Tournament will be held from 4-12 August in Udine (ITA).
The top five teams will qualify for 2019 U19 WC.
Belgium (winner of 2017 title with some returning players, notably the Massey sisters), Spain and France should be among the best, but other teams are expected to compete for the top positions as there's no big favorite. Germany, Russia and Italy also performed well in various prep tournaments.
There should be plenty of talent at the tournament and here's a coverage of the top players to watch:
Interestingly, several U17 WC players are back to action in the U18 competition:
- Hungary lists as many as eight players back from its 4th place team (but not the leading scorer Dombai)
- Latvia has four (leading scorer Meldere, Vihmane, Nulle and Klescova)
- France has two (Ewodo and Salaun) as well as Spain (leading scorer Carrera and Puyo) and Italy (Orsili and Pastrello). Italian team is missing its top prospect Sara Madera injured.
The top five teams will qualify for 2019 U19 WC.
Belgium (winner of 2017 title with some returning players, notably the Massey sisters), Spain and France should be among the best, but other teams are expected to compete for the top positions as there's no big favorite. Germany, Russia and Italy also performed well in various prep tournaments.
There should be plenty of talent at the tournament and here's a coverage of the top players to watch:
Interestingly, several U17 WC players are back to action in the U18 competition:
- Hungary lists as many as eight players back from its 4th place team (but not the leading scorer Dombai)
- Latvia has four (leading scorer Meldere, Vihmane, Nulle and Klescova)
- France has two (Ewodo and Salaun) as well as Spain (leading scorer Carrera and Puyo) and Italy (Orsili and Pastrello). Italian team is missing its top prospect Sara Madera injured.
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