Beach handball at the 2025 World Games
| Beach handball at the 2025 World Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Xinglong Lake |
| Dates | 7-12 August 2025 |
| No. of events | 2 |
The beach handball competition at the 2025 World Games took place from 7 to 12 August 2025, in Chengdu in China, at the Xinglong Lake.[1][2]
Qualification
A total of sixteen teams (eight per gender) qualified for the tournaments.[3]
| Event | Location | Dates | Total places | Qualified NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's – 8 teams | ||||
| Host nation | — | — | 1 |  China
|
| 2024 Men's Beach Handball World Championships | Pingtan |
18–23 June 2024 | 7 |  Croatia Denmark Portugal Germany Brazil Spain Tunisia
|
| Women's – 8 teams | ||||
| Host nation | — | — | 1 | China
|
| 2024 Women's Beach Handball World Championships | Pingtan |
18–23 June 2024 | 7 | Germany Argentina Netherlands Denmark Vietnam Spain Portugal
|
Men's tournament
Group A Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Portugal |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Germany |
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Croatia |
3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2025 | ||
| 10:50 | ||
| Germany
|
2:1 | Croatia
|
| Portugal
|
1:2 | Brazil
|
| 8 August 2025 | ||
| 18:00 | ||
| Brazil
|
2:0 | Croatia
|
| Germany
|
1:2 | Portugal
|
| 9 August 2025 | ||
| 16:20 | ||
| Croatia
|
0:2 | Portugal
|
| Germany
|
1:2 | Brazil
|
Group B Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Denmark |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Tunisia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | China |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2025 | ||
| 12:30 | ||
| China
|
0:2 (14-16,12-13) | Tunisia
|
| Denmark
|
1:2 | Spain
|
| 8 August 2025 | ||
| 16:20 | ||
| Spain
|
2:0 | China
|
| Tunisia
|
0:2 | Denmark
|
| 9 August 2025 | ||
| 18:00 | ||
| Denmark
|
2:0 | China
|
| Spain
|
2:0 | Tunisia
|
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal | ||||||||
| 10 August | ||||||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||||||
| 11 August | ||||||||||
| Croatia | 0 | |||||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||||||
| 10 August | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 2 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 2 | |||||||||
| 12 August | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 1 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 1 | |||||||||
| 10 August | ||||||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
| 11 August | ||||||||||
| China | 0 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
| 10 August | ||||||||||
| Germany | 2 | Bronze medal | ||||||||
| Denmark | 1 | |||||||||
| 12 August | ||||||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
Women's tournament
Group A Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Spain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Denmark |
3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Vietnam |
3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2025 | ||
| 11:40 | ||
| Germany
|
2:0 | Spain
|
| Denmark
|
2:0 | Vietnam
|
| 8 August 2025 | ||
| 15:30 | ||
| Vietnam
|
0:2 | Germany
|
| Spain
|
2:0 | Denmark
|
| 9 August 2025 | ||
| 17:10 | ||
| Germany
|
2:0 | Denmark
|
| Spain
|
2:1 | Vietnam
|
Group B Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Croatia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Portugal |
3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | China |
3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2025 | ||
| 10:00 | ||
| China
|
2:1 | Croatia
|
| Argentina
|
2:0 | Portugal
|
| 8 August 2025 | ||
| 17:10 | ||
| Portugal
|
2:0 | China
|
| Croatia
|
0:2 | Argentina
|
| 9 August 2025 | ||
| 15:30 | ||
| Argentina
|
2:0 | China
|
| Portugal
|
0:2 | Croatia
|
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal | ||||||||
| 10 August | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||||||
| 11 August | ||||||||||
| Vietnam | 0 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||||||
| 10 August | ||||||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||||||
| 12 August | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 0 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||||||
| 10 August | ||||||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| 11 August | ||||||||||
| China | 0 | |||||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| 10 August | ||||||||||
| Denmark | 0 | Bronze medal | ||||||||
| Croatia | 0 | |||||||||
| 12 August | ||||||||||
| Denmark | 2 | |||||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||||||
| Denmark | 0 | |||||||||
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tournament | Germany
|
Portugal
|
Brazil
|
| Women's tournament | Argentina
|
Germany
|
Spain
|
References
- ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2025 by sport, Chengdu (CHN)". theworldgames. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
- ^ "Venues World Games 2025". theworldgames. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
- ^ "The World Games – Chengdu 2025 Beach Handball qualification update". ihf.info. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ https://www.ihf.info/sites/default/files/competitions/b4270a85-077f-4ada-ad38-c57d66635f09/pdf/SUMMARY.PDF?n=1755423672
- ^ https://www.ihf.info/sites/default/files/competitions/3322e07a-1490-4ef8-b173-2dfbb7827f32/pdf/SUMMARY.PDF?n=1755425468
- ^ https://www.ihf.info/competitions/men/308/the-world-games-2025-beach-handball---men/210809/statistics
- ^ https://www.ihf.info/competitions/women/307/the-world-games-2025-beach-handball---women/210827/statistics
External links
- The World Games 2025 Archived 2022-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Results Book