For the first time in history, SEHA - Gazprom League will have its team taking part on IHF Super Globe tournament in Qatar - unofficial club WCh. In upcoming four days (August 25-28th, 2017) best team from every continent will come to Doha to compete for the trophy and wealthy prize.

Three-time SEHA - Gazprom League champions HC Vardar have in June managed to reach a historic success becoming European champions and that way earning the chance to fight for another title in what is already their best season ever. They are reigning SEHA Gazprom League winners, European champions, have double domestic crown and whole lot of motive to go for yet another historic result.

Macedonians will in QF in Qatar meet Iranian Nafte-o-Ghaz Gachsaran (August 25th, 14.00 CET) and in case they get through we will most likely see the rematch of last season's CL Final Four - duel between Vardar and Barcelona. 

"We have no information about our quarter-finals opponents. I contacted few coaches and they told me that Naft & Gaz Gachsaran have good players but we do not still know what kind of tactics to use. We have to focus on that first match and see what happens", said coach Raul Gonzales.

The team is aware that they will, as reigning European champions be well studied by every rival as well as that each team will have whole lot of motive to deliver a well performance against them. However, goal in Doha is to go all the way.

"Our goal was to raise the form for Qatar and Super Globe. It will be difficult, but we want to finish the season with another, fifth trophy. We are going to Qatar well-prepared with a mission of finishing what we started a few months ago. We want to prolong our domination although we are aware it will be difficult. Everyone says it's always harder to defend the title but if you work with desire it can go quite well", concluded Timur Dibirov. 

 

2017 IHF Super Globe participants
Host team: Al-Sadd (QAT)
Reigning champions: Füchse Berlin (GER)
Africa: Esperance Sportive de Tunisie (TUN)
Asia: Nafte-o-Ghaz Gachsaran H. Club (IRI)
Europe: HC Vardar Skopje (MKD)
Oceania: Sydney Uni Handball Club (AUS)
Pan America: EC Pinheiros (BRA)
Wild Card: FC Barcelona Lassa (ESP) 

Timetable (local time):
Quarter-Finals - 25.08.2017
13:00 FC Barcelona (ESP) Esperance Sportive de Tunisie (TUN) QF 4
15:00 HC Vardar Skopje (MKD) Naft-O-Gas-Gachsaran (IRI) QF 3
17:00 Füchse Berlin (GER) Esporte Clube Pinheiros (BRA) QF 2
19:00 Al Sadd (QAT) Sydney Uni Handball Club (AUS) QF 1

Semi-Finals - 26.08.2017
13:00 Loser QF3 Loser QF4 PR 2
15:00 Loser QF1 Loser QF2 PR 1
17:00 Winner QF3 Winner QF4 SF 2
19:00 Winner QF1 Winner QF2 SF 1

Rest day - 27.08.2017

Finals - 28.08.2017
13:00 Loser PR1 Loser PR2 (7/8 place)
15:00 Winner PR1 Winner PR2 (5/6 place)
17:00 Loser SF1 Loser SF2 (3/4 place)
19:00 Winner SF1 Winner SF2 (Finale)