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2015 World Women's Handball Championship – European Qualification
The European qualification for the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship, in Denmark was played over two rounds. The 2015 hosts Denmark were qualified automatically for the World Championship. In the first round of qualification, 14 teams who were not participating at the 2014 European Championship were split into four groups. The group winners and the remaining 14 teams from the European Championship played a playoff afterwards to determine the other nine qualifiers. Qualification phase 1 Seedings The draw was made on 22 July at 11:00. The group winners advanced to the playoff round. Group 1 The mini-tournament was hosted in Switzerland. ---- ---- Group 2 The mini-tournament was hosted in Austria. ---- ---- Group 3 The teams opted to play the group in a home and away series. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group 4 The mini-tournament was hosted in the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 World Women's Handball Championship
The 2015 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 22nd event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Denmark. The decision to select Denmark as the host was announced on 27 January 2011. In the final Norway won 31–23 against the Netherlands to gain their third title. Romania won bronze after they defeated Poland 31–22. Venues Venues for the tournament were announced on 7 June 2014. Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning hosted the final, both semi-finals, two quarter-finals, matches in the round of 16 and Denmark's group. SYDBANK Arena in Kolding was the venue of two quarter-finals, eighth-finals and neighbour Germany's group, while Arena Nord in Frederikshavn and the new venue in Næstved hosted one eighth-final and one group each. Qualification Final qualification tournament A final qualification tournament was held from 15 to 17 June 2015 in Almaty, Kazakhstan to determine the last participant. The schedule was revealed on 3 June 2015. Standings Result ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |