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

Croatia won the men's event while Hungary were the women's champions.

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 Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5Pot 6

Preliminary round     Team advance to Main Round     Team competes in Placement Round

Group A TeamPldWLSWSLPts550100105418285326565234745143825051100

Team 1ScoreTeam 230 June 20152−0 2−0 2−0 0−2 0−2 0−2 1 July 20152−0 0−2 2−0 2−0 2−0 2−0 2 July 20152−1 2−0 1−2

Group B TeamPldWLSWSLPts550102105419385328465234745143825050100

Team 1ScoreTeam 230 June 20152−0 2−0 2−0 0−2 0−2 0−2 1 July 20152−0 2−0 2−1 2−1 2−0 2−1 2 July 20152−0 2−1 2−0

Main round

Group I TeamPldWLSWSLPts321524321534321434303060

Team 1ScoreTeam 23 July 20140−2 1−2 2−0 1−2

Group II TeamPldWLSWSLPts330626321544312442303160

Team 1ScoreTeam 23 July 20141−2 2−1 2−0 1−2

Placement round 9−12

TeamPldWLSWSLPts321534321534312352312352

Team 1ScoreTeam 23 July 20142−1 1−2 4 July 20140−2 0−2 2−1 1−2

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

5–8th place bracket

Final standings Place Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Women

Seeding Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5Pot 6Pot 7

Preliminary round     Team advance to Main Round     Team competes in Placement Round

Group A TeamPldWLSWSLPts65111310651115106511051063386662447461531126063120

Team 1ScoreTeam 230 June 20152−1 0−2 1−2 2−0 2−0 0−2 0−2 2−1 2−1 1 July 20150−2 1−2 2−0 0−2 2−0 2−1 2−0 2−1 2−0 2 July 20150−2 2−1 2−1

Group B TeamPldWLSWSLPts66012212642948642105864286862468461531026060120

Team 1ScoreTeam 230 June 20150−2 0−2 2−0 2−1 2−0 0−2 2−0 0−2 2−0 1 July 20150−2 1−2 1−2 1−2 2−0 1−2 0-2 2−0 2−0 2 July 20150−2 2−1 2−0

Main round

Group I TeamPldWLSWSLPts330616321434312342303160

Team 1ScoreTeam 23 July 20141−2 2−1 0−2 0−2

Group II TeamPldWLSWSLPts321534321544321444303360

Team 1ScoreTeam 23 July 20141−2 0−2 2−1 2−1

Placement round 9−14

TeamPldWLSWSLPts550101105418385327565235645143825050100

Team 1ScoreTeam 23 July 20142−0 0−2 0−2 0−2 0−2 2−0 4 July 20142−0 2−0 0−2

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

5–8th place bracket

Final standings Place Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

References