The 11th IHF Men's and Women's Beach Handball World Championships were staged in Pingtan, People's Republic of China from 18 to 23 June 2024.

QUALIFIED TEAMS

Men's competition

Hosts: PR China (CHN)

Reigning world champions: Croatia (CRO)

Asia: Oman (OMA), Qatar (QAT)

Africa: Tunisia (TUN)

Europe: Denmark (DEN), Germany (GER), Hungary (HUN), Portugal (POR), Spain (ESP)

North America and the Caribbean: Puerto Rico (PUR), United States of America (USA)

Oceania: Australia (AUS)

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

Women's competition

Hosts: PR China (CHN)

Reigning world champions: Germany (GER)

Asia: Philippines (PHI), Vietnam (VIE)

Africa: Tunisia (TUN)

Europe: Denmark (DEN), Greece (GRE), Netherlands (NED), Norway (NOR), Portugal (POR), Spain (ESP)

North America and the Caribbean: Puerto Rico (PUR), United States of America (USA)

Oceania: Australia (AUS)

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

DRAW

The draw for the event took place at the IHF Head Office in Basel on 3 May 2024.

Draw pots

Men's Competition
Pot 1: CRO, HUN, GER, BRA
Pot 2: DEN, CHN, QAT, ARG
Pot 3: POR, ESP, OMA, URU
Pot 4: USA, AUS, TUN, PUR

Women's competition
Pot 1: GER, NED, ESP, POR
Pot 2: NOR, CHN, BRA, ARG
Pot 3: GRE, DEN, VIE, PHI
Pot 4: USA, PUR, AUS, CRO

Draw results

FINAL RANKINGS

Men's competition

1. Croatia
2. Denmark
3. Portugal
4. Germany, 5. Spain, 6. Brazil, 7. Hungary, 8. Argentina, 9. Uruguay, 10. Qatar, 11. Tunisia, 12. PR of China, 13. USA, 14. Australia, 15. Oman, 16. Puerto Rico

Women's competition

1. Germany
2. Argentina
3. Netherlands 4. Denmark, 5. Spain, 6. Portugal, 7. Croatia, 8. Brazil, 9. Vietnam, 10. Greece, 11. Norway, 12. Philippines, 13. Australia, 14. PR of China, 15. Puerto Rico, 16. USA