2004 Beach Handball World Championships

The 2004 Beach Handball World Championships are a nine-team tournament in both men's and women's beach handball, held at El Gouna in Egypt in 2004. This were the first ever beach handball world championships held in history of the sport. Matches are played in sets, the team that wins two sets is the winner of a match. When teams are equal in points the head-to-head result is decisive.

Men's tournament

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	SW	SL
Russia	6	3	3	0	6	1
Egypt	4	3	2	1	5	3
Hungary	2	3	1	2	3	4
Oman	0	3	0	3	0	6


Hungary - Russia 0:2 (12:17, 6:8)
Oman - Egypt 0:2 (12:15, 17:19)
Russia - Oman 2:0 (23:8, 18:14)
Egypt - Hungary 2: 1 (12:8, 9:10, 9:6)
Russia - Egypt 2:1 (11:15, 16:15, 7:6)
Oman - Hungary 0:2 (13:14, 10:15)

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	SW	SL
Croatia	6	4	3	1	7	2
Turkey	4	4	2	2	4	5
Ukraine	4	4	2	2	5	5
Bahrain	4	4	2	2	5	6
Brazil	2	4	1	3	4	6


Turkey - Ukraine 2:1 (12:4, 8:9, 7:6)
Brazil - Croatia 0:2 (10:21, 10:15)
Bahrain - Turkey 0:2 (17:21, 16:21)
Ukraine - Brazil 2:0 (14:12, 20:16)
Brazil - Bahrain 1:2 (15:14, 10:13, 8:9)
Croatia - Ukraine 2:0 (11:10, 17:16)
Ukraine - Bahrain 2:1 (23:10, 4:10, 12:10)
Croatia - Turkey 2:0 (20:18, 24:14)
Bahrain - Croatia 2:1 (14:12, 18:24, 9:4)
Turkey - Brazil 0:2 (13:14, 16:17)

Note: Places 2–4 are determined by the results of head-to-head matches.

Quarter finals


Russia - Bahrain 2:1 (19:14, 16:19, 8:4)
Egypt - Ukraine 2:0 (21:10, 15:10)
Turkey - Hungary 2:1 (9:8, 5:9, 7:6)
Croatia - Oman 2:0 (27:9, 12:9)

5th—8th place semifinals


Bahrain - Hungary 0:2 (9:22, 18:20)
Ukraine - Oman 2:0 (13:3, 13:12)

Semi finals


Russia - Turkey 1:2 (16:17, 20:8, 2:5)
Egypt - Croatia 2:0 (18:14, 19:18)

7th place match


Bahrain - Oman 2:1 (14:18, 16:14, 5:4)

5th place match


Hungary - Ukraine 1:2 (20:10, 14:20, 6:8)

3rd place match


Russia - Croatia 2:1 (16:10, 18:19, 10:8)

Final


Egypt - Turkey 2:1 (19:13, 10:16, 5:0)

Awards

All-Star Team

Hamdy Abdel Fatah
Ozgur Eryilmaz
Raid Al Marzooq
Serguei Predybailov

Women's tournament

Group stage

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	SW	SL
Russia	12	7	6	1	13	3
Turkey	12	7	6	1	12	3
Italy	12	7	6	1	12	3
Croatia	6	7	3	4	7	9
Hungary	6	7	3	4	8	9
Brazil	6	7	3	4	8	9
Japan	2	7	1	6	2	12
Hong Kong	0	7	0	7	0	14


Russia - Hungary 2:0 (10:7, 13:6)
Croatia - Turkey 0:2 (14:19, 11:13)
Brazil - Italy 0:2 (11:12, 6:9)
Japan - Hong Kong 2:0
Turkey - Russia 0:2 (12:13, 15:18)
Hungary - Italy 0:2 (6:13, 11:12)
Hong Kong - Croatia 0:2
Brazil - Japan 2:0
Russia - Italy 1:2 (16:12, 10:11, 3:5)
Hong Kong - Turkey 0:2
Japan - Hungary 0:2
Croatia - Brazil 2:1
Hong Kong - Russia 0:2 (2:15, 1:23)
Italy - Japan 2:0 (16:7, 12:6)
Turkey - Brazil 2:0 (16:15, 13:9)
Hungary - Croatia 2:1 (16:20, 18:17, 6:4)
Russia - Japan 2:0 (14:9, 12:4)
Brazil - Hong Kong 2:0
Italy - Croatia 2:0 (13:11, 15:13)
Turkey - Hungary 2:1 (9:10, 12:8, 5:0)
Brazil - Russia 1:2 (13:12, 15:20, 5:8)
Croatia - Japan 2:0
Hong Kong - Hungary 0:2
Italy - Turkey 0:2 (8:12, 10:11)
Russia - Croatia 2:0 (16:5, 18:6)
Hungary - Brazil 1:2
Turkey - Japan 2:0
Hong Kong - Italy 0:2