2015 Pan American Women's Handball Championship

The 2015 Pan American Women's Handball Championship was the 13th edition of the Pan American Women's Handball Championship, held in Cuba from 21 to 28 May 2015. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship.

2015 Pan American Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Cuba
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates21–28 May
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (9th title)
Runner-up Cuba
Third place Argentina
Fourth place Puerto Rico
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored2,188 (52.1 per match)
Top scorer(s)Cuba Gleinys Reyes
(54 goals)
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Preliminary round

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The draw was held on 25 April 2015.[1]

All times are local (UTC−4).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 5 5 0 0 156 79 +77 10 Advance to semifinals
2   Puerto Rico 5 3 1 1 123 135 −12 7
3   Paraguay 5 3 0 2 132 129 +3 6
4   Greenland 5 1 1 3 110 132 −22 3
5   United States 5 1 0 4 102 124 −22 2[a]
6   Venezuela 5 0 2 3 113 137 −24 2[a]
Source: panamhandball.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Venezuela–United States 20–22
21 May 2015
09:00
Venezuela   25–25   Puerto Rico Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: González, Prieto (URU)
Barinas 7 (10–13) Fuentes 7
  5×  Report   1× 
21 May 2015
11:00
Paraguay   25–18   Greenland Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
Aluan 9 (9–10) Rasmussen 6
  2×  Report   3× 
21 May 2015
13:00
Brazil   28–14   United States Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 200
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
Piedade, Constantino 4 (13–9) Borg 5
  1×  Report   1× 

22 May 2015
09:00
Greenland   26–26   Venezuela Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 150
Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
Rasmussen 9 (13–10) Barinas 12
  4×  Report   5× 
22 May 2015
11:00
United States   24–25   Paraguay Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 150
Referees: González, Prieto (URU)
Borg 10 (12–11) Martínez 7
  4×  Report   1× 
22 May 2015
15:00
Puerto Rico   15–35   Brazil Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Paolantoni, Zanikian (ARG)
Natal 5 (7–16) Quintino 10
  6×  1×  Report   7×  1× 

23 May 2015
09:00
Brazil   32–12   Greenland Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 200
Referees: González, Prieto (URU)
S. Rocha 6 (18–6) three players 3
  Report  
23 May 2015
11:00
Paraguay   31–26   Venezuela Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
Martínez 13 (14–10) Barinas 7
  3×  Report   7× 
23 May 2015
13:00
United States   20–23   Puerto Rico Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 150
Referees: Lenci, López (ARG)
Borg 7 (8–9) Ceballos 9
  2×  Report   4× 

24 May 2015
09:00
Paraguay   29–33   Puerto Rico Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Magalhães, Rocha (BRA)
Faría 6 (14–13) Ceballos 10
  2×  Report   2× 
24 May 2015
11:00
Greenland   28–22   United States Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 150
Referees: Paolantoni, Zanikian (ARG)
Rasmussen 11 (14–14) Borg, Van Ryn 5
  3×  Report   3× 
24 May 2015
15:00
Venezuela   16–33   Brazil Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Zapata, Ojeda (COL)
Carbajal, Barinas 4 (8–16) Coppi 9
  1×  Report   1× 

25 May 2015
09:00
Puerto Rico   27–26   Greenland Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
Ceballos, Hiraldo 7 (11–13) three players 7
  2×  Report  
25 May 2015
11:00
Venezuela   20–22   United States Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Lenci, López (ARG)
Barinas 9 (10–8) Taylor 7
  2×  Report   3× 
25 May 2015
13:00
Brazil   28–22   Paraguay Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 230
Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
Coppi 6 (14–12) Faría 7
  7×  Report  

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Cuba (H) 5 5 0 0 192 100 +92 10 Advance to semifinals
2   Argentina 5 4 0 1 172 88 +84 8
3   Mexico 5 2 1 2 145 149 −4 5[a]
4   Uruguay 5 2 1 2 142 156 −14 5[a]
5   Chile 5 1 0 4 133 149 −16 2
6   Guatemala 5 0 0 5 66 208 −142 0
Source: panamhandball.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Uruguay–Mexico 37–37
21 May 2015
15:00
Uruguay   29–27   Chile Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
M. Barreiro 12 (13–13) Musalen 7
  4×  Report   8× 
21 May 2015
18:30
Argentina   23–24   Cuba Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Magalhães, Rocha (BRA)
Pizzo 6 (10–15) Rizo 9
  4×  Report   6× 
21 May 2015
20:30
Mexico   35–15   Guatemala Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 250
Referees: Ojeda, Zapata (COL)
four players 4 (17–6) Sosa 4
  2×  Report   4× 

22 May 2015
13:00
Mexico   30–24   Chile Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 300
Referees: Magalhães, Rocha (BRA)
Saavedra 7 (15–11) Flores 5
  2×  Report   6× 
22 May 2015
17:00
Argentina   48–6   Guatemala Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Ojeda, Zapata (COL)
Bianchi 10 (24–3) Lavarreda 3
  Report   3× 
22 May 2015
19:00
Cuba   44–19   Uruguay Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 300
Referees: Lenci, López (ARG)
Mesa 9 (18–10) M. Barreiro 7
  3×  Report   3× 

23 May 2015
15:00
Argentina   31–20   Chile Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 300
Referees: Ojeda, Zapata (COL)
Campigli 7 (16–8) Zavala 5
  4×  Report   5× 
23 May 2015
17:00
Uruguay   37–37   Mexico Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
C. Barreiro 9 (20–16) Aguierre 8
  3×  Report   1× 
23 May 2015
19:00
Cuba   47–12   Guatemala Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 500
Referees: Alaufsen, Sørensen (GRL)
Reyes 17 (22–6) Lavarreda 5
  3×  Report   3× 

24 May 2015
13:00
Mexico   23–36   Argentina Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
Aguierre, Saavedra 4 (8–20) Pizzo 6
  3×  Report   2× 
24 May 2015
17:00
Uruguay   42–14   Guatemala Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
M. Barreiro 7 (19–6) Lavarreda, Herrera 4
  1×  Report   4× 
24 May 2015
19:00
Chile   26–40   Cuba Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Lenci, López (ARG)
Llanos 7 (14–22) Rizo 9
  4×  Report   4× 

25 May 2015
15:00
Argentina   34–15   Uruguay Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
Campigli 7 (15–7) three players 3
  Report   4× 
25 May 2015
17:00
Guatemala   19–36   Chile Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Alaufsen, Sørensen (GRL)
Herrera 4 (10–16) Castañeda 8
  3×  Report   1× 
25 May 2015
19:00
Mexico   20–37   Cuba Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Magalhães, Rocha (BRA)
Jaramillo, Favela 4 (11–21) Reyes 12
  1×  Report   3× 

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Brazil26
 
 
 
  Argentina15
 
  Brazil26
 
 
 
  Cuba22
 
  Cuba32
 
 
  Puerto Rico26
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
  Argentina33
 
 
  Puerto Rico16
5–8th place bracket
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Paraguay23
 
 
 
  Uruguay28
 
  Uruguay27
 
 
 
  Greenland21
 
  Mexico17
 
 
  Greenland19
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
  Paraguay30
 
 
  Mexico24
9–12th place bracket
 
9–12th place semifinalsNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
  United States37
 
 
 
  Guatemala16
 
  United States22
 
 
 
  Chile28
 
  Chile35
 
 
  Venezuela28
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
 
  Guatemala19
 
 
  Venezuela32

All times are local (UTC−4).

9–12th place semifinals

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27 May 2015
09:00
United States   37–16   Guatemala Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)
Darling 7 (18–9) Lavarreda 5
Report   1× 

27 May 2015
11:00
Chile   35–28   Venezuela Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 200
Referees: Ojeda, Zapata (COL)
Musalen 10 (14–15) Barinas 9
  2×  Report   5× 

5–8th place semifinals

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27 May 2015
13:00
Paraguay   23–28   Uruguay Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 300
Referees: Magalhães, Rocha (BRA)
Faría 5 (12–13) Scarrone 7
  4×  Report   2× 

27 May 2015
17:00
Mexico   17–19   Greenland Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 250
Referees: Paolantoni, Zanikian (ARG)
Aguierre 7 (8–9) Heilmann 8
  3×  Report   5× 

Semifinals

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27 May 2015
15:00
Brazil   26–15   Argentina Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 500
Referees: González, Prieto (URU)
Anastácio 6 (16–5) Salvadó 4
  4×  Report  

27 May 2015
19:00
Cuba   32–26   Puerto Rico Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 400
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
Lusson, Reyes 7 (19–13) García 7
  7×  Report   5× 

Eleventh place game

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28 May 2015
09:00
Guatemala   19–32   Venezuela Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 150
Referees: Zapata, Ojeda (COL)
Gudiel 4 (8–13) Cedeño 5
  4×  Report   3× 

Ninth place game

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28 May 2015
11:00
United States   22–28   Chile Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 250
Referees: Paolantoni, Zanikian (ARG)
Gascon, Taylor 4 (6–11) three players 4
  4×  Report   3× 

Seventh place game

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28 May 2015
13:00
Paraguay   30–24   Mexico Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 245
Referees: González, Prieto (URU)
Sosa, Martínez 7 (15–12) Zavala 5
  3×  Report   1× 

Fifth place game

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28 May 2015
17:00
Uruguay   27–21   Greenland Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
M. Barreiro 8 (11–12) Heilmann 6
  4×  Report   3× 

Third place game

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28 May 2015
15:00
Argentina   33–16   Puerto Rico Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 400
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
Gambino 7 (14–8) García 5
  1×  Report   4× 

Final

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28 May 2015
19:00
Brazil   26–22   Cuba Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Lenci, López (ARG)
F. Rocha 6 (13–11) Lusson 10
  2×  Report   5× 

Final ranking

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Rank Team
    Brazil
    Cuba
    Argentina
4   Puerto Rico
5   Uruguay
6   Greenland
7   Paraguay
8   Mexico
9   Chile
10   United States
11   Venezuela
12   Guatemala
Team advanced to the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship
Team advanced to the Final qualification tournament
  • Uruguay, Greenland, and Paraguay all declined participation in the "Final qualification tournament" allowing Mexico the opportunity.[2]

Awards

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All-star team

References

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  1. ^ "Sorteo de grupos del Panamericano Adulto Femenino – CUB 2015 – Groups draw for Women's Senior Panamerican Ch". panamhandball.org. 25 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Mexico - Final participant on the four nations tournament". ihf.info. 3 June 2015.
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