European Grand Prix 2023 tour will continue in Utrecht, Netherlands on 23rd – 25th June. This is the first time that EGCA competition will be held in the Netherlands.
Picture of the event poster
The tournament is organized by the multisport club USV Hercules (founded 1882) which has over 2500 members. USV Hercules was the winner of the first ever European Grand Prix tournament in Rostock, Germany in May 2021. The tournament will be played at the USV Hercules Pavilion (address: Voorveldselaan 2, 3573 PV Utrecht) Teams and referees will be accommodated at the Hotel Mitland (website: www.mitland.nl).
The tournament is sponsored by:
Stichting Rotterdamse Blindenbelangen
Fonds Gehandicaptensport
Stichting Blinden-Pennning
Gemeente Utrecht
Katholieke Stichting voor Blinden & Slechtzienden
De Winter-Heijnsius Stichting Utrecht
MKB Kantoorartikelen.nl
Optelec
Solveigh
USV Hercules
Dhr.Aben
TEAMS & OFFICIALS
There are five participating clubs in the tournament: e.V. Greifswalder Hechte (GER), Nimgo (NED), Pancyprian Organization Of The Blind (CYP), RGC Hansa (GER), USV Hercules (NED). This is the first time that Cyprian team takes part in goalball tournament on international level.
Please find line-ups of the participating teams and names of the referees and officials at the Utrecht Grand Prix by clicking here.
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 placement 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.
SOCIAL MEDIA & LIVESTREAM
You can find daily results and livestream links on EGCA 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 Utrecht Grand Prix 2023. Time zone of the Netherlands is (GMT+2).
FRIDAY 23rd JUNE
Game Number / Start Time / Home Team – Away Team / Result (half time result)
1 / 19:00 / USV Hercules – PCOB Cyprus 12-2 (12-2)
Scorers / Hercules: Sem de Jong 4, Ronald Klaver 3, Corné Speksnijder 2, Femke Van den Born 2, Hamid Ibrahimi 1
Scorers / PCOB: Christos Xiourouppas 2
2 / 20:15 / Greifswalder Hechte – NimGo 7-10 (4-5)
Scorers / Greifswalder: Nils Emig 4, Andrii Norenberg 2, Heiko Prinz 1
Scorers / Nimgo: Pascal Wirken 5, Mindy Kroon 3, Jolanda Knuman 2
SATURDAY 24th JUNE
3 / 09:00 / RGC Hansa – Greifswalder Hechte 16-8 (10-4)
Scorers / RGC: John Turloff 9, Kilian Kollrep 3, Charlotte Kaercher 2, Celeste Troost 1, Serhiy Zholudev 1
Scorers / Greifswalder: Nils Emig 8
4 10:15 / NimGo – USV Hercules 5-10 (3-3)
Scorers / Nimgo: Pascal Wirken 5
Scorers / Hercules: Sem de Jong 4, Corné Speksnijder 4, Ronald Klaver 2
5 / 11:30 / PCOB Cyprus – RGC Hansa 2-12 (2-12)
Scorers / PCOB: Danill Danill 1, Christos Xiouroppas 1
Scorers / RGC: Grietje Gau 5, Serhiy Zholudev 4, Charlotte Kaercher 3
6 / 12:45 / USV Hercules – Greifswalder Hechte 12-9 (4-3)
Scorers / Hercules: Sem de Jong 6, Ronald Klaver 6
Scorers / Greifswalder: Nils Emig 8, Andrii Norenberg 1
7 / 14:00 / PCOB Cyprus – NimGo 11-18 (9-10)
Scorers / PCOB: Christos Xiourouppas 5, Andreas Avraam 3, Danill Danill 2
Scorers / Nimgo: Jolanda Knuman 6, Angelique Bolink 5,Mindy Kroon 5, Kim Vugts 2, Stylianos Ilia 1
8 / 15:15 / RGC Hansa – USV Hercules 14-4 (6-3)
Scorers / RGC: John Turloff 11, Kilian Kollrep 3
Scorers / Hercules: Corne Speksnijder 3, Sem de Jong 1
9 / 16:30 / Greifswalder Hechte – PCOB Cyprus 16-6 (9-2)
Scorers / Greifswalder: Veronika Khodakidska 6, Nils Emig 5, Susanne Kersten 2, Andrii Norenberg 2, Daniel Kuttner 1
Scorers / PCOB: Christos Xiourouppas 3, Andreas Avraam 1, Danill Danill 1, Stylianos Ilia 1
10 / 17:45 / NimGo – RGC Hansa 2-11 (0-5)
Scorers / Nimgo: Pascal Wirken 2
Scorers / RGC: Charlotte Kaercher 7, Grietje Gau 3, Serhiy Zholudev 1
SUNDAY 25th JUNE
11 / 09:00 / Semifinal / USV Hercules – Nimgo 11-7 (7-5)
Scorers / Hercules: Sem de Jong 9, Ronald Klaver 2
Scorers / Nimgo: Pascal Wirken 6, Mindy Kroon 1
12 / 10:15 / Quarter Final Game/ Greifswalder Hechte – PCOB Cyprus 10-14 (6-7)
Scorers / Greifswalder: Daniel Kuttner 4, Nils Emig 3, Veronika Khodakidska 1, Andrii Norenberg 1
Scorers / PCOB: Christo Xiourouppas 7, Andreas Avraam 5, Danill Danill 2
13 / 12:15 / Bronze Medal Game / Nimgo – PCOB Cyprus 17-7 (5-5)
Scorers / Nimgo: Pascal Wirken 11, Jolanda Knuman 4, Mindy Kroon 1, Kim Vugts 1
Scorers / PCOB: Christos Xiourouppas 5, Andreas Avraam 1, Stylianos Ilia 1
14 / 13:30 / Gold Medal / RGC Hansa – USV Hercules 17-10 (10-7)
Scorers / RGC: Kilian Kollrep 9, John Turloff 6, Charlotte Kaercher 1, Serhiy Zholudev 1
Scorers / Hercules: Corne Speksnijder 6, Sem de Jong 4
FINAL RANKING
- RGC Hansa
- USV Hercules
- Nimgo
- PCOB Cyprus
- Greifswalder Hechte
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Waiting for the results!
STANDINGS OF THE ROUND ROBIN
Position / Team / Games / Wins / Ties / Losses / Goal Difference / Points
- RGC Hansa / 4 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 53-16 +37 / 12
- USV Hercules / 4 / 3 / 0 / 1 / 38-30 +8 / 9
- Nimgo / 4 / 2 / 0 / 2 / 35-39 -4 / 6
- Greifswalder Hechte / 4 / 1 / 0 / 3 / 40-44 -4 / 3
- PCOB Cyprus / 4 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 21-58 -37 / 0
SCORERS OF THE TOURNAMENT
Position / Full Name / Team / Total Goals
1 – Pascal Wirken / Nimgo / 29
2 – Sem de Jong / USV Hercules / 28
2 – Nils Emig / Greifswalder Hechte / 28
4 – John Turloff / RGC Hansa / 26
5 – Christos Xiourouppas / PCOB Cyprus / 23
6 – Kilian Kollrep / RGC Hansa / 15
6 – Corne Speksnijder / USV Hercules / 15
8 – Charlotte Kaercher / RGC Hansa / 13
8 – Ronald Klaver / USV Hercules / 13
10 – Jolanda Knuman / Nimgo / 12
11 – Andreas Avraam / PCOB Cyprus / 10
11 – Mindy Kroon / Nimgo / 10
13 – Grietje Gau / RGC Hansa / 8
14 – Veronika Khodakidska / Greifswalder Hechte / 7
14 – Serhiy Zholudev / RGC Hansa / 7
16 – Danill Danill / PCOB Cyprus / 6
16 – Andrii Norenberg / Greifswalder Hechte / 6
18 – Angelique Bolink / Nimgo / 5
18 – Daniel Kuttner / Greifswalder Hechte / 5
20 – Stylianos Ilia / PCOB Cyprus / 3
20 – Kim Vugts / Nimgo / 3
22 – Susanne Kersten / Greifswalder Hechte / 2
22 – Femke Van den Born / USV Hercules / 2
24 – Hamid Ibrahimi / USV Hercules / 1
24 – Heiko Prinz / Greifswalder Hechte / 1
24 – Celeste Troost / RGC Hansa / 1