2nd IHF Men's & Women's Youth (U18) Beach Handball World Championship 2022
Tournament details
Host country Greece
Venue(s)Karteros Beach Sports Center (in Heraklion host cities)
Dates14–19 June 2022
Teams32 (from 6 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsMen Croatia
Women Spain
Runner-upMen Brazil
Women Netherlands
Third placeMen Iran
Women Poland
Fourth placeMen France
Women Hungary
Next →

The 2022 IHF Youth Beach Handball World Championship will be the 2nd edition of the championship scheduled to be held in 14–19 June 2022 in Heraklion, Greece, under the aegis of the International Handball Federation (IHF).[1][2]

Previously the championship was scheduled to be held in Nazaré, Portugal in July 2021. But on 19 February 2021, the IHF Council decided to move and postpone the event to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Bidding process

Only Greece entered bid for hosting the tournament.[4] The event was awarded by the IHF Council during its meeting held on 4 November 2021.

Men's event

Group A

Team Pld W L SW SL Diff. Pts Qualification
 Sweden 3 3 0 6 0 +6 6 Main round
 Iran 3 2 1 4 2 +2 4 Main round
 Qatar 3 1 2 2 4 -2 2 Main round
 United States 3 0 3 0 6 -6 0 Consolation group
Team 1 Score Team 2
14 June 2022
10:10
Sweden  2–0  Qatar
Iran  2–0  United States
15:40
Sweden  2–0  United States
Iran  2–0  Qatar
15 June 2022
14:00
Sweden  2–0  Iran
Qatar  2–0  United States

Group B

Team Pld W L SW SL Diff. Pts Qualification
 France 3 3 0 6 1 +5 6 Main round
 Croatia 3 2 1 4 2 +2 4 Main round
 Brazil 3 1 2 3 4 -1 2 Main round
 Togo 3 0 3 0 6 -6 0 Consolation group
Team 1 Score Team 2
14 June 2022
11:50
France  2–0  Croatia
17:20
Croatia  2–0  Togo
17:35
France  2–1  Brazil
15 June 2022
10:20
Croatia  2–0  Brazil
France  2–0  Togo
17:20
Brazil  2–0  Togo

Group C

Team Pld W L SW SL Diff. Pts Qualification
 Spain 3 2 1 5 2 +3 4 Main round
 Jordan 3 2 1 4 4 0 4 Main round
 Greece 3 1 2 3 4 -1 2 Main round
 Czech Republic 3 1 2 3 5 -2 2 Consolation group
Team 1 Score Team 2
14 June 2022
11:50
Greece  2–1  Czech Republic
14:00
Jordan  2–1  Spain
19:10
Jordan  2–1  Greece
20:00
Spain  2–0  Czech Republic
15 June 2022
16:30
Spain  2–0  Greece
Czech Republic  2–0  Jordan

Group D

Team Pld W L SW SL Diff. Pts Qualification
 Germany 3 3 0 6 0 +6 6 Main round
 Argentina 3 2 1 4 3 +1 4 Main round
 Ukraine 3 1 2 3 5 -2 2 Main round
 Uruguay 3 0 3 1 5 -4 2 Consolation group
Team 1 Score Team 2
14 June 2022
10:10
Argentina  2–0  Uruguay
11:00
Germany  2–0  Ukraine
16:30
Germany  2–0  Argentina
Ukraine  2–1  Uruguay
15 June 2022
15:40
Germany  2–0  Uruguay
Argentina  2–1  Ukraine

Main Round

Group I

Team Pld W L SW SL Diff. Pts Qualification
 Croatia 5 4 1 8 4 +4 8 Quarterfinals
 Iran 5 3 2 7 4 +3 6 Quarterfinals
 France 5 3 2 6 6 0 6 Quarterfinals
 Brazil 5 2 3 5 7 -2 4 Quarterfinals
 Sweden 5 2 3 6 6 0 4 9th - 15th place
 Qatar 5 1 4 3 8 -6 2 9th - 15th place
Team 1 Score Team 2
16 June 2022
09:20
Brazil  2–1  Sweden
Qatar  2–0  France
Croatia  2–1  Iran
15:50
Croatia  2–0  Sweden
Iran  2–0  France
Brazil  2–0  Qatar
17 June 2022
15:50
France  2–1  Sweden
Iran  2–0  Brazil
Croatia  2–1  Qatar

Group II

Team Pld W L SW SL Diff. Pts Qualification
 Spain 5 4 1 9 4 +5 8 Quarterfinals
 Germany 5 4 1 9 4 +5 8 Quarterfinals
 Argentina 5 3 2 4 7 _3 6 Quarterfinals
 Ukraine 5 2 3 6 6 0 4 Quarterfinals
 Jordan 5 2 3 4 7 _3 4 9th - 15th place
 Greece 5 0 5 2 10 -8 0 9th - 15th place
Team 1 Score Team 2
16 June 2022
11:00
Germany  2–1  Greece
Spain  2–0  Argentina
Ukraine  2–0  Jordan
17:30
Ukraine  2–0  Greece
Spain  2–1  Germany
19:10
Argentina  2–0  Jordan
17 June 2022
11:00
Spain  2–1  Ukraine
16:40
Germany  2–1  Jordan
Argentina  2–0  Greece

Consolation Group

Team Pld W L SW SL Diff. Pts Qualification
 Czech Republic 3 3 0 6 0 +6 6 9th - 15th place
 Uruguay 3 2 1 4 2 +2 4 9th - 15th place
 United States 3 1 2 2 4 -2 2 9th - 15th place
 Togo 3 0 3 0 6 -6 0 9th - 15th place
Team 1 Score Team 2
16 June 2022
08:30
Uruguay  2–0  Togo
Czech Republic  2–0  United States
15:00
Uruguay  2–0  United States
Czech Republic  2–0  Togo
17 June 2022
08:30
United States  2–0  Togo
09:20
Czech Republic  2–0  Uruguay

Championship bracket

Fifth place match5–8th place semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 Croatia2
 Ukraine0
 Ukraine2 Croatia2
 Germany0 France1
 France2
 Germany1
 Ukraine0 Croatia2
 Argentina2 Brazil1
 Brazil2
 Spain0
Seventh place match Spain1 Brazil2Third place match
 Argentina2 Iran1
 Germany1 Iran2 France0
 Spain2 Argentina1 Iran2

Placement bracket

13th place match13–16th place bracket9–16th place bracket9–12th place bracketninth place match
 Sweden2
 Togo0
 Togo0 Sweden2
 Greece2 Czech Republic0
 Greece0
 Czech Republic2
 Greece2 Sweden2
 Uruguay0 Qatar0
 Qatar2
 Uruguay1
15th place match United States0 Jordan111th place match
 Uruguay2 Qatar2
 Togo2 Jordan2 Czech Republic2
 United States1 United States0 Jordan0

Final ranking

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Croatia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Brazil
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Iran
4  France
5  Argentina
6  Ukraine
7  Spain
8  Germany
9  Sweden
10  Qatar
11  Czech Republic
12  Jordan
13  Greece
14  Uruguay
15  Togo
16  United States

Women's event

Group A

Team Pld W L SW SL Diff. Pts Qualification
 Hungary 3 3 0 6 0 +6 6 Main round
 Poland 3 2 1 4 2 +2 4 Main round
 Thailand 3 1 2 2 5 -3 2 Main round
 Uruguay 3 0 3 1 6 -5 0 Consolation group
Team 1 Score Team 2
14 June 2022
09:30
Hungary  2–0  Poland
Thailand  2–1  Uruguay
15:00
Uruguay  0–2  Hungary
Poland  2–0  Thailand
15 June 2022
10:30
Hungary  2–0  Thailand
Poland  2–0  Uruguay

Group B

Team Pld W L SW SL Diff. Pts Qualification
 Spain 3 3 0 6 0 +6 6 Main round
 Brazil 3 2 1 4 3 +1 4 Main round
 Ukraine 3 1 2 3 4 -1 2 Main round
 India 3 0 3 0 6 -6 0 Consolation group
Team 1 Score Team 2
14 June 2022
15:50
Ukraine  0–2  Spain
15 June 2022
09:40
Spain  2–0  Brazil
India  0–2  Ukraine
13:00
Brazil  2–0  India
18:20
Brazil  2–1  Ukraine
Spain  2–0  India

Group C

Team Pld W L SW SL Diff. Pts Qualification
 Argentina 3 3 0 6 3 +3 8 Main round
 Germany 3 2 1 5 2 +3 4 Main round
 France 3 1 2 3 5 -2 2 Main round
 Romania 3 0 3 2 6 -4 0 Consolation group
Team 1 Score Team 2
14 June 2022
09:30
Germany  2–0  Romania
10:20
Argentina  2–1  France
15:50
France  0–2  Germany
Romania  1–2  Argentina
15 June 2022
15:50
Argentina  2–1  Germany
France  2–1  Romania

Group D

Team Pld W L SW SL Diff. Pts Qualification
 Netherlands 3 3 0 6 0 +6 6 Main round
 Greece 3 2 1 4 2 +2 4 Main round
 Puerto Rico 3 1 2 2 5 -3 2 Main round
 Hong Kong 3 0 3 1 6 -5 0 Consolation group
Team 1 Score Team 2
14 June 2022
12:00
Greece  2–0  Puerto Rico
Netherlands  2–0  Hong Kong
17:30
Puerto Rico  0–2  Netherlands
18:20
Hong Kong  0–2  Greece
15 June 2022
12:10
Netherlands  2–0  Greece
Hong Kong  1–2  Puerto Rico

Main Round

Group I

Team Pld W L SW SL Diff. Pts Qualification
 Hungary 5 5 0 10 2 +8 10 Quarterfinals
 Spain 5 4 1 9 2 +7 8 Quarterfinals
 Brazil 5 3 2 7 6 1 6 Quarterfinals
 Poland 5 2 3 5 7 -2 4 Quarterfinals
 Thailand 5 1 4 2 9 -7 2 9th - 15th place
 Ukraine 5 0 5 3 10 -7 0 9th - 15th place
Team 1 Score Team 2
16 June 2022
11:10
Poland  1–2  Brazil
Hungary  2–0  Ukraine
Thailand  0–2  Spain
17:40
Hungary  2–1  Brazil
Poland  0–2  Spain
Thailand  2–1  Ukraine
17 June 2022
13:00
Hungary  2–1  Spain
Thailand  0–2  Brazil
Poland  2–1  Ukraine

Group II

Team Pld W L SW SL Diff. Pts Qualification
 Germany 5 4 1 9 2 +7 8 Quarterfinals
 Netherlands 5 4 1 8 2 +6 8 Quarterfinals
 Argentina 5 4 1 8 4 +4 6 Quarterfinals
 France 5 2 3 5 6 -1 4 Quarterfinals
 Greece 5 1 4 2 8 -6 2 9th - 15th place
 Puerto Rico 5 0 5 0 10 -10 0 9th - 15th place
Team 1 Score Team 2
16 June 2022
12:50
Argentina  2–0  Puerto Rico
France  0–2  Netherlands
Germany  2–0  Greece
19:20
Germany  2–0  Netherlands
France  2–0  Puerto Rico
21:00
Argentina  2–0  Greece
17 June 2022
18:30
Germany  2–0  Puerto Rico
Argentina  0–2  Netherlands
France  2–0  Greece

Consolation Group

Team Pld W L SW SL Diff. Pts Qualification
 Romania 3 3 0 6 1 +5 6 9th - 15th place
 Uruguay 3 2 1 5 2 +3 4 9th - 15th place
 Hong Kong 3 1 2 2 4 -2 2 9th - 15th place
 India 3 0 3 0 6 -6 0 9th - 15th place
Team 1 Score Team 2
16 June 2022
09:30
Uruguay  1–2  Romania
15:10
India  0–2  Hong Kong
18:30
Hong Kong  0–2  Uruguay
19:20
Romania  2–0  India
17 June 2022
11:10
Uruguay  2–0  India
12:00
Romania  2–0  Hong Kong

Championship bracket

Fifth place match5–8th place semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 Hungary2
 France0
 France2 Hungary0
 Brazil1 Netherlands2
 Brazil0
 Netherlands2
 France1 Netherlands1
 Argentina2 Spain2
 Poland2
 Germany1
Seventh place match Germany1 Poland1Third place match
 Argentina2 Spain2
 Brazil1 Spain2 Hungary1
 Germany2 Argentina0 Poland2

Placement bracket

13th place match13–16th place bracket9–16th place bracket9–12th place bracketninth place match
 Greece2
 India1
 India2 Greece0
 Puerto Rico0 Romania2
 Puerto Rico0
 Romania2
 India0 Romania2
 Uruguay2 Ukraine1
 Ukraine2
 Uruguay1
15th place match Uruguay2 Ukraine211th place match
 Hong Kong0 Thailand0
 Puerto Rico2 Thailand2 Greece1
 Hong Kong1 Hong Kong0 Thailand2

Final ranking

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Spain
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Poland
4  Hungary
5  Argentina
6  France
7  Germany
8  Brazil
9  Romania
10  Ukraine
11  Thailand
12  Greece
13  Uruguay
14  India
15  Puerto Rico
16  Hong Kong

References

  1. ^ "Greece to host IHF Beach Handball World Championships in 2022". www.ihf.info. 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "2ND IHF MEN'S AND WOMEN'S YOUTH (U18) BEACH HANDBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS". IHF. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  3. ^ "IHF canceled Youth and Junior World Championships!". www.handball-planet.com. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  4. ^ "11th IHF Council Meeting (by video conference, 2021)" (PDF). www.ihf.info. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.