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2008 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship

The 2008 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship (11th tournament) took place in Amman from 25 July – 5 August. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2009 Men's Junior World Handball Championship in Egypt.

2008 Asian Junior Championship
Tournament details
Host country Jordan
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates25 July – 5 August 2008
Teams13
Final positions
Champions Kuwait (5th title)
Runner-up Iran
Third place Qatar
Fourth place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played37
Goals scored2,371 (64.08 per match)
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Draw

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Group A Group B Group C Group D

  South Korea
  Japan
  United Arab Emirates
  Iraq

  China
  Iran
  Bahrain

  Saudi Arabia
  Jordan
  India

  Kuwait
  Qatar
  Hong Kong

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  South Korea 3 3 0 0 113 92 +21 6
  Japan 3 2 0 1 103 111 −8 4
  United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 99 95 +4 2
  Iraq 3 0 0 3 88 105 −17 0
Source: [citation needed]
25 July 2008
14:00 		South Korea   32–29   United Arab Emirates Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(12–15)
25 July 2008
15:30 		Japan   33–32   Iraq Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(15–15)
26 July 2008
14:00 		South Korea   35–29   Iraq Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(21–12)
26 July 2008
15:30 		Japan   36–33   United Arab Emirates Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(16–15)
27 July 2008
14:00 		United Arab Emirates   37–27   Iraq Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(16–13)
27 July 2008
15:30 		South Korea   46–34   Japan Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(25–16)

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Iran 2 2 0 0 73 54 +19 4
  Bahrain 2 1 0 1 69 61 +8 2
  China 2 0 0 2 56 83 −27 0
Source: [citation needed]
25 July 2008
17:00 		China   30–41   Bahrain Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(12–21)
26 July 2008
17:00 		Bahrain   28–31   Iran Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(14–16)
27 July 2008
17:00 		China   26–42   Iran Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(11–21)

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Saudi Arabia 2 2 0 0 72 58 +14 4
  Jordan 2 1 0 1 72 60 +12 2
  India 2 0 0 2 61 87 −26 0
Source: [citation needed]
25 July 2008
18:30 		Saudi Arabia   42–31   India Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(20–13)
26 July 2008
18:30 		India   30–45   Jordan Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(12–20)
27 July 2008
18:30 		Saudi Arabia   30–27   Jordan Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(14–12)

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Kuwait 2 2 0 0 77 38 +39 4
  Qatar 2 1 0 1 67 54 +13 2
  Hong Kong 2 0 0 2 26 78 −52 0
Source: [citation needed]
25 July 2008
21:00 		Kuwait   40–9   Hong Kong Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(19–3)
26 July 2008
21:00 		Hong Kong   17–38   Qatar Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(6–22)
27 July 2008
21:00 		Kuwait   37–29   Qatar Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(17–11)

Placement 9th–12th

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Semifinals9th/10th
 
      
 
2 August–Amman
 
 
  United Arab Emirates38
 
4 August–Amman
 
  India19
 
  United Arab Emirates29
 
2 August–Amman
 
  China33
 
  China33
 
 
  Hong Kong23
 
11th/12th
 
 
4 August–Amman
 
 
  India29
 
 
  Hong Kong33
2 August 2008
16:00 		United Arab Emirates   38–19   India Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(19–10)
2 August 2008
18:00 		China   33–23   Hong Kong Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(18–13)

11th/12th

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4 August 2008
14:00 		India   29–33   Hong Kong Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(15–16)

9th/10th

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4 August 2008
16:00 		United Arab Emirates   29–33   China Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(15–15)

Main round

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Kuwait 3 3 0 0 106 90 +16 6
  Iran 3 2 0 1 110 91 +19 4
  Jordan 3 1 0 2 88 100 −12 2
  Japan 3 0 0 3 92 115 −23 0
Source: [citation needed]
29 July 2008
15:00 		Iran   38–27   Jordan Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(20–14)
29 July 2008
16:30 		Kuwait   41–31   Japan Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(17–15)
30 July 2008
15:00 		Iran   41–31   Japan Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(20–12)
30 July 2008
16:30 		Kuwait   32–28   Jordan Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(17–14)
1 August 2008
15:00 		Iran   31–33   Kuwait Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(13–20)
1 August 2008
16:30 		Jordan   33–30   Japan Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(15–11)

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  South Korea 3 2 0 1 97 90 +7 4
  Qatar 3 1 1 1 97 95 +2 3
  Saudi Arabia 3 1 1 1 82 84 −2 3
  Bahrain 3 1 0 2 91 98 −7 2
Source: [citation needed]
29 July 2008
18:00 		South Korea   31–30   Bahrain Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(19–18)
29 July 2008
19:30 		Saudi Arabia   26–26   Qatar Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(11–12)
30 July 2008
18:00 		South Korea   40–33   Qatar Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(21–12)
30 July 2008
19:30 		Saudi Arabia   29–32   Bahrain Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(13–15)
1 August 2008
18:00 		South Korea   26–27   Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(11–16)
1 August 2008
19:30 		Qatar   38–29   Bahrain Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(17–14)

Placement 5th–8th

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7th/8th

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4 August 2008
18:00 		Japan   31–34   Bahrain Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(14–15)

5th/6th

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4 August 2008
20:00 		Jordan   31–29   Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(14–13)

Final round

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SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
3 August – Amman
 
 
  Kuwait36
 
5 August – Amman
 
  Qatar29
 
  Kuwait31
 
3 August – Amman
 
  Iran30
 
  South Korea28
 
 
  Iran36
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
5 August – Amman
 
 
  Qatar42
 
 
  South Korea38

Semifinals

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3 August 2008
16:00 		Kuwait   36–29   Qatar Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(20–13)
3 August 2008
18:00 		South Korea   28–36   Iran Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(12–18)

Bronze medal match

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5 August 2008
16:00 		Qatar   42–38   South Korea Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(21–17)

Gold medal match

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5 August 2008
18:00 		Kuwait   31–30   Iran Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(17–17)

Final standing

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Rank Team
    Kuwait
    Iran
    Qatar
4   South Korea
5   Jordan
6   Saudi Arabia
7   Bahrain
8   Japan
9   China
10   United Arab Emirates
11   Hong Kong
12   India
13   Iraq
Team qualified for the 2009 Junior World Championship

References

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