The 2018
Women's Youth World Handball Championship
The IHF Women's Youth World Championship is the official competition for women's national handball teams under age 18. It has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 2006. It takes place every two years in even years.
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was the seventh edition of the tournament and took place in
Kielce
Kielce (, yi, קעלץ, Keltz) is a city in southern Poland, and the capital of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. In 2021, it had 192,468 inhabitants. The city is in the middle of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains (Holy Cross Mountains), on the bank ...
,
Poland
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from 7 to 19 August 2018.
Russia defeated Hungary in the final to win their second straight and third overall title.
Qualification
Brazil was unable to participate and therefore Austria was being named to replace them.
Venues
The championship will be played at two venues in
Kielce
Kielce (, yi, קעלץ, Keltz) is a city in southern Poland, and the capital of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. In 2021, it had 192,468 inhabitants. The city is in the middle of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains (Holy Cross Mountains), on the bank ...
. All the venue capacities are the capacity for handball events.
Draw
The draw was held on 26 April 2018 in
Basel
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Switzerland
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Seeding
Preliminary round
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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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President's Cup
21st place bracket
21st–24th place semifinals
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23rd place game
21st place game
17th place bracket
17th–20th place semifinals
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19th place game
17th place game
9–16th placement games
The eight losers of the round of 16 will be seeded according to their results in the preliminary round against teams ranked 1–4.
Ranking
15th place game
13th place game
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Knockout stage
Bracket
;5th place bracket
Round of 16
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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
Awards
* MVP :
Elena Mikhaylichenko
* Top Goalscorer :
Nikita van der Vliet (64 goals)
All-Star Team
* Goalkeeper :
Anna Vereshchak
* Right wing :
Kíra Bánfai
* Right back :
Park So-youn
* Centre back :
Valeriia Kirdiasheva
Valeriia Kirdiasheva (born 28 November 2000) is a Russian handball player who plays for ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica.
She also represented Russia at the 2019 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship in Hungary, placing 4th and at the 2018 Women' ...
* Left back :
Isabelle Andersson
* Left wing :
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*Yǔn, Chinese name of Xionites, a nomadic tribe of Central Asia
*Yun (Chinese name) (云/雲), a Chinese family name
*Yun (ancient surname), an ancient Chinese surname
*Yeon, or Yun, Korean (or Dutch given name) family name
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* Pivot :
Nikita van der Vliet
References
External links
Official websiteIHF website
{{Youth World Handball Championship
2018 Women's Youth World Handball Championship
International handball competitions hosted by Poland
2018
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Women's Youth World Handball Championship
The IHF Women's Youth World Championship is the official competition for women's national handball teams under age 18. It has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 2006. It takes place every two years in even years.
Tourna ...
Women's handball in Poland
Youth World Handball Championship
Han
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** Han Taiwanese (): the name for the ethnic group of the Taiwanese p ...