2018 USA Team Handball Nationals - Men's Open Division

2018 USA Team Handball Nationals – Men's Open Division
Season 2017–18
Dates 17 – 20. Mai 2018
Champion Los Angeles THC
Matches played 36
Goals scored 1,577 (43.81 per match)
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All statistics correct as of 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]

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
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
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 Geogria 21
  B3 Geogria 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)
Geogria 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 Geogria 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
1st, gold medalist(s)Los Angeles THC
2nd, silver medalist(s)Carolina Blue
3rd, bronze medalist(s)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
1st, gold medalist(s)player2855.6team
2nd, silver medalist(s)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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