# 2008 Women's Youth World Handball Championship

The 2008 Women's Youth World Handball Championship was the 2nd edition of the tournament and took place in the Bratislava, Slovakia, from 11 to 20 July 2008.
The Russian Federation won the final against Serbia by 27–22.

## Draw

| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| Netherlands | Slovakia | Spain | France |
| Puerto Rico | Tunisia | Serbia | Angola |
| Denmark | South Korea | Japan | Brazil |
| Russia | Qatar | Argentina | Hong Kong |

## Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 68 | +42 | 6 |
| Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 73 | +29 | 4 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 78 | +3 | 2 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 127 | −74 | 0 |
| 11 July 2008 14:00 | Netherlands | 35-17 | Puerto Rico | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava |
| 11 July 2008 14:00 | | (19-8) | | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava |
| 11 July 2008 16:00 | Russia | 33-26 | Denmark | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava |
| 11 July 2008 16:00 | | (17-12) | | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava |
| 12 July 2008 14:00 | Denmark | 28-23 | Netherlands | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava |
| 12 July 2008 14:00 | | (14-14) | | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava |
| 12 July 2008 16:00 | Puerto Rico | 19-44 | Russia | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava |
| 12 July 2008 16:00 | | (13-14) | | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava |
| 13 July 2008 14:00 | Netherlands | 23-33 | Russia | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava |
| 13 July 2008 14:00 | | (11-17) | | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava |
| 13 July 2008 16:00 | Puerto Rico | 17-48 | Denmark | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava |
| 13 July 2008 16:00 | | (13-20) | | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava |

## Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 61 | +75 | 6 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 63 | +42 | 4 |
| Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 90 | +18 | 2 |
| Qatar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 168 | −135 | 0 |
| 11 July 2008 18:00 | Slovakia | 32-23 | Tunisia | Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava |
| 11 July 2008 18:00 | | (16-13) | | Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava |
| 11 July 2008 20:00 | South Korea | 57-14 | Qatar | Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava |
| 11 July 2008 20:00 | | (26-5) | | Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava |
| 12 July 2008 18:00 | Qatar | 7-56 | Slovakia | Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava |
| 12 July 2008 18:00 | | (3-25) | | Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava |
| 12 July 2008 20:00 | Tunisia | 30-46 | South Korea | Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava |
| 12 July 2008 20:00 | | (12-26) | | Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava |
| 13 July 2008 18:00 | South Korea | 33-17 | Slovakia | Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava |
| 13 July 2008 18:00 | | (23-9) | | Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava |
| 13 July 2008 20:00 | Qatar | 12-55 | Tunisia | Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava |
| 13 July 2008 20:00 | | (5-25) | | Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava |

## Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Serbia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 67 | +26 | 6 |
| Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 72 | +1 | 4 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 80 | −8 | 2 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 87 | −19 | 0 |
| 11 July 2008 18:00 | Spain | 22-33 | Serbia | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava |
| 11 July 2008 18:00 | | (14-12) | | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava |
| 11 July 2008 20:00 | Japan | 26-30 | Argentina | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava |
| 11 July 2008 20:00 | | (15-14) | | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava |
| 12 July 2008 18:00 | Argentina | 20-28 | Spain | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava |
| 12 July 2008 18:00 | | (10-14) | | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava |
| 12 July 2008 20:00 | Serbia | 34-23 | Japan | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava |
| 12 July 2008 20:00 | | (17-12) | | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava |
| 13 July 2008 18:00 | Spain | 23-19 | Japan | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava |
| 13 July 2008 18:00 | | (11-8) | | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava |
| 13 July 2008 20:00 | Serbia | 26-22 | Argentina | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava |
| 13 July 2008 20:00 | | (15-11) | | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava |

## Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 34 | +76 | 6 |
| Angola | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 4 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 68 | +18 | 2 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 118 | −99 | 0 |
| 11 July 2008 14:00 | France | 27-11 | Angola | Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava |
| 11 July 2008 14:00 | | (12-6) | | Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava |
| 11 July 2008 16:00 | Brazil | 43-7 | Hong Kong | Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava |
| 11 July 2008 16:00 | | (20-2) | | Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava |
| 12 July 2008 14:00 | Hong Kong | 3-48 | France | Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava |
| 12 July 2008 14:00 | | (1-23) | | Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava |
| 12 July 2008 16:00 | Angola | 26-23 | Brazil | Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava |
| 12 July 2008 16:00 | | (9-9) | | Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava |
| 13 July 2008 14:00 | France | 35-20 | Brazil | Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava |
| 13 July 2008 14:00 | | (15-9) | | Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava |
| 13 July 2008 16:00 | Angola | 27-9 | Hong Kong | Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava |
| 13 July 2008 16:00 | | (11-5) | | Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava |

## Main round
### Group M I

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Russia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 4 |
| Denmark | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 4 |
| South Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 0 |
| Date | Match | Match | Match | Score |
| 15 July 2008 | Russia | - | Slovakia | 23-20 |
| 15 July 2008 | South Korea | - | Denmark | 26-30 |
| 16 July 2008 | Denmark | - | Slovakia | 25-17 |
| 16 July 2008 | Russia | - | South Korea | 29-25 |
* In Sibamac Arena, Bratislava

### Group M II

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Serbia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 4 |
| France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 2 |
| Spain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 2 |
| Angola | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 0 |
| Date | Match | Match | Match | Score |
| 15 July 2008 | Serbia | - | Angola | 32-21 |
| 15 July 2008 | France | - | Spain | 17-14 |
| 16 July 2008 | Spain | - | Angola | 26-20 |
| 16 July 2008 | Serbia | - | France | 31-20 |
* In Sibamac Arena, Bratislava

## Placement round
### Group P I

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 33 | +61 | 4 |
| Tunisia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 67 | −10 | 2 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 2 |
| Qatar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 99 | −84 | 0 |
| Date | Match | Match | Match | Score |
| 15 July 2008 | Netherlands | - | Qatar | 53-6 |
| 15 July 2008 | Tunisia | - | Puerto Rico | 30-26 |
| 16 July 2008 | Puerto Rico | - | Qatar | 46-9 |
| 16 July 2008 | Netherlands | - | Tunisia | 41-27 |
* In Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava

### Group P II

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Brazil | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 4 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 2 |
| Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 2 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 80 | −60 | 0 |
| Date | Match | Match | Match | Score |
| 15 July 2008 | Argentina | - | Hong Kong | 42-10 |
| 15 July 2008 | Brazil | - | Japan | 31-24 |
| 16 July 2008 | Japan | - | Hong Kong | 38-10 |
| 16 July 2008 | Argentina | - | Brazil | 19-31 |
* In Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava

## Placement matches
### 15/16-place match

| 19 July 2008 10:00 | Qatar | 18-34 | Hong Kong | SH Pasienky, Bratislava |

### 13/14-place match

| 19 July 2008 12:30 | Puerto Rico | 22-44 | Japan | SH Pasienky, Bratislava |

### 11/12-place match

| 19 July 2008 15:00 | Tunisia | 33-39 | Argentina | SH Pasienky, Bratislava |

### 9/10-place match

| 19 July 2008 20:00 | Netherlands | 31-26 | Brazil | SH Pasienky, Bratislava |

### 7/8-place match

| 19 July 2008 17:30 | Slovakia | 27-18 | Angola | SH Pasienky, Bratislava |

### 5/6-place match

| 20 July 2008 12:00 | South Korea | 28-31 | Spain | SH Pasienky, Bratislava |

## Semifinals / knockout stage
### Semifinal matches

| 18 July 2008 17:30 | Russia | 28-25 | France | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava |
| 18 July 2008 17:30 | | (13-12) | | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava |
| 18 July 2008 20:00 | Serbia | 28-17 | Denmark | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava |
| 18 July 2008 20:00 | | (15-5) | | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava |

### Bronze-medal match

| 20 July 2008 14:30 | France | 21-24 | Denmark | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava Referees: J. Ondogrecula, M. Badura (SVK) |
| 20 July 2008 14:30 | C. Blard 12 | (10-12) | L. Grigel 9 | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava Referees: J. Ondogrecula, M. Badura (SVK) |
| 20 July 2008 14:30 | 2× 5× | | 4× 2× | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava Referees: J. Ondogrecula, M. Badura (SVK) |

### Gold-medal match

| 20 July 2008 17:00 | Russia | 27-22 | Serbia | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava Referees: S. Lenci, J. Grillo (ARG) |
| 20 July 2008 17:00 | S. Makhneva 8 | (12-16) | J. Zivkovic & J. Trifunovic 6 | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava Referees: S. Lenci, J. Grillo (ARG) |
| 20 July 2008 17:00 | 3× 4× | | 3× 4× | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava Referees: S. Lenci, J. Grillo (ARG) |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Russia |
| | Serbia |
| | Denmark |
| 4 | France |
| 5 | Spain |
| 6 | South Korea |
| 7 | Slovakia |
| 8 | Angola |
| 9 | Netherlands |
| 10 | Brazil |
| 11 | Argentina |
| 12 | Tunisia |
| 13 | Japan |
| 14 | Puerto Rico |
| 15 | Hong Kong |
| 16 | Qatar |

## Awards

* 2008 Women's Youth World Champions
* Russia 1st title
* Team roster
* Players - Tatiana Khmyrova, Ksenia Milova, Snezhana Makhneva, Irina Nikitina, Olga Luzinova, Anna Sen, Ksenia Makeeva, Nadezda Potapenko, Elena Konova, Irina Astashova, Ekaterina Yatsenko, Daria Mochalova, Polina Dikalo, Valentina Goncharova
* Officials:
* A - Viacheslav Kirilenko
* B - Robert Minabutdinov
* C - Boris Krasnov
* D - Andrey Kalnoy