2010 Asian Women's Handball Championship

The 2010 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 13th Asian Championship, which took place from 19 to 25 December 2010 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil.

2010 Asian Championship
Tournament details
Host country Kazakhstan
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates19–25 December
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Kazakhstan (2nd title)
Runner-up South Korea
Third place China
Fourth place Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored1,061 (58.94 per match)
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Due to heavy snow, both South Korea and Japan couldn't make the trip to Kazakhstan in time and the program was moved forward.[1]

China, Japan, Kazakhstan and South Korea qualified for the World championship after reaching the semifinals.

Draw

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Group A Group B

  China
  Kazakhstan
  Iran
  North Korea

  South Korea
  Japan
  Thailand
  Uzbekistan

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+6).

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Kazakhstan (H) 3 3 0 0 95 66 +29 6
  China 3 2 0 1 101 69 +32 4
  North Korea 3 1 0 2 105 90 +15 2
  Iran 3 0 0 3 52 128 −76 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
19 December 2010
18:30
China   22–25   Kazakhstan Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(14–13)

20 December 2010
14:00
Iran   22–47   North Korea Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(12–25)

21 December 2010
14:00
China   33–27   North Korea Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(14–12)
21 December 2010
17:00
Kazakhstan   35–13   Iran Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(23–7)

22 December 2010
14:00
China   46–17   Iran Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(20–7)
22 December 2010
17:00
Kazakhstan   35–31   North Korea Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(17–15)

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  South Korea 3 2 1 0 120 49 +71 5
  Japan 3 2 1 0 117 61 +56 5
  Uzbekistan 3 1 0 2 69 142 −73 2
  Thailand 3 0 0 3 53 107 −54 0
Source: [citation needed]
19 December 2010
17:00
Thailand   25–31   Uzbekistan Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(11–17)

20 December 2010
15:30
Japan   57–22   Uzbekistan Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(31–11)
20 December 2010
17:00
South Korea   38–11   Thailand Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(21–5)

21 December 2010
15:30
South Korea   60–16   Uzbekistan Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(32–10)
21 December 2010
18:30
Japan   38–17   Thailand Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(18–9)

22 December 2010
15:30
South Korea   22–22   Japan Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(10–10)

Placement 5th–8th

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7th/8th

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24 December 2010
15:00
Iran   20–30   Thailand Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(7–11)

5th/6th

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24 December 2010
17:00
North Korea   52–21   Uzbekistan Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(24–7)

Final round

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SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
23 December – Almaty
 
 
  Kazakhstan29
 
25 December – Almaty
 
  Japan24
 
  Kazakhstan33
 
23 December – Almaty
 
  South Korea32
 
  South Korea31
 
 
  China26
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
25 December – Almaty
 
 
  Japan25
 
 
  China26

Semifinals

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23 December 2010
15:00
Kazakhstan   29–24   Japan Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(16–13)

23 December 2010
17:00
South Korea   31–26   China Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(13–14)

Bronze medal match

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25 December 2010
15:00
Japan   25–26   China Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(14–15)

Gold medal match

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25 December 2010
17:00
Kazakhstan   33–32   South Korea Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty
(16–15)

Final standing

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Rank Team
    Kazakhstan
    South Korea
    China
4   Japan
5   North Korea
6   Uzbekistan
7   Thailand
8   Iran
Team qualified for the 2011 World Championship

References

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  1. ^ "Heavy snow in Kazakhstan delays S. Korea's opener at Asian Women's Handball Championship". english.yonhapnews.co.kr. 19 December 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
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