2018 Women's Youth World Handball Championship
The 2018 Women's Youth World Handball Championship was the seventh edition of the tournament and took place in Kielce, Poland from 7 to 19 August 2018. Russia defeated Hungary in the final to win their second straight and third overall title. Brazil was unable to participate and therefore Austria was being named to replace them. The championship will be played at two venues in Kielce. All the venue capacities are the capacity for handball events. The draw was held on 26 April 2018 in Basel, Switzerland. = All time are local (UTC+2). = = = = = 21st–24th place semifinals 23rd place game 21st place game = 17th–20th place semifinals 19th place game 17th place game The eight losers of the round of 16 will be seeded according to their results in the preliminary round against teams ranked 1–4. = = = = = = 5th place bracket = = = = = = = = MVP : Elena Mikhaylichenko Top Goalscorer : Nikita van der Vliet (64 goals) = Goalkeeper : Anna Vereshchak Right wing : Kíra Bánfai Right back : Park So-youn Centre back : Valeriia Kirdiasheva Left back : Isabelle Andersson Left wing : Yun Ye-jin Pivot : Nikita van der Vliet Official website IHF website