2024 Women's Beach Handball World Championships

2024 Women's Beach Handball World Championships
Tournament details
Host country China
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates18–23 June
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
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The 2024 Men's Beach Handball World Championships will be tenth edition of the championship to be held from 18 to 23 June 2024 in China, under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF).[1][2]

Qualification

Qualification Vacancies Qualified
Host 1  China
Defending champion 1  Germany
Africa 1  Tunisia
2023 Asian Beach Handball Championship[3] 2  Philippines
 Vietnam
2023 European Beach Handball Championship 6  Denmark
 Greece
 Netherlands
 Norway
 Portugal
 Spain
2023 Oceania Beach Handball Championship[4] 1  Australia
2024 South and Central American Beach Handball Championship 2  Argentina
 Brazil
2024 NACHC Beach Handball Championship[5] 2  United States
 Puerto Rico
Wildcard 1  Croatia

Format

The 16 teams will be drawn into four groups of four teams each where they will play a round-robin. The top three teams will advance to the main round, consisting of two groups of six teams, facing the teams they have not met in the preliminary round. The first four teams advance to the quarterfinals, from where on a knockout stage will be played. The last-placed teams from the first round will play a consolation round.[6]

Draw

The draw took place on 3 May 2024.[6][7]

Seeding

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Germany
 Netherlands
 Spain
 Portugal
 Norway
 China
 Brazil
 Argentina
 Greece
 Denmark
 Vietnam
 Philippines
 United States
 Puerto Rico
 Australia
 Croatia

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+8).[8]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  China (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Consolation round
First match(es) will be played: 18 June 2024. 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.
(H) Host
18 June 2024
16:40
Portugal  v  Philippines Court 4

18 June 2024
19:50
China  v  Australia Central court


19 June 2024
11:10
Philippines  v  China Central court

19 June 2024
11:10
Australia  v  Portugal Court 2

19 June 2024
19:10
Portugal  v  China Central court

19 June 2024
19:10
Philippines  v  Australia Court 2

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Vietnam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Consolation round
First match(es) will be played: 18 June 2024. 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.
18 June 2024
19:50
Spain  v  Vietnam Court 2

18 June 2024
20:40
Argentina  v  Croatia Central court


19 June 2024
12:00
Vietnam  v  Argentina Court 4

19 June 2024
12:00
Croatia  v  Spain Court 3

19 June 2024
20:50
Vietnam  v  Croatia Court 2

19 June 2024
20:50
Spain  v  Argentina Central court

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Consolation round
First match(es) will be played: 18 June 2024. 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.
18 June 2024
15:50
Norway  v  United States Court 2

18 June 2024
15:50
Netherlands  v  Denmark Central court


19 June 2024
10:20
United States  v  Netherlands Court 2

19 June 2024
10:20
Denmark  v  Norway Central court

19 June 2024
17:30
Denmark  v  United States Court 2

19 June 2024
17:30
Netherlands  v  Norway Central court

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Consolation round
First match(es) will be played: 18 June 2024. 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.
18 June 2024
15:00
Germany  v  Greece Court 3

18 June 2024
15:00
Brazil  v  Puerto Rico Court 4


19 June 2024
10:20
Puerto Rico  v  Germany Court 3

19 June 2024
10:20
Greece  v  Brazil Court 4

19 June 2024
16:40
Germany  v  Brazil Central court

19 June 2024
16:40
Greece  v  Puerto Rico Court 2

Consolation round

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1 A4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 B4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 C4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 D4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 20 June 2024. 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.
20 June 2024
16:30
A4 v C4 Court 2

20 June 2024
16:30
B4 v D4 Central court


21 June 2024
09:30
C4 v B4 Court 4

21 June 2024
09:30
D4 v A4 Court 3

21 June 2024
16:30
A4 v B4 Court 2

21 June 2024
16:30
C4 v D4 Central court

Main round

Points obtained against teams from the same group are carried over.

Group I

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 A1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2 B1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 A2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 B2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 A3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 20 June 2024. 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.
20 June 2024
18:10
A3 v B1 Court 3

20 June 2024
18:10
A2 v B2 Court 2

20 June 2024
18:10
A1 v B3 Central court


21 June 2024
10:20
A2 v B1 Court 4

21 June 2024
11:10
A1 v B2 Central court

21 June 2024
11:10
A3 v B3 Court 3

21 June 2024
18:10
A1 v B1 Central court

21 June 2024
18:10
A3 v B2 Court 3

21 June 2024
18:10
A2 v B3 Court 2

Group II

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 C1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2 D1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 C2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 D2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 C3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 D3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 20 June 2024. 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.
20 June 2024
19:50
C3 v D1 Court 3

20 June 2024
19:50
C2 v D2 Court 2

20 June 2024
19:50
C1 v D3 Central court


21 June 2024
12:00
C2 v D1 Court 3

21 June 2024
12:00
C1 v D2 Court 2

21 June 2024
12:00
C3 v D3 Court 4

21 June 2024
19:50
C1 v D1 Central court

21 June 2024
19:50
C3 v D2 Court 3

21 June 2024
19:50
C2 v D3 Court 2

Knockout stage

Bracket

Championship bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
22 June
 
 
I1
 
22 June
 
II4
 
 
 
22 June
 
 
 
II2
 
23 June
 
I3
 
 
 
22 June
 
 
 
I2
 
22 June
 
II3
 
 
 
22 June
 
 Third place
 
II1
 
23 June
 
I4
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fifth place bracket
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
22 June
 
 
 
 
23 June
 
 
 
 
 
22 June
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Seventh place game
 
 
23 June
 
 
 
 
 
 
9–16th place bracket
 
9–16th place quarterfinals9–12th place semifinalsNinth place game
 
          
 
22 June
 
 
Best 5th MR
 
22 June
 
CR4
 
 
 
22 June
 
 
 
2nd best 6th MR
 
23 June
 
CR1
 
 
 
22 June
 
 
 
2nd best 5th MR
 
22 June
 
CR3
 
 
 
22 June
 
 Eleventh place game
 
Best 6th MR
 
23 June
 
CR2
 
 
 
 
 
 
13–16th place bracket
 
13–16th place semifinals13th place game
 
      
 
22 June
 
 
 
 
23 June
 
 
 
 
 
22 June
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15th place game
 
 
23 June
 
 
 
 
 
 

9–16th place quarterfinals

22 June 2024
09:30
Second-best 6th placed team MR v CR1 Court 4


22 June 2024
09:30
Best 6th placed team MR v CR2 Court 3


22 June 2024
09:30
Best 5th placed team MR v CR4 Central court


22 June 2024
09:30
Second-best 5th placed team MR v CR3 Court 2

Quarterfinals

22 June 2024
11:10
I1 v II4 Central court


22 June 2024
11:10
II1 v I4 Court 2


22 June 2024
11:10
II2 v I3 Court 4


22 June 2024
11:10
I2 v II3 Court 3

13–16th place semifinals

22 June 2024
16:00
LQF1 v LQF2 Court 4


22 June 2024
16:00
LQF3 v LQF4 Court 3

9–12th place semifinals

22 June 2024
16:00
WQF1 v WQF2 Court 2


22 June 2024
16:00
WQF3 v WQF4 Central court

5–8th place semifinals

22 June 2024
17:40
LQF1 v LQF2 Court 3


22 June 2024
17:40
LQF3 v LQF4 Court 2

Semifinals

22 June 2024
17:40
WQF1 v WQF2 Central court


22 June 2024
18:30
WQF3 v WQF4 Central court

15th place game

23 June 2024
10:20
LSF1 v LSF2 Court 4

13th place game

23 June 2024
10:20
WSF1 v WSF2 Court 3

Eleventh place game

23 June 2024
11:10
LSF1 v LSF2 Court 3

Ninth place game

23 June 2024
11:10
WSF1 v WSF2 Court 2

Seventh place game

23 June 2024
10:20
LSF1 v LSF2 Central court

Fifth place game

23 June 2024
12:00
WSF1 v WSF2 Central court

Third place game

23 June 2024
16:30
LSF1 v LSF2 Central court

Final

23 June 2024
18:30
WSF1 v WSF2 Central court

References

  1. ^ "P. R. China takes centre stage: Hosting IHF World Championships". asianhandball.org. 16 August 2023.
  2. ^ "China set to "amaze" for 20-year anniversary of IHF Beach Handball World Championships". ihf.info. 1 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Philippine Women's Beach Handball Team makes history, secures World Championship spot". onesports.ph. 21 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Australian teams triumph in Oceania Beach Handball Championships, securing spots in 2023 ANOC World Beach Games". handballaustralia.org.au. 28 April 2023.
  5. ^ "USA take double gold in NACHC beach champs, book tickets to China". ihf.info. 18 April 2024.
  6. ^ a b "2024 IHF Beach Handball World Championships draw event this week". ihf.info. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  7. ^ "China 2024 IHF Beach Handball World Championships draw completed in Basel". ihf.info. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  8. ^ "2024 IHF Men's and Women's Beach Handball World Championships match schedule released". ihf.info. Retrieved 5 June 2024.

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