The GF World Cup is an annual women's friendly
handball tournament organised by the
Danish Handball Federation and sponsored by insurance company GF Forsikring. Eight invited teams compete at the event, including permanent representatives
Sweden and
Denmark
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The first GF World Cup took place in November 2005 in
NRGi Arena
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Aarhus.
Russia
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is the most recent champion of the tournament and it is also the most successful team in the history of the cup with three titles.
Editions
Overall medal count
References
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Handball competitions in Europe
Handball competitions in Denmark
Women's handball competitions
International handball competitions hosted by Denmark
Recurring sporting events established in 2005
2005 establishments in Denmark