2019 USA Team Handball Nationals – men's elite division
{{short description|Handball competition}}
{{Infobox handball league season
| competition = 2019 USA Team Handball Nationals - Men's Elite Division
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| season = 2018–19
| dates = 24 - 26 May 2019
| winners =
| matches = 20
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| prevseason = 2018
| nextseason = 2020
| updated = 2019-05-04
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The 2019 Nationals is the 49th Men's Nationals. The Nationals was a team handball tournament to determine the National Champion from 2019 from the US.
Venues
The championship was played at venues at the Myrtle Beach Sports Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Team-Handball/News/2019/January/30/Save-the-Date-Nationals|title=Save the Date: College National Championships and US Open National Championships|date=2019-01-30|website=USA Team Handball|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504104329/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Team-Handball/News/2019/January/30/Save-the-Date-Nationals|archive-date=2019-05-04|url-status=dead|access-date=2019-05-04}}
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Qualification
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| Competition
! Dates ! Vacancies ! Qualified |
|---|
| 2018 Nationals - Men's Elite Division
| 17 - 20 May 2018 | align="center" | 1 | New York City Team Handball Club | align="center" |19 |
| 2018-19 Midwest Team Handball League
| 29 September 2018 - 24 March 2019 | align="center" | 1 | Chicago Inter Handball Club #1 | align="center" |15 |
| 2018-19 Northeast Team Handball League
| 14 October 2018 – 31 March 2019 | align="center" | 2 | Boston Team Handball #3 | align="center" |7 |
| Wildcards
| | align="center" | 4 | San Francisco CalHeat Team Handball Club | align="center" |29 |
West Point Black (Army) which ranked 2nd at the NTHL and at the Wildcard Standings will not attending the competition. due to graduation.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dcdiplomats.com/nthlwp/2019-usath-national-championships-the-elite-division-is-known/|title=2019 USATH National Championships – The Elite Division is Known|last=bacothorn|date=2019-04-18|website=Northeast Team Handball League|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504103957/http://www.dcdiplomats.com/nthlwp/2019-usath-national-championships-the-elite-division-is-known/|archive-date=2019-05-04|url-status=live|access-date=2019-05-04}}
Modus
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The eight teams are split in two pools A and B and they play a round roubin.
The last two teams per group were qualified for the 5-8th place semifinals.
The losers from the 5-8th place semis played a 7th place game and the winners the 5th place game.
The best two teams per group were qualified for the semifinals.
The losers from the semis played a small final and the winners the final.
Results
=Group stage=
==Group A==
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==Group B==
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=Championship=
{{4TeamBracket-with 3rd
| RD1=Semifinals
| RD2=Final
| RD2b=Small Final
| Team-Width=150
| RD1-seed1=A1
| RD1-team1=New York City
| RD1-score1=32
| RD1-seed2=B2
| RD1-team2=New York Athletic Club
| RD1-score2=22
| RD1-seed3=B1
| RD1-team3=San Francisco CalHeat
| RD1-score3=28
| RD1-seed4=A2
| RD1-team4=Los Angeles
| RD1-score4=23
| RD2-seed1=A1
| RD2-team1=New York City
| RD2-score1=30
| RD2-seed2=B1
| RD2-team2=San Francisco CalHeat
| RD2-score2=31
| RD2b-seed1=B2
| RD2b-team1=New York Athletic Club
| RD2b-score1=32
| RD2b-seed2=A2
| RD2b-team2=Los Angeles
| RD2b-score2=30
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==Semifinals==
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|date= 25 May 2019
|time=19:00 (UTC-4)
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|date= 25 May 2019
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==Small Final==
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|date= 26 May 2019
|time=12:30 (UTC-4)
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==Final==
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|date= 26 May 2019
|time=13:45 (UTC-4)
|team1=New York City
|score=30-31
|team2=San Francisco CalHeat
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|goals1= Stefan Lang 11, {{ill|Benjamin Briffe|fr}} 6
|goals2= Eloy Rubio Blanco 10, Nicolas Raemy 8
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|attendance= 450
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=Consolation=
{{4TeamBracket-with 3rd
| RD1=5-8th Place Semifinals
| RD2=5th Place
| RD2b=7th Place
| Team-Width=150
| RD1-seed1=A3
| RD1-team1=Boston
| RD1-score1=24
| RD1-seed2=B4
| RD1-team2=New York City II
| RD1-score2=23
| RD1-seed3=B3
| RD1-team3=DC Diplomats
| RD1-score3=31
| RD1-seed4=A4
| RD1-team4=Chicago Inter
| RD1-score4=19
| RD2-seed1=A3
| RD2-team1=Boston
| RD2-score1=25
| RD2-seed2=B3
| RD2-team2=DC Diplomats
| RD2-score2=22
| RD2b-seed1=A4
| RD2b-team1=Chicago Inter
| RD2b-score1=24
| RD2b-seed2=B4
| RD2b-team2=New York City II
| RD2b-score2=22
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==5-8th Place Semifinals ==
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|time=19:00 (UTC-4)
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==7th Place==
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|date= 26 May 2019
|time=11:00 (UTC-4)
|team1=New York City II
|score=22-24
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==5th Place==
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|date= 26 May 2019
|time=11:00 (UTC-4)
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|score=25-22
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Final ranking
| class="wikitable"
! Rank ! Team | |
| align=center|{{gold1}} | align="left"|San Francisco CalHeat |
| align=center|{{silver2}} | align="left"|New York City |
| align=center|{{bronze3}} | align="left"|New York Athletic Club |
| align=center|4 | align="left"|Los Angeles |
| align=center|5 | align="left"|Boston |
| align=center|6 | align="left"|DC Diplomats |
| align=center|7 | align="left"|Chicago Inter |
| align=center|8 | align="left"|New York City II |
Statistics
=Awards=
| Most Valuable Player: | Gil Pires | Los Angeles THC |
| Most Valuable Goalkeeper: | Lucas Kroeger | San Francisco CalHeat |
| Top Scorer: | Gil Pires | Los Angeles THC |
=Top scorers=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" | |||||
| Rank | Name | Goals | Games | Average | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{gold1}} | align="left"|Gil Pires | bgcolor=#ccffcc|46 | 5 | bgcolor=#ccffcc|{{#expr:46/5}} | align="left"|Los Angeles |
| {{silver2}} | align="left"|Eloy Rubio | 35 | 5 | data-sort-value="{{#expr:35/5}}"|{{#expr:35/5 round 2}} | align="left"|SF Calheat |
| {{bronze3}} | align="left"|{{ill|Benjamin Briffe|fr}} | 29 | 5 | data-sort-value="{{#expr:29/5}}"|{{#expr:29/5 round 2}} | align="left"|New York City |
| {{bronze3}} | align="left"|Nicolas Raemy | 29 | 5 | data-sort-value="{{#expr:29/5}}"|{{#expr:29/5 round 2}} | align="left"|SF Calheat |
| {{bronze3}} | align="left"|Chris Morgan | 29 | 5 | data-sort-value="{{#expr:29/5}}"|{{#expr:29/5 round 2}} | align="left"|New York Athletic Club |
=All-Tournament Team=
{{Handball All-Star team
|width = 100%
|p-name = Vladimir Bicvic
|p-team = New York City THC
|p-award =
|p-misc =
|gk-name = Lucas Kroeger
|gk-team = San Francisco CalHeat
|gk-award =
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|lw-name = Hedi Boubaker
|lw-team = New York City THC
|lw-award =
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|rw-name = Nicolas Raemy
|rw-team = San Francisco CalHeat
|rw-award =
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|lb-name = Eloy Rubio
|lb-team = San Francisco CalHeat
|lb-award =
|lb-misc =
|rb-name = {{ill|Benjamin Briffe|fr}}
|rb-team = New York City THC
|rb-award =
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|cb-name = Gil Pires
|cb-team = Los Angeles THC
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://usateamhandball.usetopscore.com/e/open-2019 Tournament Results]{{Dead link|date=January 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
{{USA Team Handball Nationals}}