The 2024 IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship was the tenth edition of the IHF Women's Youth World Championship. It was held in Chuzhou, China from 14 to 25 August 2024.
Spain won their first title with a finals win over Denmark.
Bidding process Originally, there were two bids, Slovenia and North Macedonia. But at the 2020 IHF Congress in Cairo, the International Handball Federation decided to not award the hosting rights due to Slovenia and North Macedonia already receiving other World Women's Under-Age Handball Competitions. The IHF received three bids.
China Tunisia (withdrew) Turkey (withdrew)
On 12 August 2023, The IHF decided to award the hosting rights to China, with the goal of sparking the growth of Handball in the non-traditional Handball country. This is the first time an Asian country has organised this event and the first time since 2010 that the tournament will be held outside of Europe.
Venues The matches will be played in Chuzhou.
Chuzhou International Handball Hall Olympic Sports Center Vocational and Technical College Stadium
Qualification Competition Dates Host Vacancies Qualified IHF Council Meeting 12 August 2023 Croatia 1 2023 Asian Youth Championship 15–24 July 2023 Noida 5 2023 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship 3–13 August 2023 Podgorica 13 W17 EHF Championship 2023 5–13 August 2023 Çankaya 1 Baku 1 2023 African Youth Championship 16–23 September 2023 Monastir 4 2023 South and Central American Youth Championship 21–25 November 2023 Buenos Aires 3 2023 IHF Trophy U17 – North America and the Caribbean 2–6 December 2023 Salinas 2 2024 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy 28 February – 3 March 2024 Tashkent 1 Invited 1
Draw The draw was held on 13 April 2024 in Ulm, Germany.
Seeding Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Referees The referees were announced on 14 May 2024.
Referees Santiago CorreaAgustín Conberse Denis BolicChristoph Hurich Henrique GodoyDaniel Magalhães Cheng YufengZhou Yunlei Line HansenJosefine Jensen Mahmoud El-BeltagyHamdy Mahmoud Titouan PicardPierre Vauchez Kristóf AltmárMárton Horváth Maali Al-EneziDalal Al-Naseem Mohamed El GhassZakaria El Malwane Ismailj MetalariNenad Nikolovski Referees Anđelina KažanegraJelena Vujačić Mads FremstadJørgen Jørstad Khamis Al-WahibiOmer Al-Shahi Michał FabrycznyJakub Rawicki Mihai PîrvuMihai Potîrniche Fadel DiopAbdoulaye Faye Alice WatsonLine Welin Roua HagguiSahar Haggui Maryna DupliiOlena Pobedrina Germán AraújoNicolás Perdomo Khasan IsmoilovKhusan Ismoilov
Squads
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+8).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
President's Cup Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group are taken over.
Group I
Group II
Group III
Group IV
Main round Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group are taken over.
Group I
Group II
Group III
Group IV
Placement matches 29th place bracket
29th–32nd place semifinals
31st place game
29th place game
25th place bracket
25–28th place semifinals
27th place game
25th place game
21st place bracket
21st–24th place semifinals
23rd place game
21st place game
17th place bracket
17–20th place semifinals
19th place game
17th place game
13–16th place bracket
13–16th place semifinals
15th place game
13th place game
9–12th place bracket
9–12th place semifinals
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Knockout stage Bracket Championship bracket
5–8th place bracket
Quarterfinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking RankTeam4567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
Statistics and awards
Top goalscorers RankNameGoalsShots% 1 Virág Fazekas 54 81 67 2 Marlene Tucholke 47 70 67 3 Yume Matsumoto 46 77 60 4 Era Baumann 45 54 835 Lin Ching43 85 51 Mia Nedeljković 61 70 Ivana Fratnik 63 688 Katja Vuković 42 60 70 Diona Dresh 70 60 Helena Molina 75 56 Anne Plougstrup 78 54 Madeline Bjørnestad 81 52 Source: IHF
Top goalkeepers RankName%SavesShots 1 Leah Isabell Langaard 46 43 942 Hana Osaki45 15 33 Cindy van Horssen 14 31 4 Zenia Madsen 44 41 93 5 Lejla Hyseni 41 52 126 6 Ioana Niță 40 21 527 Anne de Boer39 88 223 Sophia Ludwig 55 141 Gréta Majoros 50 12910 Romane Gindro 38 10 26 Léane Gonzalez 57 149 Seraina Kuratli 79 207 Ingibjørg Lovisa Hauksdóttir 14 37 Lola Nuñez 63 168 Source: IHF
All-Star Team The all-star team was announced on 25 August 2024.
Position Player Goalkeeper Freja Nielsen / Zenia Nielsen Right wing Dawiya Abdou Right back Virág Fazekas Centre back Marta Regordan Left back Anne Plougstrup Left wing Era Baumann Pivot Aylin Bornhardt MVP Belén Rodríguez
See also 2024 Women's Junior World Handball Championship
References
External links IHF website