2006 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship

The 2006 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship (10th tournament) took place in Hiroshima from 22 August–31 August. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2007 Men's Junior World Handball Championship in Macedonia.

2006 Asian Junior Championship
Tournament details
Host country Japan
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates22–31 August 2006
Teams11
Final positions
Champions Kuwait (4th title)
Runner-up South Korea
Third place Saudi Arabia
Fourth place China
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored1,990 (62.19 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Allahkaram Esteki (52)
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Draw edit

Group A Group B

  South Korea
  Japan
  China
  India
  Macau

  Kuwait
  Iran
  Qatar
  Chinese Taipei
  Hong Kong
  Saudi Arabia

Preliminary round edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  South Korea 4 4 0 0 155 103 +52 8
  China 4 3 0 1 137 105 +32 6
  Japan 4 2 0 2 138 94 +44 4
  India 4 1 0 3 102 138 −36 2
  Macau 4 0 0 4 67 159 −92 0
Source: [citation needed]
22 August 2006
15:00
South Korea   35–34   China Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(21–15)

22 August 2006
18:00
Japan   36–12   Macau Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(17–4)

23 August 2006
12:00
India   20–39   South Korea Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(10–18)

23 August 2006
15:00
China   33–30   Japan Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(20–15)

24 August 2006
12:00
South Korea   48–20   Macau Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(27–8)

24 August 2006
16:30
China   32–29   India Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(19–13)

26 August 2006
12:00
Japan   43–16   India Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(21–10)

26 August 2006
16:30
Macau   11–38   China Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(4–16)

27 August 2006
12:00
India   37–24   Macau Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(18–9)

27 August 2006
16:30
South Korea   33–29   Japan Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(16–14)

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Kuwait 5 5 0 0 175 131 +44 10
  Saudi Arabia 5 3 1 1 177 147 +30 7
  Iran 5 3 0 2 183 141 +42 6
  Qatar 5 2 1 2 155 138 +17 5
  Chinese Taipei 5 1 0 4 158 179 −21 2
  Hong Kong 5 0 0 5 98 210 −112 0
Source: [citation needed]
22 August 2006
12:00
Chinese Taipei   39–21   Hong Kong Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(18–9)

22 August 2006
13:30
Iran   35–30   Qatar Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(16–16)

22 August 2006
16:30
Kuwait   34–25   Saudi Arabia Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(16–10)

23 August 2006
13:30
Kuwait   42–27   Chinese Taipei Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(26–13)

23 August 2006
16:30
Iran   31–32   Saudi Arabia Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(15–16)

23 August 2006
18:00
Qatar   35–19   Hong Kong Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(18–10)

24 August 2006
13:30
Iran   48–16   Hong Kong Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(21–7)

24 August 2006
15:00
Qatar   25–30   Kuwait Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(12–12)

24 August 2006
18:00
Saudi Arabia   41–35   Chinese Taipei Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(20–13)

26 August 2006
13:30
Hong Kong   17–49   Saudi Arabia Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(11–24)

26 August 2006
15:00
Qatar   35–24   Chinese Taipei Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(17–9)

26 August 2006
18:00
Kuwait   30–29   Iran Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(16–14)

27 August 2006
13:30
Chinese Taipei   33–40   Iran Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(17–21)

27 August 2006
15:00
Hong Kong   25–39   Kuwait Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(13–17)

27 August 2006
18:00
Saudi Arabia   30–30   Qatar Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(14–15)

Placement 5th–10th edit

9th/10th edit

30 August 2006
15:00
Macau   14–47   Chinese Taipei Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(8–27)

7th/8th edit

30 August 2006
16:30
India   19–41   Qatar Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(9–19)

5th/6th edit

30 August 2006
18:00
Japan   32–27   Iran Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(17–17)

Final round edit

 
SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
29 August – Hiroshima
 
 
  South Korea35
 
31 August – Hiroshima
 
  Saudi Arabia26
 
  South Korea28
 
29 August – Hiroshima
 
  Kuwait34
 
  Kuwait41
 
 
  China35
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
31 August – Hiroshima
 
 
  Saudi Arabia40
 
 
  China26

Semifinals edit

29 August 2006
15:00
South Korea   35–26   Saudi Arabia Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(16–10)

29 August 2006
16:30
Kuwait   41–35   China Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(18–17)

Bronze medal match edit

31 August 2006
14:00
Saudi Arabia   40–26   China Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(17–12)

Gold medal match edit

31 August 2006
16:00
South Korea   28–34   Kuwait Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
(12–18)

Final standing edit

Rank Team
    Kuwait
    South Korea
    Saudi Arabia
4   China
5   Japan
6   Iran
7   Qatar
8   India
9   Chinese Taipei
10   Macau
11   Hong Kong
Team qualified for the 2007 Junior World Championship

References edit