Picture of the event poster.
European Grand Prix 2023 tour will continue in Niš, Serbia on 22nd – 24th September. This is the first time that any EGCA competition will be held in 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 can be found by clicking here. )
The contact person of the tournament is Mr. Stefan Stevanović (email: goalballnais@gmail.com, facebook.com/goalballnais ).
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, where club took second place at the tournament in Sweden.
Since 2018, club have been organizing the “Nis Open” International Tournament, which brings together the best clubs from this part of Europe. Currently, Goalball Club Nais consists of 6 players (men) and 2 coaches.
EVENT SPONSORS & PARTNERS
TEAMS AND OFFICIALSThere are six participating clubs from five countries at the Niš Grand Prix 2023: Goalball Nais (SRB), Kleio Thessaloniki (GRE), Keravnos (GRE), USV Hercules (NED), Old Power (FIN), RGC Hansa (GER).
Please find the line-ups of the participating teams and officials by clicking here.
COMPETITION SYSTEM
Teams will meet each other in a single round robin (5 games for each team). The Top 2 clubs of the single round robin will take on each others in the final game of the tournament on Sunday 24th September.
The ranking for places 3 – 6 in the tournament will be determined by the ranking of teams after the single round robin.
If there is a draw after the regular time in the final game, 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 tournament.
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.
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SOCIAL MEDIA & LIVESTREAM
You can find daily results and livestream links on EGCA Facebook page or Goalball Nais Facebook page.
All the games of the tournament will be live streamed on “Goalball TV” YouTube channel which you can find by clicking here.
SCHEDULE & RESULTS
Below you can find the game schedule and results with scorers from the Niš Grand Prix 2023. Time zone of the Serbia is CET (UTC+1).
Friday 22nd September 2023
Start Time / Game Number / Home Team – Away Team / Result
17:00 / 1 / GC Nais – Old Power 10-7 (5-4)
Scorers / GC Nais: Milos Grlica 7, Vladimir pavicevic 2, Opponent’s own goal 1
Scorers / Old Power: Jorma Kivinen 3, Ibrahim Milanovic 3, Hannele Gröhn 1
18:10 / 2 / Keravnos – Kleio Thessaloniki 8-13 (6-7)
Scorers / Keravnos: Eleni Chalkiadaki 3, Evangelia Gkritzali 2, Gregoris Tatsis 2, Andrianoula Samoili 1
Scorers / Kleio: Ivailo Vatov 7, Georgios Papadopoulos 4, Juliana Mpousi 1, Evgenia Stamati 1
19:20 / 3 / USV Hercules – RGC Hansa 9-19 (6-11)
Scorers / RGC Hercules: Sem de Jong 6, Femke van den Born 3
Scorers / USV RGC: John Turloff 13, Kilian Kollrep 4, Grietje Gau 1, Käthe Glasenapp 1
Saturday 23rd September 2023
09:30 / 4 / Old Power – USV Hercules 7-17 (4-6)
Scorers / Old Power: Hannele Gröhn 3, Ibrahim Milanovic 2, Jorma Kivinen 1, Opponent’s own goal 1
Scorers / Hercules: Corne Speksnijder 12, Femke van den Born 3, Sem de Jong 1, Opponent’s own goal 1
10:40 / 5 / GC NAIS – Kleio Thessaloniki 7-15 (4-5)
Scorers / GC NAIS: Milos Grlica 6, Stanislav Yordanov 1
Scorers / Kleio: Athanasios Chatzipantou 12, Ivailo Vatov 3
11:50 / 6 / Keravnos – RGC Hansa 4-14 (4-11)
Scorers / Keravnos: Gregoris Tatsis 4
Scorers / RGC Hansa: Käthe Glasenapp 4, Celeste Troost 4, Grietje Gau 3, Kilian Kollrep 3
13:00 / 7 / Kleio Thessaloniki – Old Power 21-14 (8-6)
Scorers / Kleio: Athanasios Chatzipantou 9, Ivailo Vatov 8, Georgios Papadopoulos 2, Juliana Mpousi 2
Scorers / Old Power: Arttu Luiro 9, Hannele Gröhn 4, Jorma Kivinen 1
14:10 / 8 / GC NAIS – USV Hercules 15-9 (7-6)
Scorers / GC NAIS: Stanislav Yordanov 11, Milos Grlica 3, Miroslav Topalov Danilov 1
Scorers / Hercules: Corne Speksnijder 7, Sem de Jong 1, Femke van den Born 1
15:20 / 9 / RGC Hansa – Old Power 15-9 (8-5)
Scorers / RGC Hansa: John Turloff 9, Grietje Gau 3, Kilian Kollrep 2, Celeste Troost 1
Scorers / Old Power: Arttu Luiro 5, Hannele Gröhn 2, Ibrahim Milanovic 2
16:30 / 10 / USV Hercules – Keravnos 16-6 (10-4)
Scorers / Hercules: Femke van den Born 9, Corne Speksnijder 7
Scorers / Keravnos: Gregoris Tatsis 4, Konstantinos Chatzi 1, Maria Kapogianni 1
17:40 / 11 / Kleio Thessaloniki – RGC Hansa 12-22 (6-14)
Scorers / Kleio: Athanasios Chatzipantou 8, Ivailo Vatov 4
Scorers / RGC Hansa: Kilian Kollrep 13, John Turloff 9
18:50 / 12 / GC NAIS – Keravnos 13-3 (8-2)
Scorers / GC Nais: Milos Grlica 5, Stanislav Yordanov 4, Vladimir Pavicevic 3, Luka Bulatovic 1
Scorers / Keravnos: Gregoris Tatsis 3
Sunday 24th September 2023
09:00 / 13 / USV Hercules – Kleio Thessaloniki 13-15 (6-5)
Scorers / Hercules: Corne Speksnijder 10, Sem de Jong 2, Femke van den Born 1
Scorers / Kleio: Athanasios Chatzipantou 11, Ivailo Vatov 3, Opponent’s own goal 1
10:05 / 14 / Old Power – Keravnos 16-8 (10-3)
Scorers / Old Power: Ibrahim Milanovic 7, Hannele Gröhn 5, Arttu Luiro 4
Scorers / Keravnos: Eleni Chalkiadaki 4, Gregoris Tatsis 3, Evangelia Gkritzali 1
11:10 / 15 / GC Nais – RGC Hansa 5-15 (2-7)
Scorers / GC Nais: Milos Grlica 3, Stanislav Yordanov 2
Scorers / RGC Hansa: John Turloff 13, Kilian Kollrep 2
13:00 / 16 / FINAL GAME: RGC Hansa – Kleio Thessaloniki 11-4 (2-1)
Scorers / RGC Hansa: Kilian Kollrep 7, Celeste Troost 3, Grietje Gau 1
Scorers / Kleio: Georgios Papadopoulos 2, Juliana Mpousi 1 , Opponent’s own goal 1
14:10 – Closing Ceremony
FINAL RANKING
- RGC Hansa
- Kleio Thessaloniki
- GC NAIS
- USV Hercules
- Old Power
- Keravnos
STANDINGS OF THE ROUND ROBIN
Position – Team / Games / Wins / Ties / Losses / Goal Difference / Points
1 – RGC Hansa / 5 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 85-39 +46 / 15
2 – Kleio Thessaloniki / 5 / 4 / 0 / 1 / 76-64 +12 / 12
3 – GC NAIS / 5 / 3 / 0 / 2 / 50-49 +1 / 9
4 – USV Hercules / 5 / 2 / 0 / 3 / 64-62 +2 / 6
5 – Old Power / 5 / 1 / 0 / 4 / 53-71 -18 / 3
6 – Keravnos / 5 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 29-72 -43 / 0
SCORER LIST
Position – Player’s Name / Team / Total
1 – John Turloff / RGC Hansa / 44
2 – Athanasios Chatzipantou / Kleio Thessaloniki / 40
3 – Corne Speksnijder / USV Hercules / 36
4 – Kilian Kollrep / RGC Hansa / 31
5 – Ivailo Vatov / Kleio Thessaloniki / 25
6 – Milos Grlica / GC NAIS / 24
7 – Arttu Luiro / Old Power / 18
7 – Stanislav Yordanov / GC NAIS / 18
9 – Femke van den Born / USV Hercules / 17
10 – Gregoris Tatsis / Keravnos / 16
11 – Hannele Gröhn / Old Power / 15
12 – Ibrahim Milanovic / Old Power / 14
13 – Sem de Jong / USV Hercules / 10
14 – Grietje Gau / RGC Hansa / 8
14 – Georgios Papadopoulos / Kleio Thessaloniki / 8
14 – Celeste Troost / RGC Hansa / 8
17 – Eleni Chalkiadaki / Keravnos / 7
18 – Käthe Glasenapp / RGC Hansa / 5
18 – Jorma Kivinen / Old Power / 5
18 – Vladimir Pavicevic / GC NAIS / 5
21 – Juliana Mpousi / Kleio Thessaloniki / 4
22 – Evangelia Gkritzali / Keravnos / 3
23 – Luka Bulatovic / GC NAIS / 1
23 – Konstantinos Chatzi / Keravnos / 1
23 – Maria Kapogianni / Keravnos / 1
23 – Andrianoula Samoili / Keravnos / 1
23 – Evgenia Stamati / Kleio Thessaloniki / 1
23 – Miroslav Topalov Danilov / GC NAIS / 1