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]
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  South Korea |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 18–28 January |
| Teams | 14 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Qatar (3rd title) |
| Runner-up |  Bahrain |
| Third place | South Korea |
| Fourth place |  Saudi Arabia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Goals scored | 2,428 (53.96 per match) |
Qatar won their third title after defeating Bahrain 33–31 in the final.[3][4]
Venues edit
| Suwon Gymnasium Capacity: 5,145 |
Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium Capacity: 4,411 |
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Draw edit
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 edit
The following ten referee pairs were selected.
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Preliminary round edit
All times are local (UTC+9).[5]
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Iran
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 50 | +24 | 4 | Main round |
| 2 |  Japan
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 64 | +6 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Uzbekistan
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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.
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
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27–38 | Japan
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Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| Khusanbaev 14 | (12–19) | Baig 8 | ||
3× 4×
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Report | 2× 3×
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| 19 January 2018 15:00 |
Iran
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37–18 | Uzbekistan
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Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ) |
| Norouzinejad 6 | (19–12) | Khusanbaev 6 | ||
| 3× 1×
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Report | 2× 1×
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| 20 January 2018 17:00 |
Japan
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32–37 | Iran
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Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| Tokuda 10 | (14–19) | Masaeli 8 | ||
| 2× 3×
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Report | 3× 4×
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Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Bahrain
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 4 | Main round |
| 2 |  Oman
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Australia
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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.
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
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10–33 | Bahrain
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Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Schulze, Tönnier (GER) |
| Anderson 3 | (6–12) | Fadhul 8 | ||
| 2× 2×
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Report | 3× 2×
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| 19 January 2018 17:00 |
Oman
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33–19 | Australia
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Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
| Al-Dughaishi 7 | (16–8) | Bastin 6 | ||
4× 7× 1×
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Report | 3× 5× 1×
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| 20 January 2018 15:00 |
Bahrain
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30–23 | Oman
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Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| M. Abdulqader 7 | (19–8) | A. Al-Hasanj 8 | ||
| 3× 3×
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Report | 2× 3×
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Group C edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Korea (H)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 63 | +39 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 |  United Arab Emirates
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 59 | +38 | 4 | |
| 3 |  India
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Bangladesh
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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
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
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20–46 | South Korea
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Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ) |
| three players 4 | (8–21) | Sim 8 | ||
| 2× 4×
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Report |
| 18 January 2018 17:00 |
India
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23–41 | United Arab Emirates
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Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR) |
| Harender 6 | (10–20) | S. Al-Blooshi 6 | ||
| 2× 3×
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Report | 3× 4×
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| 19 January 2018 17:00 |
India
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23–35 | South Korea
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Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
| A. Khatkar 5 | (11–21) | Jang 6 | ||
| 2× 3×
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Report | 1×
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| 19 January 2018 19:00 |
Bangladesh
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15–36 | United Arab Emirates
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Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Al-Zayat, Awad (JOR) |
| Chowdhury 5 | (8–17) | W. Al-Blooshi 7 | ||
| 3× 2×
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Report | 3× 2× 1×
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| 20 January 2018 15:00 |
United Arab Emirates
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20–21 | South Korea
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Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Mousavian, Kolahduzan (IRI) |
| A. Al-Blooshi 6 | (9–8) | Jo, Yoon 5 | ||
| 3× 4×
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Report | 2× 5×
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| 20 January 2018 19:00 |
Bangladesh
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11–41 | India
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Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| Chowdhury 4 | (2–19) | D'Cunha 8 | ||
| 3× 4×
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Report | 3× 2×
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Group D edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Qatar
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 53 | +69 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 66 | +26 | 4 | |
| 3 |  China
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 78 | −4 | 2 | |
| 4 |  New Zealand
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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.
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
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24–30 | Saudi Arabia
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Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| Zhao 4 | (11–13) | Hassan 6 | ||
| 3× 5×
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Report | 1× 3×
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| 18 January 2018 17:00 |
New Zealand
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14–58 | Qatar
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Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| Fitzpatrick 4 | (11–27) | Madadi, Zouaoui 11 | ||
| 2×
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Report | 1×
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| 19 January 2018 15:00 |
China
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19–34 | Qatar
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Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Attendance: 300 Referees: Mousavian, Kolahduzan (IRI) |
| Zhao 5 | (8–16) | Frankis 7 | ||
| 3× 3× 1×
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Report | 3× 6×
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| 19 January 2018 19:00 |
New Zealand
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12–42 | Saudi Arabia
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Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| Fitzpatrick 4 | (6–20) | Al-Abbas 11 | ||
| 2× 2×
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Report | 1× 2×
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| 20 January 2018 17:00 |
New Zealand
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14–31 | China
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Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Al-Zayat, Awad (JOR) |
| Lang 5 | (7–16) | Wang 5 | ||
| 3× 4×
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Report | 3× 2×
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| 20 January 2018 19:00 |
Saudi Arabia
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20–30 | Qatar
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Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| Al-Obaidi 3 | (10–21) | Zouaoui 8 | ||
| 2× 5×
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Report | 3× 5×
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Classement round edit
Group 3 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Uzbekistan
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 46 | +16 | 4 |
| 2 | India
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 2 |
| 3 | New Zealand
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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.
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
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19–33 | Uzbekistan
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Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Al-Zayat, Awad (JOR) |
| Lang 5 | (8–13) | Khusanbaev 8 | ||
| 3× 4× 1×
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Report | 3× 6× 1×
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| 23 January 2018 15:00 |
India
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38–24 | New Zealand
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Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
| Ankit, Singh 6 | (17–10) | Lang 7 | ||
| 1× 3×
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Report | 2× 2×
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| 24 January 2018 15:00 |
Uzbekistan
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29–27 | India
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Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| Khusanbaev 13 | (12–16) | Singh, Singh 6 | ||
| 3× 2×
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Report | 2× 6×
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Group 4 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | China
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 26 | +35 | 4 |
| 2 | Australia
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 2 |
| 3 | Bangladesh
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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.
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
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22–35 | Australia
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Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
| Emon 5 | (15–16) | Anderson 7 | ||
| 2× 4× 1×
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Report | 2× 8×
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| 23 January 2018 17:00 |
China
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35–10 | Bangladesh
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Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| three players 5 | (19–6) | Hasan, Rana 3 | ||
| 2× 1×
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Report | 1× 3× 1×
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| 24 January 2018 15:00 |
Australia
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16–26 | China
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Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Mousavian, Kolahduzan (IRI) |
| Warrener 4 | (8–14) | Wang 11 | ||
| 3× 6×
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Report | 2× 4×
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Placement matches edit
13th place game edit
| 26 January 2018 11:00 |
New Zealand
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24–31 | Bangladesh
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Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
| Lang 9 | (10–16) | Hasan 7 | ||
| 3× 2×
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Report | 2× 6×
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Eleventh place game edit
| 26 January 2018 13:00 |
India
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24–27 | Australia
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Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ) |
| Bidhuri, Singh 4 | (12–10) | Szklarski 10 | ||
| 3× 3×
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Report | 3× 6×
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Ninth place game edit
| 26 January 2018 15:00 |
Uzbekistan
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21–32 | China
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Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| Takhirov 6 | (8–19) | Jialei, Wang 8 | ||
| 1× 2×
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Report | 3× 4×
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Main round edit
Group 1 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Saudi Arabia
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 66 | +12 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | South Korea (H)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 78 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Iran
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 79 | +9 | 2 | |
| 4 | Oman
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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
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
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26–23 | Iran
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Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| Al-Abdulali 6 | (12–11) | Kazemi 7 | ||
| 2× 5×
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Report | 1× 9× 1×
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| 22 January 2018 17:00 |
South Korea
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29–27 | Oman
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Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR) |
| Jeong Y. 8 | (12–13) | Al-Hasani 11 | ||
| 1× 6×
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Report | 3× 6×
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| 23 January 2018 15:00 |
Oman
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20–26 | Saudi Arabia
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Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| Al-Dughaishi 7 | (10–13) | Al-Obaidi 4 | ||
| 3× 4× 1×
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Report | 2× 2×
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| 23 January 2018 19:00 |
Iran
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25–28 | South Korea
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Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| S. Esteki 7 | (10–16) | Yoon 7 | ||
| 3× 7×
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Report | 2× 10×
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| 24 January 2018 17:00 |
Saudi Arabia
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26–23 | South Korea
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Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR) |
| Hassan 5 | (11–12) | Eom 5 | ||
| 3× 8× 1×
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Report | 2× 5×
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| 24 January 2018 17:00 |
Iran
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40–25 | Oman
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Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
| Masaeli, Nosrati 7 | (22–12) | Al-Dughaishi, Al-Hasani 8 | ||
| 2× 3×
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Report | 1× 5×
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Group 2 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Qatar
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 64 | +39 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Bahrain
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 72 | +6 | 4 | |
| 3 | Japan
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 89 | −18 | 2 | |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates
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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.
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
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40–23 | Japan
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Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
| Frankis, Romane 5 | (19–9) | five players 3 | ||
| 1× 3×
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Report | 3× 2×
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| 22 January 2018 19:00 |
United Arab Emirates
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22–28 | Bahrain
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Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| Al-Blooshi, Al-Blooshi 5 | (11–13) | Abdulqader 6 | ||
| 2× 7× 1×
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Report | 3× 7× 1×
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| 23 January 2018 17:00 |
Bahrain
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21–29 | Qatar
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Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
| Fadhul, Habib 5 | (11–13) | Frankis 7 | ||
| 3× 4×
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Report | 3× 3×
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| 23 January 2018 19:00 |
Japan
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27–20 | United Arab Emirates
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Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ) |
| Shida 6 | (14–9) | Al-Blooshi 4 | ||
| 2× 3×
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Report | 1× 4×
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| 24 January 2018 19:00 |
Japan
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21–29 | Bahrain
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Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| Agarie, Watanabe 6 | (13–13) | Saad 9 | ||
| 3× 2×
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Report | 2× 6×
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| 24 January 2018 19:00 |
Qatar
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34–20 | United Arab Emirates
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Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| Romane 9 | (18–11) | Al-Blooshi 5 | ||
| 1× 2× 1×
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Report | 2× 3×
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Knockout stage edit
Bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 26 January 2018 | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 22 | |||||
| 28 January 2018 | ||||||
| Bahrain | 24 | |||||
| Bahrain | 31 | |||||
| 26 January 2018 | ||||||
| Qatar | 33 | |||||
| Qatar | 32 | |||||
| South Korea | 21 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 28 January 2018 | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 21 | |||||
| South Korea | 29 | |||||
Semifinals edit
| 26 January 2018 17:00 |
Qatar
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32–21 | South Korea
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Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| Frankis 8 | (14–8) | Eom 6 | ||
| 3× 5×
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Report | 2× 5×
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| 26 January 2018 19:00 |
Saudi Arabia
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22–24 | Bahrain
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Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| Al-Hannabi 8 | (11–11) | M. Abdulqader 4 | ||
| 3× 4×
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Report | 2× 8× 2×
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Seventh place game edit
| 26 January 2018 17:00 |
Oman
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24–28 | United Arab Emirates
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Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR) |
| Al-Hasani 8 | (12–14) | Al-Bannai 8 | ||
| 3× 5×
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Report | 3× 4×
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Fifth place game edit
| 26 January 2018 15:00 |
Iran
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33–28 | Japan
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Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
| Heidarpour 8 | (15–15) | Motoki 6 | ||
| 3× 4×
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Report | 2× 4×
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Third place game edit
| 28 January 2018 14:30 |
South Korea
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29–21 | Saudi Arabia
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Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| Yoon 9 | (16–6) | Hassan, Al-Hannabi 4 | ||
| 3× 4×
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Report | 3× 5×
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Final edit
| 28 January 2018 17:00 |
Qatar
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33–31 | Bahrain
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Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| Frankis, Roiné 8 | (16–17) | Fadhul 7 | ||
| 2× 4×
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Report | 3× 3×
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Final standing edit
| Team qualified for the 2019 World Championship |
| Team qualified for the 2019 World Championship as a wild-card. |
| Rank | Team |
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Qatar
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Bahrain
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South Korea
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| 4 | Saudi Arabia
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| 5 | Iran
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| 6 | Japan
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| 7 | United Arab Emirates
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| 8 | Oman
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| 9 | China
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| 10 | Uzbekistan
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| 11 | Australia
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| 12 | India
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| 13 | Bangladesh
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| 14 | New Zealand
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References edit
- ^ "Korea 2018 groups drawn for 18th AHF Asian Men's Championship". ihf.info. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Draw results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
- ^ "Qatar beat Bahrain to win Asian Men's Handball Championship". thepeninsulaqatar.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Qatar are Kings of Asia again". ihf.info. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Match schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2018-01-14.