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 TeamPtsPldWLSWSL 633061 432153 231234 030306
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 TeamPtsPldWLSWSL 643172 442245 442255 442256 241346
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 TeamPtsPldWLSWSL 12761133 12761123 12761123 673479 673489 673489 2716212 0707014
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 2:0Turkey - Russia 0:2 (12:13, 15:18)Hungary - Italy 0:2 (6:13, 11:12)Hong Kong - Croatia 0:2Brazil - Japan 2:0Russia - Italy 1:2 (16:12, 10:11, 3:5)Hong Kong - Turkey 0:2Japan - Hungary 0:2Croatia - Brazil 2:1Hong 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 2:0Italy - 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 2:0Hong Kong - Hungary 0:2Italy - Turkey 0:2 (8:12, 10:11)Russia - Croatia 2:0 (16:5, 18:6)Hungary - Brazil 1:2Turkey - Japan 2:0Hong Kong - Italy 0:2
Note: Places 1–6 are determined by the results of head-to-head matches.
Final Russia - Turkey 2:1 (13:8, 8:15, 4:2)
Awards All-Star Team Mayssa Raquel Daniela Sposi Yeliz Ozel Natalia Evtoukhova
Final rankings Men POSTeam 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Women POSTeam 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
References