2022 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship

16th Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship 2022

Tournament details
Host country	Kazakhstan
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	7–14 March 2022
Teams	5 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	India (1st title)
Runner-up	Iran
Third place	Kazakhstan
Fourth place	Uzbekistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	552 (55.2 per match)
Awards
Best player	Bhawana Sharma [1]
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The 2022 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship was 16th edition of the championship held from 7 to 14 March 2022 in Almaty, Kazakhstan under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. ^[2] It was the fifth time in history that the championship was organised by the Kazakhstan Handball Federation. ^[3] It also acted as the qualification tournament for the 2022 Women's Junior World Handball Championship, with top tree teams from the championship directly qualifying for the event to be held in Slovenia. ^[4]

Previously, the championship was supposed to be held in Uzbekistan, but in December 2021, AHF decided to move the event to Kazakhstan due to unavoidable circumstances. In January 2022, the championship was further postponed from the planned dates of February 13–20 due to the 2022 Kazakh unrest.

Draw

The draw was held on 28 December 2021 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. ^[5]

Seeding

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 3.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3
Kazakhstan   South Korea	Uzbekistan   India	Iran   Thailand

South Korea withdrew from the tournament after the draw. ^[6]

Results

All times are local (UTC+6).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
	India	4	3	0	1	139	112	+27	6 [a]	2022 Junior World Championship
	Iran	4	3	0	1	119	109	+10	6 [a]
	Kazakhstan (H)	4	3	0	1	108	95	+13	6 [a]
4	Uzbekistan	4	1	0	3	104	109	−5	2
5	Thailand	4	0	0	4	82	127	−45	0

Source: AHF
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
Notes:

1. India 2 Pts, +3 GD; Iran 2 Pts, –1 GD; Kazakhstan 2 Pts, –2 GD

7 March 2022 17:00	Thailand	20–28	Kazakhstan	Universal sports complex Dostyk, Almaty
		(7–14)

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8 March 2022 15:00	India	32–31	Uzbekistan	Universal sports complex Dostyk, Almaty
		(18–14)

8 March 2022 17:00	Iran	24–30	Kazakhstan	Universal sports complex Dostyk, Almaty
		(9–16)

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10 March 2022 15:00	India	37–42	Iran	Universal sports complex Dostyk, Almaty
		(17–21)

10 March 2022 17:00	Uzbekistan	30–23	Thailand	Universal sports complex Dostyk, Almaty
		(14–11)

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12 March 2022 15:00	Thailand	21–28	Iran	Universal sports complex Dostyk, Almaty
		(10–8)

12 March 2022 17:00	India	29–21	Kazakhstan	Universal sports complex Dostyk, Almaty
		(15–9)

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13 March 2022 15:00	Iran	25–21	Uzbekistan	Universal sports complex Dostyk, Almaty
		(16–12)

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14 March 2022 15:00	Thailand	18–41	India	Universal sports complex Dostyk, Almaty
		(9–20)

14 March 2022 17:00	Kazakhstan	29–22	Uzbekistan	Universal sports complex Dostyk, Almaty
		(16–9)

All-Star Team

The all-star team was announced on 14 March 2022. ^{[7] [8]}

Position	Player
Goalkeeper	Chetna Sharma
Centre back	Hedieh Veisi
Right back	Bhawana Sharma
MVP	Bhawana Sharma

References

1. "India win debut continental title at Asian Women's Junior Championship". IHF. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
2. "16TH ASIAN WOMEN'S JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". www.ihf.info. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
3. "Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship". www.asianhandball.org. 2 September 2021. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
4. "Match schedule confirmed for 16th Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship". AHF. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
5. "16th Asian's Women's Junior Championship Draw". AHF Instagram Account. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
6. "16th Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship - Asian Handball Federation". www.asianhandball.org. 2022-03-06. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
7. "Indian women win Asian junior handball gold, qualify for world event". hindustantimes.com. 14 March 2022.
8. "Iran's Veisi Chosen as Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship Best Right Back". tasnimnews.com. 15 March 2022.