The 2019 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 24th event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Japan from 30 November to 15 December 2019.
The Netherlands won their first title after defeating Spain in the final. The final was decided on a controversial penalty decision, when Ainhoa Hernandez blocked the Dutch goalkeeper's pass stopping a potential counter with seconds to go.
Venues Kumamoto region was entrusted with the organization of the World Championship. Additionally the Japanese Organizing Committee will have a venue in Tokyo in order to prepare for the 2020 Olympic Games. Kumamoto has had a lot of experience with handball tournaments, hosting the 1997 Men's World Championships.
Higashi-ku Minami-ku Nishi-ku Park Dome KumamotoCapacity: 10,000 Aqua Dome KumamotoCapacity: 6,400 Kumamoto Prefectural GymnasiumCapacity: 3,400 Yatsushiro Yamaga Yatsushiro General GymnasiumCapacity: 2,500 Yamaga City Overall GymnasiumCapacity: 2,100
Qualification Competition Dates Host Vacancies Qualified Host nation 28 October 2013 Doha 1 2017 World Championship 1–17 December 2017 1 2018 South and Central American Championship 29 November – 4 December 2018 Maceió 2 2018 European Championship 29 November – 16 December 2018 3 2018 Asian Championship 30 November – 9 December 2018 4 2018 African Championship 2–12 December 2018 Brazzaville 3 2019 Nor.Ca. Championship 28 May – 2 June 2019 Mexico City 1 European qualification 23 November 2018 – 6 June 2019Various 9 1. If countries from Oceania (Australia or New Zealand) participating in the Asian Championships finished within the top 5, they qualified for the World Championships. If they placed sixth or lower, the place would have been transferred to the wild card spot.
Qualified teams Country Qualified as Qualification date Previous appearances in tournament Host 18 (1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) Defending World Champion 13 (1986, 1990, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) Top two at the 2018 South and Central American Championship 12 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) Top two at the 2018 South and Central American Championship 9 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) Semifinalist of 2018 Asian Championship 15 (1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) Semifinalist of 2018 Asian Championship 4 (2007, 2009, 2011, 2015) Semifinalist of 2018 Asian Championship 17 (1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) Fifth place of 2018 Asian Championship 7 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013) Finalist of 2018 African Championship 0 (Debut) Finalist of 2018 African Championship 14 (1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) Third place of 2018 African Championship 2 (2013, 2015) Semifinalist of 2018 European Championship 11 (1971, 1973, 1978, 1986, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) Semifinalist of 2018 European Championship 23 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) Semifinalist of 2018 European Championship 12 (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017) 2019 Nor.Ca. Champion 3 (1999, 2011, 2015) European playoff winner 21 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017) European playoff winner 19 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) European playoff winner 11 (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) European playoff winner 19 (1971, 1973, 1975, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) European playoff winner 4 (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) European playoff winner 9 (1957, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017) European playoff winner 3 (2013, 2015, 2017) European playoff winner 5 (1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2017) European playoff winner 9 (1993, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
Draw The draw was held on 21 June 2019 in Tokyo, Japan.
Seeding The seeding was announced on 19 June 2019. As organizer, Japan had the right to choose their group.
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6
Referees 17 referee pairs were selected.
Referees Yousef BelkhiriSid Ali Hamidi María PaolantoniMariana García Cheng YufengZhou Yunlei Davor LončarZoran Lončar Karina ChristiansenLine Hansen Yasmina El-SaiedHeidy El-Saied Charlotte BonaventuraJulie Bonaventura Maike MerzTanja Schilha Koyoshi HizakiTomokazu Ikebuchi
Referees Cristina NăstaseSimona Stancu Viktoria AlpaidzeTatiana Berezkina Bojan LahDavid Sok Vanja AntićJelena Jakovljević Koo Bon-okLee Se-ok Ignacio GarcíaAndreu Marín Samir KrichenSamir Makhlouf Mathias SosaCristian Lemes
Squads
Each team consisted of up to 28 players, of whom 16 may be fielded for each match.
Preliminary round The schedule was announced on 3 July 2019.
Tiebreakers In the group stage, teams were ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams had scored the same number of points, the ranking was determined as follows:
Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved; Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved; Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved (or in the away match in case of a two-team tie); Superior goal difference in all matches of the group; Highest number of plus goals in all matches of the group; If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by IHF through drawing of lots.
During the group stage, only criteria 4–5 applied to determine the provisional ranking of teams.
All times are local (UTC+9).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
President's Cup
21st–24th place playoffs
21st–24th place semifinals
23rd place game
21st place game
17–20th place playoffs
17–20th place semifinals
19th place game
17th place game
13–16th place playoffs
13–16th place semifinals
15th place game
13th place game
Main round
Group I
Group II
Final round
Bracket
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking
Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics through other tournaments Qualified for the Olympic Qualification Tournament Qualified for the Olympic Qualification Tournament through other tournaments
2019 Women's World Champions NetherlandsFirst title
Team roster: Jessy Kramer, Laura van der Heijden, Debbie Bont, Lois Abbingh, Larissa Nüsser, Danick Snelder, Bo van Wetering, Delaila Amega, Kelly Dulfer, Merel Freriks, Inger Smits, Martine Smeets, Angela Malestein, Rinka Duijndam, Tess Wester, Annick Lipman, Dione Housheer, Estavana Polman. Head coach: Emmanuel Mayonnade.
All Star Team The All Star Team and MVP was announced on 15 December 2019.
Position Player Most valuable player Goalkeeper Right wing Right back Centre back Left back Left wing Pivot
Statistics
Top goalscorers Rank Name Team Goals Shots % 1 Lois Abbingh 71 114 62 2 Ryu Eun-hee 69 114 61 3 Tjaša Stanko 62 98 63 4 Alexandrina Cabral 60 95 63 5 Estavana Polman 58 107 54 Jovanka Radičević 82 71 7 Stine Bredal Oftedal 51 82 62 8 Cristina Neagu 49 82 60 9 Yaroslava Frolova 48 69 70 10 Sally Potocki 47 100 47
Top goalkeepers Rank Name Team % Saves Shots 1 Catherine Gabriel 42 34 81 2 Victoriya Kalinina 39 42 107 Sandra Toft 90 229 4 Hatadou Sako 37 85 228 5 Dinah Eckerle 36 103 290 6 Blanka Bíró 35 43 123 Amandine Leynaud 46 133 Silje Solberg 113 321 9 Bárbara Arenhart 34 49 146 Filippa Idéhn 88 256
Top assists Rank Name Team Assists 1 Anna Vyakhireva 62 2 Milena Raičević 51 3 Stine Bredal Oftedal 47 4 Estavana Polman 43 5 Emilie Hegh Arntzen 40 Yui Sunami 7 Kristina Liščević 37 8 Alexandrina Cabral 33 9 Jelena Lavko 31 Ryu Eun-hee
Notes
References
External links
IHF website