# 2018 IHF Super Globe

The 2018 IHF Super Globe was the twelfth edition of the tournament. It was held in Doha, Qatar at the Duhail Handball Sports Hall from 16 to 19 October 2018.
In a rematch of last year's final, Barcelona won their fourth title after a 29–24 final win over Berlin.

## Venue

The championship was played in Doha, at the Duhail Handball Sports Hall.
| Doha | Doha |
| Duhail Handball Sports Hall Capacidad: 5,500 | Doha |

## Teams

The best club of each continent through their tournaments, the defending champion, a host team and a wild card team participated. Hammamat participated because the winner of the 2017 African Champions League (Zamalek) refused to participate for political reasons. The runner up (Espérance Tunis) was denied for not participating in the previous 2 African Champions League. The 3rd place (Al Ahly), who was from Egypt, refused to participate for political reasons.
| Team | Qualified as |
| Barcelona | Defending champion |
| Hammamet | 4th place African Handball Cup Champions League |
| Al-Najma | Winner of Asian Club League Championship |
| Sydney University | Winner of Oceania Champions Cup |
| Handebol Taubaté | Winner of Pan American Club Championship |
| Montpellier | Winner of EHF Champions League |
| Al Sadd | Host |
| Füchse Berlin | Wild card |

## Results

All times are local (UTC+3).

### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 16 October | 16 October | | | |
| Barcelona | 37 | | | |
| Barcelona | 37 | 17 October | 17 October | | |
| Al-Najma | 28 | 17 October | 17 October | |
| Al-Najma | 28 | Barcelona | 37 | |
| 16 October | 16 October | | Barcelona | 37 | |
| 16 October | 16 October | Montpellier | 30 | |
| Montpellier | 31 | Montpellier | 30 | |
| Montpellier | 31 | | | | 19 October | 19 October |
| Hammamet | 22 | | | | 19 October | 19 October |
| Hammamet | 22 | | | | Barcelona | 29 |
| 16 October | 16 October | | | | | Barcelona | 29 |
| 16 October | 16 October | | | | Füchse Berlin | 24 |
| Handebol Taubaté | 25 | | | | Füchse Berlin | 24 |
| Handebol Taubaté | 25 | 17 October | 17 October | | | |
| Füchse Berlin | 33 | 17 October | 17 October | | | |
| Füchse Berlin | 33 | Füchse Berlin | 26 | | | |
| 16 October | 16 October | | Füchse Berlin | 26 | | | |
| 16 October | 16 October | Al Sadd | 20 | | Third place | Third place |
| Al Sadd | 27 | Al Sadd | 20 | | Third place | Third place |
| Al Sadd | 27 | | | | 19 October | 19 October |
| Sydney University | 22 | | | | 19 October | 19 October |
| Sydney University | 22 | | | | Montpellier | 33 |
| | | | | | Al Sadd | 23 |

#### 5th place bracket

| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 17 October | 17 October |
| Al-Najma | 26 |
| Al-Najma | 26 | 19 October | 19 October |
| Hammamet | 27 | 19 October | 19 October |
| Hammamet | 27 | Hammamet | 24 |
| 17 October | 17 October | | Hammamet | 24 |
| 17 October | 17 October | Handebol Taubaté | 34 |
| Handebol Taubaté | 38 | Handebol Taubaté | 34 |
| Sydney University | 18 | | |
| Sydney University | 18 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 19 October | 19 October |
| | | Al-Najma | 28 |
| | | Sydney University | 26 |

### Quarterfinals

| 16 October 2018 13:00 | Barcelona | 37–28 | Al-Najma | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 16 October 2018 13:00 | Mortensen 5 | (19–14) | Al-Sayyad 7 | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 16 October 2018 13:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 3× 4× | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 16 October 2018 15:00 | Montpellier | 31–22 | Hammamet | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 16 October 2018 15:00 | three players 6 | (16–10) | Lopes, Jaziri 4 | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 16 October 2018 15:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 2× | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 16 October 2018 17:00 | Handebol Taubaté | 25–33 | Füchse Berlin | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 16 October 2018 17:00 | Gama, Perrela 4 | (11–19) | Marsenić, Reißky 5 | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 16 October 2018 17:00 | 4× | Report | 1× 4× | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 16 October 2018 19:00 | Al Sadd | 27–22 | Sydney University | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Attendance: 300 Referees: Grillo, Lenci (ARG) |
| 16 October 2018 19:00 | Haj Youssef, Nowraddine 7 | (13–13) | Mehdizadeh 6 | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Attendance: 300 Referees: Grillo, Lenci (ARG) |
| 16 October 2018 19:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 2× 5× | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Attendance: 300 Referees: Grillo, Lenci (ARG) |

### 5–8th place semifinals

| 17 October 2018 13:00 | Hammamet | 27–26 | Al-Najma | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Attendance: 300 Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG) |
| 17 October 2018 13:00 | Jaziri 9 | (14–14) | Mirza 7 | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Attendance: 300 Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG) |
| 17 October 2018 13:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 1× 1× | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Attendance: 300 Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG) |
| 17 October 2018 15:00 | Sydney University | 18–38 | Handebol Taubaté | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Attendance: 300 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 17 October 2018 15:00 | three players 3 | (12–16) | three players 5 | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Attendance: 300 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 17 October 2018 15:00 | 3× 7× | Report | 2× 5× | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Attendance: 300 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |

### Semifinals

| 17 October 2018 17:00 | Montpellier | 30–37 | Barcelona | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Attendance: 350 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 17 October 2018 17:00 | Richardson 10 | (19–18) | Mortensen 7 | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Attendance: 350 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 17 October 2018 17:00 | 1× 4× | Report | 1× 6× | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Attendance: 350 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 17 October 2018 19:00 | Al Sadd | 20–26 | Füchse Berlin | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Attendance: 300 Referees: Khenissi, Boualloucha (TUN) |
| 17 October 2018 19:00 | Haj Youssef 8 | (9–11) | Holm, Lindberg 6 | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Attendance: 300 Referees: Khenissi, Boualloucha (TUN) |
| 17 October 2018 19:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 3× | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Attendance: 300 Referees: Khenissi, Boualloucha (TUN) |

### Seventh place game

| 19 October 2018 13:00 | Sydney University | 26–28 | Al-Najma | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Referees: Khenissi, Boualloucha (TUN) |
| 19 October 2018 13:00 | Mehdizadeh, Perronneau 5 | (12–17) | Mahfoodh 9 | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Referees: Khenissi, Boualloucha (TUN) |
| 19 October 2018 13:00 | 2× 5× | Report | 1× 6× | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Referees: Khenissi, Boualloucha (TUN) |

### Fifth place game

| 19 October 2018 15:00 | Handebol Taubaté | 34–24 | Hammamet | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Attendance: 300 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 19 October 2018 15:00 | Soares 8 | (14–13) | Jaziri 7 | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Attendance: 300 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 19 October 2018 15:00 | 1× 5× | Report | 2× 5× | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Attendance: 300 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |

### Third place game

| 19 October 2018 17:00 | Al Sadd | 23–33 | Montpellier | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Attendance: 400 Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 19 October 2018 17:00 | Nowraddine 8 | (9–14) | Porte 11 | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Attendance: 400 Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 19 October 2018 17:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 2× 1× | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Attendance: 400 Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |

### Final

| 19 October 2018 19:00 | Füchse Berlin | 24–29 | Barcelona | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Attendance: 850 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 19 October 2018 19:00 | Holm 8 | (12–13) | Tomás 5 | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Attendance: 850 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 19 October 2018 19:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 1× | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha Attendance: 850 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |

## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | Barcelona |
| | Füchse Berlin |
| | Montpellier |
| 4 | Al Sadd |
| 5 | Handebol Taubaté |
| 6 | Hammamet |
| 7 | Al-Najma |
| 8 | Sydney University |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | G | S | E% | 7m | MP |
| 1 | Khaled Haj Youssef | Al Sadd | 22 | 28 | 79 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Oussama Jaziri | Hammamet | 20 | 40 | 50 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Amir Nowraddine Denguir | Al Sadd | 20 | 44 | 45 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Casper Mortensen | Barcelona | 16 | 18 | 89 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Jacob Holm | Füchse Berlin | 15 | 27 | 56 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Melvyn Richardson | Montpellier | 15 | 20 | 75 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Ali Mirza Salman | Al-Najma | 15 | 26 | 58 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Hussain Al Sayyad | Al-Najma | 14 | 26 | 54 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Sérgio Lopes | Hammamet | 13 | 19 | 68 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Valentin Porte | Montpellier | 13 | 14 | 93 | 0 | 3 |
Source: IHF