| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | |
| Venue | Karteros Beach Sports Center |
| Dates | 21–26 June |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) | (164 points) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | |
The2022 Men'sIHF Beach Handball World Championships was the ninth edition of the championship, held from 21 to 26 June 2022 atCrete, Greece under the aegis ofInternational Handball Federation (IHF).[1] It was the first time in history that the championship is organised byHellenic Handball Federation.[2]
Croatia won their third title after defeating Denmark in the final.[3]
The draw took place on 13 May 2022.[9][10]
All times are local (UTC+3).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 146 | 124 | 1.177 | Main round | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 136 | 112 | 1.214 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 133 | 124 | 1.073 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 88 | 143 | 0.615 | Consolation round |
| 21 June 2022 11:30 | Argentina | 1–2 | Court 3 Referees: Luciano Cardone (ITA), Sebatiano Manuele (ITA) | |
| (23–22, 16–18, 6–7) Report | ||||
| 21 June 2022 14:00 | Greece | 2–0 | Center court Referees: Mohamed Ben Salah (TUN), Mohamed Drissi (TUN) | |
| (30–13, 27–20) Report | ||||
| 21 June 2022 17:30 | Puerto Rico | 0–2 | Court 3 Referees: Ana Barbosa (POR), Nádia Lemos (POR) | |
| (12–26, 11–16) Report | ||||
| 21 June 2022 20:10 | United States | 0–2 | Center court Referees: Sylwia Bartkowiak (POL), Weronika Łakomy (POL) | |
| (17–25, 18–20) Report | ||||
| 22 June 2022 18:20 | United States | 2–0 | Court 2 Referees: Sydiney Dos Santos (BRA), Flavio Asis (BRA) | |
| (24–18, 20–14) Report | ||||
| 22 June 2022 18:20 | Argentina | 0–2 | Center court Referees: Dario Rupčić (CRO), Ivica Botinčan (CRO) | |
| (24–27, 22–27) Report | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 156 | 136 | 1.147 | Main round | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 129 | 130 | 0.992 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 150 | 144 | 1.042 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 100 | 125 | 0.800 | Consolation round |
| 21 June 2022 09:00 | Spain | 2–0 | Court 3 Referees: Khalid Al-Hail (QAT), Ali Al-Yafei (QAT) | |
| (18–15, 23–18) Report | ||||
| 21 June 2022 09:00 | Croatia | 2–0 | Court 2 Referees: Johan Gomér (SWE), Martin Gomér (SWE) | |
| (28–22, 24–18) Report | ||||
| 21 June 2022 15:00 | Uruguay | 2–1 | Court 2 Referees: Mohamed Ben Salah (TUN), Mohamed Drissi (TUN) | |
| (26–24, 24–28, 7–2) Report | ||||
| 21 June 2022 15:50 | Ecuador | 0–2 | Court 2 Referees: Sylwia Bartkowiak (POL), Weronika Łakomy (POL) | |
| (18–23, 25–27) Report | ||||
| 22 June 2022 11:20 | Uruguay | 2–0 | Court 2 Referees: Ana Barbosa (POR), Nádia Lemos (POR) | |
| (12–10, 20–14) Report | ||||
| 22 June 2022 11:20 | Croatia | 2–1 | Center court Referees: Sydiney Dos Santos (BRA), Flavio Asis (BRA) | |
| (19–18, 26–27, 9–8) Report | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 135 | 99 | 1.364 | Main round | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 150 | 134 | 1.119 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 116 | 140 | 0.829 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 122 | 148 | 0.824 | Consolation round |
| 21 June 2022 09:00 | Denmark | 2–0 | Center court Referees: Pedro Ortega (VEN), Miguel Aular (VEN) | |
| (23–10, 20–12) Report | ||||
| 21 June 2022 09:50 | Norway | 2–0 | Center court Referees: Sydiney Dos Santos (BRA), Flavio Asis (BRA) | |
| (28–20, 28–20) Report | ||||
| 21 June 2022 15:00 | Egypt | 1–2 | Center court Referees: Mathieu Fanack (FRA), Cédric Daré (FRA) | |
| (22–21, 18–24, 4–5) Report | ||||
| 21 June 2022 15:50 | Iran | 1–2 | Center court Referees: Johan Gomér (SWE), Martin Gomér (SWE) | |
| (23–30, 21–20, 8–9) Report | ||||
| 22 June 2022 15:00 | Denmark | 2–0 | Center court Referees: Khalid Al-Hail (QAT), Ali Al-Yafei (QAT) | |
| (18–16, 24–19) Report | ||||
| 22 June 2022 15:00 | Iran | 2–1 | Court 2 Referees: Luciano Cardone (ITA), Sebatiano Manuele (ITA) | |
| (20–12, 16–22, 6–4) Report | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 132 | 95 | 1.389 | Main round | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 147 | 116 | 1.267 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 141 | 134 | 1.052 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 92 | 167 | 0.551 | Consolation round |
| 21 June 2022 09:50 | Portugal | 2–0 | Court 3 Referees: Mohamed Ben Salah (TUN), Mohamed Drissi (TUN) | |
| (32–20, 25–16) Report | ||||
| 21 June 2022 09:50 | Brazil | 2–1 | Court 2 Referees: Luciano Cardone (ITA), Sebatiano Manuele (ITA) | |
| (16–17, 14–10, 8–6) Report | ||||
| 21 June 2022 15:50 | New Zealand | 0–2 | Court 3 Referees: Luciano Cardone (ITA), Sebatiano Manuele (ITA) | |
| (16–26, 16–26) Report | ||||
| 21 June 2022 16:40 | Qatar | 2–1 | Court 2 Referees: Pedro Ortega (VEN), Miguel Aular (VEN) | |
| (23–20, 24–26, 9–8) Report | ||||
| 22 June 2022 15:50 | Qatar | 2–0 | Court 3 Referees: Sylwia Bartkowiak (POL), Weronika Łakomy (POL) | |
| (30–14, 28–10) Report | ||||
| 22 June 2022 15:50 | Brazil | 2–0 | Court 2 Referees: Johan Gomér (SWE), Martin Gomér (SWE) | |
| (21–16, 21–14) Report | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 132 | 115 | 1.148 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2.500 | 138 | 118 | 1.169 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 110 | 121 | 0.909 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 113 | 139 | 0.813 |
| 23 June 2022 10:40 | Puerto Rico | 0–2 | Court 3 Referees: Pedro Ortega (VEN), Miguel Aular (VEN) | |
| (18–22, 25–32) Report | ||||
| 23 June 2022 09:00 | Ecuador | 2–0 | Court 3 Referees: Sydiney Dos Santos (BRA), Flavio Asis (BRA) | |
| (19–14, 25–24) Report | ||||
| 23 June 2022 15:30 | Egypt | 1–2 | Court 3 Referees: Johan Gomér (SWE), Martin Gomér (SWE) | |
| (22–23, 15–12, 10–12) Report | ||||
| 23 June 2022 15:30 | New Zealand | 2–0 | Court 2 Referees: Khalid Al-Hail (QAT), Ali Al-Yafei (QAT) | |
| (22–20, 22–20) Report | ||||
| 24 June 2022 09:30 | Puerto Rico | 0–2 | Court 2 Referees: Sylwia Bartkowiak (POL), Weronika Łakomy (POL) | |
| (16–21, 14–20) Report | ||||
| 24 June 2022 09:30 | Egypt | 2–0 | Court 3 Referees: Pedro Ortega (VEN), Miguel Aular (VEN) | |
| (25–18, 12–10) Report | ||||
Points obtained against teams from the same group were carried over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 10.000 | 260 | 214 | 1.215 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6[a] | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | 252 | 249 | 1.012 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6[a] | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 238 | 242 | 0.983 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 257 | 238 | 1.080 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2[b] | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 210 | 236 | 0.890 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2[b] | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 215 | 253 | 0.850 |
| 23 June 2022 12:20 | Greece | 2–1 | Center court Referees: Luciano Cardone (ITA), Sebatiano Manuele (ITA) | |
| (20–30, 20–19, 9–8) Report | ||||
| 23 June 2022 12:20 | Argentina | 0–2 | Court 3 Referees: Sylwia Bartkowiak (POL), Weronika Łakomy (POL) | |
| (16–30, 26–28) Report | ||||
| 23 June 2022 12:20 | United States | 1–2 | Court 2 Referees: Ana Barbosa (POR), Nádia Lemos (POR) | |
| (21–20, 22–24, 6–10) Report | ||||
| 23 June 2022 17:10 | Argentina | 0–2 | Court 3 Referees: Khalid Al-Hail (QAT), Ali Al-Yafei (QAT) | |
| (22–26, 18–20) Report | ||||
| 23 June 2022 17:10 | United States | 0–2 | Court 2 Referees: Johan Gomér (SWE), Martin Gomér (SWE) | |
| (20–23, 21–22) Report | ||||
| 23 June 2022 20:30 | Greece | 1–2 | Center court Referees: Johan Gomér (SWE), Martin Gomér (SWE) | |
| (18–22, 26–22, 8–9) Report | ||||
| 24 June 2022 18:50 | United States | 0–2 | Court 2 Referees: Johan Gomér (SWE), Martin Gomér (SWE) | |
| (18–22, 20–25) Report | ||||
| 24 June 2022 18:50 | Greece | 0–2 | Center court Referees: Sydiney Dos Santos (BRA), Flavio Asis (BRA) | |
| (20–23, 18–28) Report | ||||
| 24 June 2022 19:40 | Argentina | 2–1 | Center court Referees: Mathieu Fanack (FRA), Cédric Daré (FRA) | |
| (15–24, 21–20, 6–4) Report | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5.000 | 200 | 167 | 1.198 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6[a] | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | 245 | 245 | 1.000 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6[a] | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 231 | 202 | 1.144 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 229 | 236 | 0.970 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2[b] | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 190 | 232 | 0.819 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2[b] | 5 | 9 | 0.556 | 224 | 240 | 0.933 |
| 23 June 2022 10:40 | Denmark | 2–1 | Center court Referees: Dario Rupčić (CRO), Ivica Botinčan (CRO) | |
| (25–18, 16–21, 7–6) Report | ||||
| 23 June 2022 10:40 | Iran | 0–2 | Court 2 Referees: Khalid Al-Hail (QAT), Ali Al-Yafei (QAT) | |
| (12–17, 12–15) Report | ||||
| 23 June 2022 11:30 | Norway | 2–0 | Center court Referees: Johan Gomér (SWE), Martin Gomér (SWE) | |
| (23–22, 28–26) Report | ||||
| 23 June 2022 16:20 | Iran | 2–1 | Court 2 Referees: Mathieu Fanack (FRA), Cédric Daré (FRA) | |
| (22–24, 19–18, 8–6) Report | ||||
| 23 June 2022 16:20 | Norway | 0–2 | Center court Referees: Sylwia Bartkowiak (POL), Weronika Łakomy (POL) | |
| (22–24, 17–23) Report | ||||
| 23 June 2022 17:10 | Denmark | 1–2 | Center court Referees: Luciano Cardone (ITA), Sebatiano Manuele (ITA) | |
| (24–25, 23–22, 10–12) Report | ||||
| 24 June 2022 10:20 | Denmark | 1–2 | Center court Referees: Johan Gomér (SWE), Martin Gomér (SWE) | |
| (12–16, 21–16, 8–9) Report | ||||
| 24 June 2022 11:10 | Norway | 1–2 | Center court Referees: Khalid Al-Hail (QAT), Ali Al-Yafei (QAT) | |
| (20–21, 21–19, 4–7) Report | ||||
| 24 June 2022 12:00 | Iran | 1–2 | Center court Referees: Dario Rupčić (CRO), Ivica Botinčan (CRO) | |
| (17–22, 20–19, 8–9) Report | ||||
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| 9–16th place quarterfinals | 9–12th place semifinals | Ninth place game | ||||||||
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| 13–16th place semifinals | 13th place game | |||||
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| 25 June 2022 09:50 | Argentina | 2–0 | Court 3 Referees: Khalid Al-Hail (QAT), Ali Al-Yafei (QAT) | |
| (21–20, 18–10) Report | ||||
| 25 June 2022 10:40 | Iran | 2–0 | Court 2 Referees: Mohamed Ben Salah (TUN), Mohamed Drissi (TUN) | |
| (30–12, 24–13) Report | ||||
| 25 June 2022 10:40 | United States | 2–1 | Court 3 Referees: Pedro Ortega (VEN), Miguel Aular (VEN) | |
| (26–20, 23–24, 5–4) Report | ||||
| 25 June 2022 11:30 | Portugal | 2–1 | Court 3 Referees: Sydiney Dos Santos (BRA), Flavio Asis (BRA) | |
| (19–18, 12–15, 5–2) Report | ||||
| 25 June 2022 09:30 | Croatia | 2–0 | Center court Referees: Johan Gomér (SWE), Martin Gomér (SWE) | |
| (24–22, 28–20) Report | ||||
| 25 June 2022 10:40 | Greece | 2–1 | Center court Referees: Mathieu Fanack (FRA), Cédric Daré (FRA) | |
| (20–21, 19–14, 15–14) Report | ||||
| 25 June 2022 11:30 | Spain | 0–2 | Court 2 Referees: Khalid Al-Hail (QAT), Ali Al-Yafei (QAT) | |
| (11–20, 14–22) Report | ||||
| 25 June 2022 11:30 | Uruguay | 1–2 | Center court Referees: Dario Rupčić (CRO), Ivica Botinčan (CRO) | |
| (16–21, 21–20, 6–9) Report | ||||
| 25 June 2022 16:40 | Puerto Rico | 0–2 | Court 2 Referees: Pedro Ortega (VEN), Miguel Aular (VEN) | |
| (16–17, 22–30) Report | ||||
| 25 June 2022 17:30 | New Zealand | 2–1 | Court 3 Referees: Mathieu Fanack (FRA), Cédric Daré (FRA) | |
| (12–23, 23–20, 7–4) Report | ||||
| 25 June 2022 15:50 | Iran | 2–1 | Center court Referees: Johan Gomér (SWE), Martin Gomér (SWE) | |
| (26–14, 21–27, 10–8) Report | ||||
| 25 June 2022 18:20 | United States | 0–2 | Court 2 Referees: Luciano Cardone (ITA), Sebatiano Manuele (ITA) | |
| (20–22, 18–26) Report | ||||
| 25 June 2022 17:30 | Norway | 1–2 | Court 2 Referees: Sydiney Dos Santos (BRA), Flavio Asis (BRA) | |
| (24–27, 22–20, 4–7) Report | ||||
| 25 June 2022 17:30 | Spain | 0–2 | Center court Referees: Dario Rupčić (CRO), Ivica Botinčan (CRO) | |
| (20–22, 26–27) Report | ||||
| 25 June 2022 18:20 | Brazil | 1–2 | Center court Referees: Sylwia Bartkowiak (POL), Weronika Łakomy (POL) | |
| (21–16, 16–17, 4–6) Report | ||||
| 25 June 2022 20:50 | Croatia | 2–1 | Center court Referees: Khalid Al-Hail (QAT), Ali Al-Yafei (QAT) | |
| (20–22, 25–18, 5–0) Report | ||||
| 26 June 2022 09:30 | Puerto Rico | 0–2 | Court 3 Referees: Sydiney Dos Santos (BRA), Flavio Asis (BRA) | |
| (20–26, 20–26) Report | ||||
| 26 June 2022 11:10 | Ecuador | 2–1 | Court 3 Referees: Sylwia Bartkowiak (POL), Weronika Łakomy (POL) | |
| (22–14, 22–24, 8–2) Report | ||||
| 26 June 2022 09:30 | Argentina | 2–0 | Court 2 Referees: Dario Rupčić (CRO), Ivica Botinčan (CRO) | |
| (23–20, 27–20) Report | ||||
| 26 June 2022 11:10 | Iran | 2–0 | Court 2 Referees: Pedro Ortega (VEN), Miguel Aular (VEN) | |
| (20–18, 29–28) Report | ||||
| 26 June 2022 09:30 | Norway | 0–2 | Center court Referees: Johan Gomér (SWE), Martin Gomér (SWE) | |
| (22–24, 20–21) Report | ||||
| 26 June 2022 11:10 | Qatar | 2–0 | Center court Referees: Mathieu Fanack (FRA), Cédric Daré (FRA) | |
| (19–18, 18–16) Report | ||||
| 26 June 2022 17:00 | Greece | 0–2 | Center court Referees: Luciano Cardone (ITA), Sebatiano Manuele (ITA) | |
| (15–18, 18–24) Report | ||||
| 26 June 2022 19:00 | Croatia | 2–0 | Center court Referees: Johan Gomér (SWE), Martin Gomér (SWE) | |
| (24–22, 21–18) Report | ||||
| Rank | Team |
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| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | |
| 10 | |
| 11 | |
| 12 | |
| 13 | |
| 14 | |
| 15 | |
| 16 |
Top goalscorers[edit]
Source:IHF | Top goalkeepers[edit]
Source:IHF |
The awards were announced on 26 June 2022.[11]
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | |
| Right wing | |
| Left wing | |
| Specialist | |
| Pivot | |
| Defender | |
| MVP | |
| Fair play award |