2018 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship

2018 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship

Logo of 8th Asian Men's Youth (U-19) Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Jordan
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	16–26 September
Teams	14 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Bahrain (2nd title)
Runners-up	Japan
Third place	Chinese Taipei
Fourth place	Saudi Arabia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	42
Top scorer(s)	Ahmed Al-Kharusi (71 goals)
Awards
Best player	Ahmed Al-Kharusi
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The 2018 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship was the 8th edition of the championship held from 16 to 26 September 2018 at Amman (Jordan) under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. ^{[1] [2]} It was the third time in history that championship was organised in Jordan by the Jordan Handball Federation. The top four teams qualified for the 2019 Men's Youth World Handball Championship to be held in Republic of Macedonia. ^[3]

Draw

The draw was held on 28 April 2018 in Amman, Jordan. ^{[4] [5]}

Teams were seeded according to the AHF Competition regulations and rankings of the previous edition of the championship. Teams who had not participate in the previous edition were in Pot 4.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Bahrain   Japan   South Korea   Jordan	Qatar   Saudi Arabia   Iraq   Uzbekistan	China	Iran   India   Chinese Taipei   United Arab Emirates   Oman   Palestine   Syria

Uzbekistan and Palestine withdrew from the tournament after the draw.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bahrain	3	3	0	0	95	62	+33	6	Main round
2	Saudi Arabia	3	2	0	1	95	75	+20	4
3	China	3	1	0	2	69	94	−25	2	8–12th placement
4	Oman	3	0	0	3	67	95	−28	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.

16 September 2018 13:30	China	22–35	Saudi Arabia	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Sadeghi, Kolahdouzan (IRI)
	Chen 7	(8–19)	Al-Qasir 7

16 September 2018 15:15	Oman	17–33	Bahrain	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: El-Awwad, Al-Zayyat (JOR)
	Al-Balushi, Al-Najadi 4	(9–17)	Afrooz, Qambar 5

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17 September 2018 11:45	China	21–34	Bahrain	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
	Xie 5	(11–15)	Shuaib 6

17 September 2018 13:30	Oman	25–36	Saudi Arabia	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ)
	Al-Khalasi 7	(13–21)	Al-Khulayf 9

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18 September 2018 10:00	China	26–25	Oman	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: El-Haj, Etoom (JOR)
	Rao 7	(10–12)	S. Al-Hasani 9

18 September 2018 11:45	Bahrain	28–24	Saudi Arabia	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Zayyat, El-Awwad (JOR)
	Qambar 6	(18–8)	Obaed 5

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chinese Taipei	2	2	0	0	70	45	+25	4	Main round
2	Jordan (H)	2	1	0	1	46	55	−9	2
3	Syria	2	0	0	2	54	70	−16	0	8–12th placement

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts

16 September 2018 17:00	Syria	26–29	Jordan	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Shamrookh, Jawad (BHR)
	Al-Mulla 5	(10–13)	Yacoub 9

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17 September 2018 17:00	Chinese Taipei	41–28	Syria	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Kuaibi, Malaekah (KSA)
	Lin 6	(18–11)	Al-Mulla 8

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18 September 2018 17:00	Jordan	17–29	Chinese Taipei	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN)
	Al-Dibis 5	(6–16)	Lin 11

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	2	0	0	2	56	77	−21	0	Main round
0	South Korea (D)	1	1	0	0	45	30	+15	2	Disqualified
0	Iraq (D)	1	1	0	0	32	26	+6	2

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(D) Disqualified

16 September 2018 11:45	India	30–45	South Korea	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: El-Haj, Etoom (JOR)
	Amit 9	(11–22)	Im 9

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17 September 2018 10:00	Iraq	32–26	India	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN)
	three players 6	(15–11)	Mohit 9

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18 September 2018 13:30	South Korea	Abandoned [6]	Iraq	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iran	3	3	0	0	81	73	+8	6	Main round
2	Japan	3	1	1	1	93	80	+13	3
3	Qatar	3	1	1	1	91	88	+3	3	8–12th placement
4	United Arab Emirates	3	0	0	3	71	95	−24	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.

16 September 2018 10:00	Iran	29–28	Japan	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
	Asari 8	(17–15)	Taiga 8

16 September 2018 18:45	United Arab Emirates	31–35	Qatar	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
	Abdelqadir 11	(17–17)	Al-Kharusi 13

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17 September 2018 15:15	Iran	26–25	Qatar	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Zayyat, El-Awwad (JOR)
	Asari 8	(12–8)	Al-Kharusi 11

17 September 2018 18:45	United Arab Emirates	20–34	Japan	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Sadeghi, Kolahdouzan (IRI)
	Abdelqadir, Al-Shurafa 4	(14–15)	Taiga 7

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18 September 2018 15:15	United Arab Emirates	20–26	Iran	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
	Abdelqadir 11	(8–14)	Asari 7

18 September 2018 18:45	Japan	31–31	Qatar	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Sadeghi, Kolahdouzan (IRI)
	Taiga 8	(16–15)	Mohamed 10

8–12th placement matches

Group III

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	China	4	3	0	1	114	98	+16	6 [a]
9	Qatar	4	3	0	1	111	106	+5	6 [a]
10	United Arab Emirates	4	2	0	2	108	111	−3	4 [b]
11	Oman	4	2	0	2	109	106	+3	4 [b]
12	Syria	3	0	0	3	99	120	−21	0

Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
Notes:

1. China 29–26 Qatar
2. Oman 26–28 United Arab Emirates

20 September 2018 10:00	Syria	25–30	Oman	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
	Al-Mulla 6	(14–14)	Al-Bulushi, N. Al-Hasani 6

20 September 2018 11:45	China	30–25	United Arab Emirates	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Shamrookh, Jawad (BHR)
	Xie 9	(14–16)	Abdelqadir 8

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21 September 2018 09:00	Oman	25–24	China	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN)
	S. Al-Hasani 6	(10–13)	Rao 6

21 September 2018 10:45	Qatar	27–25	United Arab Emirates	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
	Mohamed 6	(12–12)	Abdelqadir, Al-Ghfeli 5

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22 September 2018 10:00	China	29–26	Qatar	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
	Zhang 9	(20–11)	Al-Kharusi 13

22 September 2018 11:45	United Arab Emirates	30–28	Syria	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Kuaibi, Malaekah (KSA)
	Al-Maazmi 7	(16–13)	Al-Hosin 6

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24 September 2018 10:00	Oman	26–28	United Arab Emirates	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN)
	S. Al-Hasani 14	(12–15)	Al-Hosani 7

24 September 2018 11:45	Qatar	29–24	Syria	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
	Khelifi 8	(13–11)	five players 4

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25 September 2018 10:00	Qatar	29–28	Oman	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: El-Haj, Etoom (JOR)
	Al-Kharusi 15	(15–15)	N. Al-Hasani, S. Al-Hasani 8

25 September 2018 11:45	China	31–22	Syria	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Kuaibi, Malaekah (KSA)
	Rao 12	(18–10)	Al-Mulla 7

Main round

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bahrain	3	3	0	0	93	74	+19	6	Semifinals
2	Japan	3	2	0	1	97	58	+39	4
3	India	3	1	0	2	67	99	−32	2	5th place game
4	Jordan (H)	3	0	0	3	69	95	−26	0

Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts

20 September 2018 13:30	Jordan	26–28	India	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Kuaibi, Malaekah (KSA)
	Al-Atabi 6	(10–14)	Mohit, Singh 8

20 September 2018 15:15	Bahrain	27–23	Japan	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Zayyat, El-Awwad (JOR)
	Mohamed 10	(8–14)	Kosuke, Mizuki 5

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21 September 2018 14:00	Bahrain	32–21	India	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
	Qambar 8	(16–7)	Mohit 12

21 September 2018 15:45	Jordan	13–33	Japan	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Sadeghi, Kolahdouzan (IRI)
	Al-Dibis 9	(7–15)	Shu, Shuichi 6

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22 September 2018 13:30	Japan	41–18	India	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Shamrookh, Jawad (BHR)
	Taiga 8	(20–12)	Amit 6

22 September 2018 15:15	Jordan	30–34	Bahrain	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN)
	Barakeh 6	(14–18)	Husain 8

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Saudi Arabia	2	1	1	0	60	54	+6	3	Semifinals
2	Chinese Taipei	2	1	0	1	57	60	−3	2
3	Iran	2	0	1	1	54	57	−3	1	5th place game

Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.

20 September 2018 17:00	Saudi Arabia	27–27	Iran	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ)
	Al-Turki 8	(13–16)	Asari 8

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21 September 2018 17:30	Chinese Taipei	30–27	Iran	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Zayyat, El-Awwad (JOR)
	Chen 8	(11–10)	Hosseini 7

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22 September 2018 17:00	Chinese Taipei	27–33	Saudi Arabia	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ)
	four players 4	(17–16)	Ajlan 9

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	24 September
	Bahrain	33
					26 September
	Chinese Taipei	25
					Bahrain	34
	24 September
					Japan	31
	Saudi Arabia	17
	Japan	25
					Third place
					26 September
					Chinese Taipei	29
					Saudi Arabia	26

Fifth place game

24 September 2018 13:30	India	25–30	Iran	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
	Mohit, Singh 7	(14–17)	Asari 9

Semifinals

24 September 2018 15:30	Bahrain	33–25	Chinese Taipei	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Zayyat, El-Awwad (JOR)
	Ali 10	(18–11)	Lin, Yao 5

24 September 2018 17:30	Saudi Arabia	17–25	Japan	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Sadeghi, Kolahdouzan (IRI)
	Al-Turki, Obaed 4	(7–11)	Taiga 6

Third place game

26 September 2018 16:00	Chinese Taipei	29–26	Saudi Arabia	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
	Yang 9	(15–14)	Al-Khulayf, Obaed 6

Final

26 September 2018 18:00	Bahrain	34–31	Japan	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Sadeghi, Kolahdouzan (IRI)
	Shuaib, Qambar 8	(17–16)	Shimizu 7

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Bahrain
	Japan
	Chinese Taipei
4	Saudi Arabia
5	Iran
6	India
7	Jordan
8	China
9	Qatar
10	United Arab Emirates
11	Oman
12	Syria
DSQ	Iraq
	South Korea

Team qualified for the 2019 Youth World Championship

References

1. "Matches Schedule" (PDF). AHF . Retrieved 8 September 2018.
2. "Main round Schedule" (PDF). AHF . Retrieved 19 September 2018.
3. "Bahrain men's youth are champions of Asia". IHF. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
4. "Draw for the 8th AHF Asian Men's Youth (U-19) Handball Championship". Asian Handball Federation's Official Facebook Account. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
5. "Draw Results". Asian Handball Federation's Official Facebook Account. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
6. "Yesterday, on 18 September 2018, Preliminary Group C, Match No. 15". Asian Handball Federation's Official Facebook Account. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.