The 2024 Women's Beach Handball World Championships were tenth edition of the championship, held from 18 to 23 June 2024 in China, under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF). The championship was held at the Pingtan International Beach Sports Base at Long Wangtou Ocean Park in Fuzhou.
Germany won their second overall and consecutive title with a finals win over Argentina.
Qualification Qualification Vacancies Qualified Host1 Defending champion1 Africa1 2023 Asian Beach Handball Championship2 2023 European Beach Handball Championship6 2023 Oceania Beach Handball Championship1 2024 South and Central American Beach Handball Championship2 2024 NACHC Beach Handball Championship2 Wildcard1
Format The 16 teams will be drawn into four groups of four teams each where they will play a round-robin. The top three teams will advance to the main round, consisting of two groups of six teams, facing the teams they have not met in the preliminary round. The first four teams advance to the quarterfinals, from where on a knockout stage will be played. The last-placed teams from the first round will play a consolation round.
Draw The draw took place on 3 May 2024.
Seeding Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+8).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Consolation round
Main round Points obtained against teams from the same group are carried over.
Group I
Group II
Knockout stage Bracket 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 RankTeam45678910111213141516
Statistics and awards
Top goalscorers Rank Name Points 1 Beatriz Cruz 170 2 Anna Buter 163 3 Christine Mansour 138 4 Gisella Bonomi 128 5 Isabel Kattner 126 6 Anja Vida Lukšić 122 7 Nathalia Prado 120 8 María Batista 117 9 Agustina Mirotta 112 10 Allira Hudson-Gofers 112
Top goalkeepers Rank Name % Saves Shots 1 Patricia Encinas 40 64 160 2 Freja Fagerberg 32 35 109 3 Jemima Harbort 32 55 172 4 Mathilde Johansen 31 39 127 5 Nele Kurzke 30 58 191 6 Xu Shiyuan 30 56 189 7 Victoria Berg 29 29 99 8 Lisanne Bakker 28 32 114 9 Magdalini Kepesidou 28 75 270 10 Ingrid de Souza 27 64 233
Awards The awards were announced on 23 June 2024.
Position Player MVP Line Larsen Goalkeeper Patricia Encinas Right wing Meike Kruijer Left wing Fiorella Corimberto Specialist Lucila Balsas Pivot Isabel Kattner Defender Lucie-Marie Kretzschmar Fair play award
References
External links Official website