# 2012 Beach Handball World Championships

The 2012 Beach Handball World Championships was a twelve-team tournament in both men's and women's beach handball, held at Muscat, Oman from July 8–13, 2012. It was the fifth edition of the event. Matches were played in sets, the team that won two sets was the winner of a match. When teams were equal in points the head-to-head result would be decisive.
Brazil won both editions, the men and women competition.

## Format

The twelve teams were split into two groups of six teams. After playing a round-robin, the three 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 3 games against the opponents they did not face in the preliminary round. The top four teams advanced to the Semifinals. The three 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. Every team played three games and after those round there were placement matches from 7th–12th place.

## Men

The draw was held on May 14.

### Participating nations

| Group A | Group B |
| Brazil  Russia  Ukraine  Oman  Bahrain  Australia | Croatia  Egypt  Spain  Qatar  Uruguay  Kuwait |

### Preliminary round

* Team advance to Main Round
* Team competes in Consolation Round

### Main round (Group C)

| Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10 |
| Brazil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 |
| Croatia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Egypt | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Spain | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 11 July 2012 |||
| Russia | 2–0 | Spain |
| Brazil | 2–1 | Egypt |
| Ukraine | 0–2 | Croatia |
| Russia | 2–0 | Egypt |
| Brazil | 2–1 | Croatia |
| Ukraine | 2–1 | Spain |
| 12 July 2012 |||
| Russia | 2–1 | Croatia |
| Ukraine | 2–1 | Egypt |
| Brazil | 2–1 | Spain |

### Consolation round (Group D)

| Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Oman | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10 |
| Qatar | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8 |
| Kuwait | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Bahrain | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Australia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 11 July 2012 |||
| Oman | 2–0 | Uruguay |
| Bahrain | 1–2 | Kuwait |
| Australia | 0–2 | Qatar |
| 12 July 2012 |||
| Australia | 0–2 | Uruguay |
| Oman | 2–0 | Kuwait |
| Bahrain | 2–1 | Qatar |
| Australia | 0–2 | Kuwait |
| Oman | 2–1 | Qatar |
| Bahrain | 2–1 | Uruguay |

### Placement matches
#### Eleventh place game

13 July 2012 :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Uruguay | 2–0 | Australia |

#### Ninth place game

13 July 2012 :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Kuwait | 0–2 | Bahrain |

#### Seventh place game

13 July 2012 :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Oman | 1–2 | Qatar |

#### Fifth place game

13 July 2012 :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Egypt | 1–2 | Spain |

### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 12 July | 12 July |
| Russia | 1 |
| Russia | 1 | 13 July | 13 July |
| Ukraine | 2 | 13 July | 13 July |
| Ukraine | 2 | Ukraine | 1 |
| 12 July | 12 July | | Ukraine | 1 |
| 12 July | 12 July | Brazil | 2 |
| Brazil | 2 | Brazil | 2 |
| Croatia | 0 | | |
| Croatia | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 13 July | 13 July |
| | | Russia | 0 |
| | | Croatia | 2 |

#### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 12 July 2012 |||
| Russia | 1–2 | Ukraine |
| Brazil | 2–0 | Croatia |

#### Third place game

13 July 2012 :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Russia | 0–2 | Croatia |

#### Final

13 July 2012 :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Ukraine | 1–2 | Brazil |

### Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | Brazil |
| | Ukraine |
| | Croatia |
| 4 | Russia |
| 5 | Spain |
| 6 | Egypt |
| 7 | Qatar |
| 8 | Oman |
| 9 | Bahrain |
| 10 | Kuwait |
| 11 | Uruguay |
| 12 | Australia |

### Awards
#### MVP

* Viktor Ladiko (UKR)

#### Topscorer

* Alexandr Tatarintsev (RUS)

#### All-star team

* Goalkeeper: Igor Totić (CRO)
* Left wing: Said Hamed Saud (OMN)
* Pivot: Alexandr Tatarintsev (RUS)
* Right wing: Gulliver Wellington (BRA)
* Specialist: Viktor Ladiko (UKR)
* Defender: Diogo Vieria (BRA)

#### Fair play award

* Spain
Chosen by team officials and IHF experts: IHF.info

## Women

The draw was held on May 14.

### Participating nations

| Group A | Group B |
| Croatia  Denmark  Italy  China  Uruguay  Australia | Norway  Brazil  Hungary  Thailand  Poland  Singapore |

### Preliminary round

* Team advance to Main Round
* Team competes in Consolation Round

### Main round (Group C)

| Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Denmark | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
| Brazil | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Norway | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Hungary | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| Croatia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 11 July 2012 |||
| Denmark | 2–0 | Hungary |
| Croatia | 1–2 | Norway |
| Uruguay | 1–2 | Brazil |
| Denmark | 2–1 | Norway |
| Croatia | 2–1 | Brazil |
| Uruguay | 0–2 | Hungary |
| 12 July 2012 |||
| Denmark | 2–0 | Brazil |
| Uruguay | 0–2 | Norway |
| Croatia | 1–2 | Hungary |

### Consolation round (Group D)

| Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Italy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| China | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Poland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| Thailand | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Singapore | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 11 July 2012 |||
| Italy | 2–0 | Singapore |
| Australia | 0–2 | Thailand |
| China | 2–0 | Poland |
| China | 2–0 | Singapore |
| Italy | 2–0 | Thailand |
| Australia | 2–1 | Poland |
| 12 July 2012 |||
| China | 2–0 | Thailand |
| Italy | 2–1 | Poland |
| Australia | 2–0 | Singapore |

### Placement matches
#### Eleventh place game

13 July 2012 :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Thailand | 2–0 | Singapore |

#### Ninth place game

13 July 2012 :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| China | 2–1 | Poland |

#### Seventh place game

13 July 2012 :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Italy | 2–0 | Australia |

#### Fifth place game

13 July 2012 :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Croatia | 2–0 | Uruguay |

### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 12 July | 12 July |
| Denmark | 2 |
| Denmark | 2 | 13 July | 13 July |
| Hungary | 0 | 13 July | 13 July |
| Hungary | 0 | Denmark | 0 |
| 12 July | 12 July | | Denmark | 0 |
| 12 July | 12 July | Brazil | 2 |
| Brazil | 2 | Brazil | 2 |
| Norway | 0 | | |
| Norway | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 13 July | 13 July |
| | | Hungary | 0 |
| | | Norway | 2 |

#### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 12 July 2012 |||
| Denmark | 2–0 | Hungary |
| Brazil | 2–0 | Norway |

#### Third place game

13 July 2012 :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Hungary | 0–2 | Norway |

#### Final

13 July 2012 :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Denmark | 0–2 | Brazil |

### Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | Brazil |
| | Denmark |
| | Norway |
| 4 | Hungary |
| 5 | Croatia |
| 6 | Uruguay |
| 7 | Italy |
| 8 | Australia |
| 9 | China |
| 10 | Poland |
| 11 | Thailand |
| 12 | Singapore |

### Awards
#### MVP

* Patricia Scheppa (BRA)

#### Topscorer

* Boszana Fekete (HUN)

#### All-star team

* Goalkeeper: Ágnes Győri (HUN)
* Left wing: Millena Braga (BRA)
* Pivot: Ana Brustven (NOR)
* Right wing: Patricia Scheppa (BRA)
* Specialist: Maj Thornoe Johansen (DEN)
* Defender: Anja Daskiljević (CRO)

#### Fair play award

* Norway
Chosen by team officials and IHF experts: IHF.info