The draw for the South and Central
American qualification event on the road to the 2019 IHF Super Globe will be
held on April 26 at the International Handball Federation office in Basle.
Eight teams from four countries will contest the qualification tournament from
May 22 to 26 in Taubate, Brazil – home of five-time Super Globe participants HC
Taubate. At the draw, taking place at 14:00 local time in Basle, the teams will
learn their opponents in what will be a group phase followed by play-off
system.
From the qualification event’s host nation
Brazil, Pinheiros and HC Taubate will vie for the one available berth at the
IHF Super Globe. They will be joined by UNLU and Villa Ballester from
Argentina, BM Ovalle and Deportivo Luterno from Chile, and Scuola Italiana and
Colegio Alemania from Uruguay.
Scuola Italiana and Colegio Alemania will
be drawn from row four, BM Ovalle and Deportivo Luterno from row three, and
Pinheiros and UNLU from row two. From row one, Taubate have the right to choose
their group, and Ballester will be automatically placed in the other.
The qualification event in Taubate will
see three days of preliminary matches followed by semi-finals and 5-8 placement
games. The final day of competition will feature placement play-offs for every
position, including the final between the top two sides.
First North American and the Caribbean
Super Globe participant
The
North American and the Caribbean (NAC) region will also have their
qualification event for the 2019 IHF Super Globe in May. The event, organised
in partnership between the IHF, USA Team Handball, the US Olympic Committee
Training Centre and New York City Handball, will be held from May 9 to 12 at
the USOC Training Centre in Lake Placid, New York.
It is
the first time ever that a team from the NAC region will participate in the
Super Globe. Three club teams will battle for one ticket to the 2019 Super
Globe, the first to be held in Saudi Arabia, which will take place at the end
of August. The USA will be represented by two clubs: NYC Team Handball and LA
Team Handball. The third participant will be Team Quebec from Canada.
More information on the NAC qualification
can be found on the official website
for the event.