25.03.2015, 05:33
Groups drawn for Men's 19 European Open

NEWS REPORT: 16 teams will participate in this year's European Open which will take place from 29 June to 3 July 2015 in Gothenburg, Sweden

Groups drawn for Men's 19 European Open

16 teams will participate in this year's Men's 19 European Open, and they all got to know their respective preliminary round opponents as the groups were drawn on Wednesday at the EHF Office in Vienna.

Two years ago, at the 2013 event, Sweden won the tournament ahead of Romania and Denmark.

This year, the Swedish team will be again one of  the favourites, but also Spain, bronze medallists at the Men's 18 EHF EURO 2014, will have a firm chance of topping the podium.

The four preliminary round groups are as follows:

The playing dates for the Men's 19 European Open 2015 are 29 June to 3 July. The exact playing schedule will be published in due time.

TEXT: EHF / ts