2018 Asian Men's Handball Championship

The 2018 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 18th edition of the championship held under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. The championship was hosted at Suwon, South Korea from 18 to 28 January 2018. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship. For the first time, Australia, New Zealand and Bangladesh participated.[1][2]

2018 Asian Championship
Tournament details
Host country South Korea
Dates18–28 January
Teams14 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Qatar (3rd title)
Runner-up Bahrain
Third place South Korea
Fourth place Saudi Arabia
Tournament statistics
Matches45
Goals scored2,428 (54 per match)
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Qatar won their third title after defeating Bahrain 33–31 in the final.[3][4]

Venues
Suwon Gymnasium
Capacity: 5,145		Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium
Capacity: 4,411

Draw

The draw took place on 13 September 2017 at 11:00.

Iraq withdrew on 4 January 2018 due to unavoidable circumstances. Iraq's withdrawal left only two teams in Group A, therefore Uzbekistan was moved from Group B to Group A to balance the number of teams in each group.

Referees

The following ten referee pairs were selected.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+9).[5]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 2 2 0 0 74 50 +24 4 Main round
2  Japan 2 1 0 1 70 64 +6 2
3  Uzbekistan 2 0 0 2 45 75 −30 0
Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
18 January 2018
19:00		 Uzbekistan  27–38  Japan Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
Khusanbaev 14 (12–19) Baig 8
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19 January 2018
15:00		 Iran  37–18  Uzbekistan Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ)
Norouzinejad 6 (19–12) Khusanbaev 6
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20 January 2018
17:00		 Japan  32–37  Iran Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Tokuda 10 (14–19) Masaeli 8
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Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bahrain 2 2 0 0 63 33 +30 4 Main round
2  Oman 2 1 0 1 56 49 +7 2
3  Australia 2 0 0 2 29 66 −37 0
Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
18 January 2018
19:00		 Australia  10–33  Bahrain Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Schulze, Tönnier (GER)
Anderson 3 (6–12) Fadhul 8
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19 January 2018
17:00		 Oman  33–19  Australia Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Al-Dughaishi 7 (16–8) Bastin 6
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20 January 2018
15:00		 Bahrain  30–23  Oman Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
M. Abdulqader 7 (19–8) A. Al-Hasanj 8
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Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea (H) 3 3 0 0 102 63 +39 6 Main round
2  United Arab Emirates 3 2 0 1 97 59 +38 4
3  India 3 1 0 2 87 87 0 2
4  Bangladesh 3 0 0 3 46 123 −77 0
Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
18 January 2018
15:00		 Bangladesh  20–46  South Korea Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ)
three players 4 (8–21) Sim 8
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18 January 2018
17:00		 India  23–41  United Arab Emirates Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR)
Harender 6 (10–20) S. Al-Blooshi 6
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19 January 2018
17:00		 India  23–35  South Korea Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
A. Khatkar 5 (11–21) Jang 6
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19 January 2018
19:00		 Bangladesh  15–36  United Arab Emirates Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Al-Zayat, Awad (JOR)
Chowdhury 5 (8–17) W. Al-Blooshi 7
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20 January 2018
15:00		 United Arab Emirates  20–21  South Korea Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Mousavian, Kolahduzan (IRI)
A. Al-Blooshi 6 (9–8) Jo, Yoon 5
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20 January 2018
19:00		 Bangladesh  11–41  India Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
Chowdhury 4 (2–19) D'Cunha 8
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Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar 3 3 0 0 122 53 +69 6 Main round
2  Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 92 66 +26 4
3  China 3 1 0 2 74 78 −4 2
4  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 40 131 −91 0
Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
18 January 2018
15:00		 China  24–30  Saudi Arabia Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR)
Zhao 4 (11–13) Hassan 6
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18 January 2018
17:00		 New Zealand  14–58  Qatar Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
Fitzpatrick 4 (11–27) Madadi, Zouaoui 11
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19 January 2018
15:00		 China  19–34  Qatar Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Attendance: 300
Referees: Mousavian, Kolahduzan (IRI)
Zhao 5 (8–16) Frankis 7
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19 January 2018
19:00		 New Zealand  12–42  Saudi Arabia Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Fitzpatrick 4 (6–20) Al-Abbas 11
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20 January 2018
17:00		 New Zealand  14–31  China Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Al-Zayat, Awad (JOR)
Lang 5 (7–16) Wang 5
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20 January 2018
19:00		 Saudi Arabia  20–30  Qatar Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Al-Obaidi 3 (10–21) Zouaoui 8
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Classement round

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Uzbekistan 2 2 0 0 62 46 +16 4
2  India 2 1 0 1 65 53 +12 2
3  New Zealand 2 0 0 2 43 71 −28 0
Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
22 January 2018
15:00		 New Zealand  19–33  Uzbekistan Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Al-Zayat, Awad (JOR)
Lang 5 (8–13) Khusanbaev 8
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23 January 2018
15:00		 India  38–24  New Zealand Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
Ankit, Singh 6 (17–10) Lang 7
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24 January 2018
15:00		 Uzbekistan  29–27  India Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
Khusanbaev 13 (12–16) Singh, Singh 6
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Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  China 2 2 0 0 61 26 +35 4
2  Australia 2 1 0 1 51 48 +3 2
3  Bangladesh 2 0 0 2 32 70 −38 0
Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
22 January 2018
17:00		 Bangladesh  22–35  Australia Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
Emon 5 (15–16) Anderson 7
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23 January 2018
17:00		 China  35–10  Bangladesh Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
three players 5 (19–6) Hasan, Rana 3
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24 January 2018
15:00		 Australia  16–26  China Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Mousavian, Kolahduzan (IRI)
Warrener 4 (8–14) Wang 11
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13th place game
26 January 2018
11:00		 New Zealand  24–31  Bangladesh Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
Lang 9 (10–16) Hasan 7
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Eleventh place game
26 January 2018
13:00		 India  24–27  Australia Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ)
Bidhuri, Singh 4 (12–10) Szklarski 10
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Ninth place game
26 January 2018
15:00		 Uzbekistan  21–32  China Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
Takhirov 6 (8–19) Jialei, Wang 8
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Main round

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 3 3 0 0 78 66 +12 6 Semifinals
2  South Korea (H) 3 2 0 1 80 78 +2 4
3  Iran 3 1 0 2 88 79 +9 2
4  Oman 3 0 0 3 72 95 −23 0
Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
22 January 2018
15:00		 Saudi Arabia  26–23  Iran Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Al-Abdulali 6 (12–11) Kazemi 7
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22 January 2018
17:00		 South Korea  29–27  Oman Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR)
Jeong Y. 8 (12–13) Al-Hasani 11
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23 January 2018
15:00		 Oman  20–26  Saudi Arabia Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
Al-Dughaishi 7 (10–13) Al-Obaidi 4
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23 January 2018
19:00		 Iran  25–28  South Korea Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
S. Esteki 7 (10–16) Yoon 7
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24 January 2018
17:00		 Saudi Arabia  26–23  South Korea Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR)
Hassan 5 (11–12) Eom 5
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24 January 2018
17:00		 Iran  40–25  Oman Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Masaeli, Nosrati 7 (22–12) Al-Dughaishi, Al-Hasani 8
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Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar 3 3 0 0 103 64 +39 6 Semifinals
2  Bahrain 3 2 0 1 78 72 +6 4
3  Japan 3 1 0 2 71 89 −18 2
4  United Arab Emirates 3 0 0 3 62 89 −27 0
Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
22 January 2018
19:00		 Qatar  40–23  Japan Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Frankis, Romane 5 (19–9) five players 3
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22 January 2018
19:00		 United Arab Emirates  22–28  Bahrain Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Al-Blooshi, Al-Blooshi 5 (11–13) Abdulqader 6
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23 January 2018
17:00		 Bahrain  21–29  Qatar Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Fadhul, Habib 5 (11–13) Frankis 7
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23 January 2018
19:00		 Japan  27–20  United Arab Emirates Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ)
Shida 6 (14–9) Al-Blooshi 4
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24 January 2018
19:00		 Japan  21–29  Bahrain Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Agarie, Watanabe 6 (13–13) Saad 9
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24 January 2018
19:00		 Qatar  34–20  United Arab Emirates Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
Romane 9 (18–11) Al-Blooshi 5
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Knockout stage

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 January 2018
 
 
 Saudi Arabia22
 
28 January 2018
 
 Bahrain24
 
 Bahrain31
 
26 January 2018
 
 Qatar33
 
 Qatar32
 
 
 South Korea21
 
Third place
 
 
28 January 2018
 
 
 Saudi Arabia21
 
 
 South Korea29

Semifinals
26 January 2018
17:00		 Qatar  32–21  South Korea Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Frankis 8 (14–8) Eom 6
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26 January 2018
19:00		 Saudi Arabia  22–24  Bahrain Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Al-Hannabi 8 (11–11) M. Abdulqader 4
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Seventh place game
26 January 2018
17:00		 Oman  24–28  United Arab Emirates Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR)
Al-Hasani 8 (12–14) Al-Bannai 8
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Fifth place game
26 January 2018
15:00		 Iran  33–28  Japan Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Heidarpour 8 (15–15) Motoki 6
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Third place game
28 January 2018
14:30		 South Korea  29–21  Saudi Arabia Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Yoon 9 (16–6) Hassan, Al-Hannabi 4
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Final
28 January 2018
17:00		 Qatar  33–31  Bahrain Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Frankis, Roiné 8 (16–17) Fadhul 7
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Final standing
Team qualified for the 2019 World Championship
Team qualified for the 2019 World Championship as a wild-card.
RankTeam
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Qatar
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Bahrain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  South Korea
4  Saudi Arabia
5  Iran
6  Japan
7  United Arab Emirates
8  Oman
9  China
10  Uzbekistan
11  Australia
12  India
13  Bangladesh
14  New Zealand

References
  1. "Korea 2018 groups drawn for 18th AHF Asian Men's Championship". ihf.info. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  2. "Draw results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  3. "Qatar beat Bahrain to win Asian Men's Handball Championship". thepeninsulaqatar.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. "Qatar are Kings of Asia again". ihf.info. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  5. "Match schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
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