Beach handball at the 2017 World Games

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Beach handball
at the 2017 World Games
VenueP5 Complex
Dates26–29 July 2017
Competitors162 from 13 nations
  2013
2022  

The beach handball tournaments at the 2017 World Games in Wrocław was played between 26 and 29 July. 82 beach handball competitors, from 11 nations, participated in the tournament. The beach handball competition took place at P5 Complex in east cluster. [1]

Qualification

Men's tournament

Means of qualificationDateVenueVacanciesQualified
Host country Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Basel 1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
African Qualifliers 12–17 July 2016 Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest 1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Americans Qualifliers 2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Asian Qualifliers 1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
European Qualifliers 2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Oceanian Qualifliers 1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Total8

Women's tournament

Means of qualificationDateVenueVacanciesQualified
Host country Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Basel 1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
African Qualifliers 12–17 July 2016 Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest 1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Americans Qualifliers 2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Asian Qualifliers 1Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
European Qualifliers 2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Oceanian Qualifliers 1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Total8

Schedule

GGroup stage¼Quarter-finals½Semi-finalsBBronze medal matchFFinal
Date
Event
Wed 26Thu 27Fri 28Sat 29
MenGG¼½BF
WomenGG¼½BF

Men's tournament

Group A

PosTeamPldWLSWSLPts
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 330616
2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 321524
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 312242
4Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 303060

Group B

PosTeamPldWLSWSLPts
1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 330616
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 321524
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 312242
4Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 303060

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal
 
          
 
28 July
 
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2
 
28 July
 
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 0
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0
 
28 July
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0
 
29 July
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2
 
28 July
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0
 
28 July
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2
 
28 July
 
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1 Bronze medal
 
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 2
 
29 July
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1
 
 
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 2
 

5th–8th place play-offs

 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
28 July
 
 
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 2
 
29 July
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0
 
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 2
 
28 July
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2
 
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0
 
Seventh place
 
 
29 July
 
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2
 
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0

Final ranking

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
5Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
7Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
8Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt

Women's tournament

Group A

PosTeamPldWLSWSLPts
1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 330606
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 321434
3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 312342
4Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 303060

Group B

PosTeamPldWLSWSLPts
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 330606
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 321434
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 312342
4Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 303060

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal
 
          
 
28 July
 
 
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2
 
28 July
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 0
 
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1
 
28 July
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2
 
29 July
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0
 
28 July
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0
 
28 July
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0
 
28 July
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2Bronze medal
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2
 
29 July
 
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 0
 
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2
 

5th–8th place play-offs

 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
28 July
 
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 0
 
29 July
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0
 
28 July
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2
 
 
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1
 
Seventh place
 
 
29 July
 
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 2
 
 
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1

Final ranking

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
5Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
7Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
8Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia

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References

  1. "Competition Schedule" (PDF). theworldgames2017.com/en/results/. Retrieved 31 July 2017.