08.04.2015, 09:16
Follow Wednesday's Women's 17 EHF EURO Draw live from Skopje

NEWS REPORT: 16 teams participating at the Women's 17 EHF EURO 2015 will be drawn to four groups of four teams each on Wednesday at 10:00 CET

Follow Wednesday's Women's 17 EHF EURO Draw live from Skopje

The Macedonian capital of Skopje hosts the final tournament draw for the Women's 17 EHF EURO 2015 which will take place in Macedonia from 13 to 23 August.

The draw will start on Wednesday at 10:00 CET. A draw ticker will be available on www.eurohandball.com and a live stream from the event can be viewed below.

After the qualification phase in March with 33 teams vying for the 15 places available next to host Macedonia, these nations have made the cut and are seeded in the following pots.

Pot 1: Sweden, Russia, Denmark, Portugal

Pot 2: Slovenia, Romania, Norway, Croatia

Pot 3: Hungary, Macedonia, Germany, France

Pot 4: Netherlands, Spain, Czech Republic, Slovakia

The teams have been seeded based on the ranking of the Women's 17 EHF EURO 2013 and the result of the 2015 qualification groups.

After the teams from Pots 1, 2 and 4 have been drawn, Macedonia as organiser will have the right to choose their group.

The playing venues for the Women's 17 EHF EURO 2015 are the Skopje arenas Jane Sandanski and the Boris Trajkovski.

Two years ago Sweden won the final tournament in Poland, while Russia came second and Denmark placed third.

Live streaming video by Ustream

TEXT: EHF / cor