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 at the Xinglong Lake in Chengdu, China.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Qualification
A total of sixteen teams (eight per gender) qualified for the tournaments.[7]
| Event | Location | Dates | Total places | Qualified NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's – 8 teams | ||||
| Host nation | N/a | N/a | 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 | N/a | N/a | 1 | China |
| 2024 Women's Beach Handball World Championships | Pingtan | 18–23 June 2024 | 7 | Germany Argentina Netherlands Denmark Vietnam Spain Portugal |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tournament[8] | Germany Lennart Wormann Lennart Liebeck Lars Zelser Timo Gunther Jannis Herr Tobias Zeyen Severin Henrich Hendrik Prahst Robin John Moritz Ebert |
Portugal Rodrigo Gomes Rui Rodrigues Simão Santos Tiago Costa Francisco Santos José Silva José Rebelo Miguel Ribeiro Diogo Ferreira Ricardo Castro |
Brazil Cristiano Rossa Pedro da Silva Renan Carvalho André de Oliveira Nailson Amaral Bruno Oliveira Rai Gonçalves Hugo Fernandes Marcelo Tuller Gustavo Morais |
| Women's tournament[8] | Argentina Giuliana Gamba Lucila Balsas Fiorella Corimberto Alma Molina Zoe Turnes Agostina Arcajo Constanza Suárez Gisella Bonomi Florencia Gallo Luciana Scordamaglia |
Germany Kirsten Walter Belen Gettwart Emma Pilz Isabel Kattner Julia Drachsler Lena Klinger Pauline Borrmann Nele Kurzke Lucie Kretzschmar Amelie Mollmann |
Spain María Batista Mireia Torras María Trujillo Patricia Encinas Alba Díaz Miriam Sempere Violeta González Jimena Laguna Mariam González Gemma Sánchez |
Men's tournament
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 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
| 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 | |||||||||
Source: IHF Tournament Summary, IHF Statistics
Women's tournament
Group A
| 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
| 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 | |||||||||
Source: IHF Tournament Summary, IHF Statistics
References
- ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2025 by sport, Chengdu (CHN)". theworldgames. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Venues World Games 2025". theworldgames. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ 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
- ^ "IHF | Competition Statistics". www.ihf.info. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
- ^ "IHF | Competition Statistics". www.ihf.info. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
- ^ "The World Games – Chengdu 2025 Beach Handball qualification update". ihf.info. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Beach Handball – Medallists by Event" (PDF). twg2025.swisstiming.com. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
External links
- The World Games 2025 Archived 2022-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Results Book