{"id":261727,"date":"2017-06-21T09:33:21","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T16:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=261727"},"modified":"2017-06-21T09:33:21","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T16:33:21","slug":"serbia-croatia-russia-off-to-strong-start-at-mens-water-polo-world-league-super-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/serbia-croatia-russia-off-to-strong-start-at-mens-water-polo-world-league-super-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Serbia, Croatia, &#038; Russia Off to Strong Start at Men&#8217;s Water Polo World League Super Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/fina.statslive.info\/c\/148388747\/eyJpdiI6IjA4TDFpejJRT3BjMVoyenV4T3BKcDNKNGhkamk3N3ZZcllMWWp5SHkyR1U9IiwidmFsdWUiOiJRbytqUEhSZWhqU291QWZOaWMxQnptWEprSkRob3Q5XC9kTFlGWEdGSU16RDJVdFQzdGgwM0dlV0RzVFdmMGRhSlpSMmgxTWRIYjJjdGNCWmI5d2lVVFE9PSIsIm1hYyI6IjY1NTEzMmNhYmQ5YTk0NmUwMGM4ODNiNWY5ZDU3MGMwMTFiOWNkMTg3NDJhZjA0ZTlmYWU0ZmUwZTJmM2RlODEifQ==\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/fina.statslive.info\/c\/148388747\/eyJpdiI6IjA4TDFpejJRT3BjMVoyenV4T3BKcDNKNGhkamk3N3ZZcllMWWp5SHkyR1U9IiwidmFsdWUiOiJRbytqUEhSZWhqU291QWZOaWMxQnptWEprSkRob3Q5XC9kTFlGWEdGSU16RDJVdFQzdGgwM0dlV0RzVFdmMGRhSlpSMmgxTWRIYjJjdGNCWmI5d2lVVFE9PSIsIm1hYyI6IjY1NTEzMmNhYmQ5YTk0NmUwMGM4ODNiNWY5ZDU3MGMwMTFiOWNkMTg3NDJhZjA0ZTlmYWU0ZmUwZTJmM2RlODEifQ%3D%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1498148020526000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF6SDZk8xGWFbgB1VZHq2XJPl5VFg\">FINA Men\u2019s Water Polo World League Super Final<\/a> kicked-off yesterday at the Aquatic Palace of Ruza, Russia, to see eight international teams competing for the prestigious trophy over a five-day tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Entering their first big event after the 2016 Olympics in Rio, water polo powerhouses will definitely take this floor to rehearsal for the FINA World Championship in Budapest.<\/p>\n<p>The competition format is traditional as the eight competing squads are divided into two groups.<\/p>\n<p>Group A sees Pan-American reigning champion and 2016 WL Super-final runner-up Team USA, all-round crown Serbia, Kazakhstan and Italy.<\/p>\n<p>Group B, respectively, is represented by 2017 World League Intercontinental tournament winners Australia, Olympic silver medallists Croatia, Japan, and host Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The first three days of the event features a round-robin tournament, after which cross-over match-ups will be held to decide the semi-finalists en route to the medal clashes.<\/p>\n<p>Croatia and Japan opened the tournament on Tuesday June 20, and the Balkan team defeated Japan 13-5.<\/p>\n<p>The Serbians then beat Kazakhstan 15-7, while Italia narrowly beat the USA 9-7 after penalty shootout.<\/p>\n<p>The host Russia played Australia in the last game of the opening day and won 11-5.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FINA Men\u2019s Water Polo World League Super Final 2017<br \/>\nResults Summary \/\u00a0Day 1 20 June, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Game 1. CRO\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/ci4.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/GDWpO9Aec-h3T5qD3uxtBvVNOiJERLnyJRGd29-n7KdjpfrwZBydlqDoqWNEQFKTvjPdEHjuX4hyQGxldmVh4sRSgyQO-UeViKFLorlADMqG8S5v-t_3A3GT_Ws=s0-d-e1-ft#http:\/\/www.worldaquaticsconvention.com\/FINA_NL\/newsletter\/flags\/hr.png\" width=\"15\" \/>\u00a0vs. JPN\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/R3s32P6vWBapcYRiXqNI6r_1yNhYumzAoItGksT39LtuIjrgtKz-6xX9RQPnD9k9LfAIJ1aF1DPLzJjpxj1CzUzswo3ksI9z2YPL4CYtSaS_ruAOWVvm2NO8WO8=s0-d-e1-ft#http:\/\/www.worldaquaticsconvention.com\/FINA_NL\/newsletter\/flags\/jp.png\" width=\"15\" \/> \u00a013-5 (4-2, 3-0, 1-2, 5-1)<br \/>\nGame 2. SRB\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/ci6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/15qHXgPBmtXYv8l6yHrGNMwmIrvOhe2GxTbITxtt0NNUuJK5fWUmvU0boPWKeCHoKFt7yh9MiAMQfPuezRDAkI5wzDUHZCrLKOIR4jB5vKk9dkFu2fBgKETF0_g=s0-d-e1-ft#http:\/\/www.worldaquaticsconvention.com\/FINA_NL\/newsletter\/flags\/rs.png\" width=\"15\" \/> \u00a0vs. KAZ\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/ci6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/fINu1u7OxdUS_LuKjKG_MfEHyZ9hVHY4Z2C_lJ8mGnsUhIDkdemHvQc5xOZRP5Id5U3e61Jgkxp-O_DYqVTvopWLekZywonqBMMV0bDAbCeM0fN2MA1CIMdE3fQ=s0-d-e1-ft#http:\/\/www.worldaquaticsconvention.com\/FINA_NL\/newsletter\/flags\/kz.png\" width=\"15\" \/> \u00a015-7 (3-0, 6-4, 3-2, 3-1)<br \/>\nGame 4. USA\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/ci6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/IrAVpQgIQpdCFvLoOPO6XpMZw8_jYrIpH4hmqMCli6bn_89HheLV5mwxGGxsU6yhAqeUPtTpaiG2Q6Rdx2uMuMj_ucOAj4_38SzrEeHWzTfwmXMGKPvheuqpR2Y=s0-d-e1-ft#http:\/\/www.worldaquaticsconvention.com\/FINA_NL\/newsletter\/flags\/us.png\" width=\"15\" \/> \u00a0\u2013 ITA\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/u-YPKufA5sWrUUw87PLR-f2UV_ECf5dZFiQruu0JEl6JjcWX-6eaZufip-Ls_sh4TsLJcbrLAnkEcReJq_HuCtgrjJRkq_M08a8pokGdNvV7pF3AuxyVYFa-ij4=s0-d-e1-ft#http:\/\/www.worldaquaticsconvention.com\/FINA_NL\/newsletter\/flags\/it.png\" width=\"15\" \/> \u00a07-9 (1-0, 2-0, 2-3, 0-2, penalty shoot-out 2-4)<br \/>\nGame 3. AUS\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/ci4.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/PiVVnpofkTucR1Qhs95Lu2Uj6BT7I5xV30_hHxrH79sPoZyj1cvrZTObOJMHOXza2RRRDTohmg7cEQuuf2w3Yd3jcgWe6hwLiiZOjnDMaTC8gerzXFYjx0_EoEc=s0-d-e1-ft#http:\/\/www.worldaquaticsconvention.com\/FINA_NL\/newsletter\/flags\/au.png\" width=\"15\" \/> \u00a0\u2013 RUS\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/szjJFQ6HF4ahPB3KJv0YT3kvmDCaBjIfQUyZ0_BpYcJFmMrj0hc0WFpUksswfIl9GCVy_Y7m6FgFHDGwCepuVpcnsgC9sNZHcqrbaz7hPcJ9yAC5GAOBt1gZf0M=s0-d-e1-ft#http:\/\/www.worldaquaticsconvention.com\/FINA_NL\/newsletter\/flags\/ru.png\" width=\"15\" \/> \u00a05-11 (2-2, 1-2, 1-4, 1-3)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ranking after Day 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Group A<\/strong>:\u00a0Serbia 3, Italy 2, USA 1, Kazakhstan 0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group B<\/strong>: Croatia 3, Russia 3, Australia 0, Japan 0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FINA Men\u2019s Water Polo World League Super Final kicked-off yesterday at the Aquatic Palace of Ruza, Russia, to see eight international teams competing for the prestigious trophy over a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":261729,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[12,10],"tags":[61904,2174,184,147,27253,54416],"class_list":["post-261727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-water-polo","category-world","tag-2017-fina-world-league-super-final","tag-croatia","tag-fina","tag-russia","tag-serbia","tag-water-polo"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Serbia, Croatia, &amp; 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