In addition to the two Nordwest teams, 71 other teams from 10 different countries played in Boys 18. They were divided into 12 different groups, whereof HSG Nordwest 1 could be found in Group 5 together with Hjortshöj Egå IF, Lödde Vikings HK, Fjellhammer IL 2, RP IF Linköping and Trafford Handball Club. HSG Nordwest 1 continued to A-Play-off after reaching 2:nd place in Group 5. In the playoff they made it to 1/8 Final, but lost it against Önnereds HK with 15-22. In the Final, Önnereds HK won over Asaa BK and became the winner of A-Play-off in Boys 18.