| Men at the 2018 Asian Games | |||||||
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| Venue | POPKI Sports Hall | ||||||
| Date | 13–31 August 2018 | ||||||
| Competitors | 204 from 13 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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| Handball at the 2018 Asian Games | ||
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| men | women | |
The men's tournament of Handball at the 2018 Asian Games at Jakarta, Indonesia, was held from 13 to 31 August 2018 at the POPKI Sports Hall. [1]
 Bahrain |  Chinese Taipei |  Hong Kong |  India |
|---|---|---|---|
 Indonesia |  Iran |  Iraq |  Japan |
 Malaysia |  Pakistan |  Qatar |  Saudi Arabia |
 South Korea | |||
All times are Western Indonesia Time (UTC+07:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Qatar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 31 | +68 | 4 | Main round / Group 1–2 |
| 2 |  Iran | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 46 | +29 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 119 | −97 | 0 | Main round / Group 3 |
| 13 August 16:00 | Malaysia | 11–64 | Qatar | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Shakir, Kadhim (IRQ) |
| Ismail, Kamal 3 | (7–33) | Zouaoui 18 | ||
2× 1× |
| 15 August 11:00 | Iran | 55–11 | Malaysia | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Li, Ke (CHN) |
| Barbat 11 | (29–5) | A. Abdul Razak 3 | ||
| 1× 1× | 1× 2× |
| 17 August 16:00 | Qatar | 35–20 | Iran | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| Heiba 6 | (18–6) | Rostami, Kazemi 4 | ||
| 3× 2× | 2× 5× 1× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 42 | +31 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | Main round / Group 1–2 |
| 2 |  Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 41 | +23 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 |  Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 85 | −54 | 0 | Main round / Group 3 |
| 13 August 18:00 | Pakistan | 16–47 | South Korea | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Li, Ke (CHN) |
| Saeed 6 | (4–26) | Hwang D.Y. 11 | ||
| 1× 3× | 1× |
| 15 August 14:00 | Japan | 38–15 | Pakistan | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| Shida 7 | (20–7) | M. Hussain 5 | ||
| 3× 2× | 2× 1× |
| 17 August 9:00 | South Korea | 26–26 | Japan | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR) |
| Kim D.C. 10 | (13–13) | Motoki, Agarie 6 | ||
| 3× 5× | 3× 5× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Saudi Arabia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 37 | +52 | 4 | Main round / Group 1–2 |
| 2 |  Hong Kong | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 87 | −57 | 0 | Main round / Group 3 |
| 13 August 20:00 | Hong Kong | 40–17 | Indonesia | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Tavakkoli, Valadkhanian (IRI) |
| Chan K.H. 9 | (19–6) | Tolang 5 | ||
| 3× 2× | 2× 3× |
| 15 August 16:00 | Saudi Arabia | 42–24 | Hong Kong | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| Saeed, Moj. Al-Salem 5 | (21–12) | Ip S.Y. 6 | ||
| 3× | 2× 2× |
| 17 August 14:00 | Indonesia | 13–47 | Saudi Arabia | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Shakir, Kadhim (IRQ) |
| Bagas, Tolang 5 | (4–21) | Al-Saffar 8 | ||
| 2× | 2× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bahrain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 70 | +29 | 6 | Main round / Group 1–2 |
| 2 |  Iraq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 89 | +12 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 102 | −13 | 2 | Main round / Group 3 |
| 4 |  India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 110 | −28 | 0 |
| 13 August 11:00 | India | 28–38 | Chinese Taipei | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| Hare. Singh 8 | (13–19) | Chiu Y.F. 8 | ||
| 2× 3× | 1× 3× |
| 13 August 14:00 | Iraq | 24–30 | Bahrain | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| Hammoudi 5 | (16–12) | Al-Samahiji, Al-Sayyad 5 | ||
| 1× 3× | 1× 4× |
| 15 August 18:00 | Iraq | 37–30 | Chinese Taipei | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR) |
| Adnan 10 | (17–14) | Chao H.C. 8 | ||
| 2× 6× | 1× 5× 1× |
| 15 August 20:00 | India | 25–32 | Bahrain | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Saqer, Al-Suqufi (KSA) |
| Ahlawat 6 | (11–18) | Habib 6 | ||
| 2× 4× | 3× 5× |
| 17 August 18:00 | India | 29–40 | Iraq | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| Ahlawat 8 | (13–18) | Adil 9 | ||
| 2× 5× | 3× 1× |
| 17 August 20:00 | Bahrain | 37–21 | Chinese Taipei | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Tavakkoli, Valadkhanian (IRI) |
| Al-Samahiji 6 | (18–10) | Pan E.C. 8 | ||
| 4× 3× | 4× 2× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 60 | +18 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 74 | −4 | 3 | |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 74 | −5 | 2 | Classification 5th–6th |
| 4 | Iraq | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 73 | −9 | 1 | Classification 7th–8th |
| 20 August 16:00 | Iraq | 20–26 | Qatar | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Tavakkoli, Valadkhanian (IRI) |
| Ghassab 5 | (9–15) | Heiba, Zouaoui 5 | ||
| 1× 2× | 2× 4× |
| 20 August 20:00 | Saudi Arabia | 26–26 | Japan | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR) |
| Al-Abbas 8 | (15–11) | Agarie 7 | ||
| 3× 3× 1× | 3× 4× |
| 22 August 16:00 | Japan | 27–24 | Iraq | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Tavakkoli, Valadkhanian (IRI) |
| Motoki 9 | (12–15) | Adnan 5 | ||
| 1× 2× | 3× 8× 1× |
| 22 August 20:00 | Qatar | 28–23 | Saudi Arabia | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| Capote 6 | (16–10) | Al-Hammad 6 | ||
| 3× 3× | 3× 4× 1× |
| 24 August 16:00 | Iraq | 20–20 | Saudi Arabia | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Tavakkoli, Valadkhanian (IRI) |
| Adnan 9 | (11–12) | Al-Abbas, Al-Abdulali 5 | ||
| 1× 4× | 2× 3× 2× |
| 24 August 20:00 | Qatar | 24–17 | Japan | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Shakir, Kadhim (IRQ) |
| Zouaoui 6 | (13–10) | Higashinagahama 6 | ||
| 1× 5× | 2× 4× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 67 | +32 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 70 | +29 | 4 | |
| 3 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 83 | +14 | 2 | Classification 5th–6th |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 129 | −75 | 0 | Classification 7th–8th |
| 20 August 14:00 | Bahrain | 29–23 | Iran | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Shakir, Kadhim (IRQ) |
| A. Abdulqader 7 | (16–13) | Sadeghi 8 | ||
| 1× 4× 2× | 2× 6× |
| 20 August 18:00 | Hong Kong | 15–40 | South Korea | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Saqer, Al-Suqufi (KSA) |
| Tse W.F. 4 | (7–21) | Jang D.H., Hwang D.Y. 7 | ||
| 3× 1× | 1× |
| 22 August 14:00 | South Korea | 25–27 | Bahrain | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| Yoon C.Y. 7 | (11–13) | Al-Sayyad 8 | ||
| 1× 6× 1× | 3× 6× |
| 22 August 18:00 | Iran | 46–20 | Hong Kong | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| Nosrati 12 | (18–10) | Tse W.F. 7 | ||
| 1× 3× | 1× 3× |
| 24 August 14:00 | Bahrain | 43–19 | Hong Kong | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Saqer, Al-Suqufi (KSA) |
| M. Abdulqader 14 | (21–11) | Kuo S.M. 6 | ||
| 3× | 1× |
| 24 August 18:00 | Iran | 28–34 | South Korea | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| Nosrati 10 | (12–17) | Jeong Y.K. 9 | ||
| 3× 2× | 2× 3× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 95 | +47 | 8 |
| 2 | India | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 141 | 104 | +37 | 6 |
| 3 | Pakistan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 134 | 111 | +23 | 4 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 96 | 124 | −28 | 2 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 78 | 157 | −79 | 0 |
| 20 August 9:00 | Chinese Taipei | 36–32 | Pakistan | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| Chao H.C. 8 | (16–14) | Pervaiz 8 | ||
| 2× 1× | 4× |
| 20 August 11:00 | India | 45–19 | Malaysia | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Li, Ke (CHN) |
| D. Singh 13 | (25–8) | Abdul Karim, Jamaluddin 4 | ||
| 1× 2× | 4× |
| 21 August 9:00 | Indonesia | 23–28 | Pakistan | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Saqer, Al-Suqufi (KSA) |
| Tolang 11 | (10–12) | M. Hussain 8 | ||
| 1× 2× | 1× 2× |
| 21 August 11:00 | Chinese Taipei | 34–13 | Malaysia | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| Liu T.F. 9 | (19–6) | Abdul Karim, Ismail 3 | ||
| 2× | 1× 3× |
| 24 August 9:00 | Indonesia | 19–37 | Chinese Taipei | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| Tolang 7 | (7–18) | Chiu Y.F., Huang C.K., Hsiao N.C. 5 | ||
| 2× 5× | 2× |
| 24 August 11:00 | Pakistan | 27–28 | India | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Li, Ke (CHN) |
| M. Hussain 7 | (12–14) | D'Cunha 9 | ||
| 2× 3× | 3× 2× |
| 26 August 11:00 | India | 31–35 | Chinese Taipei | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN) |
| D. Singh 10 | (12–15) | Chiu Y.F. 11 | ||
| 1× 3× | 2× 4× |
| 26 August 14:00 | Indonesia | 31–22 | Malaysia | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Li, Ke (CHN) |
| Bagas 10 | (15–8) | Ismail 4 | ||
| 1× 1× | 1× 4× |
| 29 August 14:00 | India | 37–23 | Indonesia | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Suqufi, Al-Saqer (KSA) |
| D. Singh 11 | (16–13) | Tolang 9 | ||
| 3× | 2× 7× |
| 29 August 18:00 | Malaysia | 24–47 | Pakistan | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR) |
| Jamaluddin 6 | (9–21) | N. Hussain, M. Hussain 11 | ||
| 2× 3× | 1× |
| 26 August 16:00 | Iraq | 31–24 | Hong Kong | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| M. Abdul-Ridha 7 | (15–12) | Ip S.Y. 5 | ||
| 1× 3× | 2× 2× |
| 26 August 18:00 | Saudi Arabia | 23–30 | Iran | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| Saeed, Moj. Al-Salem 5 | (9–16) | Samsami 6 | ||
1× 4× 1× | 3× 3× |
| Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
| Qatar | 27 | |||||
| 31 August | ||||||
| South Korea | 20 | |||||
| Qatar (OT) | 32 | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
| Bahrain | 27 | |||||
| Bahrain | 31 | |||||
| Japan | 20 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 31 August | ||||||
| South Korea | 24 | |||||
| Japan | 23 | |||||
| 27 August 14:00 | Qatar | 27–20 | South Korea | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Shakir, Kadhim (IRQ) |
| Madadi 6 | (13–7) | Lee H.S. 7 | ||
| 4× 2× | 1× 3× |
| 27 August 18:00 | Bahrain | 31–20 | Japan | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Tavakkoli, Valadkhanian (IRI) |
| Al-Sayyad 10 | (15–9) | Watanabe 7 | ||
| 2× 4× | 2× 1× |
| 31 August 16:00 | South Korea | 24–23 | Japan | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR) |
| Hwang D.Y. 6 | (13–12) | Watanabe, Agarie 5 | ||
| 3× | 3× 2× |
| 31 August 18:00 | Qatar | 32–27 (ET) | Bahrain | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| Zouaoui 7 | (13–14) | Al-Sayyad 5 | ||
| 3× 3× | 4× 5× | |||
FT: 25–25 ET: 7–2 | ||||
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Qatar | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
 | Bahrain | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
 | South Korea | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Japan | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Iran | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Iraq | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Chinese Taipei | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | India | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Pakistan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Indonesia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Malaysia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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