2009 World Women's Handball Championship
The 2009 World Women's Handball Championship took place from 5 to 20 December 2009 in China. It was the 19th edition of the World Women's Handball Championship and the second that took place outside of Europe.
Russia won their fourth title after defeating France in the final.
Venues
The competition took place in the Chinese province of Jiangsu. It was the second women's World Championship organized outside of Europe, the first being South Korea 1990.Six cities have been selected to host the matches:
| City | Stadium | Capacity | Matches |
| Nanjing | Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium | 13,000 | [|Semifinals] and finals |
| Suzhou | Suzhou Sports Center | 6,000 | Preliminary round [|Group C], [|Placement matches] 5th to 12th |
| Wuxi | Wuxi Sports Center | 7,155 | Preliminary round [|Group A], Main round [|Group 2], [|President's Cup] |
| Changzhou | Changzhou Olympic Sports Center | 6,000 | Preliminary round [|Group D] |
| Yangzhou | Yangzhou Sports Garden | 5,500 | Main round [|Group 1] |
| Zhangjiagang | Zhangjiagang Sports Center | 3,750 | Preliminary round [|Group B], President's Cup |
Qualification
Host NationEuropean play-offs were played on 6 and 7 June 2009 and between 12 and 14 June 2009. Qualified teams are marked in bold.
| Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg |
| 43 – 55 | ' | 21 – 22 | 22 – 33 | |
| ' | 52 – 45 | 24 – 17 | 28 – 28 | |
| 43 – 51 | ' | 24 – 29 | 19 – 22 | |
| 51 – 55 | ' | 27 – 23 | 24 – 32 | |
| 63 – 70 | ' | 31 – 32 | 32 – 38 | |
| 57 – 62 | ' | 32 – 28 | 25 – 34 | |
| 43 – 79 | ' | 21 – 38 | 22 – 41 | |
| ' | 57 – 48 | 27 – 21 | 30 – 27 |
;Qualified from the 2008 African Championship
The 2009 Pan-American Championship took place between 23 and 27 June in Santiago, Chile. The three highest ranked teams qualified directly.
The 2009 Oceania Championship took place in Brisbane, Australia, between 25 and 30 May. The host team won the competition and thus qualified directly.
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Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round was held on 15 July 2009 at the IHF headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. Teams placed first, second and third will qualify for the [|Main Round].| Team advances to the Main Round |
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Main Round
| Team advances to the Semifinals |
Group I
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Group II
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President's Cup
Placement matches for teams eliminated after preliminary round.Group President's Cup 1
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Group President's Cup 2
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Placement Matches
13-24: Final placement matches for Presidents Cup.5-12: Placement matches for teams eliminated after main round.
23rd / 24th Place
----21st / 22nd Place
----19th / 20th Place
----17th / 18th Place
----15th / 16th Place
----13th / 14th Place
----11th / 12th Place
----9th / 10th Place
----Seventh place game
----Fifth place game
Final round
Semifinals
----Bronze Final
----Final
Ranking and Statistics
Final ranking
| 2009 Women's World Champions Russia Fourth title Team roster: Inna Suslina, Lyudmila Postnova, Tatiana Dronina, Yelena Dmitriyeva, Olga Levina, Marina Yartseva, Ksenia Makeeva, Maya Petrova, Anna Sedoykina, Yekaterina Andryushina, Nadezhda Muravyeva, Ekaterina Vetkova, Victoria Zhilinskayte, Oxana Koroleva, Emiliya Turey and Tatiana Khmyrova. Head Coach: Evgeny Trefilov. |
All Star Team
- Goalkeeper:
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- Left back:
- Pivot:
- Centre back:
- Right back:
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Top Goalkeepers
Source:Top goalscorers
Source:Other awards
- Most Valuable Player: