Beach handball at the 2022 World Games

Athletic competition

Beach handball

at the 2022 World Games

Venue| Sloss Furnaces
Dates| 11–15 July 2022
No. of events| 2

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The beach handball competition at the 2022 World Games took place 11–15 July 2022,[1] in Birmingham in United States, at the Sloss Furnaces. Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games were rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

## Qualification

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### Men's tournament

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Means of qualification  | Vacancies | Qualified

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Host country  | 1  |  United States
2018 World Championships | 1  |  Brazil
2021 European Championship | 1  |  Croatia
2022 Asian Championship | 1  |  Qatar
2022 South and Central American Championship | 1  |  Argentina
2022 Oceania Championship | 1  |  New Zealand
2022 Nor.ca Championship | 1  |  Puerto Rico

### Women's tournament

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Means of qualification  | Vacancies | Qualified

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Host country  | 1  |  United States
2018 World Championships | 1  |  Norway[3]
2021 European Championship | 1  |  Germany
2022 South and Central American Championship | 1  |  Argentina
2022 Oceania Championship | 1  |  Australia
2022 Nor.ca Championship | 1  |  Mexico

## Schedule

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G | Preliminary Round  | G2 | Main Round  | ¼ | Quarter-finals  | ½ | Semi-finals  | B | Bronze medal  | F | Final

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Date

Event

| Mon 11 | Thu 12 | Wed 13 | Thu 14 | Fri 15 | Fri 15 | Sat 16

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Men | G | G | G2 | ¼ | ½ | B | F
Women | G | G | G2 | ¼ | ½ | B | F

## Men's tournament

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### Group A Preliminary round

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

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1 |  Croatia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4
2 |  Qatar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2
3 |  New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 0
Team 1  | Score  | Team 2

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11 July 2022
12:00
New Zealand | 0–2  |  Croatia
17:30
Qatar | 2–0  |  New Zealand
12 July 2022
10:00
Croatia | 2–0  |  Qatar

### Group B Preliminary round

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

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1 |  Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6
2 |  United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4
3 |  Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 2
4 |  Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -6 | 0
Team 1  | Score  | Team 2

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11 July 2022
11:10
United States | 2–0  |  Puerto Rico
Brazil | 2–0  |  Argentina
16:40
Argentina | 0–2  |  United States
Puerto Rico | 0–2  |  Brazil
12 July 2022
10:50
Brazil | 2–0  |  United States
11:40
Argentina | 2–0  |  Puerto Rico

### Group I Main round

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

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1 |  Croatia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4
2 |  Qatar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4
3 |  Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4
4 |  Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -6 | 0
Team 1  | Score  | Team 2

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13 July 2022
11:10
Croatia | 2–0  |  Puerto Rico
12:00
Qatar | 2–0  |  Argentina
18:00
Argentina | 2–1  |  Croatia
Puerto Rico | 0–2  |  Qatar

### Group II Main Round

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

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1 |  Brazil | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4
2 |  United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2
3 |  New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 0
Team 1  | Score  | Team 2

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13 July 2022
11:10
United States | 2–0  |  New Zealand
17:10
Brazil | 2–0  |  New Zealand

### Knockout stage

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| Semi-finals| | Gold medal

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|  Croatia| 2

| 15 July

|  United States| 1 |

|  Croatia| 2

| 14 July

| |  Qatar| 1

|  Brazil| 1

|  Qatar| 2 |

| Bronze medal

| 15 July

|  United States| 0

|  Brazil| 2

### Placement round

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

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5 |  Argentina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4
6 |  Puerto Rico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2
7 |  New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0
Team 1  | Score  | Team 2

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14 July 2022
14:40
Puerto Rico | 2–0  |  New Zealand
18:00
New Zealand | 0–2  |  Argentina
15 July 2022
12:50
Argentina | 2-0  |  Puerto Rico

### Final ranking

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Rank | Team

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|  Croatia
|  Qatar
|  Brazil
4  |  United States
5  |  Argentina
6  |  Puerto Rico
7  |  New Zealand

## Women's tournament

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### Group A

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

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1 |  Germany | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10
2 |  Norway | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8
3 |  Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6
4 |  United States | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4
5 |  Mexico | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2
6 |  Australia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0
Team 1  | Score  | Team 2

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11 July 2022
09:30
Germany | 2–0  |  Mexico
Argentina | 2–0  |  Australia
10:20
Norway | 2–0  |  United States
15:00
Argentina | 1–2  |  Germany
15:50
United States | 2–0  |  Australia
Mexico | 0–2  |  Norway
12 July 2022
16:30
Norway | 1–2  |  Germany
17:20
Argentina | 2–0  |  United States
18:10
Australia | 0–2  |  Mexico
13 July 2022
09:30
Germany | 2–0  |  Australia
Norway | 2–1  |  Argentina
10:20
United States | 2–0  |  Mexico
15:30
Australia | 0–2  |  Norway
Mexico | 0–2  |  Argentina
16:20
Germany | 2–0  |  United States

### Knockout stage

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| Semi-finals| | Gold medal

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|  Norway| 2

| 15 July

|  Argentina| 0 |

|  Norway| 0

| 14 July

| |  Germany| 2

|  Germany| 2

|  United States| 0 |

| Bronze medal

| 15 July

|  Argentina| 2

|  United States| 0

### 5th-place match

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Team 1  | Score  | Team 2

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15 July 2022
13:40
Mexico | 2–0  |  Australia

### Final ranking

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Rank | Team

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|  Germany
|  Norway
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4  |  United States
5  |  Mexico
6  |  Australia

## Medalists

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Men's tournament  |  Croatia |  Qatar |  Brazil
Women's tournament  |  Germany |  Norway |  Argentina

## References

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1. ^ "The World Games 2022 Sports programme". Retrieved 2020-09-01.
2. ^ "2021 WORLD GAMES POSTPONED TO 2022 TO AVOID TOKYO OLYMPIC CLASH". reuters.com. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
3. ^ for  Greece, that could not attend

## External links

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* The World Games 2022
* International Handball Federation
* Results book Archived 2022-07-16 at the Wayback Machine

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