The 12th edition of The World Games took place in Chengdu, People's Republic of China from 7 to 17 August 2025. Beach handball featured at this edition of the event too, with both men's and women's competitions included in the schedule.

The handball competition was held from 7 to 12 August 2025.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

The draws for the event have been made at the International Handball Federation (IHF) headquarters in Basel, Switzerland on Monday 7 July.

Men's competition

Group A: Brazil (BRA), Germany (GER), Croatia (CRO), Portugal (POR)
Group B: Tunisia (TUN), Spain (ESP), Denmark (DEN), People’s Republic of China (CHN)

Women's competition

Group A: Vietnam (VIE), Spain (ESP), Germany (GER), Denmark (DEN)
Group B: Croatia (CRO), Portugal (POR), Argentina (ARG), People’s Republic of China (CHN)

FINAL RANKINGS

Men's competition

1. Germany
2. Portugal
3. Brazil
4. Spain, 5. Croatia, 6. Denmark, 7. Tunisia, 8. People's Republic of China

Women's competition

1. Argentina
2. Germany
3. Spain
4. Denmark, 5. Portugal, 6. People's Republic of China, 7. Croatia, 8. Vietnam