1991 Asian Men's Handball Championship

1991 Asian Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Japan
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	22 August – 1 September
Teams	12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	South Korea (4th title)
Runner-up	Japan
Third place	China
Fourth place	Qatar
Tournament statistics
Matches played	34
Goals scored	1,679 (49.38 per match)
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The 1991 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the sixth Asian Championship, which was taking place from 22 August to 1 September 1991 in Hiroshima, Japan.

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan (H)	2	2	0	50	33	+17	4
Qatar	2	1	1	40	38	+2	2
North Korea	2	0	2	33	52	−19	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Hosts

Japan	23–15	Qatar	Hiroshima

24 August 1991	North Korea	18–27	Japan	Hiroshima

Qatar	25–15	North Korea	Hiroshima

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kuwait	2	2	0	53	37	+16	4
United Arab Emirates	2	1	1	49	49	0	2
Syria	2	0	2	44	60	−16	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Kuwait	29–19	Syria	Hiroshima

24 August 1991	United Arab Emirates	18–24	Kuwait	Hiroshima

Syria	25–31	United Arab Emirates	Hiroshima

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	2	2	0	0	77	40	+37	4
Bahrain	2	0	1	1	49	65	−16	1
Iran	2	0	1	1	53	74	−21	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

South Korea	34–18	Bahrain	Hiroshima

24 August 1991	Iran	22–43	South Korea	Hiroshima

Bahrain	31–31	Iran	Hiroshima

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
China	2	2	0	0	57	24	+33	4
Chinese Taipei	2	0	1	1	37	50	−13	1
Saudi Arabia	2	0	1	1	29	49	−20	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

China	29–16	Chinese Taipei	Hiroshima

24 August 1991	Chinese Taipei	21–21	Saudi Arabia	Hiroshima

Saudi Arabia	8–28	China	Hiroshima

Placement 9th–12th

Semifinals		9th/10th



North Korea	33

Iran	31
		North Korea	37

		Saudi Arabia	36
Syria	22

Saudi Arabia	26
		11th/12th



		Iran	26

		Syria	25

27 August 1991	North Korea	33–31	Iran	Hiroshima

27 August 1991	Syria	22–26	Saudi Arabia	Hiroshima

11th/12th

Iran	26–25	Syria	Hiroshima

9th/10th

North Korea	37–36	Saudi Arabia	Hiroshima

Main round

Group E

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan (H)	3	3	0	74	56	+18	6
Qatar	3	2	1	60	58	+2	4
Bahrain	3	1	2	63	68	−5	2
Kuwait	3	0	3	52	67	−15	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Hosts

27 August 1991	Japan	24–16	Qatar	Hiroshima

27 August 1991	Bahrain	21–20	Kuwait	Hiroshima

Japan	25–21	Bahrain	Hiroshima

Qatar	21–13	Kuwait	Hiroshima

Bahrain	21–23	Qatar	Hiroshima

Kuwait	19–25	Japan	Hiroshima

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	3	3	0	0	120	55	+65	6
China	3	2	0	1	89	72	+17	4
United Arab Emirates	3	0	1	2	61	92	−31	1
Chinese Taipei	3	0	1	2	64	115	−51	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

27 August 1991	China	26–18	United Arab Emirates	Hiroshima

27 August 1991	Chinese Taipei	17–47	South Korea	Hiroshima

South Korea	35–23	China	Hiroshima

United Arab Emirates	28–28	Chinese Taipei	Hiroshima

South Korea	38–15	United Arab Emirates	Hiroshima

China	40–19	Chinese Taipei	Hiroshima

Placement 5th–8th

7th/8th

Kuwait	24–28	Chinese Taipei	Hiroshima

5th/6th

Bahrain	24–22	United Arab Emirates	Hiroshima

Final round

Semifinals		Gold medal match



Japan	26

China	18
		Japan	23

		South Korea	27
South Korea	32

Qatar	19
		Bronze medal match



		China	29

		Qatar	17

Semifinals

Japan	26–18	China	Hiroshima

South Korea	32–19	Qatar	Hiroshima

Bronze medal match

1 September 1991	China	29–17	Qatar	Hiroshima

Gold medal match

1 September 1991	Japan	23–27	South Korea	Hiroshima

Final standing

Rank	Team
	South Korea
	Japan
	China
4	Qatar
5	Bahrain
6	United Arab Emirates
7	Chinese Taipei
8	Kuwait
9	North Korea
10	Saudi Arabia
11	Iran
12	Syria

	Team qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1993 World Championship

References

Results