OR National pole Greece has proven to be the top team on the planet at the Singapore World Championships, “scanning” every opponent on the “road” to conquering the top and gold medal.
Following the defeat of the premiere, the Women’s National Pole has reacted and with a historical course in the Singapore event, became a world champion for the second time in its history, after the 2011 success in Shanghai.
Harry Pavlidis’ team found all the great powers of the sport and confirmed its superiority, reaching a series of impressive victories, before climbing the first step of the podium.
The “Road” of National Greece to the Gold Medal
Greece-Hungary 9-10 (2-1, 3-3, 0-4, 4-2)
The Women’s National Polo Team started its obligations as it ended, with a race against Hungary. Greece led in that 5-2 game, but then stuck and with a tragic third 8 minutes, allowed the Hungarian to win 10-9.
Even so, he showed that he was the best team and took the rematch when he was more measured in the final of the Singapore World Championship.
Greece (Haris Pavlidis): Stamatopoulou, Eleft. Pleuritou, Tricha 6, Santa 1, Giannopoulou, Xenaki, Patras 2, Siouti, V. Plearitou, Tornarou, Myriocefalitaki, Gourka, Koureta, Krassa
Hungary (Sandor Czech): Nesmeli, Vali 1, Baro 2, Perestegi-Nagi, Sumegki, Domsodi, Kesteli 2, Laimeter, Ribanska 3, Farago, Garda 2, Tyma, Timas, Heidu
Greece-Croatia 31-7 (9-1, 7-4, 7-1, 8-1)
In the second match of the World Championship, Greece broke out for the defeat of the premiere in Croatia and “dismantled” it with the … deafening 31-7, sending a message to its opponents.
Santa and Tricha had a “party” with 5 goals each and showed the quality of the National Women’s Polo Team, foreshadowing what would follow in the competition.
Greece (Haris Pavlidis): Stamatopoulou, Eleft. Pleuritou 1, Tricha 5, Santa 5, Giannopoulou 3, Xenaki 3, Ninou 3, Patras 1, V. Plearitou 4, Tornarou 1, Myriokefalitaki 3, Gourka, Coureta 2, Krassa
Croatian (One Simmunits): Mentvek, Stypanov, Desenica, Bucic 1, Skenin 1, Medic, Glas, Sroy 3, Rosic 1, Jankovic 1, Jazvin, Togian Jimenes, Pesic, Etrovic
Greece-Japan 25-15 (6-3, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5)
Against Japan, National Greece continued at the same pace and did not find it difficult to achieve its second consecutive victory in the competition, “hitting” its opponent with one of the team’s “keys” players, Maria Miriokefalitakis.
With 7 goals by Myriocefalitakis and one outburst after the first half of the third period, the “blue -white” reached a positive result that “locked” its presence in the knockout.
Greece (Haris Pavlidis): Stamatopoulou, Eleft. Pleuritou 1, Tricha 4, Santa 3, Giannopoulou 2, Xenaki 1, Ninou, Patras, V. Plearitou 3, Tornarou, Miriokefalitaki 7, Jourka, Coureta 2, Krassa 2
Japan (Sota Hazui): Ch.
Greece-France 23-9 (4-4, 4-3, 8-0, 7-2)
The clash with France was perhaps Greece’s worst appearance in the event, at least for one half. Despite its clear superiority, our national team was even found to lose in the first part of the match and needed the… voices and changes of Haris Pavlidis to come to win.
The Women’s National Pole “broke” France in the second half with an unlikely 15-2, but this race was the “bell” that the team needed to “wake up” and perform its potential.
Greece (Haris Pavlidis): Stamatopoulou, Eleft. Pleteritou 4, Trich 5, Santa 1, Giannopoulou 2, Xenaki 2, Ninou, Patras 2, V. Pleritiou 3, Tornarou 1, Miriokefalitaki 2, Gourka, Coureta, Krassa 1
France (Luke Eriet): Martin Pere, Andres 3, Bougrara, Kilic-Pegouri, Hardy, L. Vernou, Diflo, Erto 4, E. Vernou 1, Jean-Misel 1, Raspo, Radosavljevic
Greece-Australia 8-7 (1-1, 4-2, 1-2, 2-2)
The most shocking game for Greece came in the quarter -finals, where Australia fought to the end to avoid defeat and our national team needed a big goal by Myriochefalitakis in the end to avoid … bad guys.
In the game that judged the qualification in the 4th and the “battles” of the medals, Greece accepted the Australian seconds before the end of the match, but in the last attack of the match, it managed to counterattack and throw its opponents on the … canvas.
Greece (Haris Pavlidis): Stamatopoulou, Eleft. Plearitou 2, Tricha 1, Santa 2, Giannopoulou 1, Xenaki, Ninou 1, Patras, Siouti, V. Plearitou, Tornarou, Myriocefalitaki 1, Gourka, Koureta
Australia (Beck Ripon): Palm, Bilest, Fasala, Haligan, Green, A. Andrews 2, S. Andrews 2, Hern, Williams 1, Kerns 1, Djakovic 1, Longman, Lambert, Mitchell
Greece-US 14-10 (2-2, 4-3, 3-3, 5-2)
The powerful US was Greece’s opponent in the semifinals, with Haris Pavlidis’ team blocking one of the favorites of the event in an impressive way.
Despite the lead of the Americans at the start of the match, but also the… controversial decisions of the referee of the match, the national women’s polo team was unstoppable in the match and eventually reached an easy dominance, which also showed its potential, enhancing its psychology.
Greece (Haris Pavlidis): Stamatopoulou, Eleft. Plearitou 1, Tricha 1, Santa 3, Giannopoulou, Xenaki 3, Ninou, Patras 1, Siouti, V. Plearitou 4, Tornarou, Miriokefalitaki 1, Gourka, Kouretta
USA (Adam Krikorian): Longan, Striker 1, Predis, Pirson, Flynn 1, Bonaguidi, Sekulic, Niousul 2, Remer 2, Lainbak 2, Ausmon 2, Wooddend, Williams, Gassaniga
Greece-Hungary 12-9 (3-1, 5-3, 2-2, 2-3)
In the final, our national team was called upon to beat the only team that had forced it to defeat the event, but the motivation for… rematch showed it even better at the most critical point of the event.
With the trophy and gold medal in the background, Greece was “biting” in its defense and had a “party” in the attack, eventually getting much easier to win the title than the final 12-9 and the importance of the race.
Harry Pavlidis’ girls had the opportunity to show that they are 100% world championships and did it with their presence in the Singapore final. They thus climbed the first step of the podium, giving Greece the second gold medal of its history.
Greece (Haris Pavlidis): Stamatopoulou, Eleft. Plearitou 1, Trich 3, Santa 2, Giannopoulou, Xenaki 3, Ninou, Patras, Siouti, V. Plearitou 2, Tornarou, Myriocefalitaki 1, Gourka, Koureta
Hungary (Sandor Czech): Nesmeli, Silaggi 1, Vali 1, Baro, Sumegki, Domsodi, Kesteli 1, Laimeter 1, Ribanska 1, Farago, Garda, Tyma, Timas 2, Heinou 2