2018 USA Team Handball Nationals - Men's Elite Division

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.

2018 USA Team Handball Nationals - Men's Elite Division
Season2017–18
Dates17 - 20 May 2018
Matches played20
2017
2019
All statistics correct as of 2018-05-10.

Venues

The championship was played at venues at the Myrtle Beach Sports Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.[1]

Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Location of the Myrtle Beach Sports Center

Qualification

Competition Dates Vacancies Qualified Wildcard standings[2]
2017 Nationals - Men's Elite Division 19 - 21 Mai 2017 1 New York City Team Handball Club 12
2017-18 Northeast Team Handball League 18 November 2017 – 22 April 2018 2 DC Diplomats Team Handball
Boston Team Handball
11
5
2017-18 Midwest Team Handball League 30 September 2017 - 18 March 2018 1 Chicago Inter Handball Club 26
Wildcards 4 San Francisco CalHeat Team Handball Club
New York Athletic Club
West Point Black
Houston Firehawks Team Handball
Los Angeles Team Handball Club
20
16
11
each 9
each 9

The Air Force Academy which ranked 3rd at the Wildcard Standings will not attending the competition.[2]

Modus

Chicago Inter
New York City
SF CalHeat
Boston
DC Diplomats
Los Angeles
Houston Firehawks
Location of 2018 USA Team Handball Nationals Men's Elite Division Teams
The two green dots teams have two play a Playoff first

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

17 Mai 2018
17:00 (UTC-4)
Houston Firehawks 10-0 Los Angeles Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
New York City (1) 3 3 0 0 89 67 +22 6
San Francisco CalHeat (5) 3 2 0 1 80 78 +2 4
Chicago Inter (3) 3 1 0 2 76 88 12 2
West Point Black (7) 3 0 0 3 82 94 12 0
Source:
17 Mai 2018
17:00 (UTC-4)
Chicago Inter 24-33 San Francisco CalHeat Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

18 Mai 2018
9:15 (UTC-4)
Chicago Inter 32-25 West Point Black Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
18 Mai 2018
9:15 (UTC-4)
New York City 26-18 San Francisco CalHeat Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
18 Mai 2018
14:30 (UTC-4)
Chicago Inter 20-30 New York City Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
18 Mai 2018
15:45 (UTC-4)
San Francisco CalHeat 29-28 West Point Black Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

19 Mai 2018
10:30 (UTC-4)
West Point Black 29-33 New York City Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
New York Athletic Club (2) 3 3 0 0 93 77 +16 6
Boston (6) 3 2 0 1 68 66 +2 4
Houston Firehawks (8) 3 1 0 2 80 87 7 2
DC Diplomats (4) 3 0 0 3 69 80 11 0
Source:
17 Mai 2018
17:00 (UTC-4)
Boston 21-17 DC Diplomats Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
17 Mai 2018
21:00 (UTC-4)
New York Athletic Club 35-30 Houston Firehawks Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

18 Mai 2018
10:30 (UTC-4)
Boston 29-25 Houston Firehawks Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
18 Mai 2018
10:30 (UTC-4)
DC Diplomats 29-34 New York Athletic Club Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
18 Mai 2018
15:45 (UTC-4)
Boston 18-24 New York Athletic Club Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
18 Mai 2018
16:00 (UTC-4)
Houston Firehawks 25-23 DC Diplomats Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

Championship

  Semifinals     Final
                 
  A1 New York City 23  
  B2 Boston 19    
      A1 New York City 31
      A2 San Francisco CalHeat 18
  B1 New York Athletic Club 37    
  A2 San Francisco CalHeat 38   Small Final
 
B2 Boston 25
  B1 New York Athletic Club 34

Semifinals

19 Mai 2018
14:30 (UTC-4)
New York City 23-19 Boston Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
19 Mai 2018
16:00 (UTC-4)
New York Athletic Club 37-38 (ET) San Francisco CalHeat Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

FT: yes ET: yes Pen: yes

Small Final

20 Mai 2018
11:00 (UTC-4)
Boston 25-34 New York Athletic Club Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

Final

20 Mai 2018
13:30 (UTC-4)
New York City 31-18 San Francisco CalHeat Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

Consolation

  5-8th Place Semifinals     5th Place
                 
  A3 Chicago Inter 36  
  B4 DC Diplomats 22    
      A3 Chicago Inter 35
      B3 Houston Firehawks 29
  B3 Houston Firehawks 35    
  A4 West Point Black 30   7th Place
 
B4 DC Diplomats 37
  A4 West Point Black 29

5-8th Place Semifinals

19 Mai 2018
14:30 (UTC-4)
Chicago Inter 36-22 DC Diplomats Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
19 Mai 2018
14:30 (UTC-4)
Houston Firehawks 35-30 West Point Black Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

7th Place

20 Mai 2018
8:00 (UTC-4)
DC Diplomats 37-29 West Point Black Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

5th Place

20 Mai 2018
9:30 (UTC-4)
Chicago Inter 35-29 Houston Firehawks Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

Final ranking

Rank Team
New York City
San Francisco CalHeat
New York Athletic Club
4Boston
5Chicago Inter
6Houston Firehawks
7DC Diplomats
8West Point Black

Statistics

Awards

Most Valuable Player:Djordje RadovanovicNew York City THC
Most Valuable Goalkeeper:Ivan IgnjatovicNew York City THC
Top Scorer:Philip AltongHouston Firehawks

Top scorers

Source:

RankNameGoalsGamesAverageTeam
Philip Altong4567.5Houston Firehawks
Jan Ziegler3957.8DC Diplomats
Stefan Asceric3757.4Chicago Inter
4Nicholas Schebler3657.2West Point Black
5Ty Reed3557New York Athletic Club
6Jawad Bichri3356.6Boston
7Philipp Wieschollek3255.33Houston Firehawks
8Lars Schorlemer2955.8San Francisco CalHeat
9Eloy Rubio Blanco2955.8Chicago Inter
10El-Sayed Shalaby2755.4New York City THC

All-Tournament Team

Pivot
Vladimir Bicvic
New York City
Center Back
Left BackSlave JovanovskiRight Back
Lars SchorlemerSan Francisco CalHeatBenjamin Briffe
San Francisco CalHeatNew York City
Left WingGoalkeeperRight Wing
Thomas HarperIvan IgnjatovicDjordje Radovanovic
New York Athletic ClubNew York CityNew York City
Most Valuable GoalkeeperMost Valuable Player

References

  1. "US College Nationals and US Open Championships Announcement". USA Team Handball. 2018-01-09. Archived from the original on 2018-05-06. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. "Wild Card Standings". www.dcdiplomats.com/nthlwp/. 2018-04-26. Archived from the original on 2018-05-06. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
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