2012 Beach Handball World Championships

The 2012 Beach Handball World Championships was a twelve-team tournament in both men's and women's beach handball, held at Muscat, Oman from July 8–13, 2012.^[1] It was the fifth edition of the event. Matches were played in sets, the team that won two sets was the winner of a match. When teams were equal in points the head-to-head result would be decisive.

Brazil won both editions, the men and women competition.^[2][3]

Format

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 advanced. In the main round every team had 3 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.

Men

The draw was held on May 14.^[4][5]

Participating nations

Group A	Group B
Brazil  Russia  Ukraine  Oman  Bahrain  Australia	Croatia  Egypt  Spain  Qatar  Uruguay  Kuwait

Preliminary round

	Team advance to Main Round
	Team competes in Consolation Round

Group A Team Pld W L SW SL Pts  Russia 5 4 1 9 3 8  Brazil 5 4 1 9 2 8  Ukraine 5 3 2 6 5 6  Oman 5 3 2 7 6 6  Bahrain 5 1 5 3 8 2  Australia 5 0 5 0 10 0 Team 1 Score Team 2 8 July 2012 Ukraine  2–0  Bahrain Russia  2–0  Australia Brazil  2–0  Oman Bahrain  0–2  Brazil Australia  0–2  Ukraine Oman  2–1  Russia 9 July 2012 Oman  2–1  Bahrain Russia  2–0  Ukraine Brazil  2–0  Australia Russia  2–0  Bahrain Ukraine  0–2  Brazil Australia  0–2  Oman 10 July 2012 Bahrain  2–0  Australia Brazil  1–2  Russia Ukraine  2–1  Oman

Group B Team Pld W L SW SL Pts  Croatia 5 4 1 9 3 8  Egypt 5 4 1 8 5 8  Spain 5 3 2 7 4 6  Qatar 5 3 2 7 5 6  Kuwait 5 1 4 3 9 2  Uruguay 5 0 5 2 10 0 Team 1 Score Team 2 8 July 2012 Croatia  1–2  Qatar Spain  2–0  Uruguay Egypt  2–1  Kuwait Kuwait  0–2  Spain Qatar  1–2  Egypt Uruguay  0–2  Croatia 9 July 2012 Qatar  2–0  Uruguay Egypt  2–0  Spain Croatia  2–0  Kuwait Spain  1–2  Croatia Kuwait  0–2  Qatar Egypt  2–1  Uruguay 10 July 2012 Spain  2–0  Qatar Uruguay  1–2  Kuwait Croatia  2–0  Egypt

Main round (Group C)

Team	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Pts
Russia	5	5	0	10	2	10
Brazil	5	4	1	9	5	8
Croatia	5	3	2	8	5	6
Ukraine	5	2	3	4	8	4
Egypt	5	1	4	4	8	2
Spain	5	0	5	3	10	0

Team 1	Score	Team 2
11 July 2012
Russia	2–0	Spain
Brazil	2–1	Egypt
Ukraine	0–2	Croatia
Russia	2–0	Egypt
Brazil	2–1	Croatia
Ukraine	2–1	Spain
12 July 2012
Russia	2–1	Croatia
Ukraine	2–1	Egypt
Brazil	2–1	Spain

Consolation round (Group D)

Team	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Pts
Oman	5	5	0	10	2	10
Qatar	5	4	1	9	2	8
Kuwait	5	3	2	6	6	6
Bahrain	5	2	3	6	7	4
Uruguay	5	1	4	4	8	2
Australia	5	0	5	0	10	0

Team 1	Score	Team 2
11 July 2012
Oman	2–0	Uruguay
Bahrain	1–2	Kuwait
Australia	0–2	Qatar
12 July 2012
Australia	0–2	Uruguay
Oman	2–0	Kuwait
Bahrain	2–1	Qatar
Australia	0–2	Kuwait
Oman	2–1	Qatar
Bahrain	2–1	Uruguay

Placement matches

Eleventh place game

13 July 2012
Team 1	Score	Team 2
Uruguay	2–0	Australia

Ninth place game

13 July 2012
Team 1	Score	Team 2
Kuwait	0–2	Bahrain

Seventh place game

13 July 2012
Team 1	Score	Team 2
Oman	1–2	Qatar

Fifth place game

13 July 2012
Team 1	Score	Team 2
Egypt	1–2	Spain

Finals

	Semi-finals				Final
	12 July
	Russia	1
					13 July
	Ukraine	2
					Ukraine	1
	12 July
					Brazil	2
	Brazil	2
	Croatia	0
					Third place
					13 July
					Russia	0
					Croatia	2

Semifinals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
12 July 2012
Russia	1–2	Ukraine
Brazil	2–0	Croatia

Third place game

13 July 2012
Team 1	Score	Team 2
Russia	0–2	Croatia

Final

13 July 2012
Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ukraine	1–2	Brazil

Final ranking

Rank	Team
	Brazil
	Ukraine
	Croatia
4	Russia
5	Spain
6	Egypt
7	Qatar
8	Oman
9	Bahrain
10	Kuwait
11	Uruguay
12	Australia

Awards

MVP

•  Viktor Ladiko (UKR)

Topscorer

•  Alexandr Tatarintsev (RUS)

All-star team

• Goalkeeper:  Igor Totić (CRO)
• Left wing:  Said Hamed Saud (OMN)
• Pivot:  Alexandr Tatarintsev (RUS)
• Right wing:  Gulliver Wellington (BRA)
• Specialist:  Viktor Ladiko (UKR)
• Defender:  Diogo Vieria (BRA)

Fair play award

•  Spain

Chosen by team officials and IHF experts: IHF.info

Women

The draw was held on May 14.^[4][5]

Participating nations

Group A	Group B
Croatia  Denmark  Italy  China  Uruguay  Australia	Norway  Brazil  Hungary  Thailand  Poland  Singapore

Preliminary round

	Team advance to Main Round
	Team competes in Consolation Round

Group A Team Pld W L SW SL Pts  Denmark 5 4 1 8 3 8  Croatia 5 4 1 9 3 8  Uruguay 5 3 2 7 5 6  Italy 5 2 3 6 6 4  Australia 5 1 4 2 8 2  China 5 1 4 2 8 2 Team 1 Score Team 2 8 July 2012 Croatia  2–0  China Italy  1–2  Uruguay Denmark  2–0  Australia Australia  0–2  Italy Uruguay  1–2  Croatia China  0–2  Denmark 9 July 2012 Denmark  2–1  Italy China  2–0  Uruguay Croatia  2–0  Australia Italy  0–2  Croatia Australia  2–0  China Denmark  0–2  Uruguay 10 July 2012 Uruguay  2–0  Australia Italy  2–0  China Croatia  1–2  Denmark

Group B Team Pld W L SW SL Pts  Brazil 5 5 0 10 0 10  Norway 5 4 1 8 2 8  Hungary 5 3 2 6 5 6  Poland 5 2 3 5 7 4  Thailand 5 1 4 3 8 2  Singapore 5 0 5 0 10 0 Team 1 Score Team 2 8 July 2012 Hungary  2–1  Poland Brazil  2–0  Singapore Norway  2–0  Thailand Thailand  0–2  Brazil Singapore  0–2  Hungary Poland  0–2  Norway 9 July 2012 Norway  2–0  Singapore Thailand  1–2  Poland Brazil  2–0  Hungary Singapore  0–2  Thailand Hungary  0–2  Norway Brazil  2–0  Poland 10 July 2012 Poland  2–0  Singapore Hungary  2–0  Thailand Norway  0–2  Brazil

Main round (Group C)

Team	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Pts
Denmark	5	4	1	8	4	8
Brazil	5	3	2	7	5	6
Norway	5	3	2	7	5	6
Hungary	5	2	3	4	7	4
Croatia	5	2	3	7	8	4
Uruguay	5	1	4	4	8	2

Team 1	Score	Team 2
11 July 2012
Denmark	2–0	Hungary
Croatia	1–2	Norway
Uruguay	1–2	Brazil
Denmark	2–1	Norway
Croatia	2–1	Brazil
Uruguay	0–2	Hungary
12 July 2012
Denmark	2–0	Brazil
Uruguay	0–2	Norway
Croatia	1–2	Hungary

Consolation round (Group D)

Team	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Pts
Italy	5	5	0	10	1	10
Australia	5	3	2	6	5	6
China	5	3	2	6	4	6
Poland	5	2	3	6	7	4
Thailand	5	2	3	5	6	4
Singapore	5	0	5	0	10	0

Team 1	Score	Team 2
11 July 2012
Italy	2–0	Singapore
Australia	0–2	Thailand
China	2–0	Poland
China	2–0	Singapore
Italy	2–0	Thailand
Australia	2–1	Poland
12 July 2012
China	2–0	Thailand
Italy	2–1	Poland
Australia	2–0	Singapore

Placement matches

Eleventh place game

13 July 2012
Team 1	Score	Team 2
Thailand	2–0	Singapore

Ninth place game

13 July 2012
Team 1	Score	Team 2
China	2–1	Poland

Seventh place game

13 July 2012
Team 1	Score	Team 2
Italy	2–0	Australia

Fifth place game

13 July 2012
Team 1	Score	Team 2
Croatia	2–0	Uruguay

Finals

	Semi-finals				Final
	12 July
	Denmark	2
					13 July
	Hungary	0
					Denmark	0
	12 July
					Brazil	2
	Brazil	2
	Norway	0
					Third place
					13 July
					Hungary	0
					Norway	2

Semifinals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
12 July 2012
Denmark	2–0	Hungary
Brazil	2–0	Norway

Third place game

13 July 2012
Team 1	Score	Team 2
Hungary	0–2	Norway

Final

13 July 2012
Team 1	Score	Team 2
Denmark	0–2	Brazil

Final ranking

Rank	Team
	Brazil
	Denmark
	Norway
4	Hungary
5	Croatia
6	Uruguay
7	Italy
8	Australia
9	China
10	Poland
11	Thailand
12	Singapore

Awards

MVP

•  Patricia Scheppa (BRA)

Topscorer

•  Boszana Fekete (HUN)

All-star team

• Goalkeeper:  Ágnes Győri (HUN)
• Left wing:  Millena Braga (BRA)
• Pivot:  Ana Brustven (NOR)
• Right wing:  Patricia Scheppa (BRA)
• Specialist:  Maj Thornoe Johansen (DEN)
• Defender:  Anja Daskiljević (CRO)

Fair play award

•  Norway

Chosen by team officials and IHF experts: IHF.info