Livestream water polo: Summer Slam match schedule, how to watch the 16, 18 and 20 and under tournament

NSW looks to be the state to beat at water polo’s Summer Slam after a great start to the event on day one. LIVESTREAM the day two matches here.

News Corp will livestream matches from the upcoming tournaments.

They are the rising stars of the sport - players who could be playing at Olympic level sooner rather than later - and even by the Paris Olympics in 2024.

The young guns who could be wearing the green and gold when Brisbane hosts the 2032 Olympic Games.

>> WATCH THE LIVESTREAM: Waterpolo Australia Summer Slam kicks off Monday, January 10

Thanks to a deal with News Corp, matches from the 16 and under and 18 and under Summer Slam competition this week will be livestreamed. The 20 and under men’s and women’s games a week later will also be shown.

In all, almost 60 matches will be livestreamed from the 16 and under and 18 and under tournaments which run from January 10-13 and then the 20 and under tournament from January 17-20.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley Pool and Musgrave Park Pool are hosting the event which will throw the spotlight on the best and brightest talent in the pool.

NSW teams - the Waratahs and Blues - came into the 18U event as pre-favourites and didn’t disappoint with some great wins from both the boy’s and girl’s teams on day one of the championships.

Tokyo Olympian Bronwen Knox made her way into the elite ranks via tournaments like the Summer Slam.

With Covid still affecting sports around the country, Western Australia will not field a team and Tasmania and South Australia will combine some teams due to an issue with numbers.

A new broadcast deal between Water Polo Australia and News Corp means fans of the sport are in for a bumper year of coverage and able to livestream more than 200 games in 2022.

The deal covers the Australian Water Polo League (AWL), Australian Youth Championships (under 14s to under 18s) and the Summer Slam.

Games will stream across The Daily Telegraph, The Courier-Mail, The Australian, Herald-Sun, The Advertiser, Hobart Mercury, plus many regional websites.

One of Australian water polo’s finest moments was the gold medal won by our women in 2000. Members of the Sydney 2000 Olympics women's water polo team. L-R Taryn Woods, Bronwyn Smith (nee Mayer), Yvette Higgins and Debbie Watson. Pic: Toby Zerna

SUMMER SLAM LIVESTREAM SCHEDULE

WEEK 1

January 10 (Fortitude Valley Pool)

8am: U18 Boys Group A – NSW Waratahs v Qld Maroon

9.15am: U18 Boys Group A – Victoria v Qld Gold

10.30am: U18 Boys Group A – NSW Blues v ACT

11.45am: U18 Boys Group A – Barbarians v Qld Maroon

2pm: U18 Boys Group A – Qld Gold v NSW Waratahs

3.15am: U18 Boys Group A – Victoria v NSW Blues

4.30pm: U18 Boys Group A – ACT v Barbarians

January 11 (Fortitude Valley Pool)

8am: U16 Boys Group B – Qld Maroon v ACT

9.05am: U16 Boys Group B – Tasmania v NSW Waratahs

10.10am: U16 Boys Group A – NSW Blues v Victoria

11.15am: U16 Boys Group A – Barbarians v Qld Qld

1.30-4.45pm: U16 Boys Quarterfinals

January 12 (Fortitude Valley Pool)

8am: U16 Girls Group B – ACT v Barbarians Gold

9.05am: U16 Girls Group B – Tasmania v NSW Waratahs

10.10am: U18 Girls Group A – ACT v Qld Gold

11.25am: U18 Girls Group A – NSW Blues v Barbarians

12.40pm: U18 Girls Group A – NSW Waratahs v Victoria

1.55pm: U18 Girls Group A – Qld Maroon v ACT

3.10pm: U18 Girls Group A – Qld Gold v NSW Blues

4.25pm: U18 Girls Group A – Barbarians v NSW Waratahs

5.40pm: U18 Girls Group A – Victoria v Qld Maroon

January 13 (Fortitude Valley Pool)

8am: U18 Boys Bronze Medal Game

9.15am: U18 Girls Bronze Medal Game

10.30am: U16 Girls Grand Final

11.35am: U18 Girls Grand Final

12.50am: U16 Boys Grand Final

1.55pm: U18 Boys Grand Final

WEEK 2

January 17: 8am-4.45pm U20 Women at Fortitude Valley Pool

January 18: 8am-6pm U20 Men at Musgrave Park Pool

January 19: 9.15am-1pm U20 Women Semi-Finals at Fortitude Valley Pool

January 20: 8am-2.15pm U20 Women and Men Finals at Fortitude Valley Pool

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