2022 North America and Caribbean Men's Junior Handball Championship

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2022 North America and Caribbean Men's Junior Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Mexico
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates12–17 December
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Cuba (1st title)
Runner-up United States
Third place Martinique
Fourth place Guadeloupe
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored868 (57.87 per match)
Top scorer(s)Cuba Maiko Vázquez
(38 goals)[1]
Best playerUnited States Elliot Robertson

The 2022 North America and Caribbean Men's Junior Handball Championship was the first edition of the tournament, it took place in Mexico City, Mexico, from 12 to 17 December 2022. It acted as the North America and Caribbean qualifying tournament for the 2023 Men's Junior World Handball Championship.[2]

Preliminary round[edit]

All times are local (UTC–6).

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 2 2 0 0 60 43 +17 4 Semifinals
2  Guadeloupe 2 1 0 1 55 54 +1 2
3  Greenland 2 0 0 2 43 61 −18 0 Placement round
Source: NACHC
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.
12 December 2022
14:00
United States  31–18  Greenland Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
(12–5)
Report

13 December 2022
14:00
Greenland  25–30  Guadeloupe Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
(12–16)
Report

14 December 2022
14:00
United States  29–25  Guadeloupe Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
(18–13)
Report

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cuba 3 3 0 0 116 70 +46 6 Semifinals
2  Martinique 3 2 0 1 85 77 +8 4
3  Mexico (H) 3 1 0 2 97 90 +7 2 Placement round
4  Puerto Rico 3 0 0 3 61 122 −61 0
Source: NACHC
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
12 December 2022
16:00
Martinique  19–32  Cuba Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
(10–17)
Report
12 December 2022
18:00
Mexico  40–22  Puerto Rico Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
(18–12)
Report

13 December 2022
16:00
Puerto Rico  19–36  Martinique Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
(11–16)
Report
13 December 2022
18:00
Cuba  38–31  Mexico Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
(20–16)
Report

14 December 2022
16:00
Puerto Rico  20–46  Cuba Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
(10–20)
Report
14 December 2022
18:00
Mexico  26–30  Martinique Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
(14–16)
Report

Placement round[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5  Mexico (H) 2 2 0 0 68 48 +20 4
6  Greenland 2 1 0 1 58 47 +11 2
7  Puerto Rico 2 0 0 2 41 72 −31 0
Source: NACHC
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
16 December 2022
14:00
Greenland  32–19  Puerto Rico Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
(16–9)
Report

17 December 2022
14:00
Greenland  26–28  Mexico Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
(14–12)
Report

Knockout stage[edit]

Bracket[edit]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
16 December
 
 
 United States34
 
17 December
 
 Martinique24
 
 United States23
 
16 December
 
 Cuba36
 
 Guadeloupe24
 
 
 Cuba36
 
Third place
 
 
17 December
 
 
 Martinique46
 
 
 Guadeloupe23

Semifinals[edit]

16 December 2022
16:00
United States  34–24  Martinique Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
(17–11)
Report

16 December 2022
18:00
Guadeloupe  24–36  Cuba Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
(11–21)
Report

Third place game[edit]

17 December 2022
16:00
Martinique  46–23  Guadeloupe Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
(21–12)
Report

Final[edit]

17 December 2022
18:00
United States  23–36  Cuba Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
(9–18)
Report

Final standings[edit]

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Cuba
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Martinique
4  Guadeloupe
5  Mexico
6  Greenland
7  Puerto Rico
Qualified for the 2023 Junior World Championship and the 2023 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy
Qualified for the 2023 Junior World Championship

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2022 NACHC Men's Jr Championships / IHF Trophy". NACHC. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Cuba triumph at Men's IHF Trophy North American and Caribbean zone". IHF. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.