World Championship throws off in Czech Republic
World Championship throws off in Czech Republic
The Junior World Championship began in the Czech towns of Brno and Ostrava on Sunday 1 July. The event will run until Saturday, 14 July with 24 teams competing for the title.
In Brno (group C and D) and Ostrava (group A and B), some of the best up-and-coming junior players from around the world will take to court to show the handball world what the future has in store for women’s handball.
A total of 14 European teams will compete at this year’s tournament.
The Czech Republic qualified directly as host and Denmark and the Netherland qualifying as winners and runners-up of the EHF Women’s 19 European Championship 2011 respectively.
The 24 teams will be split into 4 groups of six teams:
|
Group A |
Group B |
Group C |
Group D |
|
DEN |
KOR |
AUT |
NED |
|
SRB |
SWE |
RUS |
ROU |
|
HUN |
CZE |
FRA |
CRO |
|
CHN |
CGO |
POL |
BRA |
|
URU |
KAZ |
ANG |
NOR |
|
ESP |
ARG |
JPN |
TUN |
For a full overview of all the results and fixtures of the tournament click here.
Enjoy live streaming of all the matches on the official homepage of the Women’s Junior World Championship.
