The 2022 Asian Youth Beach Handball Championship will be 2nd edition of the championship to be held from 22 to 28 March 2022 at Tehran, Iran under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation (AHF).[1] It will be first time in history that the championship will be organised by IR Iran Handball Federation. It also acts as a qualification tournament for the 2022 Youth Beach Handball World Championship, with the two teams in each gender from the championship directly qualifying for the event to be hosted by Greece. The participants should be born between 1 January, 2004 and 31 December, 2006.[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Iran |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 22–28 March 2022 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Iran |
| Runner-up |  Jordan |
| Third place |  Qatar |
| Fourth place |  Pakistan |
On 19 February 2020, the AHF decided to postpone the championship due to COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Previously, the championship was scheduled to take place firstly from 1 to 10 April 2020, then from 11 to 17 September 2020 and then from 15 to 22 February 2021 but was postponed all times due to COVID-19 outbreak.[4]
Draw
editThe date and venue of the draw will be announced soon.
Men
editFormer Seeding
editTeams were seeded according to the AHF COC regulations and rankings of the previous edition of the championship. Teams who had not participated in the previous edition were in Pot 4.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Thailand Chinese Taipei |
Pakistan Iran
|
Qatar
|
 Saudi Arabia Jordan Hong Kong South Korea |
- Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand withdrew from the championship before the draw.[5]
Participating nations
editGroup table
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 10 |
| Jordan
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 |
| Qatar
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 |
| Pakistan
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 |
 India
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 2 |
 Afghanistan
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 0 |
Results
edit| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 March 2022 | ||
| 10:00 | ||
| India
|
2 - 0 | Pakistan
|
| 11:00 | ||
| Jordan
|
2 - 1 | Qatar
|
| 12:00 | ||
| Afghanistan
|
0 - 2 | Iran
|
| 23 March 2022 | ||
| 10:00 | ||
| Afghanistan
|
0 - 2 | Jordan
|
| 11:00 | ||
| Qatar
|
2 - 1 | Pakistan
|
| 12:00 | ||
| Iran
|
2 - 0 | India
|
| 25 March 2022 | ||
| 10:00 | ||
| India
|
0 - 2 | Qatar
|
| 11:00 | ||
| Afghanistan
|
0 - 2 | Pakistan
|
| 12:00 | ||
| Iran
|
2 - 0 | Jordan
|
| 26 March 2022 | ||
| 10:00 | ||
| Afghanistan
|
0 - 2 | India
|
| 11:00 | ||
| Jordan
|
1 - 2 | Pakistan
|
| 12:00 | ||
| Iran
|
2 - 0 | Qatar
|
| 28 March 2022 | ||
| 10:00 | ||
| Afghanistan
|
0 - 2 | Qatar
|
| 11:00 | ||
| India
|
0 - 2 | Jordan
|
| 12:00 | ||
| Iran
|
2 - 0 | Pakistan
|
Final standings
edit |
Iran
|
 |
Jordan
|
 |
Qatar
|
| 4 | Pakistan
|
| 5 | India
|
| 6 | Afghanistan
|
| Qualified for the 2022 Youth Beach Handball World Championship |
References
edit- ^ "2nd Asian Men's & Women's Youth Beach Handball Championship". Asian Handball Federation's Official Website. 10 January 2022.
- ^ ahf_official (17 February 2022). "2nd Asian Men's Youth Beach Handball Championship". Instagram. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "2nd Asian Men's & Women's Youth Beach Handball Championship postponed". Asian Handball Federation's Official Facebook Account. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ "Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship awarded to Thailand". Asian Handball Federation's Official Facebook Account. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ "2nd Asian Men's Youth Beach Handball Championship". Asian Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.