# Beach handball at the 2009 World Games

The beach handball competition at the World Games 2009 took place from July 18 to July 20, at the Sizihwan in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men | Brazil | Hungary | Croatia |
| Women | Italy | Croatia | Brazil |

## Men's tournament
### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts |
| 1 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Croatia | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Pakistan | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Thailand | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | TUR | CRO | PAK | THA |
| Turkey | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Croatia | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Pakistan | 0–2 | 0–2 | | 2–1 |
| Thailand | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |

#### Group B

| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Oman | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | BRA | HUN | TPE | OMA |
| Brazil | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Hungary | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| Oman | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |

### Knockout stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal game | Gold medal game | Gold medal game |
| A2 | Croatia | 2 | | | | | | |
| B3 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | | | | | | |
| B3 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | A2 | Croatia | 1 | | | |
| | | | B1 | Brazil | 2 | | | |
| B1 | Brazil | 2 | B1 | Brazil | 2 | | | |
| A4 | Thailand | 0 | | | | | | |
| A4 | Thailand | 0 | | | | B1 | Brazil | 2 |
| | | | | | | B2 | Hungary | 0 |
| B2 | Hungary | 2 | | | | | | | B2 | Hungary | 0 |
| A3 | Pakistan | 0 | | | |
| A3 | Pakistan | 0 | B2 | Hungary | 2 | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| | | | B4 | Oman | 0 |
| A1 | Turkey | 1 | B4 | Oman | 0 | A2 | Croatia | 2 |
| B4 | Oman | 2 | | | | B4 | Oman | 0 |

## Women's tournament
### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | BRA | MKD | UKR | TPE |
| Brazil | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| North Macedonia | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Ukraine | 0–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| Chinese Taipei | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |

#### Group B

| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Croatia | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Thailand | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Japan | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | ITA | CRO | THA | JPN |
| Italy | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Croatia | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Thailand | 0–2 | 0–2 | | 2–1 |
| Japan | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |

### Knockout stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal game | Gold medal game | Gold medal game |
| A2 | North Macedonia | 2 | | | | | | |
| B3 | Thailand | 0 | | | | | | |
| B3 | Thailand | 0 | A2 | North Macedonia | 0 | | | |
| | | | B1 | Italy | 2 | | | |
| B1 | Italy | 2 | B1 | Italy | 2 | | | |
| A4 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | | | | | | |
| A4 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | | | | B1 | Italy | 2 |
| | | | | | | B2 | Croatia | 1 |
| B2 | Croatia | 2 | | | | | | | B2 | Croatia | 1 |
| A3 | Ukraine | 0 | | | |
| A3 | Ukraine | 0 | B2 | Croatia | 2 | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| | | | A1 | Brazil | 1 |
| A1 | Brazil | 2 | A1 | Brazil | 1 | A2 | North Macedonia | 0 |
| B4 | Japan | 0 | | | | B1 | Brazil | 2 |