The 2022 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship was 16th edition of the championship held from 7 to 14 March 2022 in Almaty, Kazakhstan under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation.[2] It was the fifth time in history that the championship was organised by the Kazakhstan Handball Federation.[3] It also acted as the qualification tournament for the 2022 Women's Junior World Handball Championship, with top tree teams from the championship directly qualifying for the event to be held in Slovenia.[4]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Kazakhstan |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 7–14 March 2022 |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  India (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Iran |
| Third place | Kazakhstan |
| Fourth place |  Uzbekistan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 552 (55.2 per match) |
| Best player | Bhawana Sharma[1] |
Previously, the championship was supposed to be held in Uzbekistan, but in December 2021, AHF decided to move the event to Kazakhstan due to unavoidable circumstances. In January 2022, the championship was further postponed from the planned dates of February 13–20 due to the 2022 Kazakh unrest.
Draw
editThe draw was held on 28 December 2021 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[5]
Seeding
editTeams were seeded according to the AHF COC regulations and rankings of the previous edition of the championship. Teams who did not participated in the previous edition were in Pot 3.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
|---|---|---|
Kazakhstan South Korea |
Uzbekistan India
|
Iran Thailand
|
South Korea withdrew from the tournament after the draw.[6]
Results
editAll times are local (UTC+6).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
India
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 139 | 112 | +27 | 6[a] | 2022 Junior World Championship |
|
Iran
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 109 | +10 | 6[a] | |
|
Kazakhstan (H)
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 108 | 95 | +13 | 6[a] | |
| 4 | Uzbekistan
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 109 | −5 | 2 | |
| 5 | Thailand
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 82 | 127 | −45 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
| 7 March 2022 17:00 |
Thailand
|
20–28 | Kazakhstan
|
Universal sports complex Dostyk, Almaty |
| (7–14) | ||||
| 8 March 2022 15:00 |
India
|
32–31 | Uzbekistan
|
Universal sports complex Dostyk, Almaty |
| (18–14) | ||||
| 8 March 2022 17:00 |
Iran
|
24–30 | Kazakhstan
|
Universal sports complex Dostyk, Almaty |
| (9–16) | ||||
| 10 March 2022 15:00 |
India
|
37–42 | Iran
|
Universal sports complex Dostyk, Almaty |
| (17–21) | ||||
| 10 March 2022 17:00 |
Uzbekistan
|
30–23 | Thailand
|
Universal sports complex Dostyk, Almaty |
| (14–11) | ||||
| 12 March 2022 15:00 |
Thailand
|
21–28 | Iran
|
Universal sports complex Dostyk, Almaty |
| (10–8) | ||||
| 12 March 2022 17:00 |
India
|
29–21 | Kazakhstan
|
Universal sports complex Dostyk, Almaty |
| (15–9) | ||||
| 13 March 2022 15:00 |
Iran
|
25–21 | Uzbekistan
|
Universal sports complex Dostyk, Almaty |
| (16–12) | ||||
| 14 March 2022 15:00 |
Thailand
|
18–41 | India
|
Universal sports complex Dostyk, Almaty |
| (9–20) | ||||
| 14 March 2022 17:00 |
Kazakhstan
|
29–22 | Uzbekistan
|
Universal sports complex Dostyk, Almaty |
| (16–9) | ||||
All-Star Team
editThe all-star team was announced on 14 March 2022.[7] [8]
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Chetna Sharma
|
| Centre back |  Hedieh Veisi
|
| Right back |  Bhawana Sharma
|
| MVP | Bhawana Sharma
|
References
edit- ^ "India win debut continental title at Asian Women's Junior Championship". IHF. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "16TH ASIAN WOMEN'S JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". www.ihf.info. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship". www.asianhandball.org. 2 September 2021. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Match schedule confirmed for 16th Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship". AHF. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "16th Asian's Women's Junior Championship Draw". AHF Instagram Account. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "16th Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship - Asian Handball Federation". www.asianhandball.org. 2022-03-06. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ^ "Indian women win Asian junior handball gold, qualify for world event". hindustantimes.com. 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Iran's Veisi Chosen as Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship Best Right Back". tasnimnews.com. 15 March 2022.