2010 Asian Women's Handball Championship

The 2010 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 13th Asian Championship, which took place from 19 to 25 December 2010 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil.

2010 Asian Championship
Tournament details
Host country Kazakhstan
Dates19–25 December
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Kazakhstan (2nd title)
Runner-up South Korea
Third place China
Fourth place Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches18
Goals scored1,061 (59 per match)
Next

Due to heavy snow, both South Korea and Japan couldn't make the trip to Kazakhstan in time and the program was moved forward.[1]

China, Japan, Kazakhstan and South Korea qualified for the World championship after reaching the semifinals.

Draw

Group A Group B

 China
 Kazakhstan
 Iran
 North Korea

 South Korea
 Japan
 Thailand
 Uzbekistan

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+6).

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kazakhstan (H) 3 3 0 0 95 66 +29 6
 China 3 2 0 1 101 69 +32 4
 North Korea 3 1 0 2 105 90 +15 2
 Iran 3 0 0 3 52 128 76 0
Source:
(H) Hosts
19 December 2010
18:30
China  22–25  Kazakhstan Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(14–13)

20 December 2010
14:00
Iran  22–47  North Korea Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(12–25)

21 December 2010
14:00
China  33–27  North Korea Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(14–12)
21 December 2010
17:00
Kazakhstan  35–13  Iran Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(23–7)

22 December 2010
14:00
China  46–17  Iran Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(20–7)
22 December 2010
17:00
Kazakhstan  35–31  North Korea Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(17–15)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 3 2 1 0 120 49 +71 5
 Japan 3 2 1 0 117 61 +56 5
 Uzbekistan 3 1 0 2 69 142 73 2
 Thailand 3 0 0 3 53 107 54 0
Source:
19 December 2010
17:00
Thailand  25–31  Uzbekistan Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(11–17)

20 December 2010
15:30
Japan  57–22  Uzbekistan Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(31–11)
20 December 2010
17:00
South Korea  38–11  Thailand Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(21–5)

21 December 2010
15:30
South Korea  60–16  Uzbekistan Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(32–10)
21 December 2010
18:30
Japan  38–17  Thailand Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(18–9)

22 December 2010
15:30
South Korea  22–22  Japan Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(10–10)

Placement 5th–8th

7th/8th

24 December 2010
15:00
Iran  20–30  Thailand Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(7–11)

5th/6th

24 December 2010
17:00
North Korea  52–21  Uzbekistan Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(24–7)

Final round

 
SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
23 December – Almaty
 
 
 Kazakhstan29
 
25 December – Almaty
 
 Japan24
 
 Kazakhstan33
 
23 December – Almaty
 
 South Korea32
 
 South Korea31
 
 
 China26
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
25 December – Almaty
 
 
 Japan25
 
 
 China26

Semifinals

23 December 2010
15:00
Kazakhstan  29–24  Japan Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(16–13)

23 December 2010
17:00
South Korea  31–26  China Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(13–14)

Bronze medal match

25 December 2010
15:00
Japan  25–26  China Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(14–15)

Gold medal match

25 December 2010
17:00
Kazakhstan  33–32  South Korea Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(16–15)

Final standing

RankTeam
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kazakhstan
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  South Korea
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  China
4  Japan
5  North Korea
6  Uzbekistan
7  Thailand
8  Iran
Team qualified for the 2011 World Championship

References

  1. "Heavy snow in Kazakhstan delays S. Korea's opener at Asian Women's Handball Championship". english.yonhapnews.co.kr. 19 December 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
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