2023 Asian Beach Handball Championship

2023 Asian Men's & Women's Beach Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Indonesia
Dates	10–19 March 2023
Teams	11 (M), 4 (W) (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Qatar (M)  Vietnam (W)
Runner-up	Oman (M)  Philippines (W)
Third place	Iran (M)  Indonesia (W)
Fourth place	Vietnam (M)  Hong Kong (W)

The 2023 Asian Beach Handball Championship was the 9th edition of the championship held from 10 to 19 March 2023 in South Kuta, Indonesia sanctioned by the Asian Handball Federation (AHF).[1]

Qatar and Vietnam won the men's and women's championships respectively.[2][3]

Participating nations

Men's  China  Hong Kong  Indonesia (hosts)  Iran  Kuwait  Oman  Philippines  Qatar  Saudi Arabia  South Korea  Vietnam

Women's  China (withdrew)  Hong Kong  Indonesia (hosts)  Philippines  Vietnam

Draw

The draw was held in January 2023 at the Hotel Mercure Nusa Dua in Bali, Indonesia.[4]

Venue

Nusa Dua beach

Games were held at the Nusa Dua beach.

Results

Men's tournament

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Qatar	4	4	0	8	8	0	MAX	189	119	1.588	Semifinals
2	Iran	4	3	1	6	6	3	2.000	176	126	1.397
3	Philippines	4	2	2	4	4	4	1.000	151	139	1.086	5–8th place semifinlas
4	Saudi Arabia	4	1	3	2	3	7	0.429	112	167	0.671
5	South Korea	4	0	4	0	1	8	0.125	102	179	0.570	Ninth place game

Source: AHF

10 March 2023	South Korea	0–2	Qatar
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10 March 2023	Saudi Arabia	1–2	Iran
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11 March 2023	Philippines	0–2	Qatar
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11 March 2023	South Korea	0–2	Iran
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12 March 2023	South Korea	0–2	Philippines
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12 March 2023	Qatar	2–0	Saudi Arabia
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14 March 2023	Saudi Arabia	2–1	South Korea
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14 March 2023	Philippines	0–2	Iran
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15 March 2023	Saudi Arabia	0–2	Philippines
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15 March 2023	Iran	0–2	Qatar
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Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Oman	5	5	0	10	10	1	10.000	209	131	1.595	Semifinals
2	Vietnam	5	4	1	8	9	2	4.500	216	107	2.019
3	Kuwait	5	3	2	6	6	5	1.200	154	129	1.194	5–8th place semifinlas
4	Indonesia	5	2	3	4	4	7	0.571	158	194	0.814
5	China	5	1	4	2	4	8	0.500	166	229	0.725	Ninth place game
6	Hong Kong	5	0	5	0	0	10	0.000	102	215	0.474

Source: AHF

10 March 2023	Indonesia	2–1	China
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10 March 2023	Oman	2–0	Hong Kong
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10 March 2023	Vietnam	2–0	Kuwait
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11 March 2023	Kuwait	2–0	Indonesia
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11 March 2023	Vietnam	1–2	Oman
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11 March 2023	Hong Kong	0–2	China
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12 March 2023	Indonesia	2–0	Hong Kong
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12 March 2023	China	0–2	Vietnam
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12 March 2023	Oman	2–0	Kuwait
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14 March 2023	Kuwait	2–1	China
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14 March 2023	Hong Kong	0–2	Vietnam
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15 March 2023	Indonesia	0–2	Vietnam
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15 March 2023	Hong Kong	0–2	Kuwait
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15 March 2023	China	0–2	Oman
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Knockout stage

Bracket

Championship bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	17 March
	Qatar	2
					19 March
	Vietnam	0
					Qatar	2
	17 March
					Oman	0
	Oman	2
	Iran	0
					Third place
					19 March
					Vietnam	0
					Iran	2

Fifth place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place game
	17 March
	Philippines	2
					19 March
	Indonesia	0
					Philippines	2
	17 March
					Saudi Arabia	0
	Kuwait	1
	Saudi Arabia	2
					Seventh place game
					19 March
					Indonesia	2
					Kuwait	0

Ninth place game

	Ninth place game
	17 March
	South Korea	2
	China	0

5–10th place

Tenth place game

17 March 2023	South Korea	2–0	China
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5–8th place semifinals

17 March 2023	Philippines	2–0	Indonesia
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17 March 2023	Kuwait	1–2	Saudi Arabia
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Seventh place game

19 March 2023	Indonesia	2–0	Kuwait
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Fifth place game

19 March 2023	Philippines	2–0	Saudi Arabia
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Semifinals

17 March 2023	Qatar	2–0	Vietnam
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17 March 2023	Oman	2–0	Iran
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Third place game

19 March 2023	Vietnam	0–2	Iran
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Final

19 March 2023	Qatar	2–0	Oman
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Women's tournament

Double round robin

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Vietnam	6	6	0	12	12	0	MAX	255	122	2.090	Champions
2	Philippines	6	4	2	8	8	5	1.600	174	177	0.983	Runners-up
3	Indonesia	6	1	5	2	3	10	0.300	170	226	0.752	Third place
4	Hong Kong	6	1	5	2	2	10	0.200	133	207	0.643

Source: AHF

10 March 2023	Philippines	0–2	Vietnam
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11 March 2023	Philippines	2–1	Indonesia
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11 March 2023	Hong Kong	0–2	Vietnam
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12 March 2023	Indonesia	0–2	Vietnam
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12 March 2023	Philippines	2–0	Hong Kong
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14 March 2023	Indonesia	2–0	Hong Kong
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14 March 2023	Vietnam	2–0	Philippines
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15 March 2023	Indonesia	0–2	Philippines
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15 March 2023	Vietnam	2–0	Hong Kong
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17 March 2023	Hong Kong	2–0	Indonesia
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18 March 2023	Vietnam	2–0	Indonesia
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18 March 2023	Hong Kong	0–2	Philippines
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Final ranking

Men's tournament Rank Team  Qatar  Oman  Iran 4  Vietnam 5  Philippines 6  Saudi Arabia 7  Indonesia 8  Kuwait 9  South Korea 10  China 11  Hong Kong

Women's tournament Rank Team  Vietnam  Philippines  Indonesia 4  Hong Kong

References

1. "Vietnam and Qatar dominant on the Asian beach". International Handball Federation. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
2. Ibrahim, Menatalla (20 March 2023). "Qatar wins Asian Men's Beach Handball title for sixth time". Doha News. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
3. "Vietnam crowned Asian handball champions, qualify for World Championship". VietNamNet News. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
4. "Iran know rivals at Asian Men's Beach Handball Championship". Tehran Times. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2024.

External links

• Official website (Men's)
• Official website (Women's)