The 2022 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the Asian Men's Handball Championship, held from 18 to 31 January 2022 in Saudi Arabia under the aegis of the International Handball Federation (IHF) and Asian Handball Federation (AHF). It was the second time in history that the championship was organised by the Saudi Arabian Handball Federation (SAHF). It also acted as a qualification tournament for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship, with the top five teams from the championship directly qualifying for the event.[1][2]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 18–31 January |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Qatar (5th title) |
| Runner-up |  Bahrain |
| Third place | Saudi Arabia |
| Fourth place |  Iran |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 53 |
| Goals scored | 2,923 (55.15 per match) |
Initially, the championship was scheduled to be held in Kerman Iran, but on 1 September 2021, the AHF decided to move the event to Saudi Arabia due to the spread of COVID-19 in Iran.[3]
Qatar won their fifth consecutive and overall title by defeating Bahrain in the final.[4]
Venues
editThe tournament was played in two venues.
| Dammam | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Sports Hall | ||
| Capacity: 5,000 | ||
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| Qatif | ||
| Prince Nayef Sports City Hall | ||
| Capacity: 4,000 | ||
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Draw
editThe draw was held on 6 December 2021 at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Dhahran.[5][6]
Seeding
editTeams were seeded according to AHF COC regulations, as well as according to rankings from the previous edition of the championship. Teams who had not participated in the previous edition were allocated to Pot 4.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Qatar South Korea Japan Saudi Arabia
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 Bahrain United Arab Emirates Iran Kuwait
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 Iraq Hong Kong Australia
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 Oman Jordan India Uzbekistan Singapore Vietnam |
Preliminary round
editAll times are local (UTC 3).
Group A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 59 | 36 | 6 | Group I |
| 2 | Kuwait
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 72 | 39 | 4 | Group II |
| 3 | Jordan
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 89 | 6 | 2 | Group III |
| 4 | Singapore
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 123 | −81 | 0 | Group IV |
Source: SAHF
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.
| 18 January 2022 12:00 |
Singapore
|
9–40 | South Korea
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Referees: Jawad, Al-Shamrookh (BHR) |
| Bala, Chew 2 | (6–21) | Kim Jin-h. 10 | ||
2×
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Report | 2×
|
| 18 January 2022 14:00 |
Jordan
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31–42 | Kuwait
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ) |
| (14–19) | ||||
| Report |
| 19 January 2022 12:00 |
Kuwait
|
43–14 | Singapore
|
Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif Referees: Kim, Park (KOR) |
| (21–8) | ||||
| Report |
| 19 January 2022 18:00 |
South Korea
|
28–24 | Jordan
|
Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| Kang 6 | (14–13) | Abu Hasan 11 | ||
| 3×
|
Report | 1× 4×
|
| 20 January 2022 14:00 |
Singapore
|
19–40 | Jordan
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam |
| (10–19) | ||||
| Report |
| 20 January 2022 18:00 |
Kuwait
|
26–27 | South Korea
|
Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ) |
| (11–12) | ||||
| Report |
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 59 | 39 | 6 | Group II |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia (H)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 67 | 37 | 4 | Group I |
| 3 | Australia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 88 | −38 | 2 | Group IV |
| 4 | India
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 123 | −38 | 0 | Group III |
Source: SAHF
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
| 18 January 2022 18:00 |
Australia
|
10–32 | Iran
|
Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| (5–16) | ||||
| Report |
| 18 January 2022 19:00 |
India
|
30–54 | Saudi Arabia
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Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Referees: Kim, Park (KOR) |
| (14–26) | ||||
| Report |
| 19 January 2022 16:00 |
Iran
|
42–29 | India
|
Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif |
| (18–14) | ||||
| Report |
| 19 January 2022 18:00 |
Saudi Arabia
|
30–13 | Australia
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| (16–7) | ||||
| Report |
| 20 January 2022 12:00 |
India
|
26–27 | Australia
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam |
| (13–14) | ||||
| Report |
| 20 January 2022 18:00 |
Iran
|
24–20 | Saudi Arabia
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| (9–13) | ||||
| Report |
Group C
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 53 | 37 | 6 | Group I |
| 2 | Iraq
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 97 | −12 | 4 | Group II |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 77 | −5 | 2 | Group III |
| 4 | Oman
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 86 | −20 | 0 | Group IV |
Source: SAHF
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.
| 18 January 2022 16:00 |
Iraq
|
32–31 | United Arab Emirates
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| (14–15) | ||||
| Report |
| 18 January 2022 16:00 |
Oman
|
14–31 | Qatar
|
Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif |
| (7–14) | ||||
| Report |
| 19 January 2022 14:00 |
United Arab Emirates
|
24–23 | Oman
|
Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| (14–15) | ||||
| Report |
| 19 January 2022 14:00 |
Qatar
|
37–22 | Iraq
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam |
| (17–9) | ||||
| Report |
| 20 January 2022 16:00 |
United Arab Emirates
|
17–22 | Qatar
|
Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif Referees: Kim, Park (KOR) |
| (7–10) | ||||
| Report |
| 20 January 2022 16:00 |
Oman
|
29–31 | Iraq
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| (16–14) | ||||
| Report |
Report
Group D
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 53 | 74 | 6 | Group II |
| 2 | Uzbekistan
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 82 | −5 | 4 | Group I |
| 3 | Hong Kong
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 101 | −26 | 2 | Group IV |
| 4 | Vietnam
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 107 | −43 | 0 | Group III |
Source: SAHF
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.
| 18 January 2022 12:00 |
Uzbekistan
|
28–24 | Hong Kong
|
Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif |
| (12–16) | ||||
| Report |
| 18 January 2022 14:00 |
Vietnam
|
14–46 | Bahrain
|
Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| (5–28) | ||||
| Report |
| 19 January 2022 12:00 |
Hong Kong
|
31–27 | Vietnam
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam |
| (17–11) | ||||
| Report |
| 19 January 2022 16:00 |
Bahrain
|
35–19 | Uzbekistan
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam |
| (17–9) | ||||
| Report |
| 20 January 2022 12:00 |
Vietnam
|
23–30 | Uzbekistan
|
Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif |
| (12–12) | ||||
| Report |
| 20 January 2022 14:00 |
Hong Kong
|
20–46 | Bahrain
|
Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif |
| (8–22) | ||||
| Report |
Martyr Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Cup
editGroup III
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 49 | 23 | 6 | Ninth place game |
| 2 | Jordan
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 90 | 13 | 4 | Eleventh place game |
| 3 | Vietnam
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 83 | −16 | 2 | 13th place game |
| 4 | India
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 104 | −20 | 0 | 15th place game |
Source: SAHF
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.
| 22 January 2022 14:00 |
United Arab Emirates
|
31–21 | India
|
Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif |
| (19–8) | ||||
| Report |
| 22 January 2022 16:00 |
Vietnam
|
29–40 | Jordan
|
Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif |
| (12–19) | ||||
| Report |
| 23 January 2022 12:00 |
Vietnam
|
38–33 | India
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam |
| (20–13) | ||||
| Report |
| 23 January 2022 16:00 |
United Arab Emirates
|
31–28 | Jordan
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam |
| (16–15) | ||||
| Report |
| 25 January 2022 18:00 |
Jordan
|
35–30 | India
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam |
| (17–13) | ||||
| Report |
| Cancelled[note 1] | United Arab Emirates
|
10–0 | Vietnam
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam |
| Report | ||||
Group IV
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oman
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 37 | 37 | 6 | Ninth place game |
| 2 | Hong Kong
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 40 | 26 | 4 | Eleventh place game |
| 3 | Singapore
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 68 | −33 | 2 | 13th place game |
| 4 | Australia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | −30 | 0 | 15th place game |
Source: SAHF
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.
| 22 January 2022 18:00 |
Hong Kong
|
31–13 | Singapore
|
Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif |
| (16–8) | ||||
| Report |
| 23 January 2022 18:00 |
Oman
|
37–12 | Singapore
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam |
| (18–4) | ||||
| Report |
| 25 January 2022 12:00 |
Oman
|
27–25 | Hong Kong
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam |
| (17–14) | ||||
| Report |
| Cancelled[note 2] | Oman
|
10–0 | Australia
|
Prince Nayef Sports City Hall, Qatif |
| Report | ||||
| Cancelled[note 3] | Hong Kong
|
10–0 | Australia
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam |
| Report | ||||
| Cancelled[note 4] | Singapore
|
10–0 | Australia
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam |
| Report | ||||
15th place game
edit| 28 January 2022 14:00 |
Australia
|
21–25 | India
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam |
| (14–11) | ||||
| Report |
13th place game
edit| 28 January 2022 16:00 |
Singapore
|
20–33 | Vietnam
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam |
| (11–15) | ||||
| Report |
Eleventh place game
edit| 28 January 2022 18:00 |
Hong Kong
|
27–26 | Jordan
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam |
| (11–15) | ||||
| Report |
Ninth place game
edit| 28 January 2022 20:00 |
Oman
|
24–27 | United Arab Emirates
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam |
| (10–11) | ||||
| Report |
Main round
editGroup I
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 34 | 56 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia (H)
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 80 | −3 | 4 | |
| 3 | South Korea
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 2 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Uzbekistan
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 108 | −48 | 0 | Seventh place game |
Source: SAHF
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
| 22 January 2022 14:00 |
Uzbekistan
|
21–31 | South Korea
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam |
| (11–13) | ||||
| Report |
| 22 January 2022 18:00 |
Qatar
|
34–19 | Saudi Arabia
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| (17–10) | ||||
| Report |
| 24 January 2022 12:00 |
Qatar
|
46–15 | Uzbekistan
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ) |
| (28–7) | ||||
| Report |
| 24 January 2022 18:00 |
South Korea
|
22–27 | Saudi Arabia
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| Jang 6 | (10–13) | Mu. Al-Salem 11 | ||
| 1× 2×
|
Report | 1× 3×
|
| 26 January 2022 18:00 |
Uzbekistan
|
24–31 | Saudi Arabia
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| (11–16) | ||||
| Report |
| Cancelled[note 5] | Qatar
|
10–0 | South Korea
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ) |
| Report | ||||
Group II
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 72 | 27 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Iran
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 87 | −6 | 4 | |
| 3 | Iraq
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 81 | 87 | −6 | 1 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Kuwait
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 81 | −15 | 1 | Seventh place game |
Source: SAHF
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.
| 22 January 2022 12:00 |
Iraq
|
25–28 | Iran
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| (12–16) | ||||
| Report |
| 22 January 2022 16:00 |
Bahrain
|
29–15 | Kuwait
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| (17–8) | ||||
| Report |
| 24 January 2022 14:00 |
Kuwait
|
26–27 | Iran
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| (11–11) | ||||
| Report |
| 24 January 2022 16:00 |
Iraq
|
31–34 | Bahrain
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Referees: Kim, Park (KOR) |
| (15–18) | ||||
| Report |
| 26 January 2022 12:00 |
Iraq
|
25–25 | Kuwait
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| (7–14) | ||||
| Report |
| 26 January 2022 16:00 |
Bahrain
|
36–26 | Iran
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| (19–10) | ||||
| Report |
Final round
editBracket
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 29 January | ||||||
| Qatar | 34 | |||||
| 31 January | ||||||
| Iran | 19 | |||||
| Qatar | 29 | |||||
| 29 January | ||||||
| Bahrain | 24 | |||||
| Bahrain | 29 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 20 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 31 January | ||||||
| Iran | 23 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 26 | |||||
Semifinals
edit| 29 January 2022 16:00 |
Qatar
|
34–19 | Iran
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| Carol 7 | (20–10) | Asari, Sadeghi 5 | ||
| 1×
|
Report | 3×
|
| 29 January 2022 18:00 |
Bahrain
|
29–20 | Saudi Arabia
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| Al-Sayyad 6 | (16–9) | Al-Saffar 6 | ||
| 2× 6×
|
Report | 7× 1×
|
Seventh place game
edit| 30 January 2022 16:00 |
Uzbekistan
|
30–32 | Kuwait
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Referees: Gheisaran, Gheisaran (IRI) |
| Ignatenko 8 | (16–17) | Al-Harbi 15 | ||
| 4×
|
Report | 2× 6× 1×
|
Fifth place game
edit| 30 January 2022 18:00 |
South Korea
|
26–24 | Iraq
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| Kang 6 | (13–11) | Ghassab, Hammoodi 7 | ||
| Report | 2× 5×
|
Third place game
edit| 31 January 2022 16:00 |
Iran
|
23–26 | Saudi Arabia
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ) |
| three players 4 | (12–15) | Al-Obaidi 9 | ||
| 3× 1×
|
Report | 1× 4×
|
Final
edit| 31 January 2022 18:00 |
Qatar
|
29–24 | Bahrain
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| Carol 8 | (14–11) | Habib, Jalal 5 | ||
| 2× 3× 1×
|
Report | 1× 3×
|
Final ranking
edit| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Qatar
|
 |
Bahrain
|
 |
Saudi Arabia
|
| 4 | Iran
|
| 5 | South Korea
|
| 6 | Iraq
|
| 7 | Kuwait
|
| 8 | Uzbekistan
|
| 9 | United Arab Emirates
|
| 10 | Oman
|
| 11 | Hong Kong
|
| 12 | Jordan
|
| 13 | Vietnam
|
| 14 | Singapore
|
| 15 | India
|
| 16 | Australia
|
| Qualified for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship |
Notes
edit- ^ The match, originally scheduled for 25 January, could not be played due to several positive COVID-19 tests by the Vietnamese team. As a result, the game was forfeited by Vietnam and counted as a 10–0 win for the United Arab Emirates.[8]
- ^ The match, originally scheduled for 22 January, could not be played due to several positive COVID-19 tests by the Australian team. As a result, the game was forfeited by Australia and counted as a 10–0 win for Oman.[9]
- ^ The match, originally scheduled for 23 January, could not be played due to several positive COVID-19 tests by the Australian team. As a result, the game was forfeited by Australia and counted as a 10–0 win for Hong Kong.[10]
- ^ The match, originally scheduled for 25 January, could not be played due to several positive COVID-19 tests by the Australian team. As a result, the game was forfeited by Australia and counted as a 10–0 win for Singapore.[8]
- ^ The match, originally scheduled for 26 January, could not be played due to several positive COVID-19 tests by the South Korean team. As a result, the game was forfeited by South Korea and counted as a 10–0 win for Qatar.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Iran chosen to host 2022 Asian Handball Championships". tehrantimes.com. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "إيران تستضيف البطولة الآسيوية لكرة اليد المؤهلة لبطولة العالم 2023". alkass.net. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "20th Asian Men's Handball Championship will be held in Dammam". AHF Facebook Page. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Qatar wins Asian Men's Handball Championship for the fifth time". dohanews.co. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ Announcement for the draw of 20th Asian Men's Championship
- ^ "Iran learn rivals at Asian 2022 Men's Handball Championship". tehrantimes.com. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "男子代表チーム帰国およびアジア選手権出場辞退について". handball.or.jp. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Vietnam and Australia Asian Men's Handball Championship end in disappointment after COVID-forced withdrawals". insidethegames.biz. 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Covid-19 cases force Australia to forfeit match against Oman". handballaustralia.org.au. 22 January 2022.
- ^ "Australia forfeits second championship game". handballaustralia.org.au. 23 January 2022.
- ^ "South Korea third COVID-19 forfeit victim at Asian Men's Handball Championship as Qatar and Saudi Arabia progress". insidethegames.biz. 26 January 2022.