2018 USA Team Handball Nationals - Men's Open Division

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.

2018 USA Team Handball Nationals – Men's Open Division
Season2017–18
Dates17 – 20. Mai 2018
ChampionLos Angeles THC
Matches played36
Goals scored1,577 (43.81 per match)
2017
2019
All statistics correct as of 2018-05-09.

Venues

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

Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Location of the Myrtle Beach Sports Center

Modus

Dallas
New York City 2 & 3
SF CalHeat 2
Georgia
Minnesota
Los Angeles
Houston Firehawks
Location of 2018 USA Team Handball Nationals Men's Open Division Teams
The two green dots teams have two play a Playoff for the Elite Division first

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

4th Wildcard Playoff

17 Mai 2018
17:00 (UTC-4)
Houston Firehawks 10-0 Los Angeles Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Los Angeles THC (19) 5 4 0 1 116 86 +30 8
Carolina Blue (12) 5 3 0 2 119 102 +17 6
Long Island Tigers (NV) 5 3 0 2 108 121 13 6
West Point Gold (24) 5 2 0 3 118 128 10 4
San Francisco CalHeat 2 (NV) 5 2 0 3 82 89 7 4
Minnesota (NR) 5 1 0 4 93 110 17 2
Source:
17 Mai 2018
19:45 (UTC-4)
Los Angeles 0-10 (Forfeit) San Francisco CalHeat 2 Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
17 Mai 2018
19:45 (UTC-4)
Minnesota 19-23 Long Island Tigers Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

18 Mai 2018
8:00 (UTC-4)
Minnesota 19-23 San Francisco CalHeat 2 Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
18 Mai 2018
10:45 (UTC-4)
West Point Gold 19-31 Los Angeles Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
18 Mai 2018
12:00 (UTC-4)
Carolina Blue 28-13 Long Island Tigers Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
18 Mai 2018
13:15 (UTC-4)
Minnesota 20-18 West Point Gold Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
18 Mai 2018
15:45 (UTC-4)
Carolina Blue 22-26 Los Angeles Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
18 Mai 2018
17:15 (UTC-4)
West Point Gold 27-21 San Francisco CalHeat 2 Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
18 Mai 2018
19:45 (UTC-4)
Carolina Blue 23-19 Minnesota Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
18 Mai 2018
20:00 (UTC-4)
Los Angeles 30-16 Long Island Tigers Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

19 Mai 2018
8:00 (UTC-4)
Carolina Blue 26-29 West Point Gold Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
19 Mai 2018
9:15 (UTC-4)
San Francisco CalHeat 2 19-26 Long Island Tigers Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
19 Mai 2018
9:15 (UTC-4)
Minnesota 19-29 Los Angeles Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
19 Mai 2018
11:45 (UTC-4)
San Francisco CalHeat 2 15-20 Carolina Blue Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
19 Mai 2018
12:00 (UTC-4)
Long Island Tigers 30-25 West Point Gold Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Dallas (NV) 4 3 1 0 88 79 +9 7
New York City 2 (NR) 4 3 0 1 109 77 +32 6
Georgia (8) 4 2 0 2 97 85 +12 4
New York City 3 (25) 4 1 0 3 71 100 29 2
Carolina (NV) 4 0 1 3 76 100 24 1
Source:
17 Mai 2018
19:45 (UTC-4)
Dallas 26-25 New York City 2 Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
17 Mai 2018
21:00 (UTC-4)
Carolina 19-25 New York City 3 Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

18 Mai 2018
8:00 (UTC-4)
Georgia 18-21 Dallas Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
18 Mai 2018
10:45 (UTC-4)
Carolina 14-23 New York City 2 Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
18 Mai 2018
14:30 (UTC-4)
Carolina 19-28 Georgia Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
18 Mai 2018
14:30 (UTC-4)
New York City 3 14-36 New York City 2 Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
18 Mai 2018
18:30 (UTC-4)
New York City 2 25-23 Georgia Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
18 Mai 2018
18:30 (UTC-4)
Dallas 17-12 New York City 3 Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

19 Mai 2018
8:00 (UTC-4)
Georgia 28-20 New York City 3 Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
19 Mai 2018
11:45 (UTC-4)
Carolina 24-24 Dallas Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

Championship

  Semifinals     Final
                 
  A1 Los Angeles 26  
  B2 New York City 2 25    
      A1 Los Angeles 34
      A2 Carolina Blue 31
  B1 Dallas 25    
  A2 Carolina Blue 26   Small Final
 
B2 New York City 2 31
  B1 Dallas 28

Semifinals

19 Mai 2018
17:15 (UTC-4)
Los Angeles 26-25 New York City 2 Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
19 Mai 2018
18:15 (UTC-4)
Dallas 25-26 Carolina Blue Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

Small Final

20 Mai 2018
9:15 (UTC-4)
New York City 2 31-28 Dallas Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

Final

20 Mai 2018
10:30 (UTC-4)
Los Angeles 34-31 Carolina Blue Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

Consolation 5-8th Place

  5-8th Place Semifinals     5th Place
                 
  A3 Long Island Tigers 28  
  B4 New York City 3 25    
      A3 Long Island Tigers 15
      B3 Georgia 21
  B3 Georgia 34    
  A4 West Point Gold 24   7th Place
 
B4 New York City 3 21
  A4 West Point Gold 29

5-8th Place Semifinals

19 Mai 2018
17:00 (UTC-4)
Long Island Tigers 28-25 New York City 3 Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
19 Mai 2018
15:45 (UTC-4)
Georgia 34-24 West Point Gold Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

7th Place

20 Mai 2018
8:00 (UTC-4)
New York City 3 21-29 West Point Gold Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

5th Place

20 Mai 2018
9:15 (UTC-4)
Long Island Tigers 15-21 Georgia Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

Consolation 9-11th Place

  9-11th Place Semifinals     9th Place
                 
    A5 San Francisco CalHeat 2 14
  B5 Carolina 21     A6 Minnesota 17
  A6 Minnesota 25  

9-11th Place Semifinal

19 Mai 2018
14:30 (UTC-4)
Carolina 21-25 Minnesota Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

9th Place

20 Mai 2018
8:00 (UTC-4)
San Francisco CalHeat 2 14-17 Minnesota Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

Final ranking

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

Statistics

Awards

Most Valuable Player:playerteam
Most Valuable Goalkeeper:playerteam
Top Scorer:playerteam

Top scorers

Source:

RankNameGoalsGamesAverageTeam
player2855.6team
player1963.17team

All-Tournament Team

Pivot
player
team
Center Back
Left BackplayerRight Back
playerteamplayer
teamteam
Left WingGoalkeeperRight Wing
playerplayerplayer
teamteamteam
<--Most Valuable Goalkeeper for example -->

References

  1. "US College Nationals and US Open Championships Announcement". USA Team Handball. 2018-01-09. Archived from the original on 2018-05-06. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
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