2010 Asian Championship
Tournament details
Host country Lebanon
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates6–19 February
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (8th title)
Runner-up Bahrain
Third place Japan
Fourth place Saudi Arabia
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Goals scored1,867 (54.91 per match)

The 2010 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 14th edition of the Asian Men's Handball Championship, held in Beirut, Lebanon, from 6 to 19 February 2010. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2011 World Men's Handball Championship in Sweden.

Draw

Group A Group B Group C Group D

 Saudi Arabia
 China
 Syria
 Iraq *

 Kuwait *
 Japan
 Bahrain

 South Korea
 Qatar
 United Arab Emirates

 Lebanon
 Iran
 Jordan

* Following the IOC decision to suspend the NOC of Kuwait which came in force on 1 January 2010, the International Handball Federation decided to suspend handball in Kuwait in all categories.[1] Following this decision Iraq replaced Kuwait in Group B to balance the number of teams in each group.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Syria 2 1 0 1 50 44 +6 2
 Saudi Arabia 2 1 0 1 43 44 1 2
 China 2 1 0 1 43 48 5 2
Source:
6 February 2010
14:00
Saudi Arabia  23–22  Syria Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Ikebuchi, Hizaki (JPN)
Al-Salem 8 (14–9) Al-Karad 6

8 February 2010
16:00
Syria  28–21  China Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE)
Hadad 10 (14–9)

10 February 2010
17:30
Saudi Arabia  20–22  China Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Dib, Haidar (LIB)
Al-Habib 5 (11–10) Shen Z. 7

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 2 2 0 0 66 48 +18 4
 Bahrain 2 1 0 1 57 50 +7 2
 Iraq 2 0 0 2 40 65 25 0
Source:
7 February 2010
16:00
Japan  35–21  Iraq Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Dib, Haidar (LIB)
Miyazaki 9 (19–13) Khanjar 6

9 February 2010
16:00
Iraq  19–30  Bahrain Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Kim, Kim (KOR)
Mondher 6 (7–17) Jawher, H. Madan 5

11 February 2010
16:00
Japan  31–27  Bahrain Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE)
Miyazaki 7 (16–12) M. Ali 7

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 2 2 0 0 59 46 +13 4
 Qatar 2 0 1 1 48 54 6 1
 United Arab Emirates 2 0 1 1 48 55 7 1
Source:
7 February 2010
17:30
South Korea  30–23  United Arab Emirates Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO)
Park J.G. 7 (13–10) W. Al-Balooshi 7

9 February 2010
17:30
United Arab Emirates  25–25  Qatar Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Kolahdouzan, Karbaschi (IRI)
Al-Bannai 6 (12–12) Al-Rayes 5

11 February 2010
17:30
South Korea  29–23  Qatar Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO)
Jeong Y.K., Jung S.Y., Lee J.W. 4 (16–8) Al-Rayes, Ghazal 5

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 2 2 0 0 63 39 +24 4
 Lebanon (H) 2 1 0 1 50 46 +4 2
 Jordan 2 0 0 2 44 72 28 0
Source:
(H) Hosts
6 February 2010
17:00
Jordan  21–34  Lebanon Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Kim, Kim (KOR)
(7–15) Badra 8

8 February 2010
17:30
Iran  38–23  Jordan Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Gang, Wang (CHN)
Masaeli 10 (19–12)

10 February 2010
16:00
Iran  25–16  Lebanon Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Ba-Matraf (QAT)
Masaeli 9 (11–5) Dokić 5

Placement 9th–12th

 
Semifinals9th/10th
 
      
 
14 February – Beirut
 
 
 China28
 
16 February – Beirut
 
 United Arab Emirates25
 
 China30
 
15 February – Beirut
 
 Iraq25
 
 Iraq30
 
 
 Jordan26
 
11th/12th
 
 
16 February – Beirut
 
 
 United Arab Emirates43
 
 
 Jordan36

9th–12th semifinals

14 February 2010
12:00
China  28–25  United Arab Emirates Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Al-Watani, Qamber (BHR)
Shen Z. 10 (15–14) Zeyoudi 5

15 February 2010
12:00
Iraq  30–26  Jordan Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Kim, Kim (KOR)
(12–8)

11th/12th

16 February 2010
16:00
United Arab Emirates  43–36  Jordan Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Ba-Matraf (QAT)
Al-Mansoori 8 (20–15) Al-Hendawi 10

9th/10th

16 February 2010
18:00
China  30–25  Iraq Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Al-Watani, Qamber (BHR)
(12–11)

Main round

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 0 80 71 +9 5
 Japan 3 2 0 1 91 71 +20 4
 Qatar 3 1 1 1 68 76 8 3
 Iran 3 0 0 3 63 84 21 0
Source:
13 February 2010
18:00
Iran  19–26  Saudi Arabia Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Al-Watani, Qamber (BHR)
Masaeli 5 (8–11) Al-Habib 8
13 February 2010
20:00
Japan  29–20  Qatar Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE)
Miyazaki, Suematsu 7 (15–10) Al-Habeeb 4

14 February 2010
18:00
Iran  21–22  Qatar Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO)
Masaeli 7 (11–11) Abdullah 7
14 February 2010
20:00
Japan  26–28  Saudi Arabia Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Dib, Haidar (LIB)
Toyoda 8 (12–15) Al-Harbi 10

15 February 2010
18:00
Qatar  26–26  Saudi Arabia Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO)
(12–13) Al-Harbi 8
15 February 2010
20:00
Japan  36–23  Iran Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Gang, Wang (CHN)
Miyazaki 5 (21–11) Zohrabi 5

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 3 3 0 0 112 74 +38 6
 Bahrain 3 2 0 1 97 89 +8 4
 Syria 3 1 0 2 89 99 10 2
 Lebanon (H) 3 0 0 3 70 106 36 0
Source:
(H) Hosts
13 February 2010
14:00
Syria  32–35  Bahrain Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO)
Hadad 10 (13–16) J. Abdulqader 13
13 February 2010
16:00
South Korea  38–23  Lebanon Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Ikebuchi, Hizaki (JPN)
Yu D.G., Paek W.C., Lee J.W. 6 (17–11) Al-Nahass 7

14 February 2010
14:00
South Korea  39–26  Bahrain Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Gang, Wang (CHN)
Jung S.Y. 7 (19–11) J. Abdulqader 5
14 February 2010
16:00
Syria  32–29  Lebanon Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Kolahdouzan, Karbaschi (IRI)
Al-Karad 11 (17–14) Dokić 7

15 February 2010
14:00
Syria  25–35  South Korea Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Ikebuchi, Hizaki (JPN)
Al-Karad 7 (14–15) Park J.G. 6
15 February 2010
16:00
Lebanon  18–36  Bahrain Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Ba-Matraf (QAT)
Badra 4 (8–13) J. Abdulqader 9

Placement 5th–8th

7th/8th

17 February 2010
14:00
Iran  35–23  Lebanon Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Ikebuchi, Hizaki (JPN)
S. Esteki 17 (14–13) Badra, Chahine 4

5th/6th

17 February 2010
16:00
Qatar  31–30  Syria Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Dib, Haidar (LIB)
(15–16)

Final round

 
SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
17 February – Beirut
 
 
 Saudi Arabia25
 
19 February – Beirut
 
 Bahrain26
 
 Bahrain25
 
17 February – Beirut
 
 South Korea32
 
 South Korea30
 
 
 Japan23
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
19 February – Beirut
 
 
 Saudi Arabia30
 
 
 Japan (ET)33

Semifinals

17 February 2010
18:00
Saudi Arabia  25–26  Bahrain Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE)
Al-Harbi, Al-Habib 6 (12–14) Jawher 7

17 February 2010
20:00
South Korea  30–23  Japan Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Gang, Wang (CHN)
Yoon K.S. 7 (14–12) Toyoda 6

Bronze medal match

19 February 2010
16:00
Saudi Arabia  30–33 (ET)  Japan Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO)
Al-Harbi 11 (12–14) Miyazaki 12

FT: 27–27 ET: 3–6

Gold medal match

19 February 2010
18:00
Bahrain  25–32  South Korea Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut
Referees: Kolahdouzan, Karbaschi (IRI)
M. Abdulqader 6 (13–16) Lee T.Y. 12

Final standing

RankTeam
1st place, gold medalist(s)  South Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Bahrain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Japan
4  Saudi Arabia
5  Qatar
6  Syria
7  Iran
8  Lebanon
9  China
10  Iraq
11  United Arab Emirates
12  Jordan
Team qualified for the 2011 World Championship

References

  1. "IHF suspends handball in Kuwait". Retrieved 2010-01-24.
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