How to livestream KAP7 Sydney Cup water polo finals, draw, teams
Draw, teams and guide to the KAP7 Sydney Cup boasting Australia’s best water polo players and details of the finals livestream.
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Sydney is hosting a major water polo event from Thursday to Easter Saturday featuring top players, clubs and members of the Australian men’s and women’s squads preparing for the Tokyo Olympics.
The COVID outbreak in Brisbane forced the cancellation of the Australian Water Polo League this week but officials have scrambled to hold a big-name event in Sydney with the finals on Saturday being livestreamed on News Corp sites, including The Daily Telegraph.
Fans and followers of the game now have the chance to watch the best water polo players in the state and country play a series of matches providing vital match preparation for players vying for positions at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
WATER POLO FINALS MATCHES BEING LIVESTREAMED
The medal matches - four in total - on Saturday will be livestreamed back-to-back by News Corp and on its associated websites, including The Daily Telegraph.
The event will be fought out by top men’s and women’s water polo teams and players from the Australian men’s and women’s water polo squads.
The KAP7 Cup will run from the April 1-3 with finals on Saturday being livestreamed.
KAP7 SYDNEY WATER POLO CUP DRAW, TIMES, VENUE, FINALS LIVESTREAM
THURSDAY AT ASHFIELD AQUATIC
MEN: Sydney Uni Lions v Drummoyne Devils 14:15pm.
WOMEN: Sydney Uni Lions v Drummoyne Devils 15:30pm, ACU Cronulla Sharks v UTS balmain Tigers 16:45pm.
MEN: UNSW Wests Magpies v UTS Balmain Tigers 18:00
FRIDAY AT SYDNEY UNIVERSITY
WOMEN: ACU Cronulla Sharks v Sydney Uni Lions 9:30am, Drummoyne Devils v UTS Balmain Tigers 10:45.
MEN: Drummoyne Devils v UTS Balmain Tigers 12pm, UNSW Wests Magpies
v Sydney Uni Lions 13:15pm
BREAK
WOMEN: Drummoyne Devils v ACU Cronulla Sharks 16:00pm, UTS Balmain Tigers v Sydney Uni Lions 17:15pm.
MEN: UTS Balmain Tigers v Sydney Uni Lions 18:30, Drummoyne Devils v UNSW Wests Magpies 19:45.
SATURDAY FINALS AND LIVESTREAM
Men’s Bronze: 3rd v 4th, 11am.
Women’s Bronze: 3rd v 4th, 12:30
Women’s Gold: 1st v 2nd, 14:00.
Men’s Gold: 1st v 2nd, 15:30pm
CLUBS IN THE KAP7 WATER POLO CUP IN SYDNEY
In the men’s competition the UTS Balmain Tigers will play along with the Drummoyne Devils, the UNSW Wests Magpies and Sydney Uni Lions.
In the women’s competition the UTS Balmain Tigers will take on the Drummoyne Devils, Cronulla Sharks and the Sydney Uni Lions.
Water Polo Australia, Water Polo NSW and the Australian Water Polo League clubs worked overtime to put on a new tournament in Sydney to provide Tokyo Olympic squad members with quality competition.
IMPORTANCE OF KAP7 WATER POLO CUP EVENT FOR TOKYO OLYMPIC WATER POLO HOPEFULS
Aussie Stingers players from other NSW, QLD and WA teams will be drafted into the four Sydney sides to bolster the ranks.
“Our club based programs form an important part of our Olympic preparations so we were eager to ensure our Aussie Sharks and Stingers were able to participate in high quality games which the Australian Water Polo League always provides,’’ said WPA General Manager Performance, Charles Turner.
“Our KAP7 Aussie Sharks are largely based at NSW Institute of Sport and our Aussie Stingers, thankfully, have been based on the Sunshine Coast, outside of Greater Brisbane, but we have relocated them to Sydney as well.
“The Australian Water Polo League has a proud tradition in our water polo community and it will be great to see the top four Sydney teams go head to head to not only give players the chance to compete, but fans across Australia the opportunity to tune in.
“With just over 100 days to go until the Olympic Games, all competition will form an important building block towards Tokyo.’’
The Australian Water Polo League, cancelled on Monday, was scheduled to have started on Wednesday and was to be livestreamed across the www.dailytelegraph.com.au and all News Corp sites.
A three day lockdown of Brisbane caused by a COVID-19 outbreak resulted in the decision.
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