2017 Asian Beach Handball Championship Explained

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]

Format

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.

Men

Participating nations

• • • • • (Defending Champion)
• (Host)

Group A

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	3	3	0	6	0	+6	6	Semifinal
	3	2	1	4	2	+2	4	Semifinal
	3	1	2	2	4	-2	2	5th–8th Place
	3	0	3	0	6	-6	0	5th–8th Place

Team 1	Score	Team 2
8 May 2017
19:00
	0 - 2
9 May 2017
17:45
	0 - 2
10 May 2017
17:00
	0 - 2
18:30
	0 - 2
11 May 2017
17:45
	2 - 0
12 May 2017
17:00
	2 - 0

Group B

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	4	4	0	8	2	+6	8	Semifinal
	4	3	1	7	2	+5	6	Semifinal
	4	2	2	5	5	0	4	5th–8th Place
	4	1	3	3	6	-3	2	5th–8th Place
	4	0	4	0	8	-8	0	9th Place

Team 1	Score	Team 2
8 May 2017
17:00
	0 - 2
18:15
	1 - 2
9 May 2017
17:00
	2 - 1
18:30
	0 - 2
10 May 2017
16:15
	2 - 0
17:45
	0 - 2
11 May 2017
17:00
	2 - 0
18:30
	2 - 1
12 May 2017
16:15
	0 - 2
18:30
	0 - 2

Final standings

	(4th Title) (Defending Champion)
4
5
6	(Host)
7
8
9

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Qualified for the 2018 Beach Handball World Championships

Women

Participating nations

• • • (Defending Champion) (Host)

Round-Robin

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	3	3	0	6	1	+5	6
	3	2	1	4	2	+2	4
	3	1	2	2	4	-2	2
	3	0	3	1	6	-5	0

Team 1	Score	Team 2
12 May 2017
15:30
	2 - 0
17:45
	1 - 2
14 May 2017
15:30
	0 - 2
17:45
	0 - 2
15 May 2017
17:00
	2 - 0
18:30
	2 - 0

Final standings

	(3rd Title) (Defending Champion) (Host)
4

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Qualified for the 2018 Beach Handball World Championships

External links

• asianhandball.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Qualification for Beach Handball World Championship . 6 May 2017 . www.mehrnews.com .