The 2024 Wheelchair Handball World Championship will be a 4×4-wheelchair handball tournament held in Cairo, Egypt from 16 to 21 September 2024.[1] The games will be played at the Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall.[2]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Egypt |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 16 – 21 September 2024 |
| Teams | 8 (from 5 confederations) |
Teams
edit| Continent | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Africa / Host | 1 | Egypt
|
| Asia | 2 |  India Japan
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| Europe | 2 |  France Portugal
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| North America and Caribbean (Wild card) | 1 |  United States[3]
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| South and Central America[4] | 2 |  Brazil Chile
|
Draw
editThe draw took place on 18 July 2024 at the IHF Head Office in Basel.[5]
Seeding
editThe final attendees of the last World Championship were placed in Pot 1. Because no teams of the same continent are allowed to face in the group phase. The two Asian teams were placed in Pot 2 and the two European teams in Pot 3. The remaining teams South America 2 and the Wild card were placed in Pot 4.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner 2022 (South America 1) Runner-up 2022 (Africa 1) |
Asia 1 Asia 2 |
Europe 1 Europe 2 |
South America 2 Wild card |
First Pot 2 and 3 were drawn. Egypt from Pot 1 as host had the right to chose the group. Chile from Pot 4 was placed in the other group as Brazil.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil (Hold) Egypt (Host)
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India Japan
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France Portugal
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Chile United States
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Group A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Quarter finals |
| 2 | Japan
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | France
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | United States
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
First match(es) will be played: 16 September 2024. Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head set difference; 4) Head-to-head points won; 5) Set difference; 6) Points won; 7) Draw.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head set difference; 4) Head-to-head points won; 5) Set difference; 6) Points won; 7) Draw.
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt (H)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Quarter finals |
| 2 | India
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Portugal
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | Chile
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
First match(es) will be played: 16 September 2024. Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head set difference; 4) Head-to-head points won; 5) Set difference; 6) Points won; 7) Draw.
(H) Host
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head set difference; 4) Head-to-head points won; 5) Set difference; 6) Points won; 7) Draw.
(H) Host
Knockout stage
editBracket
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| A1 | ||||||||||||||
| B4 | ||||||||||||||
| A2 | ||||||||||||||
| B3 | ||||||||||||||
| B1 | ||||||||||||||
| A4 | ||||||||||||||
| Third place | ||||||||||||||
| B2 | ||||||||||||||
| A3 | ||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
edit| TBD | v | TBD | Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, Cairo | |
| TBD | v | TBD | Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, Cairo | |
| TBD | v | TBD | Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, Cairo | |
| TBD | v | TBD | Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, Cairo | |
Semifinals
edit| TBD | v | TBD | Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, Cairo | |
| TBD | v | TBD | Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, Cairo | |
Bronze medal game
edit| TBD | v | TBD | Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, Cairo | |
Gold medal game
edit| 21 September 2024 | TBD | v | TBD | Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, Cairo |
References
edit- ^ "3rd IHF Wheelchair Handball World Championship". International Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 12 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Eight teams to aim for gold at the 3rd IHF Wheelchair Handball World Championship". International Handball Federation. 6 June 2024. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ Collins, Matthew (6 June 2024). "USA Team Handball Wheelchair National Team Launched; Accepts Wild Card to Upcoming World Championship". USA Team Handball. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ Arellano, Daniel (27 March 2024). "Chile jugará en el segundo Mundial de Balonmano en Silla de Ruedas". El Deportero (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Draw yields well-balanced groups at the 3rd IHF Wheelchair Handball World Championship". International Handball Federation. 18 July 2024. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
