2024 Pan Pacific Masters Games Water Polo

Presented by Water Polo Queensland

 

The 2024 Pan Pacific Masters Games Water Polo will be hosted on the Gold Coast from November 1st - 3rd. 

 

Pan Pacific Masters Games Website

Team and Participant Registration

Fixtures & Results

COMPETITION MANUAL

 

Date & Times

Friday 1 – Sunday 3 November 2024

  • Friday 1 & Saturday 2 November: 8:00am – 6:00pm
  • Sunday 3 November: 8:00am – 3:00pm
    • To be confirmed once competition draw has been finalised

Age Requirements & Divisions

  • Age is determined as at 1 November 2024
  • Minimum age for competition is 30 years +
  • Divisions
    • Men’s
    • Women’s

Venue

Gold Coast Aquatic Centre -  Marine Parade, Southport, 4215

Fees

Each competitor is required to pay the Games Fee once and then the Sport Fee for each sport in which they register.

Non-Playing Officials are not required to pay the Sport Fee.

Sport Fee: 

  • $135 per player per team

Games Fee:

  • Competitor:
    Early bird $130 until 11:59pm AEST 31 May 2024)
    Super Saver $145 (1 June – 31 August 2024)
    Standard $155 (from 1 September 2024)
  • Non-Playing Official: $90

Payment processing fee: 1.4% (incl GST)
Account2Account (select Australian banks – no fee)

 

 

Entries

  • Team entries close: Thursday 17 October 2024 (11:59pm AEST)
  • Individual entries into existing teams close: Wednesday October 23 (11:59pm AEST)

Additional Information

  • Each team is required to have a team manager who will register your team via the team manager portal prior to any player registrations.
  • Once the team is created, team managers can register players via the team manager portal or individuals can register themselves via the Competitor Entry Form.
  • If you do not have a team and would like to register, please add yourself to our Draft team and the Sport Convenor will endeavor to place you in a team.
  • Alternatively, if you would like to find your own team, please use our Sports Bulletin Board to advertise your availability or search for a team looking for players.
  • Team Managers can also use the Sports Bulletin Board to advertise for players or look for available individuals.
  • The competition will be played in a traditional 7-a-side format. All rules as per FINA.
  • All teams must have a minimum of 10 players and a maximum of 15 players with only 13 permitted to play in a certain fixture.
  • Players aged 65 years or older, as of 1 November 2024 will be identified by a cap of a different colour than their own team caps or those of the opposition.
    • Each goal scored by this player/s counts as 2 goals.
  • A teams average age will be calculated by averaging the age of the youngest 10 players in the team.
  • The average age of the team will determine the teams handicap for each game in the Tournament.
Average Age Handicap Goal Advantage
<34 0
35 - 39 +1
40 - 44 +2
45 - 49 +2
50 - 54 +4
55 - 59 +5
60 + +6
  • Further inofrmation can be found here