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2013 World Women's Handball Championship
2013 edition of the World Women's Handball Championship
2013 edition of the World Women's Handball Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | World Women's Handball Championship |
| year | 2013 |
| image | 2013 World Women's Handball Championship.png |
| size | 200px |
| country | Serbia |
| dates | 6–22 December |
| num_teams | 24 |
| confederations | 5 |
| venues | 5 |
| cities | 4 |
| champion_other | |
| count | 1 |
| second_other | |
| third_other | |
| fourth_other | |
| matches | 82 |
| goals | 4179 |
| attendance | |
| top_scorer | GER Susann Müller (62 goals) |
| player | BRA Eduarda Amorim |
| previous | 2011 World Women's Handball Championship |
| next | 2015 World Women's Handball Championship |
The 2013 World Women's Handball Championship, the 21st event hosted by the International Handball Federation (IHF), was held in Serbia from 6 to 22 December 2013.
Brazil defeated Serbia 22–20 in the final and became the first IHF world champions from the Americas.
Venues
Five venues in four cities had been selected to host the matches:
| Group stage | Group stage/President's Cup | Group stage/Knockout stage | Knockout stage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Belgrade** | **Zrenjanin** | **Niš** | |||
| Pionir Hall | |||||
| Capacity: 8,150 | Crystal Hall | ||||
| Capacity: 3,000 | Čair Sports Center | ||||
| Capacity: 5,000 | |||||
| [[File:Hala Pionir Beograd.jpg | 210px]] | [[File:Hala sportova Zrenjanin.jpg | 210px]] | [[File:Sportska hala Čair.JPG | 210px]] |
| **Novi Sad** | **Belgrade** | ||||
| Spens Sports Center | |||||
| Capacity: 11,500 | Kombank Arena | ||||
| Capacity: 23,000 | |||||
| [[File:Spens.jpg | 210px]] | [[File:Belgrade Arena north.jpg | 210px]] |
Bidding process
South Korea was the other applicant for the championship. The decision to select Serbia as the host was announced on 2 October 2010.
Qualified teams
| Country | Qualified as | Qualification date | Previous appearances in tournament[1](1) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host | 00 (Debut) | |||
| [World Champions](2011-world-women-s-handball-championship) | 1971]], [1973](1973-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1975](1975-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1982](1982-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1986](1986-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1990](1990-world-women-s-handball-championship), *[1993](1993-world-women-s-handball-championship)*, [1995](1995-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1997](1997-world-women-s-handball-championship), ***[1999](1999-world-women-s-handball-championship)***, [2001](2001-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2003](2003-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2005](2005-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2007](2007-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2009](2009-world-women-s-handball-championship), **[2011](2011-world-women-s-handball-championship)**) | |||
| Semifinalist of [African Championship](2012-african-women-s-handball-championship) | 1978]], [1997](1997-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | |||
| Semifinalist of [African Championship](2012-african-women-s-handball-championship) | 1990]], [1993](1993-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1995](1995-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1997](1997-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1999](1999-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2001](2001-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2003](2003-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2005](2005-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2007](2007-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2009](2009-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2011](2011-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | |||
| Semifinalist of [African Championship](2012-african-women-s-handball-championship) | 00 (Debut) | |||
| Semifinalist of [African Championship](2012-african-women-s-handball-championship) | 1975]], [2001](2001-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2003](2003-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2007](2007-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2009](2009-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2011](2011-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | |||
| Semifinalist of [European Championship](2012-european-women-s-handball-championship) | 2011]]) | |||
| Semifinalist of [European Championship](2012-european-women-s-handball-championship) | 1957]], [1962](1962-world-women-s-handball-championship), **[1965](1965-world-women-s-handball-championship)**, [1971](1971-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1973](1973-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1975](1975-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1978](1978-world-women-s-handball-championship), *[1982](1982-world-women-s-handball-championship)*, [1986](1986-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1993](1993-world-women-s-handball-championship), *[1995](1995-world-women-s-handball-championship)*, [1997](1997-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1999](1999-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2001](2001-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2003](2003-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2005](2005-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2007](2007-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2009](2009-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | |||
| Finalist of [2012 Asian Championship](2012-asian-women-s-handball-championship) | 140 ([1978](1978-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1982](1982-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1986](1986-world-women-s-handball-championship), *[1990](1990-world-women-s-handball-championship)*, [1993](1993-world-women-s-handball-championship), **[1995](1995-world-women-s-handball-championship)**, [1997](1997-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1999](1999-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2001](2001-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2003](2003-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2005](2005-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2007](2007-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2009](2009-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2011](2011-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | |||
| Finalist of [2012 Asian Championship](2012-asian-women-s-handball-championship) | 120 ([1986](1986-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1990](1990-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1993](1993-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1995](1995-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1997](1997-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1999](1999-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2001](2001-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2003](2003-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2005](2005-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2007](2007-world-women-s-handball-championship), *[2009](2009-world-women-s-handball-championship)*, [2011](2011-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | |||
| Third place of [2012 Asian Championship](2012-asian-women-s-handball-championship) | 150 ([1962](1962-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1965](1965-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1971](1971-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1973](1973-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1975](1975-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1986](1986-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1995](1995-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1997](1997-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1999](1999-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2001](2001-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2003](2003-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2005](2005-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2007](2007-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2009](2009-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2011](2011-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | |||
| Winner of [2013 Oceania Championship](2013-women-s-oceania-handball-championship) | 60 ([1999](1999-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2003](2003-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2005](2005-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2007](2007-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2009](2009-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2011](2011-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | |||
| Semifinalist of [2013 Pan American Championship](2013-pan-american-women-s-handball-championship) | 60 ([1999](1999-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2003](2003-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2005](2005-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2007](2007-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2009](2009-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2011](2011-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | |||
| Semifinalist of [2013 Pan American Championship](2013-pan-american-women-s-handball-championship) | 90 ([1995](1995-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1997](1997-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1999](1999-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2001](2001-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2003](2003-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2005](2005-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2007](2007-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2009](2009-world-women-s-handball-championship), *[2011](2011-world-women-s-handball-championship)*) | |||
| Semifinalist of [2013 Pan American Championship](2013-pan-american-women-s-handball-championship) | 10 ([2007](2007-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | |||
| Semifinalist of [2013 Pan American Championship](2013-pan-american-women-s-handball-championship) | 10 ([2007](2007-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | |||
| Winner of [Playoff round](2013-world-women-s-handball-championship-european-qualification) | 60 ([1993](1993-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2001](2001-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2003](2003-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2007](2007-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2009](2009-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2011](2011-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | |||
| Winner of [Playoff round](2013-world-women-s-handball-championship-european-qualification) | 200 ([1957](1957-world-women-s-handball-championship), ***[1962](1962-world-women-s-handball-championship)***,[1965](1965-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1971](1971-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1973](1973-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1975](1975-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1978](1978-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1982](1982-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1986](1986-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1990](1990-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1993](1993-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1995](1995-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1997](1997-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1999](1999-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2001](2001-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2003](2003-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2005](2005-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2007](2007-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2009](2009-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2011](2011-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | |||
| Winner of [Playoff round](2013-world-women-s-handball-championship-european-qualification) | 130 ([1957](1957-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1962](1962-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1965](1965-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1973](1973-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1975](1975-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1978](1978-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1986](1986-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1990](1990-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1993](1993-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1997](1997-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1999](1999-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2005](2005-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2007](2007-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | |||
| Winner of [Playoff round](2013-world-women-s-handball-championship-european-qualification) | 40 ([1995](1995-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1997](1997-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1999](1999-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2003](2003-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | |||
| Winner of [Playoff round](2013-world-women-s-handball-championship-european-qualification) | 160 ([1957](1957-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1962](1962-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1965](1965-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1971](1971-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1973](1973-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1975](1975-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1990](1990-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1993](1993-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1995](1995-world-women-s-handball-championship), **[1997](1997-world-women-s-handball-championship)**, *[1999](1999-world-women-s-handball-championship)*, [2001](2001-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2003](2003-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2005](2005-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2009](2009-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2011](2011-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | |||
| Winner of [Playoff round](2013-world-women-s-handball-championship-european-qualification) | 80 ([1971](1971-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1973](1973-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1978](1978-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1986](1986-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1999](1999-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2001](2001-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2005](2005-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2011](2011-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | |||
| Winner of [Playoff round](2013-world-women-s-handball-championship-european-qualification) | 100 (**[1993](1993-world-women-s-handball-championship)**, [1995](1995-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1997](1997-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1999](1999-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2003](2003-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2005](2005-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2007](2007-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2009](2009-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2011](2011-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | |||
| Winner of [Playoff round](2013-world-women-s-handball-championship-european-qualification) | 100 ([1986](1986-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1990](1990-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1997](1997-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1999](1999-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2001](2001-world-women-s-handball-championship), **[2003](2003-world-women-s-handball-championship)**, [2005](2005-world-women-s-handball-championship), *[2007](2007-world-women-s-handball-championship)*, [2009](2009-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2011](2011-world-women-s-handball-championship)) |
:1 Bold indicates champion for that year, Italics indicates host for that year.
Squads
Main article: 2013 World Women's Handball Championship squads
Group draw
The draw was held on 15 June 2013 at 11:30 local time.
Seeding
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
|---|
- TH = Title holder
Group stage
All times are local (UTC+1).
Twenty-four participating teams were placed in the following four groups. After playing a round-robin, the top four teams in each group advanced to the Knockout stage. The last two teams in each group played placement matches.
Tie-breaking criteria
If two or more teams have finished tied on an equal number of points, the finishing positions were set to be determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order
- number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question
- goal difference in the matches among the teams in question
- number of goals scored in the matches among the teams in question (if more than two teams finish equal on points)
- goal difference in all the group matches
- number of goals scored in all the group matches
- drawing of lots
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
President's Cup
17–20th place playoff
|15 December||22||23 |15 December||21||27 |16 December||23||28 |16 December||19||31
17–20th place semifinals
19th place game
17th place game
21st–24th place playoff
|15 December||24||29 |15 December| (SO)|18 (5)||18 (3) |16 December||19||29 |16 December||27||26
21st–24th place semifinals
23rd place game
21st place game
Knockout stage
Bracket
| score-width=20 | team-width=130
| RD1-seed01=B1 | RD1-team01=**** | RD1-score01=29 | RD1-seed02=A4 | RD1-team02= | RD1-score02=23
| RD1-seed03=D3 | RD1-team03=**** | RD1-score03=28 | RD1-seed04=C2 | RD1-team04= | RD1-score04=21
| RD1-seed05=B3 | RD1-team05=**** | RD1-score05=22 | RD1-seed06=A2 | RD1-team06= | RD1-score06=21
| RD1-seed07=D1 | RD1-team07=**** | RD1-score07=29 | RD1-seed08=C4 | RD1-team08= | RD1-score08=21
| RD1-seed09=C3 | RD1-team09=**** | RD1-score09=31 | RD1-seed10=D2 | RD1-team10= | RD1-score10=29
| RD1-seed11=A1 | RD1-team11=**** | RD1-score11=27 | RD1-seed12=B4 | RD1-team12= | RD1-score12=19
| RD1-seed13=A3 | RD1-team13= | RD1-score13=27 | RD1-seed14=B2 | RD1-team14=**** | RD1-score14=28
| RD1-seed15=C1 | RD1-team15=**** | RD1-score15=31 | RD1-seed16=D4 | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=21
| RD2-seed01=B1 | RD2-team01=**** (ET) | RD2-score01=33 | RD2-seed02=D3 | RD2-team02= | RD2-score02=31
| RD2-seed03=B3 | RD2-team03=**** | RD2-score03=31 | RD2-seed04=D1 | RD2-team04= | RD2-score04=28
| RD2-seed05=C3 | RD2-team05=**** | RD2-score05=22 | RD2-seed06=A1 | RD2-team06= | RD2-score06=21
| RD2-seed07=B2 | RD2-team07=**** | RD2-score07=28 | RD2-seed08=C1 | RD2-team08= | RD2-score08=25
| RD3-seed01=B1 | RD3-team01=**** | RD3-score01=27 | RD3-seed02=B3 | RD3-team02= | RD3-score02=21
| RD3-seed03=C3 | RD3-team03= | RD3-score03=18 | RD3-seed04=B2 | RD3-team04=**** | RD3-score04=24
| RD4-seed01=B1 | RD4-team01=**** | RD4-score01=22 | RD4-seed02=B2 | RD4-team02= | RD4-score02=20
| RD4-seed03=B3 | RD4-team03=**** | RD4-score03=30 | RD4-seed04=C3 | RD4-team04= | RD4-score04=26
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
The final was played at the Kombank Arena between Brazil and the host Serbia and was attended by 19,467 spectators. Referees of the match were Spain's Andreu Marín and Ignacio García. It was the first final ever for both teams with Brazil's previous best result being fifth place at the 2011 World Championship and third place for Serbia at the 2001 World Championship (then as FR Yugoslavia). Both teams advanced to the final after playing in Group B of the group stage with Brazil winning their match in the third round 25–23. On the way to the final in the knockout stage Brazil defeated the Netherlands, Hungary and Denmark, while Serbia won its matches against South Korea, Norway and Poland.
The game started with an early 3–1 lead for the Brazilians, but Serbia came from behind to level the result and took control of the match with an 8–6 lead. Serbian players had the last lead in the match at 10–9 before Brazil went on with a 4–0 run to take a three-goals lead 13–10. The Serbian team scored before halftime to make it 13–11 at the break. In the second half, Brazil started furiously scoring three goals in a row to extend the lead to a margin of five making the result 16–11 in their favour. The Serbians did not give up and managed to cut their opponent's comfortable lead to only one goal with a 4–0 series. One of the driving forces for the comeback was the goalkeeper Katarina Tomašević who saved two penalties in one minute. The final entered with a tied result at 19–19 in the last four minutes. Brazil scored to take the lead, which was answered with an equaliser brought by Andrea Lekić to make it 20–20. The Brazilian team took the lead again and after Dragana Cvijić missed to score for her team, Ana Paula Belo scored to finish the match and set the final result 22–20. Alexandra do Nascimento with six and Cvijić with five goals were the best scorers for the two finalists. Brazil became the first South American country to win the World Women's Handball Championship and only the second non-European (after South Korea) to do so.
Statistics
Final ranking
| 24 |
|---|
According to the IHF.
| **2013 Women's World Champions** |
|---|
All Star Team
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Bárbara Arenhart |
| Left wing | Maria Fisker |
| Left back | Sanja Damnjanović |
| Pivot | Dragana Cvijić |
| Centre back | Anita Görbicz |
| Right back | Susann Müller |
| Right wing | Woo Sun-Hee |
| Most valuable player | Eduarda Amorim |
Chosen by team officials and IHF experts: IHF.info
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Goals | Shots | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | GER **Susann Müller** | **62** | **99** | **63** |
| 2 | BRA Alexandra do Nascimento | 54 | 81 | 67 |
| 3 | AUS Sally Potocki | 48 | 101 | 48 |
| HUN Anita Görbicz | 48 | 71 | 68 | |
| 5 | SRB Sanja Damnjanović | 46 | 94 | 49 |
| SRB Andrea Lekić | 46 | 78 | 59 | |
| 7 | DEN Kristina Kristiansen | 45 | 67 | 67 |
| 8 | COD Christianne Mwasesa | 42 | 85 | 49 |
| 9 | BRA Ana Paula Belo | 39 | 75 | 52 |
| POL Alina Wojtas | 39 | 76 | 51 |
Source: IHF.info
Top goalkeepers
| Rank | Name | % | Saves | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CZE Lucie Satrapová | **58** | **34** | **59** |
| 2 | NOR Silje Solberg | 49 | 49 | 101 |
| 3 | FRA Amandine Leynaud | 45 | 57 | 128 |
| SRB Jovana Risović | 45 | 49 | 108 | |
| 5 | BRA Bárbara Arenhart | 42 | 81 | 195 |
| SRB Katarina Tomašević | 42 | 99 | 237 | |
| 7 | NOR Katrine Lunde | 41 | 60 | 147 |
| MNE Marina Vukčević | 41 | 47 | 114 | |
| TUN Fadia Omrani | 41 | 37 | 90 | |
| 10 | BRA Mayssa Pessoa | 39 | 52 | 135 |
| ROU Paula Ungureanu | 39 | 39 | 100 |
Source: IHF.info
References
References
- [https://archive.ihf.info//MediaCenter/News/NewsDetails/tabid/130/Default.aspx?ID=469 Spain and Serbia to stage 2013 World Championships], by [[International Handball Federation]], 2 October 2010
- (22 December 2013). "Brazil World Champions for the first time". ihf.info.
- (13 June 2013). "Live streaming of Women's World Championship draw event on 15 June". ihf.info.
- (15 June 2013). "Serbia choose Niš in spectacular IHF 2013 World Championship draw". ihf.info.
- [https://archive.ihf.info/files/Uploads/Documents/11473_130909_Match%20schedule%20serbia_new.pdf Match schedule]
- "World Record – 16.000 spectators".
- "New record – 18.236 fans in the Kombank Arena".
- link. (24 December 2013 , ''serbia.2013.com'', 22 December 2013.)
- IHF]], 22 December 2013.
- [http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/131222/handball-brazil-edge-serbia-first-world-title Handball: Brazil edge Serbia for first world title] {{webarchive. link. (23 December 2013 , ''[[GlobalPost]]'', 22 December 2013.)
- link. (14 April 2015)
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