# 2018 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.
Brazil won their fifth title by defeating Croatia in the final.

## Qualification

| Qualification | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host | 1 | Russia |
| Defending champion | 1 | Croatia |
| 2017 Asian Beach Handball Championship | 4 | Qatar Oman Iran Vietnam |
| 2017 European Beach Handball Championship | 3 | Spain Hungary Sweden |
| 2018 Oceania Beach Handball Championship | 1 | Australia |
| 2018 Pan American Men's Beach Handball Championship | 4 | Argentina Brazil United States Uruguay |
| Substitute for Africa continent | 1 | Denmark |
| Wildcard | 1 | New Zealand |

## Draw

The draw was held on 15 May 2018 at Kazan, Russia.

### Seeding

The seedings were announced on 14 May 2018.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Croatia Brazil Qatar Spain | Russia Hungary Oman Iran | Uruguay Vietnam United States Australia | Sweden Denmark Argentina New Zealand |
All times are local (UTC+3).

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 144 | 119 | 1.210 | Main round |
| 2 | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0.800 | 121 | 116 | 1.043 | Main round |
| 3 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 101 | 109 | 0.927 | Main round |
| 4 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 92 | 114 | 0.807 | Consolation round |
* 1 2 3 Uruguay 2 Pts, ±0 SW, +8 SPW; Iran 2 Pts, ±0 SW, −2 SPW; Argentina 2 Pts, ±0 SW, −6 SPW

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 133 | 93 | 1.430 | Main round |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2.500 | 140 | 106 | 1.321 | Main round |
| 3 | Vietnam | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.400 | 92 | 119 | 0.773 | Main round |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 82 | 129 | 0.636 | Consolation round |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Qatar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2.500 | 135 | 102 | 1.324 | Main round |
| 2 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 95 | 87 | 1.092 | Main round |
| 3 | Oman | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 100 | 107 | 0.935 | Main round |
| 4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 76 | 110 | 0.691 | Consolation round |
* 1 2 3 Qatar 2 Pts, +1 SW; Denmark ± 0 SW; Oman −1 SW

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 141 | 131 | 1.076 | Main round |
| 2 | Russia (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 139 | 134 | 1.037 | Main round |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 124 | 109 | 1.138 | Main round |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 130 | 160 | 0.813 | Consolation round |

## Consolation round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 131 | 118 | 1.110 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 122 | 113 | 1.080 |
| 3 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 104 | 111 | 0.937 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 103 | 118 | 0.873 |

## Main round
### Group I

Points obtained against teams from the same group were carried over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Croatia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5.000 | 236 | 216 | 1.093 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 220 | 170 | 1.294 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 232 | 201 | 1.154 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Iran | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 162 | 191 | 0.848 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Uruguay | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0.625 | 183 | 204 | 0.897 | |
| 6 | Vietnam | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.000 | 143 | 194 | 0.737 | |

### Group II

Points obtained against teams from the same group were carried over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Sweden | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 192 | 188 | 1.021 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Russia (H) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1.333 | 227 | 208 | 1.091 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Brazil | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 208 | 189 | 1.101 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Denmark | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 182 | 192 | 0.948 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Qatar | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 218 | 204 | 1.069 | |
| 6 | Oman | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 161 | 207 | 0.778 | |
* 1 2 3 4 Brazil 4 Pts, +3 SW; Denmark 4 Pts, +1 SW; Qatar 2 Pts, −1 SW; Oman 2 Pts, −3 SW

## Knockout stage
### Championship bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Croatia | 2 | | |
| Denmark | 1 | | |
| Denmark | 1 | Croatia | 2 |
| | | Hungary | 0 |
| Russia | 0 | Hungary | 0 |
| Hungary | 2 | | | | |
| Hungary | 2 | | | Croatia | 0 |
| | | | | Brazil | 2 |
| Spain | 1 | | | Brazil | 2 |
| Brazil | 2 | | | | |
| Brazil | 2 | Brazil | 2 | | |
| | | Sweden | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| Sweden | 2 | Sweden | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| Iran | 0 | | | | |
| Iran | 0 | | | Hungary | 2 |
| | | | | Sweden | 0 |

### Fifth place bracket

| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | Fifth place game |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Russia | 2 | | |
| Russia | 2 | Russia | 0 |
| | | Spain | 2 |
| Spain | 2 | Spain | 2 |
| Iran | 0 | | |
| Iran | 0 | Seventh place game | Seventh place game |
| | | Denmark | 2 |
| | | Iran | 0 |

### 9–16th place bracket

| 9–16th place quarterfinals | 9–16th place quarterfinals | 9–12th place semifinals | 9–12th place semifinals | Ninth place game | Ninth place game |
| Qatar | 2 | | |
| New Zealand | 0 | | |
| New Zealand | 0 | Qatar | 2 |
| | | United States | 0 |
| Vietnam | 0 | United States | 0 |
| United States | 2 | | | | |
| United States | 2 | | | Qatar | 2 |
| | | | | Oman | 1 |
| Uruguay | 0 | | | Oman | 1 |
| Argentina | 2 | | | | |
| Argentina | 2 | Argentina | 0 | | |
| | | Oman | 2 | Eleventh place game | Eleventh place game |
| Oman | 2 | Oman | 2 | Eleventh place game | Eleventh place game |
| Australia | 1 | | | | |
| Australia | 1 | | | United States | 1 |
| | | | | Argentina | 2 |

### 13–16th place bracket

| 13–16th place semifinals | 13–16th place semifinals | 13th place game | 13th place game |
| New Zealand | 0 |
| Vietnam | 2 | | |
| Vietnam | 2 | Vietnam | 0 |
| | | Australia | 2 |
| Uruguay | 1 | Australia | 2 |
| Australia | 2 | | |
| Australia | 2 | 15th place game | 15th place game |
| | | New Zealand | 0 |
| | | Uruguay | 2 |

### Final
## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | Brazil |
| | Croatia |
| | Hungary |
| 4 | Sweden |
| 5 | Spain |
| 6 | Russia |
| 7 | Denmark |
| 8 | Iran |
| 9 | Qatar |
| 10 | Oman |
| 11 | Argentina |
| 12 | United States |
| 13 | Australia |
| 14 | Vietnam |
| 15 | Uruguay |
| 16 | New Zealand |

## Awards
### MVP

* 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

* Australia