TOURNAMENT INVITATION - European Beach Handball Tour Finals 3 - 6 June 2021 in Torrox, Malaga (ESP) - European Handball ...

TOURNAMENT INVITATION
European Beach Handball Tour Finals
3 – 6 June 2021 in Torrox, Malaga (ESP)

THE VENUE AND TOURIST SPOTS
Torrox is a municipality in the province of Malaga in the autonomous community of
Andalusia, southern Spain. It belongs to the Comarca of Axarquia and it is located in
the Costa del Sol Oriental, on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. Only 30 minutes
from the historical city centre of Malaga and 40 minutes from the International Airport
Pablo Ruiz Picasso (AGP).

Torrox has a duality that does not leave its visitors indifferent: on one side, its more
than 9 kms of coast with clear waters; on the other, the traditional image of its white
streets decorated with flowers, a typical characteristic of these villages. Its modern
Constitution Square, whose multi-coloured umbrellas are known all over the world, is
a tourist attraction of spectacular beauty, and this year is wearing the colours of the
Spanish flag.

The coast offers the beauty of extensive crystalline beaches with impressive facilities
and services. It has a coastline of more than 9 kms of beaches starting from the town
of El Morche, a coastal town adapted to tourism but without losing the essence of its
fishing origin. It is essential to walk along its coastal path and enjoy one of the only two
dune areas that remain in the province of Malaga. Following the route of the coast we
can reach the extensive beach of Ferrara, where it is located the splendid viewpoint of
the Lighthouse, or the almost virgin beaches of El Peñoncillo and Calaceite.

Torrox has been nominated, according to the study done in 2008, the place with
the “Best climate in Europe”, has an unbeatable climate. The proximity of the Sierra
Almijara, as well as the Mediterranean Sea, make temperatures in Torrox moderate
in both winter and summer. The average annual temperature is 18.2 ° C, with no big
variation between winter and summer.

CONTACT INFORMATION
The ebt Finals 2021 will be organised by the EHF in co-operation with the Royal Spanish
Handball Federation as the local organiser (OC).

The event will be hosted in Torrox, Malaga / ESP at the Zona deportiva Ferrara Torrox
Costa from 3 to 6 June 2021.

Organiser                                   Local organiser (OC)
EUROPEAN HANDBALL FEDERATION                ROYAL SPANISH HANDBALL FEDERATION
Contact person: Tobia Pisani                Contact person: Elena Borrás Alcaraz
Phone: +43 664 8822 2536                    Phone: +34 915 481 355
Email: pisani@eurohandball.com              Email: ebtfinals2021@rfebm.com
Website: ebt.eurohandball.com               Website: www.rfebm.com

PARTICIPATING TEAMS
The ebt Finals will be carried out with 32 teams (16 women and 16 men teams) playing
group matches, placement matches and the finals.

• Qualified teams from season 18/19:
  - 12+12 best teams according to the ranking
  - last reigning champions
  - wildcard organiser (female and male)
• Best two female and male teams from the last season 2019/20 (2+2)

SUBSTITUTE TEAMS
If the qualified teams (according to the list on the next page) do not use their participation
right, the next ranked teams from the last two seasons, who provided their registration,
will be selected. Priority for accepting substitute teams will be given to teams from new
countries and then to countries with only one team confirmed, following the ebt rankings.

IMPORTANT: Therefore all teams willing to participate in the ebt Finals 2021, but not
qualified yet, should send their registration within the given deadline.

QUALIFIED TEAMS
According to the ranking of the previous ebt season (2018/19) and the aforesaid
conditions, the following teams qualified for the ebt Finals in 2021:

Women’s Competition
1.     CRO        Toyota MHC Dubrava
2.     DEN        The Danish Beachhandball Dream
3.     ESP        BHC Plan B - XP Sports
4.     ESP        A M Team Almeria (Defending Champions)
5.     GER        CAIPIranhas
6.     GRE        A.C. Spartacus Goalbet
7.     HUN        Multichem-Szentendrei N.K.E.
8.     NED        Westsite Amsterdam
9.     POL        BHT GRU JUKO Piotrków Trybunalski
10.    POL        BHT Pyrki Poznan
11.    POL        Autoinwest SAS Gdansk
12.    POR        GRD Leça - Love Tiles
13.    SRB        BHC 2areg
14.    SUI        Beachqueens
15.    SVK        SPORT CLUB Senec
16.    tbc        Wildcard team organiser

Men’s Competition
1.     CRO        DETONO Zagreb
2.     DEN        HEI Beach handball
3.     ESP        CBMP Ciudad de Malaga
4.     ESP        Pinturas Andalucía BM Playa Sevilla (Defending Champions)
5.     GER        12 Monkeys Köln BHC
6.     GER        SG Schurwald
7.     GRE        Kiklopes Alexandroupolis - Beach Boys 2012
8.     HUN        Hír-Sat BHC
9.     HUN        Duna House Fervas BHC
10.    NED        TSHV Camelot                        IMPORTANT: The qualified teams
11.    POL        BHT DAMY RADE Inowroclaw            need to confirm their participation
12.    POR        GRD Leça - SPAR                     within the defined deadline
13.    SRB        BHC 2areg                           (31 March 2021) and transfer the
14.    SUI        BHV Wasserschloss                   deposit payment to the EHF within
15.    SVK        SPORT CLUB Senec                    this deadline.
16.    tbc        Wildcard team organiser

OVERVIEW FINANCES
Deposit
The qualified teams (see ranking on page 5) shall confirm their participation to the EHF
Office by email (pisani@eurohandball.com) and by transferring the deposit payment of
€ 2,000 by 31 March 2021 to the EHF bank account:
Bank Austria, account No. 640 000 204,
SWIFT code: BKAUATWW, IBAN code: AT46 1200 0006 4000 0204

A payment guarantee of the respective National Federation will also be accepted and
needs to be communicated in due time. The deposit payment (€ 2,000 to EHF) will be
stored within the EHF and used in case of need.

Only teams that transfer the deposit payment (€2,000) within the registration period
are entitled to participate in the ebt Finals 2021.

Substitute teams shall transfer the deposit payment only AFTER the confirmation by EHF.

Entry fee
All teams participating in the ebt Finals have to pay an entry fee of € 200 per team,
which will be deducted from the deposit payment. Therefore a maximum of €1,800 will
be transferred back after the ebt Finals.

If one of the qualified teams does not register or does not pay the deposit fee, the
second ranked and registered team of this nation will be selected. If less than 12
different nations apply, the next ranked and registered team (following the ebt ranking)
of any nation will be selected (see also page 4, “Substitute Teams”).

Therefore ALL ebt teams of the last two seasons, not qualified by ranking (see table
page 5) interested in participating, shall return the enclosed registration form within the
registration deadline. The deposit payment for substitute teams has to be made only
after EHF confirmation.

Accommodation and transfer
The accommodation booking for all teams is obligatory via the local organiser (OC).
The transfer from and to the airport can be arranged by the OC upon request. (€35 one
way). The nearest airport is Malaga airport.

ACCOMMODATION
Please find here the accommodation offers for the ebt Finals 2021:

1.   Iberostar Malaga Playa Hotel 4* Sup: € 125 DB/€ 150 SB – 50m from playing courts
2.   Urban Beach Torrox Costa Hotel 4 * € 85 DB/€ 110 SB – 2.5 km
3.   Santa Rosa Hotel & Apartments 3*: € 75 DB/€ 100 SB – 2.4 km
4.   Costa Mar Hotel 2*: € 65 DB/€ 90 SB – 2.1 km

All listed prices are per person per day and include full board/day/person (breakfast,
lunch, dinner).

The hotels are all in the range of maximum 2.5 km distance to the venue/courts (see map).
The daily transfer from the hotel to the playing courts, round trip, will be free of charge for
teams.

Please note that there are limited numbers of rooms in each hotel and that the hotel
booking is made on a first-come, first-served basis.

The deadline for the accommodation booking for all participating teams is 16 April
2021. After this deadline the listed prices can’t be guaranteed.

The accommodation booking via the local organiser and within the deadline is
obligatory for all teams without any exceptions.

For further information regarding the accommodation and transportation please
contact the local organiser:
Mrs. Elena Borrás Alcaraz
Phone: +34 915 481 355
Email: ebtfinals2021@rfebm.com

OVERALL TIME TABLE
Calling for participants                                February 2021

Deadline for registration teams                         31 March 2021

Deadline for accommodation booking                      16 April 2021

Confirmation and first team info                        April 2021

Second team info                                        May 2021

Deadline officials squad list                           14 May 2021

Arrival day, technical meeting, final delegation list   2 June 2021

Event period (obligatory presence for all teams)        2 – 7 June 2021

ebt Finals                                              3 – 6 June 2021

Departure all                                           7 June 2021