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Statements after the final

Karolina Berg — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 19:46:54 +0000

Ulrik Wilbek, Danish coach: We played a fantastic tournament, and we had no defeat in normal playing time. We lost a final against the best team of the world and we proved we are on the same level as France. We were unlucky in the beginning when pour left handed player Kasper Söndergaard was injured. But we came back every time and equalized the French lead often. We are very close to France. If we would have led in the 60 first minutes it might be in a different way. France has the more experienced team – but I hope that both teams meet in more finals in future. We are proud of a fantastic tournament.

Anders Eggert, Danish player: We are very disappointed at the moment, but we will realize that we played a great tournament – and we will be back in future.

It’s France again!

Karolina Berg — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 18:15:36 +0000

It was most thrilling World Championships final since decades – and in the end France defended their title. The Frenchmen beat Denmark 37:35 after extra time in an incredible tensioned fight for Gold. For France it was the fourth WCh title after 1995, 2011 and 2009.

Final: France – Denmark 37:35 (31:31, 15:12)

They danced over the field after 70 highly intense minutes – and then the French players were handed over the Gold medals and the trophy in the confetti rain of Malmö. On the other hand the Danes were absolutely disappointed as they were on eye level and so close to their first ever WCh title. But they received a great applause from their supporters and Crown Prince Frederic, who attended the match – and the Silver medals.

France is not only the only team which defended their title since 1974, but they’re now already qualified for the Olympics 2012 and the World Championship 2013 in Spain.

Spain third team in the semis

Karolina Berg — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:38:42 +0000

Still unbeaten team of Spain has booked their semi final ticket. With now 7:1 points after the clear 32:24 victory against Iceland they can’t be overtaken from any team from the second place in group I.

Group I: Iceland – Spain 24:32 (10:20)

Dynamite, speed and wings – the Danish team before the final

Karolina Berg — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 15:13:49 +0000

In 1967 Denmark for the one and only time before had reached the final of the World Championship against Czechoslovakia – and lost. 44 years later the “Danish Dynamite” is back in a final – and this time they’re hoping for their first Gold medal ever. Their best WCh result in the last years was the Bronze medal in 2007 in Germany – by beating France in the Bronze final. And on Sunday in Malmö those two teams meet again, but going for Gold this time.

National coach Ulrik Wilbek, who had led the Danish women’s team to the Olympics and EURO title, took over the men’s team in 2005 – and since then they climbed the ladder of success. Their highlight up to now was the EURO title in 2008 by winning the final against Croatia, at the last World Championship 2009 in Croatia they reached the semi-final but lost – against France. So maybe it’s time for revenge now, but the team has changed.

Going for Gold again – France before the final against Denmark

Karolina Berg — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 15:10:39 +0000

They continued their story: France played their sixth World Championship semi-final in a row – and they reached the WCh final in total for the fifth time in history. After winning Silver in 1993 they won all the finals they played in 1995, 2001 and 2009. France has the great chance to become the first team since 1974 (Romania) to defend their title at a World Championship. And they could remain the only team with all three major titles in the world of handball – EURO, Olympics and World Championships – at the same time.

In Sweden the team of coach Claude Onesta is still unbeaten – they only tied in their last match of the Preliminary Round against Spain. Their squad can count on three former World Handball Players of the Year – Bertrand Gille, Nikola Karabatic and Thierry Omeyer.

More tickets for the final

Ola Richardsson — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:41:00 +0000

Another 400 tickets for the final will be released September 1 at 10.00. The final will be played in Malmö Arena.
– The demand for tickets is high, says Frank Ström, commercial manager for the Men's Handball World Championship 2011.

A final number of tickets have been previously released in October 2009 and in March 2010.
- On both occasions, demand was very high, highest at the most expensive category, says Frank Ström.

Tickets are sold through ticnet.se.

Ytterligare 400 finalbiljetter säljs

Ola Richardsson — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:35:08 +0000

Onsdagen 1 september klockan 10.00 släpps ytterligare 400 biljetter till VM-finalen i Handboll. Finalen spelas i Malmö Arena.
– Efterfrågan på biljetter är stor, säger Frank Ström, kommersiellt ansvarig för Handbolls-VM 2011.

Priskategorierna för biljetterna i Handbolls-VM är följande:
Gruppspel: 200, 400, 600
Huvudrunda: 300, 500, 800
Semifinaler: 400, 600, 1000
Final: 600, 1000, 1200, 1600
Alla priser är i svenska kronor.

Ett antal finalbiljetter har tidigare släppts i oktober 2009 samt i mars 2010.
– Vid båda tillfällena var efterfrågan mycket stor, allra störst på den dyraste kategorin, säger Frank Ström.

Biljetterna säljs via ticnet.se.

Finalbiljetterna

Ola Richardsson — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:08:17 +0000

Just nu vänds många mungipor uppåt.

De som anmälde intresse för att få köpa finalbiljetter har fått besked – i de flesta fall positivt – på mejlen idag.

Intresset har varit stort, vilket är roligt.

De som får köpa finalbiljetter får bokningsuppgifter under nästa vecka. Dessa kommer också att erbjudas köp av semifinalbiljetter i Malmö Arena ett antal dagar innan dessa släpps på marknaden.

Nästa möjlighet att anmäla intresse för att få köpa finalbiljetter är planerat till mars 2010.