2010 Beach Handball World Championships Explained

The 2010 Beach Handball World Championships was a twelve-team tournament in both men's and women's beach handball, held at Antalya in Turkey from 23 June 2010 to 27 June 2010. It was the fourth edition of the event. Matches were played in sets, the team that wins two sets was the winner of a match. When teams are equal in points the head-to-head result was decisive.

Format

The twelve teams were split into two groups of six teams. After playing a round-robin, the three top-ranked teams 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 three games against the opponents they did not face in the preliminary round. The top four teams advanced to the semifinals. The three bottom-ranked teams from each preliminary round group were packed into one group. The points won against the teams who were also in this group would be valid. Every team had three games and after those rounds there were placement matches from 7th to 12th.

Men

Preliminary round

    Team advanced to Main Round
    Team competes in consolation round

Group A

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653275
653275
653265
251438
0505110

June 23, 2010

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Brazil2–0Libya
Spain2–1Hungary
Turkey2–1Oman
Libya0–2Spain
Oman0–2Brazil
Hungary2–1Turkey

June 24, 2010

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Brazil2–0Spain
Oman0–2Hungary
Turkey2–1Libya
Libya0–2Oman
Brazil2–0Hungary
Spain0–2Turkey

June 25, 2010

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Hungary2–0Libya
Spain2–0Oman
Turkey0–2Brazil

Group B

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854185
653285
653293
251438
0505010

June 23, 2010

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Egypt2–0Russia
Croatia2–0Australia
Denmark2–0Qatar
Australia0–2Egypt
Qatar0–2Croatia
Russia2–1Denmark

June 24, 2010

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Qatar1–2Russia
Denmark2–0Australia
Croatia2–0Egypt
Australia0–2Qatar
Egypt2–1Denmark
Croatia1–2Russia

June 25, 2010

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Russia2–0Australia
Egypt2–0Qatar
Denmark2–1Croatia

Main round (Group C)

    Team advances to Semifinals
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854192
854185
653275
452357
452358
0505310

June 25, 2010

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Brazil2–0Denmark
Turkey2–0Russia
Hungary2–1Egypt

June 26, 2010

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Brazil1–2Russia
Turkey2–0Egypt
Hungary2–0Denmark
Turkey2–1Denmark
Brazil2–0Egypt
Hungary2–1Russia

Consolation round (Group D)

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10550100
854182
653264
452346
251428
0505010

June 25, 2010

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Spain2–0Australia
Oman0–2Qatar
Libya0–2Croatia

June 26, 2010

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Spain2–0Qatar
Oman0–2Croatia
Libya2–0Australia
Spain0–2Croatia
Libya0–2Qatar
Oman2–0Australia

Placement matches

11th/12th position
June 27, 2010

9th/10th position
June 27, 2010

7th/8th position
June 27, 2010

5th/6th position
June 27, 2010

Finals

Semifinals

June 27, 2010

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2–0
2–1

3rd/4th place

June 27, 2010

Final

June 27, 2010

Women

Preliminary round

    Team advanced to Main Round
    Team competes in consolation round

Group A

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854193
653274
653275
653275
452347
0505010

June 23, 2010

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Denmark1–2Japan
Italy2–1Ukraine
Croatia2–0New Zealand
Ukraine2–0Denmark
Japan0–2Croatia
New Zealand0–2Italy

June 24, 2010

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Croatia2–0Italy
Japan0–2Ukraine
Denmark2–0New Zealand
New Zealand0–2Japan
Croatia1–2Ukraine
Italy1–2Denmark

June 25, 2010

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Denmark2–0Croatia
Ukraine2–0New Zealand
Italy2–0Japan

Group B

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854192
854194
652356
452358
251438
251429

June 23, 2010

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Spain1–2Hungary
Turkey2–0China
Brazil2–1Norway
China0–2Spain
Norway2–0Turkey
Hungary2–1Brazil

June 24, 2010

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China0–2Norway
Spain0–2Brazil
Turkey2–0Hungary
Spain0–2Norway
Hungary1–2China
Brazil2–1Turkey

June 25, 2010

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Turkey2–0Spain
Norway2–0Hungary
Brazil2–0China

Main Round (Group C)

    Team advances to Semifinals
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10550102
653285
452347
452357
452356
251448

June 25, 2010

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Ukraine0–2Turkey
Denmark1–2Norway
Croatia0–2Brazil

June 26, 2010

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Ukraine0–2Norway
Croatia2–0Turkey
Denmark0–2Brazil
Denmark2–1Turkey
Ukraine0–2Brazil
Croatia2–1Norway

Consolation round (Group D)

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10550102
653285
653265
452376
452347
0505010

June 25, 2010

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Italy2–0China
Japan2–1Spain
New Zealand0–2Hungary

June 26, 2010

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Italy2–1Spain
Japan0–2Hungary
New Zealand0–2China
Italy2–1Hungary
New Zealand0–2Spain
Japan2–0China

Placement matches

11th/12th position
June 27, 2010

9th/10th position
June 27, 2010

7th/8th position
June 27, 2010

5th/6th position
June 27, 2010

Finals

Semifinals

June 27, 2010

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1–2
2–1

3rd/4th place

June 27, 2010

Final

June 27, 2010

References

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