European Championships Belgrade 2016 Serbia Qualification Tournament Round 1 - day 3

MEN

Group A (in Tbilisi, Georgia)

Sunday, 8 February
Switzerland vs. Slovakia 6-25 (0-6, 2-7, 3-9, 1-3)
Georgia vs. Portugal 21-3

Final standings:

1. Slovakia 3 - 9 pts
2. Georgia 3 - 6
3. Portugal 3 - 3
4. Switzerland 3 - 0

Group B (in Gorzow, Poland)

Sunday, 8 February
Russia vs. Israel 27-5 (8-0, 5-3, 7-2, 7-0)
Poland vs. Ukraine 12-8 (2-2, 4-3, 3-1, 3-2)

Final standings:

1. Russia 3 - 9 pts
2. Poland 3 - 6
3. Israel 3 - 3
4. Ukraine 3 - 0

Group C (in Utrecht, Netherlands)

Sunday, 8 February
12.15: Malta vs. Latvia 36-1
Netherlands vs. France 12-9 (7-2, 3-3, 1-2, 1-2)

Final standings:

1. Netherlands 3 - 9 pts
2. France 3 - 6
3. Malta 3 - 3
4. Latvia 3 - 0

Group D (in Istanbul, Turkey)

Sunday, 8 February
Lithuania vs. Belarus 3-11 (1-1, 0-2, 1-1, 1-7)
Turkey vs. Germany 9-15 (2-3, 4-3, 2-4, 1-5)

Final standings:

1. Germany 3 - 9 pts
2. Turkey 3 - 6
3. Belarus 3 - 3
4. Lithuania 3 - 0

Hosts in round 2 (9-11 October, 2015): Russia, Israel, France and Malta.

Playing format:
• Two rounds of robin tournaments at different venues.
• New draw will be conducted after Round I, with new seeding based on the classification in Round I. Points achieved are carried to Round II. Teams of a group of three will have three points added.
• First two seeded sides of the cumulative rankings from each group (8 teams) will promote to the European Championships to be held in Belgrade (SRB) in 2016.

Directly qualified:

Serbia (hosts), Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Croatia, Greece, Spain, Romania.



WOMEN

Group A (in Longwy, France)

Sunday, 8 February
Portugal vs. Switzerland 27-4 (4-2, 9-2, 7-0, 7-0)
France vs. Turkey 17-3 (4-1, 3-2, 4-0, 6-0)

Final standings:

1. France 3 - 9 pts
2. Portugal 3 - 6
3. Turkey 3 - 3
4. Switzerland 3 - 0

Group B (in Zagreb, Croatia)

Sunday, 8 February
Greece vs. Israel 25-2 (5-2, 3-0, 9-0, 8-0)
Croatia vs. Germany 6-11 (1-3, 3-6, 0-0, 2-2)

Final standings:

1. Greece 3 - 9 pts
2. Germany 3 - 6
3. Croatia 3 - 3
4. Israel 3 - 0

Hosts in round 2 (9-11 October, 2015): Germany and Portugal.

Playing format:
• Two rounds of robin tournaments at different venues.
• New draw will be conducted after Round I, with new seeding based on the classification in Round I. Points achieved are carried to Round II.
• First three seeded sides of the cumulative rankings from both groups (6 teams) will promote to the European Championships to be held in Belgrade (SRB) in 2016.

Directly qualified:

Spain, Netherlands, Hungary, Italy, Russia, Serbia (hosts).