The 2023 Underwater Rugby Open League season came to a close in Athens, Greece On Sunday, October 22. This unique sport that has only been growing since the 1st ever championship in 1980 may look at first glance like a mishmash of bodies and a lack of air, and you’d be right - That’s part of the challenge. Yair Ben-Dor has more.
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00:00 The 2023 underwater rugby open league season came to a close in Athens, Greece on Sunday,
00:06 October 22nd. This unique sport that has only been growing since the first ever championship
00:12 in 1980 may look at first glance like a mishmash of bodies and a lack of air,
00:17 and you'd be right, that's part of the challenge.
00:21 Reuters reports during a match, two teams consisting of six in-pool players in six
00:26 replacements play with a negatively buoyant saltwater-filled ball and try to score in
00:32 the opponent's goal, which is a heavy metal bucket with netting in a diameter of about 15.7 inches.
00:39 Open league is growing bigger. This time 11 teams are participating.
00:45 We are expecting the next season to have even more teams. The level is going up.
00:52 The level of the teams is getting every time better. All in all, 11 teams participated in
00:59 the championship, 160 players within them. The Athens home team Faisalis were crowned
01:06 the champions and received a shiny award as well as some on-brand golden leaf crowns.
01:12 Following in second place were team Vatelina from Firenze and the Bordeaux Frogs in third.