The 2016 Christmas Handball Tournament of Four was a friendly men's handball tournament, held in Moscow, Russia at the Krylatskoye Sports Palace between 08–10 January organised by the Handball Union of Russia as a preparation of the host nation to the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship.
 tournament logo | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Russia |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 08–10 January |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Russia[1] |
| Runner-up |  Netherlands |
| Third place |  Argentina[2] |
| Fourth place |  Belarus |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 343 (57.17 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Siarhei Rutenka (19 goals) |
Results edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 80 | +13 | 5 |
| Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 86 | +4 | 3 |
| Argentina |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 86 | –16 | 2 |
| Belarus |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 90 | 89 | –1 | 2 |
Round robin edit
| January 8 15:00 |
Argentina
|
29 – 28 | Belarus
|
Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow |
| Souto 5 | (15–13) | Rutenka 9 | ||
2× 8×
|
Report | 3× 4×
|
| January 8 17:00 |
Russia
|
35 – 28 | Netherlands
|
Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow |
| Buzmakov 8 | (17–13) | Remer, Boomhouwer 4 | ||
| 3× 6×
|
Report | 3× 6×
|
| January 9 15:00 |
Belarus
|
34 – 34 | Netherlands
|
Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow |
| Rutenka 10 | (20–17) | Baart 7 | ||
| 2× 5×
|
Report | 2× 5×
|
| January 9 17:00 |
Russia
|
30 – 24 | Argentina
|
Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow |
| Dibirov 8 | (17–10) | Souto 5 | ||
| 2× 4×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
| January 10 13:00 |
Netherlands
|
28 – 17 | Argentina
|
Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow |
| Schagen 5 | (14–8) | Vazquez 5 | ||
| 3× 1×
|
Report | 1× 4×
|
| January 10 15:00 |
Russia
|
28 – 28 | Belarus
|
Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow |
| three players 5 | (16–12) | Pukhouski 12 | ||
| 2× 2×
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Report | 3× 3×
|
Final standing edit
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
|
Russia
|
| 2 | Netherlands
|
| 3 | Argentina
|
| 4 | Belarus
|
References edit
- ^ "news about the competition on local news site" (in Russian).
- ^ "news about the competition on argentinean press" (in Spanish).