1998 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship

The 1998 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship (6th tournament) took place in Manama from 25 August–8 September. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 1999 Men's Junior World Handball Championship.

1998 Asian Junior Championship
Tournament details
Host country Bahrain
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates25 August – 8 September 1998
Teams10
Final positions
Champions Bahrain (1st title)
Runner-up Saudi Arabia
Third place Kuwait
Fourth place China
Next →

Draw

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Group A Group B

  Qatar
  Bahrain
  China
  Oman
  United Arab Emirates

  Chinese Taipei
  Saudi Arabia
  South Korea
  Kuwait
  Japan

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Bahrain 4 4 0 0 107 98 +9 8
  China 4 3 0 1 124 101 +23 6
  Oman 4 2 0 2 112 117 −5 4
  United Arab Emirates 4 1 0 3 104 115 −11 2
  Qatar 4 0 0 4 102 118 −16 0
Source: [citation needed]
25 August 1998 Oman   26–29   Bahrain Manama

25 August 1998 United Arab Emirates   37–30   Qatar Manama

27 August 1998 United Arab Emirates   19–33   China Manama

27 August 1998 Qatar   24–25   Bahrain Manama

29 August 1998 Qatar   26–27   Oman Manama

29 August 1998 Bahrain   28–26   China Manama

31 August 1998 China   29–22   Qatar Manama

31 August 1998 Oman   27–26   United Arab Emirates Manama

2 September 1998 Bahrain   25–22   United Arab Emirates Manama

2 September 1998 China   36–32   Oman Manama

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Saudi Arabia 4 4 0 0 102 82 +20 8
  Kuwait 4 2 1 1 98 90 +8 5
  South Korea 4 2 0 2 108 111 −3 4
  Chinese Taipei 4 1 1 2 115 123 −8 3
  Japan 4 0 0 4 96 113 −17 0
Source: [citation needed]
26 August 1998 Chinese Taipei   30–30   Kuwait Manama

26 August 1998 Saudi Arabia   29–22   South Korea Manama

28 August 1998 Japan   27–29   South Korea Manama

28 August 1998 Chinese Taipei   22–28   Saudi Arabia Manama

30 August 1998 Kuwait   17–20   Saudi Arabia Manama

30 August 1998 Japan   28–35   Chinese Taipei Manama

1 September 1998 South Korea   37–28   Chinese Taipei Manama

1 September 1998 Kuwait   24–20   Japan Manama

3 September 1998 Saudi Arabia   25–21   Japan Manama

3 September 1998 South Korea   20–27   Kuwait Manama

Final round

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SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
7 September – Manama
 
 
  Bahrain23
 
8 September – Manama
 
  Kuwait20
 
  Bahrain24
 
7 September – Manama
 
  Saudi Arabia17
 
  Saudi Arabia23
 
 
  China18
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
8 September – Manama
 
 
  Kuwait25
 
 
  China20

Semifinals

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7 September 1998 Bahrain   23–20   Kuwait Manama

7 September 1998 Saudi Arabia   23–18   China Manama

Bronze medal match

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8 September 1998 Kuwait   25–20   China Manama

Gold medal match

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8 September 1998 Bahrain   24–17   Saudi Arabia Manama

Final standing

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Rank Team
    Bahrain
    Saudi Arabia
    Kuwait
4   China
5   South Korea
6   Oman
7   Chinese Taipei
8   United Arab Emirates
9   Qatar
10   Japan
Team qualified for the 1999 Junior World Championship

References

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