2015 Pan American Women's Handball Championship

The 2015 Pan American Women's Handball Championship was the 13th edition of the Pan American Women's Handball Championship, 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
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates21–28 May
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (9th title)
Runner-up Cuba
Third place Argentina
Fourth place Puerto Rico
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored2,188 (52.1 per match)
Top scorer(s)Cuba 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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Brazil550015679+7710Advance to semifinals
2  Puerto Rico5311123135−127
3  Paraguay5302132129+36
4  Greenland5113110132−223
5  United States5104102124−222[a]
6  Venezuela5023113137−242[a]
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:
21 May 2015
09:00
Venezuela  25–25  Puerto RicoSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: González, Prieto (URU)
Barinas 7(10–13)Fuentes 7
 5× Report  1×
21 May 2015
11:00
Paraguay  25–18  GreenlandSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
Aluan 9(9–10)Rasmussen 6
 2× Report  3×
21 May 2015
13:00
Brazil  28–14  United StatesSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 200
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
Piedade, Constantino 4(13–9)Borg 5
 1× Report  1×

22 May 2015
09:00
Greenland  26–26  VenezuelaSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 150
Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
Rasmussen 9(13–10)Barinas 12
 4× Report  5×
22 May 2015
11:00
United States  24–25  ParaguaySala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 150
Referees: González, Prieto (URU)
Borg 10(12–11)Martínez 7
 4× Report  1×
22 May 2015
15:00
Puerto Rico  15–35  BrazilSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Paolantoni, Zanikian (ARG)
Natal 5(7–16)Quintino 10
 6×  1× Report  7×  1×

23 May 2015
09:00
Brazil  32–12  GreenlandSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 200
Referees: González, Prieto (URU)
S. Rocha 6(18–6)three players 3
Report
23 May 2015
11:00
Paraguay  31–26  VenezuelaSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
Martínez 13(14–10)Barinas 7
 3× Report  7×
23 May 2015
13:00
United States  20–23  Puerto RicoSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 150
Referees: Lenci, López (ARG)
Borg 7(8–9)Ceballos 9
 2× Report  4×

24 May 2015
09:00
Paraguay  29–33  Puerto RicoSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Magalhães, Rocha (BRA)
Faría 6(14–13)Ceballos 10
 2× Report  2×
24 May 2015
11:00
Greenland  28–22  United StatesSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 150
Referees: Paolantoni, Zanikian (ARG)
Rasmussen 11(14–14)Borg, Van Ryn 5
 3× Report  3×
24 May 2015
15:00
Venezuela  16–33  BrazilSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Zapata, Ojeda (COL)
Carbajal, Barinas 4(8–16)Coppi 9
 1× Report  1×

25 May 2015
09:00
Puerto Rico  27–26  GreenlandSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
Ceballos, Hiraldo 7(11–13)three players 7
 2× Report
25 May 2015
11:00
Venezuela  20–22  United StatesSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Lenci, López (ARG)
Barinas 9(10–8)Taylor 7
 2× Report  3×
25 May 2015
13:00
Brazil  28–22  ParaguaySala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 230
Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
Coppi 6(14–12)Faría 7
 7× Report

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Cuba (H)5500192100+9210Advance to semifinals
2  Argentina540117288+848
3  Mexico5212145149−45[a]
4  Uruguay5212142156−145[a]
5  Chile5104133149−162
6  Guatemala500566208−1420
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) Hosts
Notes:
21 May 2015
15:00
Uruguay  29–27  ChileSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
M. Barreiro 12(13–13)Musalen 7
 4× Report  8×
21 May 2015
18:30
Argentina  23–24  CubaSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Magalhães, Rocha (BRA)
Pizzo 6(10–15)Rizo 9
 4× Report  6×
21 May 2015
20:30
Mexico  35–15  GuatemalaSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 250
Referees: Ojeda, Zapata (COL)
four players 4(17–6)Sosa 4
 2× Report  4×

22 May 2015
13:00
Mexico  30–24  ChileSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 300
Referees: Magalhães, Rocha (BRA)
Saavedra 7(15–11)Flores 5
 2× Report  6×
22 May 2015
17:00
Argentina  48–6  GuatemalaSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Ojeda, Zapata (COL)
Bianchi 10(24–3)Lavarreda 3
Report  3×
22 May 2015
19:00
Cuba  44–19  UruguaySala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 300
Referees: Lenci, López (ARG)
Mesa 9(18–10)M. Barreiro 7
 3× Report  3×

23 May 2015
15:00
Argentina  31–20  ChileSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 300
Referees: Ojeda, Zapata (COL)
Campigli 7(16–8)Zavala 5
 4× Report  5×
23 May 2015
17:00
Uruguay  37–37  MexicoSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
C. Barreiro 9(20–16)Aguierre 8
 3× Report  1×
23 May 2015
19:00
Cuba  47–12  GuatemalaSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 500
Referees: Alaufsen, Sørensen (GRL)
Reyes 17(22–6)Lavarreda 5
 3× Report  3×

24 May 2015
13:00
Mexico  23–36  ArgentinaSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
Aguierre, Saavedra 4(8–20)Pizzo 6
 3× Report  2×
24 May 2015
17:00
Uruguay  42–14  GuatemalaSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
M. Barreiro 7(19–6)Lavarreda, Herrera 4
 1× Report  4×
24 May 2015
19:00
Chile  26–40  CubaSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Lenci, López (ARG)
Llanos 7(14–22)Rizo 9
 4× Report  4×

25 May 2015
15:00
Argentina  34–15  UruguaySala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
Campigli 7(15–7)three players 3
Report  4×
25 May 2015
17:00
Guatemala  19–36  ChileSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Alaufsen, Sørensen (GRL)
Herrera 4(10–16)Castañeda 8
 3× Report  1×
25 May 2015
19:00
Mexico  20–37  CubaSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Magalhães, Rocha (BRA)
Jaramillo, Favela 4(11–21)Reyes 12
 1× Report  3×

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Brazil26
 
 
 
 Argentina15
 
 Brazil26
 
 
 
 Cuba22
 
 Cuba32
 
 
 Puerto Rico26
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Argentina33
 
 
 Puerto Rico16
5–8th place bracket
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Paraguay23
 
 
 
 Uruguay28
 
 Uruguay27
 
 
 
 Greenland21
 
 Mexico17
 
 
 Greenland19
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Paraguay30
 
 
 Mexico24
9–12th place bracket
 
9–12th place semifinalsNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 United States37
 
 
 
 Guatemala16
 
 United States22
 
 
 
 Chile28
 
 Chile35
 
 
 Venezuela28
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Guatemala19
 
 
 Venezuela32

All times are local (UTC−4).

9–12th place semifinals

27 May 2015
09:00
United States  37–16  GuatemalaSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)
Darling 7(18–9)Lavarreda 5
Report  1×

27 May 2015
11:00
Chile  35–28  VenezuelaSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 200
Referees: Ojeda, Zapata (COL)
Musalen 10(14–15)Barinas 9
 2× Report  5×

5–8th place semifinals

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

27 May 2015
17:00
Mexico  17–19  GreenlandSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 250
Referees: Paolantoni, Zanikian (ARG)
Aguierre 7(8–9)Heilmann 8
 3× Report  5×

Semifinals

27 May 2015
15:00
Brazil  26–15  ArgentinaSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 500
Referees: González, Prieto (URU)
Anastácio 6(16–5)Salvadó 4
 4× Report

27 May 2015
19:00
Cuba  32–26  Puerto RicoSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 400
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
Lusson, Reyes 7(19–13)García 7
 7× Report  5×

Eleventh place game

28 May 2015
09:00
Guatemala  19–32  VenezuelaSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 150
Referees: Zapata, Ojeda (COL)
Gudiel 4(8–13)Cedeño 5
 4× Report  3×

Ninth place game

28 May 2015
11:00
United States  22–28  ChileSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 250
Referees: Paolantoni, Zanikian (ARG)
Gascon, Taylor 4(6–11)three players 4
 4× Report  3×

Seventh place game

28 May 2015
13:00
Paraguay  30–24  MexicoSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 245
Referees: González, Prieto (URU)
Sosa, Martínez 7(15–12)Zavala 5
 3× Report  1×

Fifth place game

28 May 2015
17:00
Uruguay  27–21  GreenlandSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
M. Barreiro 8(11–12)Heilmann 6
 4× Report  3×

Third place game

28 May 2015
15:00
Argentina  33–16  Puerto RicoSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 400
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
Gambino 7(14–8)García 5
 1× Report  4×

Final

28 May 2015
19:00
Brazil  26–22  CubaSala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Lenci, López (ARG)
F. Rocha 6(13–11)Lusson 10
 2× Report  5×

Final ranking

RankTeam
 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

References