Selection of the Dutch Junior Orange girls EJK U19 and WJK U18 announced
The Dutch water polo girls of the year The 2005 and younger teams will compete in the European Youth Championship (EYC) under 19 from 24 to 31 August in Zagreb, Croatia. The Netherlands has been placed in Pool B (Division 1) and will play Spain, Italy and Israel in succession. If the Netherlands finishes first or second in the pool, the team of national coach Eszter Gyori will go directly to the quarter-finals, scheduled for Thursday 29 August. If the Dutch Juniors finish third or fourth in the pool, a cross-over against the number 2 or 1 of Division 2-Pool D (Germany, Great Britain, Bulgaria, Malta, Turkey) on Wednesday 28 August will be decisive for a place in the top 8.
The Dutch Juniors under 19 will compete in Zagreb in the following line-up: Jade Sinnema (UZSC), Amber de Koeijer (UZSC), Tatum van der Elst (Polar Bears), Susan de Vries (Het Ravijn), Robin Jutte (UZSC), Linde Haksteen (MNC Dordrecht), Pien Gorter (Het Ravijn), Jolijn Joor (ZVL-1886), Amalia Christodoulou-Out (Olympiakos Pireaus, Greece), Melissa Schipper (De Ham), Tess van der Meer (ZVL-1886), Amy Kleinlugtebeld (Het Ravijn), Caitlin van Leeuwen (ZV De Zaan), Katherina Christodoulou-Out (UZSC) and Kiara Heerink (Polar Bears).
In addition to national coach Eszter Gyori, the coaching staff consists of assistant coaches Laszlo Nagy and Karin Kuipers (also team manager) and physiotherapist Karla Plugge.
Group division EJK girls u.19
Division 1:
Group A: Greece, France, Hungary, Croatia.
Group B: Italy, Israel, Netherlands, Spain.
Division 2:
Group C: Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania.
Group D: Germany, Great Britain, Bulgaria, Malta, Turkey.
Programme Jong Oranje in Zagreb
Sunday 25 August 16:00: Netherlands - Spain
Monday 26 August 16:00: Italy - Netherlands
Tuesday 27 August 12:00: Netherlands - Israel
Wednesday 28 August: cross-overs, including 4B-1D, 3B-2D
Thursday 29 August: quarter-finals
Friday 30 August: semi-finals
Saturday 31 August: finals
The EJK matches can be watched via a (paid) livestream on www.euroaquaticstv.com. The full programme, characteristics and more information about the EJK can be found via the Euro Aqua app.
WJK girls under 18
Part of the EJK team will also participate in the World Youth Championship (WJK) under 18 years (2006 and later) in Chengdu, China from 15 to 22 September. Eszter Gyori selected the following players for this tournament: Tatum van der Elst (Polar Bears), Caitlin van Leeuwen (ZV De Zaan), Linde Haksteen (MNC Dordrecht), Pien Gorter (Het Ravine), Tess van der Meer (ZVL-1886), Amy Kleinlugtebeld (Het Ravine), Kiara Heerink (Polar Bears), Renske Boxsem (Het Ravine), Renske Overdam (GZC Donk), Iris Vreeling (Het Ravine), Kimber van der Linde (De Gouwe / GZC Donk), Marjolein de Gier (Polar Bears), Esmee Ouwens (GZC Donk), Myrthe Broekmate (Het Ravine) and Jiera Luttenberg (Het Ravine).
In addition to national coach Eszter Gyori, the coaching staff consists of assistant coach Richard van Eck, video analyst Chris Hendrix (also team manager) and physiotherapist Karla Plugge.
Group division WJK girls u.18
Division 1:
Group A: Italy, Netherlands, Greece, Spain.
Group B: Australia, United States, Hungary, New Zealand.
Division 2:
Group C: Thailand, Croatia, Canada, South Africa.
Group D: China, Turkey, Mexico, Israel.
The numbers 1 and 2 of Group A and B qualify directly for the quarter finals, the numbers 3 and 4 play a cross-over against respectively the numbers 2 and 1 of Pool C and D.
Programme Jong Oranje in Chengdu (*)
Monday 16 September 05.30 am: Greece - Netherlands
Tuesday 17 September 07.30 am: Netherlands - Italy
Wednesday 18 September 10.00 am: Netherlands - Spain
Thursday 19 September: cross-overs, including 3A-2C, 4A-1C.
Friday 20 September: quarter-finals
Saturday 21 September: semi-finals
Sunday 22 September: finals
(*) Dutch times, in Chengdu it is 6 hours later.
Sponsors EJK and WJK
Participation in the EJK and WJK is made possible by the following sponsors: Aunt Dick, Anja van Dijk, Sita Basgiet, Henk van der Linde, Andy Hoepelman, Christiaan Post and many others.
