2023 Nor.Ca. Women's Handball Championship

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2023 Nor.Ca. Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Greenland
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates5–11 June
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Greenland (1st title)
Runner-up Canada
Third place Mexico
Fourth place Cuba
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored569 (47.42 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico Gemma Burgos
(34 goals)
Best playerGreenland Ivalu Bjerge
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‌The 2023 Nor.Ca. Women's Handball Championship was the fifth edition of the championship, held from 5 to 11 June 2023 in Nuuk, Greenland under the aegis of North America and Caribbean Handball Confederation.[1] It was the first time in history that the championship was organised by the Greenland Handball Federation and it also acted as the qualification tournament for the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship, with the top team from the championship directly qualifying for the event.[2][3]

Greenland won their first title after defeating Canada in the final.[4]

Teams[edit]

Five teams participated.[5]

Preliminary round[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Greenland (H) 4 4 0 0 106 72 +34 8 Final
2  Canada 4 3 0 1 104 90 +14 6
3  Mexico 4 2 0 2 109 104 +5 4 Third place game
4  Cuba 4 1 0 3 105 96 +9 2
5  United States 4 0 0 4 57 119 −62 0
Source: NACHC
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

Results[edit]

All times are local (UTC−1).

5 June 2023
17:00 		Cuba  26–32  Mexico Inussivik, Nuuk
Armenteros 7 (12–10) Botello 6
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5 June 2023
20:00 		Greenland  30–19  Canada Inussivik, Nuuk
Lukassen, N. Lyberth 5 (14–8) Lacasse 5
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6 June 2023
17:30 		Canada  26–11  United States Inussivik, Nuuk
Attendance: 250
Zimmer 7 (14–6) Darling, Taylor 3
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6 June 2023
20:00 		Cuba  19–25  Greenland Inussivik, Nuuk
Attendance: 1,200
Armenteros, González 6 (13–12) Gadgaard, Anj. Heilmann 5
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7 June 2023
17:30 		Mexico  25–32  Canada Inussivik, Nuuk
Attendance: 400
Burgos, Gallegos 8 (14–19) Pallas, Zimmer 8
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7 June 2023
20:00 		Greenland  27–12  United States Inussivik, Nuuk
Attendance: 1,200
Bjerge, Zeeb 5 (16–5) Monroy 5
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9 June 2023
17:30 		United States  22–30  Mexico Inussivik, Nuuk
Attendance: 400
Valonne 7 (8–15) Three players 4
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9 June 2023
20:00 		Canada  27–24  Cuba Inussivik, Nuuk
Attendance: 400
Pallas 5 (12–12) Romero 6
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10 June 2023
17:30 		United States  12–36  Cuba Inussivik, Nuuk
Attendance: 300
Clerc, Timmermann 3 (6–15) Elliott 7
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10 June 2023
20:00 		Mexico  22–24  Greenland Inussivik, Nuuk
Burgos 9 (8–14) Zeeb 6
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Knockout stage[edit]

Third place game[edit]

11 June 2023
13:00 		Mexico  29–27  Cuba Inussivik, Nuuk
Attendance: 900
Rubalcava 6 (12–11) González 8
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Final[edit]

11 June 2023
16:00 		Greenland  17–15  Canada Inussivik, Nuuk
Attendance: 1,400
Bjerge 7 (9–6) Routhier 5
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Final standing[edit]

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Greenland
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Mexico
4  Cuba
5  United States
Team qualified for the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship

All Star Team[edit]

The all-star team was announced on 11 June 2023.[6]

Position Player
Goalkeeper Canada Vassilia Gagnon
Right wing Canada Maksi Pallas
Right back Cuba Rosa Armenteros
Centre back Greenland Najaaja Lyberth
Left back Canada Myriam Zimmer
Left wing Greenland Andrea Heilmann
Pivot Cuba Arisleidy Herrera
MVP Greenland Ivalu Bjerge

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Five teams eye one ticket to Denmark/Norway/Sweden 2023 at the 2023 Nor.Ca. Women's Handball Championship". ihf.info. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Grønland gør klar til VM-kvalifikationer i Nuuk". sermitsiaq.ag. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Grønland bliver værter for VM-kvalifikationsturnering i håndbold for kvinder". knr.gl. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Greenland write history to win gold at the 2023 Nor.Ca. Women's Handball Championship". ihf.info. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Disse lande skal kæmpe om en billet til VM". sermitsiaq.ag. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  6. ^ 2023 NACHC Women’s Sr Championship, North American & Caribbean Handball Confederation (NACHC).

External links[edit]

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