The 2026 Women's Beach Handball World Championships was the 11th edition of the championship, held in Zagreb, Croatia from 23 to 28 June 2026, under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF).
Argentina won their first tile with a win over Denmark.
Qualification 16 teams participated.
Qualification Vacancies Qualified Host1 Defending champion1 2025 Asian Beach Handball Championship2 2025 European Beach Handball Championship5 2025 Oceania Beach Handball Championship1 2026 South and Central American Beach Handball Championship3 2026 NACHC Beach Handball Championship2 Africa1 Australia withdrew and the Cook Islands were invited.
Draw The draw took place on 2 May 2026.
Seeding Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+2).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Consolation round
Main round Points obtained against teams from the same group were 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 Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 WD
Statistics and awards
Top goalscorers Rank Name Points 1 Beatriz Correia 132 2 Meike Kruijer 123 3 Anna Buter 1204 Eleni Kerlidi111 Jimena Laguna 6 Gisella Bonomi 100 7 Line Larsen 99 8 Lara Miholić 97 9 Isabel Kattner 90 10 Mariam González 88
Top goalkeepers Rank Name % Saves Shots 1 Paula Quiles 52 12 232 Patricia Encinas34 66 197 Brenda Pianavia 67 2004 Ditte Vind31 69 220 Emmanouela-Styliani Tsiknaki 16 52 6 Thea Granlund 30 37 124 7 Nguyễn Thị Nhung 28 58 210 8 Staci Self 27 59 216 9 Ingrid de Souza 25 50 200 10 Silje Brendbakken 24 22 92
Awards The awards were announced on 28 June 2026.
Position Player MVP Zoe Turnes Goalkeeper Patricia Encinas Right wing Eleni Kerlidi Left wing Beatriz Correia Playmaker Line Larsen Pivot Isabel Kattner Defender Alma Molina
Notes
References
External links Official website