NYIREGYHAZA – Yesterday, Friday July 2nd, ended the preliminary round of the 20th Men’s and Women’s World University Handball Championship. In Pool A host Hungary won against Serbia after a very hard game by 6 goals (31–25), becoming group winner and on Sunday they will play in the tournament’s final.
The opponent of Hungary will be the Czech Republic, as they won all four games of Pool B. The Czechs had an easy game against Ukraine winning by a diference of 11 goals.
The final will start on Sunday at 4 p. m. Before that Serbia and Japan will play for the bronze medal.
In the women’s tournament Hungary won again (this time against Poland by 11 goals), and the host team have to win one game only to became World University Champion. They will have to take two more obstacles: first they have to beat Czech Republic on Saturday or Turkey on Sunday.
RESULTS DAY 5
MEN
Pool A
Poland–Cyprus: 26–32 (13–17)
Best scorers: Kostrzewa 9, Zak 8, and Papakhypryanov 12, Agripov 7.
Hungary–Serbia: 31–25 (15–14)
Best scorers: Halász 7, Varsandán 5, and M. Popovic 7, Cvetinovic 5.
Free day: United Arab Emirates
Pool Ranking
1. Hungary 4 4 – – 134–87 8
2. Serbia 4 2 1 1 129–107 5
3. Cyprus 4 2 1 1 118–108 5
4. Poland 4 1 – 3 111–125 2
5. United Arab Emirates 4 – – 4 93–158 0
Pool B
Czech Republic–Ukraine: 34–23 (20–13)
Best scorers: Vanco 7, Jurka 6, Krupa 5, and Zakharov 7, Kondrakov 6.
Turkey–Japan: 33–41 (18–19)
Best scorers: Volkan 9, Tolga 8, Mer 7, and Ozawa 12, Tanimura 7, Isikawa, Highasinagahama 5-5.
Free day: Mexico
Pool Ranking:
1. Czech Republic 4 4 – – 148–96 8
2. Japan 4 3 – 1 129–111 6
3. Turkey 4 2 – 2 110–122 4
4. Ukraine 4 1 – 3 104–109 2
5. Mexico 4 – – 4 77–140 0
The Play-offs
Final: Hungary vs. Czech Republic (Sunday, 4 p. m., Nyíregyháza)
Bronze Medal Game: Serbia vs. Japan (Sunday, 11 a. m., Nyíregyháza)
For the 5th place: Cyprus vs. Turkey (Saturday 5 p. m., Tiszavasvári)
For the 7th place: Poland vs. Ukraine (Saturday 5 p. m., Nyí;radony)
For the 9th place: United Arab Emirates vs. Mexico (Levelek, 5 p. m., Levelek)
WOMEN
Japan–Brazil: 32–28 (18–13)
Best scorers: Hara, Ishii 7-7, Hajakawa 5, and S. Oliveira 7, R. Silva 6.
Turkey–Czech Republic: 36–45 (20–24)
Best scorers: Iskenderoglu 16, Perihan 6, Sahin 5, and Luzumova 11, Keclikova 7, Hrbkova 6, Knedcikova, Tomeckova 5-5.
Free day: Romania
Standings:
1. Hungary 4 4 – – 136–90 8
2. Czech Republic 4 3 – 1 148–111 6
3. Turkey 5 3 – 2 170–166 6
4. Romania 4 3 – 1 127–127 6
5. Poland 4 1 – 3 92–127 2
6. Japan 4 1 – 3 117–128 2
7. Brazil 5 – – 5 128–169 0
(Source: Tibor Bodnar, OC & Michal Buchel, FISU Sports Manager)
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