VELUX EHF FINAL4 2018 MEDIA GUIDE Dear Media Representatve, Welcome to the Ninth Editon of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in Cologne’S LANXESS Arena
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26 / 27 May 2018 LANXESS arena Cologne VELUX EHF FINAL4 2018 MEDIA GUIDE Dear media representatve, Welcome to the ninth editon of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in Cologne’s LANXESS arena. We are delighted to be able to welcome media representatves from across the world to cover this year’s event. To ensure that you get the most out of your stay in Cologne, we have prepared a full programme of media events alongside the acton on court. In this guide you will fnd a comprehensive list of the events open to you as a media representatve, a list of key contacts and also complete informaton and statstcs on the four teams competng. Further informaton can also be found on the ofcial website at ehfCL.com, via the new app - which is available for iOS and Android devices – and also through the EHF Media Portal. We have a highly experienced media management team available to assist you over the weekend, made up of staf and volunteers from the EHF, EHF Marketng GmbH and our local partner, Stadionwelt. If you have any questons or requests, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will do our best to assist you further. Finally, we look forward to sharing a ‘Kölsch’ with you at the now traditonal ‘Media Get- together’ on Saturday evening, which is generously supported once again by the City of Cologne. We hope you enjoy your tme in Cologne! VELUX EHF FINAL4 Media Team Media Contacts JJ Rowland Thomas Schöneich EHF Head of Media and Newspaper Editor / Mobile Communicatons Reporters Tel: +49 (0) 151 2055 3893 Tel: +49 (0) 151 2057 3684 +43 664 8873 6594 +43 (0) 180 151 164 [email protected] [email protected] Miguel Mateo Marcellán Sara Bella EHF Marketng Media Manager Social Media Coordinator Tel: +49 (0) 151 1595 8755 Tel: +49 (0) 151 2058 0982 +43 (0) 180 151 224 +43 (0) 180 151 168 [email protected] [email protected] Oliver Laaber Ganesh Pundt EHF Marketng Media Manager Media Centre Manager Tel: +49 (0) 151 1596 2023 Tel: +49 (0) 171 384 5801 +43 (0) 180 151 217 [email protected] [email protected] Vladislav Brindzak Tomasz Grenke Online Editor Media Centre Manager Tel: +49 (0) 151 2058 2020 Tel: +49 (0) 151 5793 6622 +43 (0) 180 151 161 [email protected] [email protected] ı 2 ı Contents General informaton 4 HC Vardar team overview 44 Media events 7 Montpellier HB team overview 52 Media services 9 VELUX EHF FINAL4 2018 player game logs 60 Additonal informaton 11 Final matches & top scorers afer quarter-fnals 64 Media tmetable 12 Potental head-to-heads 65 Guidelines for ENG crews and photographers 14 Important regulatons 67 Event informaton 16 Technology in use at the VELUX EHF FINAL4 67 VELUX EHF Champions League 2017/18 map 18 VELUX EHF FINAL4 2010-2017 records 68 Club media contacts 21 Past winners – individuals 72 Facts and fgures afer the quarter-fnals 22 Past winners – clubs 75 Semi-fnal 1 preview 24 All-tme EHF Champions League club standings 77 HBC Nantes team overview 26 All-star Team 2017/18 fan vote 78 Paris Saint-Germain Handball team overview 34 Next season 80 Semi-fnal 2 preview 42 Season 2018/19 overview 81 ı 3 ı 1. General information 1.1 Accreditation Important contact information Media Centre LANXESS arena +49 (0) 175 485 0973 Accreditaton Hotline: +49 (0) 175 257 4468 Accreditation Collection You can collect your accreditaton from the Accreditaton Centre at the LANXESS arena, please bring your confrmaton email from the EHF and photo ID. The Accreditaton Centre is located in the north-west of the LANXESS arena outdoor area, access is from the western side entrances. If you have to cancel your partcipaton in the VELUX EHF FINAL4, you must inform us by email to [email protected]. Accreditaton Centre Opening hours Thursday, 24 May from 08:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs Friday, 25 May from 08:00 hrs to 20:00 hrs Saturday, 26 May from 08:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs Sunday, 27 May from 10:00 hrs to 15:00 hrs For further informaton please call Accreditaton Hotline +49 (0) 175 257 4468 Arrival at the LANXESS arena Arriving by taxi Cologne central staton to the LANXESS arena: Duraton 10-15 min, about €10; Cologne Bonn Airport to the LANXESS arena: Duraton 15 min, about €25; Düsseldorf Airport to the LANXESS arena: Duraton 1 hour, about €75. Arriving by car Please note that the LANXESS arena will be sold out on all match days resultng in considerable trafc. Thanks to its central positon in the Köln-Deutz district, the LANXESS arena is very easy to reach: just follow directons marked “Kölnarena“ and “Kölnmesse“. You will fnd the LANXESS arena immediately next to the Köln-Deutz railway staton. Parking All media representatves can park on Friday, Saturday and Sunday free of charge in the LANXESS arena car parks P1, P2 and P4 (all open 24 hrs). Take a tcket on entry to the car park and then present this to the Media Centre Info Desk, where you will receive an exit tcket. Parking is available on a frst come, frst served basis. Public transport The LANXESS arena is located directly on the DB-Bahnhof “Bf Köln Messe / Deutz“ and at the stops of the Cologne Transport (KVB) “Bf DEUTZ / LANXESS arena“ (lines 3 and 4) or “Bf Deutz / Messe“ (lines 1 and 9). From there it is only a short walk to the LANXESS arena. Free of charge public transport Please note that as a media representatve you can travel free of charge on buses, trams and the metro in Cologne. You must have your accreditaton with you to travel for free. ı 4 ı Media Pack Journalists will be provided with a media pack containing the ofcial magazine and media guide. This can be collected from the Media Info desk in the Media Centre on arrival. Photographer and TV bibs From 10:00 hrs on Friday, 25 May, photographers and TV representatves can collect their bibs from the Media Info desk in the Media Centre for a deposit of €20. These bibs must be worn at all tmes in the arena and returned afer the event. Please note that photographer bibs will only be allocated to those media representatves accredited as photographers. Photographer briefng All photographers must atend the briefngs on Saturday at 14:15 hrs and on Sunday at 14:15 hrs at the Media Centre where essental informaton regarding photographer positons, guidelines and tmetable will be distributed. The briefng will take place in the press conference room of the Media Centre. The Media Centre The Media Centre is located at the “Clubraum West” inside the LANXESS arena, the entrance for media representatves is on the opposite side to the Accreditaton Centre. The Media Centre is located close to the media seats and the mixed zone. The press conference room is directly next to the media working area. Workspaces will be available in the media working area. Food should not be consumed in the media working area. The press conference room is located in the Media Centre. Opening hours Friday, 25 May from 10:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs Saturday, 26 May from 10:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs Sunday, 27 May from 10:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs Media seats Media seats (with tables, cabled internet, wif and electricity points) will be located in sector 214 of the lower ter in the west of the LANXESS arena. Please note that there are a limited number of seats and these will be allocated prior to the event to writen media representatves (your media seat number will be indicated on your accreditaton). Additonal TV observer places will also be available above blocks 212 and 213. There will be media volunteers available to show you to your seats. Internet access Wif and cabled internet connectons will be provided to enable you to work both in the media seats and the working room. You will receive a wif password on arrival. Please note that cabled internet will also be ofered in the media seats. The media internet connecton must not be used for live broadcastng, for this you are required to order your own separate ISDN line. For TV uploads a separate connecton is available – please contact the Host Broadcaster Centre next to Arena Control. Mixed zone / Flash zone The mixed zone / fash zone is located in the south-west of the LANXESS arena just next to the Media Centre and the press conference room. Selected rights owners and host broadcaster will have access to the fash zone by prior agreement with EHF Marketng GmbH. The mixed zone is divided into four areas: TV, radio, web TV and writen media. These areas will be strictly separated. Photography is not permited in the mixed zone. ı 5 ı Press conferences The press conference room is located in the Media Centre “Clubraum West” of the LANXESS arena. The post-match press conferences will take place approximately 15 minutes afer each match / winners’ ceremony. The head coaches and key players nominated by the EHF will atend the press conferences. Media representatves may ask questons directly at the end of the press conference. The press conferences will be conducted in English. Any questons in your natve language should be directed at team representatves afer the ofcial end of the press conference. Interview requests Any requests for interviews with EHF and EHF Marketng GmbH representatves during the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in Cologne should be sent to JJ Rowland, Head of EHF Media and Communicatons ([email protected]), if possible before the start of the event.