2024 Asian Men's Handball Championship

The 2024 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 21st edition of the championship, held from 11 to 25 January 2024 in Bahrain, under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation (AHF). It was the third time in history that the championship was organised by the Bahrain Handball Federation. It also acted as a qualification tournament for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship, with top four teams from the championship directly qualifying for the event.[1] If New Zealand finished inside the top five, they would have qualified as well as the representative of Oceania, but they failed to do so.

2024 Asian Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Bahrain
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates11–25 January
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Qatar (6th title)
Runner-up Japan
Third place Bahrain
Fourth place Kuwait
Tournament statistics
Matches played58
Goals scored3,223 (55.57 per match)
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Qatar won their sixth consecutive and overall title with a finals win over Japan.[2]

Draw edit

The draw was held on 10 November 2023 in Manama, Bahrain.[3]

Seeding edit

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  Bahrain
  Qatar
  Saudi Arabia
  Iran
  South Korea
  Iraq
  Kuwait
  United Arab Emirates
  Oman
  Hong Kong
  India
  Australia
  Japan
  China
  Chinese Taipei
  New Zealand
  Kazakhstan
  • Australia withdrew before the draw.

Preliminary round edit

All times are local (UTC+3).[4]

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Qatar 3 3 0 0 85 64 +21 6 Group I
2   Kuwait 3 2 0 1 78 77 +1 4 Group II
3   Chinese Taipei 3 1 0 2 86 91 −5 2 Group III
4   Oman 3 0 0 3 71 88 −17 0 Group IV
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.
12 January 2024
13:00
Chinese Taipei   26–33   Qatar Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Mohamed, Al-Aradi (BHR)
Chao 9 (11–17) Marković 6
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12 January 2024
17:00
Oman   26–27   Kuwait Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
M. Al-Hasani, S. Al-Hasani 5 (11–13) Ali 7
 4×  Report   3×  1× 

14 January 2024
13:00
Kuwait   31–27   Chinese Taipei Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Furukawa, Murata (JPN)
Al-Hendal 5 (16–13) Chao 7
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14 January 2024
17:00
Qatar   28–18   Oman Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
Madadi, Carol 5 (15–7) H. Al-Dughaishi 8
  3×  Report   5× 

16 January 2024
15:00
Chinese Taipei   33–27   Oman Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Al-Mawt, Ali (BHR)
Huang 8 (18–10) S. Al-Hasani 10
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16 January 2024
17:00
Kuwait   20–24   Qatar Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
three players 3 (8–14) Tomić 5
  2×  Report  3× 

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   South Korea 3 3 0 0 100 67 +33 6 Group II
2   Iran 3 2 0 1 88 61 +27 4 Group I
3   China 3 1 0 2 88 69 +19 2 Group IV
4   New Zealand 3 0 0 3 39 118 −79 0 Group III
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.
12 January 2024
15:00
New Zealand   13–40   Iran Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Al-Dughaishi, Al-Hasani (OMA)
three players 3 (7–20) Ghalandari 10
Report
12 January 2024
19:00
China   30–32   South Korea Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Mursch, Carmaux (FRA)
three players 7 (12–12) Kim Y. 7
Report

14 January 2024
15:00
South Korea   42–13   New Zealand Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Ali, Al-Aradi (BHR)
An 9 (20–6) P. Ireland 5
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14 January 2024
19:00
Iran   24–22   China Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Oraei 6 (15–10) Zhou 7
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16 January 2024
13:00
New Zealand   13–36   China Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
P. Ireland 6 (5–19) Zhao 8
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16 January 2024
19:00
South Korea   26–24   Iran Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Furukawa, Murata (JPN)
Kim Y. 9 (10–13) Norouzinejad 7
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Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Japan 3 2 1 0 116 64 +52 5 Group I
2   Iraq 3 1 2 0 114 71 +43 4 Group II
3   Saudi Arabia 3 1 1 1 104 77 +27 3 Group III
4   India 3 0 0 3 40 162 −122 0 Group IV
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.
11 January 2024
15:00
India   12–55   Iraq Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Faraj, Taki (KUW)
Sukhveer 7 (4–26) Hammoodi 10
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11 January 2024
17:00
Japan   29–25   Saudi Arabia Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
Baig, Yasuhira 6 (13–13) three players 5
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13 January 2024
13:00
Saudi Arabia   48–17   India Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
Al-Hulaili 15 (22–8) Shinde 6
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13 January 2024
17:00
Iraq   28–28   Japan Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
M. Abdulridha, Mohammed 6 (15–15) Kosuke 5
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15 January 2024
13:00
Japan   59–11   India Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Faraj, Taqi (KUW)
Sugioka 10 (27–6) Surender 4
 2×  Report  4×  1× 
15 January 2024
17:00
Iraq   31–31   Saudi Arabia Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Mursch, Carmaux (FRA)
Hammoodi 10 (14–16) Al-Abbas 6
 3×  Report  5× 

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Bahrain (H) 3 3 0 0 128 48 +80 6 Group II
2   United Arab Emirates 3 2 0 1 83 73 +10 4 Group I
3   Kazakhstan 3 1 0 2 55 108 −53 2 Group IV
4   Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 66 103 −37 0 Group III
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
11 January 2024
13:00
Hong Kong   24–29   United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMN)
Tse 4 (11–13) Al-Maazmi 10
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11 January 2024
19:00
Kazakhstan   13–47   Bahrain Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Furukawa, Murata (JPN)
Irismetov 3 (7–24) Al-Asheeri, Fadhul 8
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13 January 2024
15:00
United Arab Emirates   39–15   Kazakhstan Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Faramarz 9 (17–5) Yuldashev 6
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13 January 2024
19:00
Bahrain   47–20   Hong Kong Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Faraj, Taqi (KUW)
Kadhem 7 (25–8) Kan 6
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15 January 2024
15:00
Kazakhstan   27–22   Hong Kong Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Al-Dughaishi, Ali Al-Hasani (OMA)
Melnichenko 8 (12–11) Lin 5
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15 January 2024
19:00
Bahrain   34–15   United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
Qambar 7 (19–8) Al-Mutawa 5
  5×  Report   3×  1× 

Martyr Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Cup edit

Group III edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Saudi Arabia 3 3 0 0 118 74 +44 6 Ninth place game
2   Chinese Taipei 3 2 0 1 104 69 +35 4 Eleventh place game
3   Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 74 104 −30 2 13th place game
4   New Zealand 3 0 0 3 69 118 −49 0 15th place game
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.
18 January 2024
15:00
Saudi Arabia   46–27   New Zealand Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama
Referees: Al-Dughaishi, Al-Hasani (OMA)
Al-Turaiki 8 (21–16) P. Ireland, Naylor 6
 2×  Report  2× 
18 January 2024
19:00
Hong Kong   19–40   Chinese Taipei Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama
Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
Tse 4 (10–19) Huang 6
 5×  Report  6× 

19 January 2024
15:00
Hong Kong   36–25   New Zealand Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama
Referees: Ali, Al-Aradi (BHR)
Lin 10 (18–13) Lang 7
 5×  Report  4× 
19 January 2024
19:00
Saudi Arabia   33–28   Chinese Taipei Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Al-Abbas 7 (14–17) Pen 5
  3×  Report  3× 

21 January 2024
15:00
Saudi Arabia   39–19   Hong Kong Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama
Referees: Furukawa, Murata (JPN)
Al-Hulaili 11 (17–8) Chan 4
 2×  Report  2× 
21 January 2024
19:00
Chinese Taipei   36–17   New Zealand Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama
Referees: Al-Dughaishi, Al-Hasani (OMA)
Chen H. 7 (19–8) Burden, Naylor 4
 3×  Report  5× 

Group IV edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   China 3 3 0 0 112 71 +41 6 Ninth place game
2   Oman 3 2 0 1 99 79 +20 4 Eleventh place game
3   Kazakhstan 3 1 0 2 78 97 −19 2 13th place game
4   India 3 0 0 3 76 118 −42 0 15th place game
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.
18 January 2024
13:00
India   25–46   China Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama
Referees: Ali, Al-Aradi (BHR)
Sukhveer 8 (14–20) Zhou 9
 2×  Report  4× 
18 January 2024
17:00
Kazakhstan   29–30   Oman Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama
Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
Tilekkabyl 7 (17–16) S. Al-Hasani 8
  3×  1×  Report  1× 

19 January 2024
13:00
Kazakhstan   24–43   China Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama
Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
Gaziyev 7 (10–23) Song, Ji 6
  2×  Report   3× 
19 January 2024
17:00
India   27–47   Oman Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama
Referees: Faraj, Taqi (KUW)
Sukhveer 7 (15–25) M. Al-Dughaishi 12
 2×  Report  4× 

21 January 2024
13:00
India   24–25   Kazakhstan Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama
Referees: Ali, Al-Aradi (BHR)
Rohitash 10 (14–16) Tilekkabyl 8
 2×  Report   4× 
21 January 2024
17:00
Oman   22–23   China Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama
Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR)
S. Al-Hasani 6 (14–12) Ji, Zhou 6
  5×  1×  Report   5× 

15th place game edit

22 January 2024
11:00
India   31–36   New Zealand Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Faraj, Taqi (KUW)
Sukhveer 10 (14–18) P. Ireland 9
 4×  1×  Report  7×  1× 

13th place game edit

22 January 2024
13:00
Kazakhstan   32–35   Hong Kong Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Al-Dughaishi, Al-Hasani (OMA)
Tilekkabyl 9 (18–15) Wong K. 8
 2×  Report   2× 

Eleventh place game edit

22 January 2024
15:00
Oman   27–33   Chinese Taipei Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Ali, Al-Aradi (BHR)
Asad S. Al-Hasani 7 (12–13) Chao, Chen 6
 8×  Report  2× 

Ninth place game edit

23 January 2024
14:00
China   21–25   Saudi Arabia Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Furukawa, Murata (JPN)
Hu, Zhou 4 (12–14) Mohab 6
 5×  Report   3× 

Main round edit

Group I edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Qatar 3 2 1 0 80 72 +8 5[a] Semifinals
2   Japan 3 2 1 0 82 77 +5 5[a]
3   Iran 3 1 0 2 71 74 −3 2 Fifth place game
4   United Arab Emirates 3 0 0 3 69 79 −10 0 Seventh place game
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.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Japan 28–28 Qatar
18 January 2024
15:00
Japan   25–23   Iran Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Motoki 6 (11–12) Norouzinejad 6
 1×  Report   2×  1× 
18 January 2024
17:00
United Arab Emirates   21–25   Qatar Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Faraj, Taqi (KUW)
Al-Mheiri, Al-Mutawa 5 (12–8) Marzo 7
 4×  Report  4×  2× 

19 January 2024
13:00
Qatar   27–23   Iran Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
Marzo 9 (15–13) Heidarpour 7
 2×  1×  Report  4× 
19 January 2024
17:00
Japan   29–26   United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR)
Baig, Motoki 7 (13–16) Al-Maazmi 10
  3×  Report   4×  1× 

21 January 2024
13:00
United Arab Emirates   22–25   Iran Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Al-Hammadi 5 (13–10) Ezati, Taheri 5
  2×  Report  1× 
21 January 2024
17:00
Japan   28–28   Qatar Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
Tokuda 6 (12–16) Ali 7
  6×  Report  3× 

Group II edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Bahrain (H) 3 2 1 0 86 77 +9 5 Semifinals
2   Kuwait 3 1 2 0 87 75 +12 4
3   South Korea 3 0 2 1 78 82 −4 2 Fifth place game
4   Iraq 3 0 1 2 62 79 −17 1 Seventh place game
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
18 January 2024
13:00
Iraq   22–22   South Korea Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Hammoodi 8 (11–11) Kim Y. 8
  3×  Report  1× 
18 January 2024
19:00
Bahrain   28–28   Kuwait Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Mursch, Carmaux (FRA)
Naser 7 (16–18) Al-Khamees, Ali 5
 3×  Report   4× 

19 January 2024
15:00
Kuwait   27–27   South Korea Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Furukawa, Murata (JPN)
Al-Hendal 5 (10–12) Kim Y. 7
  5×  Report   3×  1× 
19 January 2024
19:00
Iraq   20–25   Bahrain Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
Hafedh 9 (10–13) Naser 8
 2×  Report   3× 

21 January 2024
15:00
Iraq   20–32   Kuwait Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Mursch, Carmaux (FRA)
Hafedh 7 (6–13) three players 5
 3×  Report  3× 
21 January 2024
19:00
Bahrain   33–29   South Korea Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Al-Sayyad 10 (17–14) Kang 7
 5×  1×  Report   2× 

Final round edit

Bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
23 January
 
 
  Qatar33
 
25 January
 
  Kuwait26
 
  Qatar30
 
23 January
 
  Japan24
 
  Bahrain17
 
 
  Japan20
 
Third place
 
 
25 January
 
 
  Kuwait17
 
 
  Bahrain26

Semifinals edit

23 January 2024
16:00
Qatar   33–26   Kuwait Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Carol 7 (17–11) Ali 7
 3×  1×  Report   1× 

23 January 2024
18:30
Bahrain   17–20   Japan Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Al-Sayyad, Habib 5 (11–9) Tsutaya 6
  5×  Report   3×  1× 

Seventh place game edit

22 January 2024
17:00
United Arab Emirates   28–23   Iraq Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMN)
Al-Maazmi 6 (15–13) Hafedh 5
 2×  Report  4× 

Fifth place game edit

22 January 2024
19:00
Iran   26–27   South Korea Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR)
four players 4 (13–16) An, Song 5
  3×  Report   4× 

Third place game edit

25 January 2024
16:00
Kuwait   17–26   Bahrain Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
Al-Khamees 5 (6–12) Eid 9
  5×  Report   3× 

Final edit

25 January 2024
18:30
Qatar   30–24   Japan Sheikh Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
Referees: Mursch, Carmaux (FRA)
Marković 7 (17–11) Tsutaya, Yoshida 5
 2×  Report   1×  1× 

Final ranking edit

Rank Team
    Qatar
    Japan
    Bahrain
4   Kuwait
5   South Korea
6   Iran
7   United Arab Emirates
8   Iraq
9   Saudi Arabia
10   China
11   Chinese Taipei
12   Oman
13   Hong Kong
14   Kazakhstan
15   New Zealand
16   India
Qualified for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship

References edit

  1. ^ "Bahrain and Kuwait Secure Hosting Rights for Prestigious Asian Handball Championships". asianhandball.org. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Qatar reach historic heights with sixth win in a row at the AHF Asian Men's Handball Championship". ihf.info. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Dates set for draw ceremony of 21st AHF Asian Men's Handball Championship". asianhandball.org. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Match schedule revealed for 21st Asian Men's Handball Championship: Bahrain 2024". asianhandball.org. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.

External links edit