FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup 2018
■DAY6 Schedule
21 10:00 JPN-RSA
22 11:30 USA-CRO
23 13:00 SRB-GER
24 14:30 HUN-AUS
21 10:00 JPN-RSA
22 11:30 USA-CRO
23 13:00 SRB-GER
24 14:30 HUN-AUS
7位決定戦
日本 21(4,9,4,4)
南アフリカ 9(1,2,3,3)
※得点：足立3，鈴木2，吉田4，高田1，稲場5，コップ3，荒木1
日本 21(4,9,4,4)
南アフリカ 9(1,2,3,3)
※得点：足立3，鈴木2，吉田4，高田1，稲場5，コップ3，荒木1
Game no.21
JPN 21(4,9,4,4)
RSA 9(1,2,3,3)
JPN 21(4,9,4,4)
RSA 9(1,2,3,3)
Game no.22
USA 7(0,1,2,4)
CRO 10(1,4,3,2)
USA 7(0,1,2,4)
CRO 10(1,4,3,2)
Game no.23
SRB 15(6,3,3,3)
GER 9(2,2,2,3)
SRB 15(6,3,3,3)
GER 9(2,2,2,3)
Game no.24
HUN 10(2,2,4,2)
AUS 4(1,1,0,1)
HUN 10(2,2,4,2)
AUS 4(1,1,0,1)
■Ranking
1.Hungary
2.Australia
3.Serbia
4.Germany
5.Croatia
6.USA
7.Japan
8.Republic of South Africa
1.Hungary
2.Australia
3.Serbia
4.Germany
5.Croatia
6.USA
7.Japan
8.Republic of South Africa
Berlin 2018, Day 6: Hungary defeats Australia for World Cup title
Japan secures rank seven
After a confident 21:9 (4:1, 9:2, 4:3, 3:4) victory against South Africa, Japan could secure rank seven of the FINA Men’s Water Polo World Cup 2018 in Berlin. Japan, who ranked tenth at the 2017 World Championships, was already ahead 13:3 after the first half of the one-sided game. Best scorer was Kohei Inaba (JPN) with five goals and Lood Rabie, who scored four times for South Africa.
After a confident 21:9 (4:1, 9:2, 4:3, 3:4) victory against South Africa, Japan could secure rank seven of the FINA Men’s Water Polo World Cup 2018 in Berlin. Japan, who ranked tenth at the 2017 World Championships, was already ahead 13:3 after the first half of the one-sided game. Best scorer was Kohei Inaba (JPN) with five goals and Lood Rabie, who scored four times for South Africa.
Croatia confident against USA
After the surprising loss against Australia in the quarter-finals, world champion Croatia secured rank five with a confident 10:7 victory (1:0, 4:1, 3:2, 2:4). After a tight first quarter, the Croatian team took the lead 5:1 and did not let their opponents catch up again. Loren Fatovic, who scored three times, was very valuable for this match.
After the surprising loss against Australia in the quarter-finals, world champion Croatia secured rank five with a confident 10:7 victory (1:0, 4:1, 3:2, 2:4). After a tight first quarter, the Croatian team took the lead 5:1 and did not let their opponents catch up again. Loren Fatovic, who scored three times, was very valuable for this match.
Serbia defeats Germany and wins bronze medal
Olympic champion Serbia emerged as the bronze medallist with a 15:9 (6:2, 3:2, 3:2, 3:3) victory against host Germany. It took the Serbian team only approximately two minutes to build up a 6:2 lead, which was the basis for their victory.
Yet, the German team fought hard until the very last minute and can be proud to have qualified for the World Championships 2019 in South Korea. Best scorers were Julian Real (GER) with three goals and Nemanja Vico (SRB) with four goals.
Additionally, German goalkeeper Moritz Schenkel was awarded best goalkeeper of the FINA Men’s Water Polo World Cup 2018 in Berlin and Serbian Gavril Subotic was the top scorer of the tournament (17 goals).
Olympic champion Serbia emerged as the bronze medallist with a 15:9 (6:2, 3:2, 3:2, 3:3) victory against host Germany. It took the Serbian team only approximately two minutes to build up a 6:2 lead, which was the basis for their victory.
Yet, the German team fought hard until the very last minute and can be proud to have qualified for the World Championships 2019 in South Korea. Best scorers were Julian Real (GER) with three goals and Nemanja Vico (SRB) with four goals.
Additionally, German goalkeeper Moritz Schenkel was awarded best goalkeeper of the FINA Men’s Water Polo World Cup 2018 in Berlin and Serbian Gavril Subotic was the top scorer of the tournament (17 goals).
Hungary becomes World Cup 2018 champion
World Championships runner-up Hungary secured the Cup’s title with a confident 10:4 victory (2:1, 2:1, 4:0, 2:2) against Australia. Extremely important for this success was player Krisztian Peter Manhercz with a total of four goals. The decision was made during the third quarter when the Hungarian team increased their lead by three goals to 7:2 in a matter of only 1.5 minutes. Australian player Aaron Younger was nominated best player of the tournament.
World Championships runner-up Hungary secured the Cup’s title with a confident 10:4 victory (2:1, 2:1, 4:0, 2:2) against Australia. Extremely important for this success was player Krisztian Peter Manhercz with a total of four goals. The decision was made during the third quarter when the Hungarian team increased their lead by three goals to 7:2 in a matter of only 1.5 minutes. Australian player Aaron Younger was nominated best player of the tournament.
