2022 Asian Men's Handball Championship

2022 Asian Men's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Saudi Arabia
Venues	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	18–31 January
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Qatar (5th title)
Runners-up	Bahrain
Third place	Saudi Arabia
Fourth place	Iran
Tournament statistics
Matches played	53
Goals scored	2,923 (55.15 per match)
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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]}

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

The tournament was played at two venues.

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

Draw

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

Seeding

Teams were seeded according to AHF Competition and Organization Commission (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

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

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
	2×	Report	2×

18 January 2022 14:00	Jordan	31–42	Kuwait	Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
		(14–19)
		Report

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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
	3×	Report	1× 4×

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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

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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

Report

Group D

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

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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

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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

Group III

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

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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

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

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

Group IV

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

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

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

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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

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

13th place game

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

Eleventh place game

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

Ninth place game

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

Main round

Group I

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

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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
	1× 2×	Report	1× 3×

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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

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

Group II

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

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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

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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

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	29 January
	Qatar	34
					31 January
	Iran	19
					Qatar	29
	29 January
					Bahrain	24
	Bahrain	29
	Saudi Arabia	20
					Third place
					31 January
					Iran	23
					Saudi Arabia	26

Semifinals

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
	1×	Report	3×

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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
	2× 6×	Report	7× 1×

Seventh place game

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
	4×	Report	2× 6× 1×

Fifth place game

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	2× 5×

Third place game

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
	3× 1×	Report	1× 4×

Final

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
	2× 3× 1×	Report	1× 3×

Final ranking

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

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]

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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.
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6. "Iran learn rivals at Asian 2022 Men's Handball Championship". tehrantimes.com. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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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.