The 2021 South and Central American Women's Handball Championship was the second edition of the championship and held from 5 to 9 October 2021 at Asunción, Paraguay under the aegis of South and Central America Handball Confederation. It was the first time in history that the championship is organised by the Paraguay Handball Confederation. It also acted as the qualification tournament for the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship, with the top three teams qualifying.[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Paraguay |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 5–9 October |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (2nd title) |
| Runner-up |  Argentina |
| Third place | Paraguay |
| Fourth place |  Uruguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 807 (53.8 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Valeska Lovera(38 goals)[1] |
Brazil won the tournament for the second time after a finals win over Argentina.[3]
Qualified teams edit
| Competition | Dates | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Paraguay
| |
| Invited nations who confirmed presence[4] | 5 | Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Uruguay
| |
| 2021 Central American Women's Handball Championship[5] | 5–7 August 2021 | 1 |  Nicaragua |
- Because Nicaragua was not able to found enough money for the trip, they were replaced by Chile.
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Brazil
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 79 | +79 | 10 | 2021 World Championship |
|
Argentina
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 167 | 78 | +89 | 8 | |
|
Paraguay (H)
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 152 | 128 | +24 | 5 | |
| 4 | Uruguay
|
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 145 | 127 | +18 | 4 | |
| 5 | Chile
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 149 | 125 | +24 | 3 | |
| 6 | Bolivia
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 270 | −234 | 0 |
Source: CAH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
Results edit
All times are local (UTC−3).[6]
| 5 October 2021 16:00 |
Brazil
|
39–22 | Chile
|
Estadio Comite Olimpico Paraguayo, Asunción Referees: Estrada, Pineda (COL) |
| Quintino 11 | (18–9) | Lovera 5 | ||
1× 4×
|
Report | 5×
|
| 5 October 2021 18:00 |
Argentina
|
57–2 | Bolivia
|
Estadio Comite Olimpico Paraguayo, Asunción Referees: Osaldo, Cobá (MEX) |
| Urban 13 | (32–1) | Anze, Pol 1 | ||
| 1×
|
Report | 5×
|
| 5 October 2021 20:00 |
Paraguay
|
25–25 | Uruguay
|
Estadio Comite Olimpico Paraguayo, Asunción Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Correa, Conberse (ARG) |
| Acuña 7 | (11–10) | Pessina 4 | ||
| 1× 3×
|
Report | 6×
|
| 6 October 2021 16:00 |
Bolivia
|
9–71 | Paraguay
|
Estadio Comite Olimpico Paraguayo, Asunción Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU) |
| Castillo 4 | (3–34) | Fleitas 19 | ||
| 2×
|
Report | 2× 2×
|
| 6 October 2021 18:00 |
Uruguay
|
18–36 | Brazil
|
Estadio Comite Olimpico Paraguayo, Asunción Referees: Pineda, Estrada (COL) |
| Bianco 5 | (7–15) | Belo 7 | ||
1× 3× 1×
|
Report | 4×
|
| 6 October 2021 20:00 |
Chile
|
17–26 | Argentina
|
Estadio Comite Olimpico Paraguayo, Asunción Attendance: 160 Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA) |
| Lovera 3 | (4–13) | Dalle Crode 4 | ||
| 1× 3×
|
Report | 1× 5×
|
| 7 October 2021 16:00 |
Brazil
|
10–0[note 1] | Bolivia
|
Estadio Comite Olimpico Paraguayo, Asunción Referees: Osaldo, Cobá (MEX) |
| Report | ||||
| 7 October 2021 18:00 |
Chile
|
21–21 | Uruguay
|
Estadio Comite Olimpico Paraguayo, Asunción Attendance: 100 Referees: Correa, Conberse (ARG) |
| Lovera 8 | (9–7) | Fynn 5 | ||
| 3×
|
Report | 6×
|
| 7 October 2021 20:00 |
Argentina
|
29–13 | Paraguay
|
Estadio Comite Olimpico Paraguayo, Asunción Attendance: 400 Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU) |
| Karsten 7 | (14–5) | Acuña 6 | ||
| 2×
|
Report | 5× 1×
|
| 8 October 2021 16:00 |
Bolivia
|
13–66 | Chile
|
Estadio Comite Olimpico Paraguayo, Asunción Attendance: 50 Referees: Estrada, Pineda (COL) |
| Castillo 6 | (4–27) | Lovera 14 | ||
| 3×
|
Report | 1× 1×
|
| 8 October 2021 18:00 |
Argentina
|
33–15 | Uruguay
|
Estadio Comite Olimpico Paraguayo, Asunción Attendance: 180 Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA) |
| Karsten 9 | (14–11) | Grosso 5 | ||
| 2×
|
Report | 6×
|
| 8 October 2021 20:00 |
Paraguay
|
17–42 | Brazil
|
Estadio Comite Olimpico Paraguayo, Asunción Attendance: 350 Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU) |
| Fernández 4 | (5–22) | De Castro 6 | ||
| 2×
|
Report | 1× 1× 1×
|
| 9 October 2021 16:00 |
Uruguay
|
66–12 | Bolivia
|
Estadio Comite Olimpico Paraguayo, Asunción Attendance: 250 Referees: Cobá, Osaldo (MEX) |
| Eastman, Tournier 13 | (29–6) | Pol 4 | ||
| 1×
|
Report | 3×
|
| 9 October 2021 18:00 |
Paraguay
|
26–23 | Chile
|
Estadio Comite Olimpico Paraguayo, Asunción Referees: Correa, Conberse (ARG) |
| Mendoza 7 | (14–13) | Lovera 8 | ||
| 2× 6×
|
Report | 1× 4×
|
| 9 October 2021 20:00 |
Brazil
|
31–22 | Argentina
|
Estadio Comite Olimpico Paraguayo, Asunción Attendance: 700 Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU) |
| Quintino 7 | (17–8) | Cavo 5 | ||
| 1× 4×
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Report | 2×
|
Statistics and awards edit
Top goalscorers edit
| Rank | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valeska Lovera |
38 |
| 2 | Rosario Urban |
32 |
| 3 | Jéssica Quintino |
28 |
| 4 | Romina Ramírez |
25 |
| Fátima Acuña
| ||
| 6 | Malena Cavo |
22 |
| Jessica Fleitas
| ||
| 8 | Elke Karsten |
19 |
| Fernanda Insfrán
| ||
| Viviana Ferrari
| ||
| Catalina Tournier
|
All-Star team edit
The All Star Team was announced on 11 October 2020.[3]
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Renata Arruda
|
| Right wing | Jéssica Quintino
|
| Right back | Malena Cavo
|
| Centre back | Ana Paula Belo
|
| Left back | Elke Karsten
|
| Left wing | Fátima Acuña
|
| Pivot | Tamires Morena Lima
|
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "Bulletin #5" (PDF). SCAHC. p. 2. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Sudamericano de handbol sera en Asunción". abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Brazil champions of South and Central America; three teams qualify for Spain 2021". ihf.info. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "2021 SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICAN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP". ihf.info. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Nicaragua se lleva el HANDBALL SC AMERICA CENTRO". handballsca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "PROGRAMACION HANDBALL SC AMERICA PARAGUAY 2021". Facebook. South and Central America Handball Confederation. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "Bolívia não entra em quadra e Brasil vence por W.O. no Sul-Centro". cbhb.org.br. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.