2018 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. The main events for this year were the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Calendar by month
World Cups
Aeromodelling
- May 19 & 20: 2018 F3A Leiria World Cup in Leiria
Parachuting
- January 12 â 14: 2018 Paraski World Cup Series #1 in Bad Leonfelden
- Men's individual winner: Reinhold Haibel
- Women's individual winner: Magdalena Schwertl
- Mixed team winners: HSV Red Bull SBG 1 (Manuel Sulzbacher, Magdalena Schwertl, Julia Schosser, Sebastian Graser)
- Giant slalom winners: Reinhold Haibel (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f)
- February 2 â 4: 2018 Paraski World Cup Series #2 in Ponte di Legno
- Paraski combi men's winner: Marco Valente
- Paraski combi women's winner: Magdalena Schwertl
- Paraski combi junior winner: Sebastian Graser
- Paraski combi master winner: Marco Valente
- Mixed team winners: HSV Red Bull SBG 1 (Manuel Sulzbacher, Sebastian Graser, Magdalena Schwertl, Anton Gruber)
- Ski winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f)
- February 16 â 18: 2018 Paraski World Cup Series #3 in Martin
- This event is cancelled.
- March 2 â 4: 2018 Paraski World Cup Series #4 (final) in VrchlabÃÂ
- Paraski combi men's winner: Sebastian Graser
- Paraski combi women's winner: Magdalena Schwertl
- Paraski combi junior winner: Sebastian Graser
- Paraski combi master winner: Marco Valente
- Mixed team winners: HSV Red Bull SBG 1 (Manuel Sulzbacher, Sebastian Graser, Magdalena Schwertl, Anton Gruber)
- Ski winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f)
- October 25 â 28: 3rd FAI World Cup of Indoor Skydiving in Zallaq
World and Continental Championships
Aeromodelling
- March 19 â 22: 2018 FAI F1D World Championships for Free Flight Indoor Model Aircraft in West Baden
- Seniors winner: Brett Sanborn
- Juniors winner: Vladyslav Klymenko
- Seniors team winners: (Brett Sanborn, Jake Palmer, John Kagan)
- Juniors team winners: (Eliott Crosnier, Timy Reveillon, Baptiste Rompion)
- May 5 â 13: 2018 FAI F3A Asian-Oceanic Championship for Aerobatic Model Aircraft in Bacolod
- July 5 â 14: 2018 FAI F4 World Championships for Scale Model Aircraft in Meiringen
- July 13 â 21: 2018 FAI F2 World Championships for Control Line Model Aircraft in Landres
- July 15 â 21: 2018 FAI F3K European Championship for Model Gliders in Martin
- July 21 â 28: 2018 FAI F3A European Championship for Aerobatic Model Aircraft in Grandrieu
- July 22 â 28: 2018 FAI F3J World Championship for Model Gliders in BraÃÂov
- July 22 â 27: 2018 FAI F5 World Championships for Electric Model Aircraft in Takikawa
- July 23 â 30: 2018 FAI F1 European Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in Szentes
- August 5 â 11: 2018 FAI F1 Junior World Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in Pazardzik
- August 19 â 25: 2018 FAI F5 European Championships for Electric Model Aircraft in Dupnitsa
- August 25 â September 2: 2018 FAI S World Championships for Space Models in Nowy Targ
- August 26 â 31: 2018 FAI F1E European Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in Martin
- October 7 â 13: 2018 FAI F3 World Championship for Model Gliders in Cape Arkona
- November 7 â 11: 2018 FAI World Drone Racing Championships in Shenzhen
Ballooning
General aviation
World and Continental Championships
Gliding
Hang gliding
- July 8 â 21: 8th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 5 Championship in KruÃ
¡evo
- July 8 â 21: 20th FAI European Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship in KruÃ
¡evo
Microlights & paramotors
- April 30 â May 6: 10th FAI World Paramotor Championships in Lopburi
- PF1 winner: Alexandre Mateos
- PL1 winner: Wojciech BógdaÃ
Â
- PL2 winners: (Jean Mateos, Célia Domingues)
- PF1 team winners:
- PL1 team winners:
- PL2 team winners:
- October 30 â November 6: 3rd FAI World Paramotor Slalom Championships in Byoum Lakeside
Parachuting
- April 3 â 8: 1st CISM Para-Ski World Championship in Hochfilzen
- Cross-country skiing winners: Dario Cologna (m) / Stefanie Böhler (f)
- Cross-country skiing teams winners: (Dario Cologna, Beda Klee, Jonas Baumann) (m) / (Stefanie Böhler, Theresa Eichhorn, Antonia Fräbel)
- Patrol winners: (Bernhard Tritscher, Sven Grossegger, Dominik Landertinger, Simon Eder (m) / (Barbara Walchhofer, Julia Schwaiger, Lisa Hauser, Katharina Innerhofer)
- Biathlon winners: Benjamin Weger (m) / Franziska Hildebrand (f)
- Biathlon teams winners: (Dominik Landertinger, Simon Eder, Sven Grossegger) (m) / (Lisa Hauser, Julia Schwaiger, Dunja Zdouc)
- Paraski winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Julia Schosser (f)
- Paraski team winners: (Hannes Kloiber, Sebastian Graser, Manuel Sulzbacher, Julia Schosser)
- Juniors winner: Sebastian Graser
- Giant slalom winners: Ã
 tefan Hadalin (m) / Elisabeth Kappaurer (f)
- Giant slalom teams winners: (Bastian Meisen, Julian Rauchfuss, Sebastian Holzmann, Paul Sauter) (m) / (Elisabeth Kappaurer, Elisabeth Reisinger, Stephanie Resch)
- April 11 â 14: 1st FAI European Indoor Skydiving Championships in Voss
Artistic events indoor freestyle
- Junior winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: 2
- Open winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd:
Dynamic 2-way and 4-way
- Dynamic 2-way winners: 1st: 1, 2nd: 1, 3rd: 2
- Dynamic 4-way winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd:
Formation skydiving 4-way
- Open winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd:
- Junior winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd:
- Women's winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd:
Vertical formation skydiving
- Open winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd:
- July 3 â 7: 7th FAI World Canopy Piloting Championships in WrocÃ
Âaw
- August 10 â 21: 42nd CISM World Military Parachuting Championship in Szolnok
- August 25 â 30: 35th FAI World Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing Championships in Montana
- August 25 â 30: 9th FAI Junior World Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing Championships in Montana
- August 26 â 31: 2nd FAI World Wingsuit Flying Championships in ProstÃÂjov
- Performance Wingsuit Flying winners: 4. Espen Fadnes, 2. Chris Geiler, 3. Dmitry Podoryashy
- Wingsuit Acrobatic Flying winners: 1. 1, 2. , 3. 2
- October 6 â 13: 18th FAI World Canopy Formation Championships in Gold Coast
- October 6 â 13: 23rd FAI World Formation Skydiving Championships in Gold Coast
- October 6 â 13: 2nd FAI World Speed Skydiving Championships in Gold Coast
- October 6 â 13: 12th FAI World Artistic Events championships in Gold Coast
Paragliding
- March 30 â April 7: 3rd FAI Pan-American Paragliding Championship in Baixo Guandu
- Men's individual winners: 1st: Jeison Zeferino Brito, 2nd: Leandro Henrique Padua, 3rd: Michel Guillemot
- Team winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd:
- Women's winners: 1st: Priscila Fevereiro, 2nd: Andrea Jaramillo Jaramillo, 3rd: Shauin Kao
- April 6 â 12: 1st FAI Asian-Oceanic Paragliding Accuracy Championships in Lopburi
- Individual R11 winners: 1st: Jianwei Wang, 2nd: Tanapat Luangiam, 3rd: Hongji Wang
- Team R11 winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd:
- Women's winners: 1st: Chantika Chaisanuk, 2nd: Jingwen Long, 3rd: Nunnapat Phuchong
- July 14 â 28: 15th FAI European Paragliding Championship in Montalegre
- Overall winner: Theo Warden
- Women's winner: Seiko Fukuoka Naville
- Teams winners: (Xevi Bonet Dalmau, Sergi Claret Estupinya, Felix Rodriguez Fernández, Francisco Javier Reina)
- September 16 â 22: 6th FAI European Paragliding Accuracy Championship in Kobarid
Power and glider aerobatics
- August 3 â 12: 21st FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships in Zbraslavice
- Individual unlimited winner: Ferenc Tóth
- Team unlimited winners: (Moritz Kirchberg, Eugen Schaal, Eberhard Holl)
- August 3 â 12: 9th FAI World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships in Zbraslavice
- Individual advanced winner: Jonas Langenegger
- Team advanced winners: (TomáÃ
¡ BartoÃ
Â, Josef Rejent, AleÃ
¡ Ferra)
- August 16 â 26: 13th FAI World Advanced Aerobatic Championships in Strejnicu
- Free known winner: Dmitry Samokhvalov
- Free unknown ~1 winner: Roman Ovchinnikov
- Free unknown ~2 winner: Aaron McCartan
- Free unknown ~3 winner: Roman Ovchinnikov
- Team winners:
- Individual winners: Roman Ovchinnikov
- September 8 â 15: 21st FAI European Aerobatic Championships in JindÃ
ÂichÃ
¯v Hradec
Rotorcraft
- July 24 â 29: 16th FAI World Helicopter Championship in Minsk
- Navigation winners: (Marcin Szamborski & MichaÃ
 Szamborski)
- Parallel precision flying winners: (Andrey Orekhov & Vadim Sazonov)
- Parallel fender rigging winners: (Uladzimir Buhayeu & Andrei Rogonov)
- Parallel slalom winners: (Maxim Sotnikov & Aleh Puajukas)
- Team overall winners:
2017âÂÂ18 Indoor Archery World Cup & World Championships
- November 10 â 12, 2017: IA World Cup #1 in Marrakesh
- Recurve winners: Matteo Fissore (m) / AÃÂda Román (f)
- Compound winners: Braden Gellenthien (m) / Sarah Prieels (f)
- Junior recurve winners: Jonah Wilthagen (m) / Lena Agerholm (f)
- Women's Junior compound winner: Dalila-Warda Amani
- December 2 & 3, 2017: IA World Cup #2 in Bangkok
- Recurve winners: Kim Bong-man (m) / SIM Ye-ji (f)
- Compound winners: Mike Schloesser (m) / Paige Pearce-Gore (f)
- January 19 â 21: IA World Cup #3 in Nîmes
- Recurve winners: Steve Wijler (m) / KIM Su-rin (f)
- Compound winners: Kristofer Schaff (m) / Natalie Avdeeva (f)
- February 9 & 10: IA World Cup #4 (final) in Las Vegas
- Recurve winners: Steve Wijler (m) / Lisa Unruh (f)
- Compound winners: Jesse Broadwater (m) / Danielle Reynolds (f)
- February 14 â 19: 2018 World Indoor Archery Championships in Yankton, South Dakota
- Recurve winners: Sjef van den Berg (m) / Elena Richter (f)
- Junior recurve winners: Ivan Kozhokar (m) / Ariuna Budaeva (f)
- Compound winners: Mike Schloesser (m) / Natalia Avdeeva (f)
- Junior compound winners: Simon Olsen (m) / Cassidy Cox (f)
- Team recurve winners: (m) / (f)
- Junior team recurve winners: (m) / (f)
- Team compound winners: (m) / (f)
- Junior team compound winners: (m) / (f)
2018 Outdoor Archery World Cup, Continental, & World Championships
- April 24 â 29: WA World Cup #1 in Shanghai
- Recurve winners: Kim Woo-jin (m) / Chang Hye-jin (f)
- Compound winners: KIM Jong-ho (m) / Sara López (f)
- Team recurve winners: (m) / (f)
- Team compound winners: (m) / (f)
- Mixed winners: (Recurve) / (Compound)
- May 20 â 26: WA World Cup #2 in Antalya
- Recurve winners: Lee Woo-seok (m) / Ksenia Perova (f)
- Compound winners: Mike Schloesser (m) / YeÃ
Âim Bostan (f)
- Team recurve winners: (m) / (f)
- Team compound winners: (m) / (f)
- Mixed winners: (Recurve) / (Compound)
- June 19 â 24: WA World Cup #3 in Salt Lake City
- Recurve winners: Mauro Nespoli (m) / Deepika Kumari (f)
- Compound winners: Stephan Hansen (m) / Sara López (f)
- Team recurve winners: (m) / (f)
- Team compound winners: (m) / (f)
- Mixed winners: (Recurve) / (Compound)
- July 16 â 22: WA World Cup #4 in Berlin
- Recurve winners: Mete Gazoz (m) / Lee Eun-kyung (f)
- Compound winners: Mike Schloesser (m) / Sophie Dodemont (f)
- Team recurve winners: (m) / (f)
- Team compound winners: (m) / (f)
- Mixed winners: (Recurve) / (Compound)
- August 14 â 19: 2018 Pan American Archery Championships in MedellÃÂn
- Recurve winners: Ernesto Boardman (m) / Alejandra Valencia (f)
- Compound winners: Antonio Hidalgo (m) / Sara López (f)
- Team recurve winners: (m) / (f)
- Team compound winners: (m) / (f)
- Mixed winners: (Recurve) / (Compound)
- August 27 â September 1: 2018 European Archery Championships in Legnica
- Recurve winners: Steve Wijler (m) / Yasemin Anagöz (f)
- Compound winners: Anton Bulaev (m) / Andrea Marcos (f)
- Team recurve winners: (m) / (f)
- Team compound winners: (m) / (f)
- Mixed winners: (Recurve) / (Compound)
- September 4 â 9: 2018 World Field Archery Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo
- Recurve winners: Wataru Oonuki (m) / Lisa Unruh (f)
- Compound winners: Mike Schloesser (m) / Paige Pearce (f)
- Barebow winners: Erik Jonsson (m) / Lina Bjorklund (f)
- Junior recurve winners: William Pike (m) / Aiko Rolando (f)
- Junior compound winners: Timo Bega (m) / Sara Ret (f)
- Junior Barebow winners: Eric Esposito (m) / Natalia Trunfio (f)
- Team winners: (m) / (f)
- Junior team winners: (m) / (f)
- September 29 & 30: WA World Cup #5 (final) in Samsun
- Recurve winners: Kim Woo-jin (m) / Lee Eun-kyung (f)
- Compound winners: Kris Schaff (m) / Sara López (f)
- Mixed team winners: (Recurve) / (Compound)
Baseball world events
FIBA World events
- July 21 & 22: Saskatoon Masters in
- Novi Sad defeated fellow Serbian team, Liman, 20âÂÂ18, in the final.
- July 28 & 29: Utsunomiya Masters in
- Liman defeated Amsterdam, 18âÂÂ11, in the final.
- August 4 & 5: Prague Masters in the
- Novi Sad defeated Gagarin, 21âÂÂ12, in the final.
- August 24 & 25: Lausanne Masters in
- Novi Sad defeated fellow Serbian team, Liman, 21âÂÂ20, in the final.
- August 30 & 31: Debrecen Masters in
- Novi Sad defeated Riga, 21âÂÂ10, in the final.
- September 8 & 9: Mexico City Masters in
- Ljubljana defeated Ponce, 21âÂÂ17, in the final.
- September 22 & 23: Hyderabad Masters in
- Novi Sad defeated fellow Serbian team, Liman, 21âÂÂ16, in the final.
- September 29 & 30: Chengdu Masters in
- Liman defeated Riga, 21âÂÂ12, in the final.
- October 13 & 14: Penang Masters in
- Liman defeated Piran, 21âÂÂ15, in the final.
- October 27 & 28: Beijing Masters (final) in
- Novi Sad defeated Riga, 20âÂÂ18, in the final.
2018 European Championships
- June 26 â July 1: 2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries in Serravalle
- defeated , 76âÂÂ59, to win their first FIBA European Championship for Small Countries title.
- took third place.
- June 26 â July 1: 2018 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries in Cork
- defeated , 93âÂÂ59, in the final. took third place.
- July 7 â 15: 2018 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women in Sopron
- defeated , 69âÂÂ50, to win their fourth consecutive and eighth overall FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women title.
- took third place.
- July 14 â 22: 2018 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Chemnitz
- defeated , 80âÂÂ66, to win their first FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship title.
- took third place.
- July 28 â August 5: 2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Ventspils, LiepÃÂja, & Riga
- defeated , 99âÂÂ90, to win their second consecutive and fourth overall FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship title.
- took third place.
- August 4 â 12: 2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's European Championship in Udine
- defeated , 67âÂÂ54, to win their first FIBA Under-18 Women's European Championship title.
- took third place.
- Note: All teams mentioned above, along with and , have qualified to compete at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup.
- August 10 â 18: 2018 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Novi Sad
- defeated , 71âÂÂ70, to win their fourth FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship title.
- took third place.
- August 17 â 25: 2018 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women in Kaunas
- defeated the , 60âÂÂ52, to win their first FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women title.
- took third place.
- August 31 â September 2: 2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships in Debrecen
- Men: defeated , 20âÂÂ18, to win their first Men's FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships title.
- took third place.
- Women: defeated , 12âÂÂ4, to win their first Women's FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships title.
- took third place.
- September 14 â 16: 2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup in Bucharest
- Men: defeated , 19âÂÂ18, to win their first Men's FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup title.
- took third place.
- Women: defeated , 21âÂÂ5, to win their first Women's FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup title.
- took third place.
2017âÂÂ18 European Leagues
- September 15, 2017 â April 3: 2017âÂÂ18 Alpe Adria Cup
- KK Zlatorog LaÃ
¡ko defeated Levicki Patrioti 89âÂÂ79 to win their first Alpe Adria Cup title.
- September 19, 2017 â May 6: 2017âÂÂ18 Basketball Champions League
- AEK Athens defeated Monaco 100âÂÂ94 to win their first Basketball Champions League title.
- UCAM Murcia took third place.
- September 20, 2017 â April 18: 2017âÂÂ18 EuroCup Women
- Galatasaray defeated Umana Reyer Venezia 155âÂÂ140 in the two-legged final to win their second EuroCup Women title.
- September 20, 2017 â May 2: 2017âÂÂ18 FIBA Europe Cup
- Umana Reyer Venezia defeated fellow Italian team Sidigas Avellino 158âÂÂ148 in the two-legged final to win their first FIBA Europe Cup title.
- September 26, 2017 â April 22: 2017âÂÂ18 EuroLeague Women
- UMMC Ekaterinburg defeated Sopron Basket 72âÂÂ53 to win their fourth EuroLeague Women title.
- Dynamo Kursk took third place.
- October 4, 2017 â March 25: 2017âÂÂ18 WABA League
- BuduÃÂnost Bemax defeated Athlete Celje, 71âÂÂ68, to win their second WABA League title.
- WBC Montana 2003 took third place.
- October 10, 2017 â April 4: 2017âÂÂ18 ABA League Second Division (debut event)
- KK Krka defeated fellow Slovenian team, KK Primorska, 87âÂÂ73, to win the inaugural ABA League Second Division title.
- October 10, 2017 â April 15: 2017âÂÂ18 BIBL season
- Levski defeated Bashkimi, 83âÂÂ72, to win their third BIBL title.
- BC Rilski Sportist took third place.
- October 10, 2017 â April 16: 2017âÂÂ18 EuroCup Basketball
- DarüÃ
ÂÃ
Âafaka S.K. defeated PBC Lokomotiv Kuban, 148âÂÂ137 in two matches, to win their first EuroCup Basketball title.
- October 12, 2017 â May 20: 2017âÂÂ18 EuroLeague (Final Four in Belgrade)
- Real Madrid defeated Fenerbahçe DoÃÂuÃ
Â, 85âÂÂ80, to win their tenth EuroLeague title.
- BC Ã
½algiris took third place.
- October 18, 2017 â March 4: 2017âÂÂ18 Central Europe Women's League
- BC Pharmaserv Marburg defeated CSM Satu Mare, 69âÂÂ60, to win their first Central Europe Women's League title.
- Olimpia CSU BraÃÂov took third place.
- October 24, 2017 â April 5: 2017âÂÂ18 Baltic Basketball League
- BC Pieno Ã
¾vaigÃ
¾dÃÂs defeated BK JÃ
«rmala, 174âÂÂ148 in the final's two legs, to win their first Baltic Basketball League title.
- BC Tartu took third place.
National teams
- April 29 â May 1: 2018 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup in Shenzhen
- Men: defeated , 17âÂÂ16, in the final. took third place.
- Women: defeated , 14âÂÂ11, in the final. took third place.
- August 5 â 11: 2018 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship in
- In the final, defeated , 73âÂÂ62, to win their 1st title.
- took third place.
- Note: All teams mentioned here, plus , have qualified to compete at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.
- October 28 â November 3: 2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship in Bangalore
- defeated , 89âÂÂ76, to win their fifth consecutive and 16th overall FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship title.
- took third place.
- Note: All teams mentioned here, plus , have qualified to compete at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup.
Clubs teams
- December 2 â 8: 2018 FIBA U15 Oceania Championship for Men & Women in Port Moresby
- Men: defeated , 61âÂÂ58, in the final. took third place.
- Women: defeated , 110âÂÂ30, in the final. took third place.
World Tour
- November 4 â 11, 2017: The Co-op Funeralcare Scottish International Open 2017 in Perth, Scotland
- In the final, David Gourlay defeated Michael Stepney, 7,11 â 4,9.
- January 12 â 28: 2018 World Indoor Bowls Championship in Hopton-on-Sea
- Open Singles: Mark Dawes defeated Robert Paxton, 8âÂÂ7, 6âÂÂ7, 2âÂÂ0.
- Women's singles: Katherine Rednall defeated Rebecca Field, 13âÂÂ6, 13âÂÂ6.
- Open Pairs: Jamie Chestney & Mark Dawes defeated Nick Brett & Greg Harlow, 6âÂÂ6, 9âÂÂ5.
- Mixed Pairs: Jamie Chestney & Lesley Doig defeated Darren Burnett & Rebecca Field, 8âÂÂ4, 7âÂÂ6.
- March 3 â 9: The Co-op Funeralcare International Open 2018 in Blackpool
- In the final, David Gourlay defeated Greg Harlow, 11,9 â 5,9, 2âÂÂ1.
- The Co-op Funeralcare European Masters 2018
World Cup
- March 6 â 14: 2018 World Cup in
World and International Championships
- February 24 â March 2: World Youth Bowls Championships in Broadbeach
- Men's: 1 defeated , 21âÂÂ12.
- Women's: 2 defeated 1, 21âÂÂ13.
- Mixed Pairs: 1 defeated Norfolk Island & , 20âÂÂ5.
- October 28 â November 4: World Singles Champion of Champions in St Johns Park, New South Wales
- Men's: Shannon McIlroy defeated Tony Cheung, 8âÂÂ3, 9âÂÂ2.
- Women's: Jo Edwards defeated Alyani Jamil, 10âÂÂ7, 10âÂÂ3.
Europe
- February 2 â 4: 7th International Barcelona Bridge Open in Barcelona
- Winners: Antonio Palma & Massimiliano Di Franco
- February 17 â 23: 2nd European Winter Games in Monte Carlo
- Winners: Team Mahaffey (Boye Brogeland, Espen Lindqvist, Zia Mahmood, Jeff Meckstroth)
- March 2 â 4: Slava Cup in Moscow
- Winners: Diyan Danailov & Rossen Gunev
- June 6 â 16: 54th European Team Championships in Ostend
- July 11 â 18: 14th Youth Pairs Championships in Opatija
Asia-Pacific
Other in Bridge
- May 10 â 23: 68th South American Bridge Festival in Comandatuba
- August 9 â 18: 17th World Youth Bridge Team Championships in Wujiang
- September 22 â October 6: 11th World Bridge Series in Orlando
- October 25 â 28: 9th World University Bridge Championship in Suzhou
Open
World and Continental Championships
- April 25 â 27: 2018 Junior World Cheerleading Championships and World Cheerleading Championships in Orlando
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- June 30 & July 1: ECU European Cheerleading Championships in Helsinki
- October 5 & 6: 1st World University Cheerleading Championships in Ã
ÂódÃ
º
World Events
European Events
American Events
- March 29 â April 3: Carifta Junior Chess Championships 2018 in Paramaribo
- U8 winners: Taydan Balliram (m) / Sylvi Cabral (f)
- U10 winners: Ky-Mani Wijnhard (m) / Hannah Wilson (f)
- U12 winners: Darren Mckennis (m) / Zara La Fleur (f)
- U14 winners: Ethan Samuel Croeze (m) / Vanessa Greenidge (f)
- U16 winners: Alan-Safar Ramoutar (m) / Adani Clarke (f)
- U18 winners: Pierre Chang (m) / Sheanael Gardner (f)
- U20 winners: Pierre Chang (m) / Sheanael Gardner (f)
American Zonals
- March 24 â 30: American Zone 2.3.3 in San José
- Winners: Jorge Ernesto Giron (m) / Thais Castillo Morales (f)
Arab Events
- January 26 â February 2: Arab Individual Championship 2017 (Open & Women) in Sharjah
- Winners: Mohamed Haddouche (m) / Amina Mezioud (f)
- January 26 â February 2: Arab Youth U8-18 Chess Championship 2017 in Sharjah
- January 26 â February 2: Arab Junior & Girls U20 Chess Championship 2017 in Sharjah
- Winner: Ibrahim Sultan
- February 3: Arab Rapid Championship 2017 (Open & Women) in Sharjah
- Winners: Mohamed Haddouche (m) / Ghayda M. Alattar (f)
- February 4: Arab Blitz Championship 2017 (Open & Women) in Sharjah
- Winners: Salem Saleh (m) / Alshaeby Boshra (f)
- February 5 â 12: Arab Chess Club 2017 (Open & Women) in Sharjah
- Winners: ASSN
Tri-Nation Series
- January 11 â 23: 2017âÂÂ18 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series in
- Round robin final ranking: 1. , 2. , 3.
- January 15 â 27: 2017âÂÂ18 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series in
- In the final, defeated , 221 (50 overs) â 142 (41.1 overs).
- Sri Lanka won by 79 runs.
- February 2 â 21: 2017âÂÂ18 Trans-Tasman Tri-Series in and
- In the final, defeated , 121/3 (14.4 overs) â 150/9 (20 overs).
- Australia won by 19 runs (D/L method).
- March 6 â 18: 2018 Nidahas Trophy in
- In the final, defeated , 168/6 (20 overs) â 166/8 (20 overs).
- India won by 4 wickets.
- March 19 â 31: 2017âÂÂ18 India women's Tri-Nation Series in
- In the final, defeated , 209/4 (20 overs) â 152/9 (20 overs).
- Australia Women won by 57 runs.
- June 12 â 20: 2018 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series in
- Round robin final ranking: 1. , 2. , 3.
- June 20 â July 1: 2018 England women's Tri-Nation Series in
- In the final, defeated , 141/3 (17.1 overs) â 137/9 (20 overs).
- England Women won by 7 wickets.
- July 1 â 8: 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series in
- In the final, defeated , 187/4 (19.2 overs) â 183/8 (20 overs).
- Pakistan won by 6 wickets.
- July 29: 2018 MCC Tri-Nation Series in
- Rain affected all three matches. The first two fixtures were both reduced to six overs per side. In the third and final match, only 16.4 overs of play was possible, with the game ending in a no result. Nepal and the Netherlands shared the series.
International Cricket Competitions
- January 8 â 20: 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup in and
- In the final, India defeated Pakistan, 309/8 (38.2 overs) â 308/8 (40 overs).
- India won by 2 wickets.
- January 13 â February 3: 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in
- In the final, India defeated Australia, 220/2 (38.5 overs) â 216 (47.2 overs).
- India won by 8 wickets.
- February 8 â 15: 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two in
- In the final, defeated , 277/4 (50 overs) â 270/8 (50 overs).
- United Arab Emirates won by 7 runs.
- United Arab Emirates and Nepal advanced to the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
- Canada and Namibia remained in Division Two.
- Oman and Kenya relegated to Division Three for 2018.
- March 4 â 25: 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in
- In the final, defeated , 206/3 (40.4 overs) â 204 (46.5 overs).
- Afghanistan won by 7 wickets.
- Afghanistan and West Indies qualified for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
- Scotland and United Arab Emirates retained ODI status until 2022.
- Nepal gained ODI status until 2022.
- Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong relegated to Division Two and lost ODI status.
- April 29 â May 6: 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four in
- Round robin final ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6.
- Uganda and Denmark promoted to Division Three for 2018.
- Malaysia and Jersey remain in Division Four.
- Vanuatu and Bermuda relegated to Division Five.
- June 3 â 10: 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup in
- In the final, defeated , 113/7 (20 overs) â 112/9 (20 overs).
- Bangladesh Women won by 3 wickets.
- July 7 â 14: 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier in
- In the final, defeated , 122/9 (20 overs) â 95 (18.4 overs).
- Bangladesh Women won by 25 runs.
- Bangladesh and Ireland qualified for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20.
- August 29 â September 6: 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier in
- In the final, defeated , 179/8 (23.3 overs) â 176/9 (24 overs).
- Hong Kong won by 2 wickets (D/L method).
- September 15 â 28: 2018 Asia Cup in
- In the final, defeated , 223/7 (50 overs) â 222 (48.3 overs).
- India won by 3 wickets
- November 9 â 21: 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three in
- November 9 â 24: 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 in the West Indies
- In the final, defeated , 106/2 (15.6 overs) â 105 (19.4 overs).
- Australia won by 8 wickets
Cue sports
Cycling â Trials
Grand Slam
- March 3 & 4: WDSF Grand Slam #1 in Helsinki
- Adult Standard winners: Dmitry Zharkov & Olga Kulikova
- Adult Latin winners: Armen Tsaturyan & Svetlana Gudyno
World Open
- January 13 & 14: WDSF World Open #1 in Benidorm
- Adult Standard winners: Evaldas Sodeika & Ieva Ã
½ukauskaitÃÂ
- Adult Latin winners: Andrea Silvestri & Martina Varadi
- January 27: WDSF World Open #2 in Pforzheim
- Adult Latin winners: Marius-Andrei Balan & Kristina Moshenska
- February 10 & 11: WDSF World Open #3 in Berchem
- Adult Standard winners: Evgeny Nikitin & Anastasia Miliutina
- Adult Latin winners: Andrey Gusev & Vera Bondareva
- February 16 & 17: WDSF World Open #4 in Copenhagen
- Adult Standard winners: Alessandro Bosco & Laura Nolan
- Adult Latin winners: Armen Tsaturyan & Svetlana Gudyno
- February 24: WDSF World Open #5 in Lisbon
- Adult Latin winners: Armen Tsaturyan & Svetlana Gudyno
- February 25: WDSF World Open #6 in Moscow
- Adult Standard winners: Evgeny Nikitin & Anastasia Miliutina
- February 25: WDSF World Open #7 in Tokyo
- Adult Standard winners: Evaldas Sodeika & Ieva Ã
½ukauskaitÃÂ
- March 10 & 11: WDSF World Open #8 in Brno
- Adult Standard winners: Vasily Kirin & Ekaterina Prozorova
- Adult Latin winners: Edgar Marcos Borjas & Alina Nowak
- March 24 & 25: WDSF World Open #9 in Pieve di Cento
- Adult Standard winners: Dmitry Zharkov & Olga Kulikova
- Adult Latin winners: Armen Tsaturyan & Svetlana Gudyno
- March 25: WDSF PD World Open #10 in Pieve di Cento
- Adult Standard winners: Benedetto Ferruggia & Claudia Koehler
- March 30: WDSF World Open #11 in Berlin
- Adult Standard winners: Evgeny Moshenin & Dana Spitsyna
- March 31 & April 1: WDSF World Open #12 in Bucharest
- Adult Standard winners: Alexey Glukhov & Anastasia Glazunova
- Adult Latin winners: Marius-Andrei Balan & Khrystyna Moshenska
- March 31 & April 1: WDSF World Open #13 in Cambrils
- Adult Standard winners: Anton Skuratov & Alena Uehlin
- Adult Latin winners: Timur Imametdinov & Nina Bezzubova
- April 7 & 8: World Open #14 in Moscow
- Adult Standard winners: Dmitry Zharkov & Olga Kulikova
- Adult Latin winners: Armen Tsaturyan & Svetlana Gudyno
- April 14 & 15: World Open #15 in Paphos
- Adult Standard winners: Daniil Ulanov & Kateryna Isakovych
- Adult Latin winners: Giacomo Lazzarini & Roberta Benedetti
- April 21 & 22: World Open #16 in Uzhgorod
- Adult Standard winners: Dumitru Doga & Sarah Ertmer
- Adult Latin winners: Marek Bures & Anastasiia Iermolenko
- April 24 & 25: World Open #17 in San Marino
- Adult Standard winners: Evgeny Moshenin & Dana Spitsyna
- Adult Latin winners: Armen Tsaturyan & Svetlana Gudyno
- April 28: World Open #18 in ChiÃÂinÃÂu
- Adult Latin winners: Bogdan Boie & Natalia Luchiv
Grand Prix
- February 25: WDSF PD Super Grand Prix #1 in Tokyo
- Adult Standard winners: Benedetto Ferruggia & Claudia Köhler
- March 24: WDSF PD Super Grand Prix #2 in Pieve di Cento
- Adult Latin winners: Gabriele Goffredo & Anna Matus
International Competitions
- February 17: WDSF European Championship (Standard) in Copenhagen
- 1st place: Dmitry Zharkov & Olga Kulikova
- 2nd place: Evaldas Sodeika & Ieva Ã
½ukauskaitÃÂ
- 3rd place: Francesco Galuppo & Debora Pacini
- February 25: WDSF European Championship (Adult Formation Standard & Youth Latin) in Sochi
- Youth Latin 1st place: Egor Kulikov & Maria Goroshko
- Youth Latin 2nd place: Vladislav Untu & Polina Baryshnikova
- Youth Latin 3rd place: Danila Mazur & Anastasia Polonskaya
- Adult Formation Standard 1st place: Vera Tyumen Standard Team
- Adult Formation Standard 2nd place: 1 TC Ludwigsburg
- Adult Formation Standard 3rd place: Szilver TSE
- March 10: WDSF European Championship (10 Dance) in Brno
- 1st place: Konstantin Gorodilov & Dominika Bergmannova
- 2nd place: David OdstrÃÂil & Tara Bohak
- 3rd place: Mikhail Koptev & Alexandra Atamantseva
- April 7: WDSF PD World Cup (Adult Standard) in Chelyabinsk
- 1st place: Donatas VÃÂÃ
¾elis & Lina ChatkeviÃÂiÃ
«tÃÂ
- 2nd place: Simone Segatori & Annette Sudol
- 3rd place: Bjorn Bitsch & Ashli Williamson
- April 7: WDSF World Championship (Under 21 Ten Dance) in Moscow
- 1st place: Semen Khrzhanovskiy & Elizaveta Lykhina
- 2nd place: Oleg Chzhen & Alina Ageeva
- 3rd place: Gleb Bannikov & Maria Smirnova
- April 8: WDSF PD World Championship (Adult Show Dance Latin) in Chelyabinsk
- 1st place: Alexandr Shmonin & Maria Shmonina
- 2nd place: Daniele Sargenti & Uliana Fomenko
- 3rd place: Denis Kikhtenko & Galina Akopian
- April 8: WDSF European Cup (Adult Latin) in Moscow
- 1st place: IonuÃÂ Alexandru Miculescu & Andra PÃÂcurar
- 2nd place: Vincenzo Mariniello & Sara Casini
- 3rd place: Artem Efanin & Anna Dergunova
- April 28: WDSF World Championship (Junior II Ten Dance) in ChiÃÂinÃÂu
- 1st place: Yaroslav Kiselev & Sofia Philipchuk
- 2nd place: Anton Porcesco-Gozun & Paola Popinin
- 3rd place: RÃÂzvan-George BÃÂtrânu & Ana-Maria Dica
- April 29: WDSF European Championship (Youth Ten Dance) in ChiÃÂinÃÂu
- 1st place: Vladislav Untu & Polina Baryshnikova
- 2nd place: German Pugachev & Ariadna Tishova
- 3rd place: Gedvinas MeÃ
¡kauskas & UgnàBliujÃ
«tÃÂ
- December 14, 2017 â January 1: 2018 PDC World Darts Championship in London
- Rob Cross defeated Phil Taylor, 7âÂÂ2
- January 26 â 28: 2018 Masters in Milton Keynes
- Michael van Gerwen defeated Raymond van Barneveld, 11âÂÂ9
- February 1 â May 17: 2018 Premier League Darts at venues in , , , , , and
- Michael van Gerwen defeated Michael Smith, 11âÂÂ4
- March 2 â 4: 2018 UK Open in Minehead
- Gary Anderson defeated Corey Cadby, 11âÂÂ7
- May 31 â June 3: 2018 PDC World Cup of Darts in Frankfurt
- (Michael van Gerwen & Raymond van Barneveld) defeated (Peter Wright & Gary Anderson), 3âÂÂ1
- July 21 â 29: 2018 World Matchplay in Blackpool
- Gary Anderson defeated Mensur SuljoviÃÂ, 21âÂÂ19
- September 22 â 23 : 2018 Champions League of Darts in Brighton
- Gary Anderson defeated Peter Wright, 11âÂÂ4
- September 30 â October 6: 2018 World Grand Prix in Dublin
- Michael van Gerwen defeated Peter Wright, 5âÂÂ2
- October 25 â 28: 2018 European Championship in Dortmund
- James Wade defeated Simon Whitlock, 11âÂÂ8
- November 2 â 4: 2018 World Series of Darts Finals in Vienna
- James Wade defeated Michael Smith, 11âÂÂ10
- November 10 â 18: 2018 Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton
- Gerwyn Price defeated Gary Anderson, 16âÂÂ13
- November 23 â 25: 2018 Players Championship Finals in Minehead
- Daryl Gurney defeated Michael van Gerwen, 11âÂÂ9
- November 25: 2018 PDC World Youth Championship Final in Minehead
- Dimitri Van den Bergh defeated Martin Schindler, 6âÂÂ3
Major world events
- January 7 â 13: WFDF 2018 World U24 Ultimate Championships in Perth
Championship
- Men's: 1. U24, 2. U24, 3. U24
- Mixed: U24, 2. U24, 3. U24
- Women's: U24, 2. U24, 3. U24
Spirit
- Men's: 1. U24, 2. U24, 3. U24
- Mixed: U24, 2. U24, 3. U24
- Women's: U24, 2. U24, 3. U24
- July 14 â 21: WFDF 2018 World Ultimate Club Championships in Cincinnati
- July 29 â August 4: WFDF 2018 World Masters Ultimate Club Championships in Winnipeg
- Women's: 1. , 2. , 3.
- Men's: 1. , 2. , 3.
- Mixed: 1. , 2. , 3.
- Grand Master Men's: 1. , 2. , 3.
- August 15 â 19: European Disc Golf Championships in Sveti Martin na Muri
- Winners: Simon Lizotte (m) / Henna Blomroos (f)
- August 18 â 25: WFDF 2018 World Junior Ultimate Championships in Waterloo
2018 USA National Tour Events
2018 Disc Golf Pro Tour
European Pro Tour
- April 20 â 22: RE/MAX Open â EPT#1 in Vierumäki
- Winners: Mikael Räsänen (m) / Henna Blomroos (f)
- June 22 â 24: Sula Open 2018 â EPT#2 in Sula
- Winners: Gregg Barsby (m) / Eveliina Salonen (f)
- July 6 â 8: SkellefteÃÂ¥ Open â EPT#3 in SkellefteÃÂ¥
- Winners: Richard Wysocki (m) / Eveliina Salonen (f)
- July 20 â 22: The Open â EPT#4 in Ale (final)
- Winners: Richard Wysocki (m) / Kristin Tattar (f)
2018 European Tour
- March 31 & April 1: Dutch Open â ET#1 in Rijswijk
- Winners: Dominik Stampfer (m) / Kaidi Allsalu (f)
- April 14 & 15: Bluebell Woods Open â ET#2 in Dunbar
- Winners: Max Regitnig (m) / Maris Perendi (f)
- May 19 & 20: Kokkedal Open â ET#3 in Kokkedal & Hillerød
- Winners: Karl Johan Nybo (m) / Maris Perendi (f)
- June 9 & 10: Creeksea Classic â ET#4 in Burnham-on-Crouch
- Winners: Tony Ferro (m) / Lauren Kirsch (f)
- June 15 â 17: Alutaguse Open â ET#5 in Ida-Viru
- Winners: Paul Ulibarri (m) / Jenna Suhonen (f)
- August 11 & 12: Sibbe Open â ET#6 in Sibbe
- Winners: Olli Pylsy (m) / Terhi Kytö (f)
- September 7 â 9: Nokia Open in Nokia (final)
- Winners: Mikael Räsänen (m) / Eveliina Salonen (f)
World Cup and Championships
- February 7 â 11: 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup in Berlin
- defeated , 3âÂÂ2 in penalties and after a 3âÂÂ3 tie in regular play, to win their first Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup title.
- took third place.
- February 7 â 11: 2018 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup in Berlin
- defeated the , 2âÂÂ1, to win their third Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup title.
- took third place.
- June 23 â July 1: 2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Amsterdam
- defeated , 3âÂÂ1 in penalties and after a 1âÂÂ1 score in regular play, to win their 15th Men's Hockey Champions Trophy title.
- took third place.
- July 21 â August 5: 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup in London
- defeated , 6âÂÂ0, to win their second consecutive and eighth overall Women's Hockey World Cup title.
- took third place.
- November 28 â December 16: 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar
- defeated , 3âÂÂ2 in penalties and after a 0âÂÂ0 score in regular play, to win their first Men's Hockey World Cup title.
- took third place.
Other international and continental competitions
- March 3 â 10: 2018 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh
- defeated , 2âÂÂ1, to win their tenth Sultan Azlan Shah Cup title.
- took third place.
- June 5 â September 23: 2018âÂÂ19 Men's Hockey Series Open
- Salamanca final ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5.
- Singapore final ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6.
- Zagreb final ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5.
- Port Vila final Ranking: 1. . 2. , 3. , 4.
- Gniezno final Ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6.
- Lousada final Ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6.
- Santiago final Ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6.
- Bulawayo final Ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4.
- June 5 â September 23: 2018âÂÂ19 Women's Hockey Series Open
- Salamanca final ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5.
- Singapore final ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6.
- Wattignies final ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4.
- Port Vila final ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4.
- Vilnius final ranking: , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5.
- Santiago final ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6.
- Bulawayo final Ranking: 1. , 2. , 3.
Club teams
- October 6, 2017 â May 27: 2017âÂÂ18 Euro Hockey League
- HC Bloemendaal defeated fellow Dutch team, SV Kampong, 8âÂÂ2, to win their third Euro Hockey League title.
- HC Rotterdam took third place.
- February 16 â 18: 2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Challenge II in Tbilisi
- Final Standings: 1st: Three Rock Rovers HC, 2nd: KringsjÃÂ¥ Sportsklubb, 3rd: Hrazdan Hockey Club
- February 16 â 18: 2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Trophy in Minsk
- Final Standings: 1st: HC Minsk, 2nd: Partille Sport Club, 3rd: KS Pomorzanin ToruÃ
Â, 4th: Slagelse HC
- February 16 â 18: 2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Challenge I in Prague
- Final Standings: 1st: SK Slavia Prague, 2nd: Gaziantep Polis Gücü SK, 3rd: HC OKS-SHVSM Vinnitsa, 4th: A.D. Lousada
- February 16 â 18: 2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup in Wettingen
- In the final, Rot-Weiss Köln defeated R. Racing Club Bruxelles, 5âÂÂ2.
- Dinamo Elektrostal took third place.
- February 23 â 25: 2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Club Challenge I in Murska Sobota
- Final Standings: 1st: Bolu Belediyesi SK, 2nd: CUS Pisa, 3rd: Partille Sport Club, 4th: FHC Akademik Plus
- February 23 â 25: 2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Club Trophy in Prague
- Final Standings: 1st: Royal White Star HC, 2nd: Dinamo Elektrostal, 3rd: SK Slavia Prague, 4th: Gintra Strekte Uni HC
- February 23 â 25: 2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup in Dundee
- In the final, Uhlenhorster HC defeated Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, 6âÂÂ2.
- Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club took third place.
- May 17 â 20: 2018 Men's EuroHockey Club Challenge IV in Helsinki
- In the final, HK Moravske Toplice defeated ABC-Team, 2âÂÂ1.
- Soroksári â Olcote HC took third place.
- May 17 â 20: 2018 Men's EuroHockey Club Challenge II in Lipovci
- In the 1st promotion playoff Whitchurch HC defeated Grammarians HC, 3âÂÂ1 in a shoot-out after the match ended in a 4âÂÂ4 draw.
- In the 2nd promotion playoff Hokejski Klub Zelina defeated HK Lipovci, 8âÂÂ4.
- Hokejski Klub Zelina and Whitchurch HC were joint winners whilst Grammarians HC and HK Lipovci were joint 3rd.
- May 17 â 20: 2018 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup in London
- HC 's-Hertogenbosch defeated Hamburg, 2âÂÂ1, to win their third consecutive and 16th overall EuroHockey Club Champions Cup title.
- Club de Campo took third place.
- May 18 â 21: 2018 Men's EuroHockey Club Challenge I in Geneva
- In the final, HC Slavia Praha defeated HAHK Mladost, 3âÂÂ0.
- C.F. União de Lamas took third place.
- May 18 â 21: 2018 Women's EuroHockey Club Challenge II in Ghent
- In the final, Gantoise HC defeated Ã
½uvÃÂdra-Tauras, 16âÂÂ0.
- Black Boys HC Geneve took third place.
- May 18 â 21: 2018 Women's EuroHockey Club Challenge III in Vienna
- In the final, Gaziantep Polis Gücü SK defeated Hockey Klub Zelina, 19âÂÂ0.
- Navax AHTC Wien took third place.
- May 18 â 21: 2018 Men's EuroHockey Club Challenge III in Copenhagen
- In the final, Gaziantep Polis Gücü SK defeated Nacka LHK, 5âÂÂ1.
- Ã
½uvÃÂdra-Tauras took third place.
- May 18 â 21: 2018 Men's EuroHockey Club Trophy in Vienna
- Grange HC defeated HC OKS-SHVSM Vinnitsa, 5âÂÂ2, in the final.
- HC Minsk took third place.
- May 18 â 21: 2018 Women's EuroHockey Club Challenge I in Edinburgh
- In the final, Edinburgh University HC defeated Milne Craig Clydesdale Western, 1âÂÂ0.
- Braxgata HC took third place.
- May 18 â 21: 2018 Women's EuroHockey Club Trophy in Dublin
- Holcombe HC defeated Junior FC, 4âÂÂ2 in a shootout and after a 1âÂÂ1 score, in the final.
- GHC Ritm Grodno took third place.
National teams
- January 12 â 14: 2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship in Antwerp
- In the final, defeated , after penalties, 2âÂÂ1. Regular match was 4âÂÂ4.
- took third place.
- January 12 â 14: 2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship II in Alanya
- Final Standings: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: , 4th:
- January 12 â 14: 2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship III in Nicosia
- Final Standings: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: , 4th: , 5th: , 6th: , 7th:
- January 19 â 21: 2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship in Prague
- defeated the , 2âÂÂ1 in penalties and after a 1âÂÂ1 score in regular play, to win their 15th Women's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship title.
- took third place.
- January 19 â 21: 2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship II in Brussels
- Final Standings: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: , 4th:
- January 20 & 21: 2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship III in ApaÃÂe
- Final Standings: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd:
- June 21 â 24: EuroHockey South East Europe Championships Hockey5s U15 Boys & Girls in Albena
- Boys final ranking: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd:
- Girls final ranking: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd:
- July 15 â 21: 2018 EuroHockey Youth U18 Championships III for boy's and girl's in Konya
- Boys final ranking: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd:
- Girls final ranking: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd:
- July 15 â 21: 2018 EuroHockey Youth U18 Championship II Girls in RakovnÃÂk
- Girls final ranking: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd:
- July 15 â 21: 2018 EuroHockey Youth U18 Championships for boy's and girl's in Santander
- Boys final ranking: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd:
- Girls final ranking: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd:
- July 22 â 28: 2018 EuroHockey Youth U18 Championships II in Cardiff
- Boys final ranking: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd:
- March 12 â 17: 2018 Youth Pan American Championships (Men) in Guadalajara
- In the final, defeated , 3âÂÂ2. took third place and took fourth place.
- March 12 â 17: 2018 Youth Pan American Championships (Women) in Guadalajara
- In the final, defeated , 4âÂÂ0. took third place and took fourth place.
- July 11 â 15: IFA 2018 Fistball U18 World Championships in Roxbury Township
- July 24 â 28: IFA 2018 Fistball Women's World Championship in Linz
EFA
- January 6 & 7: EFA 2018 Fistball Women's Champions Cup in Jona
- In the final, TSV Dennach defeated Titel gg. Union Nussbach, 4âÂÂ2 (11âÂÂ7, 6âÂÂ11, 8âÂÂ11, 13âÂÂ11, 11âÂÂ8, 11âÂÂ6).
- TSV Jona took third place.
- January 12 & 13: EFA 2018 Fistball Men's Champions Cup Indoor in Dötlingen
- In the final, TSV Pfungstadt defeated TV Brettorf, 4âÂÂ2 (11:9, 6:11, 5:11, 11:5, 11:5, 11:8).
- SVD Diepoldsau-Schmitter took third place.
- July 6 â 8: EFA 2018 Men's European Cup in
- July 7 & 8: EFA 2018 Fistball Women's Champions Cup in Schneverdingen
- July 6 â 8: EFA 2018 Men's Champions Cup in
Europe
- August 22 â 26: EuroFloorball Challenge
- October 10 â 14: EuroFloorball Cup
Asia & Oceania
- June 18 â 23: AOFC Cup 2018 in
World and Continental
2018 women's senior events
Other golf events
- January 12 â 14: 2018 EurAsia Cup in Shah Alam
- Team Europe defeated Team Asia, 14âÂÂ10, to win their second consecutive EurAsia Cup title.
- May 10 â 13: 2018 Players Championship
- Winner: Webb Simpson (first Players Championship title; fifth PGA Tour victory)
- May 16 â 19: 2018 World University Golf Championship in Lubao, Pampanga
- Individual winners: Daiki Imano (m) / MA Da-som (f)
- Team winners: (Daiki Imano, Yuto Katsuragawa, & Taisei Shimizu) (m) / (KANG Min-ji, MA Da-som, & SON Yeon-jung) (f)
- September 28 â 30: 2018 Ryder Cup at the Albatros Course of Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
- Team Europe defeated Team USA, 17ýâÂÂ10ý, to win their 12th Ryder Cup title.
- October 4 â 7: 2018 International Crown at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon
- Winners: (Park Sung-hyun, Ryu So-yeon, In-Kyung Kim, & Chun In-gee) (first International Crown win)
World handball championships
- July 1 â 14: 2018 Women's Junior World Handball Championship in Debrecen
- defeated , 28âÂÂ22, to win their first Women's Junior World Handball Championship title.
- took third place.
- July 24 â 29: 2018 Beach Handball World Championships for Men and Women in Kazan
- Men: defeated , 2 out of 3 matches played, to win their fifth Men's Beach Handball World Championships title.
- took third place.
- Women: defeated , 2âÂÂ1 in matches played, to win their first Women's Beach Handball World Championships title.
- took third place.
- July 30 â August 5: 2018 World University Handball Championship in Rijeka
- Men: defeated , 36âÂÂ31, in the final. took third place.
- Women: defeated , 27âÂÂ19, in the final. took third place.
- August 7 â 19: 2018 Women's Youth World Handball Championship in Kielce
- defeated , 29âÂÂ27, to win their second consecutive and third overall Women's Youth World Handball Championship title.
- took third place.
National teams
Clubs
- August 30, 2017 â March 17: 2017âÂÂ18 SEHA League
- April 13 & 15: 2017âÂÂ18 SEHA League Final Four in Skopje
- RK Vardar defeated PPD Zagreb, 26âÂÂ24, to win their second consecutive and fourth overall SEHA League title.
- Celje Pivovarna LaÃ
¡ko took third place.
- September 2, 2017 â May 20: 2017âÂÂ18 EHF Cup
- Füchse Berlin defeated Saint-Raphaël, 28âÂÂ25, to win their second EHF Cup title.
- SC Magdeburg took third place.
- September 2, 2017 â May 27: 2017âÂÂ18 EHF Champions League
- Montpellier defeated fellow French team, HBC Nantes, 32âÂÂ26, to win their second EHF Champions League title.
- Paris Saint-Germain took third place.
- September 8, 2017 â May 11: 2017âÂÂ18 Women's EHF Cup
- SCM Craiova defeated Vipers Kristiansand, 52âÂÂ51 on aggregate, to win their first Women's EHF Cup title.
- September 9, 2017 â May 13: 2017âÂÂ18 Women's EHF Champions League
- GyÃ
Âri ETO defeated HC Vardar, 27âÂÂ26 in overtime, to win their second consecutive and fourth overall Women's EHF Champions League title.
- CSM BucureÃÂti took third place.
- October 7, 2017 â May 20: 2017âÂÂ18 EHF Challenge Cup
- AHC Potaissa Turda defeated A.E.K. Athens, 59âÂÂ49 on aggregate in a 2-legged matches, to win their first EHF Challenge Cup title.
- October 14, 2017 â May 13: 2017âÂÂ18 Women's EHF Challenge Cup
- MKS Lublin defeated Rocasa Gran Canaria, 49âÂÂ45 on aggregate in a 2-legged matches, to win their first Women's EHF Challenge Cup title.
National teams
- January 18 â 28: 2018 Asian Men's Handball Championship in Suwon
- In the final, defeated , 33âÂÂ31, to win their 3rd Asian Men's Handball Championship. took third place.
- Note: All teams mentioned above, with , have qualified to compete at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship.
- February 15 â 21: 2018 West Asian Women's Handball Championship in Amman
- Winners: 1st place: , 2nd place: , 3rd place:
- July 16 â 26: 2018 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship in Salalah
- defeated , 27âÂÂ25 in extra time, to win their third Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship title.
- took third place.
- Note: All teams mentioned above have qualified to compete at the 2019 Men's Junior World Handball Championship.
- September 16 â 26: 2018 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship in Amman
- defeated , 34âÂÂ31, to win their second consecutive Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship title.
- took third place.
- Note: All teams mentioned here have qualified to compete at the 2019 Men's Youth World Handball Championship.
- November 30 â December 9: 2018 Asian Women's Handball Championship in Kumamoto
- defeated , 30âÂÂ25, to win their 14th Asian Women's Handball Championship title.
- took third place.
Clubs
National teams
Clubs
- April 12 â 22: 2018 African Men's and Women's Club Handball Championship in
National teams
Clubs
Europe
- January 11 â 13: IKF Europa Cup 2018 in Castell-Platja d'Aro
- In the final, KV TOP/SolarCompleet defeated AKC/Luma Korfbalclub, 28âÂÂ21.
- SG Pegasus took third place and Núcleo Corfebol Benfica took fourth place.
- January 26 â 28: IKF Europa Shield 2018 in Odivelas
- In the final, KV Adler Rauxel defeated Bec Korfball Club, 16âÂÂ13.
- Brno KK took third place and Norwich Knights KC took fourth place.
- March 30 â April 1: IKF U19 Open European Korfball Championship in Leeuwarden
- In the final, defeated , 25âÂÂ18.
- took third place and took fourth place.
- June 28 â July 1: U15 European Korfball Championship in Drachten
Americas
Africa
Asia
- April 10 â 15: 3rd IKF Asia U19 & U16 Korfball4 Championships in Taoyuan
- U16 final ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6.
- U19 final ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6.
World
- June 23 & 24: U17 Korfball World Cup in Eindhoven
- In the final, defeated , 22âÂÂ17.
- took third place and took fourth place.
- July 7 â 14: IKF U21 World Korfball Championship im Budapest
- August 8 â 12: 1st University World Korfball Championship in Vila Real
- August 11 & 12: IKF Beach Korfball World Cup in Blankenberge
- In the final, defeated , 8âÂÂ4.
- took third place and took fourth place.
- July 12 â 21: 2018 World Lacrosse Championship in Netanya
- defeated , 9âÂÂ8, to win their tenth World Lacrosse Championship title.
- took third place.
- August 4 â 11: 2018 European Women's Under 20s Lacrosse Championship in Katowice
- defeated , 12âÂÂ3, in the final. took third place.
- August 12 â 18: 2018 EMF EURO in Kyiv
- In the final, defeated , 4âÂÂ1, to win the 1st title.
- took third place and took fourth place.
- September 5 â 9: EMF Champions League 2018 in ÃÂateÃ
¾ ob Savi
- In the final, MAV Sports TimiÃÂoara defeated AS Coriolan BacÃÂu, 2âÂÂ1, after penalties, (initial match ended 0âÂÂ0) to win the 1st title.
- Juventus Sibiu took third place and Tanzmannschaft BucureÃÂti took fourth place.
- June 7 â 12: 2018 Pan-American Cup in
- In the final, defeated , 9âÂÂ2, to win the title.
- took third place and took fourth place.
- May 5 â 12: 2018 African Minifootball Cup in
- In the final defeated , 3âÂÂ1, after penalties, (initial match ended 3âÂÂ3) to win the 1st edition.
- took third place and took fourth place.
- February 24 & 25: #1 in Phillip Island
- Winners: Marco Melandri ( Aruba.it Racing â Ducati) (2 times)
- March 24 & 25: #2 in Buriram
- Winners: Race #1: Jonathan Rea ( Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) / Race #2: Chaz Davies ( Aruba.it Racing â Ducati)
- April 14 & 15: #3 in Aragón
- Winners: Race #1: Jonathan Rea ( Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) / Race #2: Chaz Davies ( Aruba.it Racing â Ducati)
- April 21 & 22: #4 in Assen
- Winners: Race #1: Jonathan Rea ( Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) / Race #2: Tom Sykes ( Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK)
- May 12 & 13: #5 in Imola
- Winners: Michael van der Mark ( Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team) (2 times)
- May 26 & 27: #6 in Donington
- Winners: Jonathan Rea ( Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) (2 times)
- June 9 & 10: #7 in Brno
- Winners: Race #1: Jonathan Rea ( Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) / Race #2: Alex Lowes ( Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team)
- June 23 & 24: #8 in Laguna Seca
- Winners: Jonathan Rea ( Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) (2 times)
- July 7 & 8: #9 in Misano
- Winners: Jonathan Rea ( Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) (2 times)
- September 15 & 16: #10 in Algarve
- Winners: Jonathan Rea ( Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) (2 times)
- September 29 & 30: #11 in Magny-Cours
- Winners: Jonathan Rea ( Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) (2 times)
- October 13 & 14: #12 in Villicum
- Winners: Jonathan Rea ( Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) (2 times)
- October 27 & 28: #13 in Losail (final)
- Winner: Race #1: Jonathan Rea ( Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) / Race #2: cancelled
International tournaments
Major national leagues, club tournaments
World and Continental Championships
Artistic
- August 31 â September 8: Junior/Senior/Cadet/Youth European Championships in
- October 29 â November 3: Cup of Europe in
Speed
- August 17 â 19: 2018 European Speed Skating Championship in Ostend
Track
- Seniors 300 m Sprint winners: Simon Albrecht (m) / Sandrine Tas (f)
- 10000 m Points elimination winners: Daniel Niero (m) / Francesca Lollobrigida (f)
- 500 m Sprint team winners: (Ioseba Fernandez & Patxi Peula) (m) / (Francesca Lollobrigida, Giorgia Bormida, Benedetta Rossini)
- 15000 m Eliminations winners: Daniel Niero (m) / Francesca Lollobrigida (f)
- 500 m Sprint winners: Simon Albrecht (m) / Sandrine Tas (f)
- 1000 m Sprint winners: Mathias Vosté (m) / Sandrine Tas (f)
- 3000 m Relay winners: (Daniel Niero, Duccio Marsili, Daniele Di Stefano, Giuseppe Bramante) (m) / (Sandrine Tas, Anke Vos, Stien Vanhoutte)
Road
- 200 m Sprint winners: Ioseba Fernández (m) / Sandrine Tas (f)
- 10000 m Points winners: Daniel Niero (m) / Sandrine Tas (f)
- 20000 m Elimination winners: Patxi Peula (m) / / Francesca Lollobrigida (f)
- Seniors one lap winners: Ioseba Fernández (m) / Sandrine Tas (f)
Marathon
- Seniors Marathon winners: Bart Swings (m) / Chloe Geoffroy (f)
Freestyle
- September 28 â 30: CERS European Freestyle Skating Championships in Barcelona
Inline Hockey
- April 5 â 8: 2018 Men European League (final in Rethel)
- In final, Rethel Ardennes defeated HC Milano Quanta, 9âÂÂ2, to win the title. IHC BerounÃ
¡tàMedvÃÂdi took third and Norton Cyclones SHC took fourth place.
- April 26 â 29: 2018 Women European League (final in Roana)
- In final, CPLV Panteras defeated Les Phénix de Ris-Orangis, 3âÂÂ2, to win the title. HCR Cent Patins took third and Taurus Buja Hockey Club took fourth place.
- July 5 â 8: U18M and U16M European Championships in
- U18: In the final, defeated , 8âÂÂ0, to win the title. took third and took fourth place.
- U16: In the final, defeated , 7âÂÂ3, to win the title. took third and took fourth place.
- November 4, 2017 â May 13: 2017âÂÂ18 CERH European League (final four in )
- In the final, FC Barcelona Hoquei defeated FC Porto, 4âÂÂ2, to win their 22nd title.
- November 4, 2017 â April 29: 2017âÂÂ18 CERS Cup (final four in )
- In the final, CE Lleida Llista Blava defeated ÃÂquei Clube de Barcelos, 1âÂÂ0, after penalties to win their 3rd title. Initial match finished 2âÂÂ2.
- November 11, 2017 â March 18: 2017âÂÂ18 CERH Women's European League (final four in )
- In the final, CP Gijón Solimar defeated S.L. Benfica, 4âÂÂ3, to win their 5th title.
World and continental shooting events
- March 2 â 12: All Guns World Cup #1 in Guadalajara
- 10 m Air Pistol winners: Shahzar Rizvi (m) / Manu Bhaker (f)
- 10 m Air Pistol mixed team winners: (Om Prakash Mitharval & Manu Bhaker)
- Men's 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: Clement Bessaguet
- Women's 25 m Pistol winner: Anna Korakaki
- 10 m Air Rifle winners: István Péni (m) / Laura-Georgeta Coman (f)
- 50 m Rifle Three Positions winners: Akhil Sheoran (m) / PEI Ruijiao (f)
- 10 m Air Rifle mixed team winners: (XU Hong & CHEN Keduo)
- Skeet winners: Vincent Hancock (m) / Kim Rhode (f)
- Trap winners: Lyndon Sosa (m) / Ashley Carroll (f)
- Trap mixed team winners: (Satu Mäkelä-Nummela & Vesa Tornroos)
- March 19 â 29: 2018 Junior World Cup (All Guns) #1 in Sydney
- Junior 10 m Air Pistol winners: WANG Zhehao (m) / Manu Bhaker (f)
- Men's Junior 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: Anish Anish
- Women's Junior 25 m Pistol winner: Muskan Muskan
- Junior 10 m Air Pistol Mixed team winners: (Anmol Anmol & Manu Bhaker)
- Junior 10 m Air Rifle winners: LIU Yuqi (m) / Elavenil Valarivan (f)
- Men's Junior 50 m Rifle Three Positions winner: ZHANG Changhong
- Junior 10 m Air Rifle Mixed team winners: (ZHU Yingjie & LIU Yuqi)
- Junior Trap winners: Matteo Marongiu (m) / DUAN Yuwei (f)
- Junior Skeet winners: DOU Xuyang (m) / Aislin Jones (f)
- Junior Trap Mixed team winners: (Teo Petroni & Erica Sessa)
- April 20 â 30: All Guns World Cup #2 (final) in Changwon
- 10 m Air Pistol winners: Artem Chernousov (m) / Viktoria Chaika (f)
- 10 m Air Pistol Mixed team winners: (JI Xiaojing & WU Jiayu)
- Men's 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: Kim Jun-hong
- Women's 25 m Pistol winner: Elena Galiabovitch
- 10 m Air Rifle winners: Alexander Dryagin (m) / ZHAO Ruozhu (f)
- 10 m Air Rifle Mixed team winners: (ZHAO Ruozhu & Yang Haoran)
- 50 m Rifle Three Positions winners: Sergey Kamenskiy (m) / WANG Zeru (f)
- Trap winners: Mauro de Filippis (m) / Satu Mäkelä-Nummela (f)
- Mixed Trap winners: (Erik Varga & Zuzana Ã
 tefeÃÂeková)
- Skeet winners: Vincent Hancock (m) / Kim Rhode (f)
- May 7 â 15: Rifle and Pistol World Cup #1 in Fort Benning
- 10 m Air Pistol winners: WU Jiayu (m) / Anna Korakaki (f)
- 10 m Air Pistol Mixed team winners: (Pablo Carrera & Sonia Franquet)
- Men's 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: LIN Junmin
- Women's 25 m Pistol winner: Maria Grozdeva
- 10 m Air Rifle winners: Julian Justus (m) / WU Mingyang (f)
- 10 m Air Rifle Mixed team winners: (WU Mingyang & YAO Yuncong)
- 50 m Rifle Three Positions winners: István Péni (m) / SnjeÃ
¾ana PejÃÂià(f)
- May 22 â 29: Rifle and Pistol World Cup #2 (final) in Munich
- 10 m Air Pistol winners: Oleh Omelchuk (m) / Olena Kostevych (f)
- 10 m Air Pistol Mixed team winners: (Olena Kostevych & Oleh Omelchuk)
- Men's 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: LIN Junmin
- Women's 25 m Pistol winner: XIONG Yaxuan
- 10 m Air Rifle winners: Illia Charheika (m) / LIN Ying-Shin (f)
- 10 m Air Rifle Mixed team winners: (Anastasiia Galashina & Sergey Kamenskiy)
- 50 m Rifle Three Positions winners: Yang Haoran (m) / Elaheh Ahmadi (f)
- June 5 â 15: Shotgun World Cup #1 in Siááiewi
- Skeet winners: Vincent Hancock (m) / Amber Hill (f)
- Trap winners: Aaron Heading (m) / Satu Mäkelä-Nummela (f)
- Mixed Trap winners: (Erik Varga & Zuzana Ã
 tefeÃÂeková)
- June 22 â 29: 2018 Junior World Cup (All Guns) #2 (final) in Suhl
- Junior 10 m Air Pistol winners: Chaudhary Saurabh (m) / Manu Bhaker (f)
- Junior 10 m Air Pistol Mixed team winners: (Devanshi Rana & Chaudhary Saurabh)
- Junior 25 m Pistol winners: Ernests Erbs (m) / Camille Jedrzejewski (f)
- Junior 25 m Standard Pistol winners Vijayveer Sidhu (m) / Vishwa Jignesh Dahiya (f)
- Junior 50 m Pistol winners: Mikhail Isakov (m) / Yulyana Rohach (f)
- Junior Men's 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: Matej Rampula
- Junior 10 m Air Rifle winners: Hriday Hazarika (m) / Elavenil Valarivan (f)
- Junior 10 m Air Rifle Mixed team winners: (Elavenil Valarivan & Divyansh Singh Panwar)
- Junior 50 m Rifle Prone winners: William Shaner (m) / Morgan Phillips (f)
- Junior 50 m Rifle Three Positions winners: Marco Suppini (m) / WANG Zeru (f)
- Junior Skeet winners: Emil Kjelgaard Petersen (m) / Vanesa Hockova (f)
- Junior Trap winners: Adria Martinez Torres (m) / Gaia Ragazzini (f)
- Junior Trap Mixed team winners: (Erica Sessa & Teo Petroni)
- July 9 â 19: Shotgun World Cup #2 (final) in Tucson, Arizona
- Skeet winners: LEE Jong-jun (m) / Kim Rhode (f)
- Trap winners: Simone Lorenzo Prosperi (m) / Marika Salmi (f)
- Mixed Trap winners: (Corey Cogdell & Casey Wallace)
- February 1 â 4: 2018 Asia-Pacific Softball Cup in Blacktown
- defeated , 3âÂÂ0, in the final. took third place.
- April 23 â 28: 2018 Asian Men's Softball Championship in Jakarta
- defeated , 4âÂÂ0, to win their seventh consecutive and eighth overall Asian Men's Softball Championship title.
- took third place.
- May 13 â 18: 2018 Asian Junior Women's Softball Championship in Pampanga
- defeated to win their fourth Asian Junior Women's Softball Championship title.
- took third place.
- June 12 â 15: 2018 East Asian Women's Softball Cup in Nantou City
- defeated , 7âÂÂ3, in the final.
- took third place.
- June 25 â 30: 2018 European Men's Softball Championship in HavlÃÂÃÂkÃ
¯v Brod
- Champions: ; Second: ; Third:
- July 7 â 15: 2018 Junior Men's Softball World Championship in Prince Albert
- defeated , 6âÂÂ1, to win their fifth Junior Men's Softball World Championship title.
- took third place.
- July 16 â 21: 2018 European U19 Women's Softball Championship in Staranzano
- defeated , 7âÂÂ3, in the final. took third place.
- July 23 â 28: 2018 European U22 Women's Softball Championship in Trnava
- defeated , 5âÂÂ4, in the final. took third place.
- August 2 â 12: 2018 Women's Softball World Championship in Chiba
- The defeated , 7âÂÂ6, to win their second consecutive and eleventh overall Women's Softball World Championship title.
- took the bronze medal.
- Note: The United States has qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
- October 26 & 27: 2018 Asian University Women's Softball Championship in Nanjing
- July 29 â August 4: 2018 Junior League Softball World Series in Kirkland at Everest Park
- The Snow Canyon Little League (USA West) defeated the Smithville Little League (USA Southwest), 9âÂÂ3, in the final.
- July 30 â August 5: 2018 Senior League Softball World Series in Roxana at Lower Sussex Little League Complex
- Team Tanauan (Asia-Pacific) defeated team Waco (USA Southwest), 7âÂÂ0, in the final.
- August 8 â 15: 2018 Little League Softball World Series in Portland at Alpenrose Stadium
- Team Wheelersburg LL (Central) defeated team Tunkhannock LL (East), 3âÂÂ0, in the final.
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