The 2022 IHF Women's Youth World Championship was the ninth edition of the

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, held from 30 July to 10 August 2022 in

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, North Macedonia under the aegis of the

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(IHF). Originally scheduled to be held in

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, Georgia, it was moved to North Macedonia in April 2022 due to uncertainty because of the

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and the safety of the tournament held in Georgia. South Korea won their first-ever title with a 31–28 win over Denmark in the final.

Bidding process

Only

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entered bid for hosting the tournament. The tournament was awarded to

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in its meeting held in

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on 28 February 2020.

Qualification

*Russia was excluded due to the

. *Slovenia replaced Georgia.

Draw

The draw was held on 2 June 2022 at

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, Switzerland.

Seeding

Ninth place game

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarterfinals

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5–8th place bracket

5–8th place semifinals

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Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Semifinals

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Third place game

Final

Final ranking

Statistics and awards

Top goalscorers

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Top goalkeepers

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All-Star Team

The all-star team was announced on 10 August 2022.

Notes

References

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