# 2010 Beach Handball World Championships

The 2010 Beach Handball World Championships was a twelve-team tournament in both men's and women's beach handball, held at Antalya in Turkey from 23 June 2010 to 27 June 2010. It was the fourth edition of the event. Matches were played in sets, the team that wins two sets was the winner of a match. When teams are equal in points the head-to-head result was decisive.

## Format

The twelve teams were split into two groups of six teams. After playing a round-robin, the three top-ranked teams 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 three games against the opponents they did not face in the preliminary round. The top four teams advanced to the semifinals. The three bottom-ranked teams from each preliminary round group were packed into one group. The points won against the teams who were also in this group would be valid. Every team had three games and after those rounds there were placement matches from 7th to 12th.

## Men
### Participating nations

| Group A | Group B |
| Brazil  Hungary  Libya  Oman  Spain  Turkey | Australia  Croatia  Denmark  Egypt  Qatar  Russia |

### Preliminary round

* Team advanced to Main Round
* Team competes in consolation round

### Main round (Group C)

* Team advances to Semifinals
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
| Brazil | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Hungary | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| Turkey | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Egypt | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Russia | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Denmark | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
June 25, 2010
| Brazil | 2–0 | Denmark |
| Turkey | 2–0 | Russia |
| Hungary | 2–1 | Egypt |
June 26, 2010
| Brazil | 1–2 | Russia |
| Turkey | 2–0 | Egypt |
| Hungary | 2–0 | Denmark |
| Turkey | 2–1 | Denmark |
| Brazil | 2–0 | Egypt |
| Hungary | 2–1 | Russia |

### Consolation round (Group D)

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
| Croatia | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Spain | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Qatar | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Oman | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Libya | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Australia | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
June 25, 2010
| Spain | 2–0 | Australia |
| Oman | 0–2 | Qatar |
| Libya | 0–2 | Croatia |
June 26, 2010
| Spain | 2–0 | Qatar |
| Oman | 0–2 | Croatia |
| Libya | 2–0 | Australia |
| Spain | 0–2 | Croatia |
| Libya | 0–2 | Qatar |
| Oman | 2–0 | Australia |

### Placement matches

11th/12th position June 27, 2010
| Libya | 2–0 | Australia |
9th/10th position June 27, 2010
| Qatar | 0–2 | Oman |
7th/8th position June 27, 2010
| Croatia | 2–1 | Spain |
5th/6th position June 27, 2010
| Russia | 0–2 | Denmark |

### Finals

| Semi Final | Semi Final | Final | Final |
| June 27, 2010 | June 27, 2010 |
| Brazil | 2 |
| Brazil | 2 | June 27, 2010 | June 27, 2010 |
| Egypt | 0 | June 27, 2010 | June 27, 2010 |
| Egypt | 0 | Brazil | 2 |
| June 27, 2010 | June 27, 2010 | | Brazil | 2 |
| June 27, 2010 | June 27, 2010 | Hungary | 0 |
| Hungary | 2 | Hungary | 0 |
| Turkey | 1 | | |
| Turkey | 1 | 3rd/4th place | 3rd/4th place |
| | | June 27, 2010 | June 27, 2010 |
| | | Egypt | 1 |
| | | Turkey | 2 |

#### Semifinals

June 27, 2010
| Brazil | 2–0 | Egypt |
| Hungary | 2–1 | Turkey |

#### 3rd/4th place

June 27, 2010
| Egypt | 1–2 | Turkey |

#### Final

June 27, 2010
| Brazil | 2–0 | Hungary |

## Women
### Participating nations

| Group A | Group B |
| Croatia  Denmark  Italy  Japan  New Zealand  Ukraine | Brazil  China  Hungary  Norway  Spain  Turkey |

### Preliminary round

* Team advanced to Main Round
* Team competes in consolation round

### Main Round (Group C)

* Team advances to Semifinals
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
| Brazil | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Norway | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Denmark | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Croatia | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Turkey | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
June 25, 2010
| Ukraine | 0–2 | Turkey |
| Denmark | 1–2 | Norway |
| Croatia | 0–2 | Brazil |
June 26, 2010
| Ukraine | 0–2 | Norway |
| Croatia | 2–0 | Turkey |
| Denmark | 0–2 | Brazil |
| Denmark | 2–1 | Turkey |
| Ukraine | 0–2 | Brazil |
| Croatia | 2–1 | Norway |

### Consolation round (Group D)

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
| Italy | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Hungary | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| Japan | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Spain | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| China | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
June 25, 2010
| Italy | 2–0 | China |
| Japan | 2–1 | Spain |
| New Zealand | 0–2 | Hungary |
June 26, 2010
| Italy | 2–1 | Spain |
| Japan | 0–2 | Hungary |
| New Zealand | 0–2 | China |
| Italy | 2–1 | Hungary |
| New Zealand | 0–2 | Spain |
| Japan | 2–0 | China |

### Placement matches

11th/12th position June 27, 2010
| China | 2–0 | New Zealand |
9th/10th position June 27, 2010
| Japan | 0–2 | Spain |
7th/8th position June 27, 2010
| Italy | 1–2 | Hungary |
5th/6th position June 27, 2010
| Croatia | 0–2 | Turkey |

### Finals

| Semi Final | Semi Final | Final | Final |
| June 27, 2010 | June 27, 2010 |
| Brazil | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 | June 27, 2010 | June 27, 2010 |
| Denmark | 2 | June 27, 2010 | June 27, 2010 |
| Denmark | 2 | Denmark | 0 |
| June 27, 2010 | June 27, 2010 | | Denmark | 0 |
| June 27, 2010 | June 27, 2010 | Norway | 2 |
| Norway | 2 | Norway | 2 |
| Ukraine | 1 | | |
| Ukraine | 1 | 3rd/4th place | 3rd/4th place |
| | | June 27, 2010 | June 27, 2010 |
| | | Brazil | 2 |
| | | Ukraine | 0 |

#### Semifinals

June 27, 2010
| Brazil | 1–2 | Denmark |
| Norway | 2–1 | Ukraine |

#### 3rd/4th place

June 27, 2010
| Brazil | 2–0 | Ukraine |

#### Final

June 27, 2010
| Denmark | 0–2 | Norway |