The M20 ECh in Slovakia will be drawn on Friday, 30 April, in Vienna. Follow it live on www.eurohandball.com!
Final Tournament Draw: M20 ECh in Slovakia
Following the conclusion of the qualification tournaments last weekend, 14 teams are known for the for the 2010 M20 European Championship (29 July to 8 August in Slovakia). The last two teams will be known only after Qualification Group 2 (postponed due to the air traffic chaos) will be played. The new date will be published later.
Draw details
Friday, 30 April 2010 at 13:00 am
EHF Office in Vienna, Austria
Total number of participating teams:
16 teams
Directly qualified for the M20 European Championship:
Germany and Denmark (from the 2008 M18 ECh)
Organiser: Slovakia
Qualified from the Qualification Tournaments:
First ranked teams:
SLO, Winner Qual. Group 2, CRO, ESP, FRA, RUS, POR, CZE
Second ranked teams:
SWE, 2nd Qual. Group 2, ISR, FIN, ROU
Pots for the draw
The participating teams are seeded as follows (based on the ranking of the 2008 M18 ECh updated with the results of the qualification groups):
POT 1: GER, DEN, SLO, Winner Qual. Group 2
POT 2: CRO, ESP, FRA, POR
POT 3: CZE, RUS, SVK, SWE
POT 4: ROU, 2nd Qual. Group 2, ISR, FIN
Procedure
Group A |
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Group C |
Group D |
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4th step* |
Teams of pot 3 are drawn to row 3 |
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3rd step |
Teams of pot 1 are drawn to row 1 |
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2nd step |
Teams of pot 2 are drawn to row 2 |
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1st step |
Teams of pot 4 are drawn to row 4 |
* The organiser SVK (pot 3) has the right to choose the group after the rows 4, 2 and 1 are determined.
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EHF