Hungary’s goalkeeper was the decisive factor in the men’s water polo final at the Universiade, said Balazs Levente, the head coach of the Hungarian squad.

Water polo competition at the 27th Summer Universiade was completed on July 17. It involved 259 athletes from 13 countries.

Water polo Competitions at the Universiade were of the Olympic Games’ level in intensity and organization, said FISU Technical Delegate (water polo) Nikolaos Vasileiou.

The reason for the defeat of the Russian national team in the final of the water polo tournament at the Universiade is a low level of implementation of the dangerous moments, said the head coach of the national team Vladimir Karabutov.

The Hungarian water polo national team played strictly in the final of the Universiade, unlike the Russians who were more segmental, said the Russian team striker Adel Latypov.

The Russian water polo players have lost to the team from Hungary in the final of the Universiade in Kazan.

The Serbian water polo team claims bronze at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan.

On July 17, the final matches in the water polo competitions will take place at the 27th World University Summer Games.

Olga Belyaeva, Russia's water polo national team player, stated to the R-Sport agency that Russian team in the Universiade final event developed its technique before the World Championship in Barcelona.

The team captain Evgeniya Ivanova stated to the sports ahency R-Sport that Hungarian water polo players became not an easy rival for the Russian team in the Universiade final.