2023-11-11 01:15:06
The semi-final matches of the World Club Handball Championship “Super Globe 2023” will be held today, Saturday, at the Ministry of Sports Hall in Dammam.
Spain’s Barcelona will meet Germany’s FOX Berlin at 5:30 pm, while the German Magdeburg team will meet Poland’s Kielce at 8:15 pm immediately followingwards.
Two matches will be played to determine the positions (5-8), with Al-Ahly of Egypt meeting Al-Kuwait of Kuwait at 1:15 p.m., and Al-Khaleej of Saudi Arabia playing once morest Al-Najma of Bahrain at 3:15 p.m., with the two winners meeting to determine fifth and sixth places, and the two losers playing to determine the two positions. Seventh and eighth.
In the matches to determine the positions (9-12), the Saudi Al-Noor team will face its competitor, Fernando of Argentina, at 9:15 am, and the Australian Queensland team will play with the American Cal Heat at 11:15 am, and the two winners will meet to determine the ninth and tenth places, and the two losers will meet to determine the eleventh places. And the twelfth.
From the recent confrontation between Al-Ahly of Egypt and Barcelona of Spain (Asharq Al-Awsat)
The European teams Kielce of Poland, FOX Berlin and Magdeburg of Germany, and Barcelona of Spain qualified for the semi-finals following topping the four groups at the end of the preliminary round.
Thursday’s results witnessed the victory of Poland’s Kelce over the American Cal Heat (49-23) to lead the teams in Group Four, and the leader of Group Two, the German team FOX Berlin, achieved its second victory over the Kuwaiti team Al-Kuwait (37-28), and the German team Magdeburg was able to achieve the largest result in the tournament. By defeating Australia’s Queensland (57-14) in the third group, Barcelona completed the qualifying teams’ contract by defeating the Egyptian Al-Ahly (37-26) in the first group’s competitions.
On the other hand, the initial preliminary meeting was held between the Saudi and Spanish Handball Federations, in the conference hall of the Ministry of Sports Hall in Dammam, to study signing a memorandum of understanding between them in the future.
The Saudi side was represented by the President of the Saudi Football Federation, Fadel Al Nimr, while the Spanish side was represented by the President of the Spanish Federation, Dr. Francisco Garcia, in the presence of the President of the International Federation, Dr. Hassan Mustafa, and members of the Saudi Football Federation.
Saudi girls during one of the events accompanying the World Handball Championship in Dammam (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Dr. Hassan Mustafa, President of the International Handball Federation, had previously confirmed that a meeting he would hold with Prince Abdulaziz Al-Faisal, Saudi Minister of Sports, would determine the possibility of continuing the World Club Handball Championship “Super Globe” in Saudi Arabia following the conclusion of the fourth consecutive edition.
Mustafa said in a special statement to Asharq Al-Awsat that the successes and experiences gained by organizers in the Kingdom enhance the possibility of its continuation, noting that club tournaments have a high artistic value because the teams include high-level players from different teams.
The champions of all continents of the world will qualify for this tournament, in addition to the host country team and the holder of the title of the previous edition of the same tournament, while 3 teams chosen by the International Handball Federation will be nominated, in addition to the Arab champion, who will participate for the second time in the history of the tournament in an official capacity, as it has become The Arab Championship qualifies for this tournament.
Barcelona is the team that has won the most titles (five times).
Egyptian Al-Ahly fans made their mark in the tournament (Asharq Al-Awsat)
The tournament is 26 years old, as it was launched in 1997 AD, when Australia hosted it with the participation of 8 clubs from all continents of the world, and the title was won by the Spanish team Cantabria Santander, as the International Federation officially approved holding the tournament every 5 years, as Doha organized the tournament in 2002 AD, Only 5 clubs participated in it, and the Qatari Al-Sadd Club achieved first place in it, before the tournament was moved to the Egyptian capital, Cairo, in June 2007, and the Spanish Real Ciudad then won the title.
After the conclusion of the tournament in the Arab Republic of Egypt, the International Handball Federation decided to hold the tournament every year, provided that the organization file is voted on by the members of the International Federation’s General Assembly, and the tournament rests on the file of the country that wins the vote for 4 consecutive years, and this is what brought the tournament back. Back to Qatar, which hosted 9 consecutive editions from 2010 AD until 2018 AD, and held the title in those tournaments in a row: Real Ciudad of Spain, Kiel of Germany, Atletico Madrid of Spain (formerly Real Ciudad), Barcelona of Spain (two editions in a row), Fuchs Berlin of Germany. (two titles in a row), and Barcelona (two titles in a row).
On November 27, 2018, the International Handball Federation announced that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had won the right to host the World Club Handball Championship (Super Globe) for four years, as Spanish Barcelona succeeded in achieving the title in 2019 in the tournament held in Dammam ( Eastern Saudi Arabia), while German Magdeburg succeeded in achieving the past two editions, which were held in Jeddah 2021 and Dammam 2022.
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