title: Beach handball at the 2001 World Games – Men's tournament
text: # Beach handball at the 2001 World Games – Men's tournament
  
  Men's tournament in beach handball was one of the invitational events in at the 2001 World Games in Akita. It was played from 23 to 25 August. The competition took place at Honjō Marina in Honjō, Japan.
  
  ## Competition format
  
  A total of 6 teams entered the competition. In preliminary stage they play round-robin tournament. The best four teams advances to the semifinals.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Preliminary stage
  
  | Rank | Team | M | W | L | PO | Net | BLR | ESP | BRA | IRI | TOG | JPN |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Belarus | 5 | 5 | 0 | 152–103 | +26 | x | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
  | 2 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 168–142 | +49 | 0–2 | x | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
  | 3 | Brazil | 5 | 3 | 2 | 123–116 | +7 | 0–2 | 0–2 | x | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
  | 4 | Iran | 5 | 2 | 3 | 111–143 | –32 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | x | 2–1 | 2–0 |
  | 5 | Togo | 5 | 1 | 4 | 121–166 | –45 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | x | 2–1 |
  | 6 | Japan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 116–121 | –6 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | x |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  | 25 August 2001 | Belarus | 2–0 | Iran | Honjō Marina, Honjō |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 25 August 2001 | | (17–13,13–8) | | Honjō Marina, Honjō |
  | 25 August 2001 | Spain | 2–0 | Brazil | Honjō Marina, Honjō |
  | 25 August 2001 | | (20–13, 14–11) | | Honjō Marina, Honjō |
  
  ### Fifth place match
  
  | 25 August 2001 | Togo | 0–2 | Japan | Honjō Marina, Honjō |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 25 August 2001 | | (12–13, 9–11) | | Honjō Marina, Honjō |
  
  ### Bronze medal match
  
  | 25 August 2001 | Iran | 1–2 | Brazil | Honjō Marina, Honjō |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 25 August 2001 | | (9–19, 14–9, ?) | | Honjō Marina, Honjō |
  
  ### Gold medal match
  
  | 25 August 2001 | Belarus | 2–1 | Spain | Honjō Marina, Honjō |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 25 August 2001 | | (18–15, 8–14, ?) | | Honjō Marina, Honjō |
  
  ## Final ranking
  
  | Rank | Team |
  | - | - |
  | | Belarus |
  | | Spain |
  | | Brazil |
  | 4 | Iran |
  | 5 | Japan |
  | 6 | Togo |
  