2010 Beach Handball World Championships
The 2010 Beach Handball World Championships was a twelve-team tournament in both men's and women's beach handball, held at Antalya in Turkey from 23 June 2010 to 27 June 2010. It was the fourth edition of the event. Matches were played in sets, the team that wins two sets was the winner of a match. When teams are equal in points the head-to-head result was decisive.
Format
The twelve teams were split into two groups of six teams. After playing a round-robin, the three top-ranked teams advanced to the main round. Every team kept the points from preliminary round matches against teams who also advanced. In the main round every team had three games against the opponents they did not face in the preliminary round. The top four teams advanced to the semifinals. The three bottom-ranked teams from each preliminary round group were packed into one group. The points won against the teams who were also in this group would be valid. Every team had three games and after those rounds there were placement matches from 7th to 12th.
Men
Participating nations
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Preliminary round
| Team advanced to Main Round | |
| Team competes in Consolation Round |
Group A
June 23, 2010
June 24, 2010
June 25, 2010
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Group B
June 23, 2010
June 24, 2010
June 25, 2010
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Main round (Group C)
| Team advances to Semifinals |
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
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8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
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6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
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4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
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4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
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0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
June 25, 2010
| Brazil | 2–0 | Denmark |
| Turkey | 2–0 | Russia |
| Hungary | 2–1 | Egypt |
June 26, 2010
| Brazil | 1–2 | Russia |
| Turkey | 2–0 | Egypt |
| Hungary | 2–0 | Denmark |
| Turkey | 2–1 | Denmark |
| Brazil | 2–0 | Egypt |
| Hungary | 2–1 | Russia |
Consolation Round (Group D)
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
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8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
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6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
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4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
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2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
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0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
June 25, 2010
| Spain | 2–0 | Australia |
| Oman | 0–2 | Qatar |
| Libya | 0–2 | Croatia |
June 26, 2010
| Spain | 2–0 | Qatar |
| Oman | 0–2 | Croatia |
| Libya | 2–0 | Australia |
| Spain | 0–2 | Croatia |
| Libya | 0–2 | Qatar |
| Oman | 2–0 | Australia |
Placement matches
11th/12th position
June 27, 2010
| Libya |
2–0 | |
9th/10th position
June 27, 2010
| Qatar |
0–2 | |
7th/8th position
June 27, 2010
| Croatia |
2–1 | |
5th/6th position
June 27, 2010
| Russia |
0–2 | |
Finals
| Semi Final | Final | |||||
| June 27, 2010 | ||||||
| 2 | |||||
| June 27, 2010 | ||||||
| 0 | |||||
| 2 | |||||
| June 27, 2010 | ||||||
| 0 | |||||
| 2 | |||||
| 1 | |||||
| 3rd/4th Place | ||||||
| June 27, 2010 | ||||||
| 1 | |||||
| 2 | |||||
Women
Participating nations
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Preliminary round
| Team advanced to Main Round | |
| Team competes in Consolation Round |
Group A
June 23, 2010
June 24, 2010
June 25, 2010
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Group B
June 23, 2010
June 24, 2010
June 25, 2010
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Main Round (Group C)
| Team advances to Semifinals |
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
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6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
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4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
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4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
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4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
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2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
June 25, 2010
| Ukraine | 0–2 | Turkey |
| Denmark | 1–2 | Norway |
| Croatia | 0–2 | Brazil |
June 26, 2010
| Ukraine | 0–2 | Norway |
| Croatia | 2–0 | Turkey |
| Denmark | 0–2 | Brazil |
| Denmark | 2–1 | Turkey |
| Ukraine | 0–2 | Brazil |
| Croatia | 2–1 | Norway |
Consolation Round (Group D)
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
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6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
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6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
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4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
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4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
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0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
June 25, 2010
| Italy | 2–0 | China |
| Japan | 2–1 | Spain |
| New Zealand | 0–2 | Hungary |
June 26, 2010
| Italy | 2–1 | Spain |
| Japan | 0–2 | Hungary |
| New Zealand | 0–2 | China |
| Italy | 2–1 | Hungary |
| New Zealand | 0–2 | Spain |
| Japan | 2–0 | China |
Placement matches
11th/12th position
June 27, 2010
| China |
2–0 | |
9th/10th position
June 27, 2010
| Japan |
0–2 | |
7th/8th position
June 27, 2010
| Italy |
1–2 | |
5th/6th position
June 27, 2010
| Croatia |
0–2 | |
Finals
| Semi Final | Final | |||||
| June 27, 2010 | ||||||
| 1 | |||||
| June 27, 2010 | ||||||
| 2 | |||||
| 0 | |||||
| June 27, 2010 | ||||||
| 2 | |||||
| 2 | |||||
| 1 | |||||
| 3rd/4th Place | ||||||
| June 27, 2010 | ||||||
| 2 | |||||
| 0 | |||||