# 2011 European Beach Handball Championship

The 2011 European Beach Handball Championship was held in Umag, Croatia from 4–9 July. Croatia was the defending men's champion, while Italy was the defending women's champion.

## Draw

The group draw was held for both genders was held on 25 May 2011.

## Men
### Preliminary round

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

#### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Hungary | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Denmark | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Macedonia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
July 4, 2011
| Hungary | 2–0 | Ukraine |
| Denmark | 2–0 | Switzerland |
| Switzerland | 0–2 | Hungary |
| Denmark | 2–1 | Macedonia |
| Macedonia | 0–2 | Ukraine |
July 5, 2011
| Ukraine | 2–1 | Denmark |
| Switzerland | 1–2 | Macedonia |
| Hungary | 2–0 | Denmark |
| Ukraine | 2–0 | Switzerland |
| Macedonia | 0–2 | Hungary |

### Main Round

* Team advanced to Quarterfinals
* Team competes in Placement matches

### Consolation round
#### Places 13–15
##### Group III

| Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Greece | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
July 7, 2011
| Greece | 2–1 | Switzerland |
| Switzerland | 1–2 | Sweden |
| Sweden | 0–2 | Greece |
July 8, 2011
| Greece | 2–1 | Switzerland |
| Switzerland | 2–0 | Sweden |
| Sweden | 0–2 | Greece |

#### Places 9–12
##### Group IV

| Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Turkey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Macedonia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
July 8, 2011
| Turkey | 2–0 | Macedonia |
| Poland | 2–0 | Cyprus |
| Turkey | 2–1 | Poland |
| Cyprus | 2–1 | Macedonia |

### Knockout stage
#### Championship bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| July 8 | July 8 | | | |
| Croatia | 2 | | | |
| Croatia | 2 | July 8 | July 8 | | |
| Serbia | 0 | July 8 | July 8 | |
| Serbia | 0 | Croatia | 2 | |
| July 8 | July 8 | | Croatia | 2 | |
| July 8 | July 8 | Ukraine | 1 | |
| Hungary | 1 | Ukraine | 1 | |
| Hungary | 1 | | | | July 9 | July 9 |
| Ukraine | 2 | | | | July 9 | July 9 |
| Ukraine | 2 | | | | Croatia | 2 |
| July 8 | July 8 | | | | | Croatia | 2 |
| July 8 | July 8 | | | | Russia | 0 |
| Russia | 2 | | | | Russia | 0 |
| Russia | 2 | July 8 | July 8 | | | |
| Norway | 0 | July 8 | July 8 | | | |
| Norway | 0 | Russia | 2 | | | |
| July 8 | July 8 | | Russia | 2 | | | |
| July 8 | July 8 | Spain | 1 | | Third place | Third place |
| Denmark | 0 | Spain | 1 | | Third place | Third place |
| Denmark | 0 | | | | July 9 | July 9 |
| Spain | 2 | | | | July 9 | July 9 |
| Spain | 2 | | | | Ukraine | 1 |
| | | | | | Spain | 2 |

#### 5th place bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| July 8 | July 8 |
| Serbia | 1 |
| Serbia | 1 | July 9 | July 9 |
| Hungary | 2 | July 9 | July 9 |
| Hungary | 2 | Hungary | 2 |
| July 8 | July 8 | | Hungary | 2 |
| July 8 | July 8 | Norway | 1 |
| Norway | 2 | Norway | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 | | |
| Denmark | 1 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | July 9 | July 9 |
| | | Serbia | 0 |
| | | Denmark | 2 |

## Women
### Preliminary round

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

### Consolation round
#### Places 9–14
##### Group III

| Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Ukraine | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Macedonia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Serbia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Cyprus | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| Greece | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
July 7, 2011
| Macedonia | 2–0 | Greece |
| Switzerland | 2–1 | Cyprus |
| Serbia | 0–2 | Ukraine |
| Cyprus | 2–1 | Macedonia |
| Greece | 0–2 | Serbia |
| Ukraine | 2–0 | Switzerland |
July 8, 2011
| Switzerland | 2–1 | Greece |
| Serbia | 2–1 | Cyprus |
| Macedonia | 0–2 | Ukraine |

### Knockout stage
#### Championship bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| July 8 | July 8 | | | |
| Denmark | 2 | | | |
| Denmark | 2 | July 8 | July 8 | | |
| Poland | 0 | July 8 | July 8 | |
| Poland | 0 | Denmark | 2 | |
| July 8 | July 8 | | Denmark | 2 | |
| July 8 | July 8 | Italy | 0 | |
| Hungary | 1 | Italy | 0 | |
| Hungary | 1 | | | | July 9 | July 9 |
| Italy | 2 | | | | July 9 | July 9 |
| Italy | 2 | | | | Denmark | 1 |
| July 8 | July 8 | | | | | Denmark | 1 |
| July 8 | July 8 | | | | Croatia | 2 |
| Croatia | 2 | | | | Croatia | 2 |
| Croatia | 2 | July 8 | July 8 | | | |
| Spain | 0 | July 8 | July 8 | | | |
| Spain | 0 | Croatia | 2 | | | |
| July 8 | July 8 | | Croatia | 2 | | | |
| July 8 | July 8 | Norway | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| Turkey | 0 | Norway | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| Turkey | 0 | | | | July 9 | July 9 |
| Norway | 2 | | | | July 9 | July 9 |
| Norway | 2 | | | | Italy | 2 |
| | | | | | Norway | 1 |

#### 5th place bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| July 8 | July 8 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Poland | 1 | July 9 | July 9 |
| Hungary | 2 | July 9 | July 9 |
| Hungary | 2 | Hungary | 2 |
| July 8 | July 8 | | Hungary | 2 |
| July 8 | July 8 | Spain | 1 |
| Spain | 2 | Spain | 1 |
| Turkey | 1 | | |
| Turkey | 1 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | July 9 | July 9 |
| | | Poland | 0 |
| | | Turkey | 2 |