2021 Asian Women's Handball Championship

2021 Asian Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Jordan
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates15–25 September
Teams11 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (15th title)
Runner-up Japan
Third place Kazakhstan
Fourth place Iran
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Goals scored1,836 (54 per match)
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The 2021 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 18th edition of the championship held from 15 to 25 September 2021 in Amman, Jordan under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation.[1] It is the third time in history that the championship is organised by the Jordan Handball Federation.[2] It also acted as the qualification tournament for the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship, with the top five teams from the championship directly qualifying for the event to be held in Spain.[3]

On 9 August 2020, the AHF decided to postpone the championship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, the championship was scheduled to take place from 10 to 22 December 2020.[4] On 3 August 2021, the AHF announced to move the event from South Korea to Jordan due to the pandemic.[5]

South Korea won their fifth straight and 15th overall title after defeating Japan in the final.[6]

Draw

The draw was held in Amman, Jordan on 11 August 2021 at 18:00.[7]

Seeding

Teams were seeded according to the AHF COC regulations and rankings of the previous edition of the championship. Teams who had not participate in the previous edition were in Pot 5. As organizer, Jordan had the right to choose their group.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
  • For the first time, China did not participate.
  • Since 2018 countries from Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) may participate in the Asian Championships and may qualify for the World Championship if one of them finishes within the top five.
  • In August 2021, Afghanistan, who was drawn in Group B, withdrew from the championship due to the fall of Kabul. In the same time, India, also drawn in Group B, also withdrew from the championship due to unavoidable circumstances. As a consequence, Palestine and Syria were added to Group B to replace those two countries.[8]
  • In September 2021, a few days before the start of the championship, Qatar withdrew from the championship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).[9]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 4 4 0 0 164 58 +106 8 Semifinals
2  Kazakhstan 4 3 0 1 115 115 0 6
3  Hong Kong 4 2 0 2 95 114 −19 4 5–8th place semifinals
4  Uzbekistan 4 1 0 3 107 122 −15 2
5  Singapore 4 0 0 4 59 131 −72 0 9th place game
Source:[citation needed]
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.
15 September 2021
11:00 		Kazakhstan  33–18  Singapore Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
(14–12)
15 September 2021
13:00 		South Korea  45–19  Uzbekistan Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
Referees: Marzieh, Hassanzadah (IRI)
Kim Ji-h. 5 (22–8) Bahromova, Yusopova 7
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16 September 2021
11:00 		Kazakhstan  31–29  Hong Kong Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
(17–14)
16 September 2021
13:00 		South Korea  39–9  Singapore Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
Referees: Mozafarivanani, Mazaheri (IRI)
Yun 7 (21–5) four players 2
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18 September 2021
15:00 		Singapore  16–26  Hong Kong Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
(7–12)
18 September 2021
19:00 		Uzbekistan  28–31  Kazakhstan Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
(16–14)
19 September 2021
13:00 		Singapore  16–33  Uzbekistan Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
(10–17)
19 September 2021
19:00 		South Korea  40–10  Hong Kong Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
Referees: Mozafarivanani, Mazaheri (IRI)
Jo 10 (20–3) Lo, Wong Y. 2
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21 September 2021
11:00 		Hong Kong  30–27  Uzbekistan Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
(16–15)
21 September 2021
13:00 		Kazakhstan  20–40  South Korea Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
Referees: Marzieh, Hassanzadah (IRI)
Jumadilova 8 (9–21) Jo 8
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Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 5 5 0 0 217 41 +176 10 Semifinals
2  Iran 5 4 0 1 176 84 +92 8
3  Jordan (H) 5 3 0 2 131 113 +18 6 5–8th place semifinals
4  Syria 5 2 0 3 129 150 −21 4
5  Kuwait 5 1 0 4 83 170 −87 2 9th place game
6  Palestine 5 0 0 5 50 228 −178 0 Eleventh place
Source:[citation needed]
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
15 September 2021
15:00 		Japan  23–20  Iran Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
(14–8)
15 September 2021
17:00 		Palestine  7–45  Jordan Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
(2–23)
15 September 2021
19:00 		Kuwait  28–32  Syria Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
(13–16)
16 September 2021
15:00 		Iran  38–11  Kuwait Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
(21–5)
16 September 2021
17:00 		Jordan  28–24  Syria Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
(12–12)
16 September 2021
19:00 		Japan  56–1  Palestine Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
(29–0)
18 September 2021
11:00 		Iran  52–9  Palestine Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
(23–3)
18 September 2021
13:00 		Syria  7–42  Japan Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
(2–22)
18 September 2021
17:00 		Jordan  28–11  Kuwait Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
(17–5)
19 September 2021
11:00 		Palestine  13–47  Syria Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
(5–27)
19 September 2021
15:00 		Kuwait  5–52  Japan Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
(2–26)
19 September 2021
17:00 		Iran  28–22  Jordan Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
(15–12)
21 September 2021
15:00 		Syria  19–38  Iran Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
(10–20)
21 September 2021
17:00 		Jordan  8–43  Japan Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
(4–23)
21 September 2021
19:00 		Kuwait  28–20  Palestine Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
(16–10)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
23 September
 
 
 South Korea46
 
25 September
 
 Iran21
 
 South Korea33
 
23 September
 
 Japan24
 
 Japan38
 
 
 Kazakhstan24
 
Third place
 
 
25 September
 
 
 Iran33
 
 
 Kazakhstan38

5–8th place bracket

 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
23 September
 
 
 Uzbekistan34
 
25 September
 
 Jordan26
 
 Uzbekistan28
 
23 September
 
 Hong Kong25
 
 Syria24
 
 
 Hong Kong34
 
Seventh place
 
 
25 September
 
 
 Jordan22
 
 
 Syria21

Ninth place game

23 September 2021
11:00 		Singapore  24–15  Kuwait Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
(12–6)

5–8th place semifinals

23 September 2021
13:00 		Uzbekistan  34–26  Jordan Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
(15–11)
23 September 2021
15:00 		Syria  24–34  Hong Kong Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
(10–19)

Semifinals

23 September 2021
17:00 		South Korea  46–21  Iran Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
Referees: Khasan, Khusan (UZB)
Song 8 (23–12) Ghahremani 6
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23 September 2021
19:00 		Japan  38–24  Kazakhstan Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
(18–16)

Seventh place game

25 September 2021
13:00 		Jordan  22–21  Syria Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
(6–13)

Fifth place game

25 September 2021
15:00 		Uzbekistan  28–25  Hong Kong Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
(11–11)

Third place game

25 September 2021
17:00 		Iran  33–38  Kazakhstan Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
(15–20)

Final

25 September 2021
19:00 		South Korea  33–24  Japan Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
Jung 11 (18–14) Takamiya 6
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Final standing

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  South Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Kazakhstan
4  Iran
5  Uzbekistan
6  Hong Kong
7  Jordan
8  Syria
9  Singapore
10  Kuwait
11  Palestine
Qualified for the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship


2021 Women's Asian Champions

South Korea
South Korea
15th title

Team roster: Oh Sa-ra, Kim Seon-hwa, Song Ji-young, Shin Eun-joo, Song Hye-soo, Jeong Jin-hui, Yun Ye-jin, Kim Ji-hyun, Jo Ha-rang, Lee Mi-gyeong, Kim So-ra, Jung Yu-ra, Woo Bit-na, Kim Jin-yi, Jung Ji-in, Park Jun-hee

References

  1. ^ "18th Asian Women's Championship". AHF Website. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Asian Women's Handball Championship". AHF Website. 8 June 2021. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Spain 2021: Asian qualification update; PR of China receive Wild Card". ihf.info. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Executive Office of the Asian Handball Federation (AHF) have decided on the following". AHF Facebook Page. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  5. ^ "18th Asian Women's Handball Championship will be held in Jordan during the same period". AHF Twitter Account. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Korea sit top of Asia again". ihf.info. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Draw of the 18th Asian Women's Handball Championship". AHF Twitter Account. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  8. ^ "The Executive Committee of the Asian Confederation decided to include the teams of Palestine and Syria after the withdrawal of the teams of India and Afghanistan". twitter.com. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  9. ^ @Ahf__official (August 31, 2021). "18th Asian Women's Schedule" (Tweet) – via Twitter.