Newsletter November 2022 : A Nations Cup that far exceeds our expectations!

The women's final of the Nations Cup was stunning!

This Saturday 17 December 2022, the final of the Nation Cup for the women category was played. During this final we found Switzerland against the Italian A team. This final for women of the Nations Cup delivered a scenario worthy of a Greek tragedy and is surely one of the most beautiful finals of the Nations Cup. Indeed, Switzerland, at home, had to overcome the Italian ogre to win the grail. The Swiss were very diligent and managed to lead the game almost all the way. However, the gap was still small and Switzerland could not break away. In the last few minutes, they broke down and let Italy take the lead. The disarray of the Swiss team contrasts with the joy of the Italians who win 50-48 and lift the cup in front of the public of the Brandt Arena.

Final of the men's Nation Cup : Italy and Switzerland showed us a game with an exceptional intensity!

In the last final of the day, Switzerland faced Italy to determine which team would be crowned the grand champion of this Nations Cup.

The beginning of the match was once again marked by very close scores. The high stakes for both teams were felt, with motivation spreading to the stands.  
The repeated exchanges between the two teams led to many great actions that resulted in many goals. 

It was the Swiss team that took the lead in the first half by breaking away midway through the first period, not letting the Italians back into the game.

In the second half, the Italians managed to get back into the game and gradually narrowed the gap until they were down by 4 points (54-50), leaving the hope of victory to rise to the surface. 

A turnaround occurred in the third period. After the first 5 minutes, Italy, showing great mental and physical strength, managed to get the equalizer against the Swiss who had difficulty not cracking under pressure. 

History repeated itself, and the Italian men's team reproduced the same scenario as their female counterparts.

Italy won the final game against Switzerland with a score of 76-73 and became the official champions of the 2022 Nations Cup.

Plenty of emotions during the closing ceremony!

The Nations Cup ended this evening, the opportunity to take stock of the ranking of this 25th edition.

In the Men's category, the eleventh and twelfth places are occupied by newcomers, respectively Hungary U21 and Tunisia U18. France, a regular participant in the event, finished in tenth place, ahead of Poland and Spain, who were participating for the first time. Germany came in seventh, behind the United Kingdom in sixth and Switzerland U18 in fifth. Italy B won the bronze medal by beating Switzerland B, while Switzerland A triumphed in the final at the expense of Italy A.

In the women's tournament, Tunisia and Poland finished ninth and eighth respectively in their first participation. Switzerland U18 came next in seventh place, Hungary sixth and Germany fifth. Italy B reached the podium by beating the United Kingdom in the small final, while Italy A defeated Switzerland to take first place.

The entire TGI team would like to thank the participants and hopes to see them again next year!

More committed international outreach!

This year, for the first time, we are pleased to announce that a partner has been found and that the matches of the semi-finals and finals, for the men's and women's categories, were broadcast live on Sportdeutschland. TV and Swiss Sport. TV. All of these matches were also commented in French, German and English. 

However, as usual, most of the matches of this Nations Cup were broadcasted on the YouTube channel of our official partner, Tchoukball Promotion. You have now the possibility to relive these Nations Cup matches on this YouTube channel.

See all the videos and all the pictures of the Nations Cup

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