The 2018

World University Handball Championship The World University Handball Championship is the World University Championship (WUC) in handball competition contested by the men's and women's university's national teams of the member federations/associations of International University Sports F ...

was the 24th edition of this

Handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

event organized by the

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. It was held in

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at the Zamet Hall, from 30 July to 5 August.

Participating teams

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Medal summary

Men's tournament

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).''

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Ninth place play-off

---- ''Lithuania won 82–73 on aggregate.''

Fifth to eighth place classification

5–8th place semifinals

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

First to fourth place classification

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Final standing

Top scorers

Women's tournament

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Classification round

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First to fourth place classification

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Final standing

Top scorers

References

External links

WUC Handball 2018 web site
{{FISU Championships

University handball championship

World University Handball Championship