2021 Asian Women's Handball Championship Explained
| Tourney Name: | 2021 Asian Women's Handball Championship |
| Country: | Jordan |
| Dates: | 15–25 September |
| Num Teams: | 11 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Count: | 15 |
| Matches: | 34 |
| Goals: | 1836 |
| Previous: | 2018 Asian Women's Handball Championship |
| Next: | 2022 Asian Women's Handball Championship |
The 2021 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 18th edition of the championship held from 15 to 25 September 2021 in Amman, Jordan under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation.[1] It is the third time in history that the championship is organised by the Jordan Handball Federation.[2] It also acted as the qualification tournament for the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship, with the top five teams from the championship directly qualifying for the event to be held in Spain.[3]
On 9 August 2020, the AHF decided to postpone the championship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, the championship was scheduled to take place from 10 to 22 December 2020.[4] On 3 August 2021, the AHF announced to move the event from South Korea to Jordan due to the pandemic.[5]
South Korea won their fifth straight and 15th overall title after defeating Japan in the final.[6]
Draw
The draw was held in Amman, Jordan on 11 August 2021 at 18:00.[7]
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 5. As organizer, Jordan had the right to choose their group.
- For the first time, China did not participate.
- Since 2018 countries from Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) may participate in the Asian Championships and may qualify for the World Championship if one of them finishes within the top five.
- In August 2021, Afghanistan, who was drawn in Group B, withdrew from the championship due to the fall of Kabul. In the same time, India, also drawn in Group B, also withdrew from the championship due to unavoidable circumstances. As a consequence, Palestine and Syria were added to Group B to replace those two countries.[8]
- In September 2021, a few days before the start of the championship, Qatar withdrew from the championship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+3).[9]
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Bracket
5–8th place bracket
5–8th place semifinals
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Semifinals
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Final
Final standing
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Notes and References
- Web site: 18th Asian Women's Championship . 8 June 2021 . AHF Website . 8 June 2021.
- Web site: Asian Women's Handball Championship . 8 June 2021 . AHF Website . 8 June 2021 . 8 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210608072516/https://asianhandball.org/championship/asian-womens-handball-championship/ . dead .
- Web site: Spain 2021: Asian qualification update; PR of China receive Wild Card. 23 September 2021. ihf.info. 23 September 2021.
- Web site: Executive Office of the Asian Handball Federation (AHF) have decided on the following . 9 August 2020 . AHF Facebook Page . 21 August 2020.
- Web site: 18th Asian Women's Handball Championship will be held in Jordan during the same period . 3 August 2021 . AHF Twitter Account . 7 August 2021.
- Web site: Korea sit top of Asia again. 26 September 2021. ihf.info. 26 September 2021.
- Web site: Draw of the 18th Asian Women's Handball Championship . 10 August 2021 . AHF Twitter Account . 11 August 2021.
- Web site: The Executive Committee of the Asian Confederation decided to include the teams of Palestine and Syria after the withdrawal of the teams of India and Afghanistan . 31 August 2021 . 31 August 2021 . twitter.com .
- Ahf__official. 1432634840596221952. 18th Asian Women’s Schedule. 31 August 2021.
