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2023 Last chance qualification tournament
Tournament details
Host country Dominican Republic
City1
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates25–27 August
Teams3 (from 2 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Uruguay
Runner-up Dominican Republic
Third place United States

The 2023 Last chance qualification tournament took place in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from 25 to 27 August. It acted as a qualifying tournament for the 2023 Pan American Games.[1]

Results

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uruguay 2 2 0 0 39 28 +11 4 2023 Pan American Games
2  Dominican Republic (H) 2 1 0 1 55 45 +10 2
3  United States 2 0 0 2 16 37 −21 0
4  Nicaragua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdraw before the competition started.
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts


Round robin

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All times are local (UTC−04:00).[2]

25 August 2023
14:00[3] 		United States  16–27  Dominican Republic Santo Domingo
[4][5]
26 August 2023 Uruguay  10–0  United States Santo Domingo
(withdraw)
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27 August 2023
18:00 		Dominican Republic  28–29  Uruguay Santo Domingo
(15–19)
[5]

Controversy

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The US team trained for 4 and a half days for the game. The following two days no training was possible because of a tropical storm which caused torrential rains and power outages. No other facilities were provided by the host for training. The roof of the gym leaked and the floor was flooded. Because of this, the Taraflex buckled and bulged. On 22 August, the USA voiced its concerns and complaints to the organizing committee. On 25 August at 10:00, the first game day, the host changed the start of the first game from 17:00 to 14:00. Therefore, it was no longer possible for the USA to complete a training session.[6] In the first game the floor was slippery but manageable. In the evening and night, there was heavy rain fall again. The following day it was again not possible to have a training for the USA. At the warm-up of the second game, the referees voiced their concern about the floor's condition and safety to the host as did the IHF delegate from Mexico.

At this point a power outage occurred and USA Team Handball reported that the second match was delayed "due to weather conditions."[7] Afterwards the teams were told that they would play the game for three minutes and after this the court would be assessed and further decisions would be made. Soon after the game started it became obvious that it was too dangerous to continue as the players and referees started to slide and fall. Dee Miller, an official from the USA, tried to stop the game but the host and the IHF delegate declined the request. Just 12 minutes into the game, the players and staff decided to stop.[8] Later the game was canceled at a score 12-2 for Uruguay because the USA refused to play on "due to unplayable and unsafe conditions."[9][10]

The third game between the Dominican Republic and Uruguay was played on an other court, on which they had practiced for five days without any problems. One day after the tournament the president of the Dominican Republic Handball Federation praised the performance.[11] The USA has filed a complaint with NACHC and IHF.

Other complaints were that the USA didn't know at the first match day (25 August) which teams would play in the tournament and what the format would be. According to the Panam Sports, it should have been played on 20 August. But at request of the host, and with help from the NACHC, the tournament was pushed back to better fit in the schedule of the Dominican Republic. Without any approval by the NACHC, the host raised the participation fee from $50 per person to $60.[12] On 11 September 2023, the USA national team wrote an open letter to the NACHC with three requests: All games of the NACHC have to follow the IHF regulations of minimum venue requirements; There be a procedure for how and when to retest game day court safety in extenuating circumstances; A full-cycle calender of all NACHC competitions.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "La emoción del #RepechajePanam 🔥continúa en República Dominicana con la realización del torneo femenino 🤾‍♀" (in Spanish and Portuguese). Handball SCA. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023 – via Facebook.
  2. ^ "¡La emocionante lucha por el último boleto a los Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023 comienza hoy!" (in Spanish and Portuguese). Handball SCA. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Facebook.
  3. ^ USA Team Handball [@USATH] (25 August 2023). "We adapt and are ready to play!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ USA Team Handball [@USATH] (26 August 2023). "Fought until the end" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ a b c Handball SCA [@handballsca] (29 August 2023). "Resultados Repechaje" (in Spanish and Portuguese). Retrieved 30 August 2023 – via Instagram.
  6. ^ Wartalowicz, Mariusz [@coachwartalowicz] (28 August 2023). "A not so fairy tale...part 1". Retrieved 30 August 2023 – via Instagram.
  7. ^ USA Team Handball [@USATH] (26 August 2023). "Match is delayed due to weather conditions" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Wartalowicz, Mariusz [@coachwartalowicz] (28 August 2023). "A not so fairy tale...part 2". Retrieved 30 August 2023 – via Instagram.
  9. ^ "Statement from USA Team Handball on WNT match vs Uruguay". USA Team Handball. 26 August 2023. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  10. ^ Estados Unidos vs Uruguay - / Partidos de Repechaje Clasificatorio Santiago 2023 (in Spanish). Dominican Republic Handball Federation. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ Fedboablon and Miguel Rivera [@fedobalon] (29 August 2023). "Congreso de la Confederación de Norteamérica..." (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 August 2023 – via Instagram.
  12. ^ Wartalowicz, Mariusz [@coachwartalowicz] (28 August 2023). "A not so fairy tale...part 3". Retrieved 30 August 2023 – via Instagram.
  13. ^ "WNT Letter" (PDF). USA Team Handball. 11 September 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
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