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^ Not really. Only places 2-7 (6 teams) have secured their spot in the OQT via the WCh. However, if one of these first 7 wins the Euro in January, then Egypt benefits from this. If Egypt also wins the African Ch. then Brazil gets that place in the OQT. What's interesting is that if this happens, eit...

Also, here's the temporary OQT composition: Group A: Norway, Spain, Chile, Korea Group B: France, Croatia, Africa 2, Europe 3 Group C: Germany, Sweden, Europe 2, Africa 3 Hosting rights have been awarded by votes of the IHF Council (yep, apparently this is how they do it now!) to Norway, France and ...

Maybe this went by unobserved last week, but Doha hosted a crazy qualification tournament for the Olympic Games. And the winner was... drum roll... Bahrain!!! They got the best of Qatar, on their home court in the semis and defeated Korea in the final. Bahrain will be for the first time at the OG an...

I would recommend the EHF to clarify and standardize the WC applciation requirements It does not make any sense. They have a very simple rule and they themselves broke it as soon as possible. So I should rather be asking for consistency in keeping their rules? Or in breaking them. For now they're o...

So, 2 thoughts here: - the final-final-final promotion tournament actually featured a lot of drama, with Mioveni being genuinely competitive: drew with Cluj, won heavily vs. Mures and lost only by 1 to Slatina. So mea culpa for thinking their presence there makes no sense; - Cluj and Slatina played ...

^ :-) I like the esoteric nature of establishing these pots! I admit it was annoying in the beginning, but now it's fun to guess. Much like the winner of Eurovision. So the way I did it was: - JPN stays in pot 4 even as an organiser (which would've been their allocation as Asia2 otherwise); - then I...

Here's how I had them last winter. Compared to @meteo's: - there could be a swtich between JAP and ESP, indeed; - I have CHN in pot 4 and BRA in pot 5; - I have ARG in pot 6 and KAZ in pot 5. And if I didn't make any mistakes, these will be the pots for the WCh draw: 1: FRA, ROU, NED, RUS 2: NOR, DE...

Annlitz Cup, August 8-11, Skovde (SWE) - Skovde HF, IK Savehof, Skuru IK (SWE) - TT Holstebro, Ajax Kobenhavn, Kungalvs (DEN) - DHC Slavia Praha (CZE) - CSM Bucuresti (ROU) Caraty Women's Challenge, August 16-18, Brest (FRA) - Brest, Metz (FRA) - ETO Gyor (HUN) - Budućnost (MNE) - CSM Bucuresti (RO...

^ Uf, @Doru, could I ask you to edit a bit the previous post? It's useful information, but really hard to read. Thank you!

@Silviu, forgot about that! You're absolutely right. The promotion relegation was done in a more direct fashion until recently. This year they just went crazy with: semifinal tournament for promotion, final tournament for promotion and really-I-promise-final tournament for promotion. We used to have...

In the meantime, in the last 2 (apparently worthless matches) of the Final Promotion tournament: Rapid - Slobozia 29:26 (10:15) Mioveni - Tg. Mures 29:20 Ranking: 1. Rapid 6p, 2. Slobozia 4p, Mioveni 2p, Tg. Mures 0p Rapid and Slobozia already promoted since yesterday. Slight correction! There won't...

Nycke ready for VOC Amsterdam?

Yes and... no. Here's why: 1. Teams from 2nd league were split into 4 divisions of 6-8 teams and they played 4 times against each other; + lots of matches for players to develop; - too much spending for useless matches; - the winners were way too much ahead of the 2nd placed teams, so there's obviou...

Last round today, with newly crowned champions losing at Bistrita in a match which they certainly wanted to win, but didn't seem to put the effort in doing so. Khouildi and da Silva were absent and the defence was... permissive... to put it nicely. Bistrita really wanted it and Elisei was instrument...

CSM-Valcea 26-26 (14-12) 30-29 after extra-time. CSM used "Barbie" ,Lekic,Radicevic,Omoregie,Mehmedovic,Jakobsen (some good improvings as pivot ! ) and also used in defence Bazaliu ("e clar ca se poate" ) and Gruba ...these players almost ALL the time (60....70 min) Really enter...

This will be the easiest CL trophy for Gyor, to date. Sure, it's polite to take into account all teams, but it seems very far fetched that Gyor will have any problem in bringing it home again. This season they were really dominant and I think they haven't even shown all their cards.

Oh, Khouildi is leaving too? Yes, that is a huge loss as well! Where is she going and is Petra staying?

N. Vaslievskaya and D. Ilyna to Bistrita. Vasilevskaya will be a loss for Valcea, so I hope they can bring someone just as good instead. I wonder what were the reasons for her leaving the team? She's had a great season there and she is a main part of the team. Elisei continues in Bistrita as well. S...

I have no problem commenting about the game (I did watch it). From what I could see, both teams could have complaints about refs, but I do agree with you, that last attack was ridiculously long and probably it wouldn't have been allowed on an away court. But, several minutes earlier, Valcea gets a w...

So, if it was no broadcast referees are ...OK ...anyway...(this is the marvelous conclusion)...but I tell you ,this is the primary condition in order to be NOT OK, when have decisive last matches for top 5 places. Again... WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? :roll: I just sent you the link to the broadcast...

A lot of "dramas" in which referees had the main role : Valcea-Braila,Cluj-Zalau,Slatina-Baia Mare,Bistrita-Craiova.... ;) :lol: and all ....not broadcasted :lol: :lol: :lol: What are you talking about? Here's the full recording of Valcea - Braila. You can judge for yourself. https://www....

Ironically, the draw between Gyor and FTC helps... CSMB. They are the ones coming out better in a 3-way ranking with Kristiansand and FTC. This wouldn't have been the case had Gyor won yesterday. If all matches in the last round finish with the expected results, CSMB will end up 2nd. And for a bit m...

Yeah, I was thinking he won't reactivate my account cause I know how much he "likes" me, though I dont know the reason (actually maybe because there is none existing) . That's where you are confused, I believe. I do not know you personally, therefore I cannot dislike you. Seriously, you s...

Hello. I have a kind request for a moderator of this forum. Please activate the account "dydiana", which is of an active member here. She can't log in anymore. Thanks in advance. Done. @dydiana changed her contact email address and it turns out that this requires a reactivation of the acc...

A nightmare world championship for russia start with the worst draw possible and in last months 5 keys players out. so now they are eliminated after the first game. :lol: :lol: In the end, not a bad WCh for Russia B. They were able to push the hosts and France to the limit. Pity for the match vs. S...