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2015 World Women's Handball Championship
2015 edition of the World Women's Handball Championship
2015 edition of the World Women's Handball Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | World Women's Handball Championship |
| year | 2015 |
| image | 2015 World Women's Handball Championship.png |
| size | 220px |
| country | Denmark |
| dates | 5–20 December |
| num_teams | 24 |
| confederations | 5 |
| venues | 4 |
| cities | 4 |
| champion_other | |
| count | 3 |
| second_other | |
| third_other | |
| fourth_other | |
| matches | 88 |
| goals | 4714 |
| attendance | |
| top_scorer | ROU Cristina Neagu (63 goals) |
| player | ROU Cristina Neagu |
| previous | 2013 World Women's Handball Championship |
| next | 2017 World Women's Handball Championship |
The 2015 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 22nd event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Denmark. The decision to select Denmark as the host was announced on 27 January 2011.
In the final Norway won 31–23 against the Netherlands to gain their third title. Romania won bronze after they defeated Poland 31–22.
Venues
Venues for the tournament were announced on 7 June 2014. Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning hosted the final, both semi-finals, two quarter-finals, matches in the round of 16 and Denmark's group. SYDBANK Arena in Kolding was the venue of two quarter-finals, eighth-finals and neighbour Germany's group, while Arena Nord in Frederikshavn and the new venue in Næstved hosted one eighth-final and one group each.
| Herning | Kolding | Frederikshavn | Næstved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jyske Bank Boxen | |||
| Capacity: 12,500 | SYDBANK Arena | ||
| Capacity: 5,001 | |||
| Arena Nord | |||
| Capacity: 2,800 | Næstved Arena | ||
| Planned capacity: 3,500 |
Qualification
| Competition | Dates | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 27 January 2011 | 1 | |
| [2013 World Championship](2013-world-women-s-handball-championship) | 6–22 December 2013 | 1 | |
| [2014 African Women's Handball Championship](2014-african-women-s-handball-championship) | 16–25 January 2014 | 3 | |
| [2014 European Women's Handball Championship](2014-european-women-s-handball-championship) | 7–21 December 2014 | 1 | |
| [2015 Asian Women's Handball Championship](2015-asian-women-s-handball-championship) | 14–23 March 2015 | 3 | |
| [2015 Pan American Women's Handball Championship](2015-pan-american-women-s-handball-championship) | 21–28 May 2015 | 3 | |
| [European qualification](2015-world-women-s-handball-championship-european-qualification) | 8 October 2014 – 14 June 2015 | 9 | |
| Final qualification tournament | 15–17 June 2015 | 1 | |
| Wildcard | 22 June 2015 | 2 | |
Final qualification tournament
A final qualification tournament was held from 15 to 17 June 2015 in Almaty, Kazakhstan to determine the last participant. The schedule was revealed on 3 June 2015.
Standings
Results
Qualified teams
| Country | Qualified as | Qualification date | Previous appearances in tournament**[1](1)** |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host | 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), [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), [2013](2013-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | ||
| [2013 World Champion](2013-world-women-s-handball-championship) | 1995]], [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)*, **[2013](2013-world-women-s-handball-championship)**) | ||
| Finalist of [2014 African Championship](2014-african-women-s-handball-championship) | 2013]]) | ||
| Finalist of [2014 African Championship](2014-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), [2013](2013-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | ||
| Third place of [2014 African Championship](2014-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), [2013](2013-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | ||
| [2014 European Champion](2014-european-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)**, [2013](2013-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | ||
| Finalist of [2015 Asian Championship](2015-asian-women-s-handball-championship) | 1978]], [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), [2013](2013-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | ||
| Finalist of [2015 Asian Championship](2015-asian-women-s-handball-championship) | 1962]], [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), [2013](2013-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | ||
| Third place of [2015 Asian Championship](2015-asian-women-s-handball-championship) | 1986]], [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), [2013](2013-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | ||
| Semifinalist of [2015 Pan American Championship](2015-pan-american-women-s-handball-championship) | 1999]], [2011](2011-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | ||
| Semifinalist of [2015 Pan American Championship](2015-pan-american-women-s-handball-championship) | 0 0 (Debut) | ||
| Semifinalist of [2015 Pan American Championship](2015-pan-american-women-s-handball-championship) | 1999]], [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), [2013](2013-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | ||
| [European playoff winner](2015-world-women-s-handball-championship-european-qualification) | 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), [2013](2013-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | ||
| [European playoff winner](2015-world-women-s-handball-championship-european-qualification) | 1986]], [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), [2013](2013-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | ||
| [European playoff winner](2015-world-women-s-handball-championship-european-qualification) | 1993]], [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)) | ||
| [European playoff winner](2015-world-women-s-handball-championship-european-qualification) | 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), [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), [2013](2013-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | ||
| [European playoff winner](2015-world-women-s-handball-championship-european-qualification) | 1971]], [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), [2013](2013-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | ||
| [European playoff winner](2015-world-women-s-handball-championship-european-qualification) | 1993]], [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), [2013](2013-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | ||
| [European playoff winner](2015-world-women-s-handball-championship-european-qualification) | 1957]], [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), [2013](2013-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | ||
| [European playoff winner](2015-world-women-s-handball-championship-european-qualification) | 2011]], [2013](2013-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | ||
| [European playoff winner](2015-world-women-s-handball-championship-european-qualification) | 1957]], [1990](1990-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1993](1993-world-women-s-handball-championship), [1995](1995-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2001](2001-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2009](2009-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2011](2011-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | ||
| Final qualification tournament winner | 2007]], [2009](2009-world-women-s-handball-championship), [2011](2011-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | ||
| Wildcard | 1993]]''', [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), [2013](2013-world-women-s-handball-championship)) | ||
| Wildcard | 2013]]'') |
:1 Bold indicates champion for that year, Italics indicates host for that year.
Squads
Main article: 2015 World Women's Handball Championship squads
Referees
17 referee pairs were selected:
| Referees |
|---|
| France |
| Germany |
| Japan |
| Referees |
|---|
| Russia |
| Spain |
Draw
The draw was held on 24 June 2015 at Koldinghus in Kolding, Denmark at 20:00 local time.
Seeding
The seeding was announced on 23 June 2015.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
|---|
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+1).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
President's Cup
17–20th place playoff
|13 December||24||29 |13 December||28||14 |14 December||35||27 |14 December||44||15
17–20th place semifinals
19th place game
17th place game
21st–24th place playoff
|13 December||28||24 |13 December||30| (Pen.)|31 |14 December||39||23 |14 December||29||19
21st–24th place semifinals
23rd place game
21st place game
Knockout stage
Bracket
|13 December||36||20 |14 December||21||22 |14 December||24||23 |14 December||30||25 |13 December||22||28 |14 December||38||28 |13 December||26||19 |13 December||22||25 |16 December||28||25 |16 December||21||20 |16 December||26||25 |16 December||30| (OT)|31 |18 December||30||25 |18 December| (OT)|35||33 |20 December||23||31 |20 December||22||31
;5th place bracket |18 December||25||31 |18 December||20||28 |20 December||25||21 |20 December||34||23
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Statistics
Final ranking
Places 9–16 were ranked according to their preliminary round results against teams that advanced to the round of 16.
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| Qualified for the Summer Olympics final qualification tournament |
|---|
| **2015 Women's World Champions** |
|---|
All Star Team
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Tess Wester |
| Right wing | Jovanka Radičević |
| Right back | Nora Mørk |
| Centre back | Stine Bredal Oftedal |
| Left back | Cristina Neagu |
| Left wing | Valentina Ardean-Elisei |
| Pivot | Heidi Løke |
| Most valuable player | Cristina Neagu |
Chosen by team officials and IHF experts.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Goals | Shots | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROU Cristina Neagu | 63 | 104 | 61 |
| 2 | MNE Jovanka Radičević | 60 | 85 | 71 |
| 3 | POL Karolina Kudłacz-Gloc | 52 | 82 | 63 |
| RUS Anna Vyakhireva | 76 | 68 | ||
| 5 | NED Estavana Polman | 51 | 86 | 59 |
| 6 | MNE Katarina Bulatović | 49 | 80 | 61 |
| 7 | DEN Stine Jørgensen | 48 | 75 | 64 |
| 8 | DRC Christianne Mwasesa | 45 | 87 | 52 |
| 9 | NOR Nora Mørk | 44 | 76 | 58 |
| 10 | ANG Natália Bernardo | 43 | 60 | 72 |
| TUN Mouna Chebbah | 80 | 54 |
Source: IHF.info
Top goalkeepers
| Rank | Name | % | Saves | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NED Tess Wester | 43 | 120 | 277 |
| 2 | ESP Darly de Paula | 42 | 28 | 66 |
| 3 | DEN Rikke Poulsen | 41 | 76 | 186 |
| 4 | NOR Kari Aalvik Grimsbø | 40 | 80 | 201 |
| 5 | SWE Johanna Bundsen | 39 | 56 | 145 |
| SWE Filippa Idéhn | 40 | 102 | ||
| 7 | BRA Mayssa Pessoa | 38 | 28 | 74 |
| NOR Silje Solberg | 52 | 138 | ||
| 9 | FRA Laura Glauser | 36 | 41 | 113 |
| GER Katja Kramarczyk | 56 | 155 | ||
| TUN Nesrine Hamza | 26 | 73 |
Source: IHF.info
References
References
- [https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/1a09fa5c-ab1f-4b5b-b0c0-5eee5435d1d4/pdf/TOPSCORER.pdf Top scorer]
- (20 December 2015). "Denmark 2015 All-Star Team". ihf.info.
- [https://archive.ihf.info/MediaCenter/News/NewsDetails/tabid/130/Default.aspx?ID=596 Denmark and Qatar host World Championships 2015]
- (20 December 2015). "Grimsbø Shines as Norway Claim the Title". ihf.info.
- (20 December 2015). "Neagu Leads Romania to Bronze". ihf.info.
- "VM 2015 i Frederikshavn, Herning, Kolding og Næstved". Hbold.dk.
- (23 February 2015). "IHF sets date for ballot of Womens World Championships groups – Two wildcards?". handball-world.com.
- (22 June 2015). "Germany and Serbia receive wild cards for 2015 Women’s World Championship in DEN". ihf.info.
- (20 May 2015). "Kazakhstan to host the final qualification tournament for Denmark 2015". ihf.info.
- (3 June 2015). "Mexico – Final participant on the four nations tournament". ihf.info.
- (3 December 2015). "Referee Nominations 2015". ihf.info.
- (20 February 2015). "Draw for Denmark 2015 will take place on 24 June". ihf.info.
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- (14 December 2015). "Ranking: 9th-24th Place Confirmed". ihf.info.
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