2022 Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship

The 2022 Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship was 9th edition of the championship held from 18 to 25 March 2022 in Almaty, Kazakhstan under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation.[1] It was the first time in history that the championship was organised by the Kazakhstan Handball Federation.[2] It also acted as the qualification tournament for the 2022 Women's Youth World Handball Championship, with top two teams from the championship directly qualifying for the event to be held in Georgia.[3]

9th Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship 2022
Tournament details
Host country Kazakhstan
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates18–25 March
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Iran (1st title)
Runner-up Kazakhstan
Third place Uzbekistan
Fourth place India
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored592 (59.2 per match)
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Previously the championship was scheduled to be held from 20 to 29 November 2021, but was postponed due to the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. In January 2022, the championship was further postponed from scheduled dates of 13 to 20 February due to the 2022 Kazakh unrest.

Draw

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The draw was held on 28 December 2021 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[4]

Seeding

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Teams were seeded according to the AHF COC regulations and rankings of the previous edition of the championship. Teams who did not participated in the previous edition were in Pot 4.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  Kazakhstan
  South Korea
  Uzbekistan
  Chinese Taipei
  India   Iran
  Kuwait
  Syria

Chinese Taipei, Kuwait and South Korea withdrew from the tournament after the draw.

Results

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All times are local (UTC+6).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    Iran 4 4 0 0 125 99 +26 8 2022 Youth World Championship
    Kazakhstan (H) 4 3 0 1 110 84 +26 6
    Uzbekistan 4 2 0 2 145 144 +1 4
4   India 4 1 0 3 123 123 0 2
5   Syria 4 0 0 4 89 142 −53 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 March 2022
15:00
Iran   44–35   Uzbekistan Universal sports complex Dostyk, Almaty
(20–15)

20 March 2022
15:00
India   41–44   Uzbekistan Universal sports complex Dostyk, Almaty
(19–23)
20 March 2022
17:00
Iran   20–19   Kazakhstan Universal sports complex Dostyk, Almaty
(10–10)

21 March 2022
15:00
India   24–25   Iran Universal sports complex Dostyk, Almaty
(15–13)
21 March 2022
17:00
Uzbekistan   37–28   Syria Universal sports complex Dostyk, Almaty
(17–16)

22 March 2022
17:00
Syria   14–32   Kazakhstan Universal sports complex Dostyk, Almaty
(6–14)

23 March 2022
15:00
Syria   21–36   Iran Universal sports complex Dostyk, Almaty
(8–17)
23 March 2022
17:00
India   21–28   Kazakhstan Universal sports complex Dostyk, Almaty
(9–17)

25 March 2022
15:00
Syria   26–37   India Universal sports complex Dostyk, Almaty
(8–18)
25 March 2022
17:00
Kazakhstan   31–29   Uzbekistan Universal sports complex Dostyk, Almaty
(17–14)

References

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  1. ^ "9th Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship". AHF Instagram Account. 17 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship". www.asianhandball.org. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  3. ^ "IHF | History to be made in Kazakhstan for Asian women's youth teams".
  4. ^ "9th Asian's Women's Youth Championship Draw". AHF Instagram Account. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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