World Aquatics (previously FINA) has introduced a brief three-game schedule for the 2023 World Cup Sequence, which can be held fully in Europe in October. This matches the 2022 sequence because the shortest sequence in World Cup historical past, dropped from 7-8 stops the norm for many of its historical past and peaked at 12 stops from 1998 to 2000.
2023 FINA World Cup Sequence:
- 6-8 October: Berlin, Germany
- 13-15 October: Athens, Greece
- 20-22 October: Budapest, Hungary
The cease in Athens is notable for being the primary cease in Greece within the present’s 35-year historical past. Berlin, final yr’s solely European cease, is on the different finish of that spectrum: 2023 would be the twenty second internet hosting occasion, greater than every other metropolis:
- Berlin – 22
- Beijing – 15
- Paris – 14
- Moscow – 14
- Singapore – 13
- Stockholm – 12
It would host Budapest’s 4th time; Aside from final yr, they’ve change into a daily a part of the FINA world occasion internet hosting rotation within the earlier three years.
Meaning the sequence will not be returning to the US or Canada this yr. Final yr Toronto hosted its first reunion because the inaugural sequence in 1988-1989, and the USA hosted Indianapolis for the primary time since that very same yr. Canada final hosted in Edmonton in 2002-2003 and the USA in New York in 2005-2006.
The compact 2022 sequence has labored nicely and has captured the eye of the viewers higher than earlier years, particularly within the general sequence rankings. It is arduous to know for certain how a lot of this was as a result of smaller schedule and the way a lot was as a result of presence of some large stars from the US and Canada as a result of two of the three stops have been in North America, however the 2023 sequence is solely Europe ought to assist decouple the 2 elements.
The matches will rely as qualifying occasions for each the 2024 World Championships and the 2024 Olympic Video games.
World Aquatics has but to announce prize cash for the 2023 sequence, however greater than $1.1 million was awarded final yr. Trinidad and Tobagos Dylan Carter with $160,000 earned, the American Beata Nelson He positioned second with $152,000 registered to his title.
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