2019 Oceania Women's Handball Challenge Trophy

The 2019 Women's Oceania Handball Challenge Trophy was held in New Caledonia from 11 to 16 August 2019.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The competition participants were defending champions New Zealand, host New Caledonia, regulars Australia and America Samoa. New to the championship were Papua New Guinea, and Fiji.^[4]

Hosts New Caledonia were the clear winners over Australia. Third was New Zealand then America Samoa.^[5] Fifth was Papua New Guinea ahead of Fiji on goal difference^[6]

However, New Caledonia are ineligible for World Championship and consequently, spot for 2020 Women's Junior World Handball Championship is taken by second place Australia.

Results edit

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

11 August 2019	New Caledonia	58 – 5	Papua New Guinea	L'Arène du Sud, Païta, New Caledonia

12 August 2019	Papua New Guinea	10 – 23	American Samoa	L'Arène du Sud, Païta, New Caledonia

Australia	39 – 6	Fiji	L'Arène du Sud, Païta, New Caledonia

New Zealand	11 – 44	New Caledonia	L'Arène du Sud, Païta, New Caledonia

13 August 2019	American Samoa	27 – 16	Fiji	L'Arène du Sud, Païta, New Caledonia

Papua New Guinea	12 – 16	New Zealand	L'Arène du Sud, Païta, New Caledonia

New Caledonia	30 – 10	Australia	L'Arène du Sud, Païta, New Caledonia

14 August 2019	Australia	23 – 5	Papua New Guinea	L'Arène du Sud, Païta, New Caledonia

American Samoa	21 – 24	New Zealand	L'Arène du Sud, Païta, New Caledonia

Fiji	7 – 44	New Caledonia	L'Arène du Sud, Païta, New Caledonia

15 August 2019	Fiji	11 – 11	Papua New Guinea	L'Arène du Sud, Païta, New Caledonia

New Zealand	9 – 22	Australia	L'Arène du Sud, Païta, New Caledonia

American Samoa	13 – 33	New Caledonia	L'Arène du Sud, Païta, New Caledonia

16 August 2019	American Samoa	23 – 34	Australia	L'Arène du Sud, Païta, New Caledonia

Fiji	13 – 20	New Zealand	L'Arène du Sud, Païta, New Caledonia