Men’s Event
As expected the early fixtures saw Europe dominate. Spain had two impressive wins beating Germany and Norway in Pool A. Egypt were the first side to beat a European side, beating Portugal 37-31 and following this up with a win over Sweden. In Pool A, France took the group victory over Spain on account of their head-to-head record. Germany similarly took third over Norway. Egypt were a big surprise in Pool B with three wins allowing them to tie with Denmark and Sweden. It came down to goal difference in those games meaning Denmark won the group ahead of Egypt and Sweden. In fourth Bahrain knocked out Portugal and Japan on the same count back. France beat Bahrain 42-28. Egypt would take a lead in the first half and not relinquish it to Germany. Sweden had the lead at half-time and with fifteen minutes to go, were 29-25 up. Spain would score eight of the next nine and hang on for a 34-33 win. Denmark accelerated in the second half, taking the victory 31-25. The final would come with two group winners. France beat Egypt 27-23 whilst Denmark beat Spain with the exact same score. Spain would beat Egypt 33-31 to take bronze. France would take the lead halfway through the final and never let up, winning 25-23.
🥇France 🇫🇷
🥈Denmark 🇩🇰
🥉Spain 🇪🇸
Women’s Event
In Pool A Japan managed to upset Montenegro 29-26 in the second round of fixtures only to go on to lose to Angola and South Korea. The tougher pool was Pool B. Sweden started well with wins over Russia and Spain. France defeated Hungary but lost to Spain whilst Brazil has a draw with Russia and a win over Hungary. Sweden and France played out a draw in the third set of fixtures. In the fourth set of fixtures there were shocks as Hungary beat Spain and Russia beat France, leaving them in danger of elimination. Norway defeated the Netherlands in Pool A to take the group win ahead of Montenegro and South Korea. France defeated Brazil in the final group game to get into 3rd behind Sweden and Russia. Russia beat Montenegro 32-26 in the opening quarter-final whilst Norway won 26-22 against Hungary. Sweden had a big 39-30 win over South Korea. France would beat Netherlands 32-22 to complete the lineup. France beat Sweden 29-27 to set a final with Russia beating Norway 27-26. In the bronze medal matchup, Norway would never go behind, taking a massive 36-19 win over Sweden. In the final, it was France who took a 30-25 over Russia.
🥇France 🇫🇷
🥈Russia 🇷🇺
🥉Norway 🇳🇴
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