2017 Asian Beach Handball Championship

The 2017 Asian Beach Handball Championship was the 6th edition of the Asian Beach Handball Championship held from 8 to 15 May 2017 at Pattaya, Thailand under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. It also acts as the qualification tournament for the 2018 Beach Handball World Championships. [1]

6th Asian Beach Handball Championship 2017
Tournament details
Host country Thailand
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates8 – 15 May 2017
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Qatar (men)
 Thailand (women)
Runner-up Oman (men)
 Vietnam (women)
Third place Iran (men)
 Chinese Taipei (women)
Fourth place Vietnam (men)
 China (women)
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Format

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In men's category the tournament was played on the round-robin-cum-knockout format. A team had to play match with all the other teams in group stage. Top two teams from each group will advance to semifinals. In women's category the tournament was played in a round-robin format and final standings in the group are final positions.

Matches were played in sets, the team that wins two sets is the winner of a match. When teams were equal in points the head-to-head result was decisive.

Participating nations

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Group A

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Team Pld W L SW SL Diff Pts Qualification
  Qatar 3 3 0 6 0 +6 6 Semifinal
  Oman 3 2 1 4 2 +2 4 Semifinal
  Chinese Taipei 3 1 2 2 4 -2 2 5th–8th Place
  Uzbekistan 3 0 3 0 6 -6 0 5th–8th Place
Team 1 Score Team 2
8 May 2017
19:00
Chinese Taipei   0 - 2   Oman
9 May 2017
17:45
Uzbekistan   0 - 2   Qatar
10 May 2017
17:00
Uzbekistan   0 - 2   Oman
18:30
Chinese Taipei   0 - 2   Qatar
11 May 2017
17:45
Chinese Taipei   2 - 0   Uzbekistan
12 May 2017
17:00
Qatar   2 - 0   Oman

Group B

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Team Pld W L SW SL Diff Pts Qualification
  Vietnam 4 4 0 8 2 +6 8 Semifinal
  Iran 4 3 1 7 2 +5 6 Semifinal
  Thailand 4 2 2 5 5 0 4 5th–8th Place
  United Arab Emirates 4 1 3 3 6 -3 2 5th–8th Place
  Afghanistan 4 0 4 0 8 -8 0 9th Place
Team 1 Score Team 2
8 May 2017
17:00
Afghanistan   0 - 2   Iran
18:15
United Arab Emirates   1 - 2   Thailand
9 May 2017
17:00
Vietnam   2 - 1   Iran
18:30
Afghanistan   0 - 2   Thailand
10 May 2017
16:15
Iran   2 - 0   United Arab Emirates
17:45
Afghanistan   0 - 2   Vietnam
11 May 2017
17:00
United Arab Emirates   2 - 0   Afghanistan
18:30
Vietnam   2 - 1   Thailand
12 May 2017
16:15
United Arab Emirates   0 - 2   Vietnam
18:30
Thailand   0 - 2   Iran

5th–8th-place matches

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5th–8th-place semifinals5th-place match
 
      
 
14 May - 10:00hrs
 
 
  Chinese Taipei2
 
14 May - 17:00hrs
 
  United Arab Emirates0
 
  Chinese Taipei2
 
14 May - 10:45hrs
 
  Thailand1
 
  Thailand2
 
 
  Uzbekistan0
 
7th-place match
 
 
14 May - 16:15hrs
 
 
  United Arab Emirates2
 
 
  Uzbekistan0

Final matches

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Semifinal matchFinal match
 
      
 
14 May - 18:30hrs
 
 
  Vietnam0
 
15 May - 17:15hrs
 
  Qatar2
 
  Qatar2
 
14 May - 19:15hrs
 
  Oman0
 
  Oman2
 
 
  Iran1
 
Third-place match
 
 
15 May - 15:45hrs
 
 
  Vietnam1
 
 
  Iran2

Final standings

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    Qatar (4th Title) (Defending Champion)
    Oman
    Iran
4   Vietnam
5   Chinese Taipei
6   Thailand (Host)
7   United Arab Emirates
8   Uzbekistan
9   Afghanistan
Qualified for the 2018 Beach Handball World Championships

Women

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Participating nations

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Round-Robin

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Team Pld W L SW SL Diff Pts
  Thailand 3 3 0 6 1 +5 6
  Vietnam 3 2 1 4 2 +2 4
  Chinese Taipei 3 1 2 2 4 -2 2
  China 3 0 3 1 6 -5 0
Team 1 Score Team 2
12 May 2017
15:30
Vietnam   2 - 0   Chinese Taipei
17:45
China   1 - 2   Thailand
14 May 2017
15:30
China   0 - 2   Chinese Taipei
17:45
Vietnam   0 - 2   Thailand
15 May 2017
17:00
Vietnam   2 - 0   China
18:30
Thailand   2 - 0   Chinese Taipei

Final standings

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    Thailand (3rd Title) (Defending Champion) (Host)
    Vietnam
    Chinese Taipei
4   China
Qualified for the 2018 Beach Handball World Championships

References

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  1. ^ "Qualification for Beach Handball World Championship". www.mehrnews.com. 6 May 2017.
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