2002 Asian Women's Handball Championship

The 2002 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the ninth Asian Championship, which was taking place from 26 to 31 July 2002 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2003 World Women's Handball Championship.

2002 Asian Championship
Tournament details
Host country Kazakhstan
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates26–31 July
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Kazakhstan (1st title)
Runner-up South Korea
Third place China
Fourth place Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored743 (53.07 per match)
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Draw

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Group A Group B

  South Korea
  China
  North Korea *
  Turkmenistan

  Japan
  Kazakhstan
  Chinese Taipei
  Uzbekistan

* Withdrew

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+6).

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  South Korea 2 2 0 0 74 30 +44 4
  China 2 1 0 1 61 44 +17 2
  Turkmenistan 2 0 0 2 25 86 −61 0
Source: [citation needed]
26 July 2002
13:30
South Korea   32–17   China Almaty
(15–10)

27 July 2002
14:00
South Korea   42–13   Turkmenistan Almaty
(22–4)

28 July 2002
14:00
China   44–12   Turkmenistan Almaty
(18–5)

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Kazakhstan (H) 3 3 0 0 91 61 +30 6
  Japan 3 2 0 1 99 63 +36 4
  Chinese Taipei 3 1 0 2 69 72 −3 2
  Uzbekistan 3 0 0 3 62 125 −63 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
26 July 2002
16:00
Japan   22–17   Chinese Taipei Almaty
(13–8)
26 July 2002
18:00
Kazakhstan   35–22   Uzbekistan Almaty
(16–7)

27 July 2002
16:00
Japan   53–19   Uzbekistan Almaty
(23–12)
27 July 2002
18:00
Kazakhstan   29–15   Chinese Taipei Almaty
(15–6)

28 July 2002
16:00
Japan   24–27   Kazakhstan Almaty
(10–15)
28 July 2002
18:00
Chinese Taipei   37–21   Uzbekistan Almaty
(14–13)

Placement 5th/6th

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30 July 2002
14:00
Turkmenistan   28–31   Chinese Taipei Almaty
(14–18)

Final round

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SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
30 July – Almaty
 
 
  South Korea31
 
31 July – Almaty
 
  Japan22
 
  South Korea25
 
30 July – Almaty
 
  Kazakhstan27
 
  Kazakhstan25
 
 
  China21
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
31 July – Almaty
 
 
  Japan23
 
 
  China29

Semifinals

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30 July 2002
16:00
South Korea   31–22   Japan Almaty
(14–9)

30 July 2002
18:00
Kazakhstan   25–21   China Almaty
(13–11)

Bronze medal match

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31 July 2002
16:00
Japan   23–29   China Almaty
(10–15)

Gold medal match

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31 July 2002
18:00
South Korea   25–27   Kazakhstan Almaty
(13–13)

Final standing

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Rank Team
    Kazakhstan
    South Korea
    China
4   Japan
5   Chinese Taipei
6   Turkmenistan
7   Uzbekistan
Team qualified for the 2003 World Championship

Kazakhstan withdrew and was replaced by Japan in the 2003 World Championship.

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