The 2021 Nor.Ca. Women's Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the championship, held from 22 to 27 August 2021 at Elgin, United States under the aegis of North America and Caribbean Handball Confederation. It was the first time in history that the championship is organised by the USA Team Handball. It also acted as the qualification tournament for the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship, with the top team from the championship directly qualifying for the event to be held in Spain. The tournament was held behind closed doors, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Puerto Rico won the final 34–24 against Greenland, to capture their second title.
Teams Four teams participated.
Referees The following four referee pairs were selected.
Referees Yann CarmauxJulien Mursch Enok PetersenErni Johansen Juan CastroOmar García Rafael MarquesKevin Poulet
Preliminary round Standings
Fixtures
Knockout stage Third place game
Final
Final standing Rank Team 4
Team qualified for the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship
All Star Team The all-star team was announced on 25 August 2021.
Position Player Goalkeeper Sophie Fasold Right wing Jailene Maldonado Right back Josephine Gardaard Centre back Nathanys Ceballos Left back Lykke Frank Hansen Left wing Zuleika Fuentes Pivot Ivana Holm MVP Sheila Hiraldo
Squads Greenland Head coach: Johannes Groth
Mexico Head coach: ?
Puerto Rico Head coach: Camilo Estevez
United States Head coach: Julio Sainz
References
External links Official website