Placement Round (9 – 16)

Denmark – Romania 30:21 (15:9)

Consolation for Denmark

Two days after the disappointing defeat in the eight-finals against Korea the team of Denmark came to a clear 30:21 victory against Romania in their first performance in the placement round for the places 9 to 16. For the Scandinavians this success means nothing more than a little consolation after missing the quarter-finals, but now they will play for the places 9 to 12, while their competitors will go to the placement round, where they will play for the places 13 to 16. The Danish team played very well during the first 30 minutes and was logically in lead with 15:9 after the first half. A few lapses of concentration In the second half gave Romania the chance to come back into the match. The hope lasted only a few minutes until Denmark took again the reins and won in the end well-earned. Best scorer of this match was Julie Aagaard Poulsen (Denmark) with twelve goals.

President´s Cup 

23/24: Kazakhstan – Tunisia 33:41 (14:21)

First victory for Tunisia 

In their last appearance the Tunisian ladies came to their first victory in this Junior World Championship. In the first placement match of the President´s Cup the young North-African women made it to the 23rd in the ranking of this World Championship by beating their competitors from Kazakhstan with 41:33. Already during the first thirty minutes Tunisia built up a seven-goals-lead. And also after the break Kazakhstan had no means to bring Tunisia into danger. After all, it was a well-deserved victory for Tunisia. Best scorer of this match was Maroua Daouadi (Tunisia) with 13 goals.