The 2017 European Beach Handball Championship was held in Zagreb, Croatia from 20 to 25 June 2017.

Format

Men's competition contains fourteen teams, split into two groups of seven teams while women's competition contains fifteen teams, split in three groups of five teams. After playing a round-robin, the four 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 2 games against the opponents they did not face in the preliminary round. All teams advanced to the Quarter-finals. The two 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.

Matches were played in sets, the team that wins two sets is the winner of a match. When teams are equal in points the head-to-head result was decisive.

Men

Preliminary round

Group A[edit] Team Pld W L SW SL Pts  Hungary 6 6 0 12 2 12  Spain 6 5 1 10 5 10  Russia 6 4 2 8 5 8  Denmark 6 3 3 9 7 6  Germany 6 2 4 5 9 4  Netherlands 6 1 5 4 10 2  Poland 6 0 6 2 12 0 Team 1 Score Team 2 Round 1 Russia  0–2 Archived 2017-06-23 at the Wayback Machine  Spain Poland  0–2 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine  Hungary Netherlands  1–2 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine  Denmark Round 2 Spain  2–1 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine  Netherlands Hungary  2–1 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine  Denmark Germany  0–2 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine  Russia Round 3 Netherlands  0–2 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine  Germany Hungary  2–0 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine  Russia Spain  2–1 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine  Poland Round 4 Denmark  1–2 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine  Spain Hungary  2–1 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine  Germany Russia  2–0 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine  Poland Round 5 Denmark  1–2 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine  Russia Netherlands  0–2 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine  Hungary Poland  1–2 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine  Germany Round 6 Germany  0–2 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine  Spain Poland  0–2 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine  Denmark Russia  2–0 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine  Netherlands Round 7 Poland  0–2 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine  Netherlands Germany  0–2 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine  Denmark Spain  0–2 Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine  Hungary

Group B[edit] Team Pld W L SW SL Pts  Ukraine 6 5 1 11 5 10  Croatia 6 5 1 11 3 10  Norway 6 3 3 6 6 6  Sweden 6 3 3 7 8 6  France 6 2 4 6 10 4  Serbia 6 2 4 7 9 4   Switzerland 6 1 5 4 11 2 Team 1 Score Team 2 Round 1 Serbia  0–2  Croatia Sweden  0–2  Ukraine France  1–2   Switzerland Round 2 Croatia  2–0  France Ukraine  2–1   Switzerland Norway  0–2  Serbia Round 3 France  0–2  Norway Ukraine  2–1  Serbia Croatia  2–1  Sweden Round 4 Switzerland  0–2  Croatia Ukraine  2–0  Norway Serbia  1–2  Sweden Round 5 Switzerland  1–2  Serbia France  2–1  Ukraine Sweden  0–2  Norway Round 6 Norway  0–2  Croatia Sweden  2–0   Switzerland Serbia  1–2  France Round 7 Sweden  2–1  France Norway  2–0   Switzerland Croatia  1–2  Ukraine

Main round[edit] Group I[edit] Team Pld W L SW SL Pts  Croatia 3 3 0 6 1 6  Hungary 3 2 1 4 2 4  Russia 3 1 2 2 5 2  Sweden 3 0 3 2 6 0 Team 1 Score Team 2 Round 1 Sweden  0–2  Hungary Russia  0–2  Croatia Round 2 Sweden  1–2  Russia Hungary  0–2  Croatia Group II[edit] Team Pld W L SW SL Pts  Spain 3 3 0 6 1 6  Ukraine 3 2 1 4 3 4  Denmark 3 1 2 4 4 2  Norway 3 0 3 0 6 0 Team 1 Score Team 2 Round 1 Denmark  1–2  Ukraine Norway  0–2  Spain Round 2 Denmark  2–0  Norway Ukraine  0–2  Spain Placement round 9−14[edit] Team Pld W L SW SL Pts  Germany 5 5 0 10 2 10  Poland 5 3 2 7 7 6   Switzerland 5 2 3 6 7 4  Serbia 5 2 3 6 8 4  France 5 2 3 7 7 4  Netherlands 5 1 4 3 8 2 Team 1 Score Team 2 Round 1 Germany  2–0   Switzerland Poland  2–1  Serbia Netherlands  0–2  France Round 2 Serbia  0–2  Germany Switzerland  2–0  Netherlands France  1–2  Poland Round 3 Poland  2–1   Switzerland Netherlands  1–2  Serbia Germany  2–1 Archived 2017-11-14 at the Wayback Machine  France Knockout stage[edit] Championship bracket[edit]   Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final                         24 June − 11:00 − [1]      Croatia 2   24 June − 18:00 − [2]    Norway 1    Croatia 1   24 June − 11:00 − [3]    Russia 2    Ukraine 0   25 June − 17:00 − [4]    Russia 2    Russia 0   24 June − 11:00 − [5]    Spain 2    Spain 2   24 June − 19:00 − [6]    Sweden 0    Spain 2   24 June − 11:00 − [7]    Hungary 1 Third place    Hungary 2   25 June − 15:00 − [8]    Denmark 0    Croatia 2      Hungary 0   5–8th place bracket   5–8th place semifinals 5th place                 24 June − 17:00 − [9]      Ukraine 2   25 June − 12:00 − [10]    Norway 1    Ukraine 1   24 June − 17:00 − [11]    Sweden 2    Sweden 2      Denmark 0   7th place     25 June − 12:00 − [12]      Norway 0      Denmark 2 Final standings[edit] Place Team  Spain  Russia  Croatia 4  Hungary 5  Sweden 6  Ukraine 7  Denmark 8  Norway 9  Germany 10  Poland 11   Switzerland 12  Serbia 13  France 14  Netherlands Women[edit] Preliminary round[edit]      Team advance to Main Round      Team competes in Placement Round 13–15 Group A[edit] Team Pld W L SW SL Pts  Netherlands 4 4 0 8 0 8  Denmark 4 3 1 6 3 6  Russia 4 2 2 4 4 4  Hungary 4 1 3 3 7 2  Germany 4 0 4 1 8 0 Team 1 Score Team 2 Round 1 Hungary  0–2 Archived 2017-09-21 at the Wayback Machine  Russia Netherlands  2–0  Germany Round 2 Germany  1–2  Hungary Netherlands  2–0  Denmark Round 3 Germany  0–2 Archived 2017-09-21 at the Wayback Machine  Denmark Russia  0–2  Netherlands Round 4 Russia  2–0  Germany Denmark  2–1  Hungary Round 5 Denmark  2–0  Russia Hungary  0–2  Netherlands Group B[edit] Team Pld W L SW SL Pts  Norway 4 4 0 8 1 8  Ukraine 4 3 1 6 2 6  Poland 4 2 2 4 4 4  France 4 1 3 2 6 2  Sweden 4 0 4 1 8 0 Team 1 Score Team 2 Round 1 Norway  2–0 Archived 2017-09-21 at the Wayback Machine  Ukraine Poland  2–0  Sweden Round 2 Sweden  1–2  Norway Poland  2–0  France Round 3 Sweden  0–2  France Ukraine  2–0  Poland Round 4 Ukraine  2–0  Sweden France  0–2  Norway Round 5 France  0–2  Ukraine Norway  2–0  Poland Group C[edit] Team Pld W L SW SL Pts  Spain 4 1 1 7 2 6  Greece 4 3 1 6 3 6  Italy 4 2 2 4 5 4  Croatia 4 2 2 6 5 4   Switzerland 4 0 4 0 8 0 Team 1 Score Team 2 Round 1 Italy  2–1  Croatia Spain  2–0   Switzerland Round 2 Switzerland  0–2  Italy Spain  2–0  Greece Round 3 Switzerland  0–2  Greece Croatia  2–1  Spain Round 4 Croatia  2–0   Switzerland Greece  2–0  Italy Round 5 Greece  2–1  Croatia Italy  0–2  Spain Main round[edit]      Team advance to Main Round      Team competes in Placement Round 9−12 Group I[edit] Team Pld W L SW SL Pts  Netherlands 5 5 0 10 2 10  Norway 5 4 1 9 2 8  Greece 5 3 2 7 4 6  France 5 2 3 4 7 4  Hungary 5 1 4 3 8 2  Italy 5 0 5 1 10 0 Team 1 Score Team 2 Round 1 Netherlands  2–0  Italy Hungary  1–2  France Greece  0–2  Norway Round 2 Netherlands  2–0  France Norway  2–0  Italy Greece  2–0  Hungary Round 3 Netherlands  2–1  Greece Hungary  0–2  Norway Italy  0–2 Archived 2017-09-21 at the Wayback Machine  France Round 4 Hungary  2–0  Italy Greece  2–0 Archived 2017-09-21 at the Wayback Machine  France Netherlands  2–1  Norway Group II[edit] Team Pld W L SW SL Pts  Spain 5 4 1 9 5 10  Denmark 5 3 2 7 4 6  Russia 5 3 2 7 4 6  Poland 5 2 3 5 8 4  Croatia 5 2 3 5 8 4  Ukraine 5 1 4 4 8 2 Team 1 Score Team 2 Round 1 Poland  2–1  Denmark Ukraine  1–2  Croatia Spain  2–1  Russia Round 2 Spain  2–1  Poland Ukraine  0–2  Denmark Russia  2–0  Croatia Round 3 Spain  2–1 Archived 2017-09-21 at the Wayback Machine  Ukraine Denmark  2–0  Croatia Poland  0–2  Russia Round 4 Poland  2–1  Croatia Ukraine  0–2  Russia Spain  2–0  Denmark Placement round 13−15[edit] Team Pld W L SW SL Pts  Sweden 4 3 1 7 4 6  Germany 4 3 1 6 3 6   Switzerland 4 0 4 2 8 0 Team 1 Score Team 2 Round 1 Germany  2–0   Switzerland Round 2 Switzerland  1–2  Sweden Round 3 Sweden  2–0  Germany Round 4 Germany  2–0   Switzerland Round 5 Switzerland  1–2  Sweden Round 6 Sweden  1–2  Germany Placement round 9−12[edit] Team Pld W L SW SL Pts  Croatia 3 3 0 6 1 6  Hungary 3 2 1 4 3 4  Italy 3 1 2 2 4 2  Ukraine 3 0 3 2 6 0 Team 1 Score Team 2 Round 1 Ukraine  1–2  Hungary Italy  0–2  Croatia Round 2 Croatia  2–0  Hungary Ukraine  0–2  Italy Knockout stage[edit] Championship bracket[edit]   Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final                         24 June − 10:00 − [13]      Netherlands 1   24 June − 16:00 − [14]    Poland 2    Poland 2   24 June − 10:00 − [15]    Denmark 1    Greece 0   25 June − 16:00 − [16]    Denmark 2    Poland 0   24 June − 10:00 − [17]    Norway 2    Norway 2   24 June − 17:00 − [18]    Russia 1    Norway 2   24 June − 10:00 − [19]    Spain 0 Third place    France 0   25 June − 14:00 − [20]    Spain 2    Denmark 1      Spain 2   5–8th place bracket   5–8th place semifinals 5th place                 24 June − 16:00 − [21]      Netherlands 1   25 June − 11:00 − [22]    Greece 2    Greece 0   24 June − 16:00 − [23]    Russia 2    Russia 2      France 1   7th place     25 June − 11:00 − [24]      Netherlands 1      France 2 Final standings[edit] Place Team  Norway  Poland  Spain 4  Denmark 5  Russia 6  Greece 7  France 8  Netherlands 9  Croatia 10  Hungary 11  Italy 12  Ukraine 13  Sweden 14  Germany 15   Switzerland References[edit]