A warm welcome to the official website of the EGCA Thessaloniki Grand Prix 2026 tournament that was held in Thessaloniki, Greece from 23-25 October 2026. This low-threshold international club goalball tournament was head-organized by Kleio Thessaloniki in cooperation with EGCA.
CONTACT DETAILS
The tournament director – Meni Kessanopoulou
Email: menikessa@gmail.com
Phone: +306972884154
EGCA Representative – Erkki Miinala
Email: egca.office@gmail.com
Phone: +358442912126
VENUE & ACCOMMODATION
The venue of the event was Sports Hall of Mandulides Schools
Address: address: 12th km of the Thessaloniki – Nea Moudania National Road, Thermi, 57001, THESSALONIKI
The floor material of the sports hall: wooden parquet
Teams and referees were accommodated at the Ambassador Hotel, that is located only 15 minutes drive from the venue and 10 minutes drive from the Thessaloniki Airport.
EVENT SPONSORS & PARTNERS
Logo of Tablet for Goalball
PARTICIPATING CLUBS & GAME SYSTEM
Please find line-ups of the participating clubs here
There were 7 participating clubs from 5 different countries in the tournament:
Kleio Thessaloniki (GRE, the host club), ASD Blind Hawks Trento (ITA), BSSG Südtirol (ITA), Keravnos (GRE), Old Power (FIN), PanCyprian Organization of the Blind (CYP), RGC Hansa Rostock (GER)
The tournament was played under the IBSA 2025 rules. Teams played a single round robin in the tournament. A team earned 3 points from a victory, 1 point from a tie and 0 points for a loss in the round robin. The ranking of the teams in the tournament was determined with following system:
a) Earned points
b) Goal Difference – subtracting a team’s goals scored against from their goals scored in the total round robin
c) 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.
d) Goals Against – the team with the lowest goals against in the overall competition will be given the higher ranking.
e) 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.
f) If two clubs are still tied after criterions A-E the extra throw competition may be organized to determine the ranking of the teams.
REFEREES & TOURNAMENT JURY
Following referees officiated in the tournament:
Aurora Zanolin – Italy (Chief Referee)
Tamar Ellis – Israel
Anaëlle Ricque – France
Athanasia Kalamara – Greece
Alexandros Karaiosif – Greece
Irene Karaliota – Greece
Marina Kolovou – Greece
Vasilianna Prepaki – Greece
Theron Todd Ragoonanan – Trinidad & Tobago
Vilma Venckutonyte – Lithuania
Hamdy Wetwet – Egypt
10 Second Referees & Table Officials
Meni Kessanopoulou – Greece
Vasilis Konstantakopoulos – Greece
Chrysa Nanou – Greece
Protest: A protest should be given literally to the chief referee or EGCA representative within an half hour after a game. Protest fee is 100 € and it must be paid by cash at the same time than a club is leaving the protest to the chief referee or EGCA representative. You can find protest document on the official table.
The tournament jury will consider the protest and give its decision as soon as possible.
If the protest is acknowledged, the money is given back. If not, the money will go to the EGCA for development of club goalball.
The tournament jury:
Tournament Director – Meni Kessanopoulou (if Kleio Thessaloniki has played in the game that is under the protest, Meni will be replaced by other teammember or a referee who has not officiated in the game)
Chief Referee – Aurora Zanolin (if Aurora has officiated in the game that is under the protest, she will be replaced by another referee who has not officiated in the game)
EGCA Representative – Erkki Miinala
LIVESTREAM & SOCIAL MEDIA
All the matches were livestreamed and commentated in English on GoalballTV YouTube Channel. Krister Linnas and Erkki Miinala from Finland did the commentary.
You can find results, photos and more information about the event on its own Facebook page as well as on EGCA Facebook and Instagram pages.
FINAL RANKING
Position – Team / Matches / Wins / Ties / Losses / Goal Difference / Points
1 – RGC Hansa Rostock / 6 / 5 / 0 / 1 / 69-33 +36 / 15
2 – Keravnos / 6 / 5 / 0 / 1 / 45-26 +19 / 15
3 – ASD Blind Hawks Trento / 6 / 4 / 0 / 2 / 59-55 +4 / 12
4 – BSSG Südtirol / 6 / 3 / 0 / 3 / 38-33 +5 / 9
5 – Old Power / 6 / 3 / 0 / 3 / 33-31 +2 / 9
6 – Kleio Thessaloniki / 6 / 1 / 0 / 5 / 28-47 -19 / 3
7 – PCOB Cyprus / 6 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 27-74 -47 / 0
SCORER LIST
Please find the scorer list of the tournament here
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
The most valuable player (MVP( / Male: Nicolas Verdejo Aroca (ASD Blind Hawks Trento)
The most valuable player (MVP) / Female: Celeste Troost (Old Power)
The top scorer / Male: Nicolas Verdejo Aroca (ASD Blind Hawks Trento), 38 goals
The top scorer / Female: Iida Kauppila (Old Power), 13 goals
GAME SCHEDULE & RESULTS
Attention: Time zone in Greece is UTC+3 and will be changed to UTC+2 on Sunday 25th October at 04:00 am.
FRIDAY 23rd OCTOBER 2026
Game Number / Start Time / Home Team – Away Team
1 / 14:00 / PCOB cyprus – Old Power HT: 2 – 2; FT: 2 – 12.
Match Referees: Aurora Zanolin 🇮🇹 • Vasilianna Prepaki 🇬🇷
Scorers / PCOB: Christos Xiourouppas – 1
Daniil Daniil – 1
Scorers / Old Power: Celeste Troost – 4
Iida Kauppila – 7
Susanna Halme – 1
2 / 15:10 / Kleio Thessaloniki – BSSG Südtirol HT: 0 – 2; FT: 1 – 7.
Match Referees: Vilma Venckutonyte 🇱🇹 • Tamar Ellis 🇮🇱
Scorers / Kleio: Altin Lesi – 1
Scorers / Südtirol: Gabriel Psenner – 1
Magdalena Hofer – 1
Peter Mair – 4
Armin Plaikner – 1
3 / 16:20 / Keravnos – PCOB Cyprus HT: 9 – 1; FT: 12 – 2.
Match Referees: Hamdy Wetwet 🇪🇬 • Aurora Zanolin 🇮🇹
Scorers / Keravnos: Paraskevi Naka – 1
Konstantinos Chatzis – 3
Paraskevas Kotsos – 5
Alesio Delia – 3
Scorers / PCOB: Christos Xiourouppas – 1
Andreas Avraam – 1
4 / 17:30 / Old Power – Kleio Thessaloniki HT: 3 – 1; FT: 4 – 3.
Match Referees: Tamar Ellis 🇮🇱 • Vilma Venckutonyte 🇱🇹
Scorers / Old Power: Stephanie Boenink – 3
Iida Kauppila – 1
Scorers / Kleio: Georgios Papadopoulos – 2
Altin Lesi – 1
5 / 18:40 / BSSG Südtirol – RGC Hansa Rostock HT: 2 – 4; FT: 10 – 9.
Match Referees: Theron Todd Ragoonanan 🇹🇹 • Marina Kolovou 🇬🇷
Scorers / Südtirol: Gabriel Psenner – 2
Magdalena Hofer – 1
Peter Mair – 6
1 OWN GOAL
Scorers / RGC Hansa: Charlotte Kaercher – 2
Jonathan Dunkelmann – 3
Davis Hartwig – 3
Moritz Schroiff – 1
6 / 19:50 / ASD Blind Hawks Trento – Keravnos HT: 5 – 4; FT: 7 – 14c.
Match Referees: Hamdy Wetwet 🇪🇬 • Tamar Ellis 🇮🇱
Scorers / Trento: Baskim Berisa – 2
Chen Li – 1
Nicolas Verdejo Aroca – 4
Scorers / Keravnos:Konstantinos Chatzis – 2
Paraskevas Kotsos – 2
Alesio Delia – 9
Evangelia Gkritzali – 1
SATURDAY 24th OCTOBER 2026
7 / 09:00 / RGC Hansa Rostock – ASD Blind Hawks Trento HT: 5 – 5; FT: 17 – 13.
Match Referees: Marina Kolovou 🇬🇷 • Alexandros Karaiosif 🇬🇷
Scorers / RGc Hansa: Moritz Schroiff – 1
Jonathan Dunkelmann – 12
Davis Hartwig – 4
Scorers / Trento: Baskim Berisa – 1
Chen Li – 2
Nicolas Verdejo Aroca – 10
8 / 10:05 / PCOB Cyprus – Kleio Thessaloniki HT: 3 – 7; FT: 6 – 14.
Match Referees: Anaëlle Ricque 🇫🇷 • Hamdy Wetwet 🇪🇬
Scorers / PCOB: Christos Xiourouppas – 2
Andreas Avraam – 2
Daniil Daniil – 1
1 OWN GOAL
Scorers / Kleio: Georgios Papadopoulos – 10
Evlampia Mavrovounioti – 1
Altin Lesi – 3
9 / 11:10 / Keravnos – BSSG Südtirol HT: 3 – 2; FT: 6 – 4.
Match Referees: Tamar Ellis 🇮🇱 • Vilma Venckutonyte 🇱🇹
Scorers / Keravnos: Paraskevi Naka – 1
Paraskevas Kotsos – 2
Alesio Delia – 3
Scorers / Südtirol: Gabriel Psenner – 1
Peter Mair – 3
10 / 12:15 / Old Power – RGC Hansa Rostock HT: 4 – 6; FT: 5 – 12.
Match Referees: Marina Kolovou 🇬🇷 • Vasilianna Prepaki 🇬🇷
Scorers / Old Power: Stephanie Boenink – 3
Celeste Troost – 1
Susanna Halme – 1
Scorers / RGC Hansa Moritz Schroiff – 3
Charlotte Kaercher – 1
Jonathan Dunkelmann – 3
Morice Köntopp – 1
Davis Hartwig – 4
11 / 13:20 / Kleio Thessaloniki – ASD Blind Hawks Trento HT: 2 – 4; FT: 5 – 12.
Match Referees: Vilma Venckutonyte 🇱🇹 • Anaëlle Ricque 🇫🇷
Scorers / Kleio: Georgios Papadopoulos – 2
Evlampia Mavrovounioti – 1
Altin Lesi – 2
Scorers / Trento: Baskim Berisa – 1
Siara Sicher – 5
Nicolas Verdejo Aroca – 6
14:30 Implementation of the goalball tablet
12 / 15:10 / RGC Hansa Rostock – Keravnos HT: 1 – 2; FT: 9 – 3.
Match Referees: Anaëlle Ricque 🇫🇷 • Vilma Venckutonyte 🇱🇹
Scorers / RGC Hansa: Jonathan Dunkelmann – 4
Davis Hartwig – 5
Scorers / Keravnos: Konstantinos Chatzis – 1
Paraskevas Kotsos – 1
Alesio Delia – 1
13 / 16:15 / ASD Blind Hawks Trento – Old Power HT: 4 – 4; FT: 7 – 6.
Match Referees: Athanasia Kalamara 🇬🇷 • Hamdy Wetwet 🇪🇬
Scorers / Trento:Baskim Berisa – 2
Nicolas Verdejo Aroca – 5
Scorers / Old Power: Stephanie Boenink – 1
Celeste Troost – 3
Iida Kauppila – 2
14 / 17:20 / BSSG Südtirol – PCOB Cyprus HT: 5 – 5 FT: 11 – 7.
Match Referees: Alexandros Karaiosif 🇬🇷 • Marina Kolovou 🇬🇷
Scorers / Südtirol: Gabriel Psenner – 2
Magdalena Hofer – 4
Peter Mair – 3
Armin Plaikner – 2
Scorers / PCOB: Christos Xiourouppas – 4
Andreas Avraam – 2
Daniil Daniil – 1
15 / 18:25 / Keravnos – Kleio Thessaloniki HT: 4 – 2; FT: 6 – 3.
Match Referees: Hamdy Wetwet 🇪🇬 • Anaëlle Ricque 🇫🇷
Scorers / Keravnos: Konstantinos Chatzis – 1
Paraskevas Kotsos – 1
Alesio Delia – 4
Scorers / Kleio: Georgios Papadopoulos – 3
16 / 19:30 / BSSG Südtirol – Old Power HT: 3 – 2; FT: 3 – 5.
Match Referees: Athanasia Kalamara 🇬🇷 • Alexandros Karaiosif 🇬🇷
Scorers / Südtirol:Gabriel Psenner – 1
Peter Mair – 2
Scorers / Old Power: Celeste Troost – 1
Iida Kauppila – 3
Susanna Halme – 1
SUNDAY 25th OCTOBER 2026
17 / 08:40 / RGC Hansa Rostock – PCOB Cyprus HT: 7 – 0; FT: 10 – 0.
Match Referees: Alexandros Karaiosif 🇬🇷 • Athanasia Kalamara 🇬🇷
Scorers / RGcHansa: Charlotte Kaercher – 3
Jonathan Dunkelmann – 4
Morice Köntopp – 3
Scorers / PCOB:
18 / 09:45 / ASD Blind Hawks Trento – BSSG Südtirol HT: 1 – 0; FT: 5 – 3.
Match Referees: Athanasia Kalamara 🇬🇷 • Marina Kolovou 🇬🇷
Scorers / Trento: Chen Li – 1
Nicolas Verdejo Aroca – 4
Scorers / Südtirol: Peter Mair – 3
19 / 10:50 / Old Power – Keravnos HT: 1 – 3; FT: 1 – 4.
Match Referees: Vilma Venckutonyte 🇱🇹 • Anaëlle Ricque 🇫🇷
Scorers / Old Power: Celeste Troost – 1
Scorers / Keravnos: Konstantinos Chatzis – 3
Alesio Delia – 1
20 / 11:55 / Kleio Thessaloniki – RGC Hansa Rostock HT: 1 – 9; FT: 2 – 12.
Match Referees:Aurora Zanolin 🇮🇹 • Hamdy Wetwet 🇪🇬
Scorers / Kleio: Georgios Papadopoulos – 1
Evlampia Mavrovounioti – 1
Scorers / RGC Hansa: Moritz Schroiff – 5
Charlotte Kaercher – 2
Morice Köntopp – 5
21 / 13:00 / COB Cyprus – ASD Blind Hawks Trento HT: 4 – 9; FT: 10 – 15.
Match Referees: Marina Kolovou 🇬🇷 • Alexandros Karaiosif 🇬🇷
Scorers / PCOB: Christos Xiourouppas – 7
Daniil Daniil – 1
Kyriakos Malekkides – 2
Scorers / Trento: Jessica Toigo – 1
Baskim Berisa – 2
Edoardo Berloffa – 1
Siara Sicher – 1
Chen Li – 1
Nicolas Verdejo Aroca – 9