The 2016

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was a twelve-team tournament in both men's and women's

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, held at

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from 12 to 17 July 2016. It was the seventh edition of the event. Croatia and Spain took home gold in the men's and women's event, both after defeating Brazil in the final.

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

Draw

The draw was held on 12 May 2016. The schedule was released on 16 June 2016.

Seeding

;Men ;Women

Referees

Following 8 referee pairs were selected for the championship:

Men

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Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Main round

Points obtained against teams from the same group are carried over.

Consolation round

Points obtained against teams from the same group are carried over.

Placement matches

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Knockout stage

Final ranking

Awards

;MVP *

Ivan Jurić Ivan Jurić (; born 25 August 1975) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of club Torino. Jurić spent most of his playing career, as a midfielder, and his entire managing career in Italy. Playing ca ...

;Topscorer *

Anis Zouaoui Anis Zouaoui (born 7 February 1992) is a Qatari handball player for Al Arabi and the Qatari national team. He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship The 2017 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 25th event hosted ...

(126 points) ;All-star team *Goalkeeper: Mohsin Yafai *Right wing: Nailson Amaral *Left wing:

*Pivot:

Attila Kun Attila Kun (also known as Attila Kun II; born 9 March 1949) is a Romanian former professional Association football, footballer of Hungary, Hungarian ethnicity and currently manager of FC 09 Überlingen (youth). He is considered one of the best pl ...

*Defender:

Hagi Toure Hagi, Hadži, or Hadzhi (Хаджи) is a name derived from hajji, an honorific title given to a Muslim person who has successfully completed the Hajj to Mecca, which was later adopted by Christian peoples as a word for ''pilgrim''. People Surname ...

*Specialist: Bruno Oliveira ;Fair play award *

Women

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Main round

Points obtained against teams from the same group are carried over.

Consolation round

Points obtained against teams from the same group are carried over.

Placement matches

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Knockout stage

Final ranking

Awards

;MVP *

Camila Souza Camila is the Portuguese and Spanish form of the given name ''Camilla'' and may refer to: Film and television * ''Camila'' (TV series), a Mexican telenovela from 1998 * ''Camila'' (film), a 1984 Argentine film by María Luisa Bemberg Music * ...

;Topscorer *

Fruzsina Kretz Fruzsina is a Hungarian female given name, often a diminutive of Eufrozina, the Hungarian form of Euphrosyne. Individuals bearing the name Fruzsina include: * Fruzsina Brávik (born 1986), Hungarian water polo player * Fruzsina Dávid-Azari ( ...

(99 points) ;All-star team *Goalkeeper:

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*Right wing:

Raquel Caño Raquel Caño Domínguez (born 17 February 1984) is a Spanish female handballer for BM La Calzada and the Spanish national team. She also competed in beach handball. Achievements * Beach Handball World Cup: **''Winner'': 2016 File:2016 Even ...

*Left wing:

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*Pivot:

Renata Santiago Renata is an Italian, Polish, Tatarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Germanian, Sweden, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Czech, and Lithuanian feminine given name. See Renatus. In Francophone countries there is a cognate name Renée. The following peop ...

*Defender: María García *Specialist: Renáta Csiki ;Fair play award *

References

External links

Official website
{{World championships in 2016 Beach World Championships 2016 Beach Handball World Championships