# 2018 Pan American Men's Handball Championship

The 2018 Pan American Men's Handball Championship was the 18th official competition for senior men's national handball teams of North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. It was held from 16 to 24 June 2018 in Nuuk, Greenland. It also acted as the qualifying competition for the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship in Denmark and Germany, securing three vacancies for the World Championship.
Argentina won the tournament for the seventh time after defeating Brazil 29–24 in the final.

## Venue

| Nuuk | Nuuk |
| Inussivik | Nuuk |
| Capacity: 2,150 | Nuuk |

## Qualification

| Qualification | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host | 1 | Greenland |
| Automatic qualifiers | 3 | Argentina Brazil Chile |
| Central American Games | 1 | Guatemala |
| South Zone | 4 | Colombia Paraguay Peru Uruguay |
| Nor.Ca. Championship | 3 | Canada Cuba Puerto Rico |
Cuba withdrew before the tournament.

## Draw

The draw was held on 14 April 2018 at Buenos Aires, Argentina.

### Seeding

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
| Brazil Chile | Argentina Uruguay | Greenland Cuba | Canada Puerto Rico | Colombia Guatemala | Paraguay Peru |

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC−2).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 54 | +114 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Chile | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 77 | +49 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 121 | −15 | 4 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Guatemala | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 151 | −75 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 5 | Peru | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 145 | −73 | 0 | 9th place game |
| 6 | Cuba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
| 16 June 2018 14:00 | Argentina | 48–8 | Peru | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 344 Referees: Alaufsen, Sørensen (GRL) |
| 16 June 2018 14:00 | I. Pizarro 13 | (24–4) | Gutelius 3 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 344 Referees: Alaufsen, Sørensen (GRL) |
| 16 June 2018 14:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 1× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 344 Referees: Alaufsen, Sørensen (GRL) |
| 16 June 2018 18:00 | Chile | 33–26 | Puerto Rico | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 600 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 16 June 2018 18:00 | R. Salinas 8 | (18–14) | Nazario 9 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 600 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 16 June 2018 18:00 | 1× 4× | Report | 4× 1× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 600 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 17 June 2018 14:00 | Puerto Rico | 18–42 | Argentina | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 230 Referees: Rocha, Magalhães (BRA) |
| 17 June 2018 14:00 | Hiraldo 6 | (11–23) | I. Pizarro 7 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 230 Referees: Rocha, Magalhães (BRA) |
| 17 June 2018 14:00 | 1× 3× | Report | 2× 4× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 230 Referees: Rocha, Magalhães (BRA) |
| 17 June 2018 18:00 | Guatemala | 14–39 | Chile | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 200 Referees: López, Lenci (ARG) |
| 17 June 2018 18:00 | Herrera 6 | (7–17) | Ayala 7 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 200 Referees: López, Lenci (ARG) |
| 17 June 2018 18:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 4× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 200 Referees: López, Lenci (ARG) |
| 18 June 2018 14:00 | Puerto Rico | 32–21 | Guatemala | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 130 Referees: Meneses, Pinto (BRA) |
| 18 June 2018 14:00 | Gutiérrez, Nazario 8 | (14–10) | Herrera 8 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 130 Referees: Meneses, Pinto (BRA) |
| 18 June 2018 14:00 | 2× 6× | Report | 1× 1× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 130 Referees: Meneses, Pinto (BRA) |
| 18 June 2018 18:00 | Chile | 36–13 | Peru | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 290 Referees: Rocha, Magalhães (BRA) |
| 18 June 2018 18:00 | Feuchtmann 7 | (18–6) | Vélez 4 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 290 Referees: Rocha, Magalhães (BRA) |
| 18 June 2018 18:00 | 2× 6× | Report | 1× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 290 Referees: Rocha, Magalhães (BRA) |
| 20 June 2018 10:00 | Argentina | 54–10 | Guatemala | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 100 Referees: Meneses, Pinto (BRA) |
| 20 June 2018 10:00 | F. Pizarro 13 | (29–4) | García 3 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 100 Referees: Meneses, Pinto (BRA) |
| 20 June 2018 10:00 | 2× | Report | 2× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 100 Referees: Meneses, Pinto (BRA) |
| 20 June 2018 14:00 | Peru | 25–30 | Puerto Rico | Inussivik, Nuuk Referees: Alaufsen, Sørensen (GRL) |
| 20 June 2018 14:00 | Camborda, López 5 | (13–16) | Hiraldo 6 | Inussivik, Nuuk Referees: Alaufsen, Sørensen (GRL) |
| 20 June 2018 14:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 2× 3× | Inussivik, Nuuk Referees: Alaufsen, Sørensen (GRL) |
| 21 June 2018 10:00 | Guatemala | 31–26 | Peru | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 90 Referees: Rocha, Magalhães (URU) |
| 21 June 2018 10:00 | Martínez, M. Morales 10 | (16–10) | Gutelius 7 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 90 Referees: Rocha, Magalhães (URU) |
| 21 June 2018 10:00 | 1× 4× | Report | 4× 5× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 90 Referees: Rocha, Magalhães (URU) |
| 21 June 2018 18:00 | Chile | 18–24 | Argentina | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 1,760 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 21 June 2018 18:00 | Feuchtmann 8 | (9–10) | F. Fernández 7 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 1,760 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 21 June 2018 18:00 | 4× 4× | Report | 3× 7× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 1,760 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 96 | +99 | 10 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Greenland (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 159 | 131 | +28 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Uruguay | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 136 | 137 | −1 | 6 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Canada | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 107 | 145 | −38 | 4 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 5 | Colombia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 116 | 150 | −34 | 2 | 9th place game |
| 6 | Paraguay | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 104 | 158 | −54 | 0 | |
| 16 June 2018 12:00 | Uruguay | 34–25 | Paraguay | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 222 Referees: López, Lenci (ARG) |
| 16 June 2018 12:00 | Fabra 8 | (18–12) | Mendoza 6 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 222 Referees: López, Lenci (ARG) |
| 16 June 2018 12:00 | 2× | Report | 2× 4× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 222 Referees: López, Lenci (ARG) |
| 16 June 2018 16:00 | Brazil | 42–13 | Canada | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 289 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 16 June 2018 16:00 | Chiuffa 8 | (21–6) | Mercier, Touzel 3 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 289 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 16 June 2018 16:00 | 3× | Report | 2× 2× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 289 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 16 June 2018 20:30 | Greenland | 35–24 | Colombia | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 1,900 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 16 June 2018 20:30 | Høegh, Ak. Kreutzmann 6 | (18–11) | S. Restrepo 9 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 1,900 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 16 June 2018 20:30 | 3× 6× | Report | 2× 4× 1× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 1,900 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 17 June 2018 12:00 | Canada | 24–26 | Uruguay | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 100 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 17 June 2018 12:00 | Fischer 6 | (8–14) | Rostagno 6 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 100 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 17 June 2018 12:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 2× 4× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 100 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 17 June 2018 16:00 | Colombia | 22–42 | Brazil | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 247 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 17 June 2018 16:00 | S. Restrepo 9 | (11–18) | Borges 7 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 247 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 17 June 2018 16:00 | 6× | Report | 1× 5× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 247 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 17 June 2018 20:00 | Paraguay | 22–35 | Greenland | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 933 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 17 June 2018 20:00 | Melgarejo 6 | (13–17) | Heilmann 7 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 933 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 17 June 2018 20:00 | 1× 4× 1× | Report | 3× 3× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 933 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 18 June 2018 12:00 | Canada | 25–24 | Colombia | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 120 Referees: López, Lenci (ARG) |
| 18 June 2018 12:00 | Mercier 8 | (11–11) | Mayo 11 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 120 Referees: López, Lenci (ARG) |
| 18 June 2018 12:00 | 2× 8× | Report | 2× 8× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 120 Referees: López, Lenci (ARG) |
| 18 June 2018 16:00 | Brazil | 40–14 | Paraguay | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 140 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 18 June 2018 16:00 | Chiuffa 9 | (18–6) | Mendoza 4 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 140 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 18 June 2018 16:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 1× 1× 1× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 140 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 18 June 2018 20:00 | Uruguay | 29–31 | Greenland | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 1,920 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 18 June 2018 20:00 | Fabra 6 | (14–17) | Høegh 7 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 1,920 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 18 June 2018 20:00 | 1× 3× | Report | 2× 7× 1× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 1,920 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 20 June 2018 12:00 | Paraguay | 21–25 | Canada | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 200 Referees: López, Lenci (ARG) |
| 20 June 2018 12:00 | V. Pérez 5 | (9–12) | three players 4 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 200 Referees: López, Lenci (ARG) |
| 20 June 2018 12:00 | 3× 7× 1× | Report | 1× 6× 1× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 200 Referees: López, Lenci (ARG) |
| 20 June 2018 16:00 | Uruguay | 26–22 | Colombia | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 219 Referees: Rocha, Magalhães (BRA) |
| 20 June 2018 16:00 | Chaparro 5 | (13–12) | Cardona 5 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 219 Referees: Rocha, Magalhães (BRA) |
| 20 June 2018 16:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 2× 7× 1× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 219 Referees: Rocha, Magalhães (BRA) |
| 20 June 2018 20:00 | Greenland | 26–36 | Brazil | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 2,150 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 20 June 2018 20:00 | Høegh 8 | (11–21) | Chiuffa 7 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 2,150 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 20 June 2018 20:00 | 5× 1× | Report | 2× 2× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 2,150 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 21 June 2018 12:00 | Colombia | 24–22 | Paraguay | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 150 Referees: Meneses, Pinto (BRA) |
| 21 June 2018 12:00 | S. Restrepo 7 | (11–12) | Garcete 6 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 150 Referees: Meneses, Pinto (BRA) |
| 21 June 2018 12:00 | 2× 6× | Report | 3× 7× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 150 Referees: Meneses, Pinto (BRA) |
| 21 June 2018 16:00 | Brazil | 35–21 | Uruguay | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 300 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 21 June 2018 16:00 | Chiuffa 7 | (20–8) | Fabra 7 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 300 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 21 June 2018 16:00 | | Report | 2× 1× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 300 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 21 June 2018 20:00 | Greenland | 32–20 | Canada | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 2,200 Referees: López, Lenci (ARG) |
| 21 June 2018 20:00 | Sandgreen 8 | (15–9) | Touzel 6 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 2,200 Referees: López, Lenci (ARG) |
| 21 June 2018 20:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 2× 4× 1× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 2,200 Referees: López, Lenci (ARG) |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 23 June | 23 June |
| Argentina | 39 |
| Argentina | 39 | 24 June | 24 June |
| Greenland | 17 | 24 June | 24 June |
| Greenland | 17 | Argentina | 29 |
| 23 June | 23 June | | Argentina | 29 |
| 23 June | 23 June | Brazil | 24 |
| Chile | 24 | Brazil | 24 |
| Brazil | 32 | | |
| Brazil | 32 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 24 June | 24 June |
| | | Greenland | 36 |
| | | Chile (ET) | 39 |

#### 5th place bracket

| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 23 June | 23 June |
| Guatemala | 15 |
| Guatemala | 15 | 24 June | 24 June |
| Uruguay | 36 | 24 June | 24 June |
| Uruguay | 36 | Uruguay | 22 |
| 23 June | 23 June | | Uruguay | 22 |
| 23 June | 23 June | Canada | 29 |
| Puerto Rico | 26 | Canada | 29 |
| Canada | 30 | | |
| Canada | 30 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 24 June | 24 June |
| | | Guatemala | 20 |
| | | Puerto Rico | 32 |

### Ninth place game

| 23 June 2018 12:00 | Peru | 26–33 | Colombia | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 222 Referees: Alaufsen, Sørensen (GRL) |
| 23 June 2018 12:00 | Buitrón 6 | (15–15) | S. Restrepo 11 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 222 Referees: Alaufsen, Sørensen (GRL) |
| 23 June 2018 12:00 | 4× 2× | Report | 1× 3× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 222 Referees: Alaufsen, Sørensen (GRL) |

### 5–8th place semifinals

| 23 June 2018 14:00 | Puerto Rico | 26–30 | Canada | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 200 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 23 June 2018 14:00 | Hiraldo 10 | (14–14) | Mercier 8 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 200 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 23 June 2018 14:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 1× 2× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 200 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 23 June 2018 16:00 | Guatemala | 15–36 | Uruguay | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 400 Referees: Rocha, Magalhães (BRA) |
| 23 June 2018 16:00 | Herrera 4 | (7–17) | Melián, Rostagno 6 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 400 Referees: Rocha, Magalhães (BRA) |
| 23 June 2018 16:00 | 1× 5× | Report | 2× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 400 Referees: Rocha, Magalhães (BRA) |

### Semifinals

| 23 June 2018 18:00 | Chile | 24–32 | Brazil | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 2,122 Referees: López, Lenci (ARG) |
| 23 June 2018 18:00 | Ayala 5 | (11–14) | Toledo 10 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 2,122 Referees: López, Lenci (ARG) |
| 23 June 2018 18:00 | 4× 5× 1× | Report | 3× 3× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 2,122 Referees: López, Lenci (ARG) |
| 23 June 2018 20:15 | Argentina | 39–17 | Greenland | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 2,460 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 23 June 2018 20:15 | four players 5 | (17–8) | Høegh 3 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 2,460 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 23 June 2018 20:15 | 2× 6× | Report | 4× 1× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 2,460 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |

### Seventh place game

| 24 June 2018 10:00 | Guatemala | 20–32 | Puerto Rico | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 92 Referees: Alaufsen, Sørensen (GRL) |
| 24 June 2018 10:00 | Grijalva, Herrera 4 | (10–18) | Gutiérrez, P. Rodríguez 7 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 92 Referees: Alaufsen, Sørensen (GRL) |
| 24 June 2018 10:00 | 1× 1× | Report | 2× 1× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 92 Referees: Alaufsen, Sørensen (GRL) |

### Fifth place game

| 24 June 2018 12:00 | Uruguay | 22–29 | Canada | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 800 Referees: Meneses, Pinto (BRA) |
| 24 June 2018 12:00 | Fabra 4 | (9–14) | Larouche, Touzel 5 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 800 Referees: Meneses, Pinto (BRA) |
| 24 June 2018 12:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 2× 5× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 800 Referees: Meneses, Pinto (BRA) |

### Third place game

| 24 June 2018 14:00 | Greenland | 36–39 (ET) | Chile | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 2,420 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 24 June 2018 14:00 | Høegh 12 | (16–16) | R. Salinas 12 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 2,420 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 24 June 2018 14:00 | 1× 4× | Report | 4× 6× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 2,420 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 2,420 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |||

### Final

| 24 June 2018 16:00 | Argentina | 29–24 | Brazil | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 1,730 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 24 June 2018 16:00 | F. Pizarro 10 | (13–8) | Dos Santos 7 | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 1,730 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 24 June 2018 16:00 | 1× 5× | Report | 2× 4× | Inussivik, Nuuk Attendance: 1,730 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |

## Final ranking

* Qualified for the 2019 World Championship
| Rank | Team |
| | Argentina |
| | Brazil |
| | Chile |
| 4 | Greenland |
| 5 | Canada |
| 6 | Uruguay |
| 7 | Puerto Rico |
| 8 | Guatemala |
| 9 | Colombia |
| 10 | Peru |
| 11 | Paraguay |

## Awards
### All-star team

* Best player: Henrique Teixeira
* Goalkeeper: Isak Olsen
* Right Wing: Fábio Chiuffa
* Right Back: José Toledo
* Playmaker: Sebastián Simonet
* Left Back: Thiagus dos Santos
* Left Wing: Federico Fernández
* Pivot: Esteban Salinas