2022 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship

17th Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship 2022
Tournament details
Host country Bahrain
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates15–24 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Japan (1st title)
Runner-up Bahrain
Third place Kuwait
Fourth place Saudi Arabia
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored1,180 (59 per match)
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The 2022 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship was the 17th edition of the championship scheduled to be held from 15 to 24 July 2022 in Isa Town, Bahrain under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation (AHF).[1][2] It was the second time in history that the championship will be organised by the Bahrain Handball Federation (BHF). It also acted as a qualification tournament for the 2023 Men's Junior World Handball Championship, with top four teams from the championship directly qualifying for the event to be jointly hosted by Germany and Greece.

Draw

The draw was held on 8 July 2022 at the Millennium Hotel and Convention Centre, Salmiya, Kuwait.[3]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Kuwait 3 2 1 0 82 72 +10 5 Semifinals
2  Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 90 86 +4 4
3  South Korea 3 1 1 1 86 85 +1 3 5–8th place semifinals
4  Iran 3 0 0 3 75 90 −15 0
Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
16 July 2022
16:00 		Saudi Arabia  32–28  Iran Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Al-Khedhrawi 8 (14–13) Bayat 7
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16 July 2022
18:30 		South Korea  26–26  Kuwait Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town
Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
Kim D., Song 6 (13–14) Al-Adwani 8
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18 July 2022
16:00 		Kuwait  30–26  Saudi Arabia Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Al-Adwani 14 (17–17) Al-Abdullah 9
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18 July 2022
18:30 		Iran  27–32  South Korea Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town
Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR)
Ali Akbari 7 (10–16) Lee J. 6
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20 July 2022
16:00 		South Korea  28–32  Saudi Arabia Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town
Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR)
Cha 8 (14–15) Al-Khedhrawi 11
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20 July 2022
18:30 		Iran  20–26  Kuwait Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town
Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
Ghaffari 7 (6–12) Al-Mashari 6
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Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bahrain (H) 3 2 1 0 136 69 +67 5[a] Semifinals
2  Japan 3 2 1 0 127 63 +64 5[a]
3  Pakistan 3 1 0 2 83 121 −38 2 5–8th place semifinals
4  India 3 0 0 3 46 139 −93 0
Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Bahrain 31–31 Japan
15 July 2022
16:00 		Japan  49–11  India Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town
Referees: Ghofli, Hassan Zadah (IRI)
Fujisaka 8 (25–6) Sehdev 4
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15 July 2022
18:30 		Bahrain  51–26  Pakistan Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town
Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
A. Ali 10 (27–13) Tayyab 7
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17 July 2022
16:00 		Pakistan  21–47  Japan Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town
Referees: Faisal Faraj, Taqi (KUW)
M. Ali 7 (9–21) Oura 7
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17 July 2022
18:30 		India  12–54  Bahrain Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town
Referees: Ghofli, Hassan Zadah (IRI)
Vallekadi 5 (7–25) K. Ali 8
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19 July 2022
16:00 		India  23–36  Pakistan Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town
Referees: Faisal Faraj, Taqi (KUW)
three players 4 (10–16) Ahsan Khan 12
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19 July 2022
18:30 		Bahrain  31–31  Japan Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town
Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
Rabia 9 (14–18) Arase 9
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Knockout stage

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
22 July
 
 
 Kuwait26
 
24 July
 
 Japan28
 
 Japan24
 
22 July
 
 Bahrain20
 
 Bahrain31
 
 
 Saudi Arabia26
 
Third place
 
 
24 July
 
 
 Kuwait27
 
 
 Saudi Arabia21
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
22 July
 
 
 South Korea56
 
23 July
 
 India13
 
 South Korea33
 
22 July
 
 Iran26
 
 Pakistan19
 
 
 Iran37
 
Seventh place
 
 
23 July
 
 
 India30
 
 
 Pakistan38

5–8th place semifinals

22 July 2022
12:00 		South Korea  56–13  India Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town
Referees: Ghofli, Hassan (IRI)
An 12 (26–8) Rajinikanth 6
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22 July 2022
14:00 		Pakistan  19–37  Iran Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town
Referees: Faisal Faraj, Taqi (KUW)
Ahsan Khan 5 (9–19) Fereshteh 12
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Semifinals

22 July 2022
16:30 		Kuwait  26–28  Japan Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Al-Adwani 6 (12–16) Arase 8
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22 July 2022
19:00 		Bahrain  31–26  Saudi Arabia Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town
Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
Rabia 8 (13–9) Furaij 7
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Seventh place game

23 July 2022
16:00 		India  30–38  Pakistan Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town
Referees: Ghofli, Hassan Zadah (IRI)
Thakran 9 (10–19) Tayyab 14
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Fifth place game

23 July 2022
18:00 		South Korea  33–26  Iran Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town
Referees: Faisal Faraj, Taqi (KUW)
Lee J. 8 (17–11) Ali Akbari, Shokouhipour 5
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Third place game

24 July 2022
16:30 		Kuwait  27–21  Saudi Arabia Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town
Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR)
Al-Adwani 6 (12–9) Al-Mohsen 7
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Final

24 July 2022
19:00 		Japan  24–20  Bahrain Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town
Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
Fujisaka 8 (12–7) Rabia 7
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Final standings

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Japan
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Bahrain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Kuwait
4  Saudi Arabia
5  South Korea
6  Iran
7  Pakistan
8  India
Team qualified for the 2023 Junior World Championship

References

  1. ^ "البحرين تفوز بشرف استضافة كأس آسيا للشباب". Bahrain Handball Federation Official Twitter Account. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Bahrain to host 18th Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship". Bahrain News Agency's Official Website. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Draw results of Asian Men's Junior & Youth Handball Championships 2022". Asian Handball Federation. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.