# 2022 Women's Beach Handball World Championships

The 2022 Women's IHF Beach Handball World Championships was the ninth edition of the championship, held from 21 to 26 June 2022 at Heraklion, Crete. Greece under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF). It was the first time in history that the championship will be organised by Hellenic Handball Federation.
Germany captured their first title with a finals win over Spain.

## Qualification

| Qualification | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host | 1 | Greece |
| Runner-up of 2018 World Championship | 1 | Norway |
| 2022 Asian Beach Handball Championship | 2 | Thailand Vietnam |
| 2021 European Beach Handball Championship | 6 | Denmark Germany Hungary Netherlands Portugal Spain |
| 2022 South and Central American Beach Handball Championship | 3 | Argentina Brazil Uruguay |
| 2022 Oceania Beach Handball Championship | 1 | Australia |
| 2022 Nor.ca Beach Handball Championship | 2 | United States Mexico |

## Draw

The draw took place on 13 May 2022.

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Greece (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 138 | 114 | 1.211 | Main round |
| 2 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 106 | 104 | 1.019 | Main round |
| 3 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 114 | 128 | 0.891 | Main round |
| 4 | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 115 | 127 | 0.906 | Consolation round |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Denmark | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 120 | 1.250 | Main round |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 136 | 101 | 1.347 | Main round |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.400 | 118 | 158 | 0.747 | Main round |
| 4 | Vietnam | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 111 | 136 | 0.816 | Consolation round |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 143 | 98 | 1.459 | Main round |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 122 | 96 | 1.271 | Main round |
| 3 | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 93 | 97 | 0.959 | Main round |
| 4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 67 | 125 | 0.536 | Consolation round |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 126 | 49 | 2.571 | Main round |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 103 | 121 | 0.851 | Main round |
| 3 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 89 | 135 | 0.659 | Main round |
| 4 | Hungary | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 113 | 126 | 0.897 | Consolation round |

## Consolation round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Hungary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 133 | 83 | 1.602 |
| 2 | Vietnam | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 125 | 122 | 1.025 |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 99 | 108 | 0.917 |
| 4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 78 | 122 | 0.639 |

## Main round

Points obtained against teams from the same group were carried over.

### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Greece (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5.000 | 237 | 205 | 1.156 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Denmark | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 240 | 208 | 1.154 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 240 | 207 | 1.159 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Portugal | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 169 | 186 | 0.909 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Thailand | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 221 | 249 | 0.888 | |
| 6 | United States | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0.100 | 197 | 249 | 0.791 | |

### Group II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | MAX | 220 | 137 | 1.606 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Brazil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 186 | 193 | 0.964 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 207 | 202 | 1.025 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Argentina | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 170 | 171 | 0.994 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Norway | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 203 | 232 | 0.875 | |
| 6 | Uruguay | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0.100 | 183 | 248 | 0.738 | |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket
#### Championship bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 25 June | 25 June | | | |
| Greece | 2 | | | |
| Greece | 2 | 25 June | 25 June | | |
| Argentina | 1 | 25 June | 25 June | |
| Argentina | 1 | Greece | 0 | |
| 25 June | 25 June | | Greece | 0 | |
| 25 June | 25 June | Spain | 2 | |
| Brazil | 0 | Spain | 2 | |
| Brazil | 0 | | | | 26 June | 26 June |
| Spain | 2 | | | | 26 June | 26 June |
| Spain | 2 | | | | Spain | 0 |
| 25 June | 25 June | | | | | Spain | 0 |
| 25 June | 25 June | | | | Germany | 2 |
| Denmark | 1 | | | | Germany | 2 |
| Denmark | 1 | 25 June | 25 June | | | |
| Netherlands | 2 | 25 June | 25 June | | | |
| Netherlands | 2 | Netherlands | 0 | | | |
| 25 June | 25 June | | Netherlands | 0 | | | |
| 25 June | 25 June | Germany | 2 | | Third place | Third place |
| Germany | 2 | Germany | 2 | | Third place | Third place |
| Germany | 2 | | | | 26 June | 26 June |
| Portugal | 0 | | | | 26 June | 26 June |
| Portugal | 0 | | | | Greece | 1 |
| | | | | | Netherlands | 2 |

#### Fifth place bracket

| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | Fifth place game |
| 25 June | 25 June |
| Argentina | 0 |
| Argentina | 0 | 26 June | 26 June |
| Brazil | 2 | 26 June | 26 June |
| Brazil | 2 | Brazil | 1 |
| 25 June | 25 June | | Brazil | 1 |
| 25 June | 25 June | Denmark | 2 |
| Denmark | 2 | Denmark | 2 |
| Portugal | 1 | | |
| Portugal | 1 | Seventh place game | Seventh place game |
| | | 26 June | 26 June |
| | | Argentina | 2 |
| | | Portugal | 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 |
| 25 June | 25 June | | | |
| Norway | 2 | | | |
| Norway | 2 | 25 June | 25 June | | |
| Australia | 0 | 25 June | 25 June | |
| Australia | 0 | Norway | 1 | |
| 25 June | 25 June | | Norway | 1 | |
| 25 June | 25 June | Hungary | 2 | |
| United States | 0 | Hungary | 2 | |
| United States | 0 | | | | 26 June | 26 June |
| Hungary | 2 | | | | 26 June | 26 June |
| Hungary | 2 | | | | Hungary | 2 |
| 25 June | 25 June | | | | | Hungary | 2 |
| 25 June | 25 June | | | | Thailand | 0 |
| Thailand | 2 | | | | Thailand | 0 |
| Thailand | 2 | 25 June | 25 June | | | |
| Mexico | 0 | 25 June | 25 June | | | |
| Mexico | 0 | Thailand | 2 | | | |
| 25 June | 25 June | | Thailand | 2 | | | |
| 25 June | 25 June | Uruguay | 1 | | Eleventh place game | Eleventh place game |
| Uruguay | 2 | Uruguay | 1 | | Eleventh place game | Eleventh place game |
| Uruguay | 2 | | | | 26 June | 26 June |
| Vietnam | 0 | | | | 26 June | 26 June |
| Vietnam | 0 | | | | Norway | 2 |
| | | | | | Uruguay | 1 |

#### 13–16th place bracket

| 13–16th place semifinals | 13–16th place semifinals | 13th place game | 13th place game |
| 25 June | 25 June |
| Australia | 1 |
| Australia | 1 | 26 June | 26 June |
| United States | 2 | 26 June | 26 June |
| United States | 2 | United States | 1 |
| 25 June | 25 June | | United States | 1 |
| 25 June | 25 June | Vietnam | 2 |
| Mexico | 1 | Vietnam | 2 |
| Vietnam | 2 | | |
| Vietnam | 2 | 15th place game | 15th place game |
| | | 26 June | 26 June |
| | | Australia | 0 |
| | | Mexico | 2 |

### Final
## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | Germany |
| | Spain |
| | Netherlands |
| 4 | Greece |
| 5 | Denmark |
| 6 | Brazil |
| 7 | Argentina |
| 8 | Portugal |
| 9 | Hungary |
| 10 | Thailand |
| 11 | Norway |
| 12 | Uruguay |
| 13 | Vietnam |
| 14 | United States |
| 15 | Mexico |
| 16 | Australia |

## Statistics and awards
### Awards

The awards were announced on 26 June 2022.
| Position | Player |
| Goalkeeper | Patricia Encinas |
| Right wing | Amelie Möllmann |
| Left wing | Ntafini Dimitri |
| Specialist | Lucila Candela |
| Pivot | Asuncion Batista |
| Defender | Rianne Mol |
| MVP | Asuncion Batista |
| Fair play award | Hungary |