24.02.2014, 10:40
Challenge Cup draw to be live streamed on ehfTV

DRAW PREVIEW: Three big names among the top eight of the competition. The draw can be followed on various channels.

Challenge Cup draw to be live streamed on ehfTV

For the second time in the competition’s history the Men’s Challenge Cup draw will be streamed live and free of charge on ehfTV.com.

The draw, which will define not only quarter-final, but also semi-finals pairings, will take place on Tuesday at 11:00 hrs at the EHF Office in Vienna.

All handball fans can also follow the event on the liveticker at the www.eurohandball.com or at the @ehfmedia Twitter channel.

Three big names made it to the last eight. Swedish IK Sävehof played the VELUX EHF Champions League last season, Serbia's Metaloplastika Sabac are the former winners of the Champions Cup (the predecessor of the EHF Champions League) and ZTR Zaporozhye from Ukraine, who played the European top flight's quarter-final twice in the past.

There will be no seeding in the draw.

The first leg matches of the quarter-final are scheduled for 15/16 March, the second leg will follow one week later.

Teams qualified for the quarter-final:
United HC Tongeren (BEL)
Cocks (FIN)
KS Azoty-Pulawy (POL)
Aguas Santas-Milaneza (POR)
HC Odorhei (ROU)
RK Metaloplastika Sabac (SRB)
IK Sävehof (SWE)
ZTR Zaporozhye (UKR)

TEXT: EHF / br