A record number of votes have been already cast for the 2023 IHF World Player of the Year awards, with four categories - 2023 IHF Female World Player of the Year, 2023 IHF Male World Player of the Year, 2023 IHF Young Female World Player of the Year and 2023 IHF Young Male World Player of the Year - being awarded this year.

There is one more week left when fans can vote for their favourites, with the fan vote counting as 33% of the final result. Another third will be reserved to the coaches who led their national teams at the IHF Men’s World Championship and the IHF Women’s World Championship. The IHF Commission of Coaching and Methods (CCM) will have the final third of the decision, with the awards being sealed by the player that has the best percentage throughout the three categories.

Voting for all four awards will be open until 23:59 CET on Monday, 11 March. Registration on ihf.info is necessary to be able to vote. Votes are cast on the ihf.info website, in the awards section.

The performance displayed by players throughout 2023 should be the sole consideration, as the performances in early 2024 were not part of the nomination criteria for the 2023 IHF World Player of the Year awards and should not count when casting the votes.

Complete profiles on all nominees are available as follows: 

2023 IHF Female World Player of the Year – vote here
2023 IHF Male World Player of the Year – vote here
2023 IHF Young Female World Player of the Year – vote here
2023 IHF Young Male World Player of the Year – vote here

Fans are encouraged to share their voting choices on their own social media channels.