2002 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship

2002 Asian Junior Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Thailand
Dates 21–31 August 2002
Teams 8
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Kuwait (2nd title)
Runner-up  Qatar
Third place  South Korea
Fourth place  United Arab Emirates
Tournament statistics
Matches 18
Goals scored 1132 (62.89 per match)
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The 2002 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship (8th tournament) took place in Bangkok from 21 August–31 August. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2003 Men's Junior World Handball Championship in Brazil.

Draw

Group A Group B

 Kuwait
 Thailand
 Japan
 United Arab Emirates

 Qatar
 South Korea
 Chinese Taipei
 China

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China 3 3 0 0 80 60 +20 6
 United Arab Emirates 3 2 0 1 98 91 +7 4
 Japan 3 1 0 2 86 80 +6 2
 Thailand 3 0 0 3 78 111 −33 0
21 August 2002
16:00
Thailand  24–35  Japan Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Referees: Al-Mulla, Al-Zarraa (QAT)
(9–17)

22 August 2002
16:00
Kuwait  21–17  Japan Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Referees: Al-Sheikh, Al-Nofli (OMA)
(11–7)

23 August 2002
16:00
Thailand  30–44  United Arab Emirates Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Referees: Nakada, Uemura (JPN)
(15–23)

24 August 2002
16:00
Kuwait  27–19  United Arab Emirates Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Referees: Kouzehgari, Hayatpour (IRI)
(13–6)

25 August 2002
16:00
Kuwait  32–24  Thailand Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Al-Marzouqi (UAE)
(16–6)

26 August 2002
16:00
Japan  34–35  United Arab Emirates Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Referees: Al-Mulla, Al-Zarraa (QAT)
(16–16)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Qatar 3 3 0 0 109 78 +31 6
 South Korea 3 2 0 1 104 103 +1 4
 Chinese Taipei 3 1 0 2 111 115 −4 2
 China 3 0 0 3 90 118 −28 0
21 August 2002
18:00
South Korea  42–34  Chinese Taipei Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Referees: Al-Shuwairbat, Al-Shutti (KUW)
(17–17)

22 August 2002
18:00
Qatar  36–25  Chinese Taipei Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Al-Marzouqi (UAE)
(21–10)

23 August 2002
18:00
South Korea  37–29  China Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Referees: Kouzehgari, Hayatpour (IRI)
(21–10)

24 August 2002
18:00
Qatar  33–24  China Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Referees: Al-Sheikh, Al-Nofli (OMA)
(20–15)

25 August 2002
18:00
Qatar  40–25  South Korea Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Referees: Al-Shuwairbat, Al-Shutti (KUW)
(19–10)

26 August 2002
18:00
Chinese Taipei  48–37  China Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Referees: Nakada, Uemura (JPN)
(21–17)

Placement 5th–8th

7th/8th

29 August 2002
16:00
Thailand  26–36  China Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Al-Marzouqi (UAE)
(12–18)

5th/6th

29 August 2002
18:00
Japan  33–29  Chinese Taipei Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Referees: Al-Shuwairbat, Al-Shutti (KUW)
(15–12)

Final round

Semifinals Gold medal match
28 August – Bangkok
  Kuwait  31  
  South Korea  27  
 
30 August – Bangkok
      Kuwait  23
    Qatar  21
Bronze medal match
28 August – Bangkok 30 August – Bangkok
  Qatar  33   South Korea  48
  United Arab Emirates  29     United Arab Emirates  40

Semifinals

28 August 2002
16:00
Kuwait  31–27  South Korea Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Referees: Al-Mulla, Al-Zarraa (QAT)
(16–11)

28 August 2002
18:00
Qatar  33–29  United Arab Emirates Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Referees: Kouzehgari, Hayatpour (IRI)
(15–12)

Bronze medal match

30 August 2002
16:00
South Korea  48–40  United Arab Emirates Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Referees: Nakada, Uemura (JPN)
(25–17)

Gold medal match

30 August 2002
18:00
Kuwait  23–21  Qatar Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Referees: Al-Sheikh, Al-Nofli (OMA)
(12–10)

Final standing

Rank Team
1st  Kuwait
2nd  Qatar
3rd  South Korea
4  United Arab Emirates
5  Japan
6  Chinese Taipei
7  China
8  Thailand
Team qualified for the 2003 Junior World Championship

References