2022 Asian Men's Handball Championship

The 2022 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the Asian Men's Handball Championship, held from 18 to 31 January 2022 in Saudi Arabia under the aegis of the International Handball Federation (IHF) and Asian Handball Federation (AHF). It was the second time in history that the championship was organised by the Saudi Arabian Handball Federation (SAHF). It also acted as a qualification tournament for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship, with the top five teams from the championship directly qualifying for the event.[1][2]

2022 Asian Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Saudi Arabia
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates18–31 January
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Qatar (5th title)
Runner-up Bahrain
Third place Saudi Arabia
Fourth place Iran
Tournament statistics
Matches played53
Goals scored2,923 (55.15 per match)
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Initially, the championship was scheduled to be held in Kerman Iran, but on 1 September 2021, the AHF decided to move the event to Saudi Arabia due to the spread of COVID-19 in Iran.[3]

Qatar won their fifth consecutive and overall title by defeating Bahrain in the final.[4]

Venues edit

The tournament was played in two venues.

Dammam
Ministry of Sports Hall
Capacity: 5,000
 
Qatif
Prince Nayef Sports City Hall
Capacity: 4,000
 

Draw edit

The draw was held on 6 December 2021 at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Dhahran.[5][6]

Seeding edit

Teams were seeded according to AHF COC regulations, as well as according to rankings from the previous edition of the championship. Teams who had not participated in the previous edition were allocated to Pot 4.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  Qatar
  South Korea
  Japan
  Saudi Arabia
  Bahrain
  United Arab Emirates
  Iran
  Kuwait
  Iraq
  Hong Kong
  Australia
  Oman
  Jordan
  India
  Uzbekistan
  Singapore
  Vietnam
  • Thailand withdrew before the draw.
  • Japan withdrew due to several positive COVID-19 tests inside their team.[7]

Preliminary round edit

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   South Korea 3 3 0 0 95 59 +36 6 Group I
2   Kuwait 3 2 0 1 111 72 +39 4 Group II
3   Jordan 3 1 0 2 95 89 +6 2 Group III
4   Singapore 3 0 0 3 42 123 −81 0 Group IV
Source: SAHF
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 2022
12:00
Singapore   9–40   South Korea Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Referees: Jawad, Al-Shamrookh (BHR)
Bala, Chew 2 (6–21) Kim Jin-h. 10
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18 January 2022
14:00
Jordan   31–42   Kuwait Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
(14–19)
Report

19 January 2022
12:00
Kuwait   43–14   Singapore Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif
Referees: Kim, Park (KOR)
(21–8)
Report
19 January 2022
18:00
South Korea   28–24   Jordan Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Kang 6 (14–13) Abu Hasan 11
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20 January 2022
14:00
Singapore   19–40   Jordan Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
(10–19)
Report
20 January 2022
18:00
Kuwait   26–27   South Korea Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif
Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
(11–12)
Report

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Iran 3 3 0 0 98 59 +39 6 Group II
2   Saudi Arabia (H) 3 2 0 1 104 67 +37 4 Group I
3   Australia 3 1 0 2 50 88 −38 2 Group IV
4   India 3 0 0 3 85 123 −38 0 Group III
Source: SAHF
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 2022
18:00
Australia   10–32   Iran Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif
Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR)
(5–16)
Report
18 January 2022
19:00
India   30–54   Saudi Arabia Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Referees: Kim, Park (KOR)
(14–26)
Report

19 January 2022
16:00
Iran   42–29   India Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif
(18–14)
Report
19 January 2022
18:00
Saudi Arabia   30–13   Australia Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
(16–7)
Report

20 January 2022
12:00
India   26–27   Australia Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
(13–14)
Report
20 January 2022
18:00
Iran   24–20   Saudi Arabia Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR)
(9–13)
Report

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Qatar 3 3 0 0 90 53 +37 6 Group I
2   Iraq 3 2 0 1 85 97 −12 4 Group II
3   United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 72 77 −5 2 Group III
4   Oman 3 0 0 3 66 86 −20 0 Group IV
Source: SAHF
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 2022
16:00
Iraq   32–31   United Arab Emirates Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
(14–15)
Report
18 January 2022
16:00
Oman   14–31   Qatar Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif
(7–14)
Report

19 January 2022
14:00
United Arab Emirates   24–23   Oman Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif
Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR)
(14–15)
Report
19 January 2022
14:00
Qatar   37–22   Iraq Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
(17–9)
Report

20 January 2022
16:00
United Arab Emirates   17–22   Qatar Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif
Referees: Kim, Park (KOR)
(7–10)
Report
20 January 2022
16:00
Oman   29–31   Iraq Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
(16–14)
Report

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Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Bahrain 3 3 0 0 127 53 +74 6 Group II
2   Uzbekistan 3 2 0 1 77 82 −5 4 Group I
3   Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 75 101 −26 2 Group IV
4   Vietnam 3 0 0 3 64 107 −43 0 Group III
Source: SAHF
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 2022
12:00
Uzbekistan   28–24   Hong Kong Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif
(12–16)
Report
18 January 2022
14:00
Vietnam   14–46   Bahrain Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
(5–28)
Report

19 January 2022
12:00
Hong Kong   31–27   Vietnam Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
(17–11)
Report
19 January 2022
16:00
Bahrain   35–19   Uzbekistan Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
(17–9)
Report

20 January 2022
12:00
Vietnam   23–30   Uzbekistan Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif
(12–12)
Report
20 January 2022
14:00
Hong Kong   20–46   Bahrain Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif
(8–22)
Report

Martyr Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Cup edit

Group III edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United Arab Emirates 3 3 0 0 72 49 +23 6 Ninth place game
2   Jordan 3 2 0 1 103 90 +13 4 Eleventh place game
3   Vietnam 3 1 0 2 67 83 −16 2 13th place game
4   India 3 0 0 3 84 104 −20 0 15th place game
Source: SAHF
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 2022
14:00
United Arab Emirates   31–21   India Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif
(19–8)
Report
22 January 2022
16:00
Vietnam   29–40   Jordan Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif
(12–19)
Report

23 January 2022
12:00
Vietnam   38–33   India Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
(20–13)
Report
23 January 2022
16:00
United Arab Emirates   31–28   Jordan Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
(16–15)
Report

25 January 2022
18:00
Jordan   35–30   India Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
(17–13)
Report

Cancelled[note 1] United Arab Emirates   10–0   Vietnam Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Report

Group IV edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Oman 3 3 0 0 74 37 +37 6 Ninth place game
2   Hong Kong 3 2 0 1 66 40 +26 4 Eleventh place game
3   Singapore 3 1 0 2 35 68 −33 2 13th place game
4   Australia 3 0 0 3 0 30 −30 0 15th place game
Source: SAHF
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 2022
18:00
Hong Kong   31–13   Singapore Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif
(16–8)
Report

23 January 2022
18:00
Oman   37–12   Singapore Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
(18–4)
Report

25 January 2022
12:00
Oman   27–25   Hong Kong Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
(17–14)
Report

Cancelled[note 2] Oman   10–0   Australia Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif
Report
Cancelled[note 3] Hong Kong   10–0   Australia Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Report
Cancelled[note 4] Singapore   10–0   Australia Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Report

15th place game edit

28 January 2022
14:00
Australia   21–25   India Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
(14–11)
Report

13th place game edit

28 January 2022
16:00
Singapore   20–33   Vietnam Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
(11–15)
Report

Eleventh place game edit

28 January 2022
18:00
Hong Kong   27–26   Jordan Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
(11–15)
Report

Ninth place game edit

28 January 2022
20:00
Oman   24–27   United Arab Emirates Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
(10–11)
Report

Main round edit

Group I edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Qatar 3 3 0 0 90 34 +56 6 Semifinals
2   Saudi Arabia (H) 3 2 0 1 77 80 −3 4
3   South Korea 3 1 0 2 53 58 −5 2 Fifth place game
4   Uzbekistan 3 0 0 3 60 108 −48 0 Seventh place game
Source: SAHF
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 2022
14:00
Uzbekistan   21–31   South Korea Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
(11–13)
Report
22 January 2022
18:00
Qatar   34–19   Saudi Arabia Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
(17–10)
Report

24 January 2022
12:00
Qatar   46–15   Uzbekistan Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
(28–7)
Report
24 January 2022
18:00
South Korea   22–27   Saudi Arabia Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Jang 6 (10–13) Mu. Al-Salem 11
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26 January 2022
18:00
Uzbekistan   24–31   Saudi Arabia Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
(11–16)
Report

Cancelled[note 5] Qatar   10–0   South Korea Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
Report

Group II edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Bahrain 3 3 0 0 99 72 +27 6 Semifinals
2   Iran 3 2 0 1 81 87 −6 4
3   Iraq 3 0 1 2 81 87 −6 1 Fifth place game
4   Kuwait 3 0 1 2 66 81 −15 1 Seventh place game
Source: SAHF
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 2022
12:00
Iraq   25–28   Iran Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR)
(12–16)
Report
22 January 2022
16:00
Bahrain   29–15   Kuwait Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
(17–8)
Report

24 January 2022
14:00
Kuwait   26–27   Iran Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
(11–11)
Report
24 January 2022
16:00
Iraq   31–34   Bahrain Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Referees: Kim, Park (KOR)
(15–18)
Report

26 January 2022
12:00
Iraq   25–25   Kuwait Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
(7–14)
Report
26 January 2022
16:00
Bahrain   36–26   Iran Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
(19–10)
Report

Final round edit

Bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
29 January
 
 
  Qatar34
 
31 January
 
  Iran19
 
  Qatar29
 
29 January
 
  Bahrain24
 
  Bahrain29
 
 
  Saudi Arabia20
 
Third place
 
 
31 January
 
 
  Iran23
 
 
  Saudi Arabia26

Semifinals edit

29 January 2022
16:00
Qatar   34–19   Iran Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR)
Carol 7 (20–10) Asari, Sadeghi 5
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29 January 2022
18:00
Bahrain   29–20   Saudi Arabia Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Al-Sayyad 6 (16–9) Al-Saffar 6
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Seventh place game edit

30 January 2022
16:00
Uzbekistan   30–32   Kuwait Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Referees: Gheisaran, Gheisaran (IRI)
Ignatenko 8 (16–17) Al-Harbi 15
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Fifth place game edit

30 January 2022
18:00
South Korea   26–24   Iraq Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Kang 6 (13–11) Ghassab, Hammoodi 7
Report   5× 

Third place game edit

31 January 2022
16:00
Iran   23–26   Saudi Arabia Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
three players 4 (12–15) Al-Obaidi 9
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Final edit

31 January 2022
18:00
Qatar   29–24   Bahrain Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Carol 8 (14–11) Habib, Jalal 5
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Final ranking edit

Rank Team
    Qatar
    Bahrain
    Saudi Arabia
4   Iran
5   South Korea
6   Iraq
7   Kuwait
8   Uzbekistan
9   United Arab Emirates
10   Oman
11   Hong Kong
12   Jordan
13   Vietnam
14   Singapore
15   India
16   Australia
Qualified for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship

Notes edit

  1. ^ The match, originally scheduled for 25 January, could not be played due to several positive COVID-19 tests by the Vietnamese team. As a result, the game was forfeited by Vietnam and counted as a 10–0 win for the United Arab Emirates.[8]
  2. ^ The match, originally scheduled for 22 January, could not be played due to several positive COVID-19 tests by the Australian team. As a result, the game was forfeited by Australia and counted as a 10–0 win for Oman.[9]
  3. ^ The match, originally scheduled for 23 January, could not be played due to several positive COVID-19 tests by the Australian team. As a result, the game was forfeited by Australia and counted as a 10–0 win for Hong Kong.[10]
  4. ^ The match, originally scheduled for 25 January, could not be played due to several positive COVID-19 tests by the Australian team. As a result, the game was forfeited by Australia and counted as a 10–0 win for Singapore.[8]
  5. ^ The match, originally scheduled for 26 January, could not be played due to several positive COVID-19 tests by the South Korean team. As a result, the game was forfeited by South Korea and counted as a 10–0 win for Qatar.[11]

References edit

  1. ^ "Iran chosen to host 2022 Asian Handball Championships". tehrantimes.com. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. ^ "إيران تستضيف البطولة الآسيوية لكرة اليد المؤهلة لبطولة العالم 2023". alkass.net. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  3. ^ "20th Asian Men's Handball Championship will be held in Dammam". AHF Facebook Page. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Qatar wins Asian Men's Handball Championship for the fifth time". dohanews.co. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  5. ^ Announcement for the draw of 20th Asian Men's Championship
  6. ^ "Iran learn rivals at Asian 2022 Men's Handball Championship". tehrantimes.com. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  7. ^ "男子代表チーム帰国およびアジア選手権出場辞退について". handball.or.jp. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Vietnam and Australia Asian Men's Handball Championship end in disappointment after COVID-forced withdrawals". insidethegames.biz. 25 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Covid-19 cases force Australia to forfeit match against Oman". handballaustralia.org.au. 22 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Australia forfeits second championship game". handballaustralia.org.au. 23 January 2022.
  11. ^ "South Korea third COVID-19 forfeit victim at Asian Men's Handball Championship as Qatar and Saudi Arabia progress". insidethegames.biz. 26 January 2022.