2021 Nor.Ca. Women's Handball Championship
The 2021 Nor.Ca. Women's Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the championship, held from 22 to 27 August 2021 at Elgin, United States under the aegis of North America and Caribbean Handball Confederation. It was the first time in history that the championship is organised by the USA Team Handball. It also acted as the qualification tournament for the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship, with the top team from the championship directly qualifying for the event to be held in Spain.[2] The tournament was held behind closed doors, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  United States |
| Dates | 22–25 August |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Puerto Rico (2nd title) |
| Runner-up |  Greenland |
| Third place |  Mexico |
| Fourth place | United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches | 8 |
| Goals scored | 402 (50 per match) |
| Attendance | 0 (0 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Nathalys Ceballos (24 goals)[1] |
| Best player | Sheila Hiraldo |
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Puerto Rico won the final 34–24 against Greeland, to capture their second title.[3]
Referees
The following four referee pairs were selected.[5]
| Referees | |
|---|---|
 France | Yann Carmaux Julien Mursch |
| Greenland | Enok Petersen Erni Johansen |
| Mexico | Juan Castro Omar García |
| United States | Rafael Marques Kevin Poulet |
Squads
Preliminary round
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 68 | +19 | 6 | Final |
| 2 | Puerto Rico |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 70 | +10 | 4 | |
| 3 | Mexico |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 83 | −7 | 2 | Third place game |
| 4 | United States (H) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 81 | −22 | 0 |
Source: TeamUSA
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
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
Fixtures
| 22 August 2021 17:00 |
Puerto Rico |
28–20 | United States |
The Centre of Elgin, Elgin Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA) |
| Graciani 6 | (14–8) | Carvalho, Lima 4 | ||
2× |
Report | 1× 8×
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| 22 August 2021 19:00 |
Greenland |
33–27 | Mexico |
The Centre of Elgin, Elgin Referees: Marques, Poulet (USA) |
| Heilmann 7 | (17–12) | Leal 8 | ||
2× 6× 1× |
Report | 2×
|
| 23 August 2021 17:00 |
Mexico |
24–29 | Puerto Rico |
The Centre of Elgin, Elgin Referees: Petersen, Johansen (GRL) |
| Arriaga 6 | (10–15) | Fuentes 7 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 1× 5×
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| 23 August 2021 19:00 |
United States |
18–28 | Greenland |
The Centre of Elgin, Elgin Referees: Castro, García (MEX) |
| Nesper 5 | (10–11) | Hansen 9 | ||
| 1× 3× 1× |
Report | 2× 3×
|
| 24 August 2021 17:00 |
Greenland |
26–23 | Puerto Rico |
The Centre of Elgin, Elgin Referees: Castro, García (MEX) |
| Kajangmat 7 | (10–8) | Fuentes, Hiraldo 4 | ||
| 1× 5× |
Report | 1× 2×
|
| 24 August 2021 19:00 |
United States |
21–25 | Mexico |
The Centre of Elgin, Elgin Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA) |
| Carvalho, Christensen 4 | (12–14) | Gallegos 6 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 3×
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Knockout stage
Third place game
| 25 August 2021 17:00 |
Mexico |
28–14 | United States |
The Centre of Elgin, Elgin Referees: Petersen, Johansen (GRL) |
| Leal 6 | (13–5) | Taylor 4 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 1× 2×
|
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Puerto Rico |
 | Greenland |
 | Mexico |
| 4 | United States |
| Team qualified for the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship |
All Star Team
The all-star team was announced on 25 August 2021.[3]
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Sophie Fasold |
| Right wing | Jailene Maldonado |
| Right back | Josephine Gardaard |
| Centre back | Nathanys Ceballos |
| Left back | Lykke Frank Hansen |
| Left wing | Zuleika Fuentes |
| Pivot | Ivana Holm |
| MVP | Sheila Hiraldo |
References
- "Topscorer - Wwomens NACHC Championschip" (PDF). USA Team Handball. 1 September 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- "USA to host NACHC Women's Championship, Spain 2021 qualification". IHF. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- "Puerto Rico win NACHC Women's Championship; book ticket to Spain 2021". IHF. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "First-ever NACHC Congress, an unmitigated success". IHF. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- "2021 NACHC Women's Championships Officiating Pairs". www.teamusa.org. 21 August 2021.
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