EUROPEAN OPEN

Championship

It is at the European Open that the stars of tomorrow are born, and you have the chance to see them live.

INFO

Place

Valhalla Sporthalls, Kviberg Arena & Scandinavium

Day

Mon-Fri, June 29 - July 3

Time

You find the match schedule here:

https://results.partillecup.com/2026/categories/74172325

All bags will be inspected.

NEWS

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The dream about the trophy

Partille World Cup organizes the tournament in coorporation with the Swedish Handball Federation and EHF, the European Handball Federation, and is played between some of the world´s best youth national teams, female – and male juniors participate every other year.

W16 European Open

In 2026, women 16 years old will participate.

Participating nations 2026

Croatia, Czechia, Faeroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Türkiye.

Tickets

Entrance to all matches is included for all participants with the World Cup Pass. Limited spectators during the group phase.
Day pass adult: 100 SEK
Day pass child: 50 SEK

Finals

The placement matches and finals are played at Scandinavium on Friday. Single tickets can be purchased at the arena during the finals.

Follow the tournament in the app. Download available on both Apple Store and Google Play.

A world class

tournament

In previous years, several international superstars participated in the tournament – Uwe Gensheimer (Germany), Oscar Carlén, Niclas Ekberg, Isabelle Gulldén, Jim Gottfridsson (Sweden), Aron Palmarson (Iceland), Nora Mörk (Norway), Cristina Neagu (Romania), Xavier Barachet (France), Elisabeth Chavez Hernandez (Spain) and Louise Burgaard, (Danmark), to name a few.

OFFICIAL PARTNERS

Previous Champions

Female – and male juniors participate every other year

Winner Men

2005

Germany vs Russia

30-28

2007

Sweden vs Slovenia

33-23

2009

Slovenia vs Portugal

29-28

2011

Sweden vs Chech Rep

41-25

2013

Sweden vs Romania

31-22

2015

Iceland vs Sweden

31-29

2017

Sweden vs Austria

34-22

2019

Sweden vs Faroe Islands

29-36

2023

Spain vs France

29-21

2025

Spain vs Iceland

31-30

Winner Women

2006

Denmark vs Russia

23-22

2008

Norway vs Spain

25-17

2010

Denmark vs Russia

24-20

2012

Russia vs Denmark

26-22

2014

Russia vs Denmark

26-22

2016

Sweden vs Denmark

34-33

2018

France vs Hungary

30-31

2022

Romania vs Spain

19-29

2024

Germany - Switzerland

31-34

2026

Since 2005

The tournament was first held in 2005 and was a success from the beginning. The interest for the tournament has increased over the years year and is now a tradition. We are proud to see the stars of tomorrow at our tournament.