The 2018 Nationals was the 48th Men's Nationals. The Nationals was a team handball tournament to determine the National Champion from 2018 from the US.

Venues The championship was played at venues at the Myrtle Beach Sports Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Qualification Competition Dates Vacancies Qualified Wildcard standings 2017 Nationals - Men's Elite Division 19 - 21 Mai 2017 1 New York City Team Handball Club12 2017-18 Northeast Team Handball League 18 November 2017 – 22 April 2018 2 DC Diplomats Team HandballBoston Team Handball115 2017-18 Midwest Team Handball League 30 September 2017 - 18 March 2018 1 Chicago Inter Handball Club26 Wildcards 4 San Francisco CalHeat Team Handball ClubNew York Athletic ClubWest Point BlackHouston Firehawks Team HandballLos Angeles Team Handball Club201611each 9each 9 The Air Force Academy which ranked 3rd at the Wildcard Standings will not attending the competition.

Modus

First there is a playoff game between Houston Firehawks and Los Angeles THC for the last wildcard. The loser play in the Open Division

After that the eight teams are split in two pools A and B and they play a round roubin.

The last two teams per group were qualified for the 5-8th place semifinals.

The losers from the 5-8th place semis played a 7th place game and the winners the 5th place game.

The best two teams per group were qualified for the semifinals.

The losers from the semis played a small final and the winners the final.

Results 4th Wildcard Playoff

Group stage Group A

Group B

Championship

Semifinals

Small Final

Final

Consolation

5-8th Place Semifinals

7th Place

5th Place

Final ranking Rank Team New York City San Francisco CalHeat New York Athletic Club4 Boston5 Chicago Inter6 Houston Firehawks7 DC Diplomats8 West Point Black

Statistics Awards Most Valuable Player:Djordje RadovanovicNew York City THCMost Valuable Goalkeeper:Ivan IgnjatovicNew York City THCTop Scorer:Philip AltongHouston Firehawks

Top scorers Source: Rank Name Goals Games Average TeamPhilip Altong456Houston FirehawksJan Ziegler395DC DiplomatsStefan Asceric375Chicago Inter4 Nicholas Schebler365West Point Black5 Ty Reed355New York Athletic Club6 Jawad Bichri335Boston7 Philipp Wieschollek325Houston Firehawks8 Lars Schorlemer295San Francisco CalHeat9 Eloy Rubio Blanco295Chicago Inter10 El-Sayed Shalaby275New York City THC

All-Tournament Team

References

External links Tournament Results