2018 European Women's Handball Championship
The 2018 European Women's Handball Championship was held in France in from 29 November to 16 December 2018. It was the first time France hosts the women's tournament. The matches were played in Brest, Montbéliard, Nancy, Nantes and Paris.
France defeated Russia in the final to claim their first title.
Venues
Qualification
Qualified teams
All 16 qualified teams took part in the previous 2016 championship.| Country | Qualified as | Date of qualification | Previous appearances in tournament |
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Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Draw
The draw was held on 12 June 2018 at 12:00 at the Maison de la Radio in Paris, France.Seedings
The pots were announced on 4 June 2018.| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
Squads
Referees
12 referee pairs were selected on 4 October 2018.Preliminary round
All times are local.Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Main round
Points obtained against qualified teams from the same group will be taken over.Group I
----Both matches were scheduled for 8 December, but moved back due to the Yellow vests movement.
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Group II
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Knockout stage
Bracket
Fifth place game
Semifinals
----Third place game
Final
Final ranking and statistics
| Rank | Team |
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All Star Team
The All Star Team and awards were announced on 16 December 2018.| Position | Player |
| Goalkeeper | |
| Right wing | |
| Right back | |
| Centre back | |
| Left back | |
| Left wing | |
| Pivot | |
| Best defense player | |
| Most valuable player |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | Shots | % |
| 1 | Katarina Krpež Šlezak | 50 | 70 | 71 | |
| 2 | Eliza Buceschi | 45 | 67 | 67 | |
| 3 | Cristina Neagu | 44 | 82 | 54 | |
| 4 | Anna Vyakhireva | 43 | 66 | 65 | |
| 5 | Estelle Nze Minko | 38 | 46 | 83 | |
| 6 | Estavana Polman | 36 | 73 | 49 | |
| 7 | Nathalie Hagman | 35 | 50 | 70 | |
| 7 | Jovanka Radičević | 35 | 51 | 69 | |
| 9 | Đurđina Jauković | 34 | 61 | 56 | |
| 10 | Stine Bredal Oftedal | 33 | 55 | 60 | |
| 10 | Crina Pintea | 33 | 52 | 63 |
Top goalkeepers
| Rank | Name | Team | % | Saves | Shots |
| 1 | Silje Solberg | 40 | 45 | 112 | |
| 2 | Laura Glauser | 36 | 41 | 114 | |
| 2 | Amandine Leynaud | 36 | 60 | 165 | |
| 2 | Katrine Lunde | 36 | 57 | 160 | |
| 5 | Maja Vojnović | 35 | 9 | 26 | |
| 6 | Blanka Bíró | 33 | 45 | 136 | |
| 6 | Filippa Idéhn | 33 | 61 | 184 | |
| 6 | Tess Wester | 33 | 78 | 238 | |
| 9 | Iulia Dumanska | 32 | 48 | 148 | |
| 9 | Anna Sedoykina | 32 | 68 | 212 | |
| 9 | Sandra Toft | 32 | 46 | 145 |