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.
Season | 2017–18 |
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Dates | 17 - 20 May 2018 |
Matches played | 20 |
← 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]
Qualification
Competition | Dates | Vacancies | Qualified | Wildcard standings[2] |
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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
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 |
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Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
17 Mai 2018 17:00 (UTC-4) |
Chicago Inter | 24-33 | San Francisco CalHeat | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
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18 Mai 2018 9:15 (UTC-4) |
Chicago Inter | 32-25 | West Point Black | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
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18 Mai 2018 9:15 (UTC-4) |
New York City | 26-18 | San Francisco CalHeat | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
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18 Mai 2018 14:30 (UTC-4) |
Chicago Inter | 20-30 | New York City | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
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18 Mai 2018 15:45 (UTC-4) |
San Francisco CalHeat | 29-28 | West Point Black | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
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19 Mai 2018 10:30 (UTC-4) |
West Point Black | 29-33 | New York City | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
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Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
17 Mai 2018 17:00 (UTC-4) |
Boston | 21-17 | DC Diplomats | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
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17 Mai 2018 21:00 (UTC-4) |
New York Athletic Club | 35-30 | Houston Firehawks | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
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18 Mai 2018 10:30 (UTC-4) |
Boston | 29-25 | Houston Firehawks | Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
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18 Mai 2018 10:30 (UTC-4) |
DC Diplomats | 29-34 | New York Athletic Club | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
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18 Mai 2018 15:45 (UTC-4) |
Boston | 18-24 | New York Athletic Club | Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
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18 Mai 2018 16:00 (UTC-4) |
Houston Firehawks | 25-23 | DC Diplomats | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
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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 |
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19 Mai 2018 16:00 (UTC-4) |
New York Athletic Club | 37-38 (ET) | San Francisco CalHeat | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
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Small Final
20 Mai 2018 11:00 (UTC-4) |
Boston | 25-34 | New York Athletic Club | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
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Final
20 Mai 2018 13:30 (UTC-4) |
New York City | 31-18 | San Francisco CalHeat | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
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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 |
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19 Mai 2018 14:30 (UTC-4) |
Houston Firehawks | 35-30 | West Point Black | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
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7th Place
20 Mai 2018 8:00 (UTC-4) |
DC Diplomats | 37-29 | West Point Black | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
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5th Place
20 Mai 2018 9:30 (UTC-4) |
Chicago Inter | 35-29 | Houston Firehawks | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
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Final ranking
Rank | Team |
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New York City | |
San Francisco CalHeat | |
New York Athletic Club | |
4 | Boston |
5 | Chicago Inter |
6 | Houston Firehawks |
7 | DC Diplomats |
8 | West Point Black |
Statistics
Awards
Most Valuable Player: | Djordje Radovanovic | New York City THC |
Most Valuable Goalkeeper: | Ivan Ignjatovic | New York City THC |
Top Scorer: | Philip Altong | Houston Firehawks |
Top scorers
Source:
Rank | Name | Goals | Games | Average | Team |
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Philip Altong | 45 | 6 | 7.5 | Houston Firehawks | |
Jan Ziegler | 39 | 5 | 7.8 | DC Diplomats | |
Stefan Asceric | 37 | 5 | 7.4 | Chicago Inter | |
4 | Nicholas Schebler | 36 | 5 | 7.2 | West Point Black |
5 | Ty Reed | 35 | 5 | 7 | New York Athletic Club |
6 | Jawad Bichri | 33 | 5 | 6.6 | Boston |
7 | Philipp Wieschollek | 32 | 5 | 5.33 | Houston Firehawks |
8 | Lars Schorlemer | 29 | 5 | 5.8 | San Francisco CalHeat |
9 | Eloy Rubio Blanco | 29 | 5 | 5.8 | Chicago Inter |
10 | El-Sayed Shalaby | 27 | 5 | 5.4 | New York City THC |
All-Tournament Team
Pivot | ||||
Vladimir Bicvic | ||||
New York City | ||||
Center Back | ||||
Left Back | Slave Jovanovski | Right Back | ||
Lars Schorlemer | San Francisco CalHeat | Benjamin Briffe | ||
San Francisco CalHeat | New York City | |||
Left Wing | Goalkeeper | Right Wing | ||
Thomas Harper | Ivan Ignjatovic | Djordje Radovanovic | ||
New York Athletic Club | New York City | New York City | ||
Most Valuable Goalkeeper | Most Valuable Player |
References
- "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.
- "Wild Card Standings". www.dcdiplomats.com/nthlwp/. 2018-04-26. Archived from the original on 2018-05-06. Retrieved 2018-05-06.