Pretty self-explanatory.
“The first round of the first Hungarian Underwater Rugby Nationals were held today! I. place: PFBSE Dolphins II. place: The Mayfly III. place: The Current We were happy to see so many participants playing exciting matches, leaving behind the previous, long era! But this is just the first step, we’re preparing for more rounds!
The first time I used Trends to look UWR up was in 2017 and I remember back at that time, we were not even on the map at all. Google did not know of us as a search topic – one had to look underwater rugby as a term up, this way missing a lot of hits in any other languages.
UWR Committee got elected too.
The Orcas helped us out as always and 3 of us got to play with the Serbian team. My plan was that we stay back and use the extra weight to top the defense in front of the goal, but that wasn't happening much.
The average difference in number of goals scored during the first 4 days (group matches) was 11.94. The largest difference belongs to the match between Norway and Great Britain, 52:0. It means Norway almost scored twice every minute, ouch! The average difference of the last 4 days (placement matches) is 5.81. The 50% drop in the score differences meant a lot more exciting matches with levelled opponents. During these days 8 matches ended with sudden death and 2 with penalty shootouts. Wow!
There are clear differences between the nations based on the background and culture of the game and it can be observed in the style they play.
To sum it up, it is a common opinion that The Empire Strikes Back is the best episode of the SW-saga. The organizers did splendid work to let countries from all around the globe show the best of their underwater rugby. If you’re not watching, you’re missing out! To be continued with the matches of the first half of the UWR World Championships.
An educational sport-development program with a broad mission to increase the number of athletes involved in playing UnderWater Rugby in Hungary
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