2015 Pan American Women's Handball Championship

2015 Pan American Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Cuba
Dates	21–28 May
Teams	12
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (9th title)
Runner-up	Cuba
Third place	Argentina
Fourth place	Puerto Rico
Tournament statistics
Matches	42
Goals scored	2188 (52.1 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Gleinys Reyes (54 goals)
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The 2015 Pan American Women's Handball Championship was held in Cuba from 21 to 28 May 2015. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship.

Preliminary round

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

All times are local (UTC−4).

Group A

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	Advance to semifinals
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^{[lower-alpha 1]}
6	Venezuela	5	0	2	3	113	137	−24	2^{[lower-alpha 1]}

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 2 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× 2×	Report	1× 3×

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× 2×	Report	3× 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× 3×	Report	1× 3×

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× 3×	Report	5× 3×

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× 3×	Report	1× 3×

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× 3× 1×	Report	7× 2× 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
	2×	Report	1×

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× 2×	Report	7× 3×

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× 3×	Report	4× 1×

24 May 2015 09:00	Paraguay	29–33	Puerto Rico	Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana Referees: Magalhães, Rocha (BRA)
	Servin 6	(14–13)	Ceballos 10
	2× 3×	Report	2× 3×

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× 4×	Report	3× 4×

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× 1×	Report	1× 2×

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× 1×	Report	3×

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× 2×	Report	3× 2×

25 May 2015 13:00	Brazil	28–22	Paraguay	Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana Attendance: 230 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
	Coppi 6	(14–12)	Servin 7
	7× 4×	Report	3×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cuba	5	5	0	0	192	100	+92	10	Advance to semifinals
2	Argentina	5	4	0	1	172	88	+84	8	Advance to semifinals
3	Mexico	5	2	1	2	145	149	−4	5^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Uruguay	5	2	1	2	142	156	−14	5^{[lower-alpha 1]}
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.
Notes:

1 2 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× 2×	Report	8× 3×

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× 3×	Report	6× 3×

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× 3×	Report	4× 3×

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× 4×	Report	6× 4×

22 May 2015 17:00	Argentina	48–6	Guatemala	Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana Referees: Ojeda, Zapata (COL)
	Bianchi 10	(24–3)	Lavarreda 3
	2×	Report	3× 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× 2×	Report	3× 2×

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× 3×	Report	5× 2×

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× 3×	Report	1× 2×

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× 3×	Report	3× 1×

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× 3×	Report	2× 3×

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× 3×	Report	4× 3×

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× 3×	Report	4× 3×

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
	2×	Report	4× 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× 1×	Report	1× 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× 3×	Report	3× 3×

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semifinals			Final


Brazil	26
Argentina	15


			Brazil	26
			Cuba	22


			Third place

Cuba	32	Argentina	33
Puerto Rico	26		Puerto Rico	16

5–8th place bracket

5–8th place semifinals			Fifth place


Paraguay	23
Uruguay	28


			Uruguay	27
			Greenland	21


			Seventh place

Mexico	17	Paraguay	30
Greenland	19		Mexico	24

9–12th place bracket

9–12th place semifinals			Ninth place


United States	37
Guatemala	16


			United States	22
			Chile	28


			Eleventh place

Chile	35	Guatemala	19
Venezuela	28		Venezuela	32

All times are local (UTC−4).

9–12th place semifinals

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× 2×

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× 2×	Report	5× 3×

5–8th place semifinals

27 May 2015 13:00	Paraguay	23–28	Uruguay	Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana Attendance: 300 Referees: Magalhães, Rocha (BRA)
	Servin 5	(12–13)	Scarrone 7
	4× 1×	Report	2× 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× 1×	Report	5× 3×

Semifinals

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× 3×	Report	2×

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× 1×	Report	5× 1×

Eleventh place game

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× 2×	Report	3× 3×

Ninth place game

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× 3×	Report	3× 2×

Seventh place game

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× 3×	Report	1× 1×

Fifth place game

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× 2×	Report	3× 2×

Third place game

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× 2×	Report	4× 3×

Final

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× 3×	Report	5× 3×

Final ranking

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

All-star team

Goalkeeper: Jéssica Oliveira
Right Wing: Gleinys Reyes
Right Back: Nathalys Ceballos
Playmaker: Eyatne Rizo
Left Back: Jaqueline Anastácio
Left Wing: Samira Rocha
Pivot: Antonela Mena

References

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

External links

Official website

Pan American Handball Championship

Men	Mexico 1979 Argentina 1981 USA 1983 Brazil 1985 Cuba 1989 Mexico 1994 USA 1996 Cuba 1998 Brazil 2000 Argentina 2002 Chile 2004 Brazil 2006 Brazil 2008 Chile 2010 Argentina 2012 Uruguay 2014 Argentina 2016

Women	Brazil 1986 USA 1989 Brazil 1991 Brazil 1997 Argentina 1999 Brazil 2000 Brazil 2003 Brazil 2005 Dominican Republic 2007 Chile 2009 Brazil 2011 Dominican Republic 2013 Cuba 2015

2015 World Women's Handball Championship qualification

Africa	2014 African Women's Handball Championship

Asia	2015 Asian Women's Handball Championship

America	2015 Pan American Women's Handball Championship

Europe	2014 European Women's Handball Championship European qualification

Qualification tournament	Final qualification tournament

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