The 2018 Women's Beach Handball World Championships were the eighth edition of the tournament, held at Kazan, Russia from 24 to 29 July 2018.
Greece won the title on their first ever participation, defeating Norway in the final.
Qualification Qualification Vacancies Qualified Host1 Defending champion1 2017 Asian Beach Handball Championship3 2017 European Beach Handball Championship4 2018 Oceania Beach Handball Championship1 2018 Pan American Men's Beach Handball Championship4 Substitute for Africa continent1 Wildcard1
Draw The draw was held on 15 May 2018 at Kazan, Russia.
Seeding The seedings were announced on 14 May 2018.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
All times are local (UTC+3).
Preliminary round Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Consolation round
Main round Group I Points obtained against teams from the same group were carried over.
Group II Points obtained against teams from the same group were carried over.
Knockout stage Championship bracket
Fifth place bracket
9–16th place bracket
13–16th place bracket
9–16th place quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
13–16th place semifinals
9–12th place semifinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
15th place game
13th place game
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking Rank Team45678910111213141516
Awards MVP Juliana Oliveira
Topscorer Edna Uresti (123 points)
All-star team Goalkeeper: Magdalini Kepesidou Right wing: Patricia Scheppa Left wing: Maren Nyland Aardahl Pivot: Maria Batista Defender: Elisabeth Hammerstad Specialist: Vasiliki Skara
Fair play award
References
External links Official website IHF website