2004 Beach Handball World Championships Explained
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
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| 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
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| 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) |
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Group B
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| 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
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| 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) |
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- Note: Places 2–4 are determined by the results of head-to-head matches.
Quarter finals
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| 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) |
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5th—8th place semifinals
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| Bahrain - Hungary 0:2 (9:22, 18:20) |
| Ukraine - Oman 2:0 (13:3, 13:12) |
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Semi finals
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| Russia - Turkey 1:2 (16:17, 20:8, 2:5) |
| Egypt - Croatia 2:0 (18:14, 19:18) |
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Awards
All-Star Team
Hamdy Abdel Fatah
Ozgur Eryilmaz
Raid Al Marzooq
Serguei Predybailov
Women's tournament
Group stage
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| 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 3 |
| 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
| 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
| 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 |
| 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
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| 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 |
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- Note: Places 1–6 are determined by the results of head-to-head matches.
Awards
All-Star Team
Mayssa Raquel
Daniela Sposi- Yeliz Ozel
- Natalia Evtoukhova
Final rankings
Men
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Notes and References
- Web site: I Men's and Women's Beach Handball World Championships 2004 > Statistics > Men. International Handball Federation. 7 January 2015.
- Web site: I Men's and Women's Beach Handball World Championships 2004 > Statistics > Women. International Handball Federation. 7 January 2015.
