2022 South and Central American Men's Handball Championship explained

Tourney Name:South and Central American Men's Handball Championship
Year:2022
Size:207
Country:Brazil
Dates:25–29 January
Num Teams:7
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champion:BRA
Count:1
Second:ARG
Third:CHI
Fourth:URU
Matches:15
Goals:860
Top Scorer: Erwin Feuchtmann
(43 goals)
Player: Thiagus dos Santos
Previous:2020 South and Central American Men's Handball Championship
Next:2024 South and Central American Men's Handball Championship

The 2022 South and Central American Men's Handball Championship was the second edition of the South and Central American Men's Handball Championship, held from 25 to 29 January 2022 in Recife, Brazil. It acted as the South and Central American qualifying tournament for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship.[1]

Brazil won their first title after defeating Argentina in the final.[2]

Qualified teams

CompetitionDatesVacanciesCountryPrevious appearances in tournament[3]
Host nation11 (2020)
Invited nations who confirmed presence61 (2020)
1 (2020)
1 (2020)
0 (debut)
1 (2020)
1 (2020)
2021 Central American Men's Handball Championship11–13 November 202110 (debut)
Colombia withdrew before the tournament, due to several positive COVID-19 tests in their team.[4]

Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Draw

The draw took place on 14 January 2022.[5] [6]

Seeding

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC−3).[7]

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semifinals

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Final

Final standings

Rank Team
4
5
6
7
Qualified for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship

All-star team

The all-star team was announced on 31 January 2022.[8]

Position Player
Thiagus dos Santos
Goalkeeper Leonel Maciel
Right wing Rudolph Hackbarth
Right back Rodrigo Salinas Muñoz
Centre back João Pedro Silva
Left back James Parker
Left wing Ignacio Pizarro
Pivot Rogério Moraes Ferreira

Top goalscorers

RankNameGoals
1 Erwin Feuchtmann43
2 Rudolph Hackbarth35
3 Federico Gastón Fernández26
4 Guilherme Torriani24
5 Gustavo Rodrigues19
Fábio Chiuffa
7 Esteban Salinas18
David Molina
9 Leonardo Dutra17
10 James Parker16
11 Federico Rubbo15
Justin Gutierrez
Source: [9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Los Gladiadores se preparan para la clasificación al Mundial de handball 2023. 21 December 2021. filo.news.
  2. Web site: Brasil vence a Argentina y es campeón de Recife 2022. 29 January 2022. handballsca.com.
  3. Web site: 2022 South and Central American Men's Championship. 12 January 2022. IHF.info.
  4. Web site: Colombia se retira de Recife 2022. 14 January 2022. handballsca.com.
  5. Web site: ¿Pidieron sorteo para #Recife2022?. 11 January 2022. facebook.com.
  6. Web site: Estamos esperando el inicio. 14 January 2022. facebook.com.
  7. Web site: No hay fiesta sin calendario. 14 January 2022. facebook.com.
  8. Web site: Brazil men re-assert regional dominance, take South and Central America title. 31 January 2022. ihf.info.
  9. Web site: 2022. Top Scorers. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220202092223/https://sge.cbhb.org.br//_uploads/relatorioEvento/1-relatorioEvento-1643564944.pdf#page=2. 2 February 2022. 4 February 2022.