2002 Asian Women's Handball Championship

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2002 Asian Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Dates26–31 July
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan (1st title)
Runner-upFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Third placeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Fourth placeFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches14
Goals scored743 (53.07 per match)
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The 2002 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the ninth Asian Championship, which was taking place from 26 to 31 July 2002 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2003 World Women's Handball Championship.

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Draw

Group AGroup B

Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea *
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan

Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan

* Withdrew

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+6).

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 22007430+444
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 21016144+172
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 20022586610
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26 July 2002
13:30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg32–17Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Almaty
(15–10)

27 July 2002
14:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg42–13Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Almaty
(22–4)

28 July 2002
14:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg44–12Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Almaty
(18–5)

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan (H)33009161+306
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 32019963+364
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 3102697232
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 300362125630
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(H) Host.
26 July 2002
16:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg22–17Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Almaty
(13–8)
26 July 2002
18:00
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg35–22Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Almaty
(16–7)

27 July 2002
16:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg53–19Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Almaty
(23–12)
27 July 2002
18:00
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg29–15Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Almaty
(15–6)

28 July 2002
16:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg24–27Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Almaty
(10–15)
28 July 2002
18:00
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg37–21Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Almaty
(14–13)

Placement 5th/6th

30 July 2002
14:00
Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svg28–31Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Almaty
(14–18)

Final round

 
SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
30 July – Almaty
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 31
 
31 July – Almaty
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 22
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 25
 
30 July – Almaty
 
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 27
 
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 25
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 21
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
31 July – Almaty
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 23
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 29

Semifinals

30 July 2002
16:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg31–22Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Almaty
(14–9)

30 July 2002
18:00
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg25–21Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Almaty
(13–11)

Bronze medal match

31 July 2002
16:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg23–29Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Almaty
(10–15)

Gold medal match

31 July 2002
18:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg25–27Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Almaty
(13–13)

Final standing

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
5Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
6Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
7Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Team qualified for the 2003 World Championship

Kazakhstan withdrew and was replaced by Japan in the 2003 World Championship.

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