Spectacular start of the tournament in beach handball

On Tuesday nearly 200 beach handball players from 10 countries began competing in the 3rd European Games Krakow-Malopolska 2023 at the Beach Arena facilities in Tarnow. There was no shortage of emotions!

It was a great day for everyone who came to the stands of the Beach Arena. A total of 16 matches were played – eight each in the men’s and women’s tournaments. We saw a fascinating competition, passion and true sportmanship.

Each team played two matches on Tuesday. Five of them ended the day with two victories. In the women’s competition, it was Denmark in Group A and Germany and the Netherlands in Group B. In the men’s competition, the Croatians and the Hungarians in Group A were unstoppable.

The hosts, on the other hand, had variable luck. The Polish men’s national team made a successful start to the tournament, beating the Danes 2:1 in the first match, but later lost significantly to the Spaniards 0:2. The women’s national team came close to triumphing in the first match against Norway, but lost in a shoot-out 1:2. In the second game, the Danish team was far superior to the home team and won 2:0.

The women’s national team will look for its chances for a first victory on Wednesday. The final matches of the group stage will be played in the morning session. After them, the quarterfinal pairs of the tournament will be known, and the matches of this stage will be played in the afternoon.

3rd European Games Krakow-Malopolska 2023, beach handball:

Women’s

Group A
Poland – Norway 1:2 (25:21, 10:16, 4:7)
Spain – Denmark 0:2 (22:27, 22:23)
Denmark – Poland 2:0 (20:14, 24:18)
Norway – Spain 1:2 (22:20, 12:23, 0:10)
Spain – Poland / June 21, 10h00, Court 1
Norway – Denmark / June 21, 10h00, Court 2

Group B
Germany – Greece 2:0 (25:24, 28:17)
Netherlands – Portugal 2:0 (17:16, 28:12)
Portugal – Germany 0:2 (22:23, 17:32)
Greece – Netherlands 0:2 (22:24, 14:30)
Germany – Netherlands / June 21, 9h00, Court 1
Portugal – Greece / June 21, 9h00, Court 2

Quaterfinals
1st Group A – 4th Group B / June 21, 14h00, Court 1
2nd Group A – 3rd Group B / June 21, 14h00, Court 2
1st Group B – 4th Group A / June 21, 15h00, Court 1
2nd Group B – 3rd Group A / June 21, 15h00, Court 2

5th-8th place
1st match / June 22, 12h00, Court 2
2nd match / June 22, 13h00, Court 2
5th place match / June 22, 17h30, Court 1
7th place match / June 22, 17h30, Court 2

Semifinals
1st semifinal / June 22, 12h00, Court 1
2nd seminfal / June 22, 13h00, Court 1

Finals
3rd place match / June 22, 19h30, Court 1
Final / June 22, 21h30, Court 1

Men’s

Group A
Croatia – Germany 2:0 (27:24, 24:16)
Hungary – Portugal 2:0 (26:16, 18:16)
Portugal – Croatia 0:2 (24:26, 15:18)
Germany – Hungary 1:2 (24:25, 23:20, 8:9)
Croatia – Hungary / June 21, 12h00, Court1
Portugal – Germany / June 21, 12h00, Court 2

Group B
Denmark – Poland 1:2 (24:26, 22:17, 10:12)
Spain – Norway 0:2 (20:21, 20:22)
Poland – Spain 0:2 (12:22, 18:22)
Norway – Denmark 0:2 (18:19, 28:30)
Poland – Norway / June 21, 11h00, Court 1
Spain – Denmark / June 21, 11h00, Court 2

Quaterfinals
1st Group A – 4th Group B / June 21, 16h00, Court 1
2nd Group A – 3rd Group B / June 21, 16h00, Court 2
1st Group B – 4th Group A / June 21, 17h00, Court 1
2nd Group B – 3rd Group A / June 21, 17h00, Court 2

5th-8th place
1st match / June 22, 10h00, Court 2
2nd match / June 22, 11h00, Court 2
5th place match / June 22, 16h30, Court 1
7th place match / June 22, 16h30, Court 2

Semifinals
1st semifinal / June 22, 10h00, Court 1
2nd semifinal / June 22, 11h00, Court 1

Finals
3rd place match/ June 22, 18h30, Court 1
Final / June 22, 20h30, Court 1