2018 Men's Beach Handball World Championships Explained

Tourney Name:	IHF Men's Beach Handball World Championship
Year:	2018
Size:	200 px
Country:	Russia
Dates:	24–29 July
Num Teams:	16
Confederations:	5
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Count:	5
Top Scorer:	Martin Andersen (149 points)
Player:	Bruno Oliveira
Previous:	2016 Beach Handball World Championships
Next:	2020 Men's Beach Handball World Championships

The 2018 Men's Beach Handball World Championships were the eighth edition of the tournament, held at Kazan, Russia from 24 to 29 July 2018.^[1]

Brazil won their fifth title by defeating Croatia in the final.^[2]

Qualification

Qualification	Vacancies	Qualified
Host	1
Defending champion	1
2017 Asian Beach Handball Championship	4
2017 European Beach Handball Championship	3
2018 Oceania Beach Handball Championship	1
2018 Pan American Men's Beach Handball Championship	4
Substitute for Africa continent^[3]	1
Wildcard	1

Draw

The draw was held on 15 May 2018 at Kazan, Russia.^{[4] [5]}

Seeding

The seedings were announced on 14 May 2018.^[6]

width=15%	Pot 1	width=15%	Pot 2	width=15%	Pot 3	width=15%	Pot 4

All times are local (UTC+3).^[7]

Preliminary round

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Consolation round

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Main round

Group I

Points obtained against teams from the same group were carried over.

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Group II

Points obtained against teams from the same group were carried over.

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Knockout stage

Championship bracket

Fifth place bracket

9–16th place bracket

13–16th place bracket

9–16th place quarterfinals

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Quarterfinals

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13–16th place semifinals

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9–12th place semifinals

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5–8th place semifinals

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Semifinals

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Final

Final ranking

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12
13
14
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16

Awards

MVP^[8]

• Bruno Oliveira

Topscorer

• Martin Andersen (149 points)

All-star team

• Goalkeeper: Mohamed Abidi
• Right wing: Lucijan Bura
• Left wing: Ivan Jurić
• Pivot: Attila Kun
• Defender: Thiago Barcellos
• Specialist: Bruno Oliveira

Fair play award

External links

• Official website
• IHF website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Budapest and Sochi to host the next Beach Handball World Championships. 20 February 2016. ihf.info.
2. Web site: Kings of the world. 29 July 2018. ihf.info.
3. Web site: List of Kazan 2018 participants confirmed. 4 May 2018. ihf.info.
4. Web site: Draw for Kazan 2018. 13 March 2018. ihf.info.
5. Web site: Kazan 2018 draw held. 15 May 2018. ihf.info.
6. Web site: Draw for the 2018 Men's and Women's Beach Handball World Championships. 14 May 2018. ihf.info.
7. Web site: Match schedule for 2018 Beach Handball World Championships. 22 June 2018. ihf.info.
8. Web site: All-Star Teams announced. 29 July 2018. ihf.info.