The “big four” of the French handball this season, have all won their respective games. Montpellier trashed Billere Handball in the opening game of the French Championship with 50:24. Dunkerque, the surprising winner of the French Super Cup had some hard time against St Raphael, but in the end won the game with 31:28. Paris Handball beat Cesson Rennes at home with 34:23, while Chambery snatched a victory at Tremblay with 23:20.
In the other games, HBC Nantes beat Selestat Alsace with 29:24, and the first draw occured in Toulouse where the hosts played only 34:34 against Pays Aix UC. In the last game today at 16:45, Creteil hosts Ivry.
The big derby comes on the 30th this month, in the 3rd round, Paris HC vs Montpellier.