2018 Asian Men's Handball Championship
The 2018 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 18th edition of the championship held under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. The championship was hosted at Suwon, South Korea from 18 to 28 January 2018. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship. For the first time, Australia, New Zealand and Bangladesh participated.
Qatar won their third title after defeating Bahrain 33–31 in the final.
Venues
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| Suwon Gymnasium Capacity: 5,145 | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium Capacity: 4,411 | |
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Draw
The draw took place on 13 September 2017 at 11:00.Iraq withdrew on 4 January 2018 due to unavoidable circumstances. Iraq's withdrawal left only two teams in Group A, therefore Uzbekistan was moved from Group B to Group A to balance the number of teams in each group.
Referees
The following ten referee pairs were selected.Preliminary round
All times are local.Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Classement round
Group 3
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Group 4
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Placement matches
13th place game
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Main round
Group 1
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Group 2
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Knockout stage
Bracket
Semifinals
----Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final standing
| Team qualified for the 2019 World Championship as a wild-card. |