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]
Men Women Following 8 referee pairs were selected for the championship: [7]
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[a] 5 7 0.714 179 206 0.869 4 Egypt 5 2 3 4[a] 5 8 0.625 171 174 0.983 Consolation round 5 Bahrain 5 1 4 2[b] 4 9 0.444 179 199 0.899 6 United States 5 1 4 2[b] 4 8 0.500 176 220 0.800
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IHF Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head set difference; 4) Head-to-head points won; 5) Set difference; 6) Points won; 7) Draw.
Notes:
^ a b Ukraine 2–0 Egypt ^ a b 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[a] 8 5 1.600 216 187 1.155 3 Hungary 5 3 2 6[a] 7 4 1.750 217 188 1.154 4 Oman 5 3 2 6[a] 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
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IHF Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head set difference; 4) Head-to-head points won; 5) Set difference; 6) Points won; 7) Draw.
Notes:
^ a b c Spain 2 Pts, 3–2 SW; Hungary 2 Pts, 2–2 SW; Oman 2 Pts, 2–3 SW 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[a] 9 4 2.250 219 206 1.063 Semifinals 2 Croatia 5 4 1 8[a] 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[b] 6 6 1.000 156 142 1.099 5 Spain 5 2 3 4[b] 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
Source:
IHF Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head set difference; 4) Head-to-head points won; 5) Set difference; 6) Points won; 7) Draw.
Notes:
^ a b Brazil 2–0 Croatia ^ a b Qatar 2–0 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[a] 6 7 0.857 179 163 1.098 Seventh place game 2 Egypt 5 3 2 6[a] 8 3 2.667 174 177 0.983 3 Uruguay 5 3 2 6[a] 7 6 1.167 207 186 1.113 Ninth place game 4 Bahrain 5 3 2 6[a] 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
Source:
IHF Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head set difference; 4) Head-to-head points won; 5) Set difference; 6) Points won; 7) Draw.
Notes:
^ a b c d Oman 4 Pts, 4–2 SW; Egypt 4 Pts, 4–4 SW; Uruguay 2 Pts, 3–5 SW; Bahrain 2 Pts, 4–4 SW. Bahrain 1–2 Uruguay after the first tie is broken. Eleventh place game [ edit ] MVP[8] Topscorer All-star team Fair play award 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
Source:
IHF Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head set difference; 4) Head-to-head points won; 5) Set difference; 6) Points won; 7) Draw.
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[a] 7 4 1.750 218 164 1.329 3 Chinese Taipei 5 3 2 6[a] 6 5 1.200 148 185 0.800 4 Poland 5 3 2 6[a] 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
Source:
IHF Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head set difference; 4) Head-to-head points won; 5) Set difference; 6) Points won; 7) Draw.
Notes:
^ a b c Norway 2 Pts, 3–2 SW; Chinese Taipei 2 Pts, 2–2 SW; Poland 2 Pts, 2–3 SW 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
Source:
IHF Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head set difference; 4) Head-to-head points won; 5) Set difference; 6) Points won; 7) Draw.
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[a] 8 3 2.667 134 124 1.081 Seventh place game 2 Argentina 5 4 1 8[a] 9 4 2.250 160 146 1.096 3 Thailand 5 3 2 6[b] 6 5 1.200 154 176 0.875 Ninth place game 4 Poland 5 3 2 6[b] 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
Source:
IHF Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head set difference; 4) Head-to-head points won; 5) Set difference; 6) Points won; 7) Draw.
Notes:
^ a b Argentina 1–2 Australia ^ a b Thailand 2–1 Poland Eleventh place game [ edit ] MVP[8] Topscorer All-star team Fair play award
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