The 2015 Men's Youth World Handball Championship was the sixth edition of the

IHF Men's Youth World Championship The IHF Men's Youth World Championship is the official competition for men's national handball teams under-19, has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 2005. It takes place every two years in odd years. Tournaments Meda ...

, held in

Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg ( ; rus, Екатеринбург, p=jɪkətʲɪrʲɪnˈburk), alternatively romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk ( rus, Свердло́вск, , svʲɪrˈdlofsk, 1924–1991), is a city and the administra ...

, Russia from 7 to 20 August 2015. France won their first title by defeating Slovenia 33–26 in the final.

Qualified teams

The Oceania Federation withdrew, Serbia was named the replacement. ;Europe * * * * * * * * * (Host) * * * * * ;Africa * * * ;America * * * * ;Asia * * *

Preliminary round

The draw was held on 13 May 2015.Draw results
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Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

;5th place bracket

Round of 16

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Quarterfinals

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5th–8th place semifinals

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Semifinals

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Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

9–16th placement games

The eight losers of the round of 16 were seeded according to their results in the preliminary round against teams ranked 1–4 and played an elimination game to determine their final position.

Ranking

15th place game

13th place game

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

President's Cup

;17th place bracket ;21st place bracket

21st–24th place semifinals

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17th–20th place semifinals

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23rd place game

21st place game

19th place game

17th place game

Final standings

Awards

MVP

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All-star team

*Goalkeeper: *Right wing: *Right back: *Centre back: *Left back: *Left wing: *Pivot:

References

External links

Official websiteIHF Site
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