2017 European Beach Handball Championship

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2017 European Beach Handball Championship

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The 2017 European Beach Handball Championship was held in Zagreb, Croatia from 20 to 25 June 2017.

## Format

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Men's competition contains fourteen teams, split into two groups of seven teams while women's competition contains fifteen teams, split in three groups of five teams. After playing a round-robin, the four top ranked team advanced to the Main Round. Every team kept the points from preliminary round matches against teams who also advanced. In the main round every team had 2 games against the opponents they did not face in the preliminary round. All teams advanced to the Quarter-finals. The two bottom ranked team from each preliminary round group were packed into one group. The points won against the teams who were also in this group were valid.

Matches were played in sets, the team that wins two sets is the winner of a match. When teams are equal in points the head-to-head result was decisive.

## Men

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### Preliminary round

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| Team advance to Main Round

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| Team competes in Placement Round

#### Group A

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| Team  | Pld  | W  | L  | SW  | SL  | Pts

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Hungary | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 12
Spain | 6 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 10
Russia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8
Denmark | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6
Germany | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4
Netherlands | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2
Poland | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 0
Team 1  | Score  | Team 2

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Round 1
Russia | 0–2 Archived 2017-06-23 at the Wayback Machine |  Spain
Poland | 0–2 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine |  Hungary
Netherlands | 1–2 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine |  Denmark
Round 2
Spain | 2–1 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine |  Netherlands
Hungary | 2–1 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine |  Denmark
Germany | 0–2 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine |  Russia
Round 3
Netherlands | 0–2 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine |  Germany
Hungary | 2–0 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine |  Russia
Spain | 2–1 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine |  Poland
Round 4
Denmark | 1–2 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine |  Spain
Hungary | 2–1 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine |  Germany
Russia | 2–0 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine |  Poland
Round 5
Denmark | 1–2 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine |  Russia
Netherlands | 0–2 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine |  Hungary
Poland | 1–2 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine |  Germany
Round 6
Germany | 0–2 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine |  Spain
Poland | 0–2 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine |  Denmark
Russia | 2–0 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine |  Netherlands
Round 7
Poland | 0–2 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine |  Netherlands
Germany | 0–2 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine |  Denmark
Spain | 0–2 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine |  Hungary

#### Group B

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| Team  | Pld  | W  | L  | SW  | SL  | Pts

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Ukraine | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 10
Croatia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 10
Norway | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6
Sweden | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6
France | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4
Serbia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4
Switzerland | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2
Team 1  | Score  | Team 2

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Round 1
Serbia | 0–2 |  Croatia
Sweden | 0–2 |  Ukraine
France | 1–2 |  Switzerland
Round 2
Croatia | 2–0 |  France
Ukraine | 2–1 |  Switzerland
Norway | 0–2 |  Serbia
Round 3
France | 0–2 |  Norway
Ukraine | 2–1 |  Serbia
Croatia | 2–1 |  Sweden
Round 4
Switzerland | 0–2 |  Croatia
Ukraine | 2–0 |  Norway
Serbia | 1–2 |  Sweden
Round 5
Switzerland | 1–2 |  Serbia
France | 2–1 |  Ukraine
Sweden | 0–2 |  Norway
Round 6
Norway | 0–2 |  Croatia
Sweden | 2–0 |  Switzerland
Serbia | 1–2 |  France
Round 7
Sweden | 2–1 |  France
Norway | 2–0 |  Switzerland
Croatia | 1–2 |  Ukraine

### Main round

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#### Group I

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| Team  | Pld  | W  | L  | SW  | SL  | Pts

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Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6
Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4
Russia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2
Sweden | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0
Team 1  | Score  | Team 2

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Round 1
Sweden | 0–2 |  Hungary
Russia | 0–2 |  Croatia
Round 2
Sweden | 1–2 |  Russia
Hungary | 0–2 |  Croatia

#### Group II

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Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6
Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4
Denmark | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2
Norway | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0
Team 1  | Score  | Team 2

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Round 1
Denmark | 1–2 |  Ukraine
Norway | 0–2 |  Spain
Round 2
Denmark | 2–0 |  Norway
Ukraine | 0–2 |  Spain

### Placement round 9−14

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Team  | Pld  | W  | L  | SW  | SL  | Pts

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Germany | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10
Poland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6
Switzerland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4
Serbia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4
France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4
Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2
Team 1  | Score  | Team 2

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Round 1
Germany | 2–0 |  Switzerland
Poland | 2–1 |  Serbia
Netherlands | 0–2 |  France
Round 2
Serbia | 0–2 |  Germany
Switzerland | 2–0 |  Netherlands
France | 1–2 |  Poland
Round 3
Poland | 2–1 |  Switzerland
Netherlands | 1–2 |  Serbia
Germany | 2–1 Archived 2017-11-14 at the Wayback Machine |  France

### Knockout stage

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#### Championship bracket

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| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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| 24 June − 11:00 − [1]| | | | |

|  Croatia| 2

| 24 June − 18:00 − [2]

|  Norway| 1 |

|  Croatia| 1

| 24 June − 11:00 − [3]

| |  Russia| 2 |

|  Ukraine| 0

| | 25 June − 17:00 − [4]

|  Russia| 2 |

|  Russia| 0

| 24 June − 11:00 − [5]

| |  Spain| 2

|  Spain| 2

| 24 June − 19:00 − [6]|

|  Sweden| 0 |

|  Spain| 2

| 24 June − 11:00 − [7]

| |  Hungary| 1 | | Third place

|  Hungary| 2

| | 25 June − 15:00 − [8]

|  Denmark| 0 |

|  Croatia| 2

|  Hungary| 0

5–8th place bracket

| 5–8th place semifinals| | 5th place

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| 24 June − 17:00 − [9]| |

|  Ukraine| 2

| 25 June − 12:00 − [10]

|  Norway| 1 |

|  Ukraine| 1

| 24 June − 17:00 − [11]

| |  Sweden| 2

|  Sweden| 2

|  Denmark| 0 |

| 7th place

| 25 June − 12:00 − [12]

|  Norway| 0

|  Denmark| 2

### Final standings

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Place | Team

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|  Spain
|  Russia
|  Croatia
4 |  Hungary
5 |  Sweden
6 |  Ukraine
7 |  Denmark
8 |  Norway
9 |  Germany
10 |  Poland
11 |  Switzerland
12 |  Serbia
13 |  France
14 |  Netherlands

## Women

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### Preliminary round

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| Team advance to Main Round

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| Team competes in Placement Round 13–15

#### Group A

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| Team  | Pld  | W  | L  | SW  | SL  | Pts

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Netherlands | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8
Denmark | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6
Russia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4
Hungary | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2
Germany | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0
Team 1  | Score  | Team 2

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Round 1
Hungary | 0–2 Archived 2017-09-21 at the Wayback Machine |  Russia
Netherlands | 2–0 |  Germany
Round 2
Germany | 1–2 |  Hungary
Netherlands | 2–0 |  Denmark
Round 3
Germany | 0–2 Archived 2017-09-21 at the Wayback Machine |  Denmark
Russia | 0–2 |  Netherlands
Round 4
Russia | 2–0 |  Germany
Denmark | 2–1 |  Hungary
Round 5
Denmark | 2–0 |  Russia
Hungary | 0–2 |  Netherlands

#### Group B

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Norway | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8
Ukraine | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6
Poland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4
France | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2
Sweden | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0
Team 1  | Score  | Team 2

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Round 1
Norway | 2–0 Archived 2017-09-21 at the Wayback Machine |  Ukraine
Poland | 2–0 |  Sweden
Round 2
Sweden | 1–2 |  Norway
Poland | 2–0 |  France
Round 3
Sweden | 0–2 |  France
Ukraine | 2–0 |  Poland
Round 4
Ukraine | 2–0 |  Sweden
France | 0–2 |  Norway
Round 5
France | 0–2 |  Ukraine
Norway | 2–0 |  Poland

#### Group C

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Spain | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6
Greece | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6
Italy | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4
Croatia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4
Switzerland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0
Team 1  | Score  | Team 2

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Round 1
Italy | 2–1 |  Croatia
Spain | 2–0 |  Switzerland
Round 2
Switzerland | 0–2 |  Italy
Spain | 2–0 |  Greece
Round 3
Switzerland | 0–2 |  Greece
Croatia | 2–1 |  Spain
Round 4
Croatia | 2–0 |  Switzerland
Greece | 2–0 |  Italy
Round 5
Greece | 2–1 |  Croatia
Italy | 0–2 |  Spain

### Main round

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| Team advance to Main Round

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| Team competes in Placement Round 9−12

#### Group I

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| Team  | Pld  | W  | L  | SW  | SL  | Pts

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Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10
Norway | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8
Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6
France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4
Hungary | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2
Italy | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0
Team 1  | Score  | Team 2

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Round 1
Netherlands | 2–0 |  Italy
Hungary | 1–2 |  France
Greece | 0–2 |  Norway
Round 2
Netherlands | 2–0 |  France
Norway | 2–0 |  Italy
Greece | 2–0 |  Hungary
Round 3
Netherlands | 2–1 |  Greece
Hungary | 0–2 |  Norway
Italy | 0–2 Archived 2017-09-21 at the Wayback Machine |  France
Round 4
Hungary | 2–0 |  Italy
Greece | 2–0 Archived 2017-09-21 at the Wayback Machine |  France
Netherlands | 2–1 |  Norway

#### Group II

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Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10
Denmark | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6
Russia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6
Poland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4
Croatia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4
Ukraine | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2
Team 1  | Score  | Team 2

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Round 1
Poland | 2–1 |  Denmark
Ukraine | 1–2 |  Croatia
Spain | 2–1 |  Russia
Round 2
Spain | 2–1 |  Poland
Ukraine | 0–2 |  Denmark
Russia | 2–0 |  Croatia
Round 3
Spain | 2–1 Archived 2017-09-21 at the Wayback Machine |  Ukraine
Denmark | 2–0 |  Croatia
Poland | 0–2 |  Russia
Round 4
Poland | 2–1 |  Croatia
Ukraine | 0–2 |  Russia
Spain | 2–0 |  Denmark

### Placement round 13−15

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Team  | Pld  | W  | L  | SW  | SL  | Pts

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Sweden | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6
Germany | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6
Switzerland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0
Team 1  | Score  | Team 2

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Round 1
Germany | 2–0 |  Switzerland
Round 2
Switzerland | 1–2 |  Sweden
Round 3
Sweden | 2–0 |  Germany
Round 4
Germany | 2–0 |  Switzerland
Round 5
Switzerland | 1–2 |  Sweden
Round 6
Sweden | 1–2 |  Germany

### Placement round 9−12

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Team  | Pld  | W  | L  | SW  | SL  | Pts

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Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6
Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4
Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2
Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0
Team 1  | Score  | Team 2

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Round 1
Ukraine | 1–2 |  Hungary
Italy | 0–2 |  Croatia
Round 2
Croatia | 2–0 |  Hungary
Ukraine | 0–2 |  Italy

### Knockout stage

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#### Championship bracket

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| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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| 24 June − 10:00 − [13]| | | | |

|  Netherlands| 1

| 24 June − 16:00 − [14]

|  Poland| 2 |

|  Poland| 2

| 24 June − 10:00 − [15]

| |  Denmark| 1 |

|  Greece| 0

| | 25 June − 16:00 − [16]

|  Denmark| 2 |

|  Poland| 0

| 24 June − 10:00 − [17]

| |  Norway| 2

|  Norway| 2

| 24 June − 17:00 − [18]|

|  Russia| 1 |

|  Norway| 2

| 24 June − 10:00 − [19]

| |  Spain| 0 | | Third place

|  France| 0

| | 25 June − 14:00 − [20]

|  Spain| 2 |

|  Denmark| 1

|  Spain| 2

5–8th place bracket

| 5–8th place semifinals| | 5th place

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| 24 June − 16:00 − [21]| |

|  Netherlands| 1

| 25 June − 11:00 − [22]

|  Greece| 2 |

|  Greece| 0

| 24 June − 16:00 − [23]

| |  Russia| 2

|  Russia| 2

|  France| 1 |

| 7th place

| 25 June − 11:00 − [24]

|  Netherlands| 1

|  France| 2

### Final standings

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Place | Team

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|  Norway
|  Poland
|  Spain
4 |  Denmark
5 |  Russia
6 |  Greece
7 |  France
8 |  Netherlands
9 |  Croatia
10 |  Hungary
11 |  Italy
12 |  Ukraine
13 |  Sweden
14 |  Germany
15 |  Switzerland

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