2021 South and Central American Women's Handball Championship explained

Tourney Name:South and Central American Women's Handball Championship
Year:2021
Country:Paraguay
Dates:5–9 October
Num Teams:6
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Count:2
Matches:15
Goals:807
Top Scorer: Valeska Lovera
(38 goals)[1]
Previous:2018 South and Central American Women's Handball Championship
Next:2022 South and Central American Women's Handball Championship

‌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]

Brazil won the tournament for the second time after a finals win over Argentina.[3]

Qualified teams

CompetitionDatesVacanciesQualified
Host nation1
Invited nations who confirmed presence[4] 5



2021 Central American Women's Handball Championship[5] 5–7 August 20211

Results

All times are local (UTC−3).[6]

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Statistics and awards

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals
1 38
2 32
3 28
4 25
Fátima Acuña
6 22
Jessica Fleitas
8 19
Fernanda Insfrán
Viviana Ferrari
Catalina Tournier

All-Star team

The All Star Team was announced on 11 October 2020.

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 and References

  1. Web site: Bulletin #5. SCAHC. 2. 11 October 2021.
  2. Web site: Sudamericano de handbol sera en Asunción. abc.com.py. 11 August 2021. Spanish.
  3. Web site: Brazil champions of South and Central America; three teams qualify for Spain 2021. ihf.info. 11 October 2021.
  4. Web site: 2021 SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICAN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP. ihf.info. 11 August 2021.
  5. Web site: Nicaragua se lleva el HANDBALL SC AMERICA CENTRO. handballsca.com. 11 August 2021. Spanish.
  6. Web site: 20 September 2021. PROGRAMACION HANDBALL SC AMERICA PARAGUAY 2021. 28 September 2021. Facebook. South and Central America Handball Confederation.