2017 Caribbean Handball Cup

2017 Caribbean Handball Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Colombia
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	24 – 29 October
Teams	12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Puerto Rico (men)   Mexico (women)
Runners-up	Cuba (men)   Puerto Rico (women)
Third place	Dominican Republic (men)   Dominican Republic (women)
Fourth place	Mexico (men)   Cuba (women)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Jhonny Peñaloza (40 goals) Marian Salcedo (40 goals)
Awards
Best player	Jorge Nazario Celene Cifuentes

The 2017 Caribbean Handball Cup was a Handball Event held at the city of Cartagena Colombia, from 24 to 29 October to qualify the nations of the Caribe region for the handball tournament of the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. ^{[1] [2]}

Participating teams

Men   Colombia   Cuba   Mexico   Puerto Rico   Dominican Republic   Venezuela

Women   Colombia   Cuba   Mexico   Puerto Rico   Dominican Republic   Venezuela

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's tournament	Puerto Rico	Cuba	Dominican Republic
Women's tournament	Mexico	Puerto Rico	Dominican Republic

Men's tournament

Qualification round

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Cuba	5	5	0	0	166	118	+48	10
Puerto Rico	5	3	1	1	140	141	–1	7
Mexico	5	3	0	2	152	146	+6	6
Dominican Republic	5	0	3	2	136	139	–3	3
Venezuela	5	1	1	3	138	147	–9	3
Colombia	5	0	1	4	107	148	–41	1

	Teams qualified for the gold medal match
	Teams qualified for the bronze medal match

All times are local (UTC−05:00).

24 October 2017 15:00	Puerto Rico	33–29	Mexico	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(13–18)

24 October 2017 16:00	Cuba	36–22	Venezuela	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(15–10)

24 October 2017 20:00	Dominican Republic	22–22	Colombia	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(11–10)

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25 October 2017 16:00	Mexico	32–31	Dominican Republic	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(14–16)

25 October 2017 18:00	Colombia	21–35	Cuba	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(12–14)

25 October 2017 20:00	Venezuela	29–30	Puerto Rico	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(11–14)

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26 October 2017 16:00	Dominican Republic	27–27	Venezuela	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(16–11)

26 October 2017 18:00	Colombia	19–29	Mexico	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(8–15)

26 October 2017 20:00	Cuba	32–17	Puerto Rico	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(13–13)

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27 October 2017 16:00	Cuba	30–27	Mexico	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(14–17)

27 October 2017 18:00	Venezuela	27–20	Colombia	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(15–10)

27 October 2017 20:00	Puerto Rico	25–25	Dominican Republic	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(14–16)

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28 October 2017 16:00	Mexico	35–33	Venezuela	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(18–19)

28 October 2017 18:00	Puerto Rico	35–26	Colombia	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(15–11)

28 October 2017 20:00	Dominican Republic	31–33	Cuba	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(18–17)

Final Round

5th place match

29 October 2017 12:00	Colombia	32–28	Venezuela	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(20–13)

Bronze medal match

29 October 2017 16:00	Mexico	27–28	Dominican Republic	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(14–12)

Gold medal match

29 October 2017 20:00	Cuba	30–32	Puerto Rico	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(15–11)

Final standing

Rank	Team
	Puerto Rico
	Cuba
	Dominican Republic
4	Mexico
5	Colombia
6	Venezuela

Teams qualified for the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games

All-star team

• Goalkeeper: Alejandro Romero
• Right Wing: Jorge Montanillo
• Right Back: Julio Baez
• Playmaker: Abel Villalobos
• Left Back: Alan Villalobos
• Left Wing: José Sanchez
• Pivot: Sergio Sanchez

Women's tournament

Qualification round

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Mexico	5	4	1	0	151	119	+32	9
Puerto Rico	5	3	0	2	129	116	+13	6
Cuba	5	2	1	2	148	133	+15	5
Dominican Republic	5	2	1	2	131	129	+2	5
Venezuela	5	2	1	2	124	129	–5	5
Colombia	5	0	0	5	105	162	–57	0

	Teams qualified for the gold medal match
	Teams qualified for the bronze medal match

All times are local (UTC−05:00).

24 October 2017 10:00	Puerto Rico	23–27	Mexico	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(12–15)

24 October 2017 12:00	Colombia	23–36	Cuba	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(10–18)

24 October 2017 14:00	Dominican Republic	18–21	Venezuela	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(18–9)

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25 October 2017 10:00	Mexico	31–25	Cuba	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(14–12)

25 October 2017 12:00	Venezuela	21–29	Puerto Rico	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(14–10)

25 October 2017 14:00	Colombia	24–35	Dominican Republic	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(8–19)

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26 October 2017 10:00	Cuba	32–23	Venezuela	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(17–12)

26 October 2017 12:00	Dominican Republic	28–22	Puerto Rico	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(10–15)

26 October 2017 14:00	Colombia	22–32	Mexico	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(7–17)

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27 October 2017 10:00	Puerto Rico	27–26	Cuba	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(9–14)

27 October 2017 12:00	Dominican Republic	22–33	Mexico	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(11–12)

27 October 2017 14:00	Venezuela	31–22	Colombia	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(13–11)

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28 October 2017 10:00	Mexico	28–28	Venezuela	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(13–9)

28 October 2017 12:00	Cuba	29–29	Dominican Republic	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(14–13)

28 October 2017 14:00	Puerto Rico	28–14	Colombia	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(16–5)

Final Round

5th place match

29 October 2017 10:00	Colombia	21–27	Venezuela	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(9–12)

Bronze medal match

29 October 2017 14:00	Cuba	27–28	Dominican Republic	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(16–15)

Gold medal match

29 October 2017 18:00	Mexico	25–20	Puerto Rico	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(12–10)

Final standing

Rank	Team
	Mexico
	Puerto Rico
	Dominican Republic
4	Cuba
5	Venezuela
6	Colombia

Teams qualified for the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games

All-star team

• Goalkeeper: Niurkis Mora
• Right Wing: Nahomy Rodriguez
• Right Back: Guadalupe Saavedra
• Playmaker: Celene Cifuentes
• Left Back: Carolina López
• Left Wing: Zuleika Fuentes
• Pivot: Ciris García

References

1. "Inicia en Cartagena la Copa Caribe de Balonmano, clasificatoria a Centroamericanos". primertiempo.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2017.
2. "Selecciones balonmano parten hacia Copa Caribe 2017 de Barranquilla". www.primerahora.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2017.

External links

• Page of the championship on Balonmano Colombia website ^{[ permanent dead link ]}