2002 Asian Men's Handball Championship

2002 Asian Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Iran
Dates February 10–19
Teams 7
Venue(s) (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions   Kuwait (2nd title)
Runner-up   Qatar
Third place   Saudi Arabia
Fourth place  South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played 14
Goals scored 682 (48.71 per match)
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The 2002 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 10th Asian Championship, which was taking place from February 10 to February 19, 2000 in Isfahan, Iran. The championship was held in Isfahan's Pirouzi Arena. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2003 World Men's Handball Championship.

Contents

Draw

Group A Group B

 Kuwait
 Iran
 Qatar
 Bahrain

 South Korea
 Saudi Arabia
 Japan

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kuwait 3 2 0 1 67 68 −1 4
 Qatar 3 2 0 1 54 42 +12 4
 Iran 3 1 1 1 75 71 +4 3
 Bahrain 3 0 1 2 50 65 −15 1
February 10
14:30
Kuwait  19 – 18  Qatar Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan
(10–11)

February 10
17:00
Iran  26 – 26  Bahrain Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan
(12–13)

February 12
15:00
Kuwait  29 – 24  Bahrain Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan
(14–13)

February 12
17:00
Iran  23 – 26  Qatar Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan
(10–14)

February 14
15:00
Qatar  10 – 0  Bahrain Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan
(Bahrain walked out)

February 14
17:00
Kuwait  19 – 26  Iran Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan
(8–13)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 2 1 0 1 51 50 +1 2
 Saudi Arabia 2 1 0 1 48 48 0 2
 Japan 2 1 0 1 40 41 −1 2
February 11
17:00
South Korea  23 – 20  Japan Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan
(10–9)

February 13
17:00
Japan  20 – 18  Saudi Arabia Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan
(10–8)

February 15
17:00
South Korea  28 – 30  Saudi Arabia Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan
(11–13)

Placement 5th/6th

February 18
17:00
Iran  29 – 25  Japan Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan
Referees: Al-Dossary, Al-Qarni (KSA)
(16–13)

Final round

  Semifinal Final
February 17 – Isfahan
  Kuwait  30  
  Saudi Arabia  27  
 
February 19 – Isfahan
      Kuwait  29
    Qatar  25
Third place
February 17 – Isfahan February 19 – Isfahan
  South Korea  28   Saudi Arabia  38
  Qatar  33     South Korea  33

Semifinals

February 17
15:00
Kuwait  30 – 27  Saudi Arabia Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan
Referees: Al-Mulla, Al-Zarraa (QAT)
(16–16)

February 17
17:00
South Korea  23 – 28  Qatar Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan
Referees: Al-Shuwairbat, Abulrethaei (KUW)
(14–16)

Bronze medal match

February 19
15:00
Saudi Arabia  38 – 33  South Korea Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan
Referees: Al-Busaidi, Al-Bulushi (OMA)
(17–14)

Gold medal match

February 19
17:00
Kuwait  29 – 25  Qatar Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan
Referees: Kouzehgari, Hayatpour (IRI)
(14–10)

Final standing

Rank Team
 Kuwait
 Qatar
 Saudi Arabia
4  South Korea
5  Iran
6  Japan
7  Bahrain
Team qualified for the 2003 World Championship

All-star team

References