2022 Asian Men's Handball Championship Explained

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]}

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

The tournament was played in two venues.

		Dammam
		Ministry of Sports Hall
		Capacity: 5,000
		Qatif
		Prince Nayef Sports City Hall
		Capacity: 4,000

Draw

The draw was held on 6 December 2021 at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Dhahran.^{[5] [6]}

Seeding

Teams 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.

width=5%	Pot 1	width=6%	Pot 2	width=5%	Pot 3	width=5%	Pot 4

• Thailand withdrew before the draw.
• Japan withdrew due to several positive COVID-19 tests inside their team.^[7]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Martyr Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Cup

Group III

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Group IV

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Ninth place game

Main round

Group I

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Group II

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Final round

Semifinals

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Final

Final ranking

Rank	Team
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

Qualified for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship

Notes and References

1. Web site: Iran chosen to host 2022 Asian Handball Championships . 6 April 2021 . 24 May 2021 . tehrantimes.com.
2. Web site: إيران تستضيف البطولة الآسيوية لكرة اليد المؤهلة لبطولة العالم 2023 . 16 June 2021 . 29 June 2021 . alkass.net.
3. Web site: 20th Asian Men's Handball Championship will be held in Dammam . 6 September 2021 . AHF Facebook Page . 6 September 2021.
4. Web site: Qatar wins Asian Men's Handball Championship for the fifth time. 31 January 2022. 31 January 2022. dohanews.co.
5. https://www.facebook.com/357827834661676/posts/1320177068426743/ Announcement for the draw of 20th Asian Men's Championship
6. Web site: Iran learn rivals at Asian 2022 Men's Handball Championship. tehrantimes.com. 6 December 2021. 6 December 2021.
7. Web site: 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. 5 January 2022.