The 2016 Beach Handball World Championships was a twelve-team tournament in both men's and women's beach handball, held at Budapest, Hungary from 12 to 17 July 2016. [1] It was the seventh edition of the event.
Croatia and Spain took home gold in the men's and women's event, both after defeating Brazil in the final. [2] [3]
The twelve teams were split into two groups of six teams. After playing a round-robin, the three top ranked team advanced to the main round. Every team kept the points from preliminary round matches against teams who also advance. In the main round every team had three games against the opponents they did not face in the preliminary round. The top four teams advanced to the semifinals. The three 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. Every team played three games and after those round there were placement matches from 7th–12th place.
Matches were played in sets, the team that wins two sets is the winner of a match. When teams were equal in points the head-to-head result was decisive.
The draw was held on 12 May 2016. [4] [5] The schedule was released on 16 June 2016. [6]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil  Croatia |  Qatar  Spain |  Ukraine  Hungary |  Oman  Egypt |  United States  Uruguay |  Australia  Bahrain |
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil Hungary |  Norway  Italy | Spain  Poland | Uruguay  Thailand |  Chinese Taipei  Argentina | Australia  Tunisia |
Following 8 referee pairs were selected for the championship: [7]
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All times are local (UTC+2).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3.333 | 210 | 166 | 1.265 | Main round |
| 2 | Qatar | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 201 | 151 | 1.331 | |
| 3 | Ukraine | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 179 | 206 | 0.869 | |
| 4 | Egypt | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 5 | 8 | 0.625 | 171 | 174 | 0.983 | Consolation round |
| 5 | Bahrain | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 179 | 199 | 0.899 | |
| 6 | United States | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 176 | 220 | 0.800 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 12 July 2016 | ||
| 10:00 | ||
| Brazil | 2–1 | Egypt |
| Qatar | 2–0 | Bahrain |
| Ukraine | 0–2 | United States |
| 15:30 | ||
| Bahrain | 1–2 | Ukraine |
| Egypt | 0–2 | Qatar |
| United States | 0–2 | Brazil |
| 13 July 2016 | ||
| 11:40 | ||
| Egypt | 2–1 | United States |
| Qatar | 2–0 | Ukraine |
| 12:30 | ||
| Brazil | 2–0 | Bahrain |
| 17:20 | ||
| Qatar | 2–0 | United States |
| 18:10 | ||
| Bahrain | 1–2 | Egypt |
| 14 July 2016 | ||
| 11:20 | ||
| Ukraine | 1–2 | Brazil |
| 18:20 | ||
| Brazil | 2–1 | Qatar |
| Ukraine | 2–0 | Egypt |
| United States | 1–2 | Bahrain |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2.000 | 257 | 235 | 1.094 | Main round |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 216 | 187 | 1.155 | |
| 3 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 217 | 188 | 1.154 | |
| 4 | Oman | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 188 | 202 | 0.931 | Consolation round |
| 5 | Uruguay | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 185 | 196 | 0.944 | |
| 6 | Australia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.200 | 143 | 198 | 0.722 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 12 July 2016 | ||
| 12:30 | ||
| Hungary | 2–0 | Uruguay |
| Croatia | 2–1 | Oman |
| Spain | 2–0 | Australia |
| 18:00 | ||
| Oman | 2–1 | Spain |
| 18:50 | ||
| Uruguay | 1–2 | Croatia |
| 21:45 | ||
| Australia | 0–2 | Hungary |
| 13 July 2016 | ||
| 10:50 | ||
| Spain | 2–0 | Hungary |
| Oman | 2–0 | Uruguay |
| Croatia | 2–1 | Australia |
| 17:20 | ||
| Australia | 0–2 | Oman |
| 18:10 | ||
| Hungary | 1–2 | Croatia |
| 19:50 | ||
| Spain | 2–1 | Uruguay |
| 14 July 2016 | ||
| 12:30 | ||
| Hungary | 2–0 | Oman |
| Croatia | 2–1 | Spain |
| Uruguay | 2–1 | Australia |
Points obtained against teams from the same group are carried over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 [lower-alpha 1] | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 219 | 206 | 1.063 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Croatia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 [lower-alpha 1] | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 261 | 216 | 1.208 | |
| 3 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | 193 | 198 | 0.975 | |
| 4 | Qatar | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 156 | 142 | 1.099 | |
| 5 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 206 | 200 | 1.030 | Fifth place game |
| 6 | Ukraine | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.200 | 183 | 246 | 0.744 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 July 2016 | ||
| 10:50 | ||
| Brazil | 1–2 | Hungary |
| 11:40 | ||
| Qatar | 2–0 | Spain |
| 12:30 | ||
| Ukraine | 0–2 | Croatia |
| 18:10 | ||
| Ukraine | 1–2 | Hungary |
| 19:00 | ||
| Brazil | 2–0 | Spain |
| 19:50 | ||
| Qatar | 0–2 | Croatia |
| 16 July 2016 | ||
| 10:50 | ||
| Brazil | 2–0 | Croatia |
| Qatar | 1–2 | Hungary |
| Ukraine | 0–2 | Spain |
Points obtained against teams from the same group are carried over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oman | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 179 | 163 | 1.098 | Seventh place game |
| 2 | Egypt | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 174 | 177 | 0.983 | |
| 3 | Uruguay | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 207 | 186 | 1.113 | Ninth place game |
| 4 | Bahrain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 205 | 190 | 1.079 | |
| 5 | Australia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 160 | 182 | 0.879 | Eleventh place game |
| 6 | United States | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0.400 | 192 | 219 | 0.877 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 July 2016 | ||
| 11:40 | ||
| Bahrain | 1–2 | Uruguay |
| 12:30 | ||
| United States | 1–2 | Oman |
| Egypt | 0–2 | Australia |
| 15:40 | ||
| Egypt | 2–1 | Uruguay |
| United States | 1–2 | Australia |
| Bahrain | 2–0 | Oman |
| 18:10 | ||
| Egypt | 0–2 | Oman |
| 19:00 | ||
| United States | 0–2 | Uruguay |
| Bahrain | 2–0 | Australia |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2016 | ||
| 14:00 | ||
| Australia | 0–2 | United States |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2016 | ||
| 14:50 | ||
| Uruguay | 1–2 | Bahrain |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2016 | ||
| 15:40 | ||
| Oman | 2–1 | Egypt |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2016 | ||
| 16:30 | ||
| Spain | 2–0 | Ukraine |
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 16 July – 16:30 | ||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||
| 16 July – 19:00 | ||||||
| Qatar | 0 | |||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||
| 16 July – 15:40 | ||||||
| Croatia | 2 | |||||
| Croatia | 2 | |||||
| Hungary | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 16 July – 17:00 | ||||||
| Qatar | 2 | |||||
| Hungary | 1 | |||||
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Croatia |
 | Brazil |
 | Qatar |
| 4 | Hungary |
| 5 | Spain |
| 6 | Ukraine |
| 7 | Oman |
| 8 | Egypt |
| 9 | Bahrain |
| 10 | Uruguay |
| 11 | United States |
| 12 | Australia |
Anis Zouaoui (126 points) Mohsin Yafai Nailson Amaral Ivan Jurić Attila Kun Hagi Toure Bruno Oliveira| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | MAX | 175 | 119 | 1.471 | Main round |
| 2 | Hungary | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 169 | 163 | 1.037 | |
| 3 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 157 | 145 | 1.083 | |
| 4 | Australia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 152 | 158 | 0.962 | Consolation round |
| 5 | Argentina | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 138 | 149 | 0.926 | |
| 6 | Thailand | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.000 | 138 | 195 | 0.708 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 12 July 2016 | ||
| 11:40 | ||
| Hungary | 2–0 | Thailand |
| Italy | 2–0 | Australia |
| Spain | 2–0 | Argentina |
| 17:10 | ||
| Australia | 0–2 | Spain |
| Thailand | 0–2 | Italy |
| 19:40 | ||
| Argentina | 1–2 | Hungary |
| 13 July 2016 | ||
| 11:40 | ||
| Hungary | 2–1 | Australia |
| 12:30 | ||
| Thailand | 0–2 | Argentina |
| Italy | 0–2 | Spain |
| 19:00 | ||
| Spain | 2–0 | Hungary |
| Australia | 2–0 | Thailand |
| 14 July 2016 | ||
| 11:40 | ||
| Italy | 2–0 | Argentina |
| 17:30 | ||
| Hungary | 2–0 | Italy |
| Spain | 2–0 | Thailand |
| Argentina | 1–2 | Australia |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | MAX | 220 | 110 | 2.000 | Main round |
| 2 | Norway | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 218 | 164 | 1.329 | |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 148 | 185 | 0.800 | |
| 4 | Poland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 146 | 164 | 0.890 | Consolation round |
| 5 | Tunisia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 123 | 175 | 0.703 | |
| 6 | Uruguay | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.200 | 121 | 170 | 0.712 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 12 July 2016 | ||
| 10:50 | ||
| Brazil | 2–0 | Uruguay |
| Norway | 2–0 | Tunisia |
| Poland | 0–2 | Chinese Taipei |
| 16:20 | ||
| Tunisia | 1–2 | Poland |
| Chinese Taipei | 0–2 | Brazil |
| Uruguay | 0–2 | Norway |
| 13 July 2016 | ||
| 10:00 | ||
| Uruguay | 1–2 | Chinese Taipei |
| Brazil | 2–0 | Tunisia |
| Norway | 1–2 | Poland |
| 16:30 | ||
| Poland | 0–2 | Brazil |
| Norway | 2–0 | Chinese Taipei |
| Tunisia | 2–1 | Uruguay |
| 14 July 2016 | ||
| 13:20 | ||
| Brazil | 2–0 | Norway |
| Poland | 2–0 | Uruguay |
| Chinese Taipei | 2–0 | Tunisia |
Points obtained against teams from the same group are carried over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 10.000 | 214 | 148 | 1.446 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Norway | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 196 | 182 | 1.077 | |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 178 | 150 | 1.187 | |
| 4 | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 167 | 166 | 1.006 | |
| 5 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 143 | 170 | 0.841 | Fifth place game |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0.100 | 145 | 226 | 0.642 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 July 2016 | ||
| 10:00 | ||
| Italy | 0–2 | Brazil |
| Hungary | 1–2 | Norway |
| 11:40 | ||
| Spain | 2–0 | Chinese Taipei |
| 16:20 | ||
| Italy | 2–1 | Chinese Taipei |
| 17:20 | ||
| Hungary | 1–2 | Brazil |
| 20:40 | ||
| Spain | 1–2 | Norway |
| 16 July 2016 | ||
| 10:00 | ||
| Spain | 0–2 | Brazil |
| Hungary | 2–0 | Chinese Taipei |
| Italy | 0–2 | Norway |
Points obtained against teams from the same group are carried over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 [lower-alpha 1] | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 134 | 124 | 1.081 | Seventh place game |
| 2 | Argentina | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 [lower-alpha 1] | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 160 | 146 | 1.096 | |
| 3 | Thailand | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 [lower-alpha 2] | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 154 | 176 | 0.875 | Ninth place game |
| 4 | Poland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 [lower-alpha 2] | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 163 | 157 | 1.038 | |
| 5 | Tunisia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 140 | 163 | 0.859 | Eleventh place game |
| 6 | Uruguay | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.200 | 142 | 146 | 0.973 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 July 2016 | ||
| 10:00 | ||
| Thailand | 2–1 | Poland |
| 10:50 | ||
| Australia | 2–0 | Uruguay |
| Argentina | 2–0 | Tunisia |
| 14:50 | ||
| Argentina | 2–1 | Poland |
| Thailand | 2–0 | Uruguay |
| Australia | 2–0 | Tunisia |
| 17:20 | ||
| Australia | 0–2 | Poland |
| Thailand | 2–0 | Tunisia |
| 18:10 | ||
| Argentina | 2–1 | Uruguay |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2016 | ||
| 14:00 | ||
| Tunisia | 0–2 | Uruguay |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2016 | ||
| 14:50 | ||
| Thailand | 2–1 | Poland |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2016 | ||
| 15:40 | ||
| Australia | 0–2 | Argentina |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2016 | ||
| 16:30 | ||
| Italy | 2–0 | Chinese Taipei |
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 16 July – 14:50 | ||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||
| 17 July – 18:00 | ||||||
| Hungary | 0 | |||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||
| 16 July – 14:00 | ||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||
| Norway | 1 | |||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 17 July – 16:00 | ||||||
| Hungary | 1 | |||||
| Norway | 2 | |||||
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| Spain |
| Brazil |
| Norway |
| 4 | Hungary |
| 5 | Italy |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei |
| 7 | Argentina |
| 8 | Australia |
| 9 | Thailand |
| 10 | Poland |
| 11 | Uruguay |
| 12 | Tunisia |
Fruzsina Kretz (99 points) Regina Gulbrandsen Raquel Caño Nathalie Sena Renata Santiago María García Renáta Csiki 
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