The 2022 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 19th edition of the Asian Women's Handball Championship, which took place from 24 November to 4 December 2022 in South Korea.[1] The tournament was held under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation and acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship, with the top five teams qualifying. If countries from Oceania (Australia or New Zealand) participating in the Asian Championships finished in the top 5, they would have qualified for the World Championships. However, as Australia finished in tenth place, the place was transferred to the wild card spot.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  South Korea |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 24 November – 4 December |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | South Korea (16th title) |
| Runner-up |  Japan |
| Third place |  China |
| Fourth place |  Iran |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Goals scored | 1,684 (58.07 per match) |
| Best player | Natsuki Aizawa |
South Korea defeated Japan in the final to win their 16th title.[2]
Draw edit
The draw was held in Bahrain on 27 August 2022.[3][4]
Seeding edit
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
Venues edit
| Incheon | Seoul | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Namdong Gymnasium Capacity: 8,830 |
SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium Capacity: 6,500 | ||
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Preliminary round edit
All times are local (UTC+9).[5]
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea (H)
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 49 | +119 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Iran
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 123 | +9 | 6 | |
| 3 |  India
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 133 | −20 | 4 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 |  Uzbekistan
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 111 | 130 | −19 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Australia
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 169 | −89 | 0 | Ninth place game |
Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
| 24 November 2022 14:00 |
India
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35–43 | Iran
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Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Attendance: 300 Referees: Kawai, Usui (JPN) |
| Menika 10 | (14–24) | four players 6 | ||
6×
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Report | 6×
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| 24 November 2022 18:00 |
Australia
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9–48 | South Korea
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Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Hideki, Tetsuro (JPN) |
| Fallah 3 | (4–22) | Seo 8 | ||
6× 1×
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Report | 1×
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| 25 November 2022 14:00 |
Uzbekistan
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32–35 | Iran
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Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Xu, Liu (CHN) |
| Obidjonova 12 | (16–15) | Merikh 10 | ||
1× 8×
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Report | 1× 7×
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| 25 November 2022 18:00 |
India
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8–38 | South Korea
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Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| Menika, Sonika 3 | (4–18) | Seo 8 | ||
| 2× 1×
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Report | 4×
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| 27 November 2022 12:00 |
India
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28–22 | Uzbekistan
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Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Mohamed, Al-Aradi (BHR) |
| Menika 8 | (13–7) | Khudoykulova 5 | ||
| 3× 1×
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Report | 1× 3×
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| 27 November 2022 14:00 |
Iran
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43–15 | Australia
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Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Nawaf, Al-Naseem (KUW) |
| Oshaghi 8 | (19–9) | C. Wan 4 | ||
| 2× 1×
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Report | 7× 1×
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| 28 November 2022 12:00 |
Australia
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30–42 | India
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Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Faraj, Taqi (KUW) |
| Buckett 11 | (13–22) | Bhawana 16 | ||
| 3×
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Report | 6×
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| 28 November 2022 18:00 |
Uzbekistan
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21–41 | South Korea
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Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Xu, Liu (CHN) |
| Obidjonova, Ruzieva 4 | (8–21) | Seo 8 | ||
| 3×
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Report | 1× 6×
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| 30 November 2022 14:00 |
Australia
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26–36 | Uzbekistan
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Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Ali, Al-Aradi (BHR) |
| Mouncey 11 | (11–19) | Khudoykulova 9 | ||
| 7×
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Report | 2×
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| 30 November 2022 18:00 |
South Korea
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41–11 | Iran
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Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Hideki, Tetsuro (JPN) |
| Song J. 10 | (19–5) | Merikh 5 | ||
| 4×
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Report | 1× 3× 1×
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Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 63 | +85 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | China
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 89 | +37 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 105 | 109 | −4 | 4 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 |  Thailand
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 130 | −60 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Hong Kong
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 130 | −58 | 0 | Ninth place game |
Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
| 24 November 2022 12:00 |
China
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28–26 | Kazakhstan
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Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Attendance: 300 Referees: Nawaf, Al-Naseem (KUW) |
| Li, Liu C. 7 | (12–11) | Khardina 8 | ||
| 6×
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Report | 1× 2×
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| 24 November 2022 16:00 |
Thailand
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9–44 | Japan
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Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Attendance: 300 Referees: Marzieh, Hassanzadah (IRI) |
| Sripho 3 | (4–16) | Hattori 9 | ||
| 2×
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Report | 1× 3×
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| 25 November 2022 12:00 |
Hong Kong
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24–28 | Kazakhstan
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Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Mozafarivanani, Mazaheri (IRI) |
| Wu 7 | (7–9) | Malysheva 5 | ||
| 1×
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Report | 3×
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| 25 November 2022 16:00 |
China
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26–29 | Japan
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Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| Jin 7 | (16–18) | Hattori 11 | ||
| 4×
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Report | 1×
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| 27 November 2022 16:00 |
China
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36–21 | Hong Kong
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Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Marzieh, Hassanzadah (IRI) |
| Zhou 10 | (19–6) | Cheung 6 | ||
| 1× 3×
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Report | 1× 3× 1×
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| 27 November 2022 18:00 |
Kazakhstan
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30–24 | Thailand
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Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Kim, Kwon (KOR) |
| Seitkassym 10 | (16–14) | Wichaisang 10 | ||
| 4×
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Report | 3×
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| 28 November 2022 14:00 |
Thailand
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13–36 | China
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Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI) |
| Sopharak 4 | (8–23) | Gong 6 | ||
| 1×
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Report | 1×
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| 28 November 2022 16:00 |
Hong Kong
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7–42 | Japan
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Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Mozafarivanani, Mazaheri (IRI) |
| Cheung, Chong 2 | (4–25) | Kinjo 9 | ||
| 2×
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Report |
| 30 November 2022 12:00 |
Thailand
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24–20 | Hong Kong
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Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Kim, Kwon (KOR) |
| Wichaisang 9 | (12–9) | Ip 4 | ||
| 1× 5×
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Report | 4×
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| 30 November 2022 16:00 |
Japan
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33–21 | Kazakhstan
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Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| Aizawa 7 | (12–11) | Khardina 5 | ||
| Report | 1× 1×
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Knockout stage edit
Ninth place game edit
| 2 December 2022 11:00 |
Australia
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26–28 | Hong Kong
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Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| Buckett 12 | (10–14) | Wong K. 7 | ||
| 5×
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Report | 1×
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5–8th place bracket edit
| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| 2 December | ||||||
| India | 37 | |||||
| 3 December | ||||||
| Thailand | 25 | |||||
| India | 31 | |||||
| 2 December | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 42 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 30 | |||||
| Uzbekistan | 28 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 3 December | ||||||
| Thailand | 39 | |||||
| Uzbekistan | 35 | |||||
5–8th place semifinals edit
| 2 December 2022 13:00 |
India
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37–25 | Thailand
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SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium, Seoul Referees: Kawai, Usui (JPN) |
| P. Thakur, S. Thakur 9 | (18–16) | Wichaisang 12 | ||
| 4×
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Report | 5×
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| 2 December 2022 15:00 |
Kazakhstan
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30–28 | Uzbekistan
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SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium, Seoul Referees: Xu, Liu (CHN) |
| Khardina 7 | (14–12) | Vosiljonova 7 | ||
| 1× 1×
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Report | 1× 3×
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Seventh place game edit
| 3 December 2022 14:00 |
Thailand
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39–35 | Uzbekistan
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SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium, Seoul Referees: Marzieh, Hassanzadah (IRI) |
| Wichaisang 15 | (20–17) | Obidjonova 8 | ||
| 2×
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Report | 4×
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Fifth place game edit
| 3 December 2022 16:00 |
India
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31–42 | Kazakhstan
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SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium, Seoul Referees: Hideki, Tetsuro (JPN) |
| Bhawana 8 | (11–18) | Khardina 7 | ||
| 1×
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Report | 1×
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Championship bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2 December | ||||||
| Japan | 43 | |||||
| 4 December | ||||||
| Iran | 19 | |||||
| Japan | 29 | |||||
| 2 December | ||||||
| South Korea (ET) | 34 | |||||
| South Korea | 34 | |||||
| China | 16 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 4 December | ||||||
| Iran | 24 | |||||
| China | 39 | |||||
Semifinals edit
| 2 December 2022 17:00 |
Japan
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43–19 | Iran
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SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium, Seoul Referees: Nawaf, Al-Naseem (KUW) |
| Nakayama 6 | (21–7) | Merikh 7 | ||
| 4×
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Report | 3×
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| 2 December 2022 19:00 |
South Korea
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34–16 | China
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SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium, Seoul Referees: Al-Shahi, Al-Wahibi (OMA) |
| three players 6 | (16–9) | Li 4 | ||
| 1× 1×
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Report | 4× 1×
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Third place game edit
| 4 December 2022 14:00 |
Iran
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24–39 | China
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SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium, Seoul Attendance: 200 Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| Merikh 9 | (11–20) | Lin 6 | ||
| 2×
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Report | 3×
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Final edit
| 4 December 2022 16:00 |
Japan
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29–34 (ET) | South Korea
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SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium, Seoul Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI) |
| Sasaki 7 | (16–10) | Ryu 19 | ||
| 4×
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Report | 5×
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FT: 27–27 ET: 2–7 | ||||
Final standing edit
| Rank | Team |
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South Korea
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Japan
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China
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| 4 | Iran
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| 5 | Kazakhstan
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| 6 | India
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| 7 | Thailand
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| 8 | Uzbekistan
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| 9 | Hong Kong
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| 10 | Australia
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| Qualified for the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship |
All-Star team edit
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Lu Chang
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| Right wing | Song Ji-young
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| Right back | Ryu Eun-hee
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| Centre back | Song Hye-soo
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| Left back | Veronika Khardina
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| Left wing | Hadiseh Norouzi
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| Pivot | Mika Nagata
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| Most valuable player | Natsuki Aizawa
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References edit
- ^ "Republic of Korea to host 19th Asian Women's Handball Championship". Asian Handball Federation. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Republic of Korea won the Asian Women's Handball Championship after a thrilling final". Asian Handball Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Draw of the 19th Asian Women's Handball Championship". Asian Handball Federation. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Draw results of 19th Asian Women's Handball Championship". Asian Handball Federation. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Match schedule confirmed for 19th Asian Women's Handball Championship". Asian Handball Federation. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.