1989 Asian Men's Handball Championship

The 1989 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the fifth Asian Championship, which was taking place from 18 August to 1 September 1989 in Beijing, China.

1989 Asian Championship
Tournament details
Host country China
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates18 August – 1 September
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (3rd title)
Runner-up Japan
Third place Kuwait
Fourth place China
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
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Preliminary round

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Japan 2 2 0 0 65 48 +17 4
  Qatar 2 1 0 1 65 45 +20 2
  Chinese Taipei 2 0 0 2 33 70 −37 0
Source: [citation needed]
23 August 1989 Japan   33–20   Chinese Taipei Beijing

Qatar   37–13   Chinese Taipei Beijing

Japan   32–28   Qatar Beijing

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  South Korea 2 2 0 0 79 28 +51 4
  Saudi Arabia 2 1 0 1 - - 2
  Hong Kong 2 0 0 2 - - 0
Source: [citation needed]
23 August 1989 Saudi Arabia     Hong Kong Beijing

24 August 1989 Hong Kong   9–47   South Korea Beijing

25 August 1989 South Korea   32–19   Saudi Arabia Beijing
(15–10)

Elimination round

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South Korea   37–30   China Beijing

Japan     Saudi Arabia Beijing

Kuwait     Qatar Beijing

Final round

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Placement 7th–9th

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Chinese Taipei 2 2 0 0 76 44 +32 4
  Iran 2 1 0 1 65 45 +20 2
  Hong Kong 2 0 0 2 29 81 −52 0
Source: [citation needed]
Chinese Taipei   32–28   Iran Beijing

Iran   37–13   Hong Kong Beijing

Hong Kong   16–44   Chinese Taipei Beijing

Placement 4th–6th

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  China 2 2 0 0 58 31 +27 4
  Saudi Arabia 2 0 1 1 39 52 −13 1
  Qatar 2 0 1 1 36 50 −14 1
Source: [citation needed]
China   30–17   Saudi Arabia Beijing

Saudi Arabia   22–22   Qatar Beijing

Qatar   14–28   China Beijing

Championship

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  South Korea 2 2 0 0 51 45 +6 4
  Japan 2 1 0 1 45 37 +8 2
  Kuwait 2 0 0 2 39 53 −14 0
Source: [citation needed]
South Korea   24–19   Japan Beijing

Japan   26–13   Kuwait Beijing

Kuwait   26–27   South Korea Beijing

Final standing

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Rank Team
    South Korea
    Japan
    Kuwait
4   China
5   Saudi Arabia
6   Qatar
7   Chinese Taipei
8   Iran
9   Hong Kong
Team qualified for the 1990 World Championship

References

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