2018 Men's Beach Handball World Championships

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For the women's tournament, see 2018 Women's Beach Handball World Championships.
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
(149 points)
Best playerBrazil Bruno Oliveira
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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]

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
1  Australia
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[a] 4 5 0.800 121 116 1.043
3  Iran 3 1 2 2[a] 3 5 0.600 101 109 0.927
4  Argentina 3 1 2 2[a] 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. ^ a b c 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 , Kazan
Referees: Michail Mertinian, Evangelos Syrepisios (GRE)
(22–17, 20–23, 7–6)
Report
24 July 2018
10:40 		Iran  1–2  Argentina , Kazan
Referees: Cao Hongjun, Xu Jian (CHN)
(13–10, 8–12, 4–6)
Report
24 July 2018
14:50 		Uruguay  1–2  Iran , Kazan
Referees: Dávid Palkovits, Gabor Szilvási (HUN)
(16–15, 14–15, 5–6)
Report
24 July 2018
15:40 		Argentina  0–2  Croatia , Kazan
Referees: Khaled Al-Heel, Ali Al-Yazeedi (QAT)
(18–26, 16–24)
Report
25 July 2018
11:10 		Croatia  2–0  Iran , Kazan
Referees: Laura Buchón-Perea, Patricia del Valle-Encuentra (ESP)
(23–22, 22–17)
Report
25 July 2018
11:10 		Uruguay  2–1  Argentina , 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 , Kazan
Referees: Mohammed Drissi, Mohammed Ben Salah (TUN)
(23–9, 15–10)
Report
24 July 2018
11:30 		Hungary  2–0  New Zealand , Kazan
Referees: Wanderson Oliveira, Fabiano Carvalho (BRA)
(19–12, 24–12)
Report
24 July 2018
15:40 		Vietnam  0–2  Hungary , Kazan
Referees: Pablo Martínez, Luiz Monico (URU)
(16–20, 17–25)
Report
24 July 2018
16:30 		New Zealand  0–2  Spain , Kazan
Referees: Ana Carina Barbosa, Nadia Machado (POR)
(10–24, 12–22)
Report
25 July 2018
09:30 		Spain  2–1  Hungary , Kazan
Referees: Michail Mertinian, Evangelos Syrepisios (GRE)
(19–18, 16–22, 14–12)
Report
25 July 2018
09:30 		Vietnam  2–1  New Zealand , 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[a] 5 2 2.500 135 102 1.324 Main round
2  Denmark 3 2 1 4[a] 4 2 2.000 95 87 1.092
3  Oman 3 2 1 4[a] 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. ^ a b c Qatar 2 Pts, +1 SW; Denmark ± 0 SW; Oman −1 SW
24 July 2018
09:00 		Oman  0–2  Denmark , Kazan
Referees: Dávid Palkovits, Gabor Szilvási (HUN)
(6–13, 11–12)
Report
24 July 2018
09:00 		Qatar  2–0  Australia , Kazan
Referees: Mohammed Drissi, Mohammed Ben Salah (TUN)
(21–10, 21–7)
Report
24 July 2018
14:00 		Denmark  0–2  Qatar , Kazan
Referees: Michail Mertinian, Evangelos Syrepisios (GRE)
(15–18, 20–22)
Report
24 July 2018
14:00 		Australia  1–2  Oman , 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 , Kazan
Referees: Wanderson Oliveira, Fabiano Carvalho (BRA)
(18–20, 21–15, 14–15)
Report
25 July 2018
15:00 		Australia  0–2  Denmark , 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 , Kazan
Referees: Pablo Martínez, Luiz Monico (URU)
(20–13, 18–23, 6–9)
Report
24 July 2018
11:30 		Brazil  2–0  United States , Kazan
Referees: Mohammed Drissi, Mohammed Ben Salah (TUN)
(23–10, 26–19)
Report
24 July 2018
16:30 		Sweden  2–1  Brazil , Kazan
Referees: Cao Hongjun, Xu Jian (CHN)
(18–16, 13–16, 12–10)
Report
24 July 2018
19:30 		United States  1–2  Russia , Kazan
Referees: Michail Mertinian, Evangelos Syrepisios (GRE)
(20–23, 28–26, 8–9)
Report
25 July 2018
16:40 		Brazil  0–2  Russia , Kazan
Referees: Dávid Palkovits, Gabor Szilvási (HUN)
(13–16, 20–21)
Report
25 July 2018
16:40 		United States  1–2  Sweden , 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 , 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 , Kazan
Referees: Michail Mertinian, Evangelos Syrepisios (GRE)
(18–20, 16–20)
Report
26 July 2018
14:00 		United States  2–0  Argentina , Kazan
Referees: Ana Carina Barbosa, Nadia Machado (POR)
(19–16, 22–20)
Report
26 July 2018
14:00 		Australia  2–0  New Zealand , Kazan
Referees: Cao Hongjun, Xu Jian (CHN)
(17–16, 22–18)
Report
27 July 2018
09:00 		Argentina  2–0  New Zealand , Kazan
Referees: Ana Carina Barbosa, Nadia Machado (POR)
(20–17, 19–18)
Report
27 July 2018
09:00 		Australia  0–2  United States , 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 , Kazan
Referees: Cao Hongjun, Xu Jian (CHN)
(23–20, 21–18)
Report
26 July 2018
09:50 		Uruguay  1–2  Hungary , 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 , Kazan
Referees: Pablo Martínez, Luiz Monico (URU)
(16–22, 6–15)
Report
26 July 2018
14:50 		Uruguay  0–2  Spain , Kazan
Referees: Michail Mertinian, Evangelos Syrepisios (GRE)
(17–21, 14–24)
Report
26 July 2018
14:50 		Croatia  2–0  Hungary , Kazan
Referees: Wanderson Oliveira, Fabiano Carvalho (BRA)
(25–18, 27–24)
Report
26 July 2018
14:50 		Iran  2–0  Vietnam , Kazan
Referees: Khaled Al-Heel, Ali Al-Yazeedi (QAT)
(15–14, 18–10)
Report
27 July 2018
15:50 		Croatia  2–1  Spain , 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 , Kazan
Referees: Wanderson Oliveira, Fabiano Carvalho (BRA)
(18–14, 16–15)
Report
27 July 2018
15:50 		Iran  1–2  Hungary , 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[a] 6 6 1.000 208 189 1.101
4  Denmark 5 2 3 4[a] 5 7 0.714 182 192 0.948
5  Qatar 5 2 3 4[a] 6 6 1.000 218 204 1.069
6  Oman 5 2 3 4[a] 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. ^ a b c d 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 , Kazan
Referees: Michail Mertinian, Evangelos Syrepisios (GRE)
(16–18, 18–23)
Report
26 July 2018
11:30 		Denmark  1–2  Russia , Kazan
Referees: Pablo Martínez, Luiz Monico (URU)
(17–12, 21–28, 6–7)
Report
26 July 2018
11:30 		Oman  0–2  Sweden , Kazan
Referees: Mohammed Drissi, Mohammed Ben Salah (TUN)
(12–14, 14–26)
Report
26 July 2018
16:30 		Oman  0–2  Brazil , Kazan
Referees: Laura Buchón-Perea, Patricia del Valle-Encuentra (ESP)
(15–16, 14–24)
Report
26 July 2018
16:30 		Denmark  0–2  Sweden , Kazan
Referees: Dávid Palkovits, Gabor Szilvási (HUN)
(10–12, 22–24)
Report
26 July 2018
19:00 		Qatar  1–2  Russia , Kazan
Referees: Dávid Palkovits, Gabor Szilvási (HUN)
(17–16, 16–19, 14–15)
Report
27 July 2018
16:40 		Qatar  2–0  Sweden , Kazan
Referees: Pablo Martínez, Luiz Monico (URU)
(26–12, 18–16)
Report
27 July 2018
16:40 		Denmark  2–1  Brazil , Kazan
Referees: Mohammed Drissi, Mohammed Ben Salah (TUN)
(10–20, 29–26, 7–6)
Report
27 July 2018
16:40 		Oman  2–1  Russia , 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 , Kazan
Referees: Ana Carina Barbosa, Nadia Machado (POR)
(20–16, 20–8)
Report
28 July 2018
10:40 		Vietnam  0–2  United States , Kazan
Referees: Michail Mertinian, Evangelos Syrepisios (GRE)
(15–19, 22–23)
Report
28 July 2018
11:30 		Uruguay  0–2  Argentina , Kazan
Referees: Dávid Palkovits, Gabor Szilvási (HUN)
(16–19, 22–23)
Report
28 July 2018
11:30 		Oman  2–1  Australia , Kazan
Referees: Cao Hongjun, Xu Jian (CHN)
(21–14, 8–13, 8–4)
Report

Quarterfinals[]

28 July 2018
09:00 		Iran  0–2  Sweden , Kazan
Referees: Michail Mertinian, Evangelos Syrepisios (GRE)
(1–18, 14–15)
Report
28 July 2018
09:00 		Spain  1–2  Brazil , Kazan
Referees: Dávid Palkovits, Gabor Szilvási (HUN)
(18–25, 22–21, 14–16)
Report
28 July 2018
10:40 		Croatia  2–1  Denmark , 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 , 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 , Kazan
Referees: Pablo Martínez, Luiz Monico (URU)
(14–16, 8–15)
Report
28 July 2018
15:50 		Uruguay  1–2  Australia , 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 , Kazan
Referees: Cao Hongjun, Xu Jian (CHN)
(26–14, 19–18)
Report
28 July 2018
15:50 		Argentina  0–2  Oman , 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 , Kazan
Referees: Wanderson Oliveira, Fabiano Carvalho (BRA)
(9–18, 12–20)
Report
28 July 2018
15:50 		Denmark  1–2  Russia , Kazan
Referees: Dávid Palkovits, Gabor Szilvási (HUN)
(18–24, 23–22, 6–7)
Report

Semifinals[]

28 July 2018
17:30 		Sweden  0–2  Brazil , Kazan
Referees: Mohammed Drissi, Mohammed Ben Salah (TUN)
(14–17, 12–20)
Report
28 July 2018
19:10 		Croatia  2–0  Hungary , 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 , Kazan
Referees: Wanderson Oliveira, Fabiano Carvalho (BRA)
(18–21, 20–23)
Report

13th place game[]

29 July 2018
10:40 		Vietnam  0–2  Australia , 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 , 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 , 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 , Kazan
Referees: Mohammed Drissi, Mohammed Ben Salah (TUN)
(14–12, 20–23)
Report

Fifth place game[]

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

Third place game[]

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

Final[]

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

Final ranking[]

Rank Team
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 (149 points)
All-star team
  • Goalkeeper: Qatar
  • Right wing: Croatia
  • Left wing: Croatia
  • Pivot: Hungary
  • Defender: Brazil
  • Specialist: Brazil Bruno Oliveira
Fair play award

References[]

  1. ^ "Budapest and Sochi to host the next Beach Handball World Championships". ihf.info. 20 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Kings of the world". ihf.info. 29 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b "List of Kazan 2018 participants confirmed". ihf.info. 4 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Draw for Kazan 2018". ihf.info. 13 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Kazan 2018 draw held". ihf.info. 15 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Draw for the 2018 Men's and Women's Beach Handball World Championships". ihf.info. 14 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Match schedule for 2018 Beach Handball World Championships". ihf.info. 22 June 2018.
  8. ^ "All-Star Teams announced". ihf.info. 29 July 2018.

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