The 2018
IHF Super Globe
The Men's Super Globe is a handball competition contested between the champion clubs from continental confederations.
On 7 December 2018, the IHF moved the Super Globe to Saudi Arabia for four years, until 2022.
Summary
Records and statistics ...
was the twelfth edition of the tournament. It was held in
Doha
Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the coun ...
,
Qatar
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at the
Duhail Handball Sports Hall
Duhail Handball Sports Hall is an indoor sports arena based the suburb of Duhail in Doha, Qatar. It was built to host matches of the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship. It was also the venue for all matches of the 2015 IHF Super Globe. It will ...
from 16 to 19 October 2018.
In a rematch of last year's final, Barcelona won their fourth title after a 29–24 final win over Berlin.
Venue
The championship was played in
Doha
Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the coun ...
, at the
Duhail Handball Sports Hall
Duhail Handball Sports Hall is an indoor sports arena based the suburb of Duhail in Doha, Qatar. It was built to host matches of the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship. It was also the venue for all matches of the 2015 IHF Super Globe. It will ...
.
Teams
The best club of each continent through their tournaments, the defending champion, a host team and a wild card team participated. Hammamat participated because the winner of the 2017 African Champions League (Zamalek) refused to participate for political reasons. The runner up (Espérance Tunis) was denied for not participating in the previous 2 African Champions League. The 3rd place (Al Ahly), who was from Egypt, refused to participate for political reasons.
Results
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Quarterfinal schedule
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Bracket
;5th place bracket
Quarterfinals
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5–8th place semifinals
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Semifinals
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Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking
Top scorers
Source
IHF
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References
External links
Official website
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2018 in handball
2018
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2018 in Qatari sport
International handball competitions hosted by Qatar
Handball in Qatar
October 2018 sports events in Asia