18.02.2019, 08:39
Elite eight await Challenge Cup draws

DRAW PREVIEW: The quarter-final and semi-final draws for the Men’s Challenge Cup take place on Tuesday

Elite eight await Challenge Cup draws

With the Men’s Challenge Cup Last 16 coming to an end over the past weekend, the remaining eight teams from seven nations can now look forward to discovering who stands between them and a place in the final.

The draw at the EHF Office in Vienna on Tuesday 19 February at 11:00 hrs will determine not only the quarter-final, but also the semi-final pairings.

The first quarter-final leg in the Men's Challenge Cup is scheduled for 23/24 March, while the second leg will follow one week later. The semi-finals will begin on 20/21 April.

The draw event will be streamed live on the ehfTV YouTube channel and the new EHF European Cup Facebook page.

For the quarter-finals, there will be no seeding as all eight teams will be drawn from the same pot.

There will also be no country protection applied in the draw. The semi-final draw will follow using the quarter-final pairings.

Quarter-finalists

HC Vise BM (BEL)
RK Borac m:tel (BIH)
Dicken (FIN)
A.E.K. Athens HC (GRE)
AM Madeira Andebol SAD (POR)
CSM Bucuresti (ROU)
Dynamo-Victor (RUS)
HC Neva SPb (RUS)

TEXT: EHF / cor