2000 Asian Women's Handball Championship

2000 Asian Championship
Tournament details
Host country	China
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	10–17 August
Teams	7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	South Korea (8th title)
Runner-up	Japan
Third place	North Korea
Fourth place	China
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	697 (49.79 per match)
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The 2000 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the eighth Asian Championship, which was taking place from 10 to 17 August 10 2000 in Shanghai, China. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2001 World Women's Handball Championship.

Teams

Group A	Group B
South Korea Japan Kazakhstan Chinese Taipei	China North Korea India

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+8).

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	3	3	0	91	46	+45	6
Japan	3	2	1	71	63	+8	4
Kazakhstan	3	1	2	69	74	−5	2
Chinese Taipei	3	0	3	40	88	−48	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

10 August 2000 14:00	South Korea	30–18	Kazakhstan	Shanghai
		(18–6)

10 August 2000 16:00	Japan	27–12	Chinese Taipei	Shanghai
		(12–4)

11 August 2000 14:00	South Korea	33–9	Chinese Taipei	Shanghai
		(20–6)

11 August 2000 16:00	Japan	25–23	Kazakhstan	Shanghai
		(14–10)

13 August 2000 14:00	Kazakhstan	30–16	Chinese Taipei	Shanghai
		(12–6)

13 August 2000 16:00	South Korea	28–19	Japan	Shanghai
		(13–11)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
China (H)	2	2	0	76	35	+41	4
North Korea	2	1	1	75	39	+36	2
India	2	0	2	22	99	−77	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Hosts

10 August 2000 20:00	China	28–24	North Korea	Shanghai
		(15–15)

11 August 2000 18:00	North Korea	51–11	India	Shanghai
		(27–7)

13 August 2000 18:30	China	48–11	India	Shanghai
		(24–5)

Placement 5th/6th

16 August 2000 16:00	Kazakhstan	48–10	India	Shanghai
		(26–8)

Final round

Semifinals		Gold medal match

15 August – Shanghai

South Korea	29
		17 August – Shanghai
North Korea	23
		South Korea	33
15 August – Shanghai
		Japan	23
China	21

Japan	24
		Bronze medal match

		17 August – Shanghai

		North Korea	24

		China	18