The 2021 Nor.Ca. Women's Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the championship, held from 22 to 27 August 2021 at Elgin, United States under the aegis of North America and Caribbean Handball Confederation. It was the first time in history that the championship is organised by the USA Team Handball. It also acted as the qualification tournament for the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship, with the top team from the championship directly qualifying for the event to be held in Spain.[2] The tournament was held behind closed doors, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  United States |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 22–25 August |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Puerto Rico (2nd title) |
| Runner-up |  Greenland |
| Third place |  Mexico |
| Fourth place | United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 402 (50.25 per match) |
| Attendance | 0 (0 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Nathalys Ceballos (24 goals)[1] |
| Best player | Sheila Hiraldo |
Puerto Rico won the final 34–24 against Greeland, to capture their second title.[3]
Teams edit
Four teams participated.[4]
Referees edit
The following four referee pairs were selected.[5]
| Referees | |
|---|---|
 France |
Yann Carmaux Julien Mursch |
| Greenland |
Enok Petersen Erni Johansen |
| Mexico |
Juan Castro Omar García |
 United States |
Rafael Marques Kevin Poulet |
Preliminary round edit
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenland
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 68 | +19 | 6 | Final |
| 2 | Puerto Rico
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 70 | +10 | 4 | |
| 3 | Mexico
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 83 | −7 | 2 | Third place game |
| 4 | United States (H)
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 81 | −22 | 0 |
Source: TeamUSA
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
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
Fixtures edit
| 22 August 2021 17:00 |
Puerto Rico
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28–20 | United States
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The Centre of Elgin, Elgin Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA) |
| Graciani 6 | (14–8) | Carvalho, Lima 4 | ||
2×
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Report | 1× 8×
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| 22 August 2021 19:00 |
Greenland
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33–27 | Mexico
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The Centre of Elgin, Elgin Referees: Marques, Poulet (USA) |
| Heilmann 7 | (17–12) | Leal 8 | ||
2× 6× 1×
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Report | 2×
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| 23 August 2021 17:00 |
Mexico
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24–29 | Puerto Rico
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The Centre of Elgin, Elgin Referees: Petersen, Johansen (GRL) |
| Arriaga 6 | (10–15) | Fuentes 7 | ||
| 3×
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Report | 1× 5×
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| 23 August 2021 19:00 |
United States
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18–28 | Greenland
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The Centre of Elgin, Elgin Referees: Castro, García (MEX) |
| Nesper 5 | (10–11) | Hansen 9 | ||
| 1× 3× 1×
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Report | 2× 3×
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| 24 August 2021 17:00 |
Greenland
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26–23 | Puerto Rico
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The Centre of Elgin, Elgin Referees: Castro, García (MEX) |
| Kajangmat 7 | (10–8) | Fuentes, Hiraldo 4 | ||
| 1× 5×
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Report | 1× 2×
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| 24 August 2021 19:00 |
United States
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21–25 | Mexico
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The Centre of Elgin, Elgin Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA) |
| Carvalho, Christensen 4 | (12–14) | Gallegos 6 | ||
| 2×
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Report | 3×
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Knockout stage edit
Third place game edit
| 25 August 2021 17:00 |
Mexico
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28–14 | United States
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The Centre of Elgin, Elgin Referees: Petersen, Johansen (GRL) |
| Leal 6 | (13–5) | Taylor 4 | ||
| 2×
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Report | 1× 2×
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Final edit
| 25 August 2021 19:00 |
Greenland
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24–34 | Puerto Rico
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The Centre of Elgin, Elgin Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA) |
| Holm 7 | (10–18) | Ceballos 10 | ||
| 2× 3×
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Report | 1× 2×
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Final standing edit
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Puerto Rico
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Greenland
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Mexico
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| 4 | United States
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| Team qualified for the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship |
All Star Team edit
The all-star team was announced on 25 August 2021.[3]
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Sophie Fasold
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| Right wing | Jailene Maldonado
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| Right back | Josephine Gardaard
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| Centre back | Nathanys Ceballos
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| Left back | Lykke Frank Hansen
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| Left wing | Zuleika Fuentes
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| Pivot | Ivana Holm
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| MVP | Sheila Hiraldo
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Squads edit
Greenland edit
Head coach: Johannes Groth[6][7]
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Mexico edit
Head coach: ?[8]
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Puerto Rico edit
Head coach: Camilo Estevez[9]
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United States edit
Head coach: Julio Sainz[10][11]
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References edit
- ^ "Topscorer - Wwomens NACHC Championschip" (PDF). USA Team Handball. 1 September 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "USA to host NACHC Women's Championship, Spain 2021 qualification". IHF. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Puerto Rico win NACHC Women's Championship; book ticket to Spain 2021". IHF. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "First-ever NACHC Congress, an unmitigated success". IHF. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "2021 NACHC Women's Championships Officiating Pairs". www.teamusa.org. 21 August 2021. Archived from the original on August 21, 2021.
- ^ "Greenland Team Page". Team USA. USA Team Handball. 22 August 2021. Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ Mølgaard, Noah (5 May 2021). "Håndbold: Her er damernes bruttotrup til VM". Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Mexico Team Page". Team USA. USA Team Handball. 22 August 2021. Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Puerto Rico Team Page". Team USA. USA Team Handball. 22 August 2021. Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "USA Women's National Team". Team USA. USA Team Handball. August 2021. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "USA Team Handball Announces Women's National Team Preliminary Roster". USA Team Handball. 9 June 2021. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.