The 2022 IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship was the ninth edition of the IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship, held from 30 July to 10 August 2022 in Skopje, North Macedonia under the aegis of the International Handball Federation (IHF). Originally scheduled to be held in Tbilisi, Georgia, it was moved to North Macedonia in April 2022 due to uncertainty because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and the safety of the tournament held in Georgia.
South Korea won their first-ever title with a 31–28 win over Denmark in the final.
Bidding process Only Georgia entered bid for hosting the tournament. The tournament was awarded to Georgia by IHF Council in its meeting held in Cairo, Egypt on 28 February 2020.
Qualification Competition Dates Host Vacancies Qualified IHF Council Meeting (host nation) 28 February 2020 Cairo 1 2021 European U-17 Championship 5–15 August 2021 Podgorica 13 2021 U-17 EHF Championship 6–15 August 2021 Tbilisi 1 7–15 August 2021 Klaipėda 0 None 2022 African Youth Championship 27 February – 4 March 2022 Conakry 3 2022 Asian Youth Championship 18–25 March 2022 Almaty 2 2022 South and Central American Youth Championship 26–30 April 2022 Taubaté 3 Invited/Substitute 9 Russia was excluded due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Slovenia replaced Georgia.
Draw The draw was held on 2 June 2022 at Basel, Switzerland.
Seeding Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Squads
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+2).
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 were taken over.
Group I
Group II
Group III
Group IV
Main round Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group were 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
13th place bracket
13–16th place semifinals
15th place game
13th place game
Ninth place bracket
9–12th place semifinals
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Knockout stage Bracket
Quarterfinals
5–8th place bracket
5–8th place semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Final ranking RankTeam4567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
Statistics and awards
Top goalscorers RankNameGoalsShots% 1 Julie Scaglione 62 96 65 2 Kim Min-seo 58 78 743 Anđela Žagar56 98 57 Lilja Ágústsdóttir 78 72 Sevinch Erkabaeva 108 526 Petra Simon55 81 68 Fatemeh Merikhi 82 67 8 Kim Seo-jin 53 73 739 Constança Sequirea52 81 64 Stella Huselius 69 75 Source: IHF
Top goalkeepers RankName%SavesShots 1 Yathreb Walid 43 16 37 2 Matea Churlonovska 39 44 1143 Aleksandra Bazović38 14 37 Marija Marsenić 82 216 5 Matilde Rosa 37 53 1436 Shana Wanda36 76 211 Ethel Gyða Bjarnasen 76 213 Ella Johansson 16 459 Ida Kaysen35 62 179 Szofi Imre 25 72 Klára Zaj 43 123 Dina Frisendal 36 103 Line Bergfeldt 56 161 Source: IHF
All-Star Team The all-star team was announced on 10 August 2022.
Position Player Goalkeeper Ida Barholm Left wing Stella Huselius Left back Julie Scaglione Centre back Petra Simon Right back Lee Hye-won Right wing Cha Seo-yeon Pivot Romée Maarschalkerweerd MVP Kim Min-seo
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