The coveted IHF World Player of the Year award is back for 2024, after having undergone a swift makeover in 2023, when the winners were decided by the votes of the fans, coaches, and the members of the IHF Commission of Coaching and Methods, which weighed 33.3% each in the determination of the best players in the world.

2023 marked the return of the usual IHF Male World Player of the Year and IHF Female World Player of the Year awards, while two new awards, which underline the penchant for identifying and nurturing new talents, have been introduced, as Lena Grandveau was named the IHF Young Female Player of the Year and Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu was the recipient of the IHF Young Male Player of the Year Award. Mathias Gidsel and Henny Reistad were named the 2023 IHF Male and Female Player of the Year respectively. 

In 2024, the same rules will be observed in the voting. The fans will still have the power, as the votes casted will represent a third of the final standings in each of the four awards. Another third will be reserved to the coaches which led their national teams at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The IHF Commission of Coaching and Methods (CCM) will have the final third of the decision, with the awards being sealed by the player who has the best percentage throughout the three categories.

For all categories, three players have been shortlisted by the IHF Commission of Coaching and Methods (CCM), based on their performances in 2024, having impressed throughout the last year in major competitions. The nominated players will be presented on a category-by-category basis on Wednesday, 5 March, and Thursday, 6 March.

The voting will be open for the fans from Friday, 7 March 2025, from 12:00 CET, to Monday, 24 March 2025 at 23:59 CET, therefore more than two weeks for the fans to vote for their favourites and help them win the prestigious award. 

All the votes will be casted on the IHF official website, with voting cards readily available in the awards section of the website after all the nominees for all the categories have been presented. After Monday, 24 March 2025, at 23:59 CET, no votes will be available to be cast.

Voters are reminded that performance in 2024 should be the sole consideration, and that competitions or matches played in the early stages of 2025, such as the 2025 IHF Men’s World Championship, do not form part of the decision for the 2024 awards.