Elmshorn, May 21st, 2023 –Though the current season is still in the middle of its final run, THW
Kiel fans can already look forward to the next season and, above all, the big black-and-white
opening party with the ORLEN star Cup on Sunday, 20 August: In addition to
seeing the best handball skills at the Wunderino Arena, there are plenty of
other great things relating to the Zebras to experience at the fan festival.
The culmination of Kiel’s season preparation gets an
international touch: At the ORLEN star Cup on 20 August at the Wunderino Arena,
the record-breaking champion THW Kiel will meet not only its northern German
neighbour, Handball Sport Verein Hamburg, but also Poland’s top club ORLEN
Wisla Plock. For the first time, Kiel newcomers Vincent Gerard and Elias
Ellefsen à Skipagotu will enter their future second living room in their new
THW jersey. There is also a quick reunion with director Miha Zarabec, who will
continue his career at the King’s Class Club in Plock.
“In sporting terms, the two matches against top
opponents this year are immensely important. Because of the 2024 Summer
Olympics, our season will start a week earlier than usual,” says THW coach
Filip Jicha as he looks forward to the prominently held ORLEN star Cup, with
which THW Kiel’s main sponsor is also celebrating its 20th
anniversary. The tournament starts at 2 p.m. at Wunderino Arena and is played
in round robin mode. The playing time is 2x20 minutes.
Dariusz Pawlik, Chief Operating Officer of ORLEN
Deutschland GmbH, is excited about the upcoming tournament: “In the year of our
20th anniversary, the ORLEN star Cup is intended to be a big family
celebration for all our employees and to highlight our successful partnership
with THW Kiel. In addition, with the participation of ORLEN Wisla Plock, we are
bringing together our shared passion for the sport of handball and our parent
company.”
The ORLEN star Cup
will not only offer top-notch sports, but will also be a big reunion party for
the THW family after the summer break: In the morning, in the forecourt of the
hall, the big record champion fan festival will kick off with many little and
large surprises, both in black-and-white and from partners of THW Kiel. Admission
to the fan festival is free like last year, with the pre-sale for the ORLEN
star Cup at Wunderino Arena starting on Monday, 3 July at THW-FANWELT and online at www.thw-tickets.de. Affordable admission prices guarantee handball
fun for the whole family.
High-res and license-free pictures are available for download in the Newsroom.
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ORLEN Deutschland GmbH was founded in March 2003. It is a 100% subsidiary of the Polish multi-energy corporation PKN ORLEN S.A. and part of the international ORLEN Group. The company currently operates nearly 600 star and ORLEN petrol stations on the German market. ORLEN Deutschland GmbH, based in Elmshorn, is one of the ten largest petrol station operators in Germany and has been the main sponsor of German handball record champion THW Kiel since 2016.
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