2020 Asian Men's Handball Championship Asian Sports Championship
International handball competition
2020 Asian Men's Handball Championship Host country Kuwait Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 16–27 January Teams 13 (from 1 confederation) Champions Qatar (4th title) Runner-up South Korea Third place Japan Fourth place Bahrain Matches played 43 Goals scored 2,372 (55.16 per match) Top scorer(s) Luke Ireland (40 goals)Best player Yuto Agarie
The 2020 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 19th edition of the championship held under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation in Kuwait City , Kuwait from 16 to 27 January 2020.[ 1] It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship .
Qatar won their fourth consecutive title by defeating South Korea 33–21 in the final.[ 2] [ 3]
Venues
Kuwait City
Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex
Capacity: 6,000
Draw
The draw was held on 2 November 2019 in the Millennium Hotel & Convention Centre, Salmiya , Kuwait .[ 4]
Seeding
Teams were seeded according to the AHF COC regulations and rankings of the previous edition of the championship. Teams who had not participate in the previous edition were in Pot 4.
Referees
The following nine referee pairs were selected by Asian Handball Federation and International Handball Federation for the championship.
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+3 ).
Group A
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.
Group B
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.
Group C
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.
Group D
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
Placement round
Group 3
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
9
Iraq
4
4
0
0
153
111
+42
8
10
Hong Kong
4
3
0
1
114
116
−2
6
11
China
4
2
0
2
127
123
+4
4
12
Australia
4
1
0
3
105
106
−1
2
13
New Zealand
4
0
0
4
111
154
−43
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.
20 January 2020 10:00
Iraq
38–31
China
Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City
(17–13)
23 January 2020 10:00
Australia
25–28
China
Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA )
(13–14)
23 January 2020 12:00
Iraq
42–29
New Zealand
Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City Referees: Al-Jaimaz, Al-Mulla (KUW )
(22–13)
Main round
Group 1
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.
Group 2
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:
^ a b Iran 24–24 South Korea
21 January 2020 18:00
Iran
25–31
Qatar
Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City
(13–11)
23 January 2020 20:00
Qatar
29–23
Kuwait
Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR )
(13–14)
Final round
Bracket
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
27 January 2020 16:30
Japan
27–26
Bahrain
Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR )
(14–15)
Final
Final ranking
Awards
The all-star team and MVP were announced on 30 January 2020.[ 6]
Top goalscorers
Source: AHF
References
External links