The second game of the day was a Group A game, again between two unbeaten teams: Saudi Arabia and Uruguay. The more disciplined Saudi Arabians controlled the game winning each period by one goal. They prevailed over the Uruguayans by an 11-7 final score and moved into first place in the Group.
Tuesday’s second session started with another Asia versus America contest: Singapore facing off against Peru. After a frustrating start for both teams who were having trouble retaining possession long enough to score goals, the better conditioned team from Singapore took control in the second half winning by a score of 15-6 dropping the loser, Peru into a last place tie in Group A. Eight different players shared the scoring for Singapore.
The middle game of the session was a North African battle played between Tunisia and Egypt, with a good contingent of Tunisian fans out-cheering those from Egypt. However, in the water the Egyptian team was too strong for the Tunisians, who lost by a score of 19-7. It was a hard fought game which was by far the most intense and physical of the tournament.
KUW vs GUA - credit: @ahmad_akbar (Instagram)
The last game of the day saw the host team from Kuwait hit the water for the first time in the tournament. Playing before a home town audience, they met the team from Guatemala for the first time since 2009. History repeated itself as the Kuwaitis were dominant winners, 24-3, over the Guatemalans who have never won against the team from Kuwait.
Day 3 will see the top 2 teams from Group A, Egypt and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, meet in an important match which will likely determine the first place position in the group.