2019 IHF Emerging Nations Championship

The 2019 IHF Emerging Nations Handball Championship was the third edition of the IHF Emerging Nations Championship held in Georgia under the aegis of International Handball Federation from 7 to 16 June 2019.[1]

3rd IHF Emerging Nations Championship 2019
Tournament details
Host country Georgia
Dates8–16 June
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Georgia (1st title)
Runner-up Cuba
Third place Bulgaria
Fourth place Great Britain
Tournament statistics
Matches42
Goals scored2,551 (61 per match)
Attendance4,556 (108 per match)
Top scorer(s)United Kingdom Sebastien Edgar
(66 goals)
Best playerGeorgia (country) Giorgi Tskhovrebadze
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Georgia defeated Cuba in the final to win their first title and earned the right to compete at the Relegation Round of 2022 European Championship qualification.[2]

A total of twelve countries participated in the tournament.

Venues

The championship were played in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Tbilisi
Tbilisi Sports Palace
Capacity: 9,700

Participating teams

Unlike previous edition, Europe was represented only by the teams who competed at the first phase of 2022 European Championship qualification and failed to advance to the Relegation Round. That implied Faroe Islands not to defend their title at this tournament.

CountryPrevious appearances in championship
 Azerbaijan (3rd placed team of EURO 2022 Qualification Phase 1 Group B)1 (2017)
 Bulgaria (2nd placed team of EURO 2022 Qualification Phase 1 Group A)2 (2015, 2017)
 China2 (2015, 2017)
 Colombia (Winner of 2018 South and Central American Emerging Nations Championship)0 (debut)
 Cuba (Winner of 2019 NorCa Emerging Nations Championship)[3]0 (debut)
 Georgia (2nd placed team of EURO 2022 Qualification Phase 1 Group B)1 (2017)
 Great Britain (3rd placed team of EURO 2022 Qualification Phase 1 Group A)2 (2015, 2017)
 India0 (debut)
 Ireland (4th placed team of EURO 2022 Qualification Phase 1 Group A)2 (2015, 2017)
 Malta (4th placed team of EURO 2022 Qualification Phase 1 Group B)2 (2015, 2017)
 Nigeria0 (debut)
 United States (Wildcard)0 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italics indicates host.

Draw

The draw was held on 26 April 2019.[4] Georgia had the right to choose their group after the draw was completed.[5]

Seeding
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6
 Bulgaria
 China		  Georgia
 Azerbaijan		  Great Britain
 Ireland		  Colombia
 Malta		  Cuba
 United States		  India
 Nigeria

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+4).

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cuba 5 5 0 0 167 130 +37 10 Semifinals
2  Great Britain 5 4 0 1 156 144 +12 8
3  China 5 3 0 2 150 138 +12 6 5–8th place semifinals
4  Colombia 5 2 0 3 148 152 −4 4
5  Azerbaijan 5 1 0 4 162 166 −4 2 9–12th place semifinals
6  India 5 0 0 5 151 204 −53 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
8 June 2019
10:00		 Colombia  25–28  China Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 150
Referees: Ershov, Pavliukov (RUS)
Restrepo 10 (10–10) Li Z. 8
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8 June 2019
14:00		 India  29–45  Azerbaijan Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 98
Referees: Da Silva, Magalhães (BRA)
Nain 8 (15–20) Nazaraliyev 10
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8 June 2019
16:00		 Cuba  35–27  Great Britain Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 50
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Toledano 10 (17–9) Green 8
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9 June 2019
10:00		 Colombia  35–30  Azerbaijan Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 74
Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT)
Restrepo 12 (17–15) Muradov, Nazaraliyev 8
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9 June 2019
12:00		 China  24–30  Cuba Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 50
Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
Li Z. 9 (10–13) Toledano 7
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9 June 2019
14:00		 Great Britain  38–28  India Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 50
Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE)
Edgar 14 (16–13) D. Singh 9
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10 June 2019
10:00		 Azerbaijan  35–36  Great Britain Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 50
Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
Nazaraliyev, Salimov 8 (15–20) Edgar 11
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10 June 2019
12:00		 Colombia  24–31  Cuba Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 50
Referees: Monitillo, Simone (ITA)
Romero 6 (10–12) A. García 8
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10 June 2019
14:00		 India  29–40  China Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 15
Referees: El-Beltagy, Nasser (EGY)
Nain 9 (15–15) Huang 8
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12 June 2019
10:00		 Azerbaijan  26–31  Cuba Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 45
Referees: El-Beltagy, Nasser (EGY)
Muradov 9 (13–16) D. García 5
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12 June 2019
12:00		 Great Britain  28–23  China Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 50
Referees: Hermann, Madsen (DEN)
Edgar 12 (12–12) Li S. 6
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12 June 2019
14:00		 Colombia  41–36  India Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 79
Referees: Ershov, Pavliukov (RUS)
Mayo 9 (22–18) D. Singh 13
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13 June 2019
10:00		 China  35–26  Azerbaijan Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 50
Referees: Magalhães, Da Silva (BRA)
three players 7 (17–12) Nazaraliyev 10
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13 June 2019
12:00		 Great Britain  27–23  Colombia Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 50
Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
Edgar 10 (13–8) Restrepo 6
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13 June 2019
14:00		 Cuba  40–29  India Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 68
Referees: Kažanegra, Mitrović (SRB)
Lafortán 9 (19–12) D. Singh 6
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Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Georgia (H) 5 5 0 0 166 85 +81 10 Semifinals
2  Bulgaria 5 4 0 1 159 124 +35 8
3  United States 5 3 0 2 176 132 +44 6 5–8th place semifinals
4  Nigeria 5 1 1 3 128 136 −8 3[lower-alpha 1]
5  Ireland 5 1 1 3 143 165 −22 3[lower-alpha 1] 9–12th place semifinals
6  Malta 5 0 0 5 72 202 −130 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Ireland 31–31 Nigeria
8 June 2019
12:00		 Malta  13–38  Bulgaria Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 50
Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
Harrison 6 (6–23) Sv. Dimitrov 10
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8 June 2019
18:30		 Nigeria  14–27  Georgia Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 800
Referees: Hermann, Madsen (DEN)
Cole 4 (6–14) Tskhovrebadze 6
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8 June 2019
20:30		 United States  37–32  Ireland Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 75
Referees: Monitillo, Simone (ITA)
Fofana 13 (21–17) Grace 13
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9 June 2019
16:00		 Bulgaria  38–35  United States Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 87
Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić (SRB)
Vasilev 11 (16–17) Inahara 10
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9 June 2019
18:00		 Malta  13–39  Georgia Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 100
Referees: El-Beltagy, Nasser (EGY)
Fenech 4 (7–16) Dikhaminjia 8
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9 June 2019
20:00		 Ireland  31–31  Nigeria Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 50
Referees: Da Silva, Magalhães (BRA)
three players 7 (14–16) Anih 12
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10 June 2019
16:00		 United States  44–10  Malta Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 91
Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE)
Reed 10 (24–8) Harrison 5
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10 June 2019
18:00		 Georgia  37–17  Ireland Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 300
Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić (SRB)
Tskhovrebadze 7 (18–7) three players 4
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10 June 2019
20:00		 Nigeria  19–27  Bulgaria Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 76
Referees: Ershov, Pavliukov (RUS)
Anih, Kalu 5 (5–12) Sv. Dimitrov 8
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12 June 2019
16:00		 Ireland  22–37  Bulgaria Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 70
Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
Grace 6 (10–16) Vasilev 8
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12 June 2019
18:00		 Georgia  28–22  United States Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 270
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Tskhovrebadze 9 (17–11) Lee 6
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12 June 2019
20:00		 Malta  13–40  Nigeria Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 69
Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT)
Harrison, Seifert 3 (4–18) Anas 9
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13 June 2019
16:00		 Ireland  41–23  Malta Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 70
Referees: Monitillo, Simone (ITA)
Grace 9 (24–12) Harrison 6
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13 June 2019
18:00		 Bulgaria  19–35  Georgia Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 174
Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
Balchev, Vasilev 4 (11–19) Tskhovrebadze 7
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13 June 2019
20:00		 United States  38–24  Nigeria Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 30
Referees: Hermann, Madsen (DEN)
Skorupa 8 (15–10) four players 4
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Knockout stage

Bracket
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
15 June
 
 
 Cuba (OT)39
 
16 June
 
 Bulgaria36
 
 Cuba21
 
15 June
 
 Georgia31
 
 Georgia28
 
 
 Great Britain21
 
Third place game
 
 
16 June
 
 
 Bulgaria47
 
 
 Great Britain31
Fifth place bracket
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
15 June
 
 
 China28
 
16 June
 
 Nigeria24
 
 China27
 
15 June
 
 United States35
 
 United States42
 
 
 Colombia32
 
Seventh place game
 
 
16 June
 
 
 Nigeria33
 
 
 Colombia31
Ninth place bracket
 
9–12th place semifinalsNinth place game
 
      
 
15 June
 
 
 Azerbaijan37
 
16 June
 
 Malta22
 
 Azerbaijan28
 
15 June
 
 India46
 
 Ireland38
 
 
 India (Pen.)39
 
Eleventh place game
 
 
16 June
 
 
 Malta18
 
 
 Ireland39

9–12th place semifinals
15 June 2019
10:00		 Azerbaijan  37–22  Malta Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 40
Referees: Ershov, Pavliukov (RUS)
Nazaraliyev 16 (18–13) Seifret 5
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15 June 2019
12:00		 Ireland  38–39  India Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 64
Referees: Da Silva, Magalhães (BRA)
Grace 13 (14–19) N. Singh 10
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FT: 32–32 Pen: 6–7

5–8th place semifinals
15 June 2019
14:00		 China  28–24  Nigeria Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 50
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Huang 7 (12–13) Ani 7
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15 June 2019
16:00		 United States  42–32  Colombia Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 50
Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
Fofana 8 (22–18) Romero 10
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Semifinals
15 June 2019
18:00		 Georgia  28–21  Great Britain Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 198
Referees: Hermann, Madsen (DEN)
Tskhovrebadze 8 (13–10) Edgar 7
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15 June 2019
20:00		 Cuba  39–36 (ET)  Bulgaria Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 50
Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić (SRB)
Taboada 11 (20–14) Sv. Dimitrov 15
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FT: 32–32 ET: 7–4

Eleventh place game
16 June 2019
10:00		 Malta  18–39  Ireland Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 50
Referees: El-Beltagy, Nasser (EGY)
three players 4 (11–23) Thompson 9
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Ninth place game
16 June 2019
12:00		 Azerbaijan  28–46  India Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 63
Referees: Hermann, Madsen (DEN)
Nazaraliyev 8 (13–18) Ankit 11
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Seventh place game
16 June 2019
14:00		 Nigeria  33–31  Colombia Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 35
Referees: Da Silva, Magalhães (BRA)
Kalu 10 (20–14) Restrepo 9
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Fifth place game
16 June 2019
16:00		 China  27–35  United States Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 100
Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić (SRB)
Li S. 9 (16–16) Bengozi 8
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Third place game
16 June 2019
18:00		 Bulgaria  47–31  Great Britain Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 100
Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
Atanasov 12 (26–17) Da Silva, Edgar 8
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Final
16 June 2019
20:00		 Cuba  21–31  Georgia Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 515
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Taboada, Toledano 5 (10–14) Tskhovrebadze 8
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Final standings
RankTeam
1st place, gold medalist(s) Georgia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Cuba
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bulgaria
4 Great Britain
5 United States
6 China
7 Nigeria
8 Colombia
9 India
10 Azerbaijan
11 Ireland
12 Malta
     Team advanced to the Relegation Round of qualification for EURO 2022

All-Star Team

All-Star Team of the tournament and MVP.[6]

PositionPlayer
GoalkeeperCuba Magnol Suárez
Right wingBulgaria Svetlin Dimitrov
Right backGeorgia (country) Giorgi Tskhovrebadze
Centre backBulgaria Kristian Vasilev
Left backGeorgia (country) Teimuraz Orjonikidze
Left wingChina Huang Peijie
PivotCuba Eduardo Valiente
Most valuable playerGeorgia (country) Giorgi Tskhovrebadze

Statistics

References
  1. "2019 IHF Men's Emerging Nations Championship". ihf.info. 8 April 2019.
  2. "Georgia power to first Emerging Nations trophy". competition.ihf.info. 16 June 2019.
  3. "Cuba claim gold – and ticket to Georgia 2019 – in Santo Domingo". ihf.info. 16 April 2019.
  4. "Draw for 3rd IHF Men's Emerging Nations Championship". ihf.info. 25 April 2019.
  5. "Groups for Georgia 2019 drawn". ihf.info. 26 April 2019.
  6. "3rd IHF Emerging Nations Championship All-star Team". competition.ihf.info. 16 June 2019.
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