IHF Challenge Trophy 2011

IHF Challenge Trophy competitions are a unique occasion for smaller handball nations to take part in an international handball competition. The tournament of the Men’s Intercontinental Phase will be carried out between 29 June and 03 July 2011 in the "Pink City" of Jaipur, India.

This tournament for players born 1990 and younger will include the five winners of the tournaments of the Continental Federations. The European Federation will be represented by the national team of Finland, who won the final of the IHF/EHF Challenge Trophy against Georgia on the occasion of the Men’s EHF EURO 2010 in Austria.

Finland will take on the hosting nation India (Asian Continental Federation winners), Australia (Oceanian Continental Federation winners), Benin (African Continental Federation winners) and Venezuela (Pan-American Continental Federation winners).

Match Schedule

29 June 2011
16:00 hrs (local time) Australia vs. Venezuela
19:30 hrs (local time) Finland vs. India

30 June 2011
16:00 hrs (local time) Finland vs. Benin
18:00 hrs (local time) India vs. Venezuela

01 July 2011
16:00 hrs (local time) Australia vs. Benin
18:00 hrs (local time) Venezuela vs. Finland

02 July 2011
16:00 hrs (local time) Benin vs. Venezuela
18:00 hrs (local time) Australia vs. India

03 July 2011
16:00 hrs (local time) Australia vs. Finland
18:00 hrs (local time) Benin vs. India