The 2024 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the Asian Women's Handball Championship, which took place from 3 to 10 December 2024 in New Delhi, India.[1] It was scheduled to be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan but later moved to India.[2] The tournament was held under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation and acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship, with the top four teams qualifying. If countries from Oceania (Australia) would have participated in the tournament finished in the top 5, they would have qualified for the World Championships.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  India |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 3–10 December |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Japan (2nd title) |
| Runner-up |  South Korea |
| Third place |  Kazakhstan |
| Fourth place |  Iran |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 1,061 (53.05 per match) |
Japan defeated title holders South Korea 25–24 to win their second title and their first since 2004.
Draw
editThe draw was scheduled to be held on 22 September 2024,[3] but later postponed.[4] The draw took place on 18 October 2024.[1][5]
Seeding
edit| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
- Australia and Uzbekistan withdrew before the tournament.
Preliminary round
editAll times are local (UTC+5:30).
Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 39 | +63 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Kazakhstan
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 63 | +23 | 4 | |
| 3 |  China
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 63 | +24 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 |  Singapore
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 132 | −110 | 0 |
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.
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.
| 3 December 2024 12:00 |
China
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26–28 | Kazakhstan
|
Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI) |
| Wang Jia. 7 | (12–11) | Radayeva 9 | ||
3×
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Report | 1×
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| 3 December 2024 16:00 |
South Korea
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47–5 | Singapore
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Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi Referees: Mozafari, Mazaheri (IRI) |
| Jeon 11 | (22–2) | K. Foo 2 | ||
| Report | 1×
|
| 4 December 2024 12:00 |
Singapore
|
10–47 | China
|
Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| Gan 5 | (6–22) | Hou 8 | ||
| 1×
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Report | 2×
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| 4 December 2024 16:00 |
Kazakhstan
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20–30 | South Korea
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Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi Referees: Al-Naseem, Al-Enezi (KUW) |
| Khardina, Malysheva 5 | (10–17) | Cha 7 | ||
| 4×
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Report | 3×
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| 6 December 2024 12:00 |
Kazakhstan
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38–7 | Singapore
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Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi Referees: Mozafari, Mazaheri (IRI) |
| Radayeva 6 | (23–4) | three players 2 | ||
| 2×
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Report | 2×
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| 6 December 2024 16:00 |
South Korea
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25–14 | China
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Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI) |
| Lee Y., Seo 6 | (15–9) | Wang Jia. 4 | ||
1× 1×
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Report | 1× 2×
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Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 35 | +94 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Iran
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 81 | −9 | 4 | |
| 3 | India (H)
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 108 | −32 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 |  Hong Kong
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 104 | −53 | 0 |
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.
(H) Hosts
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
| 3 December 2024 14:00 |
Japan
|
34–14 | Iran
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Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi Referees: Al-Naseem, Al-Enezi (KUW) |
| Nakayama 6 | (15–5) | Kiyaniara 4 | ||
| 3×
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Report | 2×
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| 3 December 2024 18:00 |
India
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31–28 | Hong Kong
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Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi Referees: Razakbergenova, Allayarova (UZB) |
| M. Thakur 9 | (16–10) | Lo 7 | ||
| 1×
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Report | 1× 5×
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| 4 December 2024 14:00 |
Hong Kong
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6–47 | Japan
|
Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi Referees: Kang, Li (CHN) |
| six players 1 | (3–27) | three players 6 | ||
| 2×
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Report | 1×
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| 4 December 2024 18:00 |
Iran
|
32–30 | India
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Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| Koudzari 7 | (16–15) | B. Sharma 7 | ||
| 5×
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Report | 2×
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| 6 December 2024 14:00 |
Iran
|
26–17 | Hong Kong
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Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| Rajabi 6 | (14–9) | Wong Y. 5 | ||
| 6×
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Report | 2×
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| 6 December 2024 18:00 |
India
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15–48 | Japan
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Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi Referees: Razakbergenova, Allayarova (UZB) |
| B. Sharma 7 | (8–29) | Natsubori 8 | ||
| 4×
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Report |
Knockout stage
editBracket
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 8 December | ||||||
| South Korea | 33 | |||||
| 10 December | ||||||
| Iran | 20 | |||||
| South Korea | 24 | |||||
| 8 December | ||||||
| Japan | 25 | |||||
| Japan | 30 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 23 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 10 December | ||||||
| Iran | 22 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 28 | |||||
5–8th place bracket
| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| 8 December | ||||||
| China | 38 | |||||
| 10 December | ||||||
| Hong Kong | 14 | |||||
| China | 41 | |||||
| 8 December | ||||||
| India | 30 | |||||
| India | 35 | |||||
| Singapore | 22 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 10 December | ||||||
| Hong Kong | 33 | |||||
| Singapore | 18 | |||||
5–8th place semifinals
edit| 8 December 2024 12:00 |
China
|
38–14 | Hong Kong
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Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi Referees: Mozafari, Mazaheri (IRI) |
| Zhuo 6 | (19–7) | Chong 4 | ||
| 3×
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Report | 1×
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| 8 December 2024 14:00 |
India
|
35–22 | Singapore
|
Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi Referees: Razakbergenova, Allayarova (UZB) |
| three players 6 | (20–14) | four players 4 | ||
| 2×
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Report | 1× 1×
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Semifinals
edit| 8 December 2024 16:00 |
South Korea
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33–20 | Iran
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Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi Referees: Kang, Li (CHN) |
| Seo 8 | (16–8) | Faghihi 5 | ||
| 3×
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Report |
| 8 December 2024 18:00 |
Japan
|
30–23 | Kazakhstan
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Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| three players 4 | (15–14) | Khassakhanova 7 | ||
| 1×
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Report | 1×
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Seventh place game
edit| 10 December 2024 12:00 |
Hong Kong
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33–18 | Singapore
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Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi Referees: Kang, Li (CHN) |
| three players 6 | (18–9) | Gan 6 | ||
| 3×
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Report | 3×
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Fifth place game
edit| 10 December 2024 14:00 |
China
|
41–30 | India
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Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI) |
| Qu 13 | (23–15) | B. Sharma 9 | ||
| 4×
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Report | 2×
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Third place game
edit| 10 December 2024 16:00 |
Iran
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22–28 | Kazakhstan
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Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi Referees: Al-Naseem, Al-Enezi (KUW) |
| Rahmanian 7 | (10–13) | Khassakhanova, Radayeva 7 | ||
| 3×
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Report | 3×
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Final
edit| 10 December 2024 18:00 |
South Korea
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24–25 | Japan
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Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| four players 4 | (12–9) | Nakayama 7 | ||
| 3×
|
Report |
Final standing
edit| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Japan
|
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South Korea
|
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Kazakhstan
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| 4 | Iran
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| 5 | China
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| 6 | India
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| 7 | Hong Kong
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| 8 | Singapore
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| Qualified for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship |
References
edit- ^ a b "20th Asian Women's Handball Championship awarded to India". Asian Handball Federation. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ "Kazakhstan to host 20th Asian Women's Handball Championship in Almaty". Asian Handball Federation. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Stage set for draw of 20th Asian Women's Handball Championship in Almaty". Asian Handball Federation. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Postponement of draw ceremony for 20th Asian Women's Handball Championship". Asian Handball Federation. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Iran learn fate in 2024 Asian Women's Handball Championship". Asian Handball Federation. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
