The 2022 IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship was the 23rd edition of the IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship, held in Slovenia from 22 June to 3 July 2022 under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF). For the first time, the championship was organised by the Handball Federation of Slovenia. The number of teams increased from 24 to 32.
Norway won their second title after defeating Hungary in the final, while the Netherlands captured bronze after a win over Sweden.
Bidding process Two nations entered bid for hosting the tournament:
North Macedonia later withdrew their bid. The tournament was awarded to Slovenia by the IHF Council in its meeting held in Cairo, Egypt on 28 February 2020.
Qualification Qualification Dates Host Vacancies Qualified Host 1 2021 U-19 European Championship 8–18 July 2021 Celje 11 European qualification 26–28 November 2021 Podgorica 2 4–6 March 2022 Hollabrunn 2 2022 African Junior Championship 19–26 February 2022 Conakry 4 2022 Asian Junior Championship 7–14 March 2022 Almaty 3 Additional Asian representatives 8 April 2022 2 2022 South and Central American Junior Championship 22–26 March 2022 Buenos Aires 4 2022 North America and Caribbean Junior Championship 4–8 April 2022 Mexico City 2 Wild Card 1 Russia was excluded due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Paraguay withdrew before the tournament and was replaced with Lithuania.
Venues Matches were played in Celje and Laško.
Golovec Hall Tri Lilije Hall Zlatorog Arena
Draw The draw was held on 13 April 2022 in Celje, Slovenia.
Seeding Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+2).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Presidents Cup Points obtained in the matches between the same teams from the preliminary round were carried over.
Group I
Group II
Group III
Group IV
Placement matches Bracket 17th place bracket
21st place bracket
25th place bracket
29th place bracket
29th–32nd place semifinals
25–28th place semifinals
21st–24th place semifinals
17–20th place semifinals
31st place game
29th place game
27th place game
25th place game
23rd place game
21st place game
19th place game
17th place game
Main round Points obtained in the matches between the same teams from the preliminary round were carried over.
Group I
Group II
Group III
Group IV
Knockout stage Bracket Championship bracket
5–8th place bracket
9–12th place bracket
13–16th place bracket
Quarterfinals
13–16th place semifinals
9–12th place semifinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
15th place game
13th place game
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking RankTeam4567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
Statistics and awards
Top goalscorers RankNameGoalsShots%1 Charlotte Cholevová62 97 64 Kim Molenaar 95 65 3 Bhawana Sharma 58 108 54 4 Nada Kadović 50 65 77 5 Kristina Dramac 49 74 66 6 Lee Yeon-song 47 81 58 7 Sora Ishikawa 46 80 588 Nina Engel44 74 59 Erin Novak 74 59 Ji Eun-hye 67 66 Tabea Schmid 52 85 Source: IHF
Top goalkeepers RankName%SavesShots1 Adéla Srpová43 38 89 Jemima Kabeya 62 1443 Maddalena Cabrini41 51 125 Saša Posega 7 17 5 Aleksandra Hypka 40 64 160 6 Alexandra Humpert 38 73 193 7 Skirmantė Gečaitė 37 88 2348 Denise Kaufmann36 27 74 Iva Brkljačić 64 176 Milena Vujisić 36 100 June Krogh 88 244 Source: IHF
All-Star Team
The all-star team was announced on 3 July 2022.
Position Player Goalkeeper June Krogh Left wing Roos Daleman Left back Martine Kårigstad Andersen Centre back Blanka Kajdon Right back Sora Ishikawa Right wing Clara Petersson Bergsten Pivot Kaja Røhne MVP Kim Molenaar
2022 Junior Women's World Champions NorwaySecond title
Team roster Jenny Utne, Susanne Amundsen, Kaja Løken, Avril Mikkelsen Frei, Frida Brandbu Andersen, Johanne Halseth Nypan, Henriette Espetvedt Eggen, Martine Kårigstad Andersen, Johanna Fossum, Kaja Røhne, Charlotte Koffeld Iversen, Maria Bergslien Gald, Rikke Midtfjeld, Celina Vatne, Maja Furu Sæteren, Lina Waage Mossestad, June Krogh.
Notes
References
External links Official website IHF website