The 2010
Beach Handball World Championships
The IHF Beach Handball World Championships is an international beach handball competition contested by the men's and women's national teams of the member federations/associations of International Handball Federation (IHF), the sport's global gover ...
was a twelve-team tournament in both men's and women's
beach handball
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, held at
Antalya
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in
Turkey
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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
Preliminary round
Group A
June 23, 2010
June 24, 2010
June 25, 2010
Group B
June 23, 2010
June 24, 2010
June 25, 2010
Main round (Group C)
June 25, 2010
June 26, 2010
Consolation round (Group D)
June 25, 2010
June 26, 2010
Placement matches
11th/12th position
June 27, 2010
9th/10th position
June 27, 2010
7th/8th position
June 27, 2010
5th/6th position
June 27, 2010
Finals
Semifinals
June 27, 2010
3rd/4th place
June 27, 2010
Final
June 27, 2010
Women
Participating nations
Preliminary round
Group A
June 23, 2010
June 24, 2010
June 25, 2010
Group B
June 23, 2010
June 24, 2010
June 25, 2010
Main Round (Group C)
June 25, 2010
June 26, 2010
Consolation round (Group D)
June 25, 2010
June 26, 2010
Placement matches
11th/12th position
June 27, 2010
9th/10th position
June 27, 2010
7th/8th position
June 27, 2010
5th/6th position
June 27, 2010
Finals
Semifinals
June 27, 2010
3rd/4th place
June 27, 2010
Final
June 27, 2010
References
Format & Rules
External links
Official SiteIHF Page
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Beach World Championships
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Beach handball
Beach handball is a team sport where two teams pass and bounce or roll a ball, trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team. The game is similar to standard handball, but it is played on sand instead of on a solid floor. Because the ball ...
Beach Handball World Championships
The IHF Beach Handball World Championships is an international beach handball competition contested by the men's and women's national teams of the member federations/associations of International Handball Federation (IHF), the sport's global gover ...
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