, Budapest, 18th-23rd June
Tournament group draw
Group A: Australia, Montenegro, Japan, Hungary
Group B: USA, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Spain
Schedule
1) Group matches, 1st round – Monday 18th June
Croatia–Kazakhstan, 15:15... Montenegro–Japan, 16:45... USA-Spain 18:15... Australia–Hungary, 20:15
2) Group matches, 2nd round – Tuesday 19th June
Australia–Japan, 15:15... Croatia–Spain, 16:45... Montenegro–Hungary, 18:15... USA–Kazakhstan, 19:45
3) Group matches, 3rd round– Wednesday 20th June
Croatia–USA, 15:15... Montenegro–Australia, 16:45... Kazakhstan–Spain, 18:15... Japan-Hungary 19:45
4) Quarter-finals – Thursday 21st June
A2–B3, 15:15... A3–B2, 16:45... A1–B4, 18:15... A4–B1, 19:45
5) Play-offs, day 2 – Friday 22nd June
For the 5th-8th places, 15:15 and 16:45
Semi-finals, 18:15 and 19:45
6) Play-offs, day 2 – Saturday 23rd June
For 7th place, 15:15
For 5th place, 16:45
Bronze-medal match, 18:15
Final, 19:45