The 2019 IHF Emerging Nations Handball Championship was the third edition of the IHF Emerging Nations Championship held in Georgia under the aegis of International Handball Federation from 7 to 16 June 2019.
Georgia defeated Cuba in the final to win their first title and earned the right to compete at the Relegation Round of 2022 European Championship qualification.
A total of twelve countries participated in the tournament.
Venues The championship were played in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Tbilisi Tbilisi Sports PalaceCapacity: 9,700
Participating teams Unlike previous edition, Europe was represented only by the teams who competed at the first phase of 2022 European Championship qualification and failed to advance to the Relegation Round. That implied Faroe Islands not to defend their title at this tournament. Country Previous appearances in championship (3rd placed team of EURO 2022 Qualification Phase 1 Group B) 1 (2017) (2nd placed team of EURO 2022 Qualification Phase 1 Group A) 2 (2015, 2017) 2 (2015, 2017) (Winner of 2018 South and Central American Emerging Nations Championship) 0 (debut) (Winner of 2019 NorCa Emerging Nations Championship) 0 (debut) (2nd placed team of EURO 2022 Qualification Phase 1 Group B) 1 (2017) (3rd placed team of EURO 2022 Qualification Phase 1 Group A) 2 (2015, 2017) 0 (debut) (4th placed team of EURO 2022 Qualification Phase 1 Group A) 2 (2015, 2017) (4th placed team of EURO 2022 Qualification Phase 1 Group B) 2 (2015, 2017) 0 (debut) (Wildcard) 0 (debut) 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italics indicates host.
Draw The draw was held on 26 April 2019. Georgia had the right to choose their group after the draw was completed.
Seeding Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5Pot 6
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+4).
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage Bracket
Fifth place bracket
Ninth place bracket
9–12th place semifinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final standings Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Team advanced to the Relegation Round of qualification for EURO 2022
All-Star Team All-Star Team of the tournament and MVP.
Position Player Goalkeeper Magnol Suárez Right wing Svetlin Dimitrov Right back Giorgi Tskhovrebadze Centre back Kristian Vasilev Left back Teimuraz Orjonikidze Left wing Huang Peijie Pivot Eduardo Valiente Most valuable player Giorgi Tskhovrebadze
Statistics
Top goalscorers RankNameTeamGoalsShots% 1 Sebastien Edgar 66 84 79 2 Sabir Nazaraliyev 64 87 74 3 Sebastián Restrepo 56 98 57 4 Svetlin Dimitrov 55 79 70 5 Joshua Grace 54 90 60 6 Giorgi Tskhovrebadze 51 76 677 Kristian Vasilev 48 75 64 Devinder Singh 95 51 9 Omar Toledano 43 70 61 10 Aboubakar Fofana 42 78 54 Source: IHF
Top goalkeepers RankNameTeam%SavesShots 1 Zurab Tsinsadze 47 35 75 2 Shota Tevzadze 47 75 161 3 Nicolas Robinson 41 49 119 4 Sean O'Reilly 41 16 39 5 Anthony Tomas 41 9 22 6 Michael Solomon 38 44 1167 Wang Quan 36 42 116 Rene Ingram 63 174 9 Stefan Dimitrov 36 26 72 10 Ivaylo Kostov 36 81 228 Source: IHF
References
External links Official website IHF website