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
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates24–29 July
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
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
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Brazil won their fifth title by defeating Croatia in the final.[2]

Qualification

QualificationVacanciesQualified
Host1  Russia
Defending champion1  Croatia
2017 Asian Beach Handball Championship4  Qatar
 Oman
 Iran
 Vietnam
2017 European Beach Handball Championship3  Spain
 Hungary
 Sweden
2018 Oceania Beach Handball Championship1  Australia
2018 Pan American Men's Beach Handball Championship4  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 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 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

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  Croatia3306616.0001441191.210Main round
2  Uruguay3122[a]450.8001211161.043
3  Iran3122[a]350.6001011090.927
4  Argentina3122[a]350.600921140.807Consolation 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:
24 July 2018
09:50
Croatia  2–1  UruguayBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Michail Mertinian, Evangelos Syrepisios (GRE)
(22–17, 20–23, 7–6)
Report
24 July 2018
10:40
Iran  1–2  ArgentinaBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Cao Hongjun, Xu Jian (CHN)
(13–10, 8–12, 4–6)
Report

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

25 July 2018
11:10
Croatia  2–0  IranBeach 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  ArgentinaBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Mohammed Drissi, Mohammed Ben Salah (TUN)
(16–19, 15–5, 8–6)
Report

Group B

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  Spain3306616.000133931.430Main round
2  Hungary3214522.5001401061.321
3  Vietnam3122250.400921190.773
4  New Zealand3030160.167821290.636Consolation 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  VietnamBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Mohammed Drissi, Mohammed Ben Salah (TUN)
(23–9, 15–10)
Report
24 July 2018
11:30
Hungary  2–0  New ZealandBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Wanderson Oliveira, Fabiano Carvalho (BRA)
(19–12, 24–12)
Report

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

25 July 2018
09:30
Spain  2–1  HungaryBeach 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 ZealandBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Dávid Palkovits, Gabor Szilvási (HUN)
(18–14, 16–17, 6–5)
Report

Group C

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  Qatar3214[a]522.5001351021.324Main round
2  Denmark3214[a]422.00095871.092
3  Oman3214[a]441.0001001070.935
4  Australia3030160.167761100.691Consolation 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:
24 July 2018
09:00
Oman  0–2  DenmarkBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Dávid Palkovits, Gabor Szilvási (HUN)
(6–13, 11–12)
Report
24 July 2018
09:00
Qatar  2–0  AustraliaBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Mohammed Drissi, Mohammed Ben Salah (TUN)
(21–10, 21–7)
Report

24 July 2018
14:00
Denmark  0–2  QatarBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Michail Mertinian, Evangelos Syrepisios (GRE)
(15–18, 20–22)
Report
24 July 2018
14:00
Australia  1–2  OmanBeach 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  OmanBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Wanderson Oliveira, Fabiano Carvalho (BRA)
(18–20, 21–15, 14–15)
Report
25 July 2018
15:00
Australia  0–2  DenmarkBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Mohammed Drissi, Mohammed Ben Salah (TUN)
(18–19, 12–16)
Report

Group D

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  Sweden3306632.0001411311.076Main round
2  Russia (H)3214531.6671391341.037
3  Brazil3122340.7501241091.138
4  United States3030260.3331301600.813Consolation 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  SwedenBeach 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 StatesBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Mohammed Drissi, Mohammed Ben Salah (TUN)
(23–10, 26–19)
Report

24 July 2018
16:30
Sweden  2–1  BrazilBeach 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  RussiaBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Michail Mertinian, Evangelos Syrepisios (GRE)
(20–23, 28–26, 8–9)
Report

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

Consolation round

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPR
1  United States330660MAX1311181.110
2  Australia3214422.0001221131.080
3  Argentina3122240.5001041110.937
4  New Zealand3030060.0001031180.873
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  AustraliaBeach 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 StatesBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Michail Mertinian, Evangelos Syrepisios (GRE)
(18–20, 16–20)
Report

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

27 July 2018
09:00
Argentina  2–0  New ZealandBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Ana Carina Barbosa, Nadia Machado (POR)
(20–17, 19–18)
Report
27 July 2018
09:00
Australia  0–2  United StatesBeach 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.

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  Croatia550101025.0002362161.093Quarterfinals
2  Spain5418933.0002201701.294
3  Hungary5326761.1672322011.154
4  Iran5234570.7141621910.848
5  Uruguay5142580.6251832040.897
6  Vietnam50500100.0001431940.737
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  VietnamBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Cao Hongjun, Xu Jian (CHN)
(23–20, 21–18)
Report
26 July 2018
09:50
Uruguay  1–2  HungaryBeach 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  SpainBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Pablo Martínez, Luiz Monico (URU)
(16–22, 6–15)
Report

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

27 July 2018
15:50
Croatia  2–1  SpainBeach 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  VietnamBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Wanderson Oliveira, Fabiano Carvalho (BRA)
(18–14, 16–15)
Report
27 July 2018
15:50
Iran  1–2  HungaryBeach 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.

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  Sweden5418842.0001921881.021Quarterfinals
2  Russia (H)5326861.3332272081.091
3  Brazil5234[a]661.0002081891.101
4  Denmark5234[a]570.7141821920.948
5  Qatar5234[a]661.0002182041.069
6  Oman5234[a]480.5001612070.778
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:
26 July 2018
11:30
Qatar  0–2  BrazilBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Michail Mertinian, Evangelos Syrepisios (GRE)
(16–18, 18–23)
Report
26 July 2018
11:30
Denmark  1–2  RussiaBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Pablo Martínez, Luiz Monico (URU)
(17–12, 21–28, 6–7)
Report
26 July 2018
11:30
Oman  0–2  SwedenBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Mohammed Drissi, Mohammed Ben Salah (TUN)
(12–14, 14–26)
Report

26 July 2018
16:30
Oman  0–2  BrazilBeach 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  SwedenBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Dávid Palkovits, Gabor Szilvási (HUN)
(10–12, 22–24)
Report
26 July 2018
19:00
Qatar  1–2  RussiaBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Dávid Palkovits, Gabor Szilvási (HUN)
(17–16, 16–19, 14–15)
Report

27 July 2018
16:40
Qatar  2–0  SwedenBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Pablo Martínez, Luiz Monico (URU)
(26–12, 18–16)
Report
27 July 2018
16:40
Denmark  2–1  BrazilBeach 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  RussiaBeach 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
 
 
 
 Sweden0Third 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
 
 
 
 Oman2Eleventh 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 ZealandBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Ana Carina Barbosa, Nadia Machado (POR)
(20–16, 20–8)
Report

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

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

28 July 2018
11:30
Oman  2–1  AustraliaBeach 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  SwedenBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Michail Mertinian, Evangelos Syrepisios (GRE)
(1–18, 14–15)
Report

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

28 July 2018
10:40
Croatia  2–1  DenmarkBeach 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  RussiaBeach 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  VietnamBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Pablo Martínez, Luiz Monico (URU)
(14–16, 8–15)
Report

28 July 2018
15:50
Uruguay  1–2  AustraliaBeach 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 StatesBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Cao Hongjun, Xu Jian (CHN)
(26–14, 19–18)
Report

28 July 2018
15:50
Argentina  0–2  OmanBeach 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  SpainBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Wanderson Oliveira, Fabiano Carvalho (BRA)
(9–18, 12–20)
Report

28 July 2018
15:50
Denmark  1–2  RussiaBeach 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  BrazilBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Mohammed Drissi, Mohammed Ben Salah (TUN)
(14–17, 12–20)
Report

28 July 2018
19:10
Croatia  2–0  HungaryBeach 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  UruguayBeach 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  AustraliaBeach 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  ArgentinaBeach 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  OmanBeach 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  IranBeach 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  SpainBeach 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  HungaryBeach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Michail Mertinian, Evangelos Syrepisios (GRE)
(12–18, 16–17)
Report

Final

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

Final ranking

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

References