PAOK to put defending champions under test in Last 16

The reigning winners of the Women's Challenge Cup, RK Lokomotiva Zagreb will face AC PAOK from Greece in the Last 16, after the draw at the EHF Office in Vienna determined all eight pairings of this stage on Tuesday.

The 2016 winners Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE will take on Boden Handboll IF from Sweden, while ZRK Naisa Nis, who took the trophy in 2007, were pitted against last season's semi-finalists, Virto / Quintus.

Markus Glaser, EHF Chief Sports Officer together with Peter Sichelschmidt, EHF Senior Manager National Teams Competitions, conducted the draw, which was followed by the draw of the European Qualification for the Women's U20 World Championship.

Women's Challenge Cup Last 16 pairings: