2022 North America and Caribbean Men's Junior Handball Championship

The 2022 North America and Caribbean Men's Junior Handball Championship was the first edition of the tournament, it took place in Mexico City, Mexico, from 12 to 17 December 2022. It acted as the North America and Caribbean qualifying tournament for the 2023 Men's Junior World Handball Championship.[2]

2022 North America and Caribbean Men's Junior Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Mexico
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates12–17 December
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Cuba (1st title)
Runner-up United States
Third place Martinique
Fourth place Guadeloupe
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored868 (57.87 per match)
Top scorer(s)Cuba Maiko Vázquez
(38 goals)[1]
Best playerUnited States Elliot Robertson

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC–6).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States 2 2 0 0 60 43 +17 4 Semifinals
2   Guadeloupe 2 1 0 1 55 54 +1 2
3   Greenland 2 0 0 2 43 61 −18 0 Placement round
Source: NACHC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
12 December 2022
14:00
United States   31–18   Greenland Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
(12–5)
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13 December 2022
14:00
Greenland   25–30   Guadeloupe Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
(12–16)
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14 December 2022
14:00
United States   29–25   Guadeloupe Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
(18–13)
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Cuba 3 3 0 0 116 70 +46 6 Semifinals
2   Martinique 3 2 0 1 85 77 +8 4
3   Mexico (H) 3 1 0 2 97 90 +7 2 Placement round
4   Puerto Rico 3 0 0 3 61 122 −61 0
Source: NACHC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
12 December 2022
16:00
Martinique   19–32   Cuba Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
(10–17)
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12 December 2022
18:00
Mexico   40–22   Puerto Rico Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
(18–12)
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13 December 2022
16:00
Puerto Rico   19–36   Martinique Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
(11–16)
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13 December 2022
18:00
Cuba   38–31   Mexico Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
(20–16)
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14 December 2022
16:00
Puerto Rico   20–46   Cuba Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
(10–20)
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14 December 2022
18:00
Mexico   26–30   Martinique Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
(14–16)
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Placement round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5   Mexico (H) 2 2 0 0 68 48 +20 4
6   Greenland 2 1 0 1 58 47 +11 2
7   Puerto Rico 2 0 0 2 41 72 −31 0
Source: NACHC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
16 December 2022
14:00
Greenland   32–19   Puerto Rico Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
(16–9)
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17 December 2022
14:00
Greenland   26–28   Mexico Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
(14–12)
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Knockout stage

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Bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
16 December
 
 
  United States34
 
17 December
 
  Martinique24
 
  United States23
 
16 December
 
  Cuba36
 
  Guadeloupe24
 
 
  Cuba36
 
Third place
 
 
17 December
 
 
  Martinique46
 
 
  Guadeloupe23

Semifinals

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16 December 2022
16:00
United States   34–24   Martinique Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
(17–11)
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16 December 2022
18:00
Guadeloupe   24–36   Cuba Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
(11–21)
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Third place game

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17 December 2022
16:00
Martinique   46–23   Guadeloupe Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
(21–12)
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Final

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17 December 2022
18:00
United States   23–36   Cuba Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
(9–18)
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Final standings

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Rank Team
    Cuba
    United States
    Martinique
4   Guadeloupe
5   Mexico
6   Greenland
7   Puerto Rico
Qualified for the 2023 Junior World Championship and the 2023 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy
Qualified for the 2023 Junior World Championship

References

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  1. ^ "2022 NACHC Men's Jr Championships / IHF Trophy". NACHC. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Cuba triumph at Men's IHF Trophy North American and Caribbean zone". IHF. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.