# 2006 Beach Handball World Championships

The 2006 Beach Handball World Championships are a ten-team tournament in both men's and women's beach handball, held in the Petrobras Arena at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between 15 November and 19 November. This is the second edition of the event. Matches are played in sets, the team that wins two sets is the winner of a match. When teams are equal in points the head-to-head result is decisive. Brazil win the championship gold medal in both genders.

## Men
### Group A

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
| Croatia | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Spain | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Hungary | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Bahrain | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Russia | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
November 15, 2006
| Spain | 2–0 | Bahrain |
| Russia | 0–2 | Spain |
| Bahrain | 0–2 | Hungary |
| Croatia | 0–2 | Russia |
November 16, 2006
| Hungary | 1–2 | Croatia |
| Bahrain | 2–1 | Russia |
| Russia | 1–2 | Hungary |
| Croatia | 2–1 | Spain |
November 17, 2006
| Hungary | 0–2 | Spain |
| Bahrain | 0–2 | Croatia |

### Group B

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
| Turkey | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Egypt | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| Germany | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Brazil | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Dominican Republic | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
November 15, 2006
| Dominican Republic | 0–2 | Egypt |
| Brazil | 1–2 | Turkey |
| Dominican Republic | 0–2 | Germany |
| Brazil | 0–2 | Egypt |
November 16, 2006
| Germany | 1–2 | Turkey |
| Turkey | 2–0 | Dominican Republic |
| Germany | 1–2 | Egypt |
| Brazil | 2–0 | Dominican Republic |
November 17, 2006
| Egypt | 1–2 | Turkey |
| Brazil | 0–2 | Germany |

### Quarter finals

November 17, 2006
| Spain | 2–0 | Germany |
| Turkey | 2–0 | Bahrain |
| Egypt | 2–0 | Hungary |
| Croatia | 0–2 | Brazil |

### 9th / 10th position

November 18, 2006
| Russia | 2–0 | Dominican Republic |

### 5th to 8th position

November 18, 2006
| Croatia | 0–2 | Hungary |
| Bahrain | 2–1 | Germany |

### 7th / 8th position

November 18, 2006
| Croatia | 2–1 | Germany |

### 5th / 6th position

November 18, 2006
| Hungary | 2–1 | Bahrain |

### Semi finals

November 18, 2006
| Brazil | 2–1 | Egypt |
| Turkey | 2–0 | Spain |

### 3rd / 4th position

November 19, 2006
| Egypt | 1–2 | Spain |

### Final

November 19, 2006
| Brazil | 2–0 | Turkey |

### Awards
#### Topscorer

* Juan Antonio Vázquez (ESP)

#### All-star team

* Ibrahim Demir (TUR)
* Amer Abd El Fattah (EGY)
* Abdulla Ali (BHR)
* Hrvoje Biuklic (CRO)
* Bruno Carlos de Oliveira (BRA)
* Said Hamed Saud (OMN)

## Women
### Group A

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
| Germany | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Hungary | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Italy | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Croatia | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Dominican Republic | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
November 15, 2006
| Germany | 2–0 | Italy |
| Dominican Republic | 0–2 | Hungary |
| Croatia | 1–2 | Italy |
| Dominican Republic | 0–2 | Germany |
November 16, 2006
| Hungary | 2–0 | Croatia |
| Croatia | 2–0 | Dominican Republic |
| Germany | 2–0 | Hungary |
| Italy | 2–0 | Dominican Republic |
November 17, 2006
| Croatia | 1–2 | Germany |
| Italy | 0–2 | Hungary |

### Group B

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
| Brazil | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Russia | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Turkey | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Uruguay | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
November 15, 2006
| Bulgaria | 0–2 | Russia |
| Uruguay | 1–2 | Russia |
| Turkey | 0–2 | Bulgaria |
| Uruguay | 0–2 | Brazil |
November 16, 2006
| Uruguay | 0–2 | Turkey |
| Brazil | 2–0 | Russia |
| Uruguay | 0–2 | Bulgaria |
| Brazil | 2–0 | Turkey |
November 17, 2006
| Bulgaria | 0–2 | Brazil |
| Turkey | 0–2 | Russia |

### Quarter finals

November 17, 2006
| Hungary | 1–2 | Bulgaria |
| Germany | 2–0 | Turkey |
| Brazil | 2–1 | Croatia |
| Russia | 2–0 | Italy |

### 9th / 10th position

November 18, 2006
| Uruguay | 2–0 | Dominican Republic |

### 5th to 8th position

November 18, 2006
| Croatia | 2–1 | Hungary |
| Turkey | 2–0 | Italy |

### 7th / 8th position

November 18, 2006
| Italy | 0–2 | Hungary |

### 5th / 6th position

November 18, 2006
| Turkey | 2–1 | Croatia |

### Semi finals

November 18, 2006
| Germany | 2–0 | Russia |
| Brazil | 2–1 | Bulgaria |

### 3rd / 4th position

November 19, 2006
| Russia | 2–0 | Bulgaria |

### Final

November 19, 2006
| Brazil | 2–0 | Germany |

### Awards
#### Topscorer

* Željka Vidović (CRO)

#### All-star team

* Jerusa Ferreira Dias (BRA)
* Edna Márcia Costa (BRA)
* Natalia Sokirkina (RUS)
* Katarina Hartenstein (GER)
* Simona Zaprianova (BUL)