2018 Men's World University Handball Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Croatia |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 30 July – 5 August |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Korea |
| Runner-up | Croatia |
| Third place |  Japan |
| Fourth place |  Portugal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 1,706 (56.87 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Adrian Rotaru (57) |
The 2018 Men's World University Handball Championship was the 24th edition of this Handball event organized by the FISU. It was held in Rijeka, Croatia at the Zamet Hall, from 30 July to 5 August.[1][2]
Group stage
Knockout stage
Ninth place play-off
| 4 August 2018 10:00 |
Lithuania  |
39–38 |  Chinese Taipei |
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Grigas | (17–19) | three players 7 | ||
| Report |
| 5 August 2018 09:00 |
Chinese Taipei |
35–43 | Lithuania |
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Lin 10 | (18–22) | Bučinskas 10 | ||
| Report |
Lithuania won 82–73 on aggregate.
Fifth to eighth place classification
| 5–8th place semifinals | 5th place | |||||
| 4 August | ||||||
A4  Czech Republic | 25 | |||||
| 5 August | ||||||
B3 Romania | 22 | |||||
A4 Czech Republic | 25 | |||||
| 4 August | ||||||
A3  Egypt | 34 | |||||
A3 Egypt | 33 | |||||
B4  Poland | 23 | |||||
| 7th place | ||||||
| 5 August | ||||||
B3 Romania | 28 | |||||
B4 Poland | 21 | |||||
5–8th place semifinals
| 4 August 2018 12:00 |
Czech Republic |
25–22 | Romania |
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Gřešek 6 | (13–15) | Rotaru 7 | ||
| Report |
| 4 August 2018 14:00 |
Egypt |
33–23 | Poland |
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| (17–11) | Kamyszek, Krupa 5 | |||
| Report |
Seventh place game
| 5 August 2018 11:00 |
Romania |
28–21 | Poland |
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Rotaru 6 | (16–9) | Lemaniak 5 | ||
| Report |
Fifth place game
| 5 August 2018 13:00 |
Czech Republic |
28–34 | Egypt |
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Bukovský, Hanuš 5 | (13–19) | |||
| Report |
First to fourth place classification
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 4 August | ||||||
A2 Croatia | 28 | |||||
| 5 August | ||||||
B1 Japan | 27 | |||||
A2 Croatia | 31 | |||||
| 4 August | ||||||
B2 South Korea | 36 | |||||
A1 Portugal | 26 | |||||
B2 South Korea | 37 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 5 August | ||||||
B1 Japan | 29 | |||||
A1 Portugal | 24 | |||||
Semifinals
| 4 August 2018 16:00 |
Croatia |
28–27 | Japan |
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Pehar 8 | (18–14) | Makino 7 | ||
| Report |
| 4 August 2018 18:00 |
Portugal |
26–37 | South Korea |
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Areias, Carvalho 5 | (8–19) | Park K. 10 | ||
| Report |
Third place game
| 5 August 2018 15:00 |
Japan |
29–24 | Portugal |
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Goto 8 | (20–12) | Carvalho 8 | ||
| Report |
Final
| 5 August 2018 19:00 |
Croatia |
31–36 | South Korea |
Zamet Hall, Rijeka |
| Majić 8 | (16–20) | Kang, Park K. 8 | ||
| Report |
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | South Korea |
 | Croatia |
 | Japan |
| 4 | Portugal |
| 5 | Czech Republic |
| 6 | Egypt |
| 7 | Romania |
| 8 | Poland |
| 9 | Lithuania |
| 10 | Chinese Taipei |