| Tourney name | Asian Men's Handball Championship |
|---|---|
| Year | 2020 |
| Country | Kuwait |
| Dates | 16–27 January |
| Num teams | 13 |
| Confederations | 1 |
| Venues | 1 |
| Cities | 1 |
| Champion | QAT |
| Count | 4 |
| Second | KOR |
| Third | JPN |
| Fourth | BHR |
| Matches | 43 |
| Goals | 2372 |
| Player | Yuto Agarie |
| Top scorer | Luke Ireland (40 goals) |
| Previous | 2018 Asian Men's Handball Championship |
| Next | 2022 Asian Men's Handball Championship |
The 2020 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 19th edition of the championship held under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation in Kuwait City, Kuwait from 16 to 27 January 2020.[1] It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship.
Qatar won their fourth consecutive title by defeating South Korea 33–21 in the final.[2][3] Japan defeated Bahrain 27–26 to secure the third place.[4]
Venues
| Kuwait City | |
|---|---|
| Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex | |
| Capacity: 6,000 | |
Draw
The draw was held on 2 November 2019 in the Millennium Hotel & Convention Centre, Salmiya, Kuwait.[5]
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 4.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar Bahrain South Korea Kuwait | Saudi Arabia Iran Japan United Arab Emirates | China Australia New Zealand | Iraq Hong Kong |
Referees
The following nine referee pairs were selected by Asian Handball Federation and International Handball Federation for the championship.
| Referees | |
|---|---|
| Hussain Al-Mawt Samir Marhoon | |
| Alireza Mousavian Majid Kolahduzan | |
| Kiyoshi Hizaki Tomokazu Ikebuchi | |
| Akram Al-Zayat Yasser Awad | |
| Ahmad Abdullah Al-Jaimaz Abdulrahman Ali Al-Mulla | |
| Referees | |
|---|---|
| Lars Jørum Håvard Kleven | |
| Khamis Al-Wahibi Omer Al-Shahi | |
| Bojan Lah David Sok | |
| Koo Bon-ok Lee Seok | |
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+3).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Placement round
Group 3
Main round
Group 1
Group 2
Final round
Semifinals
Final ranking
| Rank | Team[6] |
|---|---|
| Qatar | |
| South Korea | |
| Japan | |
| 4 | Bahrain |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates |
| 6 | Iran |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia |
| 8 | Kuwait |
| 9 | Iraq |
| 10 | Hong Kong |
| 11 | China |
| 12 | Australia |
| 13 | New Zealand |
| Qualified for the 2021 World Championship |
Awards
The all-star team and MVP were announced on 30 January 2020.[7]
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Mohamed Ali (Bahrain) |
| Right wing | Saleh Ali (Kuwait) |
| Right back | Ha Tae-hyun (South Korea) |
| Centre back | Ahmed Al-Maqabi (Bahrain) |
| Left back | Frankis Carol (Qatar) |
| Left wing | Remi Anri Doi (Japan) |
| Pivot | Youssef Benali (Qatar) |
| Most Valuable Player | Yuto Agarie (Japan) |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Ireland | 40 |
| 2 | Hussein Ali Hussein | 39 |
| 3 | Frankis Carol | 38 |
| 4 | Sun Fangwei | 35 |
| Wang Xiaofeng | ||
| 6 | Kim Jin-young | 33 |
| 7 | Timothy Anderson | 32 |
| Caleb Gahan | ||
| 9 | Tatsuki Yoshino | 30 |
| Rafael Capote |
Source: AHF
References
- ^ "19th Asian Men’s Championship – Match Schedule". AHF. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Qatar seal defence of Asian Men's Handball Championship title". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Qatar dominate final to retain Asian Championship". ihf.info. 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Qatar win Asian Men's Handball Championship". Stad Al Doha. 2020-01-27. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
- ^ Draw results
- ^ "Final ranking". Archived from the original on 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ^ "The Best: 2020 AHF Men’s Asian Championship". ihf.info. 30 January 2020.