The 2024 Men's Beach Handball World Championships will be tenth edition of the championship to be held from 18 to 23 June 2024 in China, under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF).[1][2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  China |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 18–23 June |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
Qualification edit
| Qualification | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host | 1 | China
|
| Defending champion | 1 |  Germany
|
| Africa | 1 |  Tunisia |
| 2023 Asian Beach Handball Championship[3] | 2 |  Philippines Vietnam
|
| 2023 European Beach Handball Championship | 6 |  Denmark Greece Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain
|
| 2023 Oceania Beach Handball Championship[4] | 1 |  Australia
|
| 2024 South and Central American Beach Handball Championship | 2 |  Argentina Brazil
|
| 2024 NACHC Beach Handball Championship[5] | 2 |  United States Puerto Rico
|
| Wildcard | 1 |  Croatia
|
Format edit
The 16 teams will be drawn into four groups of four teams each where they will play a round-robin. The top three teams will advance to the main round, consisting of two groups of six teams, facing the teams they have not met in the preliminary round. The first four teams advance to the quarterfinals, from where on a knockout stage will be played. The last-placed teams from the first round will play a consolation round.[6]
Draw edit
The draw took place on 3 May 2024.[6][7]
Seeding edit
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany Netherlands Spain Portugal
|
Norway China Brazil Argentina
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Greece Denmark Vietnam Philippines
|
United States Puerto Rico Australia Croatia
|
Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Main round |
| 2 | China (H)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Philippines
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | Australia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Consolation round |
First match(es) will be played: 18 June 2024. 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
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
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Main round |
| 2 | Argentina
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Vietnam
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | Croatia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Consolation round |
First match(es) will be played: 18 June 2024. 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.
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.
Group C edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Main round |
| 2 | Norway
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Denmark
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | United States
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Consolation round |
First match(es) will be played: 18 June 2024. 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.
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.
Group D edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Main round |
| 2 | Brazil
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Greece
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | Puerto Rico
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Consolation round |
First match(es) will be played: 18 June 2024. 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.
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.
References edit
- ^ "P. R. China takes centre stage: Hosting IHF World Championships". asianhandball.org. 16 August 2023.
- ^ "China set to "amaze" for 20-year anniversary of IHF Beach Handball World Championships". ihf.info. 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Philippine Women's Beach Handball Team makes history, secures World Championship spot". onesports.ph. 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Australian teams triumph in Oceania Beach Handball Championships, securing spots in 2023 ANOC World Beach Games". handballaustralia.org.au. 28 April 2023.
- ^ "USA take double gold in NACHC beach champs, book tickets to China". ihf.info. 18 April 2024.
- ^ a b "2024 IHF Beach Handball World Championships draw event this week". ihf.info. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "China 2024 IHF Beach Handball World Championships draw completed in Basel". ihf.info. Retrieved 3 May 2024.