2013 European Beach Handball Championship
# 2013 European Beach Handball Championship

The 2013 European Beach Handball Championship was held in Randers, Denmark from 9–14 July. The men's competition was won by Croatia, while the women's tournament was won by Hungary.

## Men's tournament

### Preliminary round

**Group A**

| Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Croatia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8 |
| Hungary | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| Serbia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 9 July 2013 |||
| Sweden | 0–2 | Croatia |
| Ukraine | 2–0 | Turkey |
| Hungary | 2–1 | Serbia |
| Turkey | 0-2 | Croatia |
| Sweden | 0-2 | Hungary |
| Serbia | 0-2 | Ukraine |
| 10 July 2013 |||
| Croatia | 2-0 | Serbia |
| Turkey | 2-1 | Sweden |
| Ukraine | 0-2 | Hungary |
| Croatia | 2-0 | Hungary |
| Ukraine | 2-0 | Sweden |
| Serbia | 2-0 | Turkey |
| 11 July 2013 |||
| Hungary | 2-1 | Turkey |
| Croatia | 1-2 | Ukraine |
| Serbia | 1-2 | Sweden |

**Group B**

| Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Norway | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 10 |
| Russia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 10 |
| Denmark | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
| Spain | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Poland | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 2 |
| Italy | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 9 July 2013 |||
| Denmark | 2-1 | Spain |
| Poland | 1-2 | Russia |
| Italy | 0-2 | Norway |
| Russia | 2-0 | Denmark |
| Italy | 1-2 | Spain |
| Norway | 0-2 | Switzerland |
| 10 July 2013 |||
| Italy | 1-2 | Switzerland |
| Spain | 2-0 | Poland |
| Norway | 1-2 | Denmark |
| Norway | 2-1 | Spain |
| Switzerland | 0-2 | Russia |
| Denmark | 1-2 | Poland |
| Russia | 2-0 | Italy |
| Spain | 2-0 | Switzerland |
| Poland | 0-2 | Norway |
| 11 July 2013 |||
| Russia | 1-2 | Norway |
| Switzerland | 0-2 | Denmark |
| Poland | 2-0 | Italy |
| Spain | 0-2 | Russia |
| Denmark | 2-0 | Italy |
| Switzerland | 1-2 | Poland |

### Main round

**Group I**

| Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Croatia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Russia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 11 July 2013 |||
| Croatia | 1-2 | Ukraine |
| Spain | 0-2 | Russia |
| 12 July 2013 |||
| Spain | 1-2 | Croatia |
| Ukraine | 2-0 | Russia |
| Spain | 2-0 | Ukraine |
| Croatia | 2-1 | Russia |

**Group II**

| Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Denmark | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Norway | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Serbia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 11 July 2013 |||
| Denmark | 2-1 | Norway |
| Hungary | 2-1 | Serbia |
| 12 July 2013 |||
| Serbia | 1-2 | Norway |
| Denmark | 2-0 | Hungary |
| Serbia | 1-2 | Denmark |
| Norway | 0-2 | Hungary |

### Consolation round

| Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| Turkey | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Sweden | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Italy | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 12 July 2013 |||
| Poland | 2-0 | Turkey |
| Switzerland | 2-1 | Italy |
| Sweden | 2-0 | Switzerland |
| Turkey | 2-0 | Italy |
| Sweden | 2-0 | Italy |
| Poland | 2-0 | Switzerland |
| 13 July 2013 |||
| Sweden | 0-2 | Turkey |
| Poland | 2-0 | Italy |
| Sweden | 2-1 | Poland |
| Turkey | 2-1 | Switzerland |

### Knockout stage

**Championship bracket**

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 July | 13 July | | | |
| Ukraine | 1 | | | |
| Ukraine | 1 | 13 July | 13 July | | |
| Serbia | 2 | 13 July | 13 July | |
| Serbia | 2 | Serbia | 1 | |
| 13-July | 13-July | | Serbia | 1 | |
| 13-July | 13-July | Russia | 2 | |
| Russia | 2 | Russia | 2 | |
| Russia | 2 | | | | 14 July | 14 July |
| Hungary | 1 | | | | 14 July | 14 July |
| Hungary | 1 | | | | Russia | 0 |
| 13 July | 13 July | | | | | Russia | 0 |
| 13 July | 13 July | | | | Croatia | 2 |
| Spain | 1 | | | | Croatia | 2 |
| Spain | 1 | 13 July | 13 July | | | |
| Denmark | 2 | 13 July | 13 July | | | |
| Denmark | 2 | Denmark | 1 | | | |
| 13 July | 13 July | | Denmark | 1 | | | |
| 13 July | 13 July | Croatia | 2 | | Third place | Third place |
| Croatia | 2 | Croatia | 2 | | Third place | Third place |
| Croatia | 2 | | | | 14 July | 14 July |
| Norway | 1 | | | | 14 July | 14 July |
| Norway | 1 | | | | Serbia | 1 |
| | | | | | Denmark | 2 |

**5th-8th place**

| 5th-8th place | 5th-8th place | 5th-8th place | 5th place | 5th place | 5th place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ukraine | Ukraine | 2 | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 0 | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 0 | Ukraine | Ukraine | 0 |
| | | | Spain | Spain | 2 |
| Norway | Norway | 1 | Spain | Spain | 2 |
| Spain | Spain | 2 | 7th place | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | | Hungary | Hungary | 2 |
| | | | Norway | Norway | 0 |

### Final standings

| Place | Team |
| - | - |
| | Croatia |
| | Russia |
| | Denmark |
| 4 | Serbia |
| 5 | Spain |
| 6 | Ukraine |
| 7 | Hungary |
| 8 | Norway |
| 9 | Poland |
| 10 | Turkey |
| 11 | Sweden |
| 12 | Switzerland |
| 13 | Italy |

## Women's tournament

### Preliminary round

**Group A**

| Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hungary | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 |
| Russia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Norway | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Poland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 9 July 2013 |||
| Russia | 2-1 | Croatia |
| Norway | 1-2 | Ukraine |
| Hungary | 2–0 | Poland |
| Ukraine | 2-0 | Croatia |
| Hungary | 0-2 | Russia |
| Poland | 0-2 | Norway |
| 10 July 2013 |||
| Croatia | 2-0 | Poland |
| Ukraine | 2-0 | Russia |
| Norway | 1-2 | Hungary |
| Croatia | 0-2 | Hungary |
| Norway | 1-2 | Russia |
| Poland | 0-2 | Ukraine |
| 11 July 2013 |||
| Hungary | 2-1 | Ukraine |
| Croatia | 0-2 | Norway |
| Poland | 1-2 | Russia |

**Group B**

| Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Denmark | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 12 |
| Spain | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 10 |
| Italy | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
| Turkey | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| Greece | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| Sweden | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 9 July 2013 |||
| Turkey | 0-2 | Italy |
| Switzerland | 0-2 | Denmark |
| Sweden | 0-2 | Italy |
| Spain | 2-0 | Greece |
| 10 July 2013 |||
| Sweden | 0-2 | Greece |
| Italy | 2-0 | Switzerland |
| Spain | 2-0 | Turkey |
| Spain | 2-0 | Italy |
| Greece | 0-2 | Denmark |
| Turkey | 2-0 | Switzerland |
| Denmark | 2-0 | Sweden |
| Italy | 2-0 | Greece |
| Switzerland | 2-0 | Spain |
| 11 July 2013 |||
| Denmark | 2-1 | Spain |
| Greece | 2-1 | Turkey |
| Switzerland | 2-0 | Sweden |
| Italy | 1-2 | Denmark |
| Turkey | 2-0 | Sweden |
| Greece | 1-2 | Switzerland |
| Denmark | 2-0 | Italy |
| Switzerland | 1-2 | Poland |

### Main round

**Group I**

| Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hungary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Russia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 11 July 2013 |||
| Russia | 0-2 | Hungary |
| Spain | 2-0 | Turkey |
| 12 July 2013 |||
| Turkey | 0-2 | Hungary |
| Russia | 2-0 | Spain |
| Turkey | 2-1 | Russia |
| Hungary | 2-0 | Spain |

**Group II**

| Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Italy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 11 July 2013 |||
| Italy | 1-2 | Denmark |
| Norway | 1-2 | Ukraine |
| 12 July 2013 |||
| Norway | 2-0 | Denmark |
| Italy | 0-2 | Ukraine |
| Norway | 2-0 | Italy |
| Denmark | 1-2 | Ukraine |

### Consolation round

| Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Croatia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Greece | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Poland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Sweden | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 12 July 2013 |||
| Greece | 2-0 | Poland |
| Switzerland | 2-1 | Sweden |
| Croatia | 2-0 | Switzerland |
| Poland | 2-0 | Sweden |
| Croatia | 2-0 | Sweden |
| Greece | 1-2 | Switzerland |
| 13 July 2013 |||
| Croatia | 2-0 | Poland |
| Greece | 2-0 | Sweden |
| Croatia | 2-0 | Sweden |
| Poland | 1-2 | Switzerland |

### Knockout stage

**Championship bracket**

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 July | 13 July | | | |
| Hungary | 2 | | | |
| Hungary | 2 | 13 July | 13 July | | |
| Italy | 0 | 13 July | 13 July | |
| Italy | 0 | Hungary | 2 | |
| 13 July | 13 July | | Hungary | 2 | |
| 13 July | 13 July | Norway | 0 | |
| Spain | 0 | Norway | 0 | |
| Spain | 0 | | | | 14 July | 14 July |
| Norway | 2 | | | | 14 July | 14 July |
| Norway | 2 | | | | Hungary | 2 |
| 13 July | 13 July | | | | | Hungary | 2 |
| 13 July | 13 July | | | | Denmark | 1 |
| Turkey | 0 | | | | Denmark | 1 |
| Turkey | 0 | 13 July | 13 July | | | |
| Ukraine | 2 | 13 July | 13 July | | | |
| Ukraine | 2 | Ukraine | 0 | | | |
| 13 July | 13 July | | Ukraine | 0 | | | |
| 13 July | 13 July | Denmark | 2 | | Third place | Third place |
| Russia | 0 | Denmark | 2 | | Third place | Third place |
| Russia | 0 | | | | 14 July | 14 July |
| Denmark | 2 | | | | 14 July | 14 July |
| Denmark | 2 | | | | Norway | 2 |
| | | | | | Ukraine | 1 |

**5th-8th place**

| 5th-8th place | 5th-8th place | 5th-8th place | 5th place | 5th place | 5th place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Italy | Italy | 2 | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 1 | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 1 | Italy | Italy | 2 |
| | | | Russia | Russia | 0 |
| Turkey | Turkey | 1 | Russia | Russia | 0 |
| Russia | Russia | 2 | 7th place | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | | Spain | Spain | 2 |
| | | | Turkey | Turkey | 0 |

### Final standings

| Place | Team |
| - | - |
| | Hungary |
| | Denmark |
| | Norway |
| 4 | Ukraine |
| 5 | Italy |
| 6 | Russia |
| 7 | Spain |
| 8 | Turkey |
| 9 | Croatia |
| 10 | Switzerland |
| 11 | Greece |
| 12 | Poland |
| 13 | Sweden |
