The

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'05 was the first edition of the

, an eight-team tournament in women's

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, held in

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between 15 November and 20 November 2005. The tournament was organised by the Danish Handball Association. It was an invitational tournament with no affiliation to the

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won the tournament, after beating

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in the final.

Results

In both groups, the semi-finalists were determined before the final round of games.

Group A

15 November 2006 16 November 2006 17 November 2006

Group B

15 November 2006 16 November 2006 17 November 2006

Knockouts

Semi finals

19 November 2005Resultater, slutkampe
(TV2.dk)

3rd/4th place

20 November 2005

Final

20 November 2005

References

External links

Handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

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