The 2018 Men's World University Handball Championship was the 24th edition of this Handball event organized by the FISU. It was held in Rijeka, Croatia at the Zamet Hall, from 30 July to 5 August.[1][2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Croatia |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 30 July – 5 August |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Korea |
| Runner-up | Croatia |
| Third place |  Japan |
| Fourth place |  Portugal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 1,706 (56.87 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Adrian Rotaru (57) |
Participating teams edit
Group stage edit
All times are local (UTC+2).
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 103 | 105 | −2 | 5[a] | Semifinals |
| 2 | Croatia
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 108 | 101 | +7 | 5[a] | |
| 3 |  Egypt
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 115 | 109 | +6 | 5[a] | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 |  Czech Republic
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 103 | 104 | −1 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Lithuania
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 101 | 111 | −10 | 2 |
Source: Rijeka 2018
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
| 30 July 2018 12:00 |
Lithuania
|
32–25 | Czech Republic
|
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Grigas 13 | (14–15) | Gřešek, Šafránek 5 | ||
| Report |
| 30 July 2018 14:00 |
Croatia
|
33–33 | Egypt
|
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Ćavar 7 | (19–17) | Mohsen 8 | ||
| Report |
| 31 July 2018 16:00 |
Egypt
|
28–30 | Portugal
|
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Mrawan 7 | (12–17) | Coelho 11 | ||
| Report |
| 31 July 2018 18:00 |
Czech Republic
|
25–25 | Croatia
|
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Bukovský 5 | (13–14) | Ćavar 10 | ||
| Report |
| 1 August 2018 16:00 |
Egypt
|
25–24 | Czech Republic
|
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Hazem, Mohsen 6 | (11–13) | Fulnek 6 | ||
| Report |
| 1 August 2018 18:00 |
Portugal
|
29–26 | Lithuania
|
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Carvalho 8 | (14–14) | Grigas 8 | ||
| Report |
| 2 August 2018 16:00 |
Portugal
|
22–29 | Czech Republic
|
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Coelho 10 | (8–14) | Bukovský 6 | ||
| Report |
| 2 August 2018 18:00 |
Lithuania
|
21–28 | Croatia
|
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Simonavičius 7 | (8–17) | Ćavar, Moslavac 5 | ||
| Report |
| 3 August 2018 16:00 |
Lithuania
|
22–29 | Egypt
|
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Grigas 5 | (11–12) | Hazem 6 | ||
| Report |
| 3 August 2018 18:00 |
Croatia
|
22–22 | Portugal
|
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Ćavar 8 | (10–12) | Carvalho 9 | ||
| Report |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 102 | +15 | 6[a] | Semifinals |
| 2 | South Korea
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 105 | +18 | 6[a] | |
| 3 | Romania
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 102 | +17 | 6[a] | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 |  Poland
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 106 | 112 | −6 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Chinese Taipei
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 104 | 148 | −44 | 0 |
Source: Rijeka 2018
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
| 30 July 2018 08:00 |
Romania
|
28–20 | Poland
|
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Rotaru 11 | (15–10) | Krępa, Ossowski 5 | ||
| Report |
| 30 July 2018 10:00 |
South Korea
|
42–30 | Chinese Taipei
|
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Park K. 7 | Report | Lin 7 | ||
| 31 July 2018 14:00 |
Chinese Taipei
|
25–29 | Japan
|
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Wu 7 | (12–16) | Kawashima 6 | ||
| Report |
| 31 July 2018 14:00 |
Poland
|
26–30 | South Korea
|
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Ossowski 8 | (13–16) | Park K. 10 | ||
| Report |
| 1 August 2018 12:00 |
Chinese Taipei
|
25–30 | Poland
|
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Pan 7 | (6–17) | Kamyszek 8 | ||
| Report |
| 1 August 2018 14:00 |
Japan
|
25–29 | Romania
|
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Asumi 5 | (10–15) | Rotaru 15 | ||
| Report |
| 2 August 2018 14:00 |
Japan
|
34–25 | Poland
|
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| three players 6 | (17–15) | Krupa, Lemaniak 5 | ||
| Report |
| 2 August 2018 14:00 |
Romania
|
20–28 | South Korea
|
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Rotaru 6 | (9–15) | Park K. 5 | ||
| Report |
| 3 August 2018 12:00 |
Romania
|
42–29 | Chinese Taipei
|
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Rotaru 12 | (19–15) | Wu 7 | ||
| Report |
| 3 August 2018 14:00 |
South Korea
|
23–29 | Japan
|
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Kang, Park K. 6 | (12–16) | Goto 6 | ||
| Report |
Knockout stage edit
Ninth place play-off edit
| 4 August 2018 10:00 |
Lithuania
|
39–38 | Chinese Taipei
|
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Grigas | (17–19) | three players 7 | ||
| Report |
| 5 August 2018 09:00 |
Chinese Taipei
|
35–43 | Lithuania
|
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Lin 10 | (18–22) | Bučinskas 10 | ||
| Report |
Lithuania won 82–73 on aggregate.
Fifth to eighth place classification edit
| 5–8th place semifinals | 5th place | |||||
| 4 August | ||||||
A4 Czech Republic | 25 | |||||
| 5 August | ||||||
B3 Romania | 22 | |||||
A4 Czech Republic | 25 | |||||
| 4 August | ||||||
A3 Egypt | 34 | |||||
A3 Egypt | 33 | |||||
B4 Poland | 23 | |||||
| 7th place | ||||||
| 5 August | ||||||
B3 Romania | 28 | |||||
B4 Poland | 21 | |||||
5–8th place semifinals edit
| 4 August 2018 12:00 |
Czech Republic
|
25–22 | Romania
|
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Gřešek 6 | (13–15) | Rotaru 7 | ||
| Report |
| 4 August 2018 14:00 |
Egypt
|
33–23 | Poland
|
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| (17–11) | Kamyszek, Krupa 5 | |||
| Report |
Seventh place game edit
| 5 August 2018 11:00 |
Romania
|
28–21 | Poland
|
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Rotaru 6 | (16–9) | Lemaniak 5 | ||
| Report |
Fifth place game edit
| 5 August 2018 13:00 |
Czech Republic
|
28–34 | Egypt
|
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Bukovský, Hanuš 5 | (13–19) | |||
| Report |
First to fourth place classification edit
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 4 August | ||||||
A2 Croatia | 28 | |||||
| 5 August | ||||||
B1 Japan | 27 | |||||
A2 Croatia | 31 | |||||
| 4 August | ||||||
B2 South Korea | 36 | |||||
A1 Portugal | 26 | |||||
B2 South Korea | 37 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 5 August | ||||||
B1 Japan | 29 | |||||
A1 Portugal | 24 | |||||
Semifinals edit
| 4 August 2018 16:00 |
Croatia
|
28–27 | Japan
|
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Pehar 8 | (18–14) | Makino 7 | ||
| Report |
| 4 August 2018 18:00 |
Portugal
|
26–37 | South Korea
|
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Areias, Carvalho 5 | (8–19) | Park K. 10 | ||
| Report |
Third place game edit
| 5 August 2018 15:00 |
Japan
|
29–24 | Portugal
|
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Goto 8 | (20–12) | Carvalho 8 | ||
| Report |
Final edit
| 5 August 2018 19:00 |
Croatia
|
31–36 | South Korea
|
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Majić 8 | (16–20) | Kang, Park K. 8 | ||
| Report |
Final standing edit
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
South Korea
|
 |
Croatia
|
 |
Japan
|
| 4 | Portugal
|
| 5 | Czech Republic
|
| 6 | Egypt
|
| 7 | Romania
|
| 8 | Poland
|
| 9 | Lithuania
|
| 10 | Chinese Taipei
|
Top scorers edit
| Rank | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Rotaru |
57 |
| 2 | Ignas Grigas |
48 |
| 3 | Park Kwang-soon |
46 |
| 4 | Luís Carvalho |
37 |
| Davor Ćavar
|
References edit
- ^ "RIJEKA DOMAĆIN SVJETSKOG SVEUČILIŠNOG PRVENSTVA U RUKOMETU". www.unisport.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "Rijeka domaćin Svjetskog sveučilišnog rukometnog prvenstva". www.rijeka.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 July 2018.