The teams, venues, dates and schedule for the second phase of the IHF Beach Handball Global Tour (BHGT) 2024 have been announced.

The historic port city of Cádiz in southwestern Spain will host the men’s and women’s national teams of Germany, Portugal, Denmark and Spain during the two-day event taking place on Thursday 15 August and Friday 16 August.

With a total of 16 matches – eight in each competition – the phase begins with a provisional group of four teams in each competition of round-robin matches spread over a match day and a half – Thursday 15 August and the morning of Friday 16 August – ahead of the 3/4 placing and final matches on Friday evening.

German women the team to beat in Spain

All four teams in the women’s competition know each other well. Last month they met in Asia during the 2024 IHF Women’s Beach Handball World Championship in China.

Winner and European and World Champion Germany is the team to beat in Cadiz, while numbers four, five and six (Denmark, Spain and Portugal) will want to beat Alexander Novakovic’s team in China.

At China 2024, Germany defeated Denmark (2-1, 25:22, 20:21, SO 9:8) in the semi-finals and Spain (2-1, 12:17, 19:18, SO 12:10) in the quarter-finals, while in the main round Denmark defeated Germany (2-0, 20:18, 21:12) and Spain defeated Portugal (2-0, 28:10, 17:14).

Last year, Portugal defeated Denmark (2-1) in the quarter-finals of the 2023 EHF Women’s Beach Handball European Championship on home sand in Nazare. In the same competition, Germany defeated Spain (2-1) in the semi-finals, and Spain defeated Portugal (2-1) for bronze.

China 2024 silver medallists Denmark hope to win first ever Global Tour stage

The men’s competition also includes replays of China 2024, with World Cup runners-up Denmark taking on Spain again, following their 2-0 (25:16, 23:22) win in last month’s main round.

Portugal will play Germany for the third time in three months, after losing 0-2 (18:25, 12:17) in the main round but then winning 2-0 (25:24, 20:18) to win bronze at the World Cup.

The Germans also faced Spain at the 2024 World Cup in China, where they defeated them 2-1 (27:20, 26:27, 9:8) in the quarter-finals. They then lost their semi-final 0-2 (18:25, 20:21) to Denmark, another team heading to Cádiz.

At last year’s 2023 EHF Men’s European Beach Handball Championship, Portugal defeated Spain (2-1) in the quarter-finals, Germany defeated Denmark (2-1) in the semi-finals and Denmark defeated Portugal (2-1) in the bronze medal match.

After the stage in Cadiz, the 2024 Spanish Beach Handball Championship will take place in the same venue. Last year, at the competition in Almeria, 300 teams and 3,500 athletes were present.

All 16 matches of the 2024 IHF Beach Handball Global Tour: Stage 2 will be streamed live on the IHF YouTube Competitions channel.

2024 IHF Beach Handball Global Tour: Phase 2 – Match Schedule
(all times local)

Thursday August 15th

Women’s competition
1030 POR vs DEN
1230 GER vs ESP
1700 DEN against GERMANY
1900 POR vs ESP

Men’s competition
1130 POR against DEN
1330 GER vs ESP
1800 DEN against GERMANY
2000 POR vs ESP

Friday August 16th

Women’s competition
1030 GER vs POR
1230 ESP vs DEN
1700 Placement 3/4
1900 Final

Men’s competition
1130 GER vs POR
1330 ESP vs DEN
1800 Placement 3/4
2000 Final

2024 IHF Beach Handball Global Tour: Leg 2
Place: Cadiz, Spain
Data: August 15th to 16th
Men’s teams: Denmark, Germany, Portugal, Spain
Women’s teams: Denmark, Germany, Portugal, Spain

About the IHF Beach Handball Global Tour
The IHF Beach Handball Global Tour was launched at the 2022 IHF Beach Handball World Championships for men and women in Greece, and made its debut in Gdansk, Poland. Croatia won the men’s tournament, while Spain took first place in the women’s event.

The 2023 IHF Beach Handball Global Tour visited Brazil, Tunisia and Poland, with the finals held in Doha, Qatar in November. The Qatari men and Brazilian women took the overall titles.

The 2024 IHF Beach Handball Global Tour kicked off in May with Stage 1 in Maricá, Brazil. The host country won both the men’s and women’s competitions.