2005 World Women's Handball Championship
The 17th World Handball Championship for Women was held on 5 December to 18 December 2005, Saint Petersburg, Russia. A total of 24 teams were initially divided into four groups in a preliminary round against each other. Then the main round followed with six teams into two groups. This was followed by qualifying matches for the semi-finals and finals and placement matches for positions 3 to 8 World Cup 2005, Russia was for a 28:23 victory in the final against Romania.
- 2.1 Group 1
- 2.2 Group 2
- 2.3 Placement matches 2.3.1 places 7 and 8
- 2.3.2 Places 5 and 6
Schedule
Preliminary round
The first three teams in each group qualified for the main round. In the case of a point tie, the direct comparison between these teams was the first decision criterion for table formation.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Main Round
The main round was first played in two groups. In group 1, each played the first three teams in the preliminary round group A and B, in group 2, respectively, the first three teams in the preliminary round groups C and D. These were the results of the teams who've been hit on each other in the first round over.
The first two teams from Group 1 and 2 contested the semi-finals, the third-placed teams played the number 5 and the four placed teams from the 7th place.