# Beach handball at the 2017 World Games

The beach handball tournaments at the 2017 World Games in Wrocław was played between 26 and 29 July. 82 beach handball competitors, from 11 nations, participated in the tournament. The beach handball competition took place at P5 Complex in east cluster.

## Qualification
### Men's tournament

| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host country | — | Basel | 1 | Poland |
| African Qualifliers | 12–17 July 2016 | Budapest | 1 | Egypt |
| Americans Qualifliers | 12–17 July 2016 | Budapest | 2 | Brazil |
| Americans Qualifliers | 12–17 July 2016 | Budapest | 2 | Uruguay |
| Asian Qualifliers | 12–17 July 2016 | Budapest | 1 | Qatar |
| European Qualifliers | 12–17 July 2016 | Budapest | 2 | Croatia |
| European Qualifliers | 12–17 July 2016 | Budapest | 2 | Hungary |
| Oceanian Qualifliers | 12–17 July 2016 | Budapest | 1 | Australia |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |

### Women's tournament

| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host country | — | Basel | 1 | Poland |
| African Qualifliers | 12–17 July 2016 | Budapest | 1 | Tunisia |
| Americans Qualifliers | 12–17 July 2016 | Budapest | 2 | Brazil |
| Americans Qualifliers | 12–17 July 2016 | Budapest | 2 | Argentina |
| Asian Qualifliers | 12–17 July 2016 | Budapest | 1 | Chinese Taipei |
| European Qualifliers | 12–17 July 2016 | Budapest | 2 | Spain |
| European Qualifliers | 12–17 July 2016 | Budapest | 2 | Norway |
| Oceanian Qualifliers | 12–17 July 2016 | Budapest | 1 | Australia |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |

## Schedule

| G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
| DateEvent | Wed 26 | Thu 27 | Fri 28 | Fri 28 | Sat 29 | Sat 29 |
| Men | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | F |
| Women | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | F |

## Men's tournament
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| 1 | Hungary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| 1 | Qatar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |

### Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Gold medal | Gold medal |
| 28 July | 28 July | | | |
| Hungary | 2 | | | |
| Hungary | 2 | 28 July | 28 July | | |
| Uruguay | 0 | 28 July | 28 July | |
| Uruguay | 0 | Hungary | 0 | |
| 28 July | 28 July | | Hungary | 0 | |
| 28 July | 28 July | Brazil | 2 | |
| Poland | 0 | Brazil | 2 | |
| Poland | 0 | | | | 29 July | 29 July |
| Brazil | 2 | | | | 29 July | 29 July |
| Brazil | 2 | | | | Brazil | 2 |
| 28 July | 28 July | | | | | Brazil | 2 |
| 28 July | 28 July | | | | Croatia | 1 |
| Australia | 0 | | | | Croatia | 1 |
| Australia | 0 | 28 July | 28 July | | | |
| Croatia | 2 | 28 July | 28 July | | | |
| Croatia | 2 | Croatia | 2 | | | |
| 28 July | 28 July | | Croatia | 2 | | | |
| 28 July | 28 July | Qatar | 1 | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| Qatar | 2 | Qatar | 1 | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| Qatar | 2 | | | | 29 July | 29 July |
| Egypt | 0 | | | | 29 July | 29 July |
| Egypt | 0 | | | | Hungary | 1 |
| | | | | | Qatar | 2 |

#### 5th–8th place play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 28 July | 28 July |
| Uruguay | 2 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 29 July | 29 July |
| Poland | 0 | 29 July | 29 July |
| Poland | 0 | Uruguay | 2 |
| 28 July | 28 July | | Uruguay | 2 |
| 28 July | 28 July | Australia | 0 |
| Australia | 2 | Australia | 0 |
| Egypt | 0 | | |
| Egypt | 0 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 29 July | 29 July |
| | | Poland | 2 |
| | | Egypt | 0 |

### Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | Brazil |
| | Croatia |
| | Qatar |
| 4 | Hungary |
| 5 | Uruguay |
| 6 | Australia |
| 7 | Poland |
| 8 | Egypt |

## Women's tournament
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| 1 | Norway | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |

### Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Gold medal | Gold medal |
| 28 July | 28 July | | | |
| Norway | 2 | | | |
| Norway | 2 | 28 July | 28 July | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 28 July | 28 July | |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | Norway | 1 | |
| 28 July | 28 July | | Norway | 1 | |
| 28 July | 28 July | Argentina | 2 | |
| Argentina | 2 | Argentina | 2 | |
| Argentina | 2 | | | | 29 July | 29 July |
| Australia | 1 | | | | 29 July | 29 July |
| Australia | 1 | | | | Argentina | 0 |
| 28 July | 28 July | | | | | Argentina | 0 |
| 28 July | 28 July | | | | Brazil | 2 |
| Poland | 0 | | | | Brazil | 2 |
| Poland | 0 | 28 July | 28 July | | | |
| Spain | 2 | 28 July | 28 July | | | |
| Spain | 2 | Spain | 0 | | | |
| 28 July | 28 July | | Spain | 0 | | | |
| 28 July | 28 July | Brazil | 2 | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| Brazil | 2 | Brazil | 2 | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| Brazil | 2 | | | | 29 July | 29 July |
| Tunisia | 0 | | | | 29 July | 29 July |
| Tunisia | 0 | | | | Norway | 1 |
| | | | | | Spain | 2 |

#### 5th–8th place play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 28 July | 28 July |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 29 July | 29 July |
| Australia | 2 | 29 July | 29 July |
| Australia | 2 | Australia | 0 |
| 28 July | 28 July | | Australia | 0 |
| 28 July | 28 July | Poland | 2 |
| Poland | 2 | Poland | 2 |
| Tunisia | 1 | | |
| Tunisia | 1 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 29 July | 29 July |
| | | Chinese Taipei | 2 |
| | | Tunisia | 1 |

### Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | Brazil |
| | Argentina |
| | Spain |
| 4 | Norway |
| 5 | Poland |
| 6 | Australia |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei |
| 8 | Tunisia |