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Field notes from the desk.

Every event we cover, the reviews that settled a call, and what we're rigging next. A running record of the work — straight from the operations table.

Match balls poolside at the World Aquatics U18 Worlds, Buenos Aires 2024 FEATURED
Jul 2024 ● Water polo Buenos Aires, AR

World Aquatics U18 Worlds 2024, Buenos Aires — 62 matches, 20 teams

Our full debrief from the World Aquatics Men's U18 Water Polo Championships — seven cameras, 62 matches and the reviews that decided the tournament.

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The pool at the Japan Championships in Chiba, seen from the VAR desk WATER POLO
Aug 2026 ● Water polo

Japan Championships 2026, Chiba — the whole tournament

The 102nd Japan Championships in Chiba: seven cameras at 100 fps, all twenty-four matches, four days. Buenos Aires to Chiba in three cases.

The Var Technology team with its three VAR cases at the pool in Chiba BEHIND THE DESK
Aug 2026 ● Behind the desk

From Argentina, worldwide: three people, three cases

The whole VAR system fits in three flight cases and travels with a crew of three. Checked as baggage, rigged in hours, running the same anywhere.

Officials and Var Technology operators at the VAR review station BEHIND THE DESK
Jun 2024 ● Behind the desk

Behind the desk: how we run a VAR review

Seven cameras rigged in a day, one synchronised timeline, and a review workflow a referee can drive mid-match.

Close-up of a Var Technology VAR camera WHAT'S NEXT
Jan 2026 ● What's next

What's next: 100 fps today, 120 tomorrow

In 2026 we took the service to 100 fps — and we're already building toward 120, and toward new sports and federations.

Var Technology operators and an official reviewing a play on the VAR monitor BEHIND THE DESK
Mar 2024 ● Behind the desk

Meeting World Aquatics' VAR requirements

How our system met — and exceeded — the standards World Aquatics sets for video review in water polo.

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