The qualification for the 2012 Women's Olympic Handball Tournament is held from December 2010 to May 2012.
Qualification summary edit
| Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 |  Great Britain
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| 2010 European Championship | 7–19 December 2010 |  Denmark &  Norway |
1 |  Sweden *
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| 2011 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament | 12–21 October |  China |
1 |  South Korea
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| 2011 Pan American Games | 15–23 October 2011 |  Mexico |
1 |  Brazil
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| 2011 World Championship | 2–18 December 2011 | Brazil |
1 | Norway
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| 2012 African Championship | 11–20 January 2012 |  Morocco |
1 |  Angola
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| 2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #1 | 25–27 May 2012 |  France |
2 |  Montenegro France
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| 2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #2 | 25–27 May 2012 |  Spain |
2 | Spain  Croatia
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| 2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #3 | 25–27 May 2012 | Denmark |
2 |  Russia Denmark
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| Total | 12 | |||
- * Sweden qualified as 2010 European Championship runner up because Norway qualified as the 2011 World Champion.
| Legend for qualification type |
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| Team qualified to the 2012 Olympic Tournament |
| Team qualified from the World Championship to the Olympic Qualification Tournament |
| Team qualified from Continental Events to the Olympic Qualification Tournament |
World Championship edit
Notes:
- The six best teams not yet qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games are qualified for one of the three World Olympic qualification tournaments (each one hosted by one of the three best teams).
- Qualification to the Olympic qualification tournament through the World Championship supersedes qualification through the Continental Championship.
| Rank | Team |
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Norway
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France
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Spain
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| 4 | Denmark
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| 5 | Brazil
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| 6 | Russia
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| 7 | Croatia
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| 8 | Angola
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| 9 | Sweden
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| 10 | Montenegro
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| 11 | South Korea
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| 12 |  Iceland
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| 13 |  Romania
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| 14 |  Japan
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| 15 |  Netherlands
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| 16 |  Ivory Coast
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| 17 |  Germany
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| 18 |  Tunisia
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| 19 |  Kazakhstan
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| 20 |  Uruguay
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| 21 | China
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| 22 |  Cuba
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| 23 |  Argentina
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| 24 |  Australia
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Continental qualification edit
Europe (1st ranking continent) edit
Notes:
- Norway is both European and World Champion, so Sweden goes directly to the Olympic Tournament in London on the European Champions spot.
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Norway
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Sweden
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Romania
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| 4 | Denmark
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| 5 | France
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| 6 | Montenegro
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| 7 | Russia
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| 8 | Netherlands
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| 9 | Croatia
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| 10 |  Hungary
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| 11 | Spain
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| 12 |  Ukraine
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| 13 | Germany
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| 14 |  Serbia
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| 15 | Iceland
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| 16 |  Slovenia
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America (2nd ranking continent) edit
- Winner goes to the Olympic Tournament, the runner-up and third (since Australia placed 24th) go to one of the qualification tournament
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Brazil
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Argentina
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 Dominican Republic
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| 4 | Mexico
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| 5 |  Chile
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| 6 |  Puerto Rico
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| 7 | Uruguay
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| 8 |  United States
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Africa (3rd ranking continent) edit
- Winner goes to the Olympic Tournament, the runner-up goes to one of the qualification tournament
| Rank | Team |
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Angola
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Tunisia
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 DR Congo
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| 4 |  Algeria
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| 5 |  Cameroon
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| 6 |  Congo
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| 7 | Ivory Coast
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| 8 |  Senegal
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| 9 |  Egypt
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| 10 | Morocco
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Asia (4th ranking continent) edit
- Winner goes to the Olympic Tournament, the runner-up goes to one of the qualification tournament
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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South Korea
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 104 | +79 | 10 |
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Japan
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 109 | +51 | 8 |
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China
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 110 | +21 | 6 |
| 4 |  North Korea
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 133 | 134 | −1 | 3 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 119 | 127 | −8 | 3 |
| 6 |  Turkmenistan
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 190 | −142 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
2012 IHF Qualification Tournaments edit
| 2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #1 | 2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #2 | 2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #3 |
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Note :
- Continents are ranked based on the 2011 World Championship results.
- If the Oceania representative at the 2011 World Championship had placed from 8th to 12th, Oceania would have earned a spot for IHF Qualification Tournament #3 : Oceania’s representative (Australia) placed 24th so, Dominican Republic, 3rd from Continent 2 (3rd place Americas 2011), are qualified.
2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #1 edit
- Venue:
Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon, France - All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 67 | +19 | 6 |
| France
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 58 | +16 | 4 |
| Romania
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 84 | −14 | 2 |
| Japan
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 88 | −21 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 25 May 2012 16:45 |
Montenegro
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30 − 24 | Japan
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Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Eliasson J, Gudjonsson I (ISL) |
| Bulatović 8 | (14–13) | Fujii 8 | ||
4× 4×
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Report | 3× 2×
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| 25 May 2012 19:00 |
France
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24 − 19 | Romania
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Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Gatelis M, Mazeika V (LTU) |
| Lacrabère 4 | (12–9) | Meiroşu 6 | ||
| 3× 2×
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Report | 3× 2×
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| 26 May 2012 14:45 |
Romania
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23 – 34 | Montenegro
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Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Caçador I, Nicolau E (POR) |
| Nechita, Ardean-Elisei 6 | (13–17) | Bulatović 7 | ||
| 4× 3×
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Report | 1× 5×
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| 26 May 2012 17:00 |
Japan
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17 – 30 | France
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Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Gatelis M, Mazeika V (LTU) |
| Kamimachi 5 | (7–13) | Baudouin 7 | ||
| 3× 2×
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Report | 3× 3×
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| 27 May 2012 14:15 |
Romania
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28 – 26 | Japan
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Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Caçador I, Nicolau E (POR) |
| Ani-Senocico 6 | (18–10) | Fujii 7 | ||
| 3×
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Report | 3× 1×
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| 27 May 2012 16:30 |
France
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20 – 22 | Montenegro
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Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon Attendance: 4,300 Referees: Eliasson J, Gudjonsson I (ISL) |
| Baudouin 4 | (9–9) | Knežević 7 | ||
| 3× 3×
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Report | 3× 5×
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2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #2 edit
- Venue:
Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Spain - All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Spain (+3)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 62 | +19 | 4 |
| Croatia (0)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 72 | +10 | 4 |
| Netherlands (-3)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 77 | +6 | 4 |
| Argentina
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 91 | −34 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 25 May 2012 10:45 |
Croatia
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28 − 29 | Netherlands
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Palacio Multiusos, Guadalajara Attendance: 800 Referees: Bonaventura C, Bonaventura J (FRA) |
| Zebić 11 | (12–14) | Abbingh 10 | ||
| 4× 3×
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Report | 3× 5×
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| 25 May 2012 13:00 |
Spain
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31 − 15 | Argentina
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Palacio Multiusos, Guadalajara Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| Mangué 6 | (15–9) | Decilio, Salvado 4 | ||
| 1× 5×
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Report | 3× 4×
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| 26 May 2012 10:45 |
Argentina
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21 – 31 | Croatia
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Palacio Multiusos, Guadalajara Attendance: 500 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| Mendoza 7 | (10–18) | Jovetić, Pušić-Koroljević 5 | ||
| 3× 1×
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Report | 3× 6×
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| 26 May 2012 13:00 |
Netherlands
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24 – 28 | Spain
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Palacio Multiusos, Guadalajara Attendance: 2,400 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| van der Heijden, Abbingh 5 | (13–14) | Alberto 11 | ||
| 4× 4×
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Report | 4× 2×
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| 27 May 2012 10:15 |
Argentina
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21 – 30 | Netherlands
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Palacio Multiusos, Guadalajara Attendance: 475 Referees: Bonaventura C, Bonaventura J (FRA) |
| Decilio 5 | (9–15) | Broch 6 | ||
| 3× 4×
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Report | 3× 4×
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| 27 May 2012 12:30 |
Spain
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22 – 23 | Croatia
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Palacio Multiusos, Guadalajara Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| Martín 9 | (10–12) | Zebić 8 | ||
| 2× 3×
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Report | 2× 8×
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2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #3 edit
- Venue:
Gigantium, Aalborg, Denmark - All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Russia
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 57 | +44 | 6 |
| Denmark
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 72 | +14 | 4 |
| Tunisia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 81 | −8 | 2 |
| Dominican Republic
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 108 | −50 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 25 May 2012 18:15 |
Russia
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41 − 17 | Dominican Republic
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Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 400 Referees: Florescu D, Duta A (ROU) |
| three players 5 | (20–10) | Andino 8 | ||
| 3× 2×
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Report | 2× 4×
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| 25 May 2012 20:15 |
Denmark
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28 − 24 | Tunisia
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Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Nachevski G, Nikolov S (MKD) |
| Nørgaard 11 | (12−13) | Toumi, Chebbah 7 | ||
| 3× 6×
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Report | 3× 1× 1×
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| 26 May 2012 18:45 |
Tunisia
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20 – 33 | Russia
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Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 300 Referees: Horvath P, Marton B (HUN) |
| Toumi 12 | (8–17) | Chernoivanenko, Postnova 5 | ||
| 3× 2×
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Report | 3× 3×
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| 26 May 2012 20:45 |
Dominican Republic
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21 – 38 | Denmark
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Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 880 Referees: Florescu D, Duta A (ROU) |
| Andino, Pop 6 | (13–20) | Augustesen, Dalby 6 | ||
| 3× 4×
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Report | 3× 2×
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| 27 May 2012 18:15 |
Tunisia
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29 – 20 | Dominican Republic
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Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Horvath P, Marton B (HUN) |
| Toumi 10 | (17–8) | Andino 6 | ||
| 3× 4×
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Report | 3× 6×
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| 27 May 2012 20:15 |
Denmark
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20 – 27 | Russia
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Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Nachevski G, Nikolov S (MKD) |
| Nørgaard 9 | (9–9) | three players 4 | ||
| 4× 5×
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Report | 3× 2×
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