2022 Women's Beach Handball World Championships

The 2022 Women's IHF Beach Handball World Championships was the ninth edition of the championship, held from 21 to 26 June 2022 at Heraklion, Crete. Greece under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF).[1] It was the first time in history that the championship will be organised by Hellenic Handball Federation.[2]

2022 Women's Beach Handball World Championships
Tournament details
Host country Greece
Venue(s)Karteros Beach Sports Center
Dates21–26 June
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Germany (1st title)
Runner-up Spain
Third place Netherlands
Fourth place Greece
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)United States Christine Mansour
(164 points)
Best playerSpain Asuncion Batista
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Germany captured their first title with a finals win over Spain.[3]

Qualification

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Qualification Vacancies Qualified
Host 1   Greece
Runner-up of 2018 World Championship 1   Norway
2022 Asian Beach Handball Championship[4] 2   Thailand
  Vietnam
2021 European Beach Handball Championship 6   Denmark
  Germany
  Hungary
  Netherlands
  Portugal
  Spain
2022 South and Central American Beach Handball Championship[5] 3   Argentina
  Brazil
  Uruguay
2022 Oceania Beach Handball Championship[6] 1   Australia
2022 Nor.ca Beach Handball Championship[7] 2   United States
  Mexico

Draw

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The draw took place on 13 May 2022.[8][9]

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Greece (H) 3 3 0 6 6 1 6.000 138 114 1.211 Main round
2   Portugal 3 2 1 4 4 3 1.333 106 104 1.019
3   Thailand 3 1 2 2 3 4 0.750 114 128 0.891
4   Mexico 3 0 3 0 1 6 0.167 115 127 0.906 Consolation round
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
21 June 2022
11:30
Portugal   2–1   Thailand Court 2
Referees: Dario Rupčić (CRO), Ivica Botinčan (CRO)
(10–16, 21–14, 8–4)
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21 June 2022
11:30
Greece   2–1   Mexico Center court
Referees: Khalid Al-Hail (QAT), Ali Al-Yafei (QAT)
(23–18, 18–22, 7–6)
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21 June 2022
16:40
Mexico   0–2   Portugal Court 3
Referees: Sydiney Dos Santos (BRA), Flavio Asis (BRA)
(18–23, 16–18)
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21 June 2022
21:50
Thailand   0–2   Greece Center court
Referees: Mathieu Fanack (FRA), Cédric Daré (FRA)
(24–27, 18–27)
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22 June 2022
19:10
Greece   2–0   Portugal Center court
Referees: Pedro Ortega (VEN), Miguel Aular (VEN)
(15–12, 21–14)
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22 June 2022
19:10
Mexico   0–2   Thailand Court 2
Referees: Luciano Cardone (ITA), Sebatiano Manuele (ITA)
(19–20, 16–18)
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Denmark 3 3 0 6 6 0 MAX 150 120 1.250 Main round
2   Spain 3 2 1 4 4 2 2.000 136 101 1.347
3   United States 3 1 2 2 2 5 0.400 118 158 0.747
4   Vietnam 3 0 3 0 1 6 0.167 111 136 0.816 Consolation round
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.
21 June 2022
12:20
Spain   2–0   United States Court 3
Referees: Pedro Ortega (VEN), Miguel Aular (VEN)
(32–20, 19–13)
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21 June 2022
13:10
Denmark   2–0   Vietnam Center court
Referees: Sydiney Dos Santos (BRA), Flavio Asis (BRA)
(25–16, 24–21)
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21 June 2022
18:20
Vietnam   0–2   Spain Court 3
Referees: Dario Rupčić (CRO), Ivica Botinčan (CRO)
(12–24, 12–19)
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21 June 2022
21:00
United States   0–2   Denmark Center court
Referees: Ana Barbosa (POR), Nádia Lemos (POR)
(25–33, 16–24)
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22 June 2022
17:30
Vietnam   1–2   United States Court 2
Referees: Mathieu Fanack (FRA), Cédric Daré (FRA)
(20–24, 23–12, 7–8)
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22 June 2022
17:30
Denmark   2–0   Spain Center court
Referees: Johan Gomér (SWE), Martin Gomér (SWE)
(21–20, 23–22)
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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Netherlands 3 3 0 6 6 0 MAX 143 98 1.459 Main round
2   Argentina 3 2 1 4 4 2 2.000 122 96 1.271
3   Uruguay 3 1 2 2 2 4 0.500 93 97 0.959
4   Australia 3 0 3 0 0 6 0.000 67 125 0.536 Consolation round
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.
21 June 2022
10:40
Argentina   2–0   Uruguay Court 3
Referees: Mathieu Fanack (FRA), Cédric Daré (FRA)
(20–16, 18–14)
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21 June 2022
12:20
Netherlands   2–0   Australia Center court
Referees: Johan Gomér (SWE), Martin Gomér (SWE)
(24–14, 28–10)
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21 June 2022
17:30
Australia   0–2   Argentina Court 2
Referees: Pedro Ortega (VEN), Miguel Aular (VEN)
(8–26, 14–16)
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21 June 2022
18:20
Uruguay   0–2   Netherlands Center court
Referees: Luciano Cardone (ITA), Sebatiano Manuele (ITA)
(16–19, 16–19)
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22 June 2022
10:30
Uruguay   2–0   Australia Court 2
Referees: Sylwia Bartkowiak (POL), Weronika Łakomy (POL)
(15–11, 16–10)
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22 June 2022
10:30
Argentina   0–2   Netherlands Center court
Referees: Dario Rupčić (CRO), Ivica Botinčan (CRO)
(18–28, 24–26)
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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Germany 3 3 0 6 6 0 MAX 126 49 2.571 Main round
2   Brazil 3 2 1 4 4 4 1.000 103 121 0.851
3   Norway 3 1 2 2 3 5 0.600 89 135 0.659
4   Hungary 3 0 3 0 2 6 0.333 113 126 0.897 Consolation round
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.
21 June 2022
10:40
Norway   2–1   Hungary Center court
Referees: Ana Barbosa (POR), Nádia Lemos (POR)
(20–15, 20–22, 9–6)
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21 June 2022
10:40
Germany   2–0   Brazil Court 2
Referees: Sylwia Bartkowiak (POL), Weronika Łakomy (POL)
(26–14, 16–4)
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21 June 2022
16:40
Hungary   0–2   Germany Center court
Referees: Dario Rupčić (CRO), Ivica Botinčan (CRO)
(14–18, 17–20)
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21 June 2022
17:30
Brazil   2–1   Norway Center court
Referees: Khalid Al-Hail (QAT), Ali Al-Yafei (QAT)
(18–14, 18–20, 10–6)
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22 June 2022
15:50
Germany   2–0   Norway Center court
Referees: Pedro Ortega (VEN), Miguel Aular (VEN)
(19–14, 27–20)
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22 June 2022
16:40
Brazil   2–1   Hungary Center court
Referees: Mathieu Fanack (FRA), Cédric Daré (FRA)
(10–15, 19–18, 10–6)
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Consolation round

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1   Hungary 3 3 0 6 6 0 MAX 133 83 1.602
2   Vietnam 3 2 1 4 4 3 1.333 125 122 1.025
3   Mexico 3 1 2 2 2 4 0.500 99 108 0.917
4   Australia 3 0 3 0 1 6 0.167 78 122 0.639
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.
23 June 2022
13:10
Mexico   2–0   Australia Court 2
Referees: Mohamed Ben Salah (TUN), Mohamed Drissi (TUN)
(20–9, 15–12)
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23 June 2022
14:00
Vietnam   0–2   Hungary Center court
Referees: Pedro Ortega (VEN), Miguel Aular (VEN)
(19–26, 18–21)
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23 June 2022
18:50
Australia   1–2   Vietnam Court 2
Referees: Ana Barbosa (POR), Nádia Lemos (POR)
(12–16, 20–19, 4–7)
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23 June 2022
21:20
Hungary   2–0   Mexico Center court
Referees: Sydiney Dos Santos (BRA), Flavio Asis (BRA)
(21–10, 20–15)
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24 June 2022
09:30
Australia   0–2   Hungary Center court
Referees: Mohamed Ben Salah (TUN), Mohamed Drissi (TUN)
(12–20, 9–25)
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24 June 2022
10:20
Mexico   0–2   Vietnam Court 2
Referees: Luciano Cardone (ITA), Sebatiano Manuele (ITA)
(16–21, 23–25)
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Main round

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

Group I

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Greece (H) 5 5 0 10 10 2 5.000 237 205 1.156 Quarterfinals
2   Denmark 5 4 1 8 9 2 4.500 240 208 1.154
3   Spain 5 3 2 6 7 5 1.400 240 207 1.159
4   Portugal 5 2 3 4 4 7 0.571 169 186 0.909
5   Thailand 5 1 4 2 4 9 0.444 221 249 0.888
6   United States 5 0 5 0 1 10 0.100 197 249 0.791
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
23 June 2022
09:00
Thailand   0–2   Denmark Center court
Referees: Mohamed Ben Salah (TUN), Mohamed Drissi (TUN)
(24–30, 18–24)
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23 June 2022
09:00
Portugal   0–2   Spain Court 2
Referees: Sylwia Bartkowiak (POL), Weronika Łakomy (POL)
(16–23, 14–18)
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23 June 2022
13:10
Greece   2–0   United States Center court
Referees: Sydiney Dos Santos (BRA), Flavio Asis (BRA)
(21–18, 23–14)
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23 June 2022
18:00
Portugal   0–2   Denmark Center court
Referees: Mathieu Fanack (FRA), Cédric Daré (FRA)
(18–22, 18–19)
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23 June 2022
18:00
Thailand   2–1   United States Court 2
Referees: Pedro Ortega (VEN), Miguel Aular (VEN)
(24–23, 23–24, 12–10)
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23 June 2022
19:40
Greece   2–1   Spain Center court
Referees: Dario Rupčić (CRO), Ivica Botinčan (CRO)
(27–26, 15–23, 14–12)
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24 June 2022
18:00
Greece   2–1   Denmark Center court
Referees: Khalid Al-Hail (QAT), Ali Al-Yafei (QAT)
(27–14, 12–24, 8–6)
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24 June 2022
18:00
Thailand   1–2   Spain Court 3
Referees: Mathieu Fanack (FRA), Cédric Daré (FRA)
(18–21, 20–17, 6–7)
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24 June 2022
18:00
Portugal   2–0   United States Court 2
Referees: Dario Rupčić (CRO), Ivica Botinčan (CRO)
(16–14, 22–20)
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Group II

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Germany 5 5 0 10 10 0 MAX 220 137 1.606 Quarterfinals
2   Brazil 5 4 1 8 8 5 1.600 186 193 0.964
3   Netherlands 5 3 2 6 7 4 1.750 207 202 1.025
4   Argentina 5 2 3 4 4 7 0.571 170 171 0.994
5   Norway 5 1 4 2 4 8 0.500 203 232 0.875
6   Uruguay 5 0 5 0 1 10 0.100 183 248 0.738
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.
23 June 2022
09:50
Netherlands   2–0   Norway Center court
Referees: Luciano Cardone (ITA), Sebatiano Manuele (ITA)
(20–18, 26–20)
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23 June 2022
09:50
Uruguay   0–2   Germany Court 3
Referees: Mathieu Fanack (FRA), Cédric Daré (FRA)
(12–22, 14–24)
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23 June 2022
09:50
Argentina   0–2   Brazil Court 2
Referees: Ana Barbosa (POR), Nádia Lemos (POR)
(20–21, 14–16)
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23 June 2022
15:30
Netherlands   1–2   Brazil Center court
Referees: Dario Rupčić (CRO), Ivica Botinčan (CRO)
(14–18, 19–14, 8–9)
Report
23 June 2022
16:20
Argentina   0–2   Germany Court 3
Referees: Mohamed Ben Salah (TUN), Mohamed Drissi (TUN)
(16–18, 15–19)
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23 June 2022
18:50
Uruguay   0–2   Norway Center court
Referees: Luciano Cardone (ITA), Sebatiano Manuele (ITA)
(18–24, 20–21)
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24 June 2022
15:30
Netherlands   0–2   Germany Center court
Referees: Ana Barbosa (POR), Nádia Lemos (POR)
(14–23, 14–26)
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24 June 2022
16:20
Argentina   2–1   Norway Center court
Referees: Sylwia Bartkowiak (POL), Weronika Łakomy (POL)
(28–24, 20–22, 8–4)
Report
24 June 2022
17:10
Uruguay   1–2   Brazil Center court
Referees: Luciano Cardone (ITA), Sebatiano Manuele (ITA)
(12–22, 18–14, 6–8)
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Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Championship bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
25 June
 
 
  Greece2
 
25 June
 
  Argentina1
 
  Greece0
 
25 June
 
  Spain2
 
  Brazil0
 
26 June
 
  Spain2
 
  Spain0
 
25 June
 
  Germany2
 
  Denmark1
 
25 June
 
  Netherlands2
 
  Netherlands0
 
25 June
 
  Germany2 Third place
 
  Germany2
 
26 June
 
  Portugal0
 
  Greece1
 
 
  Netherlands2
 
Fifth place bracket
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
25 June
 
 
  Argentina0
 
26 June
 
  Brazil2
 
  Brazil1
 
25 June
 
  Denmark2
 
  Denmark2
 
 
  Portugal1
 
Seventh place game
 
 
26 June
 
 
  Argentina2
 
 
  Portugal0
9–16th place bracket
 
9–16th place quarterfinals9–12th place semifinalsNinth place game
 
          
 
25 June
 
 
  Norway2
 
25 June
 
  Australia0
 
  Norway1
 
25 June
 
  Hungary2
 
  United States0
 
26 June
 
  Hungary2
 
  Hungary2
 
25 June
 
  Thailand0
 
  Thailand2
 
25 June
 
  Mexico0
 
  Thailand2
 
25 June
 
  Uruguay1 Eleventh place game
 
  Uruguay2
 
26 June
 
  Vietnam0
 
  Norway2
 
 
  Uruguay1
 
13–16th place bracket
 
13–16th place semifinals13th place game
 
      
 
25 June
 
 
  Australia1
 
26 June
 
  United States2
 
  United States1
 
25 June
 
  Vietnam2
 
  Mexico1
 
 
  Vietnam2
 
15th place game
 
 
26 June
 
 
  Australia0
 
 
  Mexico2

9–16th place quarterfinals

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25 June 2022
09:00
United States   0–2   Hungary Center court
Referees: Pedro Ortega (VEN), Miguel Aular (VEN)
(20–30, 11–17)
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25 June 2022
09:00
Norway   2–0   Australia Court 3
Referees: Ana Barbosa (POR), Nádia Lemos (POR)
(26–8, 18–12)
Report

25 June 2022
09:00
Thailand   2–0   Mexico Court 2
Referees: Mohamed Ben Salah (TUN), Mohamed Drissi (TUN)
(21–18, 21–18)
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25 June 2022
09:50
Uruguay   2–0   Vietnam Court 2
Referees: Sylwia Bartkowiak (POL), Weronika Łakomy (POL)
(21–20, 21–16)
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Quarterfinals

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25 June 2022
12:20
Greece   2–1   Argentina Center court
Referees: Luciano Cardone (ITA), Sebatiano Manuele (ITA)
(22–33, 19–16, 8–6)
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25 June 2022
12:20
Spain   2–0   Brazil Court 2
Referees: Ana Barbosa (POR), Nádia Lemos (POR)
(13–11, 18–16)
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25 June 2022
12:20
Portugal   0–2   Germany Court 2
Referees: Sylwia Bartkowiak (POL), Weronika Łakomy (POL)
(12–20, 8–10)
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25 June 2022
13:10
Denmark   1–2   Netherlands Center court
Referees: Sydiney Dos Santos (BRA), Flavio Asis (BRA)
(24–26, 25–24, 10–11)
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13–16th place semifinals

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25 June 2022
15:00
Australia   1–2   United States Court 3
Referees: Mohamed Ben Salah (TUN), Mohamed Drissi (TUN)
(20–22, 16–10, 10–11)
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25 June 2022
15:50
Mexico   1–2   Vietnam Court 2
Referees: Luciano Cardone (ITA), Sebatiano Manuele (ITA)
(23–20, 18–20, 2–3)
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9–12th place semifinals

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25 June 2022
15:00
Norway   1–2   Hungary Center court
Referees: Sylwia Bartkowiak (POL), Weronika Łakomy (POL)
(15–17, 20–15, 2–5)
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25 June 2022
15:00
Thailand   2–1   Uruguay Court 2
Referees: Ana Barbosa (POR), Nádia Lemos (POR)
(29–26, 22–23, 9–8)
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5–8th place semifinals

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25 June 2022
16:40
Argentina   0–2   Brazil Center court
Referees: Khalid Al-Hail (QAT), Ali Al-Yafei (QAT)
(18–19, 16–25)
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25 June 2022
19:10
Portugal   1–2   Denmark Court 2
Referees: Johan Gomér (SWE), Martin Gomér (SWE)
(20–19, 14–21, 4–7)
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Semifinals

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25 June 2022
19:10
Germany   2–0   Netherlands Center court
Referees: Ana Barbosa (POR), Nádia Lemos (POR)
(18–10, 25–16)
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25 June 2022
20:00
Greece   0–2   Spain Center court
Referees: Pedro Ortega (VEN), Miguel Aular (VEN)
(16–25, 4–17)
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15th place game

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26 June 2022
10:20
Australia   0–2   Mexico Court 3
Referees: Ana Barbosa (POR), Nádia Lemos (POR)
(13–17, 12–14)
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13th place game

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26 June 2022
12:00
United States   1–2   Vietnam Court 3
Referees: Khalid Al-Hail (QAT), Ali Al-Yafei (QAT)
(20–21, 22–20, 12–13)
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Eleventh place game

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26 June 2022
10:20
Norway   2–1   Uruguay Court 2
Referees: Khalid Al-Hail (QAT), Ali Al-Yafei (QAT)
(20–21, 22–16, 16–14)
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Ninth place game

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26 June 2022
12:00
Hungary   2–0   Thailand Court 2
Referees: Ana Barbosa (POR), Nádia Lemos (POR)
(17–14, 17–12)
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Seventh place game

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26 June 2022
10:20
Argentina   2–0   Portugal Center court
Referees: Luciano Cardone (ITA), Sebatiano Manuele (ITA)
(22–18, 18–16)
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Fifth place game

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26 June 2022
12:00
Brazil   1–2   Denmark Court 2
Referees: Mohamed Ben Salah (TUN), Mohamed Drissi (TUN)
(18–14, 16–20, 6–7)
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Third place game

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26 June 2022
16:00
Greece   1–2   Netherlands Center court
Referees: Sydiney Dos Santos (BRA), Flavio Asis (BRA)
(22–23, 19–16, 8–9)
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Final

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26 June 2022
18:00
Spain   0–2   Germany Center court
Referees: Dario Rupčić (CRO), Ivica Botinčan (CRO)
(14–15, 20–22)
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Final ranking

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Rank Team
    Germany
    Spain
    Netherlands
4   Greece
5   Denmark
6   Brazil
7   Argentina
8   Portugal
9   Hungary
10   Thailand
11   Norway
12   Uruguay
13   Vietnam
14   United States
15   Mexico
16   Australia

Statistics and awards

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Awards

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The awards were announced on 26 June 2022.[10]

Position Player
Goalkeeper   Patricia Encinas
Right wing   Amelie Möllmann
Left wing   Ntafini Dimitri
Specialist   Lucila Candela
Pivot   Asuncion Batista
Defender   Rianne Mol
MVP   Asuncion Batista
Fair play award   Hungary

References

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  1. ^ "Greece to host IHF Beach Handball World Championships in 2022". www.ihf.info. 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Dates set for the IHF Beach Handball World Championships in Heraklion". ihf.info. 10 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Greece 2022: Germany – World Champions". ihf.info. 26 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Vietnam and Thailand take continental wins on Bangkok sand". ihf.info. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Argentina finally overcome Brazil on the beach". ihf.info. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Honours split as Oceania confirms teams for global beach handball events". ihf.info. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  7. ^ "USA men and Mexico women celebrate continental beach handball titles". ihf.info. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Draw set for flagship beach handball events at Greece 2022". ihf.info. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Draw for Greece 2022 IHF Beach Handball World Championships complete". ihf.info. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Greece 2022 Women's All-star Team". ihf.info. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
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