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]
| Beach handball at the 2022 World Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Sloss Furnaces |
| Dates | 11–15 July 2022 |
| No. of events | 2 |
Qualification edit
Men's tournament edit
| Means of qualification | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
| Means of qualification | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
| G | Preliminary Round | G2 | Main Round | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal | F | Final |
Date Event |
Mon 11 | Thu 12 | Wed 13 | Thu 14 | Fri 15 | Fri 15 | Sat 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | G | G | G2 | ¼ | ½ | B | F |
| Women | G | G | G2 | ¼ | ½ | B | F |
Men's tournament edit
Group A Preliminary round edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 13 July 2022 | ||
| 11:10 | ||
| United States
|
2–0 | New Zealand
|
| 17:10 | ||
| Brazil
|
2–0 | New Zealand
|
Knockout stage edit
| Semi-finals | Gold medal | |||||
| 14 July | ||||||
| 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 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
|
Croatia
|
|
Qatar
|
|
Brazil
|
| 4 | United States
|
| 5 | Argentina
|
| 6 | Puerto Rico
|
| 7 | New Zealand
|
Women's tournament edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
| Semi-finals | Gold medal | |||||
| 14 July | ||||||
| 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 edit
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 July 2022 | ||
| 13:40 | ||
| Mexico
|
2–0 | Australia
|
Final ranking edit
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
|
|
Germany
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Norway
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Argentina
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| 4 | United States
|
| 5 | Mexico
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| 6 | Australia
|
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tournament | Croatia
|
Qatar
|
Brazil
|
| Women's tournament | Germany
|
Norway
|
Argentina
|
References edit
- ^ "The World Games 2022 Sports programme". Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ "2021 WORLD GAMES POSTPONED TO 2022 TO AVOID TOKYO OLYMPIC CLASH". reuters.com. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ for
Greece, that could not attend
