The 1998 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship (6th tournament) took place in Manama from 25 August–8 September. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 1999 Men's Junior World Handball Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Bahrain |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 25 August – 8 September 1998 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Bahrain (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Saudi Arabia |
| Third place |  Kuwait |
| Fourth place |  China |
Draw edit
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 98 | +9 | 8 |
| China
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 101 | +23 | 6 |
 Oman
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 117 | −5 | 4 |
 United Arab Emirates
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 115 | −11 | 2 |
 Qatar
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 102 | 118 | −16 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 25 August 1998 | Oman
|
26–29 | Bahrain
|
Manama |
| 25 August 1998 | United Arab Emirates
|
37–30 | Qatar
|
Manama |
| 27 August 1998 | United Arab Emirates
|
19–33 | China
|
Manama |
| 27 August 1998 | Qatar
|
24–25 | Bahrain
|
Manama |
| 29 August 1998 | Qatar
|
26–27 | Oman
|
Manama |
| 29 August 1998 | Bahrain
|
28–26 | China
|
Manama |
| 31 August 1998 | China
|
29–22 | Qatar
|
Manama |
| 31 August 1998 | Oman
|
27–26 | United Arab Emirates
|
Manama |
| 2 September 1998 | Bahrain
|
25–22 | United Arab Emirates
|
Manama |
| 2 September 1998 | China
|
36–32 | Oman
|
Manama |
Group B edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 82 | +20 | 8 |
| Kuwait
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 98 | 90 | +8 | 5 |
 South Korea
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 111 | −3 | 4 |
 Chinese Taipei
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 115 | 123 | −8 | 3 |
 Japan
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 96 | 113 | −17 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 26 August 1998 | Chinese Taipei
|
30–30 | Kuwait
|
Manama |
| 26 August 1998 | Saudi Arabia
|
29–22 | South Korea
|
Manama |
| 28 August 1998 | Japan
|
27–29 | South Korea
|
Manama |
| 28 August 1998 | Chinese Taipei
|
22–28 | Saudi Arabia
|
Manama |
| 30 August 1998 | Kuwait
|
17–20 | Saudi Arabia
|
Manama |
| 30 August 1998 | Japan
|
28–35 | Chinese Taipei
|
Manama |
| 1 September 1998 | South Korea
|
37–28 | Chinese Taipei
|
Manama |
| 1 September 1998 | Kuwait
|
24–20 | Japan
|
Manama |
| 3 September 1998 | Saudi Arabia
|
25–21 | Japan
|
Manama |
| 3 September 1998 | South Korea
|
20–27 | Kuwait
|
Manama |
Final round edit
| Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 7 September – Manama | ||||||
| Bahrain | 23 | |||||
| 8 September – Manama | ||||||
| Kuwait | 20 | |||||
| Bahrain | 24 | |||||
| 7 September – Manama | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 17 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 23 | |||||
| China | 18 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 8 September – Manama | ||||||
| Kuwait | 25 | |||||
| China | 20 | |||||
Semifinals edit
| 7 September 1998 | Bahrain
|
23–20 | Kuwait
|
Manama |
| 7 September 1998 | Saudi Arabia
|
23–18 | China
|
Manama |
Bronze medal match edit
| 8 September 1998 | Kuwait
|
25–20 | China
|
Manama |
Gold medal match edit
| 8 September 1998 | Bahrain
|
24–17 | Saudi Arabia
|
Manama |
Final standing edit
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
|
Bahrain
|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
|
Kuwait
|
| 4 | China
|
| 5 | South Korea
|
| 6 | Oman
|
| 7 | Chinese Taipei
|
| 8 | United Arab Emirates
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| 9 | Qatar
|
| 10 | Japan
|
| Team qualified for the 1999 Junior World Championship |
References edit
- www.handball.jp (Archived 2009-09-04)