2018 Men's Beach Handball World Championships

The 2018 Men's Beach Handball World Championships were the eighth edition of the tournament, held at Kazan, Russia from 24 to 29 July 2018.[1]

2018 IHF Men's Beach Handball World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Russia
Dates24–29 July
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (5th title)
Runner-up Croatia
Third place Hungary
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Denmark Martin Andersen
(149 points)
Best playerBrazil Bruno Oliveira
Next

Brazil won their fifth title by defeating Croatia in the final.[2]

Qualification

Qualification Vacancies Qualified
Host 1  Russia
Defending champion 1  Croatia
2017 Asian Beach Handball Championship 4  Qatar
 Oman
 Iran
 Vietnam
2017 European Beach Handball Championship 3  Spain
 Hungary
 Sweden
2018 Oceania Beach Handball Championship 1  Australia
2018 Pan American Men's Beach Handball Championship 4  Argentina
 Brazil
 United States
 Uruguay
Substitute for Africa continent[3] 1  Denmark
Wildcard[3] 1  New Zealand

Draw

The draw was held on 15 May 2018 at Kazan, Russia.[4][5]

Seeding

The seedings were announced on 14 May 2018.[6]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Croatia
 Brazil
 Qatar
 Spain
 Russia
 Hungary
 Oman
 Iran
 Uruguay
 Vietnam
 United States
 Australia
 Sweden
 Denmark
 Argentina
 New Zealand

All times are local (UTC+3).[7]

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Croatia 3 3 0 6 6 1 6.000 144 119 1.210 Main round
2  Uruguay 3 1 2 2[lower-alpha 1] 4 5 0.800 121 116 1.043
3  Iran 3 1 2 2[lower-alpha 1] 3 5 0.600 101 109 0.927
4  Argentina 3 1 2 2[lower-alpha 1] 3 5 0.600 92 114 0.807 Consolation round
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head set difference; 4) Head-to-head points won; 5) Set difference; 6) Points won; 7) Draw.
Notes:
  1. Uruguay 2 Pts, ±0 SW, +8 SPW; Iran 2 Pts, ±0 SW, −2 SPW; Argentina 2 Pts, ±0 SW, −6 SPW
24 July 2018
09:50
Croatia  2–1  Uruguay Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Michail Mertinian, Evangelos Syrepisios (GRE)
(22–17, 20–23, 7–6)
Report
24 July 2018
10:40
Iran  1–2  Argentina Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Cao Hongjun, Xu Jian (CHN)
(13–10, 8–12, 4–6)
Report

24 July 2018
14:50
Uruguay  1–2  Iran Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Dávid Palkovits, Gabor Szilvási (HUN)
(16–15, 14–15, 5–6)
Report
24 July 2018
15:40
Argentina  0–2  Croatia Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Khaled Al-Heel, Ali Al-Yazeedi (QAT)
(18–26, 16–24)
Report

25 July 2018
11:10
Croatia  2–0  Iran Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Laura Buchón-Perea, Patricia del Valle-Encuentra (ESP)
(23–22, 22–17)
Report
25 July 2018
11:10
Uruguay  2–1  Argentina Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Mohammed Drissi, Mohammed Ben Salah (TUN)
(16–19, 15–5, 8–6)
Report

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 6 6 1 6.000 133 93 1.430 Main round
2  Hungary 3 2 1 4 5 2 2.500 140 106 1.321
3  Vietnam 3 1 2 2 2 5 0.400 92 119 0.773
4  New Zealand 3 0 3 0 1 6 0.167 82 129 0.636 Consolation round
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head set difference; 4) Head-to-head points won; 5) Set difference; 6) Points won; 7) Draw.
24 July 2018
09:50
Spain  2–0  Vietnam Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Mohammed Drissi, Mohammed Ben Salah (TUN)
(23–9, 15–10)
Report
24 July 2018
11:30
Hungary  2–0  New Zealand Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Wanderson Oliveira, Fabiano Carvalho (BRA)
(19–12, 24–12)
Report

24 July 2018
15:40
Vietnam  0–2  Hungary Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Pablo Martínez, Luiz Monico (URU)
(16–20, 17–25)
Report
24 July 2018
16:30
New Zealand  0–2  Spain Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Ana Carina Barbosa, Nadia Machado (POR)
(10–24, 12–22)
Report

25 July 2018
09:30
Spain  2–1  Hungary Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Michail Mertinian, Evangelos Syrepisios (GRE)
(19–18, 16–22, 14–12)
Report
25 July 2018
09:30
Vietnam  2–1  New Zealand Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Dávid Palkovits, Gabor Szilvási (HUN)
(18–14, 16–17, 6–5)
Report

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Qatar 3 2 1 4[lower-alpha 1] 5 2 2.500 135 102 1.324 Main round
2  Denmark 3 2 1 4[lower-alpha 1] 4 2 2.000 95 87 1.092
3  Oman 3 2 1 4[lower-alpha 1] 4 4 1.000 100 107 0.935
4  Australia 3 0 3 0 1 6 0.167 76 110 0.691 Consolation round
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head set difference; 4) Head-to-head points won; 5) Set difference; 6) Points won; 7) Draw.
Notes:
  1. Qatar 2 Pts, +1 SW; Denmark ± 0 SW; Oman −1 SW
24 July 2018
09:00
Oman  0–2  Denmark Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Dávid Palkovits, Gabor Szilvási (HUN)
(6–13, 11–12)
Report
24 July 2018
09:00
Qatar  2–0  Australia Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Mohammed Drissi, Mohammed Ben Salah (TUN)
(21–10, 21–7)
Report

24 July 2018
14:00
Denmark  0–2  Qatar Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Michail Mertinian, Evangelos Syrepisios (GRE)
(15–18, 20–22)
Report
24 July 2018
14:00
Australia  1–2  Oman Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Laura Buchón-Perea, Patricia del Valle-Encuentra (ESP)
(8–16, 15–8, 6–9)
Report

25 July 2018
15:00
Qatar  1–2  Oman Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Wanderson Oliveira, Fabiano Carvalho (BRA)
(18–20, 21–15, 14–15)
Report
25 July 2018
15:00
Australia  0–2  Denmark Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Mohammed Drissi, Mohammed Ben Salah (TUN)
(18–19, 12–16)
Report

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Sweden 3 3 0 6 6 3 2.000 141 131 1.076 Main round
2  Russia (H) 3 2 1 4 5 3 1.667 139 134 1.037
3  Brazil 3 1 2 2 3 4 0.750 124 109 1.138
4  United States 3 0 3 0 2 6 0.333 130 160 0.813 Consolation round
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head set difference; 4) Head-to-head points won; 5) Set difference; 6) Points won; 7) Draw.
(H) Host
24 July 2018
11:30
Russia  1–2  Sweden Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Pablo Martínez, Luiz Monico (URU)
(20–13, 18–23, 6–9)
Report
24 July 2018
11:30
Brazil  2–0  United States Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Mohammed Drissi, Mohammed Ben Salah (TUN)
(23–10, 26–19)
Report

24 July 2018
16:30
Sweden  2–1  Brazil Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Cao Hongjun, Xu Jian (CHN)
(18–16, 13–16, 12–10)
Report
24 July 2018
19:30
United States  1–2  Russia Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Michail Mertinian, Evangelos Syrepisios (GRE)
(20–23, 28–26, 8–9)
Report

25 July 2018
16:40
Brazil  0–2  Russia Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Dávid Palkovits, Gabor Szilvási (HUN)
(13–16, 20–21)
Report
25 July 2018
16:40
United States  1–2  Sweden Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Khaled Al-Heel, Ali Al-Yazeedi (QAT)
(16–24, 21–20, 8–9)
Report

Consolation round

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1  United States 3 3 0 6 6 0 MAX 131 118 1.110
2  Australia 3 2 1 4 4 2 2.000 122 113 1.080
3  Argentina 3 1 2 2 2 4 0.500 104 111 0.937
4  New Zealand 3 0 3 0 0 6 0.000 103 118 0.873
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head set difference; 4) Head-to-head points won; 5) Set difference; 6) Points won; 7) Draw.
26 July 2018
09:00
Argentina  0–2  Australia Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Laura Buchón-Perea, Patricia del Valle-Encuentra (ESP)
(17–20, 12–15)
Report
26 July 2018
09:00
New Zealand  0–2  United States Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Michail Mertinian, Evangelos Syrepisios (GRE)
(18–20, 16–20)
Report

26 July 2018
14:00
United States  2–0  Argentina Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Ana Carina Barbosa, Nadia Machado (POR)
(19–16, 22–20)
Report
26 July 2018
14:00
Australia  2–0  New Zealand Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Cao Hongjun, Xu Jian (CHN)
(17–16, 22–18)
Report

27 July 2018
09:00
Argentina  2–0  New Zealand Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Ana Carina Barbosa, Nadia Machado (POR)
(20–17, 19–18)
Report
27 July 2018
09:00
Australia  0–2  United States Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Cao Hongjun, Xu Jian (CHN)
(26–27, 22–23)
Report

Main round

Group I

Points obtained against teams from the same group were carried over.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Croatia 5 5 0 10 10 2 5.000 236 216 1.093 Quarterfinals
2  Spain 5 4 1 8 9 3 3.000 220 170 1.294
3  Hungary 5 3 2 6 7 6 1.167 232 201 1.154
4  Iran 5 2 3 4 5 7 0.714 162 191 0.848
5  Uruguay 5 1 4 2 5 8 0.625 183 204 0.897
6  Vietnam 5 0 5 0 0 10 0.000 143 194 0.737
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head set difference; 4) Head-to-head points won; 5) Set difference; 6) Points won; 7) Draw.
26 July 2018
09:50
Croatia  2–0  Vietnam Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Cao Hongjun, Xu Jian (CHN)
(23–20, 21–18)
Report
26 July 2018
09:50
Uruguay  1–2  Hungary Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Khaled Al-Heel, Ali Al-Yazeedi (QAT)
(18–17, 12–20, 6–7)
Report
26 July 2018
09:50
Iran  0–2  Spain Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Pablo Martínez, Luiz Monico (URU)
(16–22, 6–15)
Report

26 July 2018
14:50
Uruguay  0–2  Spain Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Michail Mertinian, Evangelos Syrepisios (GRE)
(17–21, 14–24)
Report
26 July 2018
14:50
Croatia  2–0  Hungary Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Wanderson Oliveira, Fabiano Carvalho (BRA)
(25–18, 27–24)
Report
26 July 2018
14:50
Iran  2–0  Vietnam Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Khaled Al-Heel, Ali Al-Yazeedi (QAT)
(15–14, 18–10)
Report

27 July 2018
15:50
Croatia  2–1  Spain Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Khaled Al-Heel, Ali Al-Yazeedi (QAT)
(18–17, 19–26, 9–8)
Report
27 July 2018
15:50
Uruguay  2–0  Vietnam Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Wanderson Oliveira, Fabiano Carvalho (BRA)
(18–14, 16–15)
Report
27 July 2018
15:50
Iran  1–2  Hungary Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Mohammed Drissi, Mohammed Ben Salah (TUN)
(14–12, 13–32, 4–5)
Report

Group II

Points obtained against teams from the same group were carried over.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Sweden 5 4 1 8 8 4 2.000 192 188 1.021 Quarterfinals
2  Russia (H) 5 3 2 6 8 6 1.333 227 208 1.091
3  Brazil 5 2 3 4[lower-alpha 1] 6 6 1.000 208 189 1.101
4  Denmark 5 2 3 4[lower-alpha 1] 5 7 0.714 182 192 0.948
5  Qatar 5 2 3 4[lower-alpha 1] 6 6 1.000 218 204 1.069
6  Oman 5 2 3 4[lower-alpha 1] 4 8 0.500 161 207 0.778
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head set difference; 4) Head-to-head points won; 5) Set difference; 6) Points won; 7) Draw.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. Brazil 4 Pts, +3 SW; Denmark 4 Pts, +1 SW; Qatar 2 Pts, −1 SW; Oman 2 Pts, −3 SW
26 July 2018
11:30
Qatar  0–2  Brazil Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Michail Mertinian, Evangelos Syrepisios (GRE)
(16–18, 18–23)
Report
26 July 2018
11:30
Denmark  1–2  Russia Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Pablo Martínez, Luiz Monico (URU)
(17–12, 21–28, 6–7)
Report
26 July 2018
11:30
Oman  0–2  Sweden Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Mohammed Drissi, Mohammed Ben Salah (TUN)
(12–14, 14–26)
Report

26 July 2018
16:30
Oman  0–2  Brazil Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Laura Buchón-Perea, Patricia del Valle-Encuentra (ESP)
(15–16, 14–24)
Report
26 July 2018
16:30
Denmark  0–2  Sweden Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Dávid Palkovits, Gabor Szilvási (HUN)
(10–12, 22–24)
Report
26 July 2018
19:00
Qatar  1–2  Russia Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Dávid Palkovits, Gabor Szilvási (HUN)
(17–16, 16–19, 14–15)
Report

27 July 2018
16:40
Qatar  2–0  Sweden Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Pablo Martínez, Luiz Monico (URU)
(26–12, 18–16)
Report
27 July 2018
16:40
Denmark  2–1  Brazil Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Mohammed Drissi, Mohammed Ben Salah (TUN)
(10–20, 29–26, 7–6)
Report
27 July 2018
16:40
Oman  2–1  Russia Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Michail Mertinian, Evangelos Syrepisios (GRE)
(12–24, 16–15, 11–10)
Report

Knockout stage

Championship bracket
 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Croatia2
 
 
 
 Denmark1
 
 Croatia2
 
 
 
 Hungary0
 
 Russia0
 
 
 
 Hungary2
 
 Croatia0
 
 
 
 Brazil2
 
 Spain1
 
 
 
 Brazil2
 
 Brazil2
 
 
 
 Sweden0 Third place
 
 Sweden2
 
 
 
 Iran0
 
 Hungary2
 
 
 Sweden0
 
Fifth place bracket
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Denmark1
 
 
 
 Russia2
 
 Russia0
 
 
 
 Spain2
 
 Spain2
 
 
 Iran0
 
Seventh place game
 
 
 
 
 
 Denmark2
 
 
 Iran0
9–16th place bracket
 
9–16th place quarterfinals9–12th place semifinalsNinth place game
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Qatar2
 
 
 
 New Zealand0
 
 Qatar2
 
 
 
 United States0
 
 Vietnam0
 
 
 
 United States2
 
 Qatar2
 
 
 
 Oman1
 
 Uruguay0
 
 
 
 Argentina2
 
 Argentina0
 
 
 
 Oman2 Eleventh place game
 
 Oman2
 
 
 
 Australia1
 
 United States1
 
 
 Argentina2
 
13–16th place bracket
 
13–16th place semifinals13th place game
 
      
 
 
 
 
 New Zealand0
 
 
 
 Vietnam2
 
 Vietnam0
 
 
 
 Australia2
 
 Uruguay1
 
 
 Australia2
 
15th place game
 
 
 
 
 
 New Zealand0
 
 
 Uruguay2

9–16th place quarterfinals

28 July 2018
09:00
Qatar  2–0  New Zealand Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Ana Carina Barbosa, Nadia Machado (POR)
(20–16, 20–8)
Report

28 July 2018
10:40
Vietnam  0–2  United States Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Michail Mertinian, Evangelos Syrepisios (GRE)
(15–19, 22–23)
Report

28 July 2018
11:30
Uruguay  0–2  Argentina Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Dávid Palkovits, Gabor Szilvási (HUN)
(16–19, 22–23)
Report

28 July 2018
11:30
Oman  2–1  Australia Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Cao Hongjun, Xu Jian (CHN)
(21–14, 8–13, 8–4)
Report

Quarterfinals

28 July 2018
09:00
Iran  0–2  Sweden Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Michail Mertinian, Evangelos Syrepisios (GRE)
(1–18, 14–15)
Report

28 July 2018
09:00
Spain  1–2  Brazil Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Dávid Palkovits, Gabor Szilvási (HUN)
(18–25, 22–21, 14–16)
Report

28 July 2018
10:40
Croatia  2–1  Denmark Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Laura Buchón-Perea, Patricia del Valle-Encuentra (ESP)
(25–22, 17–24, 8–6)
Report

28 July 2018
11:30
Hungary  2–0  Russia Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Khaled Al-Heel, Ali Al-Yazeedi (QAT)
(21–20, 21–14)
Report

13–16th place semifinals

28 July 2018
14:10
New Zealand  0–2  Vietnam Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Pablo Martínez, Luiz Monico (URU)
(14–16, 8–15)
Report

28 July 2018
15:50
Uruguay  1–2  Australia Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Mohammed Drissi, Mohammed Ben Salah (TUN)
(22–16, 12–16, 6–9)
Report

9–12th place semifinals

28 July 2018
14:10
Qatar  2–0  United States Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Cao Hongjun, Xu Jian (CHN)
(26–14, 19–18)
Report

28 July 2018
15:50
Argentina  0–2  Oman Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Ana Carina Barbosa, Nadia Machado (POR)
(15–22, 16–22)
Report

5–8th place semifinals

28 July 2018
14:10
Iran  0–2  Spain Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Wanderson Oliveira, Fabiano Carvalho (BRA)
(9–18, 12–20)
Report

28 July 2018
15:50
Denmark  1–2  Russia Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Dávid Palkovits, Gabor Szilvási (HUN)
(18–24, 23–22, 6–7)
Report

Semifinals

28 July 2018
17:30
Sweden  0–2  Brazil Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Mohammed Drissi, Mohammed Ben Salah (TUN)
(14–17, 12–20)
Report

28 July 2018
19:10
Croatia  2–0  Hungary Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Wanderson Oliveira, Fabiano Carvalho (BRA)
(26–18, 28–22)
Report

15th place game

29 July 2018
09:00
New Zealand  0–2  Uruguay Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Wanderson Oliveira, Fabiano Carvalho (BRA)
(18–21, 20–23)
Report

13th place game

29 July 2018
10:40
Vietnam  0–2  Australia Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Mohammed Drissi, Mohammed Ben Salah (TUN)
(12–16, 10–20)
Report

Eleventh place game

29 July 2018
09:00
United States  1–2  Argentina Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Khaled Al-Heel, Ali Al-Yazeedi (QAT)
(24–16, 18–22, 4–7)
Report

Ninth place game

29 July 2018
10:40
Qatar  2–1  Oman Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Dávid Palkovits, Gabor Szilvási (HUN)
(18–10, 11–12, 9–6)
Report

Seventh place game

29 July 2018
09:00
Denmark  2–0  Iran Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Mohammed Drissi, Mohammed Ben Salah (TUN)
(14–12, 23–20)
Report

Fifth place game

29 July 2018
10:40
Russia  0–2  Spain Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Wanderson Oliveira, Fabiano Carvalho (BRA)
(14–23, 22–23)
Report

Third place game

29 July 2018
16:00
Sweden  0–2  Hungary Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Michail Mertinian, Evangelos Syrepisios (GRE)
(12–18, 16–17)
Report

Final

29 July 2018
18:00
Brazil  2–0  Croatia Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Khaled Al-Heel, Ali Al-Yazeedi (QAT)
(19–18, 22–20)
Report

Final ranking

RankTeam
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Brazil
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Croatia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Hungary
4  Sweden
5  Spain
6  Russia
7  Denmark
8  Iran
9  Qatar
10  Oman
11  Argentina
12  United States
13  Australia
14  Vietnam
15  Uruguay
16  New Zealand

Awards

MVP[8]
  • Brazil Bruno Oliveira
Topscorer
  • Denmark Martin Andersen (149 points)
All-star team
  • Goalkeeper: Qatar Mohamed Abidi
  • Right wing: Croatia Lucijan Bura
  • Left wing: Croatia Ivan Jurić
  • Pivot: Hungary Attila Kun
  • Defender: Brazil Thiago Barcellos
  • Specialist: Brazil Bruno Oliveira
Fair play award

References

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