Group stage to finals · 24–31 October 2026

Tournament fixtures & schedule

Official match schedule and knockout-stage pairings. All times are local (24-hour format) at the official sand arena courts of the Islamic University of Maldives.

Total matches

Teams active

Men's division4 teams pool

Men's championship draw

Single round-robin group play. The top-ranked team qualifies directly for the Grand Final; 2nd place plays 3rd place in Semi-Final 03.

AVID

VCSA

MNU

IUMSU

6 group fixtures1 semi-final · 1 Grand Final

Women's division5 teams pool

Women's championship draw

Single round-robin group play. The top four teams qualify for the semi-finals: 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd.

Mianz

MNU

VCSA

ZIKURA

IUMSUSU

10 group fixtures2 semi-finals · 1 Grand Final

Day 1 · Saturday, 24 October 2026

Group Stage Opening

Match 01

20:15

VCSA–

MNU–

Hulhumale Beach Handball CourtMen's

Match 02

20:55

Mianz–

MNU–

Hulhumale Beach Handball CourtWomen's

Match 03

21:35

ZIKURA–

IUMSU–

Hulhumale Beach Handball CourtWomen's

Day 2 · Sunday, 25 October 2026

Group Stage Round 2

Match 04

20:15

VCSA–

Mianz–

Hulhumale Beach Handball CourtWomen's

Match 05

20:55

MNU–

IUMSU–

Hulhumale Beach Handball CourtMen's

Match 06

21:35

MNU–

IUMSU–

Hulhumale Beach Handball CourtWomen's

Match 07

22:15

IUMSU–

AVID–

Hulhumale Beach Handball CourtMen's

Day 3 · Monday, 26 October 2026

Group Stage Round 3

Match 08

20:15

VCSA–

MNU–

Hulhumale Beach Handball CourtWomen's

Match 09

20:55

AVID–

VCSA–

Hulhumale Beach Handball CourtMen's

Match 10

21:35

Mianz–

ZIKURA–

Hulhumale Beach Handball CourtWomen's

Day 4 · Tuesday, 27 October 2026

Group Stage Round 4

Match 11

20:15

IUMSU–

Mianz–

Hulhumale Beach Handball CourtWomen's

Match 12

20:55

VCSA–

IUMSU–

Hulhumale Beach Handball CourtMen's

Match 13

21:35

ZIKURA–

VCSA–

Hulhumale Beach Handball CourtWomen's

Day 5 · Wednesday, 28 October 2026

Group Stage Final Deciders

Match 14

20:15

MNU–

ZIKURA–

Hulhumale Beach Handball CourtWomen's

Match 15

20:55

AVID–

MNU–

Hulhumale Beach Handball CourtMen's

Match 16

21:35

IUMSU–

VCSA–

Hulhumale Beach Handball CourtWomen's

Semi-finals · Thursday, 29 October 2026

Knockout Stage

Match 17Semi 01

20:15

1st Place Group–

4th Place Group–

Hulhumale Beach Handball CourtWomen's

Match 18Semi 02

20:55

2nd Place Group–

3rd Place Group–

Hulhumale Beach Handball CourtWomen's

Match 19Semi 03

21:35

2nd Place Group–

3rd Place Group–

Hulhumale Beach Handball CourtMen's

Grand Finals · Saturday, 31 October 2026

Championship Night

Match 20Women's Final

22:00

Winner Semi 02–

Winner Semi 03–

Hulhumale Beach Handball CourtWomen's

Match 21Men's Final

22:45

Winner Group Stage–

Winner Semi–

Hulhumale Beach Handball CourtMen's

Rest day · Friday, 30 October 2026

Recovery, technical briefing and court maintenance.

Grand Finals eve

Official bracket progression

Knockout slots are intended to update as group-stage results are recorded. Semi-final and final pairings are subject to the official schedule issued by the IUM Beach Handball Technical Committee. Weather-related changes will be announced through the official IUMSU portal.