2018 USA Team Handball Nationals – men's open division explained

Competition:2018 USA Team Handball Nationals – Men's Open Division
Season:2017–18
Dates:17 – 20. Mai 2018
Winners:Los Angeles THC
Matches:36
Total Goals:1577
Prevseason:2017
Nextseason:2019
Updated:2018-05-09

The 2018 Nationals was the 48th Men's Nationals. The Nationals was a team handball tournament to determine the National Champion from 2018 from the US.

Venues

The championship was played at four courts at the Myrtle Beach Sports Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.[1]

Modus

First there is a playoff game between Houston Firehawks and Los Angeles THC for the last wildcard. The winner play in the Elite Division

After that the eleven teams are split in two pools A and B and they play a round roubin.

The last teams per group played a 9-11th place semifinal.

The last third and fourth teams per group were qualified for the 5-8th place semifinals.

The losers from the 5-8th place semis played a 7th place game and the winners the 5th place game.

The best two teams per group were qualified for the semifinals.

The losers from the semis played a small final and the winners the final.

Results

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Championship

Final

Consolation 5-8th Place

5th Place

Consolation 9-11th Place

9th Place

Final ranking

RankTeam
Los Angeles THC
Carolina Blue
New York City THC 2
4 Dallas THC
5 Georgia HC
6 Long Island Tigers
7 West Point Gold
8 New York City THC 3
9 Minnesota TH
10San Francisco CalHeat 2
11Carolina

Statistics

Awards

Most Valuable PlayerRoger SilvaDallas Team Handball Club
Most Valuable Goalkeeper:Michael GordonLong Island Tigers
Top Scorer:Roger SilvaDallas Team Handball Club

Top scorers

Source:

Rank Name Goals Games Average Team
Roger Silva666Dallas THC
Alriel Briggs457data-sort-value=""Long Island Tigers
Julian Schinzel427data-sort-value=""Carolina Blue
4 Sebastian Wheeler427data-sort-value=""Long Island Tigers
5 Eugene Thagard357data-sort-value=""West Point Gold

All-Tournament Team

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US College Nationals and US Open Championships Announcement. 2018-01-09. USA Team Handball. https://web.archive.org/web/20180506090140/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Team-Handball/News/2018/January/09/US-College-Nationals-and-US-Open-Championships-Announcement. 2018-05-06. dead. 2018-05-06.