2016 Asian Men's Handball Championship

2016 Asian Championship
Tournament details

Host country	Bahrain
Dates	15–28 January
Teams	11
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Qatar (2nd title)
Runner-up	Bahrain
Third place	Japan
Fourth place	Saudi Arabia
Tournament statistics
Matches	35
Goals scored	1802 (51.49 per match)
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The 2016 Asian Men's Handball Championship was held from 15 to 28 January 2016 in Isa Town and Manama, Bahrain. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2017 World Championship.^[1]

Qatar secured their second consecutive title by defeating Bahrain 27–22 in the final, The bronze medal was captured by Japan, by beating Saudi Arabia 25–16.^[2]

Draw

Group A	Group B
Qatar South Korea Oman Japan Syria ~~Macau~~	Iran United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia China Lebanon Bahrain

Preliminary round

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

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Qatar	4	4	0	136	76	+60	8	Advanced to semifinals
2	Japan	4	3	1	108	93	+15	6	Advanced to semifinals
3	South Korea	4	2	2	109	111	−2	4	Advanced to 5–8th place semifinals
4	Oman	4	1	3	96	113	−17	2	Advanced to 5–8th place semifinals
5	Syria	4	0	4	69	125	−56	0	Advanced to 9–11th place semifinal
6	Macau	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Source: asianhandball
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.

16 January 2016 16:00	Japan	31–25	South Korea	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(14–10)

16 January 2016 18:00	Oman	19–37	Qatar	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(8–19)

18 January 2016 16:00	South Korea	23–22	Oman	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(11–12)

18 January 2016 18:00	Syria	10–32	Qatar	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(6–18)

20 January 2016 16:00	Qatar	29–24	Japan	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(15–12)

20 January 2016 18:00	Oman	31–24	Syria	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(15–11)

22 January 2016 16:00	Oman	24–29	Japan	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(11–16)

22 January 2016 18:00	South Korea	38–20	Syria	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(19–5)

24 January 2016 16:00	Japan	24–15	Syria	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(11–6)

24 January 2016 18:00	Qatar	38–23	South Korea	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(19–13)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bahrain	5	5	0	0	162	102	+60	10	Advanced to semifinals
2	Saudi Arabia	5	3	1	1	133	96	+37	7	Advanced to semifinals
3	Iran	5	3	0	2	138	129	+9	6	Advanced to 5–8th place semifinals
4	United Arab Emirates	5	2	1	2	123	119	+4	5	Advanced to 5–8th place semifinals
5	Lebanon	5	1	0	4	110	159	−49	2	Advanced to 9–11th place semifinal
6	China	5	0	0	5	101	162	−61	0	Advanced to 9–11th place semifinal

Source: asianhandball
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 January 2016 14:00	China	17–21	United Arab Emirates	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(5–9)

15 January 2016 16:00	Saudi Arabia	26–21	Iran	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(12–10)

15 January 2016 19:30	Lebanon	18–41	Bahrain	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(7–16)

17 January 2016 15:00	United Arab Emirates	17–17	Saudi Arabia	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(6–7)

17 January 2016 17:00	Lebanon	26–31	Iran	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(13–16)

17 January 2016 19:00	China	18–41	Bahrain	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(7–18)

19 January 2016 15:00	Iran	36–18	China	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(17–10)

19 January 2016 17:00	Saudi Arabia	32–13	Lebanon	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(16–4)

19 January 2016 19:00	Bahrain	28–26	United Arab Emirates	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(16–13)

21 January 2016 15:00	Saudi Arabia	34–20	China	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(16–8)

21 January 2016 17:00	United Arab Emirates	27–23	Lebanon	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(12–16)

21 January 2016 19:00	Iran	16–27	Bahrain	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(8–13)

23 January 2016 15:00	Iran	34–32	United Arab Emirates	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(15–15)

23 January 2016 17:00	China	28–30	Lebanon	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(18–15)

23 January 2016 19:00	Bahrain	25–24	Saudi Arabia	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(15–12)

Knockout stage

Semifinals		Final

26 January – Isa Town

Qatar	22
		28 January – Isa Town
Saudi Arabia	13
		Qatar	27
26 January – Isa Town
		Bahrain	22
Bahrain	29

Japan	23
		Third place

		28 January – Isa Town

		Saudi Arabia	16

		Japan	25

5th place bracket

5–8th place semifinals		Fifth place

25 January – Manama

South Korea	32
		27 January – Manama
United Arab Emirates	23
		South Korea	28
25 January – Manama
		Iran	29
Iran	32

Oman	27
		Seventh place

		27 January – Manama

		United Arab Emirates	31

		Oman	30

9–11th place semifinal

25 January 2016 15:00	Syria	24–31	China	Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama
		(13–11)

5–8th place semifinals

25 January 2016 17:00	South Korea	32–23	United Arab Emirates	Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama
		(16–9)

25 January 2016 19:00	Iran	32–27	Oman	Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama
		(14–14)

Semifinals

26 January 2016 17:00	Qatar	22–13	Saudi Arabia	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(12–9)

26 January 2016 19:00	Bahrain	29–23	Japan	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(15–10)

Ninth place game

27 January 2016 15:00	China	30–23	Lebanon	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(10–15)

Seventh place game

27 January 2016 17:00	United Arab Emirates	31–30	Oman	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(14–12)

Fifth place game

27 January 2016 19:00	South Korea	28–29	Iran	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(16–15)

Third place game

28 January 2016 17:00	Saudi Arabia	16–25	Japan	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(7–12)

Final

28 January 2016 19:00	Qatar	27–22	Bahrain	Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
		(12–11)

Final standing

Rank^[4]	Team
01 !	Qatar
02 !	Bahrain
03 !	Japan
4	Saudi Arabia
5	Iran
6	South Korea
7	United Arab Emirates
8	Oman
9	China
10	Lebanon
11	Syria

	Team qualified for the 2017 World Championship
	Team qualified for the Additional qualification tournament

References

↑ "Asian Championship 2016: Eleven teams to fight for four spots at WCh 2017". handball-planet.com. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
↑ "Qatar wins Asian Handball Championship". kuna.net. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
↑ Match schedule
↑ Final standing

External links

Asian Handball Federation

Asian Handball Championship

Men	Kuwait City 1977 Nanjing 1979 Seoul 1983 Amman 1987 Beijing 1989 Hiroshima 1991 Manama 1993 Kuwait City 1995 Kumamoto 2000 Isfahan 2002 Doha 2004 Bangkok 2006 Isfahan 2008 Beirut 2010 Jeddah 2012 Manama 2014 Manama 2016

Women	Amman 1987 Beijing 1989 Hiroshima 1991 Shantou 1993 Seoul 1995 Amman 1997 Kumamoto 1999 Shanghai 2000 Almaty 2002 Hiroshima 2004 Guangzhou 2006 Bangkok 2008 Almaty 2010 Yogyakarta 2012 Jakarta 2015

2017 World Men's Handball Championship qualification

Africa	2016 African Men's Handball Championship

Asia	2016 Asian Men's Handball Championship

America	2016 Pan American Men's Handball Championship

Europe	2016 European Men's Handball Championship European qualification

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