2024 Asian Women's Handball Championship

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2024 Asian Women's Handball Championship
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Tournament details
Host countryFlag of India.svg  India
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates3–10 December
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Japan.svg  Japan (2nd title)
Runner-upFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Third placeFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Fourth placeFlag of Iran.svg  Iran
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored1,061 (53.05 per match)
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The 2024 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the Asian Women's Handball Championship, which took place from 3 to 10 December 2024 in New Delhi, India. [1] It was scheduled to be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan but later moved to India. [2] The tournament was held under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation and acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship, with the top four teams qualifying. If countries from Oceania (Australia) would have participated in the tournament finished in the top 5, they would have qualified for the World Championships.

Contents

Japan defeated title holders South Korea 25–24 to win their second title and their first since 2004.

Draw

The draw was scheduled to be held on 22 September 2024, [3] but later postponed. [4] The draw took place on 18 October 2024. [1] [5]

Seeding

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+5:30).

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 330010239+636 Semifinals
2Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 32018663+234
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 31028763+242 5–8th place semifinals
4Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 300322132−1100
Source: Asianhandball
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.
3 December 2024
12:00		 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg26–28Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi
Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
Wang Jia. 7(12–11) Radayeva 9
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3 December 2024
16:00		 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg47–5Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi
Referees: Mozafari, Mazaheri (IRI)
Jeon 11(22–2) K. Foo 2
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4 December 2024
12:00		 Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg10–47Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
Gan 5(6–22) Hou 8
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4 December 2024
16:00		 Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg20–30Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi
Referees: Al-Naseem, Al-Enezi (KUW)
Khardina, Malysheva 5(10–17) Cha 7
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6 December 2024
12:00		 Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg38–7Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi
Referees: Mozafari, Mazaheri (IRI)
Radayeva 6(23–4)three players 2
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6 December 2024
16:00		 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg25–14Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi
Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
Lee Y., Seo 6(15–9) Wang Jia. 4
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Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 330012935+946 Semifinals
2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 32017281−94
3Flag of India.svg  India (H)310276108−322 5–8th place semifinals
4Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 300351104−530
Source: Asianhandball
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
3 December 2024
14:00		 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg34–14Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi
Referees: Al-Naseem, Al-Enezi (KUW)
Nakayama 6(15–5) Kiyaniara 4
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3 December 2024
18:00		 India  Flag of India.svg31–28Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi
Referees: Razakbergenova, Allayarova (UZB)
M. Thakur 9(16–10) Lo 7
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4 December 2024
14:00		 Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg6–47Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi
Referees: Kang, Li (CHN)
six players 1(3–27)three players 6
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4 December 2024
18:00		 Iran  Flag of Iran.svg32–30Flag of India.svg  India Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Koudzari 7(16–15) B. Sharma 7
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6 December 2024
14:00		 Iran  Flag of Iran.svg26–17Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
Rajabi 6(14–9) Wong Y. 5
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6 December 2024
18:00		 India  Flag of India.svg15–48Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi
Referees: Razakbergenova, Allayarova (UZB)
B. Sharma 7(8–29) Natsubori 8
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Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
8 December
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 33
 
10 December
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 20
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 24
 
8 December
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 25
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 30
 
 
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 23
 
Third place
 
 
10 December
 
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 22
 
 
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 28

5–8th place bracket

 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
8 December
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 38
 
10 December
 
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 14
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 41
 
8 December
 
Flag of India.svg  India 30
 
Flag of India.svg  India 35
 
 
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 22
 
Seventh place
 
 
10 December
 
 
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 33
 
 
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 18

5–8th place semifinals

8 December 2024
12:00		 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg38–14Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi
Referees: Mozafari, Mazaheri (IRI)
Zhuo 6(19–7) Chong 4
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8 December 2024
14:00		 India  Flag of India.svg35–22Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi
Referees: Razakbergenova, Allayarova (UZB)
three players 6(20–14)four players 4
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Semifinals

8 December 2024
16:00		 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg33–20Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi
Referees: Kang, Li (CHN)
Seo 8(16–8) Faghihi 5
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8 December 2024
18:00		 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg30–23Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
three players 4(15–14) Khassakhanova 7
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Seventh place game

10 December 2024
12:00		 Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg33–18Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi
Referees: Kang, Li (CHN)
three players 6(18–9) Gan 6
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Fifth place game

10 December 2024
14:00		 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg41–30Flag of India.svg  India Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi
Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
Qu 13(23–15) B. Sharma 9
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Third place game

10 December 2024
16:00		 Iran  Flag of Iran.svg22–28Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi
Referees: Al-Naseem, Al-Enezi (KUW)
Rahmanian 7(10–13) Khassakhanova, Radayeva 7
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Final

10 December 2024
18:00		 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg24–25Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
four players 4(12–9) Nakayama 7
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Final standing

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
4Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
6Flag of India.svg  India
7Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
8Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
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