# 2017 Pan American Women's Handball Championship

The 2017 Pan American Women's Handball Championship was the 14th edition of the Pan American Women's Handball Championship, held in at the Sociedad Alemana de Gimnasia de Villa Ballester, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina from 18 to 25 June 2017. It acted as American qualifying tournament for the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship. The event was originally set to be held in Toronto, Canada but the Canadian Handball Federation withdrew, citing lack of funds.
Brazil defeated Argentina 38–20 to capture their 10th title.

## Qualified teams

| Competition | Dates | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | | 1 | Argentina |
| Secured places | | 5 | Brazil Chile Colombia Paraguay Uruguay |
| 2016 Central American Women's Handball Championship | 22–26 November 2016 | 1 | Guatemala |
| 2017 Nor.Ca. Women's Handball Championship | 30 March–3 April 2017 | 3 | Dominican Republic Puerto Rico United States |

## Preliminary round

The schedule was announced on 16 May 2017, with the exact throw-off times being published on 2 June 2017.
All times are local (UTC−3).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 52 | +105 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Paraguay | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 107 | 95 | +12 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 98 | 114 | −16 | 4 | |
| 4 | United States | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 91 | 117 | −26 | 2 | |
| 5 | Colombia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 67 | 142 | −75 | 0 | |
| 18 June 2017 12:00 | Paraguay | 35–17 | Colombia | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 18 June 2017 12:00 | Fiore 8 | (18–11) | Córdoba, Estrada 5 | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 18 June 2017 12:00 | 2× | Report | 1× 6× | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 18 June 2017 19:15 | Brazil | 42–10 | United States | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 18 June 2017 19:15 | M. Costa, T. Costa 7 | (17–7) | Andersen 3 | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 18 June 2017 19:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 1× 6× | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 19 June 2017 13:30 | United States | 25–29 | Puerto Rico | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 19 June 2017 13:30 | Andersen 6 | (10–14) | Hiraldo 8 | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 19 June 2017 13:30 | 1× 6× | Report | 1× 4× | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 19 June 2017 20:00 | Colombia | 12–46 | Brazil | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 19 June 2017 20:00 | Córdoba 4 | (7–20) | M. Costa 8 | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 19 June 2017 20:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 1× 1× | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 20 June 2017 15:30 | Colombia | 21–30 | Puerto Rico | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 20 June 2017 15:30 | Córdoba 5 | (12–13) | Fuentes 10 | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 20 June 2017 15:30 | 3× 7× | Report | 3× 2× | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 20 June 2017 20:00 | Paraguay | 15–29 | Brazil | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 20 June 2017 20:00 | Fiore 5 | (12–13) | Quintino 8 | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 20 June 2017 20:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 8× | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 21 June 2017 15:00 | United States | 31–17 | Colombia | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 21 June 2017 15:00 | Taylor, Darling 6 | (14–8) | Pérez 5 | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 21 June 2017 15:00 | 1× 4× | Report | 2× 8× | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 21 June 2017 17:00 | Paraguay | 28–24 | Puerto Rico | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 21 June 2017 17:00 | Fernández, F. Acuña 6 | (12–11) | García 9 | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 21 June 2017 17:00 | 2× 7× | Report | 2× 5× 1× | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 22 June 2017 14:30 | Paraguay | 29–25 | United States | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 22 June 2017 14:30 | Fiore 9 | (15–11) | Darling 7 | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 22 June 2017 14:30 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 1× | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 22 June 2017 19:00 | Brazil | 40–15 | Puerto Rico | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 22 June 2017 19:00 | M. Costa 7 | (17–5) | García 4 | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 22 June 2017 19:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 2× | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 59 | +82 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Uruguay | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 81 | +33 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Chile | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 88 | +12 | 4 | |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 124 | −50 | 2 | |
| 5 | Guatemala | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 145 | −77 | 0 | |
| 18 June 2017 14:00 | Chile | 33–11 | Dominican Republic | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 18 June 2017 14:00 | Parra 6 | (16–4) | López 3 | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 18 June 2017 14:00 | 1× 3× | Report | 3× 5× | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 18 June 2017 17:15 | Argentina | 43–14 | Guatemala | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 18 June 2017 17:15 | Bonazzola 7 | (22–10) | Lavarreda 8 | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 18 June 2017 17:15 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 4× | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 19 June 2017 15:30 | Guatemala | 12–39 | Uruguay | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 19 June 2017 15:30 | Lavarreda 6 | (5–25) | Schinca 6 | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 19 June 2017 15:30 | 2× 2× | Report | 2× | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 19 June 2017 18:00 | Dominican Republic | 9–43 | Argentina | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 19 June 2017 18:00 | three players 2 | (4–21) | Bonazzola 7 | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 19 June 2017 18:00 | 5× | Report | 3× | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 20 June 2017 13:30 | Uruguay | 31–23 | Dominican Republic | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 20 June 2017 13:30 | López 7 | (16–9) | López 7 | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 20 June 2017 13:30 | 2× 4× | Report | 2× 8× 1× | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 20 June 2017 18:00 | Chile | 19–26 | Argentina | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 20 June 2017 18:00 | Lovera 4 | (9–13) | Karsten 5 | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 20 June 2017 18:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 2× 1× | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 21 June 2017 13:00 | Dominican Republic | 31–17 | Guatemala | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 21 June 2017 13:00 | López 8 | (17–6) | Herrera 7 | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 21 June 2017 13:00 | 1× 5× | Report | 2× 5× | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 21 June 2017 19:00 | Uruguay | 26–17 | Chile | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 21 June 2017 19:00 | Fynn 7 | (14–8) | Torres 6 | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 21 June 2017 19:00 | 3× 6× | Report | 6× 1× | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 22 June 2017 16:30 | Chile | 31–25 | Guatemala | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 22 June 2017 16:30 | Canessa, Lovera 5 | (18–14) | Lavarreda 8 | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 22 June 2017 16:30 | 2× 2× | Report | 3× 4× | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 22 June 2017 21:00 | Argentina | 29–17 | Uruguay | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 22 June 2017 21:00 | Salvadó 8 | (11–7) | Scarrone 4 | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 22 June 2017 21:00 | 2× 1× | Report | 1× 6× | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Brazil | 42 |
| Uruguay | 23 | | |
| Uruguay | 23 | Brazil | 38 |
| | | Argentina | 20 |
| Argentina | 29 | Argentina | 20 |
| Paraguay | 19 | | |
| Paraguay | 19 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Uruguay | 22 |
| | | Paraguay | 24 |

#### 5–8th place bracket

| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| Puerto Rico | 34 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | | |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | Puerto Rico | 26 |
| | | United States | 27 |
| Chile | 20 | United States | 27 |
| United States | 27 | | |
| United States | 27 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | Dominican Republic | 20 |
| | | Chile | 26 |

### 5–8th place semifinals

| 24 June 2017 12:00 | Chile | 20–27 | United States | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 24 June 2017 12:00 | Torres 6 | (10–13) | Darling 7 | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 24 June 2017 12:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 3× 2× | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 24 June 2017 14:00 | Puerto Rico | 34–23 | Dominican Republic | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 24 June 2017 14:00 | García 7 | (13–14) | Puello 7 | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 24 June 2017 14:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 1× 4× | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |

### Semifinals

| 24 June 2017 16:00 | Brazil | 42–23 | Uruguay | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 24 June 2017 16:00 | Rocha 10 | (25–8) | Charlo 6 | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 24 June 2017 16:00 | 3× | Report | 2× 6× | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 24 June 2017 18:00 | Argentina | 29–19 | Paraguay | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 24 June 2017 18:00 | Campigli 9 | (15–9) | three players 4 | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 24 June 2017 18:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 2× 1× | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |

### Ninth place game

| 24 June 2017 10:00 | Colombia | 28–23 | Guatemala | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 24 June 2017 10:00 | Córdoba 6 | (14–12) | seven players 3 | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 24 June 2017 10:00 | 2× 8× 1× | Report | 4× 1× | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |

### Seventh place game

| 25 June 2017 09:30 | Chile | 26–20 | Dominican Republic | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 25 June 2017 09:30 | three players 4 | (14–10) | López 6 | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 25 June 2017 09:30 | 2× 2× | Report | 1× 3× | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |

### Fifth place game

| 25 June 2017 11:30 | United States | 27–26 | Puerto Rico | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 25 June 2017 11:30 | Darling 8 | (10–15) | Ceballos 7 | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 25 June 2017 11:30 | 2× 5× | Report | 1× 5× | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |

### Third place game

| 25 June 2017 14:00 | Uruguay | 22–24 | Paraguay | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 25 June 2017 14:00 | Fynn, Scarrone 5 | (13–15) | F. Acuña 7 | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 25 June 2017 14:00 | 1× 6× | Report | 1× 4× | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |

### Final

| 25 June 2017 16:15 | Brazil | 38–20 | Argentina | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 25 June 2017 16:15 | Amorim 7 | (18–8) | Campigli, Urban 3 | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |
| 25 June 2017 16:15 | 2× 2× | Report | 2× 2× | Estadio Mundialista, Villa Ballester |

## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | Brazil |
| | Argentina |
| | Paraguay |
| 4 | Uruguay |
| 5 | United States |
| 6 | Puerto Rico |
| 7 | Chile |
| 8 | Dominican Republic |
| 9 | Colombia |
| 10 | Guatemala |
* Team qualified to the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship

## Awards
### All-star team

* Goalkeeper: Bárbara Arenhart
* Right Wing: Jéssica Quintino
* Right Back: Manuela Pizzo
* Playmaker: Marizza Faría
* Left Back: Eduarda Amorim
* Left Wing: Samira Rocha
* Pivot: Antonela Mena
* MVP: Samira Rocha