The 2017 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 23rd event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Germany from 1 to 17 December 2017.IHF Council awards World Championships 2017 to Germany and France, by International Handball Federation, 15 December 2011 Germany was the only applicant for this championship. Germany was host of the World Championships in 1965 and 1997.
France won their second title after 2003, by defeating reigning champions Norway 23–21 in the final.
Venues The tournament is being played in the following venues: Bietigheim-Bissingen, Magdeburg, Oldenburg, Leipzig, Trier and Hamburg as the final four venue.
Bietigheim-Bissingen Hamburg EgeTrans ArenaCapacity: 4,500 Barclaycard ArenaCapacity: 12,500 Magdeburg Oldenburg GETEC ArenaCapacity: 6,200 EWE ArenaCapacity: 5,250 Leipzig Trier Arena LeipzigCapacity: 6,250 Trier ArenaCapacity: 4,100
Qualification Competition Dates Vacancies Qualified Host nation 15 December 2011 1 2015 World Championship 5–20 December 2015 1 2016 African Women's Handball Championship 28 November – 7 December 2016 3 2016 European Women's Handball Championship 4–18 December 2016 3 2017 Asian Women's Handball Championship 13–22 March 2017 3 European qualification 9–15 June 2017 9 2017 Pan American Women's Handball Championship 18–25 June 2017 3 Wild card 1
Qualified teams Country Qualified asQualification date Previous appearances in tournament1 Host 110 (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015) 2015 World Champion 180 (1971, 1973, 1975, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015) Finalist of 2016 African Championship 130 (1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015) Finalist of 2016 African Championship 80 (1975, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015) Third place of 2016 African Championship 10 (2005) Semifinalist of 2016 European Championship 100 (1971, 1973, 1978, 1986, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2015) Semifinalist of 2016 European Championship 180 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015) Semifinalist of 2016 European Championship 120 (1986, 1990, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015) Finalist of 2017 Asian Championship 160 (1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015) Finalist of 2017 Asian Championship 170 (1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015) Third place of 2017 Asian Championship 140 (1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015) European playoff winner 80 (1957, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2015) European playoff winner 220 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015) European playoff winner 20 (2013, 2015) European playoff winner 200 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015) European playoff winner 80 (1993, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015) European playoff winner 30 (2011, 2013, 2015) European playoff winner 40 (1997, 2001, 2003, 2005) European playoff winner 50 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2013) European playoff winner 110 (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015) Wildcard 150 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015) Finalist of 2017 Pan American Championship 110 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015) Finalist of 2017 Pan American Championship 80 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015) Third place of 2017 Pan American Championship 20 (2007, 2013) 1 Bold indicates champion for that year, Italics indicates host for that year.
Draw The draw was held on 27 June 2017 at Hamburg, Germany.
Seeding The seeding was announced on 26 June 2017.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5Pot 6
Referees 16 referee pairs were selected:
Referees Julian GrilloSebastián Lenci Karina ChristiansenLine Hansen Charlotte BonaventuraJulie Bonaventura Robert SchulzeTobias Tönnies Péter HorváthBalázs Márton Koyoshi HizakiTomokazu Ikebuchi Ivan PavićevićMiloš Ražnatović Kjersti ArntsenGuro Røen
Referees Viktoria AlpaidzeTatiana Berezkina Bojan LahDavid Sok Vanja AntićJelena Jakovljević Koo Bon-okLee Se-ok Ignacio GarcíaAndreu Marín Mirza KurtagicMattias Wetterwik Samir KrichenSamir Makhlouf Kürşad ErdoğanIbrahim Özdeniz
Squads
Preliminary round The schedule was announced on 30 June 2017 with the exact throw-off times confirmed on 10 July 2017.
All times are local (UTC+1).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
President's Cup 17th place bracket
21st place bracket
21st–24th place semifinals
17th–20th place semifinals
23rd place game
21st place game
19th place game
17th place game
Knockout stage Bracket
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Final ranking and statistics
Final ranking RankTeamFinal ranking 4 5 6 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
2017 Women's World Champions FranceSecond title
Team roster: Blandine Dancette, Camille Ayglon, Allison Pineau, Laurisa Landre, Astride N'Gouan, Grâce Zaadi, Amandine Leynaud, Manon Houette, Kalidiatou Niakaté, Cléopâtre Darleux, Siraba Dembélé, Laura Flippes, Orlane Kanor, Béatrice Edwige, Estelle Nze Minko, Gnonsiane Niombla, Alexandra Lacrabère. Head coach: Olivier Krumbholz.
All Star Team The All Star Team and MVP was announced on 17 December 2017.
Position Player Most valuable player Goalkeeper Right wing Right back Centre back Left back Left wing Pivot
Top goalscorers +RankNameTeamGoalsShots% 1Nora Mørk 66 97 68 2Lois Abbingh 58 100 58 3Iveta Luzumová 47 73 64 4Isabelle Gulldén 46 74 625Karolina Kudłacz-Gloc44 70 63Stine Bredal Oftedal 68 657Sabrina Fiore43 62 69Ana Gros 67 64Markéta Jeřábková 101 4310Katarina Bulatović42 85 49Cristina Neagu 72 58Jovanka Radičević 61 69
Top goalkeepers RankNameTeam%SavesShots1Katja Kramarczyk42 30 71Katrine Lunde 92 217 3Yuliya Dumanska 40 39 984Cléopâtre Darleux39 41 106Kinga Janurik 27 706Kari Aalvik Grimsbø38 43 112Park Sae-young 113 8Clara Woltering 37 1159Marija Čolić35 39 113Victoriya Kalinina 38 108Amandine Leynaud 65 186Sandra Toft 68 192
References
External links Official website IHF website