2015 European Beach Handball Championship

The 2015 European Beach Handball Championship was held in Lloret de Mar, Spain from 30 June to 5 July 2015.

Format

Men's competition contains twelve teams, split into two groups of six teams while women's competition contains fourteen teams, split in two groups of seven teams. After playing a round-robin, the four 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 2 games against the opponents they did not face in the preliminary round. All teams advanced to the Quarter-finals. The two 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.

Matches were played in sets, the team that wins two sets is the winner of a match. When teams are equal in points the head-to-head result was decisive.

Men

Seeding

Preliminary round

Group A Team Pld W L SW SL Pts  Croatia 5 5 0 10 0 10  Spain 5 4 1 8 2 8  Ukraine 5 3 2 6 5 6  Germany 5 2 3 4 7 4  Poland 5 1 4 3 8 2  Sweden 5 0 5 1 10 0 Team 1 Score Team 2 30 June 2015 Croatia  2−0 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine  Germany Spain  2−0 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine  Sweden Ukraine  2−0 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine  Poland Sweden  0−2 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine  Croatia Germany  0−2 Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine  Ukraine Poland  0−2 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine  Spain 1 July 2015 Croatia  2−0 Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine  Poland Sweden  0−2 Archived 2015-07-01 at the Wayback Machine  Germany Spain  2−0 Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine  Ukraine Croatia  2−0 Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine  Ukraine Spain  2−0 Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine  Germany Poland  2−0 Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine  Sweden 2 July 2015 Ukraine  2−1 Archived 2015-07-03 at the Wayback Machine  Sweden Croatia  2−0 Archived 2015-07-04 at the Wayback Machine  Spain Poland  1−2 Archived 2015-07-03 at the Wayback Machine  Germany

Group B Team Pld W L SW SL Pts  Russia 5 5 0 10 2 10  Serbia 5 4 1 9 3 8  Hungary 5 3 2 8 4 6  Norway 5 2 3 4 7 4   Switzerland 5 1 4 3 8 2  Italy 5 0 5 0 10 0 Team 1 Score Team 2 30 June 2015 Russia  2−0 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine  Italy Serbia  2−0 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine   Switzerland Hungary  2−0 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine  Norway Switzerland  0−2 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine  Russia Italy  0−2 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine  Hungary Norway  0−2 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine  Serbia 1 July 2015 Russia  2−0 Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine  Norway Switzerland  2−0 Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine  Italy Serbia  2−1 Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine  Hungary Russia  2−1 Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine  Hungary Serbia  2−0 Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine  Italy Norway  2−1 Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine   Switzerland 2 July 2015 Hungary  2−0 Archived 2015-07-04 at the Wayback Machine   Switzerland Russia  2−1 Archived 2015-07-03 at the Wayback Machine  Serbia Norway  2−0 Archived 2015-07-04 at the Wayback Machine  Italy

Main round Group I Team Pld W L SW SL Pts  Croatia 3 2 1 5 2 4  Serbia 3 2 1 5 3 4  Ukraine 3 2 1 4 3 4  Norway 3 0 3 0 6 0 Team 1 Score Team 2 3 July 2014 Norway  0−2 Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine  Croatia Serbia  1−2 Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine  Ukraine Ukraine  2−0 Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine  Norway Croatia  1−2 Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine  Serbia Group II Team Pld W L SW SL Pts  Spain 3 3 0 6 2 6  Russia 3 2 1 5 4 4  Hungary 3 1 2 4 4 2  Germany 3 0 3 1 6 0 Team 1 Score Team 2 3 July 2014 Germany  1−2 Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine  Russia Spain  2−1 Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine  Hungary Hungary  2−0 Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine  Germany Russia  1−2 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine  Spain Placement round 9−12 Team Pld W L SW SL Pts  Poland 3 2 1 5 3 4  Sweden 3 2 1 5 3 4  Italy 3 1 2 3 5 2   Switzerland 3 1 2 3 5 2 Team 1 Score Team 2 3 July 2014 Poland  2−1 Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine  Sweden Switzerland  1−2 Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine  Italy 4 July 2014 Italy  0−2 Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine  Poland Switzerland  0−2 Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine  Sweden Sweden  2−1 Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine  Italy Poland  1−2 Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine   Switzerland Knockout stage Championship bracket   Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final                         4 July − 12:00 − [1]      Croatia 2   4 July − 17:00 − [2]    Germany 0    Croatia 2   4 July − 13:00 − [3]    Ukraine 1    Russia 1   5 July − 18:45 − [4]    Ukraine 2    Croatia 2   4 July − 13:00 − [5]    Spain 1    Serbia 1   4 July − 18:45 − [6]    Hungary 2    Hungary 1   4 July − 12:00 − [7]    Spain 2 Third place    Spain 2   5 July − 17:00 − [8]    Norway 1    Ukraine 2      Hungary 1   5–8th place bracket   5–8th place semifinals 5th place                 4 July − 18:00 − [9]      Germany 0   5 July − 15:00 − [10]    Russia 2    Russia 2   4 July − 19:00 − [11]    Serbia 1    Serbia 2      Norway 1   7th place     5 July − 15:00 − [12]      Germany 1      Norway 2 Final standings Place Team  Croatia  Spain  Ukraine 4  Hungary 5  Russia 6  Serbia 7  Norway 8  Germany 9  Poland 10  Sweden 11  Italy 12   Switzerland Women Seeding Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6 Pot 7  Hungary  Norway  Italy  Ukraine  Russia  Spain   Switzerland  Croatia  Poland  Sweden  Serbia  Montenegro  Germany  Netherlands Preliminary round      Team advance to Main Round      Team competes in Placement Round Group A Team Pld W L SW SL Pts  Hungary 6 5 1 11 3 10  Russia 6 5 1 11 5 10  Italy 6 5 1 10 5 10  Poland 6 3 3 8 6 6   Switzerland 6 2 4 4 7 4  Serbia 6 1 5 3 11 2  Germany 6 0 6 3 12 0 Team 1 Score Team 2 30 June 2015 Russia  2−1 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine  Hungary Poland  0−2 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine  Italy Germany  1−2 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine  Serbia Hungary  2−0 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine  Germany Italy  2−0 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine  Serbia Switzerland  0−2 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine  Russia Germany  0−2 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine   Switzerland Italy  2−1 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine  Russia Hungary  2−1 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine  Poland 1 July 2015 Serbia  0−2 Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine  Russia Germany  1−2 Archived 2015-07-01 at the Wayback Machine  Italy Poland  2−0 Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine   Switzerland Switzerland  0−2 Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine  Hungary Poland  2−0 Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine  Serbia Russia  2−1 Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine  Germany Poland  2−0 Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine  Germany Switzerland  2−1 Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine  Serbia Hungary  2−0 Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine  Italy 2 July 2015 Serbia  0−2 Archived 2015-07-04 at the Wayback Machine  Hungary Italy  2−1 Archived 2015-07-03 at the Wayback Machine   Switzerland Russia  2−1 Archived 2015-07-03 at the Wayback Machine  Poland Group B Team Pld W L SW SL Pts  Norway 6 6 0 12 2 12  Spain 6 4 2 9 4 8  Netherlands 6 4 2 10 5 8  Ukraine 6 4 2 8 6 8  Croatia 6 2 4 6 8 4  Sweden 6 1 5 3 10 2  Montenegro 6 0 6 0 12 0 Team 1 Score Team 2 30 June 2015 Spain  0−2 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine  Norway Sweden  0−2 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine  Ukraine Netherlands  2−0 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine  Montenegro Norway  2−1 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine  Netherlands Ukraine  2−0 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine  Montenegro Croatia  0−2 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine  Spain Netherlands  2−0 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine  Croatia Ukraine  0−2 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine  Spain Norway  2−0 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine  Sweden 1 July 2015 Montenegro  0−2 Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine  Spain Netherlands  1−2 Archived 2015-07-01 at the Wayback Machine  Ukraine Sweden  1−2 Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine  Croatia Croatia  1−2 Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine  Norway Sweden  2−0 Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine  Montenegro Spain  1−2 Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine  Netherlands Sweden  0-2 Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine  Netherlands Croatia  2−0 Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine  Montenegro Norway  2−0 Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine  Ukraine 2 July 2015 Montenegro  0−2 Archived 2015-07-04 at the Wayback Machine  Norway Ukraine  2−1 Archived 2015-07-03 at the Wayback Machine  Croatia Spain  2−0 Archived 2015-07-04 at the Wayback Machine  Sweden Main round Group I Team Pld W L SW SL Pts  Spain 3 3 0 6 1 6  Hungary 3 2 1 4 3 4  Ukraine 3 1 2 3 4 2  Italy 3 0 3 1 6 0 Team 1 Score Team 2 3 July 2014 Ukraine  1−2 Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine  Hungary Spain  2−1 Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine  Italy Italy  0−2 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine  Ukraine Hungary  0−2 Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine  Spain Group II Team Pld W L SW SL Pts  Netherlands 3 2 1 5 3 4  Norway 3 2 1 5 4 4  Russia 3 2 1 4 4 4  Poland 3 0 3 3 6 0 Team 1 Score Team 2 3 July 2014 Poland  1−2 Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine  Norway Russia  0−2 Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine  Netherlands Netherlands  2−1 Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine  Poland Norway  2−1 Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine  Russia Placement round 9−14 Team Pld W L SW SL Pts  Croatia 5 5 0 10 1 10   Switzerland 5 4 1 8 3 8  Serbia 5 3 2 7 5 6  Sweden 5 2 3 5 6 4  Germany 5 1 4 3 8 2  Montenegro 5 0 5 0 10 0 Team 1 Score Team 2 3 July 2014 Switzerland  2−0 Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine  Montenegro Germany  0−2 Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine  Sweden Serbia  0−2 Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine  Croatia Sweden  0−2 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine   Switzerland Montenegro  0−2 Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine  Serbia Croatia  2−0 Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine  Germany 4 July 2014 Germany  2−0 Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine  Montenegro Serbia  2−0 Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine  Sweden Switzerland  0−2 Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine  Croatia Knockout stage Championship bracket   Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final                         4 July − 10:00 − [13]      Spain 2   4 July − 18:00 − [14]    Poland 0    Spain 1   4 July − 11:00 − [15]    Norway 2    Norway 2   5 July − 19:30 − [16]    Ukraine 1    Norway 1   4 July − 11:00 − [17]    Hungary 2    Hungary 2   4 July − 16:00 − [18]    Russia 1    Hungary 2   4 July − 10:00 − [19]    Italy 1 Third place    Netherlands 1   5 July − 18:00 − [20]    Italy 2    Spain 1      Italy 2   5–8th place bracket   5–8th place semifinals 5th place                 4 July − 16:00 − [21]      Poland 2   5 July − 14:00 − [22]    Ukraine 1    Poland 2   4 July − 17:00 − [23]    Netherlands 0    Russia 0      Netherlands 2   7th place     5 July − 14:00 − [24]      Ukraine 1      Russia 2 Final standings Place Team  Hungary  Norway  Italy 4  Spain 5  Poland 6  Netherlands 7  Russia 8  Ukraine 9  Croatia 10   Switzerland 11  Serbia 12  Sweden 13  Germany 14  Montenegro References