Caption: Logo of the European Grand Prix 2024
European Grand Prix 2024 tour will continue in Niš, Serbia from 4th to 6th October.
This is the Second time that any EGCA competition will be held in the Serbia.
The venue of the event will be the Sports Hall “Mika Antić” (address: Knjaževačka 156,
Niš, Serbia).
The tournament is open and free for spectators!
More information about the hosting city Niš you can find by clicking here
TOURNAMENT ORGANIZER
TOURNAMENT ORGANIZER GOALBALL CLUB NAIS
Goalball club Nais is the first goalball club in the history of city Niš (Serbia).
Goalball Club Nais has existed since 2018. It is a multiple winner of the state
championship in goalball (3 times).
GC Nais is a regular participant in all tournaments in the region (Balkans).
The highest and the most valuable result was achieved at Malmo Open 2019, when club
took second place at the tournament in Sweden.
Since 2018, club had been organizing the “Nis Open” International Tournament, which
brings together the best clubs from this part of Europe.
In 2023, the club hosted European Grand Prix stage for the first time.
Currently, Goalball Club Nais consists of 6 players (men) and 2 coaches.
The contact person of the tournament is Mr. Stefan Stevanović.
email: goalballnais@gmail.com
facebook.com/goalballnais
EVENT PARTNERS & SPONSORS
Logo of MAK
Logo of Bavako
Logo of Ivko Pekara
Logo of Okov
Logo of FSFV
City of Nis logo
PARTICIPATING CLUBS & REFEREES
Theere are five participating clubs from four different countries in the tournament: Goalball Nais (SRB), Kleio Thessaloniki (GRE), USV Hercules (NED), RGC Hansa (GER), GC
Fenix (MKD).
Please find the team line-ups here
Special permission:
We would like to inform you that the EGCA Competition Committee has approved a special permission to two USV Hercules players, Ronald Klaver and Corne Speksnijder, to play in the Nis Grand Prix, even though they have already played in the Champions League this season and are over 23 years of age, which is against the player regulations of the Grand Prix tournaments.
The reason for this is a very unfortunate misunderstanding in a discussion between the USV Hercules representative and the Chairperson of the EGCA Competition Committee regarding the level of the tournament. The EGCA Competition Committee reached its decision based on the following reasons:
- Klaver and Speksnijder have previously played in Grand Prix tournaments, and their level was not considered too high for Grand Prix;
- Hercules would not have been able to bring replacement players to their team, which would have forced them to cancel their participation and suffer significant financial losses;
- Additionally, two teams had already withdrawn from the tournament at the last minute, and Hercules’ withdrawal would have reduced the number of teams to only four;
- Hercules’ withdrawal would have caused significant financial losses to the tournament organizers and decreased the overall competitiveness for the other participating clubs.
The EGCA Competition Committee has already taken steps to prevent such unfortunate exceptions to the rules in the future. We kindly ask for your understanding in this matter.
REFEREES & TOURNAMENT JURY
There are four referees in the tournament: Reni Ibrahimova (BUL), Sarah Küper (GER), Lapadatu Sorin Oktavian (ROM), Vilma Venckutonyte (LTU)
The tournament jury is consisted by Vilma Venckutonyte (chief referee), Stefan Stevanovic (tournament director) and a club representative (will be chosen from a team which has not played in the game that is under the protest).
PLAY SYSTEM
Teams will play a single round robin and the 1st team of the round robin will be
qualified straight to the gold medal game of the tournament.
2nd and 3rd ranked teams of the round robin will play in the semifinal game; a winner of
the semifinal game will play in the gold medal game of the tournament and a loser will
perform in the bronze medal game.
There is also a play-off game for 4th and 5th
ranked teams of the round robin; a winner of this game will play in the bronze medal
game and a loser will be ranked at 5th place in the tournament.
If there is a draw after the regular time in the semifinal, play-off or medal games, over
time will be played with golden goal rule and if there is still a draw, the extra throws
competition will be organized to determine the winner of the game.
Ranking of Teams in a Round Robin*
The final ranking of teams at the conclusion of a round robin will be determined by the
number of points earned. Each team will earn three (3) points for every win, one (1)
point for every tie score, and zero (0) points for every loss. If two or more teams have
the same number of points at the end of the round robin, the teams will be separated
by using the following methods in this order:
- -Goal Difference – subtracting a team’s goals scored against from their goals scored in
- the total round robin
- Number of Wins – teams will be assessed on the number of wins in the round robin.
Teams with the most wins will be given the higher ranking. - Goals Against– the team with the lowest goals against in the overall competition will
be given the higher ranking. - Goal Difference – The same procedure shall be used again, but this time only the
games in the round robin between the teams that have to be separated shall be
included.
In the event that a tie occurs between more than two teams, the above criteria will be
used, in order, until one team has been separated. The above criteria will then be used
again, from the beginning and order (and will continue to do so), until all teams have
been separated and ranking has been decided. In case of tie, draw will apply. - * IBSA-Goalball-Rules-and-Regulations-2022-2024-v1.2-14-Aug-23
LIVESTREAM & SOCIAL MEDIA
All the games of the Nis Grand Prix 2024 will be livestreamed on GoalballTV YouTube channel.
You can find daily results and more information of the tournament on EGCA Facebook page.
FINAL RANKING
- RGC Hansa
- Kleio Thessaloniki
- USV Hercules
- GC Nais
- GC Fenix
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Top Scorer – Kilian Kollrep (RGC Hansa), 60 goals
Best Defender – Femke van den Born (USV Hercules)
Most Valuable Player (MVP) – Kilian Kollrep (RGC Hansa)
GROUP STANDINGS
Position – Team / Games / Wins / Ties / Losses / Goal Difference / Points
1 – RGC Hansa /4 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 60-33 +27 / 12
2 – Kleio Thessaloniki / 4 / 3 / 0 / 1 / 57-41 +16 / 9
3 – USV Hercules / 4 / 2 / 0 / 2 / 45-46 -1 / 6
4 – GC Nais / 4 / 1 / 0 / 3 / 34-42 -8 / 3
5 – GC Fenix / 4 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 30-64 -34 / 0
SCORERS
GAME SCHEDULE & RESULTS
Attention: Time zone of Serbia is UTC+2.
FRIDAY 4th OCTOBER
Start Time / Game Number / Home Team – Away Team
17:00 / 1 / GC Nais – RGC Hansa 9-14 (4-4)
Scorers / GC Nais: Vladimir Pavicevic 5, Milos Grlica 3, Luka Bulatovic 1
Scorers / RGC Hansa: Kilian Kollrep 11, Celeste Troost 3
18:15 / 2 / USV Hercules – Kleio Thessaloniki 10-14 (3-5)
Scorers / Hercules: Sem de Jong 7, Ronald Klaver 1, Femke van den Born 1, Sasha van den Dries 1
Scorers / Kleio: Athnasios Chatzipantou 7, Ivailo Vatov 6, Evlampia Mavrovounioti 1
SATURDAY 5th OCTOBER
10:00 / 3 / GC Nais – GC Fenix 13-3 (8-3)
Scorers / GC Nais: Vladimir Pavicevic 5, Stanislav Yordanov 5, Milos Grlica 3
Scorers / GC Fenix: Tihomir Sopkic 2, Kristjan Lazarov 1
11:10 / 4 / RGC Hansa – USV Hercules 16-8 (5-5)
Scorers / RGC Hansa: Kilian Kollrep 13, Grietje Gau 1, Davis Hartwig 1, Celeste Troost 1
Scorers / Hercules: Sem de Jong 6, Ronald Klaver 2
12:20 / 5 / GC Fenix – Kleio Thessaloniki 11-21 (6-8)
Scorers / GC Fenix: Filip Arsov 7, Haris Crnovrsanin 4
Scorers / Kleio: Athanasios Chatzipantou 8, Ivailo Vatov 8, Evlampia Mavrovounioti 5
13:30 / 6 / GC Nais – USV Hercules 6-13 (0-6)
Scorers / GC Nais: Stanislav Yordanov 4, Milos Grlica 2
Scorers / Hercules: Sem de Jong 7, Ronald Klaver 4, Femke van den Born 2
14:40 / 7 / RGC Hansa – GC Fenix 16-6 (8-6)
Scorers / RGC Hansa: Kilian Kollrep 6, Serhiy Zholudev 5, Grietje Gau 2, Davis Hartwig 2, Celeste Troost 1
Scorers / GC Fenix: Filip Arsov 4, Haris Crnovrsanin 2
15:50 / 8 / GC Nais – Kleio Thessaloniki 6-12 (3-5)
Scorers / GC Nais: Milos Grlica 5, Stanislav Yordanov 1
Scorers / Kleio: Athanasios Chatzipantou 8, Evlampia Mavrovounioti 2, Ivailo Vatov 2
17:00 / 9 / USV Hercules – GC Fenix 14-10 (3-7)
Scorers / Hercules: Corne Speksnijder 9, Ronald Klaver 5
Scorers / GC Fenix: Filip Arsov 8, Kristjan Lazarov 2
18:10 / 10 / Kleio Thessaloniki – RGC Hansa 10-14 (7-9)
Scorers / Kleio: Athanasios Chatzipantou 5, Ivailo Vatov 3, Evlampia Mavrovounioti 1, Georgios Papadopoulos 1
Scorers / RGC Hansa: Kilian Kollrep 13, Celeste Troost 1
SUNDAY 6th OCTOBER
08:30 / 11 – Semifinal / Kleio Thessaloniki – USV Hercules 13-11 (7-7)
Scorers / Kleio: Athanasios Chatzipantou 9, Ivailo Vatov 4
Scorers / Hercules: Sen de Jong 7, Ronald Klaver 3, Femke van den Born 1
10:30 / 12 – Bronze Medal Game / USV Hercules – GC Nais 10-9 (1-2)
Scorers / Hercules: Sem de Jong 5, Femke van den Born 4, Ronald Klaver 1
Scorers / GC Nais: Milos Grlica 4, Stanislav Yordanov 4, Luka Bulatovic 1
11:40 / 14 – Gold Medal Game / RGC Hansa – Kleio Thessaloniki 18-8 (6-2)
Scorers / RGC Hansa: Kilian Kollrep 17, Celeste Troost 1
Scorers / Kleio: Athanasios Chatzipantou 5, Ivailo Vatov 3
13:00 / Closing Ceremony