The 2021 European Beach Handball Championship was held in Varna, Bulgaria from 13 to 18 July 2021. The tournament was held at Varna's South Beach area, where four courts were. All results, schedules and news regarding the EHF Beach Handball EURO can be found at beacheuro.eurohandball.com.
Format Men's competition starts in the preliminary round with eighteen teams, split into two groups of five and two groups of four. Top three teams of each group advances to the Main round where they are split into two groups of six, while fourth and fifth teams are sent to the Consolation round in two groups of three. Top four teams in each group of the Main round advances to quarterfinals followed by semi finals and finals. Teams eliminated in the Main round continues to play against teams from the Consolation round. Matches are played for all of eighteen places available. Groups in the preliminary round are playing a round-robin, while in the Main round they are playing only against teams they haven't played before, as the results of preliminary round are brought forward into the Main round only in matches of teams that have advanced.
Women's competition starts in the preliminary round with seventeen teams, split into one group of five and three groups of four. Top three teams of each group advances to the Main round where they are split into two groups of six, while fourth and fifth teams are sent to the Consolation round in single groups of five. Top four teams in each group of the Main round advances to quarterfinals followed by semi finals and finals. Teams eliminated in the Main round continues to play against each other. Matches are played for all of seventeen places available. Groups in the preliminary round are playing a round-robin, while in the Main round they are playing only against teams they haven't played before, as the results of preliminary round are brought forward into the Main round only in matches of teams that have advanced.
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 is decisive.
Men
Preliminary round Team advance to Main round Team advance to Consolation round
Group A TeamPldWLSWSLSDPFPFPDPts 4 4 0 8 0 +8 175 124 +51 8 4 3 1 6 2 +4 169 142 +27 6 4 2 2 4 5 -1 158 168 -10 4 4 1 3 3 6 -3 164 189 -25 2 4 0 4 0 8 -8 127 170 -43 0 Team 1Team 2Score1st Set2nd SetSORound 12:028:1919:122:024:1122:13Round 20:220:2113:192:021:1423:18Round 30:220:2222:240:218:2416:19Round 42:023:1415:140:219:2117:27Round 51:224:2220:246:90:218:2316:19
Group B TeamPldWLSWSLSDPFPFPDPts 4 4 0 8 1 +7 186 146 +40 8 4 3 1 7 2 +5 175 123 +52 6 4 2 2 4 5 -1 124 149 -25 4 4 1 3 1 6 -5 142 164 -22 2 4 0 4 2 8 -6 141 186 -45 0 Team 1Team 2Score1st Set2nd SetSORound 11:223:1324:2612:132:025:2418:16Round 20:214:1714:192:120:2120:165:4Round 32:023:2019:182:018:1415:10Round 42:024:1423:180:218:2713:18Round 50:215:3016:242:015:220:10
Group C TeamPldWLSWSLSDPFPFPDPts 3 3 0 6 0 +6 142 106 +36 6 3 2 1 4 2 +2 119 122 -3 4 3 1 2 2 4 -2 115 114 +1 2 3 0 3 0 6 -6 83 117 -34 0 Team 1Team 2Score1st Set2nd SetSORound 12:025:1623:202:014:1121:20Round 22:022:2022:180:212:1518:26Round 32:022:919:132:029:2024:20
Group D TeamPldWLSWSLSDPFPFPDPts 3 3 0 6 0 +6 124 100 +24 6 3 2 1 4 3 +1 125 115 +10 4 3 1 2 3 5 -1 121 128 -7 2 3 0 3 1 6 -5 101 128 -27 0 Team 1Team 2Score1st Set2nd SetSORound 12:018:1114:2510:42:019:1424:18Round 21:224:1614:258:100:218:2317:21Round 32:018:1224:142:019:1718:16
Main round Team advance to Quarterfinals Team advance to Cross matches 9−16
Group I
TeamPldWLSWSLSDPFPFPDPts 5 5 0 10 1 +9 227 151 +76 10 5 3 2 7 4 +3 220 192 +28 6 5 3 2 6 6 0 177 215 -38 6 5 2 3 5 7 -2 209 211 -2 4 5 2 3 6 7 -1 225 204 +21 4 5 0 5 1 10 -9 136 221 -85 0 Team 1Team 2Score1st Set2nd SetSORound 12:117:1420:217:62:122:2010:169:82:022:1621:18Round 20:218:1912:240:210:3011:230:217:2218:21Round 32:022:1423:72:120:2327:1610:61:222:2425:246:7
Group II
TeamPldWLSWSLSDPFPFPDPts 5 5 0 10 0 +10 238 191 +47 10 5 4 1 8 3 +5 208 195 +13 8 5 3 2 7 5 +2 200 202 -2 6 5 2 3 4 8 -4 207 218 -11 4 5 1 4 4 8 -4 204 212 -8 2 5 0 5 1 10 -9 204 243 -39 0 Team 1Team 2Score1st Set2nd SetSORound 12:017:1626:252:028:2620:162:114:2122:1610:8Round 20:220:2612:192:124:2723:228:62:114:1215:199:8Round 32:024:2225:200:220:2713:212:020:1811:10
Consolation round Team advance to Cross matches 9−16 Team advance to Match for 17th place
Group III
TeamPldWLSWSLSDPFPFPDPts 2 2 0 4 1 +3 86 79 +7 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 85 69 +16 2 2 0 2 0 4 -4 56 79 -23 0 Team 1Team 2Score1st Set2nd SetSORound 12:120:1914:2110:8Round 20:214:2017:22Round 32:020:1117:14
Group IV
TeamPldWLSWSLSDPFPFPDPts 2 1 1 3 2 +1 82 81 +1 2 2 1 1 2 2 0 86 73 +13 2 2 1 1 2 3 -1 75 89 -14 2 Team 1Team 2Score1st Set2nd SetSORound 12:124:2013:196:2Round 22:029:1819:14Round 32:017:1624:22
Placement round
Final standings
Place Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Team qualified to the 2022 Men's Beach Handball World Championships and the 2023 European Beach Handball Championship Team qualified to the 2022 Men's Beach Handball World Championships as host
Women
Preliminary round Team advance to Main round Team advance to Consolation round
Group A TeamPldWLSWSLSDPFPFPDPts 4 3 1 7 2 +5 182 107 +75 6 4 3 1 7 3 +4 179 133 +46 6 4 2 2 4 5 -1 127 145 -18 4 4 2 2 5 5 0 169 163 +6 4 4 0 4 0 8 -8 96 205 -109 0 Team 1Team 2Score1st Set2nd SetSORound 11:222:1714:176:81:214:1718:174:7Round 20:214:274:212:026:1832:13Round 32:021:1520:91:225:1418:264:7Round 42:021:1216:150:213:2611:22Round 50:27:3010:282:023:1221:16
Group B TeamPldWLSWSLSDPFPFPDPts 3 3 0 6 1 +5 138 104 +34 6 3 2 1 4 4 0 132 145 -13 4 3 1 2 3 4 -1 112 109 +3 2 3 0 3 2 6 -4 115 139 -24 0 Team 1Team 2Score1st Set2nd SetSORound 10:218:2716:182:125:2218:1915:14Round 20:217:2316:230:210:1913:15Round 31:220:1414:1510:122:119:1218:1910:6
Group C TeamPldWLSWSLSDPFPFPDPts 3 3 0 6 0 +6 110 69 +41 6 3 2 1 4 2 +2 104 85 +19 4 3 1 2 2 4 -2 79 69 +10 2 3 0 3 0 6 -6 58 128 -70 0 Team 1Team 2Score1st Set2nd SetSORound 12:018:822:132:013:1212:10Round 22:016:1014:80:216:297:20Round 32:017:622:80:215:1615:24
Group D TeamPldWLSWSLSDPFPFPDPts 3 2 1 5 3 +2 116 110 +6 4 3 2 1 5 3 +2 117 118 -1 4 3 2 1 4 3 +1 111 98 +13 4 3 0 3 1 6 -5 98 116 -18 0 Team 1Team 2Score1st Set2nd SetSORound 10:29:1614:161:213:1720:134:7Round 22:017:1621:202:025:2418:14Round 32:117:1618:198:21:215:1418:224:5
Main round Team advance to Quarterfinals Team advance to Cross matches 9−12
Group I
TeamPldWLSWSLSDPFPFPDPts 5 5 0 10 3 +7 217 194 +23 10 5 3 2 8 5 +3 225 177 +48 6 5 3 2 7 4 +3 213 185 +28 6 5 2 3 6 7 -1 210 209 +1 4 5 1 4 2 9 -7 147 217 -70 2 5 1 4 4 9 -5 199 229 -30 2 Team 1Team 2Score1st Set2nd SetSORound 1 1:220:2122:166:7 2:124:1524:259:8 2:013:1226:12Round 2 1:212:1423:186:10 1:223:1414:2410:12 1:218:2224:164:7Round 3 0:215:2118:26 2:018:1619:15 2:025:1819:18
Group II
TeamPldWLSWSLSDPFPFPDPts 5 5 0 10 0 +10 174 124 +50 10 5 3 2 7 5 +2 186 182 +6 6 5 3 2 6 5 +1 165 143 +22 6 5 2 3 6 7 -1 173 178 -5 6 5 1 4 3 9 -6 179 205 -26 2 5 1 4 3 9 -6 160 205 -45 2 Team 1Team 2Score1st Set2nd SetSORound 1 2:022:922:17 1:216:2016:146:7 2:120:2219:187:6Round 2 0:211:1620:22 0:218:249:14 2:118:1616:207:6Round 3 2:023:1920:14 2:028:918:14 2:011:1011:9
Consolation round Team advance to Match for 13th place Team advance to Match for 15th place Team finished at 17th place
Group III TeamPldWLSWSLSDPFPFPDPts 4 4 0 8 1 +7 190 135 +55 8 4 3 1 7 3 +4 195 179 +16 6 4 2 2 5 6 -1 172 171 0 4 4 1 3 3 7 -4 154 194 -40 2 4 0 4 2 8 -6 148 179 -31 0 Team 1Team 2Score1st Set2nd SetSORound 1 1:217:1612:1810:11 0:222:2620:28Round 2 0:216:2014:22 2:024:2226:16Round 3 1:218:1916:154:6 2:112:1824:1910:4Round 4 2:022:2022:13 2:125:1714:225:2Round 5 2:124:2018:288:5
Placement round
Final standings
Place Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Team qualified to the 2022 Women's Beach Handball World Championships and the 2023 European Beach Handball Championship Team qualified to the 2022 Women's Beach Handball World Championships as host
Broadcasting List of broadcasters and territories: CountryChannelArena SportPoverkhnostA1B1BCytaAMCNentSportdeutschland.TVINA TVMTVAEurosportSport TVbeIN SportsWorldwideEHFTV(subject to geoblocking)
Controversies After the European Handball Federation (EHF) fined the Norwegian women's team for wearing shorts like the men's team instead of the required bikini bottom, the EHF said it would donate the amount paid by the Norwegian team "to a major international sports foundation which supports equality for women and girls in sports." American singer Pink said she offered to pay the fine.
External links Men's tournament Women's tournament
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