Asian Beach Handball Championship 2025: Oman Lift Men’s Title, Vietnamese Women Create History

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The Oman men’s national beach handball team lifted the title at the 10th Asian Beach Handball Championship held in Muscat. They crushed Iran in the final with a score of 2-0. 

As the match began with excitement, Oman took an early lead, thanks to Asaad Al-Hosni. Although Iran made a comeback attempt in the first half, Oman held their nerve and finished ahead with a score of 21-18.

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An outstanding performance from Hudhaifa Al-Siyabi between the posts, played a key role in securing the win. 

Things began to heat up in the second half  with Iran equalizing at one point, but Oman ultimately asserted its dominance, securing a final score of 14-10. 

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Hudhaifa Al-Siyabi of Oman was named the best player of the match for his exceptional performance.

In other results, Pakistan secured third place after defeating Jordan at the Asian Beach Handball Championship. 

In the women’s competition, Vietnam won the championship defeating Philippines in the final.  Their players completed a convincing 2-0 (22–16, 24–20) to win the gold medal at this year’s tournament. 

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They displayed a dominant performance in the entire tournament without losing any single set throughout the competition.

In a historic milestone, this was the Vietnamese women team’s third consecutive beach handball Asian title. They also claimed gold in the 2022 and 2023 editions of the championship. 

India finished third in the women’s division at the 2025 Asian Women’s Beach Handball Championship.

The 2025 Asian Beach Handball Championship was held from 6 to 15 May 2025 in Muscat, Oman sanctioned by the Asian Handball Federation (AHF). Games were staged at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex.

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Asian Beach Handball Championship 2025: Teams

Men’s

  •  Hong Kong
  •  India
  •  Iran
  •  Iraq
  •  Jordan
  •  Maldives
  •  Oman (hosts)
  •  Pakistan
  •  Philippines
  •  Qatar
  •  Saudi Arabia

Women’s

  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Philippines
  • Vietnam

Asian Beach Handball Championship: Past Winners (Men’s) 

YearHostChampionRunner-up
2004MuscatOmanBahrain
2007Bandar AbbasPakistanIran
2011MuscatQatarOman
2013Hong KongQatarOman
2015MuscatQatarOman
2017PattayaQatarOman
2019WeihaiQatarOman
2022TehranIranQatar
2023South KutaQatarOman
2025MuscatOmanIran

Asian Beach Handball Championship: Past Winners (Women’s) 

YearHostChampionRunner-up
2004TamuraJapanHong Kong
2013Hong KongThailandChinese Taipei
2015OmanThailandChinese Taipei
2017PattayaThailandVietnam
2019WeihaiChinaVietnam
2022BangkokVietnamThailand
2025MuscatVietnam Philippines