| 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]
| Kuwait City | |
|---|---|
| Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex | |
| Capacity: 6,000 | |
The draw was held on 2 November 2019 in the Millennium Hotel & Convention Centre, Salmiya, Kuwait.[4]
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.
| width=5% | Pot 1 | width=5% | Pot 2 | width=5% | Pot 3 | width=5% | Pot 4 |
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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 | ||
All times are local (UTC+3).
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| width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc | Qualified for the 2021 World Championship |
The all-star team and MVP were announced on 30 January 2020.[6]
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | ||
| Right wing | ||
| Right back | ||
| Centre back | ||
| Left back | ||
| Left wing | ||
| Pivot | ||
| Rank | Name | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | |
| 2 | 39 | |
| 3 | 38 | |
| 4 | 35 | |
| Wang Xiaofeng | ||
| 6 | 33 | |
| 7 | 32 | |
| Caleb Gahan | ||
| 9 | 30 | |
| Rafael Capote |