2015 Pan American Women's Handball Championship

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.

2015 Pan American Women's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Cuba
Dates	21–28 May
Teams	12 (from 1 confederation)
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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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
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. 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
	2× 5×	Report	3× 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× 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
	3× 1×	Report	3× 1×

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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
	3× 4×	Report	3× 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
	3× 4×	Report	3× 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
	3× 6× 1×	Report	2× 7× 1×

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

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

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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
	1× 2×	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	2× 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
	4× 7×	Report	3×

Group B

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[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.
(H) Host.
Notes:

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

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

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

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

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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
	1× 3×	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
	3× 1×	Report	3× 3×

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	Brazil	26
	Argentina	15
					Brazil	26
					Cuba	22
	Cuba	32
	Puerto Rico	26
					Third place
					Argentina	33
					Puerto Rico	16

5–8th place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place
	Paraguay	23
	Uruguay	28
					Uruguay	27
					Greenland	21
	Mexico	17
	Greenland	19
					Seventh place
					Paraguay	30
					Mexico	24

9–12th place bracket

	9–12th place semifinals				Ninth place
	United States	37
	Guatemala	16
					United States	22
					Chile	28
	Chile	35
	Venezuela	28
					Eleventh place
					Guatemala	19
					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	2× 1×

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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	3× 5×

5–8th place semifinals

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
	1× 4×	Report	2× 2×

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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
	1× 3×	Report	3× 5×

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
	3× 4×	Report	2×

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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
	1× 7×	Report	1× 5×

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
	2× 4×	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
	3× 4×	Report	2× 3×

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
	2× 4×	Report	2× 3×

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
	2× 1×	Report	3× 4×

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
	3× 2×	Report	3× 5×

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

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.

External links

• Official website
• Results at todor66