2018 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship Explained

Tourney Name:Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship
Year:2018
Country:Oman
Dates:16–26 July
Num Teams:14
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Count:3
Matches:51
Goals:2988
Previous:2016 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship
Next:2020 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship

The 2018 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship will be the 16th edition of the championship scheduled to be held from 16 to 26 July 2018 at Salalah, Oman under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation.[1] It will be the first time in history that championship will be organised in Oman by the Oman Handball Association. It also acts as the qualification tournament for the 2019 Men's Junior World Handball Championship. [2] Top three teams from the championship will directly qualify for the Junior World Championship to be held in Spain.[3]

Draw

The draw was held on Friday, 13 April 2018 at 17:30 in the City Seasons Hotel, Muscat, Oman.[4] [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.

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Palestine and Uzbekistan were drawn in Group B and Group C respectively. They withdrew from the tournament after the draw due to unavoidable internal circumstances.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+4).

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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9–14th placement matches

Group III

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Main round

Group I

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Group II

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Knockout stage

Final

Final standings

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5
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8
9
10
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12
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All-Star Team

Position Player
Goalkeeper
Right wing
Right back
Centre back
Left back
Left wing
Pivot

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Matches Schedule. AHF. 16 July 2018.
  2. Web site: Stage set for Asian Men’s Junior Handball Championship. Qatar Olympic Committee. April 4, 2018.
  3. Web site: Republic of Korea end 26-year wait for Junior Asian title. IHF. 27 July 2018. 25 September 2018.
  4. News: Draw for Asian Men’s Junior Handball Championship. 30 March 2018. Asian Handball Federation's Official Facebook Account.
  5. Web site: Draw Results. 6 July 2018. Asian Handball Federation.