2006 Asian Women's Handball Championship

The 2006 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the eleventh Asian Championship, which was taking place from 1 to 5 July 2006 in Guangzhou, China. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship.

2006 Asian Championship
Tournament details
Host country China
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates1–5 July
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (9th title)
Runner-up China
Third place Japan
Fourth place Kazakhstan
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored333 (55.5 per match)
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Standings

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  South Korea 3 3 0 0 97 65 +32 6
  China (H) 3 2 0 1 89 72 +17 4
  Japan 3 1 0 2 91 82 +9 2
  Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 56 114 −58 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Results

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All times are local (UTC+8).

1 July 2006
19:00
South Korea   39–16   Kazakhstan Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou
(16–7)
1 July 2006
21:00
Japan   27–29   China Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou
(15–18)

3 July 2006
19:00
Japan   23–31   South Korea Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou
(13–19)
3 July 2006
21:00
China   34–18   Kazakhstan Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou
(17–10)

5 July 2006
17:00
Japan   41–22   Kazakhstan Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou
(20–12)
5 July 2006
19:00
China   26–27   South Korea Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou
(12–14)

Final standing

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Rank Team
    South Korea
    China
    Japan
4   Kazakhstan
Team qualified for the 2007 World Championship

References

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