15.03.2018, 03:44
34 teams take to the court at biggest U18 Beach EURO

NEWS: The Men's and Women's 18 Beach EURO takes place in Ulcinj, Montenegro from 29 June to 1 July, and it will be the biggest ever played to date

34 teams take to the court at biggest U18 Beach EURO

The Men's and Women's 18 Beach EURO takes place in Ulcinj, Montenegro from 29 June to 1 July, and it will be the biggest ever played to date.

34 teams have registered for the three-day championship, 17 in the men's and 17 in the women's event. Overall, these 34 teams stem from 19 different nations. Never before have so many teams participated at a younger age category Beach EURO.

The teams have been seeded in the following groups.

Men's 18 event

Group A Group B Group C Group D
Spain Hungary Germany Russia
Poland Portugal Italy Croatia
Netherlands Ukraine Switzerland Slovakia
Romania France Montenegro Greece
      Turkey

Women's 18 event

Group A Group B Group C Group D
Netherlands Portugal Germany Hungary
Lithuania Romania Russia Spain
Ukraine Croatia Poland Switzerland
Montenegro France Greece Italy
      Turley

The first two teams of each group qualify for the quarter-finals.

The full playing schedule is available for download.

Last year at the Men's and Women's 17 Beach EURO in Zagreb, Spain topped the men's podium ahead of Hungary and Germany, while the Netherlands won the women's event ahead of Portugal and Germany.

TEXT: EHF / ts
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