International handball competition
2016 Asian Championship Host country Bahrain Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Dates 15–28 January Teams 11 (from 1 confederation) Champions Qatar (2nd title) Runner-up Bahrain Third place Japan Fourth place Saudi Arabia Matches played 35 Goals scored 1,802 (51.49 per match)
The 2016 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 17th edition of the Asian Men's Handball Championship , held from 15 to 28 January 2016 in Isa Town and Manama , Bahrain . It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2017 World Championship .[ 1]
Qatar secured their second consecutive title by defeating Bahrain 27–22 in the final. The bronze medal was captured by Japan, by beating Saudi Arabia 25–16.[ 2]
Draw
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+3 ). [ 3]
Group A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Qatar
4
4
0
0
136
76
+60
8
Advanced to semifinals
2
Japan
4
3
0
1
108
93
+15
6
3
South Korea
4
2
0
2
109
111
−2
4
Advanced to 5–8th place semifinals
4
Oman
4
1
0
3
96
113
−17
2
5
Syria
4
0
0
4
69
125
−56
0
Advanced to 9–11th place semifinal
6
Macau
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Withdrew
Source:
asianhandball Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Group B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Bahrain (H)
5
5
0
0
162
102
+60
10
Advanced to semifinals
2
Saudi Arabia
5
3
1
1
133
96
+37
7
3
Iran
5
3
0
2
138
129
+9
6
Advanced to 5–8th place semifinals
4
United Arab Emirates
5
2
1
2
123
119
+4
5
5
Lebanon
5
1
0
4
110
159
−49
2
Advanced to 9–11th place semifinal
6
China
5
0
0
5
101
162
−61
0
Source:
asianhandball Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Knockout stage
5th place bracket
9–11th place semifinal
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final standing
References
External links