Welcome to “Peter Bruun’s Corner”. Peter is a Danish freelance journalist since 1999 with 14 years of radio experience including live reports covering the sport of handball as well as football.
He currently writes for UEFA, EHF, Press Association, and Handball Woche to name a few. In this new section, Peter will share his thoughts and insights into the world of handball.
Stregspiller.com talks to Sander Sagosen, Norway’s playmaker who has been called the greatest male handball talent for some time now and a player who almost every European top club wants to sign. By Peter Bruun You put a lot of pressure on the shoulders of any 20-year-old, if you name him the main or key player of your team. But …
A personal account from Gdansk, venue of Group D of the European Handball Championship By Peter Bruun Admit it – you feel the touch of history once you arrive at Gdansk. You can hardly miss the Lenin shipyard where it all started. The spring of freedom for Poland and for the rest of Eastern Europe back in 1980. The last …
By Peter Bruun IK Savehof vs Gyor Audi ETO 18:26 (6:13) Before the Match Sharing the top position in Group 2 with Buducnost and CSM Bucuresti, (7 points each), Gyor was in need of a victory in order to keep up with their rivals in the extremely close race for winning the group. At stake, not only a quarter-final berth, …
By Peter Bruun CSM Bucuresti vs FC Midtjylland 25:22 (10:12) The Result For most of the match, Bucuresti was in trouble against a brilliantly fighting team from FC Midtjylland. In the end, only a strong finish – and fatigue of Midtjylland´s key players – handed the favorites a crucial win. Before the Match Even though the two teams were equal …
In previous “Olympic” years, France underperformed at European championships as the team apparently was looking forward to the Olympic Games already. Will the story repeat itself this time? By Peter Bruun Admittedly, the headline may be a bit provocative. Probably, any team would want to become European champion if they could and this obviously includes France. Losing the …
Women’s Champions League – Group 2 FC Midtjylland ends Sävehof hopes despite shaky periods. By Peter Bruun FC Midtjylland was close to throwing away a clear win, but the Danish champions managed to boost their chances of a quarterfinal berth, as they opened their main round campaign with a four-goal win at home. FC Midtjylland vs IK Sävehof 25:21 (15:9) …
Women’s Champions League – Group 2 By Peter Bruun Following Saturday’s opening matches in the Women´s Champions League main round, Group 2 remains wide open. Gyor Audi ETO KC caught up with Buducnost at the top of the standings through a deserved 22:20 win at home, while HC Vardar moved closer to the two top teams, when they won a …
Being the host of the Men´s Handball European Championship later this month makes Poland’s people proud, explains Marci Herra, the head of the Local Organizing Committee. By Peter Bruun Wishing all our readers a Happy New Year 2016, we begin to look forward to the Men´s European championship, which starts in Poland later this month. The requirements for the organizing …
After thrashing the Netherlands in the 2015 World Championship final, Norway now occupies all three thrones in women´s handball. By Peter Bruun Women´s 2015 World Championship Final Netherlands vs Norway 23:31 (9:20) The Result In the shadows of yet another scandal at the International Handball Federation – council members Leon Kalin and Sandi Sola left the organization after a turbulent …
Norway and the Netherlands meet in the final of the 22nd Women´s World Championship after yet another fantastic handball day in Herning! By Peter Bruun The Netherlands in a World Championship final. That must be football, right? Wrong! The Dutch women´s handball team is ready for their first final ever at a major championship after defeating one of the two …