1998 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship

The 1998 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship (6th tournament) took place in Manama from 25 August–8 September. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 1999 Men's Junior World Handball Championship.

1998 Asian Junior Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Bahrain
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	25 August – 8 September 1998
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Bahrain (1st title)
Runner-up	Saudi Arabia
Third place	Kuwait
Fourth place	China

Draw

Group A	Group B
Qatar Bahrain China Oman United Arab Emirates	Chinese Taipei Saudi Arabia South Korea Kuwait Japan

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bahrain	4	4	0	0	107	98	+9	8
China	4	3	0	1	124	101	+23	6
Oman	4	2	0	2	112	117	−5	4
United Arab Emirates	4	1	0	3	104	115	−11	2
Qatar	4	0	0	4	102	118	−16	0

Source:

25 August 1998	Oman	26–29	Bahrain	Manama

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25 August 1998	United Arab Emirates	37–30	Qatar	Manama

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27 August 1998	United Arab Emirates	19–33	China	Manama

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27 August 1998	Qatar	24–25	Bahrain	Manama

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29 August 1998	Qatar	26–27	Oman	Manama

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29 August 1998	Bahrain	28–26	China	Manama

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31 August 1998	China	29–22	Qatar	Manama

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31 August 1998	Oman	27–26	United Arab Emirates	Manama

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2 September 1998	Bahrain	25–22	United Arab Emirates	Manama

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2 September 1998	China	36–32	Oman	Manama

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Saudi Arabia	4	4	0	0	102	82	+20	8
Kuwait	4	2	1	1	98	90	+8	5
South Korea	4	2	0	2	108	111	−3	4
Chinese Taipei	4	1	1	2	115	123	−8	3
Japan	4	0	0	4	96	113	−17	0

Source:

26 August 1998	Chinese Taipei	30–30	Kuwait	Manama

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26 August 1998	Saudi Arabia	29–22	South Korea	Manama

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28 August 1998	Japan	27–29	South Korea	Manama

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28 August 1998	Chinese Taipei	22–28	Saudi Arabia	Manama

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30 August 1998	Kuwait	17–20	Saudi Arabia	Manama

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30 August 1998	Japan	28–35	Chinese Taipei	Manama

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1 September 1998	South Korea	37–28	Chinese Taipei	Manama

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1 September 1998	Kuwait	24–20	Japan	Manama

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3 September 1998	Saudi Arabia	25–21	Japan	Manama

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3 September 1998	South Korea	20–27	Kuwait	Manama

Final round

	Semifinals				Gold medal match
	7 September – Manama
	Bahrain	23
					8 September – Manama
	Kuwait	20
					Bahrain	24
	7 September – Manama
					Saudi Arabia	17
	Saudi Arabia	23
	China	18
					Bronze medal match
					8 September – Manama
					Kuwait	25
					China	20

Semifinals

7 September 1998	Bahrain	23–20	Kuwait	Manama

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7 September 1998	Saudi Arabia	23–18	China	Manama

Bronze medal match

8 September 1998	Kuwait	25–20	China	Manama

Gold medal match

8 September 1998	Bahrain	24–17	Saudi Arabia	Manama

Final standing

Rank	Team
	Bahrain
	Saudi Arabia
	Kuwait
4	China
5	South Korea
6	Oman
7	Chinese Taipei
8	United Arab Emirates
9	Qatar
10	Japan

Team qualified for the 1999 Junior World Championship

References

• www.handball.jp (Archived 2009-09-04)