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

Preliminary round

     Team advance to Main Round
     Team competes in Consolation Round

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-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 July
 
 
 Russia1
 
13 July
 
 Ukraine2
 
 Ukraine1
 
12 July
 
 Brazil2
 
 Brazil2
 
 
 Croatia0
 
Third place
 
 
13 July
 
 
 Russia0
 
 
 Croatia2

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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Brazil
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ukraine
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Croatia
4  Russia
5  Spain
6  Egypt
7  Qatar
8  Oman
9  Bahrain
10  Kuwait
11  Uruguay
12  Australia

Awards

MVP
Topscorer
All-star team
Fair play award

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

Preliminary round

     Team advance to Main Round
     Team competes in Consolation Round

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-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 July
 
 
 Denmark2
 
13 July
 
 Hungary0
 
 Denmark0
 
12 July
 
 Brazil2
 
 Brazil2
 
 
 Norway0
 
Third place
 
 
13 July
 
 
 Hungary0
 
 
 Norway2

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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Brazil
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Denmark
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Norway
4  Hungary
5  Croatia
6  Uruguay
7  Italy
8  Australia
9  China
10  Poland
11  Thailand
12  Singapore

Awards

MVP
Topscorer
All-star team
Fair play award

Chosen by team officials and IHF experts: IHF.info

References

  1. ^ "Oman to host the V Men's and Women's Beach Handball World Championships". ihf.info. 2012-03-23.
  2. ^ "Brazil on top – Carnival on the beach of Oman – Summary final day". ihf.info. 2012-07-13. Archived from the original on 2012-08-01.
  3. ^ "Brazil: Kings and Queens of Beach Handball – Men's and women's team to strong for all challengers – V World Championships with a lot of surprises". ihf.info. 2012-07-14. Archived from the original on 2012-08-01.
  4. ^ a b "Draw for Beach Handball World Championship on 14 May". ihf.info. 2012-05-14.
  5. ^ a b "The result of the draw for the V Beach Handball World Championships". ihf.info. 2012-05-14.

External links

IHF Beach Handball World Championships
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