The 2022 South and Central American Men's Handball Championship was the second edition of the South and Central American Men's Handball Championship, held from 25 to 29 January 2022 in Recife, Brazil. It acted as the South and Central American qualifying tournament for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship.
Brazil won their first title after defeating Argentina in the final.
Qualified teams Competition Dates Vacancies Country Previous appearances in tournament Host nation 1 1 (2020)Invited nations who confirmed presence6 1 (2020) 1 (2020) 1 (2020) 0 (debut) 1 (2020) 1 (2020) 2021 Central American Men's Handball Championship 11–13 November 20211 0 (debut) Colombia withdrew before the tournament, due to several positive COVID-19 tests in their team.
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Draw The draw took place on 14 January 2022.
Seeding Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC−3).
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Bracket
5–7th place semifinal
Semifinals
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final standings
Rank Team4567 Qualified for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship
2022 South and Central American Men's Champions BrazilFirst title
Team roster: João Silva, Guilherme Borges, Arthur Souza, Cléber Andrade, Rogério Moraes, Thiagus Petrus, Rangel da Rosa, Guilherme Torriani, Fábio Chiuffa, Leonardo Dutra, Thiago Ponciano, Haniel Langaro, Raul Nantes, Rudolph Hackbarth, César Almeida, Gustavo Rodrigues. Head coach: Marcus "Tatá" Oliveira.
All-star team The all-star team was announced on 31 January 2022.
Position Player Most valuable player Thiagus dos Santos Goalkeeper Leonel Maciel Right wing Rudolph Hackbarth Right back Rodrigo Salinas Muñoz Centre back João Pedro Silva Left back James Parker Left wing Ignacio Pizarro Pivot Rogério Moraes Ferreira
Top goalscorers Rank Name Goals 1 Erwin Feuchtmann 43 2 Rudolph Hackbarth 35 3 Federico Gastón Fernández 26 4 Guilherme Torriani 24 5 Gustavo Rodrigues 19 Fábio Chiuffa 7 Esteban Salinas 18 David Molina 9 Leonardo Dutra 17 10 James Parker 16 11 Federico Rubbo 15 Justin Gutierrez Source:
References
External links Website