2016 Oceania Beach Handball Championship Explained

The 2016 Oceania Beach Handball Championship was held at Coolangatta Beach, Queensland, Australia between February 24 and 28, 2016.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] There were two divisions, men's and women's with only Australia and New Zealand entering.

In the men's draw, defending champions Australia were pushed all the way by New Zealand winning in the end two sets to one.[6] In the women's draw, Australia were also the defending champions and won two sets to nill. Both Australian team qualify for the 2016 Beach Handball World Championships in Hungary.[7]

Results

Men's division

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
26 February 2016
1-2
27 February 2016
2-1
2-0

Women's division

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
26 February 2016
2-0
27 February 2016
2-0

References

Notes and References

  1. http://www.handballaustralia.org.au/tags/beach-handball Australia and New Zealand to play for Oceania Beach Handball titles. Handball Australia. Wed, 27 January 2016
  2. http://heyevent.com/event/5yka3zhq5hhiea/beach-handball-championships-coolangatta Beach Handball Championships Coolangatta. HeyEvent.com. Thursday, 25 February
  3. http://104.131.122.36/en/2016-australian-beach-handball-championships/3479008 2016 Australian Beach Handball Championship. Nizzino.com. Thursday, 25. February 2016
  4. https://allevents.in/coolangatta,%20qld/2016-australian-beach-handball-championships/1061442453874753 2016 Australian Beach Handball Championships. Allevents.in. Thu Feb 25 2016
  5. http://www.wherevent.com/detail/Ryan-Roselli-2016-Australian-Beach-Handball-Championships 2016 Australian Beach Handball Championships. WherEvent. 25 Feb, 2016
  6. http://handball.org.nz/wp/?p=1435#more-1435 NZ BEACH MEN’S TEAM WINS FIRST OF TWO AT OCEANIA BEACH CHAMPS. Handball NZ. FEBRUARY 26, 2016
  7. http://ihf.info/en-us/mediacentre/news/newsdetails.aspx?ID=3126 https://archive.ihf.info/en-us/mediacentre/news/newsdetails.aspx?ID=3126 Australia qualify for 2016 Beach Handball World Championships. International Handball Federation. 2/29/2016