European Open

Partille World Cup

European Open

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

Place
Valhalla, Kviberg and Scandinavium
Day
Monday–Friday 5–9 July
Class
Men aged 16 2027
EHF Youth Handball

European Open

The dream about the trophy

Partille World Cup organizes the tournament in cooperation with the Swedish Handball Federation and the European Handball Federation. It is played between some of the world’s best youth national teams. Female and male juniors participate every other year.

Practical

Good to know

Tickets

Entrance to all matches is included for all participants with the World Cup Pass. Limited spectators during the group phase. All bags will be inspected.

Finals

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

Results 2026

See the results and matches from European Open 2026.

View the results

2026

Participating nations

2026

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

The app

Follow the tournament in the app

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European Open

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 (Denmark), to name a few.

Partners

Official partners

Previous champions

Finals

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 Czech Republic · 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 vs Switzerland · 31–34
2026
Germany vs Hungary · 29–17

Since 2005

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