2015 Men's Youth World Handball Championship
International handball tournament held in Russia
International handball competition
2015 Men's Youth World Handball Championship Host country Russia Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city) Dates 7 – 20 August 2015 Teams 24 (from 4 confederations) Champions France (1st title) Runner-up Slovenia Third place Iceland Fourth place Spain Matches played 92 Goals scored 5,178 (56.28 per match) Top scorer(s) Blaž Janc (69 goals)[ 1] Best player Melvyn Richardson [ 2]
The 2015 Men's Youth World Handball Championship was the sixth edition of the IHF Men's Youth World Championship , held in Yekaterinburg , Russia from 7 to 20 August 2015.[ 3] France won their first title by defeating Slovenia 33–26 in the final.[ 4]
Qualified teams
The Oceania Federation withdrew, Serbia was named the replacement.[ 5]
Europe[ 6]
Africa[ 7]
America[ 8]
Asia
Preliminary round
The draw was held on 13 May 2015.[ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
All times are local (UTC+5 ).
Group A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Sweden
5
4
1
0
163
115
+48
9
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Hungary
5
3
1
1
171
129
+42
7
3
Serbia
5
3
0
2
141
148
−7
6
4
South Korea
5
2
1
2
152
147
+5
5
5
Poland
5
1
1
3
130
134
−4
3
6
Chile
5
0
0
5
88
172
−84
0
Source:
IHF.info Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Group B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Iceland
5
5
0
0
169
127
+42
10
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Spain
5
3
0
2
145
99
+46
6[ a]
3
Norway
5
3
0
2
157
118
+39
6[ a]
4
Egypt
5
2
0
3
148
136
+12
4[ b]
5
Germany
5
2
0
3
161
128
+33
4[ b]
6
Venezuela
5
0
0
5
85
257
−172
0
Source:
IHF.info Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Notes:
^ a b Spain–Norway 21–19
^ a b Germany–Egypt 23–24
Group C
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Denmark
5
4
1
0
158
115
+43
9
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Russia (H)
5
3
1
1
163
149
+14
7
3
Switzerland
5
3
0
2
131
139
−8
6
4
Croatia
5
2
0
3
142
143
−1
4[ a]
5
Qatar
5
2
0
3
123
123
0
4[ a]
6
Algeria
5
0
0
5
117
165
−48
0
Source:
IHF.info Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
^ a b Croatia–Qatar 25–24
Group D
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Slovenia
5
4
1
0
163
115
+48
9[ a]
Advanced to knockout stage
2
France
5
4
1
0
157
115
+42
9[ a]
3
Brazil
5
3
0
2
131
120
+11
6
4
Tunisia
5
2
0
3
129
144
−15
4
5
Japan
5
1
0
4
114
144
−30
2
6
Argentina
5
0
0
5
98
154
−56
0
Source:
IHF.info Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Notes:
^ a b France–Slovenia 32–32
Knockout stage
5th place bracket
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
5th–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
9–16th placement games
The eight losers of the round of 16 were seeded according to their results in the preliminary round against teams ranked 1–4 and played an elimination game to determine their final position.
Ranking
Source:
IHF.info Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
15th place game
13th place game
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
President's Cup
17th place bracket
21st place bracket
21st–24th place semifinals
17th–20th place semifinals
23rd place game
21st place game
19th place game
17th place game
Final standings
Awards
MVP
All-star team
References
External links