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powered by MEDIA INFORMATION VELUX EHF FINAL4 DRAW EVENT SEASON 2018/19 The Flora, Cologne Tuesday, 7 May 2019, 12:00 TEAMWORK, FAIRNESS & RESPECT Nord Stream 2 is a European project that contributes to a secure energy supply for all European countries. Our excellence is the result of effi cient cooperation among a large team of experts from more than 20 countries. Respect for the environment and team spirit are at the core of our values, fuelling our delivery of a sustainable solution to help the EU meet future energy needs and achieve climate goals. powered by Proud supporter of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 2019 in Cologne 2 ©EHF/Walch www.nord-stream2.com Table of contents Draw information 4 VELUX EHF FINAL4 information 5 Media events 8 Media contacts 9 Media accreditation 9 Playing system diagrams - stages and dates 10 Facts & Figures ahead of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 13 Potential head-to-head stats 15 Barça Lassa 18 Telekom Veszprem HC 20 HC Vardar 22 PGE Vive Kielce 24 Current top scorers 26 All-star Team vote 27 3 VELUX EHF FINAL4 Draw Event Information The Flora, Cologne, 7 May 2019 Draw Programme 12:00 VELUX EHF FINAL4 Draw Event Live TV signal 12:15 VELUX EHF FINAL4 Draw – Semi-finals Live TV signal 12:30 Media Interviews Live TV signal Draw Participants EHF/EHF Marketing GmbH Michael Wiederer, EHF President David Szlezak, Managing Director, EHF Marketing GmbH Henriette Reker, Lord Mayor of the City of Cologne Draw Procedure The four teams qualified from the quarter-finals will be in the pot for the draw. There will be one single pot and no protection of any kind for the teams. The teams will be drawn as follows: Team 1 => Team 3 => Team 2 => Team 4 Semi-finals will be played: Team 1 versus Team 2 / Team 3 versus Team 4 Please note: The order of the semi-final matches will only be finalised after consulting TV partners in the days after the draw. The final playing schedule will be announced by the EHF on its website. About the VELUX EHF FINAL4 The VELUX EHF FINAL4 is the culmination of the European club handball season: a two- day mega sport and entertainment event that has become a must-see for every handball fan around the world. Each year tens of thousands of spectators descend on the LANXESS arena in Cologne, Germany, to watch the stars of the sport and the four best men’s teams in Europe compete to decide the ultimate winners of the VELUX EHF Champions League. Introduced in the 2009/10 season, the VELUX EHF FINAL4 has quickly established itself as the European Handball Federation’s flagship club event, and one of the leading events on the international sports market, attracting major international partners and sponsors and large worldwide TV audiences. New standards in organisation and entertainment have been set by the team behind the event, led by EHF Marketing GmbH, the European Handball Federation’s marketing company. More than just ‘four games over two days’, the VELUX EHF FINAL4 is sports and entertainment spectacular. 4 Playing Times confirmed The official playing times for the 2019 edition of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 have been confirmed. The matches will be played as in previous years at 15:15 and 18:00 hrs on both Saturday and Sunday. The playing order of the semi-final matches will be confirmed only after the draw event. 2,000 tickets available for four clubs Fans of the four teams qualified for the VELUX EHF FINAL4 have in total 2,000 tickets. These tickets will be available to purchase directly from the club itself. Returned tickets from clubs go on sale on Wednesday The remaining tickets from the allocation reserved for the four participating clubs will be made available on Wednesday, 8 May 2019 in the official VELUX EHF FINAL4 ticket shop at the ww.ehffinal4.com. Tickets are priced at €297 each. This is the last batch of tickets to be released ahead of the event. Tickets still available for Opening Party The VELUX EHF FINAL4 2019 takes place on 1/2 June but the event starts traditionally on Friday evening when thousands of handball fans from all around the world enter the area around the arena and celebrate the upcoming event. The Opening Party ticket-holders can already now look forward to an entertaining run-down. Apart from the four participating teams, there will be several handball celebrities from around the world. In the lobby of the LANXESS arena fans will have a chance to take pictures with the stars or acquire valuable autographs. The tickets for the VELUX EHF FINAL4 Opening Party are available either online or via a ticket hotline +49 (0)221 80 20. One ticket costs 7 euro (plus 2,00 € a manipulation fee) and each ticket holder will be eligible to claim one free drink. The reduced tickets are available for five euro. American band The Score to perform at the VELUX EHF FINAL4 2019 The VELUX EHF FINAL4 will once again have a breathtaking show as US duo The Score will perform at the 10th edition of the highlight event of the handball season. American band The Score will take the centre stage in the LANXESS arena in Cologne on 2 June ahead of the final match of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 and again just before the award ceremony. In the lead-up to the final match, Eddie Anthony and Edan Dover will perform their hit ‘Legend’, which has more than 23 million views on YouTube. The American band will warm up the crowd also before the award ceremony with their energetic song ‘Born For This’. The New York-born and Los Angeles-based duo started in 2015 but has already reached hundreds of millions in cumulative streams within three years’ time with their two EPs ‘Unstoppable’ and ‘Myths & Legends’ and a 2017 full length debut, ‘ATLAS’. The duo’s music genre juggles between rock, pop, indie and electronic, making their music omnipresent in movies and television as well. Their songs have been placed in campaigns for the NFL play-offs including the Super Bowl, NBA, Jeep and Daytona 500. 5 Unveiling of the Ball of Fame In order to honour the past winners of the VELUX EHF Champions League and the successful development of the VELUX EHF FINAL4, a handball monument will be erected in front of the LANXESS arena. The ‘Ball of Fame’, designed by an Austrian artist, will look like a giant handball surrounded by glass displays showing the event’s winners. Handball will therefore become a permanent part of the grounds of LANXESS arena and the ‘Ball of Fame’ shall serve as a photo opportunity for everyone. The Outfit of Champions – Get it now! The new merchandising range for the VELUX EHF FINAL4 is being unveiled at the draw for the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in Cologne on 7 May 2019. The collection, developed together with the Official Sports Outfitter of the VELUX EHF Champions League, Salming, will be available online at merch.ehfcl.com as well as at the event itself on 1/2 June 2019 and the Opening Party at the LANXESS arena on Friday, 31 May. The collection consists of two different women’s t-shirts, a women’s hood, two different t-shirts for men, a men’s hood and some accessories. On top, a limited edition of the t-shirts with the logos of the 4 participating clubs printed on the back will be on-sale on-site. Premiere of the kids detective novel One of the new additions for the 10th edition of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 is the kids detective novel. The Handball-Detectives: Alarm at the Arena (“Die Handball-Detektive: Alarm in der Arena”) by Julie Larsson is an exciting mystery story about a group of kids who are trying to catch a pickpocket but while doing so realize that something bigger is about to happen in the LANXESS arena during the pinnacle event of the men’s club handball season. The book is written in German and can already be ordered online at www.philippka.de/shop/ handball/die-handball-detektive-alarm-in-der-arena.html. The novel will also be available in the LANXESS arena during the event for the price of 9, 95€. New official app The VELUX EHF FINAL4 will once again have its official event app, but this time with a new addition, exclusive only to the app – the All-star Team vote. The app is available to download now for iOS and Android devices and is a must for every handball fan with all VELUX EHF FINAL4-related information included. For the first time, the official event app will offer all fans the possibility to vote for their All-star Team of the season. The fan vote is exclusive to the app, which means fans who wish to cast their vote need to download it. In the build-up to the event as well as during the 10th VELUX EHF FINAL4 anniversary edition, fans will have the chance to win special prizes through the Contest tab. The milestone 10th VELUX EHF FINAL4 will, for the first time, see players tracking technology with data available through the app together with the iBall. For everyone interested in facts and figures, the app will offer full statistics, accessible with just a few clicks. This special data and interesting insights will give the fans a memorable second screen experience during the event. 6 Fan integration in the opening shows To pay the tribute and honour the spectators’ support, fans can actively play a role in the Opening Shows.