2016 Christmas Handball Tournament of Four

The 2016 Christmas Handball Tournament of Four was a friendly men's handball tournament, held in Moscow, Russia at the Krylatskoye Sports Palace between 08–10 January organised by the Handball Union of Russia as a preparation of the host nation to the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship.

2016 Christmas Handball Tournament of Four

tournament logo
Tournament details
Host country	Russia
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	08–10 January
Teams	4 (from 2 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Russia
Runner-up	Netherlands
Third place	Argentina
Fourth place	Belarus
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	343 (57.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Siarhei Rutenka (19 goals)

Results

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Russia	3	2	1	0	93	80	+13	5
Netherlands	3	1	1	1	90	86	+4	3
Argentina	3	1	0	2	70	86	–16	2
Belarus	3	0	2	1	90	89	–1	2

Round robin

January 8 15:00	Argentina	29 – 28	Belarus	Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow
	Souto 5	(15–13)	Rutenka 9
	2× 8×	Report	3× 4×

January 8 17:00	Russia	35 – 28	Netherlands	Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow
	Buzmakov 8	(17–13)	Remer, Boomhouwer 4
	3× 6×	Report	3× 6×

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January 9 15:00	Belarus	34 – 34	Netherlands	Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow
	Rutenka 10	(20–17)	Baart 7
	2× 5×	Report	2× 5×

January 9 17:00	Russia	30 – 24	Argentina	Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow
	Dibirov 8	(17–10)	Souto 5
	2× 4×	Report	3× 3×

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January 10 13:00	Netherlands	28 – 17	Argentina	Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow
	Schagen 5	(14–8)	Vazquez 5
	3× 1×	Report	1× 4×

January 10 15:00	Russia	28 – 28	Belarus	Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow
	three players 5	(16–12)	Pukhouski 12
	2× 2×	Report	3× 3×

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Final standing

Rank	Team
	Russia
2	Netherlands
3	Argentina
4	Belarus

External links

• Russian Handball Union Official Website