# 2022 Men's Beach Handball World Championships

The 2022 Men's IHF Beach Handball World Championships was the ninth edition of the championship, held from 21 to 26 June 2022 at Crete, Greece under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF). It was the first time in history that the championship is organised by Hellenic Handball Federation.
Croatia won their third title after defeating Denmark in the final.

## Qualification

| Qualification | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host | 1 | Greece |
| Defending champion | 1 | Brazil |
| 2022 African Beach Handball Championship | 1 | Egypt |
| 2022 Asian Beach Handball Championship | 2 | Iran Qatar |
| 2021 European Beach Handball Championship | 5 | Croatia Denmark Norway Russia Portugal Spain |
| 2022 South and Central American Beach Handball Championship | 3 | Argentina Ecuador Uruguay |
| 2022 Oceania Beach Handball Championship | 1 | New Zealand |
| 2022 Nor.ca Beach Handball Championship | 2 | Puerto Rico United States |
* Russia was excluded due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

## 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 | 0 | MAX | 146 | 124 | 1.177 | Main round |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 136 | 112 | 1.214 | Main round |
| 3 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 133 | 124 | 1.073 | Main round |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 88 | 143 | 0.615 | Consolation round |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 156 | 136 | 1.147 | Main round |
| 2 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 129 | 130 | 0.992 | Main round |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 150 | 144 | 1.042 | Main round |
| 4 | Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 100 | 125 | 0.800 | Consolation round |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Denmark | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 135 | 99 | 1.364 | Main round |
| 2 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 150 | 134 | 1.119 | Main round |
| 3 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 116 | 140 | 0.829 | Main round |
| 4 | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 122 | 148 | 0.824 | Consolation round |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 132 | 95 | 1.389 | Main round |
| 2 | Qatar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 147 | 116 | 1.267 | Main round |
| 3 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 141 | 134 | 1.052 | Main round |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 92 | 167 | 0.551 | Consolation round |

## Consolation round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Ecuador | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 132 | 115 | 1.148 |
| 2 | Egypt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2.500 | 138 | 118 | 1.169 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 110 | 121 | 0.909 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 113 | 139 | 0.813 |

## 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 | Croatia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 10.000 | 260 | 214 | 1.215 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Uruguay | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | 252 | 249 | 1.012 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Greece (H) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 238 | 242 | 0.983 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 257 | 238 | 1.080 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | United States | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 210 | 236 | 0.890 | |
| 6 | Argentina | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 215 | 253 | 0.850 | |
* 1 2 Greece 1–2 Uruguay
* 1 2 Argentina 1–2 United States

### Group II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5.000 | 200 | 167 | 1.198 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Qatar | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | 245 | 245 | 1.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 231 | 202 | 1.144 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Norway | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 229 | 236 | 0.970 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Iran | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 190 | 232 | 0.819 | |
| 6 | Portugal | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0.556 | 224 | 240 | 0.933 | |
* 1 2 Denmark 1–2 Qatar
* 1 2 Iran 2–1 Portugal

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

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 25 June | 25 June | | | |
| Croatia | 2 | | | |
| Croatia | 2 | 25 June | 25 June | | |
| Norway | 0 | 25 June | 25 June | |
| Norway | 0 | Croatia | 2 | |
| 25 June | 25 June | | Croatia | 2 | |
| 25 June | 25 June | Greece | 1 | |
| Qatar | 1 | Greece | 1 | |
| Qatar | 1 | | | | 26 June | 26 June |
| Greece | 2 | | | | 26 June | 26 June |
| Greece | 2 | | | | Croatia | 2 |
| 25 June | 25 June | | | | | Croatia | 2 |
| 25 June | 25 June | | | | Denmark | 0 |
| Uruguay | 1 | | | | Denmark | 0 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 25 June | 25 June | | | |
| Denmark | 2 | 25 June | 25 June | | | |
| Denmark | 2 | Denmark | 2 | | | |
| 25 June | 25 June | | Denmark | 2 | | | |
| 25 June | 25 June | Brazil | 1 | | Third place | Third place |
| Brazil | 2 | Brazil | 1 | | Third place | Third place |
| Brazil | 2 | | | | 26 June | 26 June |
| Spain | 0 | | | | 26 June | 26 June |
| Spain | 0 | | | | Greece | 0 |
| | | | | | Brazil | 2 |

#### Fifth place bracket

| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | Fifth place game |
| 25 June | 25 June |
| Norway | 1 |
| Norway | 1 | 26 June | 26 June |
| Qatar | 2 | 26 June | 26 June |
| Qatar | 2 | Qatar | 2 |
| 25 June | 25 June | | Qatar | 2 |
| 25 June | 25 June | Uruguay | 0 |
| Uruguay | 2 | Uruguay | 0 |
| Spain | 0 | | |
| Spain | 0 | Seventh place game | Seventh place game |
| | | 26 June | 26 June |
| | | Norway | 0 |
| | | Spain | 2 |

#### 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 | | | |
| Iran | 2 | | | |
| Iran | 2 | 25 June | 25 June | | |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 25 June | 25 June | |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | Iran | 2 | |
| 25 June | 25 June | | Iran | 2 | |
| 25 June | 25 June | Argentina | 1 | |
| Argentina | 2 | Argentina | 1 | |
| Argentina | 2 | | | | 26 June | 26 June |
| Ecuador | 0 | | | | 26 June | 26 June |
| Ecuador | 0 | | | | Iran | 2 |
| 25 June | 25 June | | | | | Iran | 2 |
| 25 June | 25 June | | | | Portugal | 0 |
| United States | 2 | | | | Portugal | 0 |
| United States | 2 | 25 June | 25 June | | | |
| New Zealand | 1 | 25 June | 25 June | | | |
| New Zealand | 1 | United States | 0 | | | |
| 25 June | 25 June | | United States | 0 | | | |
| 25 June | 25 June | Portugal | 2 | | Eleventh place game | Eleventh place game |
| Portugal | 2 | Portugal | 2 | | Eleventh place game | Eleventh place game |
| Portugal | 2 | | | | 26 June | 26 June |
| Egypt | 1 | | | | 26 June | 26 June |
| Egypt | 1 | | | | Argentina | 2 |
| | | | | | United States | 0 |

#### 13–16th place bracket

| 13–16th place semifinals | 13–16th place semifinals | 13th place game | 13th place game |
| 25 June | 25 June |
| Puerto Rico | 0 |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 26 June | 26 June |
| Ecuador | 2 | 26 June | 26 June |
| Ecuador | 2 | Ecuador | 2 |
| 25 June | 25 June | | Ecuador | 2 |
| 25 June | 25 June | New Zealand | 1 |
| New Zealand | 2 | New Zealand | 1 |
| Egypt | 1 | | |
| Egypt | 1 | 15th place game | 15th place game |
| | | 26 June | 26 June |
| | | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| | | Egypt | 2 |

### Final
## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | Croatia |
| | Denmark |
| | Brazil |
| 4 | Greece |
| 5 | Qatar |
| 6 | Uruguay |
| 7 | Spain |
| 8 | Norway |
| 9 | Iran |
| 10 | Portugal |
| 11 | Argentina |
| 12 | United States |
| 13 | Ecuador |
| 14 | New Zealand |
| 15 | Egypt |
| 16 | Puerto Rico |

## Statistics and awards
### Awards

The awards were announced on 26 June 2022.
| Position | Player |
| Goalkeeper | Simon Jensen |
| Right wing | Lucian Bura |
| Left wing | Georgios Elefthriadis |
| Specialist | Martin Andersen |
| Pivot | Gil Pires |
| Defender | Jeppe Villumsen |
| MVP | Lucian Bura |
| Fair play award | Norway |