The second edition of the IHF Men's and Women's Youth (U18) Beach Handball World Championships was staged in Heraklion, Greece in the period from 14 to 19 June 2022. 

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

Men's competition

Hosts: Greece (GRE)

Asia: Iran (IRI), Jordan (JOR), Qatar (QAT)

Africa: Togo (TOG)

Europe: Croatia (CRO), Czech Republic (CZE), France (FRA), Germany (GER), Spain (ESP), Sweden (SWE), Ukraine (UKR)

North America and the Caribbean: United States of America (USA)

South and Central America: Argentina (ARG), Brazil (BRA), Uruguay (URU)

Women's competition

Hosts: Greece (GRE)

Asia: Hong Kong (HKG), India (IND), Thailand (THA)

Europe: Hungary (HUN), France (FRA), Germany (GER), Netherlands (NED), Poland (POL), Romania (ROU), Spain (ESP), Ukraine (UKR)

North America and the Caribbean: Puerto Rico (PUR)

South and Central America: Argentina (ARG), Brazil (BRA), Uruguay (URU)

DRAW

The draw took place in Heraklion on 13 May 2022 at 14:00 local time. The draw was streamed live via the YouTube page of the Hellenic Handball Federation. 

Pots men's competition

Pot 1: SWE, ESP, BRA, UKR
Pot 2: ARG, GRE, IRI, CRO
Pot 3: JOR, QAT, GER, TOG
Pot 4: FRA, URU, USA, CZE

Pots women's competition

Pot 1: HUN, NED, ARG, ESP
Pot 2: GER, GRE, THA, IND
Pot 3: HKG, BRA, POL, FRA
Pot 4: URU, UKR, PUR, ROU

The pots were drawn in the following order: 1-3-4-2. As organisers, Greece had the right to choose the group in which they will compete.

DRAW RESULTS

Men's competition

Group A: SWE, IRI, QAT, USA
Group B: BRA, CRO, TOG, FRA
Group C: ESP, GRE, JOR, CZE
Group D: UKR, ARG, GER, URU

Women's competition

Group A: HUN, THA, POL, URU
Group B: ESP, IND, BRA, UKR
Group C: ARG, GER, FRA, ROU
Group D: NED, GRE, HKG, PUR

FINAL RANKING

Men's competition

1. Croatia
2. Brazil
3. Iran

4. France, 5. Argentina, 6. Ukraine, 7. Spain, 8. Germany, 9. Sweden, 10. Qatar, 11. Czech Republic, 12. Jordan, 13. Greece, 14. Uruguay, 15. Togo, 16. United States of America

Women's competition

1. Spain
2. Netherlands
3. Poland

4. Hungary, 5. Argentina, 6. France, 7. Germany, 8. Brazil, 9. Romania, 10. Ukraine, 11. Thailand, 12. Greece, 13. Uruguay, 14. India, 15. Puerto Rico, 16. Hong Kong

For more information, visit the competition mini-sites of the men's and women's competitions.