2012 Beach Handball World Championships

International beach handball competition The 2012 Beach Handball World Championships was a twelve-team tournament in both men's and women's beach handball, held at Muscat, Oman from July 8–13, 2012.http://ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/BeachHandball/MensandWomensBeachHandballWorldChampionsh/News/NewsDetails/tabid/6234/Default.aspx?ID=1020 Oman to host the V Men's and Women's Beach Handball World Championships 2012-03-23 ihf.info It was the fifth edition of the event. Matches were played in sets, the team that won two sets was the winner of a match. When teams were equal in points the head-to-head result would be decisive. Brazil won both editions, the men and women competition.http://www.ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/BeachHandball/MensandWomensBeachHandballWorldChampionsh/News/NewsDetails/tabid/6234/Default.aspx?ID=1173 https://web.archive.org/web/20120801053800/http://www.ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/BeachHandball/MensandWomensBeachHandballWorldChampionsh/News/NewsDetails/tabid/6234/Default.aspx?ID=1173 dead 2012-08-01 Brazil on top – Carnival on the beach of Oman – Summary final day 2012-07-13 ihf.infohttp://www.ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/BeachHandball/MensandWomensBeachHandballWorldChampionsh/News/NewsDetails/tabid/6234/Default.aspx?ID=1174 https://web.archive.org/web/20120801053748/http://www.ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/BeachHandball/MensandWomensBeachHandballWorldChampionsh/News/NewsDetails/tabid/6234/Default.aspx?ID=1174 dead 2012-08-01 Brazil: Kings and Queens of Beach Handball – Men's and women's team to strong for all challengers – V World Championships with a lot of surprises 2012-07-14 ihf.info Format The twelve teams were split into two groups of six teams. After playing a round-robin, the three top ranked team 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 3 games against the opponents they did not face in the preliminary round. The top four teams advanced to the Semifinals. The three bottom ranked team from each preliminary round group were packed into one group. The points won against the teams who were also in this group were valid. Every team played three games and after those round there were placement matches from 7th–12th place. Men The draw was held on May 14.http://ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/BeachHandball/MensandWomensBeachHandballWorldChampionsh/News/NewsDetails/tabid/6234/Default.aspx?ID=1057 Draw for Beach Handball World Championship on 14 May 2012-05-14 ihf.infohttp://ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/BeachHandball/MensandWomensBeachHandballWorldChampionsh/News/NewsDetails/tabid/6234/Default.aspx?ID=1065 The result of the draw for the V Beach Handball World Championships 2012-05-14 ihf.info Participating nations Group AGroup BBRA RUS UKR OMN BHR AUSCRO EGY ESP QAT URU KUW Preliminary round     Team advance to Main Round     Team competes in Consolation Round Group A TeamPldWLSWSLPtsRUS541938BRA541928UKR532656OMN532766BHR515382AUS5050100 Team 1ScoreTeam 28 July 2012UKR2–0BHRRUS2–0AUSBRA2–0OMNBHR0–2BRAAUS0–2UKROMN2–1RUS9 July 2012OMN2–1BHRRUS2–0UKRBRA2–0AUSRUS2–0BHRUKR0–2BRAAUS0–2OMN10 July 2012BHR2–0AUSBRA1–2RUSUKR2–1OMN Group B TeamPldWLSWSLPtsCRO541938EGY541858ESP532746QAT532756KUW514392URU5052100 Team 1ScoreTeam 28 July 2012CRO1–2QATESP2–0URUEGY2–1KUWKUW0–2ESPQAT1–2EGYURU0–2CRO9 July 2012QAT2–0URUEGY2–0ESPCRO2–0KUWESP1–2CROKUW0–2QATEGY2–1URU10 July 2012ESP2–0QATURU1–2KUWCRO2–0EGY Main round (Group C) TeamPldWLSWSLPtsRUS55010210BRA541958CRO532856UKR523484EGY514482ESP5053100 Team 1ScoreTeam 211 July 2012RUS2–0ESPBRA2–1EGYUKR0–2CRORUS2–0EGYBRA2–1CROUKR2–1ESP12 July 2012RUS2–1CROUKR2–1EGYBRA2–1ESP Consolation round (Group D) TeamPldWLSWSLPtsOMN55010210QAT541928KUW532666BHR523674URU514482AUS5050100 Team 1ScoreTeam 211 July 2012OMN2–0URUBHR1–2KUWAUS0–2QAT12 July 2012AUS0–2URUOMN2–0KUWBHR2–1QATAUS0–2KUWOMN2–1QATBHR2–1URU Placement matches Eleventh place game 13 July 2012Team 1ScoreTeam 2URU2–0AUS Ninth place game 13 July 2012Team 1ScoreTeam 2KUW0–2BHR Seventh place game 13 July 2012Team 1ScoreTeam 2OMN1–2QAT Fifth place game 13 July 2012Team 1ScoreTeam 2EGY1–2ESP Finals 12 July RUS 1 UKR 2 12 July BRA 2 CRO 0 13 July UKR 1 BRA 2 13 July RUS 0 CRO 2 Semifinals Team 1ScoreTeam 212 July 2012RUS1–2UKRBRA2–0CRO Third place game 13 July 2012Team 1ScoreTeam 2RUS0–2CRO Final 13 July 2012Team 1ScoreTeam 2UKR1–2BRA Final ranking Rank TeamBRAUKRCRO4RUS5ESP6EGY7QAT8OMN9BHR10KUW11URU12AUS Awards MVP Viktor Ladiko UKR Topscorer Alexandr Tatarintsev RUS All-star team Goalkeeper: Igor Totić CRO Left wing: Said Hamed Saud OMN Pivot: Alexandr Tatarintsev RUS Right wing: Gulliver Wellington BRA Specialist: Viktor Ladiko UKR Defender: Diogo Vieria BRA Fair play award ESP Chosen by team officials and IHF experts: IHF.info Women The draw was held on May 14. Participating nations Group AGroup BCRO DEN ITA CHN URU AUSNOR BRA HUN THA POL SIN Preliminary round     Team advance to Main Round     Team competes in Consolation Round Group A TeamPldWLSWSLPtsDEN541838CRO541938URU532756ITA523664AUS514282CHN514282 Team 1ScoreTeam 28 July 2012CRO2–0CHNITA1–2URUDEN2–0AUSAUS0–2ITAURU1–2CROCHN0–2DEN9 July 2012DEN2–1ITACHN2–0URUCRO2–0AUSITA0–2CROAUS2–0CHNDEN0–2URU10 July 2012URU2–0AUSITA2–0CHNCRO1–2DEN Group B TeamPldWLSWSLPtsBRA55010010NOR541828HUN532656POL523574THA514382SIN5050100 Team 1ScoreTeam 28 July 2012HUN2–1POLBRA2–0SINNOR2–0THATHA0–2BRASIN0–2HUNPOL0–2NOR9 July 2012NOR2–0SINTHA1–2POLBRA2–0HUNSIN0–2THAHUN0–2NORBRA2–0POL10 July 2012POL2–0SINHUN2–0THANOR0–2BRA Main round (Group C) TeamPldWLSWSLPtsDEN541848BRA532756NOR532756HUN523474CRO523784URU514482 Team 1ScoreTeam 211 July 2012DEN2–0HUNCRO1–2NORURU1–2BRADEN2–1NORCRO2–1BRAURU0–2HUN12 July 2012DEN2–0BRAURU0–2NORCRO1–2HUN Consolation round (Group D) TeamPldWLSWSLPtsITA55010110AUS532656CHN532646POL523674THA523564SIN5050100 Team 1ScoreTeam 211 July 2012ITA2–0SINAUS0–2THACHN2–0POLCHN2–0SINITA2–0THAAUS2–1POL12 July 2012CHN2–0THAITA2–1POLAUS2–0SIN Placement matches Eleventh place game 13 July 2012Team 1ScoreTeam 2THA2–0SIN Ninth place game 13 July 2012Team 1ScoreTeam 2CHN2–1POL Seventh place game 13 July 2012Team 1ScoreTeam 2ITA2–0AUS Fifth place game 13 July 2012Team 1ScoreTeam 2CRO2–0URU Finals 12 July DEN 2 HUN 0 12 July BRA 2 NOR 0 13 July DEN 0 BRA 2 13 July HUN 0 NOR 2 Semifinals Team 1ScoreTeam 212 July 2012DEN2–0HUNBRA2–0NOR Third place game 13 July 2012Team 1ScoreTeam 2HUN0–2NOR Final 13 July 2012Team 1ScoreTeam 2DEN0–2BRA Final ranking Rank TeamBRADENNOR4HUN5CRO6URU7ITA8AUS9CHN10POL11THA12SIN Awards MVP Patricia Scheppa BRA Topscorer Boszana Fekete HUN All-star team Goalkeeper: Ágnes Győri HUN Left wing: Millena Braga BRA Pivot: Ana Brustven NOR Right wing: Patricia Scheppa BRA Specialist: Maj Thornoe Johansen DEN Defender: Anja Daskiljević CRO Fair play award NOR Chosen by team officials and IHF experts: IHF.info References External links Official Site IHF Men's website IHF Women's website Beach World Championships 2012 Beach Handball World Championships 2012 Beach Handball World Championships Beach Handball World Championships Category:21st century in Muscat, Oman Category:Sports competitions in Muscat, Oman