2022 Men's Beach Handball World Championships

The 2022 Men's Beach Handball World Championships was the ninth edition of the championship, held from 21 to 26 June 2022 at Crete, Greece under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF).[1] It was the first time in history that the championship is organised by Hellenic Handball Federation.[2]

2022 Men's Beach Handball World Championships
Tournament details
Host country Greece
Venue(s)Karteros Beach Sports Center
Dates21–26 June
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Croatia (3rd title)
Runner-up Denmark
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Greece
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Croatia Lucian Bura
(164 points)
Best playerCroatia Lucian Bura
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Croatia won their third title after defeating Denmark in the final.[3]

Qualification edit

Qualification Vacancies Qualified
Host 1   Greece
Defending champion 1   Brazil
2022 African Beach Handball Championship[4] 1   Egypt
2022 Asian Beach Handball Championship 2   Iran
  Qatar
2021 European Beach Handball Championship 5   Croatia
  Denmark
  Norway
  Russia
  Portugal
  Spain
2022 South and Central American Beach Handball Championship[5] 3   Argentina
  Ecuador
  Uruguay
2022 Oceania Beach Handball Championship[6] 1   New Zealand
2022 Nor.ca Beach Handball Championship[7] 2   Puerto Rico
  United States

Draw edit

The draw took place on 13 May 2022.[9][10]

Preliminary round edit

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Greece (H) 3 3 0 6 6 0 MAX 146 124 1.177 Main round
2   United States 3 2 1 4 4 3 1.333 136 112 1.214
3   Argentina 3 1 2 2 3 4 0.750 133 124 1.073
4   Puerto Rico 3 0 3 0 0 6 0.000 88 143 0.615 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
21 June 2022
11:30
Argentina   1–2   United States Court 3
Referees: Luciano Cardone (ITA), Sebatiano Manuele (ITA)
(23–22, 16–18, 6–7)
Report
21 June 2022
14:00
Greece   2–0   Puerto Rico Center court
Referees: Mohamed Ben Salah (TUN), Mohamed Drissi (TUN)
(30–13, 27–20)
Report
21 June 2022
17:30
Puerto Rico   0–2   Argentina Court 3
Referees: Ana Barbosa (POR), Nádia Lemos (POR)
(12–26, 11–16)
Report
21 June 2022
20:10
United States   0–2   Greece Center court
Referees: Sylwia Bartkowiak (POL), Weronika Łakomy (POL)
(17–25, 18–20)
Report

22 June 2022
18:20
United States   2–0   Puerto Rico Court 2
Referees: Sydiney Dos Santos (BRA), Flavio Asis (BRA)
(24–18, 20–14)
Report
22 June 2022
18:20
Argentina   0–2   Greece Center court
Referees: Dario Rupčić (CRO), Ivica Botinčan (CRO)
(24–27, 22–27)
Report

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Croatia 3 3 0 6 6 1 6.000 156 136 1.147 Main round
2   Uruguay 3 2 1 4 4 3 1.333 129 130 0.992
3   Spain 3 1 2 2 4 4 1.000 150 144 1.042
4   Ecuador 3 0 3 0 0 6 0.000 100 125 0.800 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.
21 June 2022
09:00
Spain   2–0   Ecuador Court 3
Referees: Khalid Al-Hail (QAT), Ali Al-Yafei (QAT)
(18–15, 23–18)
Report
21 June 2022
09:00
Croatia   2–0   Uruguay Court 2
Referees: Johan Gomér (SWE), Martin Gomér (SWE)
(28–22, 24–18)
Report
21 June 2022
15:00
Uruguay   2–1   Spain Court 2
Referees: Mohamed Ben Salah (TUN), Mohamed Drissi (TUN)
(26–24, 24–28, 7–2)
Report
21 June 2022
15:50
Ecuador   0–2   Croatia Court 2
Referees: Sylwia Bartkowiak (POL), Weronika Łakomy (POL)
(18–23, 25–27)
Report

22 June 2022
11:20
Uruguay   2–0   Ecuador Court 2
Referees: Ana Barbosa (POR), Nádia Lemos (POR)
(12–10, 20–14)
Report
22 June 2022
11:20
Croatia   2–1   Spain Center court
Referees: Sydiney Dos Santos (BRA), Flavio Asis (BRA)
(19–18, 26–27, 9–8)
Report

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Denmark 3 3 0 6 6 1 6.000 135 99 1.364 Main round
2   Norway 3 2 1 4 4 3 1.333 150 134 1.119
3   Iran 3 1 2 2 3 5 0.600 116 140 0.829
4   Egypt 3 0 3 0 2 6 0.333 122 148 0.824 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.
21 June 2022
09:00
Denmark   2–0   Iran Center court
Referees: Pedro Ortega (VEN), Miguel Aular (VEN)
(23–10, 20–12)
Report
21 June 2022
09:50
Norway   2–0   Egypt Center court
Referees: Sydiney Dos Santos (BRA), Flavio Asis (BRA)
(28–20, 28–20)
Report
21 June 2022
15:00
Egypt   1–2   Denmark Center court
Referees: Mathieu Fanack (FRA), Cédric Daré (FRA)
(22–21, 18–24, 4–5)
Report
21 June 2022
15:50
Iran   1–2   Norway Center court
Referees: Johan Gomér (SWE), Martin Gomér (SWE)
(23–30, 21–20, 8–9)
Report

22 June 2022
15:00
Denmark   2–0   Norway Center court
Referees: Khalid Al-Hail (QAT), Ali Al-Yafei (QAT)
(18–16, 24–19)
Report
22 June 2022
15:00
Iran   2–1   Egypt Court 2
Referees: Luciano Cardone (ITA), Sebatiano Manuele (ITA)
(20–12, 16–22, 6–4)
Report

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Brazil 3 3 0 6 6 1 6.000 132 95 1.389 Main round
2   Qatar 3 2 1 4 5 3 1.667 147 116 1.267
3   Portugal 3 1 2 2 3 4 0.750 141 134 1.052
4   New Zealand 3 0 3 0 0 6 0.000 92 167 0.551 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.
21 June 2022
09:50
Portugal   2–0   New Zealand Court 3
Referees: Mohamed Ben Salah (TUN), Mohamed Drissi (TUN)
(32–20, 25–16)
Report
21 June 2022
09:50
Brazil   2–1   Qatar Court 2
Referees: Luciano Cardone (ITA), Sebatiano Manuele (ITA)
(16–17, 14–10, 8–6)
Report
21 June 2022
15:50
New Zealand   0–2   Brazil Court 3
Referees: Luciano Cardone (ITA), Sebatiano Manuele (ITA)
(16–26, 16–26)
Report
21 June 2022
16:40
Qatar   2–1   Portugal Court 2
Referees: Pedro Ortega (VEN), Miguel Aular (VEN)
(23–20, 24–26, 9–8)
Report

22 June 2022
15:50
Qatar   2–0   New Zealand Court 3
Referees: Sylwia Bartkowiak (POL), Weronika Łakomy (POL)
(30–14, 28–10)
Report
22 June 2022
15:50
Brazil   2–0   Portugal Court 2
Referees: Johan Gomér (SWE), Martin Gomér (SWE)
(21–16, 21–14)
Report

Consolation round edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1   Ecuador 3 3 0 6 6 1 6.000 132 115 1.148
2   Egypt 3 2 1 4 5 2 2.500 138 118 1.169
3   New Zealand 3 1 2 2 2 4 0.500 110 121 0.909
4   Puerto Rico 3 0 3 0 0 6 0.000 113 139 0.813
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.
23 June 2022
10:40
Puerto Rico   0–2   Egypt Court 3
Referees: Pedro Ortega (VEN), Miguel Aular (VEN)
(18–22, 25–32)
Report
23 June 2022
09:00
Ecuador   2–0   New Zealand Court 3
Referees: Sydiney Dos Santos (BRA), Flavio Asis (BRA)
(19–14, 25–24)
Report
23 June 2022
15:30
Egypt   1–2   Ecuador Court 3
Referees: Johan Gomér (SWE), Martin Gomér (SWE)
(22–23, 15–12, 10–12)
Report
23 June 2022
15:30
New Zealand   2–0   Puerto Rico Court 2
Referees: Khalid Al-Hail (QAT), Ali Al-Yafei (QAT)
(22–20, 22–20)
Report

24 June 2022
09:30
Puerto Rico   0–2   Ecuador Court 2
Referees: Sylwia Bartkowiak (POL), Weronika Łakomy (POL)
(16–21, 14–20)
Report
24 June 2022
09:30
Egypt   2–0   New Zealand Court 3
Referees: Pedro Ortega (VEN), Miguel Aular (VEN)
(25–18, 12–10)
Report

Main round edit

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

Group I edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Croatia 5 5 0 10 10 1 10.000 260 214 1.215 Quarterfinals
2   Uruguay 5 3 2 6[a] 7 7 1.000 252 249 1.012
3   Greece (H) 5 3 2 6[a] 7 5 1.400 238 242 0.983
4   Spain 5 2 3 4 7 6 1.167 257 238 1.080
5   United States 5 1 4 2[b] 3 9 0.333 210 236 0.890
6   Argentina 5 1 4 2[b] 3 9 0.333 215 253 0.850
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 Greece 1–2 Uruguay
  2. ^ a b Argentina 1–2 United States
23 June 2022
12:20
Greece   2–1   Spain Center court
Referees: Luciano Cardone (ITA), Sebatiano Manuele (ITA)
(20–30, 20–19, 9–8)
Report
23 June 2022
12:20
Argentina   0–2   Croatia Court 3
Referees: Sylwia Bartkowiak (POL), Weronika Łakomy (POL)
(16–30, 26–28)
Report
23 June 2022
12:20
United States   1–2   Uruguay Court 2
Referees: Ana Barbosa (POR), Nádia Lemos (POR)
(21–20, 22–24, 6–10)
Report
23 June 2022
17:10
Argentina   0–2   Spain Court 3
Referees: Khalid Al-Hail (QAT), Ali Al-Yafei (QAT)
(22–26, 18–20)
Report
23 June 2022
17:10
United States   0–2   Croatia Court 2
Referees: Johan Gomér (SWE), Martin Gomér (SWE)
(20–23, 21–22)
Report
23 June 2022
20:30
Greece   1–2   Uruguay Center court
Referees: Johan Gomér (SWE), Martin Gomér (SWE)
(18–22, 26–22, 8–9)
Report

24 June 2022
18:50
United States   0–2   Spain Court 2
Referees: Johan Gomér (SWE), Martin Gomér (SWE)
(18–22, 20–25)
Report
24 June 2022
18:50
Greece   0–2   Croatia Center court
Referees: Sydiney Dos Santos (BRA), Flavio Asis (BRA)
(20–23, 18–28)
Report
24 June 2022
19:40
Argentina   2–1   Uruguay Center court
Referees: Mathieu Fanack (FRA), Cédric Daré (FRA)
(15–24, 21–20, 6–4)
Report

Group II edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Brazil 5 5 0 10 10 2 5.000 200 167 1.198 Quarterfinals
2   Qatar 5 3 2 6[a] 7 7 1.000 245 245 1.000
3   Denmark 5 3 2 6[a] 8 4 2.000 231 202 1.144
4   Norway 5 2 3 4 5 7 0.714 229 236 0.970
5   Iran 5 1 4 2[b] 4 9 0.444 190 232 0.819
6   Portugal 5 1 4 2[b] 5 9 0.556 224 240 0.933
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 Denmark 1–2 Qatar
  2. ^ a b Iran 2–1 Portugal
23 June 2022
10:40
Denmark   2–1   Portugal Center court
Referees: Dario Rupčić (CRO), Ivica Botinčan (CRO)
(25–18, 16–21, 7–6)
Report
23 June 2022
10:40
Iran   0–2   Brazil Court 2
Referees: Khalid Al-Hail (QAT), Ali Al-Yafei (QAT)
(12–17, 12–15)
Report
23 June 2022
11:30
Norway   2–0   Qatar Center court
Referees: Johan Gomér (SWE), Martin Gomér (SWE)
(23–22, 28–26)
Report
23 June 2022
16:20
Iran   2–1   Portugal Court 2
Referees: Mathieu Fanack (FRA), Cédric Daré (FRA)
(22–24, 19–18, 8–6)
Report
23 June 2022
16:20
Norway   0–2   Brazil Center court
Referees: Sylwia Bartkowiak (POL), Weronika Łakomy (POL)
(22–24, 17–23)
Report
23 June 2022
17:10
Denmark   1–2   Qatar Center court
Referees: Luciano Cardone (ITA), Sebatiano Manuele (ITA)
(24–25, 23–22, 10–12)
Report

24 June 2022
10:20
Denmark   1–2   Brazil Center court
Referees: Johan Gomér (SWE), Martin Gomér (SWE)
(12–16, 21–16, 8–9)
Report
24 June 2022
11:10
Norway   1–2   Portugal Center court
Referees: Khalid Al-Hail (QAT), Ali Al-Yafei (QAT)
(20–21, 21–19, 4–7)
Report
24 June 2022
12:00
Iran   1–2   Qatar Center court
Referees: Dario Rupčić (CRO), Ivica Botinčan (CRO)
(17–22, 20–19, 8–9)
Report

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

Championship bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
25 June
 
 
  Croatia2
 
25 June
 
  Norway0
 
  Croatia2
 
25 June
 
  Greece1
 
  Qatar1
 
26 June
 
  Greece2
 
  Croatia2
 
25 June
 
  Denmark0
 
  Uruguay1
 
25 June
 
  Denmark2
 
  Denmark2
 
25 June
 
  Brazil1 Third place
 
  Brazil2
 
26 June
 
  Spain0
 
  Greece0
 
 
  Brazil2
 
Fifth place bracket
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
25 June
 
 
  Norway1
 
26 June
 
  Qatar2
 
  Qatar2
 
25 June
 
  Uruguay0
 
  Uruguay2
 
 
  Spain0
 
Seventh place game
 
 
26 June
 
 
  Norway0
 
 
  Spain2
9–16th place bracket
 
9–16th place quarterfinals9–12th place semifinalsNinth place game
 
          
 
25 June
 
 
  Iran2
 
25 June
 
  Puerto Rico0
 
  Iran2
 
25 June
 
  Argentina1
 
  Argentina2
 
26 June
 
  Ecuador0
 
  Iran2
 
25 June
 
  Portugal0
 
  United States2
 
25 June
 
  New Zealand1
 
  United States0
 
25 June
 
  Portugal2 Eleventh place game
 
  Portugal2
 
26 June
 
  Egypt1
 
  Argentina2
 
 
  United States0
 
13–16th place bracket
 
13–16th place semifinals13th place game
 
      
 
25 June
 
 
  Puerto Rico0
 
26 June
 
  Ecuador2
 
  Ecuador2
 
25 June
 
  New Zealand1
 
  New Zealand2
 
 
  Egypt1
 
15th place game
 
 
26 June
 
 
  Puerto Rico0
 
 
  Egypt2

9–16th place quarterfinals edit

25 June 2022
09:50
Argentina   2–0   Ecuador Court 3
Referees: Khalid Al-Hail (QAT), Ali Al-Yafei (QAT)
(21–20, 18–10)
Report

25 June 2022
10:40
Iran   2–0   Puerto Rico Court 2
Referees: Mohamed Ben Salah (TUN), Mohamed Drissi (TUN)
(30–12, 24–13)
Report

25 June 2022
10:40
United States   2–1   New Zealand Court 3
Referees: Pedro Ortega (VEN), Miguel Aular (VEN)
(26–20, 23–24, 5–4)
Report

25 June 2022
11:30
Portugal   2–1   Egypt Court 3
Referees: Sydiney Dos Santos (BRA), Flavio Asis (BRA)
(19–18, 12–15, 5–2)
Report

Quarterfinals edit

25 June 2022
09:30
Croatia   2–0   Norway Center court
Referees: Johan Gomér (SWE), Martin Gomér (SWE)
(24–22, 28–20)
Report

25 June 2022
10:40
Greece   2–1   Qatar Center court
Referees: Mathieu Fanack (FRA), Cédric Daré (FRA)
(20–21, 19–14, 15–14)
Report

25 June 2022
11:30
Spain   0–2   Brazil Court 2
Referees: Khalid Al-Hail (QAT), Ali Al-Yafei (QAT)
(11–20, 14–22)
Report

25 June 2022
11:30
Uruguay   1–2   Denmark Center court
Referees: Dario Rupčić (CRO), Ivica Botinčan (CRO)
(16–21, 21–20, 6–9)
Report

13–16th place semifinals edit

25 June 2022
16:40
Puerto Rico   0–2   Ecuador Court 2
Referees: Pedro Ortega (VEN), Miguel Aular (VEN)
(16–17, 22–30)
Report

25 June 2022
17:30
New Zealand   2–1   Egypt Court 3
Referees: Mathieu Fanack (FRA), Cédric Daré (FRA)
(12–23, 23–20, 7–4)
Report

9–12th place semifinals edit

25 June 2022
15:50
Iran   2–1   Argentina Center court
Referees: Johan Gomér (SWE), Martin Gomér (SWE)
(26–14, 21–27, 10–8)
Report

25 June 2022
18:20
United States   0–2   Portugal Court 2
Referees: Luciano Cardone (ITA), Sebatiano Manuele (ITA)
(20–22, 18–26)
Report

5–8th place semifinals edit

25 June 2022
17:30
Norway   1–2   Qatar Court 2
Referees: Sydiney Dos Santos (BRA), Flavio Asis (BRA)
(24–27, 22–20, 4–7)
Report

25 June 2022
17:30
Spain   0–2   Uruguay Center court
Referees: Dario Rupčić (CRO), Ivica Botinčan (CRO)
(20–22, 26–27)
Report

Semifinals edit

25 June 2022
18:20
Brazil   1–2   Denmark Center court
Referees: Sylwia Bartkowiak (POL), Weronika Łakomy (POL)
(21–16, 16–17, 4–6)
Report

25 June 2022
20:50
Croatia   2–1   Greece Center court
Referees: Khalid Al-Hail (QAT), Ali Al-Yafei (QAT)
(20–22, 25–18, 5–0)
Report

15th place game edit

26 June 2022
09:30
Puerto Rico   0–2   Egypt Court 3
Referees: Sydiney Dos Santos (BRA), Flavio Asis (BRA)
(20–26, 20–26)
Report

13th place game edit

26 June 2022
11:10
Ecuador   2–1   New Zealand Court 3
Referees: Sylwia Bartkowiak (POL), Weronika Łakomy (POL)
(22–14, 22–24, 8–2)
Report

Eleventh place game edit

26 June 2022
09:30
Argentina   2–0   United States Court 2
Referees: Dario Rupčić (CRO), Ivica Botinčan (CRO)
(23–20, 27–20)
Report

Ninth place game edit

26 June 2022
11:10
Iran   2–0   Portugal Court 2
Referees: Pedro Ortega (VEN), Miguel Aular (VEN)
(20–18, 29–28)
Report

Seventh place game edit

26 June 2022
09:30
Norway   0–2   Spain Center court
Referees: Johan Gomér (SWE), Martin Gomér (SWE)
(22–24, 20–21)
Report

Fifth place game edit

26 June 2022
11:10
Qatar   2–0   Uruguay Center court
Referees: Mathieu Fanack (FRA), Cédric Daré (FRA)
(19–18, 18–16)
Report

Third place game edit

26 June 2022
17:00
Greece   0–2   Brazil Center court
Referees: Luciano Cardone (ITA), Sebatiano Manuele (ITA)
(15–18, 18–24)
Report

Final edit

26 June 2022
19:00
Croatia   2–0   Denmark Center court
Referees: Johan Gomér (SWE), Martin Gomér (SWE)
(24–22, 21–18)
Report

Final ranking edit

Rank Team
    Croatia
    Denmark
    Brazil
4   Greece
5   Qatar
6   Uruguay
7   Spain
8   Norway
9   Iran
10   Portugal
11   Argentina
12   United States
13   Ecuador
14   New Zealand
15   Egypt
16   Puerto Rico

Statistics and awards edit

Awards edit

The awards were announced on 26 June 2022.[11]

Position Player
Goalkeeper   Simon Jensen
Right wing   Lucian Bura
Left wing   Georgios Elefthriadis
Specialist   Martin Andersen
Pivot   Gil Pires
Defender   Jeppe Villumsen
MVP   Lucian Bura
Fair play award   Norway

References edit

  1. ^ "Greece to host IHF Beach Handball World Championships in 2022". www.ihf.info. 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Dates set for the IHF Beach Handball World Championships in Heraklion". ihf.info. 10 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Greece 2022: Croatia – World Champions". ihf.info. 26 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Egypt men qualify for global beach handball events". ihf.info. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Argentina finally overcome Brazil on the beach". ihf.info. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Honours split as Oceania confirms teams for global beach handball events". ihf.info. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  7. ^ "USA men and Mexico women celebrate continental beach handball titles". ihf.info. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Decision of the IHF regarding the situation in Ukraine and Russia". ihf.info. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Draw set for flagship beach handball events at Greece 2022". ihf.info. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Draw for Greece 2022 IHF Beach Handball World Championships complete". ihf.info. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Greece 2022 Men's All-star Team". ihf.info. Retrieved 26 June 2022.

External links edit