# 2006 Women's Youth World Handball Championship

The 2006 Women's Youth World Handball Championship was the first edition of the tournament and took place in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada from 11 to 20 August 2006. Denmark won the final against Korea.

## Draw

| Group A | Group B |
| Romania | Denmark |
| Japan | South Korea |
| Brazil | Argentina |
| Tunisia | Ivory Coast |
| Slovenia | Canada |
| France | Thailand |
* Ivory Coast withdrew from the tournament after the draw of preliminary groups.

## Results of group A

| 11 August 2006 | Tunisia | 17-32 | France | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 11 August 2006 | | (8-15) | | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 12 August 2006 | Japan | 21-31 | Slovenia | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 12 August 2006 | | (13-15) | | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 12 August 2006 | Romania | 31-26 | Brazil | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 12 August 2006 | | (13-12) | | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 13 August 2006 | Japan | 20-35 | France | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 13 August 2006 | | (11-14) | | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 13 August 2006 | Romania | 28-22 | Tunisia | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 13 August 2006 | | (14-10) | | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 14 August 2006 | Romania | 27-23 | Slovenia | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 14 August 2006 | | (16-7) | | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 14 August 2006 | Japan | 29-28 | Brazil | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 14 August 2006 | | (13-13) | | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 15 August 2006 | Tunisia | 28-32 | Slovenia | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 15 August 2006 | | (17-18) | | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 15 August 2006 | Brazil | 22-25 | France | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 15 August 2006 | | (11-13) | | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 16 August 2006 | Japan | 34-22 | Tunisia | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 16 August 2006 | | (15-11) | | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 16 August 2006 | Romania | 20-26 | France | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 16 August 2006 | | (10-9) | | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 17 August 2006 | Brazil | 30-24 | Slovenia | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 17 August 2006 | | (11-13) | | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 17 August 2006 | Romania | 38-29 | Japan | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 17 August 2006 | | (21-15) | | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 18 August 2006 | Brazil | 28-21 | Tunisia | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 18 August 2006 | | (12-8) | | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 18 August 2006 | Slovenia | 27-24 | France | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 18 August 2006 | | (14-12) | | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |

## Results of group B

| 12 August 2006 | Denmark | 34-18 | Argentina | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 12 August 2006 | | (20-7) | | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 12 August 2006 | South Korea | 46-22 | Canada | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 12 August 2006 | | (22-12) | | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 13 August 2006 | South Korea | 39-17 | Thailand | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 13 August 2006 | | (21-10) | | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 14 August 2006 | Denmark | 53-13 | Canada | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 14 August 2006 | | (23-6) | | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 14 August 2006 | South Korea | 40-28 | Argentina | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 14 August 2006 | | (19-12) | | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 15 August 2006 | Argentina | 30-21 | Thailand | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 15 August 2006 | | (10-12) | | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 16 August 2006 | Denmark | 49-15 | Thailand | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 16 August 2006 | | (27-7) | | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 17 August 2006 | Argentina | 27-15 | Canada | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 17 August 2006 | | (15-9) | | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 17 August 2006 | Denmark | 30-29 | South Korea | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 17 August 2006 | | (16-18) | | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 18 August 2006 | Canada | 23-26 | Thailand | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 18 August 2006 | | (10-12) | | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |

## Knockout stage
### Semifinal matches

| 19 August 2006 13:30 | France | 31-32 | South Korea | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 19 August 2006 13:30 | | (13-18) | | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 19 August 2006 16:00 | Denmark | 34-32 (ET) | Romania | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 19 August 2006 16:00 | | (15-16) | | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
FT : 28-28 ; ET 1 : 6-4

### Bronze-medal match

| 20 August 2006 | France | 28-30 | Romania | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 20 August 2006 | L. Bouchon 7 | (22-13) | C. Neagu 11 | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |
| 20 August 2006 | 2× 3× | | 3× 1× | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke |

### Gold-medal match

| 20 August 2006 | South Korea | 33-36 | Denmark | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG) |
| 20 August 2006 | Kim 9 | (19-17) | L. Jørgensen 9 | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG) |
| 20 August 2006 | 3× | | 2× | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG) |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Denmark |
| | South Korea |
| | Romania |
| 4 | France |
| 5 | Slovenia |
| 6 | Argentina |
| 7 | Japan |
| 8 | Thailand |
| 9 | Brazil |
| 10 | Canada |
| 11 | Tunisia |

## Awards

* 2006 Women's Youth World Champions
* Denmark 1st Title
* Team roster
* Sandra Toft, Stine Bonde, Mia Boesen, Lærke W. Møller, Mie Augustesen, Susan Sorensen, Stine Nyegaard, Rasmussen, Amalie Sorensen, Louise Luksborg, Ditte E. Kelså, Kristiansen, Line R. Jørgensen, Anne Ostergaard, Aalling
* Officials:
* A - Heine Eriksen
* B - Flemming Dam
* C - Tove Jensen
* D - Jens Bo Jørgensen