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Officials conduct the draw for the Super Globe Handball Championship in Doha yesterday.
Al Sadd exercised their right as hosts and opted for Group B of the IHF Super Globe, the draw for which was held here yesterday.
The defending champions FC Barcelona and African club champions Esperance of Tunisia are the other two teams that were drawn in the group before the official hosts Al Sadd used their privilege of choosing their group for the championship.
European Champions League winner SG Flensburg-Handewitt from Germany and pan American champions Taubate from Brazil were drawn in Group A along with Asian club champions El Jaish of Qatar.
The eight teams from five continents will compete in two groups of the preliminary round of the event, which will be held from September 7 to 12 at the new Qatar Handball Association Complex.
The complex is one of the four venues for the 24th Men’s Handball world Championship-Qatar 2015 to be held from January 15 to February 1, 2015.
“Doha is hosting the Super Globe since 2010, but this year is different as the event has become a major test event for the World Championship. It will be rehearsal and set the tone of the biannual championship and,” director Qatar Handball Association’s secretary general Mohammed Jabor al-Mulla said.
“We need now more than ever to stress the importance of the upcoming Super Globe as we are entering the final stages of preparations for the world championship,” he added.
With the likely participation of 24 countries from all over the world in the 2015 World Championship, Qatar will be the only Gulf country and second in the Middle East to host the event after Egypt (1991).
“We are moving forward according to the timetable to ensure a world class infrastructure for the prestigious event. The organising committee is working closely with IHF and all the teams involved to deliver an amazing event to the sporting world and make them experience the power and precision of the fastest game ever.”
The competition director Patrick Strub was impressed with Qatar’s preparations for the world Championship.
“What I have seen so far regarding the preparation of the championship, I am impressed with that. Qatar is going to host a tournament which will be regarded as the best ever and will certainlt raise the bar for other future hosts,” Strub said.The preliminary rounds of Super Globe will be played September 7, 8 and 9 followed by a rest day. The semi-finals and first two placement matches will be held on September 11, while the final will be played on September 12.
Group A
SG Flensburg-Handewitt (Germany, winner of the EHF Champions League), El-Jaish (Qatar, winner of the Asian Club League), HC Taubate (Brazil, Pan-American club champions), wild card participant (Qatar)
Group B
FC Barcelona (defending champions), Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia, African club champions), Al Sadd (Qatar), Oceania representative.
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