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
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Dates18–28 January
Teams14 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Qatar (3rd title)
Runner-up Bahrain
Third place South Korea
Fourth place Saudi Arabia
Tournament statistics
Matches played45
Goals scored2,428 (53.96 per match)
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Qatar won their third title after defeating Bahrain 33–31 in the final.[3][4]

Venues

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

Draw

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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

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The following ten referee pairs were selected.

Preliminary round

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

Group A

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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
  3×  Report   4× 

Group B

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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
  2×  Report   2× 

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
  7×  1×  Report   5×  1× 

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

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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
  4×  Report
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
  3×  Report   4× 

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

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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
 2×  Report  

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

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Group 3

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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

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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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Placement matches

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13th place game

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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

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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

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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

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Group 1

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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
  7×  Report   10× 

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
  8×  1×  Report   5× 
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

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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

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Bracket

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Team qualified for the 2019 World Championship
Team qualified for the 2019 World Championship as a wild-card.
Rank Team
    Qatar
    Bahrain
    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

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  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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