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]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Kazakhstan |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 18–25 March |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Iran (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Kazakhstan |
| Third place |  Uzbekistan |
| Fourth place |  India |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 592 (59.2 per match) |
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 edit
The draw was held on 28 December 2021 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[4]
Seeding edit
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 edit
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 |
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 edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship". www.asianhandball.org. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "IHF | History to be made in Kazakhstan for Asian women's youth teams".
- ^ "9th Asian's Women's Youth Championship Draw". AHF Instagram Account. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.