Men's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2020

Men's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2020

Kuwait City (KUW) - 16 January 2020 - 27 January 2020

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Defending Champion: Qatar

Qualified Nations

• Australia
• Bahrain
• China
• Hong Kong
• Iraq
• Iran
• Japan
• Kuwait
• New Zealand
• Qatar
• Saudi Arabia
• South Korea
• United Arab Emirates
  

Competition Format

Preliminary Round
January 16th - January 18th, 2020
13 Nations, 4 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Main Round, the 3rd Nation from each Group and the 4th Nation from Group D will qualify for the 9th-13th Placement Round
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9th-13th Placement Round
January 20th - January 26th, 2020
5 Nations, Round Robin, the Nations will be ranked 9th-13th
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Main Round
January 20th - January 23rd, 2020
8 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Semifinals, the 3rd Nation from each Group will qualify for the 5th Place Match, the 4th Nation from each Group will qualify for the 7th Place Match
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Knockout Round
January 25th - January 27th, 2020
8 Nations, Placement Matches, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match, the winning Nation will be the Men's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2020 Champion

Road to the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2021

The 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th not already qualified Nations will qualify for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2021.

Nations already Qualified for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2021

• Denmark
• Egypt
  

Qualification Format

Registered Nations
Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress

• Australia (Automatic Qualification)
• Bahrain (Automatic Qualification)
• China (Automatic Qualification)
• Hong Kong (Automatic Qualification)
• Iraq (Automatic Qualification)
• Iran (Automatic Qualification)
• Japan (Automatic Qualification)
• Kuwait (Host Nation)
• New Zealand (Automatic Qualification)
• Qatar (Automatic Qualification)
• Saudi Arabia (Automatic Qualification)
• South Korea (Automatic Qualification)
• United Arab Emirates (Automatic Qualification)
  

Preliminary Round
January 16th - January 18th, 2020
13 Nations, 4 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Main Round, the 3rd Nation from each Group and the 4th Nation from Group D will qualify for the 9th-13th Placement Round

Group A

• Bahrain
• Iran
• New Zealand
  

Group B

• China
• Japan
• Qatar
  

Group C

• Australia
• Saudi Arabia
• South Korea
  

Group D

• Hong KOng
  
• Iraq
• Kuwait
• United Arab Emirates
  

Group A

Arabia Standard Time (GMT +3)

New Zealand 16 - 45 Bahrain
Half-Time: 8-21
January 16th 2020, h. 13:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Iran 53 - 21 New Zealand
Half-Time: 22-11
January 17th 2020, h. 10:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Bahrain 22 - 20 Iran
Half-Time: 14-11
January 18th 2020, h. 13:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Group A Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Bahrain	2	2	0	0	67	36	+31	4
Iran	2	1	0	1	73	43	+30	2
New Zealand	2	0	0	2	37	91	-61	0

Group B

Arabia Standard Time (GMT +3)

China 18 - 49 Qatar
Half-Time: 8-23
January 16th 2020, h. 15:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Japan 39 - 16 China
Half-Time: 17-9
January 17th 2020, h. 17:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Qatar 36 - 28 Japan
Half-Time: 16-17
January 18th 2020, h. 17:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Group B Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Qatar	2	2	0	0	85	46	+31	4
Japan	2	1	0	1	67	52	+23	2
China	2	0	0	2	34	88	-54	0

Group C

Arabia Standard Time (GMT +3)

Australia 20 - 40 South Korea
Half-Time: 7-24
January 16th 2020, h. 17:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Saudi Arabia 37 - 15 Australia
Half-Time: 19-8
January 17th 2020, h. 17:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

South Korea 27 - 29 Saudi Arabia
Half-Time: 15-13
January 18th 2020, h. 11:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Group C Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Saudi Arabia	2	2	0	0	66	42	+24	4
South Korea	2	1	0	1	67	49	+18	2
Australia	2	0	0	2	35	77	-42	0

Group D

Arabia Standard Time (GMT +3)

Hong Kong 11 - 38 United Arab Emirates
Half-Time: 4-21
January 16th 2020, h. 11:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Iraq 22 - 25 Kuwait
Half-Time: 11-13
January 16th 2020, h. 20:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Iraq 19 - 20 United Arab Emirates
Half-Time: 8-10
January 17th 2020, h. 17:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Hong Kong 18 - 42 Kuwait
Half-Time: 11-18
January 17th 2020, h. 19:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Hong Kong 22 - 43 Iraq
Half-Time: 9-24
January 18th 2020, h. 15:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Kuwait 20 - 17 United Arab Emirates
Half-Time: 11-10
January 18th 2020, h. 19:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Group D Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Kuwait	3	3	0	0	87	57	+30	6
United Arab Emir.	3	2	0	1	75	50	+25	4
Iraq	3	1	0	2	84	67	+17	2
Hong Kong	3	0	0	3	51	123	-72	0

9th-13th Placement Round
January 20th - January 26th, 2020
5 Nations, Round Robin, the Nations will be ranked 9th-13th

Group 3

• Australia
• China
• Hong Kong
• Iraq
• New Zealand
  

Group 3

Arabia Standard Time (GMT +3)

Iraq 38 - 31 China
Half-Time: 17-13
January 20th 2020, h. 10:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Hong Kong 34 - 30 New Zealand
Half-Time: 17-9
January 20th 2020, h. 10:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Australia 26 - 31 Iraq
Half-Time: 15-18
January 21st 2020, h. 10:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

China 27 - 32 Hong Kong
Half-Time: 16-15
January 21st 2020, h. 12:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Australia 25 - 28 China
Half-Time: 13-14
January 23rd 2020, h. 10:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Iraq 42 - 29 New Zealand
Half-Time: 22-13
January 23rd 2020, h. 12:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Hong Kong 25 - 42 Iraq
Half-Time: 13-25
January 25th 2020, h. 10:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Australia 37 - 24 New Zealand
Half-Time: 19-10
January 25th 2020, h. 12:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Hong Kong vs Australia
Half-Time:
January 26th 2020, h. 10:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

New Zealand vs China
Half-Time:
January 26th 2020, h. 12:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Group 3 Provisional Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Iraq	4	4	0	0	153	111	+42	8
Hong Kong	3	2	0	1	91	99	-8	4
China	3	1	0	2	86	95	-9	2
Australia	3	1	0	2	88	83	+5	2
New Zealand	3	0	0	3	83	113	-30	0

Main Round
January 20th - January 23rd, 2020
8 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Semifinals, the 3rd Nation from each Group will qualify for the 5th Place Match, the 4th Nation from each Group will qualify for the 7th Place Match

Group 1

• Bahrain
• Japan
• Saudi Arabia
• United Arab Emirates
  

Group 2

• Iran
  
• Kuwait
• Qatar
• South Korea
  

Group 1

Arabia Standard Time (GMT +3)

United Arab Emirates 18 - 29 Bahrain
Half-Time: 9-15
January 20th 2020, h. 14:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Saudi Arabia 22 - 30 Japan
Half-Time: 10-16
January 20th 2020, h. 16:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Bahrain 23 - 25 Japan
Half-Time: 11-10
January 21st 2020, h. 14:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

United Arab Emirates 23 - 20 Saudi Arabia
Half-Time: 14-10
January 21st 2020, h. 16:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Japan 31 - 19 United Arab Emirates
Half-Time: 18-13
January 23rd 2020, h. 14:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Bahrain 18 - 17 Saudi Arabia
Half-Time: 10-6
January 23rd 2020, h. 16:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Group 1 Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Japan	3	3	0	0	86	64	+22	6
Bahrain	3	2	0	1	70	60	+10	4
United Arab Emir.	3	1	0	2	60	80	-20	2
Saudi Arabia	3	0	0	3	59	71	-12	0

Group 2

Arabia Standard Time (GMT +3)

South Korea 27 - 34 Qatar
Half-Time: 13-18
January 20th 2020, h. 18:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Kuwait 24 - 28 Iran
Half-Time: 13-13
January 20th 2020, h. 20:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Iran 25 - 31 Qatar
Half-Time: 13-11
January 21st 2020, h. 18:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Kuwait 27 - 34 South Korea
Half-Time: 12-17
January 21st 2020, h. 20:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Iran 24 - 24 South Korea
Half-Time: 14-11
January 23rd 2020, h. 18:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Qatar 29 - 23 Kuwait
Half-Time: 13-14
January 23rd 2020, h. 20:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Group 2 Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Qatar	3	3	0	0	94	75	+19	6
South Korea	3	1	1	1	85	85	0	3
Iran	3	1	1	1	77	79	-2	3
Kuwait	3	0	0	3	74	91	-17	0

Knockout Round
January 25th - January 27th, 2020
8 Nations, Placement Matches, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match, the winning Nation will be the Men's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2020 Champion

• Bahrain
• Japan
• Qatar
• South Korea
  

7th Place Match
Arabia Standard Time (GMT +3)

Saudi Arabia 24 - 19 Kuwait

Half-Time: 12-7

January 25th 2020, h. 14:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

5th Place Match
Arabia Standard Time (GMT +3)

United Arab Emirates 29 - 26 Iran

Half-Time: 13-14

January 25th 2020, h. 16:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Semifinals
Arabia Standard Time (GMT +3)

Japan 32 - 34ET South Korea

Half-Time: 19-16, Full Time: 29-29, Extra-Time: 3-5

January 25th 2020, h. 18:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

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Qatar 28 - 24 Bahrain

Half-Time: 14-11

January 25th 2020, h. 20:00, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Bronze Medal Match
Arabia Standard Time (GMT +3)

Japan 27 - 26 Bahrain

Half-Time: 14-15

January 27th 2020, h. 16:30, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Gold Medal Match
Arabia Standard Time (GMT +3)

South Korea 21 - 33 Qatar

Half-Time: 11-14

January 27th 2020, h. 18:30, Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex, Kuwait City

Men's Tournament
Final Results

Qatar
-

South Korea
-

Japan
-

Rank	Athletes	Nation	Result
4	Bahrain		-
5	United Arab Emirates		-
6	Iran		-
7	Saudi Arabia		-
8	Kuwait		-
9	Iraq		-
10	Hong Kong		-
11	China		-
12	Australia		-
13	New Zealand		-

Road to the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2021

Following Nations have qualified for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2021

• Bahrain
• Japan
• Qatar
• South Korea