On 17/18/19 September 2010 the 2010/11 Women’s EHF Champions League Qualification Tournament 2 was carried out in four groups with four teams each.
In Group 1 the hosting club, Randers HK (DEN), won the tournament after three victories in three games. A 23:15 over TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the last day secured their ticket for Group C of the Women’s EHF Champions League, where the Danes will meet C.S. “Oltchim” Valcea (ROU), Larvik HK (NOR) and Toulon Saint Cyr Var HB (FRA).
Group 2 in Patras (GRE) saw 2007/08 EHF Champions League winners Zvezda Zvenigorod (RUS) defeat all of their opponents and thus qualifying for Group D of the Women’s EHF Champions League. The Russians will play against Györi AUDI ETO KC (HUN), RK Krim (SLO) and HC Podravka Vegeta (CRO).
In Group 3, IK Sävehof (SWE) made their way into the Women’s EHF Champions League from a starting point in Qualification Tournament 1 for the second time after 2007/08. In Skopje, already their first match victory over Byåsen opened the door to Group A of the Women’s EHF Champions League. The Swedes will now meet reigning champions Viborg HK (DEN), Dinamo Volgograd (RUS) and Buducnost (MNE).
Group 4 was hosted by SPR Lublin SSA in two venues in Poland, and DVSC-Korvex (HUN) managed to win the tournament. The Debrecen side finished with three victories in three games and have qualified for Group B of the Women’s EHF Champions League, together with Hypo Niederösterreich (AUT), HC Leipzig (GER) and Itxako Reyno De Navarra (ESP).
All twelve teams ranked second, third and fourth in their group – in Group 1 TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER), HC “Sparta” (UKR) and Maliye Milli Piyango SK (TUR), in Group 2 T+A/VOC Amsterdam (NED), BM. Elda Prestigio (ESP) and A.C. Ormi-Loux Patras (GRE), in Group 3 Byåsen HE (NOR), “U” Jolidon Cluj Napoca (ROU) and HC Metalurg Skopje (MKD) and in Group 4 RK Zajecar (SRB), KIF Vejen (DEN) and SPR Lublin SSA (POL) – will proceed to Round 3 in the Women’s EHF Cup. The draw of the Round 3 duels will take place on Wednesday 27 October 2010.
Text: EHF
