Netherlands,
Hungary, China and Portugal are on top of the Main Round phase at the IHF Women’s U17 Beach Handball World
Championship.
Main Round – Group I
The Netherlands had an incredible day at the IHF U17 Beach
Handball World Championship. In the morning they beat Croatia 2:0 (26:16 and
20:17) and in the afternoon they defeated Argentina in an exciting continental
champions contest. The Dutchies won 2:1 (12:16, 17:9, SO 4:3).
Prior to their loss versus the Dutch, Argentina had taken the
points versus Chinese Taipei in two sets (21:9 and 11:9). Taipei also lost to
Hungary 2:0 (13:26 and 18:20).
Tomorrow Hungary will match up with the Netherlands in a more
than promising European contest. The Croatians will face Chinese Taipei aiming
for the 4th rank of the group and a quarter-final spot.
Rank (as of July 13)
1- Netherlands (6 pts)
2- Hungary (6 pts)
3- Argentina (4 pts)
4- Croatia (0 pts)
5- Chinese Taipei (0 pts)
Main Round – Group II
China and Portugal share the first place of the group as they
are both on 8 points. The Asian side defeated American Samoa 2:0 (20:11 and
21:7) and then showed their best skills to beat Spain in the shoot-out (27:28,
27:20, SO 8:6).
The Spain ‘Guerreras’ had previously won 2:0 versus Thailand
(22:18 and 26:22), who also lost 2:1 to Portugal (24:28, 24:22, SO 0:7). The
Portuguese completed a wonderful day with a 2:0 victory over Venezuela (30:16
and 24:14).
The Chinese are playing Portugal on the second Main Round
day, as Venezuela will meet Spain and Thailand will confront with American
Samoa.
Rank (as of July 13)
1- China (8 pts)
2- Portugal (8 pts)
3- Spain (4 pts)
4- Thailand (2 pts)
5- Venezuela (2 pts)
6- American Samoa (0 pts)
Consolation Round
Paraguay lead the Consolidation Round after their 2:0 wins versus Mauritius (22:4 and 26:3) and Australia (20:2 and 21:6). Tomorrow the hosts will play the Oceania side in search of their first triumph at the competition.
Rank (as of July 13)
1- Paraguay (4 pts)
2- Australia (0 pts)
3- Mauritius (0 pts)