2017 International Tournament of Spain

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2017 International Tournament of Spain
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Dates 6–8 January
Teams 4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Spain.svg  Spain [1]
Runner-upFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Third placeFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Fourth placeFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches 6
Goals scored 330 (55 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Spain.svg Valero Rivera Folch
(16 goals)
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The 2017 International Tournament of Spain was the 42nd edition of the International Tournament of Spain, 16th edition with the name of Memorial Domingo Barcenas, held in Irun, Spain, 6–8 January as a friendly handball tournament organised by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation as a preparation of the host nation to the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship. [2]

Irun Municipality in Basque Country, Spain

Irun is a town of the Bidasoaldea region in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain. It lies on the foundations of the ancient Oiasso, cited as a Roman-Vasconic town during the period.

Spain Kingdom in Southwest Europe

Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a country mostly located on the Iberian Peninsula in Europe. Its territory also includes two archipelagoes: the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa, and the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla make Spain the only European country to have a physical border with an African country (Morocco). Several small islands in the Alboran Sea are also part of Spanish territory. The country's mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar; to the north and northeast by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the west and northwest by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean.

The Royal Spanish Handball Federation is the national handball association in Spain.

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Results

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 330010072+286
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 32018382+14
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 30127182–111
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 30127694–181

Round robin

All times are local (UTC+01:00).

January 6
17:00
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg30–25Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Pabellón Polideportivo Artaleku, Irun
Benali 6(13–14) Pizarro 7
January 6
19:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg30–20Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Pabellón Polideportivo Artaleku, Irun
Rivera, Sarmiento 6(11–11) T. Gębala, Przybylski 4

January 7
16:00
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg25–26Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Pabellón Polideportivo Artaleku, Irun
M. Gębala 6(11–15) Capote 5
January 7
18:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg38–25Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Pabellón Polideportivo Artaleku, Irun
four players 5(17–10)three players 4

January 8
11:00
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg26–26Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Pabellón Polideportivo Artaleku, Irun
Simonet 6(13–10) Daszek, Przybylski 5
January 8
13:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg32–27Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Pabellón Polideportivo Artaleku, Irun
Rivera, Tomás 5(19–14) Capote 5

Final standing

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
4Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

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