The 2022 IHF Women's Junior World Championship was the 23rd edition of the
IHF Women's Junior World Championship, held in
Slovenia from 22 June to 3 July 2022 under the aegis of
International Handball Federation (IHF). For the first time, the championship was organised by the
Handball Federation of Slovenia. The number of teams increased from 24 to 32.
Norway won their second title after defeating Hungary in the final, while the Netherlands captured bronze after a win over Sweden.
Bidding process
Two nations entered bid for hosting the tournament:
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North Macedonia later withdrew their bid. The tournament was awarded to Slovenia by the
IHF Council in its meeting held in
Cairo, Egypt on 28 February 2020.
Qualification
*Russia was exluded due to the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...
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*Paraguay withdrew before the tournament and was replaced with Lithuania.
Venues
Matches were played in
Celje
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and
Laško.
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Golovec Hall
Golovec Hall ( sl, Dvorana Golovec) is an indoor sporting arena located in Celje, Slovenia. The arena has between 2,500 and 3,200 fixed seats, depending on the seating configuration, and an area of 5,000 square metres. It hosts the home games of ...
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Tri Lilije Hall
Tri Lilije Hall ( sl, Dvorana Tri lilije) is a multi-purpose sports venue located in Laško
Laško (; german: Tüffer) is a spa town in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Laško. The area is part of the traditional region of ...
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Zlatorog Arena
Zlatorog Arena ( sl, Dvorana Zlatorog) is an indoor sporting arena located in Celje, Slovenia which opened in December 2003. The arena has a capacity for 5,191 spectators.
Zlatorog Arena hosts the home games of handball club RK Celje. In 2013, ...
Draw
The draw was held on 13 April 2022 in
Celje
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, Slovenia.
Seeding
Preliminary round
''All times are local (
UTC+2).''
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
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Group F
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Group G
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Group H
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Presidents Cup
Points obtained in the matches between the same teams from the preliminary round were carried over.
Group I
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Group II
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Group III
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Group IV
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Placement matches
Bracket
17th place bracket
21st place bracket
25th place bracket
29th place bracket
29th–32nd place semifinals
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25–28th place semifinals
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21st–24th place semifinals
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17–20th place semifinals
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31st place game
29th place game
27th place game
25th place game
23rd place game
21st place game
19th place game
17th place game
Main round
Points obtained in the matches between the same teams from the preliminary round were carried over.
Group I
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Group II
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Group III
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Group IV
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Knockout stage
Bracket
Championship bracket
5–8th place bracket
9–12th place bracket
13–16th place bracket
Quarterfinals
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13–16th place semifinals
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9–12th place semifinals
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5–8th place semifinals
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Semifinals
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15th place game
13th place game
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking
Statistics and awards
Top goalscorers
Source
IHF
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Top goalkeepers
Source
IHF
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All-Star Team
The all-star team was announced on 3 July 2022.
Notes
References
External links
Official websiteIHF website
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