2020 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 at Kuwait City, Kuwait from 16 to 27 January 2020. 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.

Venues


Kuwait City
Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex
Capacity: 6,000

Draw

The draw was held on 2 November 2019 in the Millennium Hotel & Convention Centre, Salmiya, Kuwait.

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 4.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4




Referees

The following nine referee pairs were selected by Asian Handball Federation and International Handball Federation for the championship.

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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Placement round

Group 3

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Main round

Group 1

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Group 2

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Final round

Bracket

Semifinals

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Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final ranking

Qualified for the 2021 World Championship

Awards

The all-star team and MVP were announced on 30 January 2020.
PositionPlayer
Goalkeeper
Right wing
Right back
Centre back
Left back
Left wing
Pivot
Most Valuable Player

Top goalscorers