Quarter-finals draw of the Men´s Challenge Cup

The 1996 winners of Men´s Challenge Cup Drammen HK are going to meet well-known faces in the quarter-finals of this year edition as they have been drawn against local Norwegian rivals Runar IL. The draw on Tuesday in Vienna has determined not only all four pairings for quarter-finals, but also the semi-finals.

Apart from all-Norwegian encounter there will be one more derby as two teams from Benelux will play against each other. Handball Esch from Luxembourg will meet Belgium´s Initia Hasselt.

Other pairings are B.B. Ankara Spor vs C.S.U. Suceava and SKA Minsk from Belarus vs Serbian team Radnički Kragujevac.

Quarter-finals pairings of the Men´s Challenge Cup:
Initia Hasselt (BEL) vs Handball Esch (LUX)
B.B. Ankara Spor (TUR) vs C.S.U. Suceava (ROU)
SKA Minsk (BLR) vs Radnički Kragujevac (SRB)
Drammen HK (NOR) vs IL Runar (NOR)
(first leg 16/17 March, second leg 23/24 March)

Semi-finals pairings of the Men´s Challenge Cup:
Winner QF Drammen HK/IL Runar vs Winner QF SKA Minsk/Radnički Kragujevac
Winner QF B.B. Ankara Spor/C.S.U. Suceava vs Winner QF Initia Hasselt/Handball Esch
(first leg 20/21 April, second leg 27/28 April)