# 2018 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship

The 2018 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship was the 8th edition of the championship held from 16 to 26 September 2018 at Amman (Jordan) under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. It was the third time in history that championship was organised in Jordan by the Jordan Handball Federation. The top four teams qualified for the 2019 Men's Youth World Handball Championship to be held in Republic of Macedonia.

## Draw

The draw was held on 28 April 2018 in Amman, Jordan.
Teams were seeded according to the AHF Competition regulations and rankings of the previous edition of the championship. Teams who had not participate in the previous edition were in Pot 4.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Bahrain Japan South Korea Jordan | Qatar Saudi Arabia Iraq Uzbekistan | China | Iran India Chinese Taipei United Arab Emirates Oman Palestine Syria |
Uzbekistan and Palestine withdrew from the tournament after the draw.

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bahrain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 62 | +33 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 75 | +20 | 4 | Main round |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 94 | −25 | 2 | 8–12th placement |
| 4 | Oman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 95 | −28 | 0 | 8–12th placement |
| 16 September 2018 13:30 | China | 22–35 | Saudi Arabia | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Sadeghi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
| 16 September 2018 13:30 | Chen 7 | (8–19) | Al-Qasir 7 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Sadeghi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
| 16 September 2018 15:15 | Oman | 17–33 | Bahrain | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: El-Awwad, Al-Zayyat (JOR) |
| 16 September 2018 15:15 | Al-Balushi, Al-Najadi 4 | (9–17) | Afrooz, Qambar 5 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: El-Awwad, Al-Zayyat (JOR) |
| 17 September 2018 11:45 | China | 21–34 | Bahrain | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| 17 September 2018 11:45 | Xie 5 | (11–15) | Shuaib 6 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| 17 September 2018 13:30 | Oman | 25–36 | Saudi Arabia | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ) |
| 17 September 2018 13:30 | Al-Khalasi 7 | (13–21) | Al-Khulayf 9 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ) |
| 18 September 2018 10:00 | China | 26–25 | Oman | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: El-Haj, Etoom (JOR) |
| 18 September 2018 10:00 | Rao 7 | (10–12) | S. Al-Hasani 9 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: El-Haj, Etoom (JOR) |
| 18 September 2018 11:45 | Bahrain | 28–24 | Saudi Arabia | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Zayyat, El-Awwad (JOR) |
| 18 September 2018 11:45 | Qambar 6 | (18–8) | Obaed 5 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Zayyat, El-Awwad (JOR) |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 45 | +25 | 4 | Main round |
| 2 | Jordan (H) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 2 | Main round |
| 3 | Syria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 0 | 8–12th placement |
| 16 September 2018 17:00 | Syria | 26–29 | Jordan | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Shamrookh, Jawad (BHR) |
| 16 September 2018 17:00 | Al-Mulla 5 | (10–13) | Yacoub 9 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Shamrookh, Jawad (BHR) |
| 17 September 2018 17:00 | Chinese Taipei | 41–28 | Syria | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Kuaibi, Malaekah (KSA) |
| 17 September 2018 17:00 | Lin 6 | (18–11) | Al-Mulla 8 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Kuaibi, Malaekah (KSA) |
| 18 September 2018 17:00 | Jordan | 17–29 | Chinese Taipei | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN) |
| 18 September 2018 17:00 | Al-Dibis 5 | (6–16) | Lin 11 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN) |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | India | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 77 | −21 | 0 | Main round |
| 0 | South Korea (D) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 2 | Disqualified |
| 0 | Iraq (D) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 2 | Disqualified |
| 16 September 2018 11:45 | India | 30–45 | South Korea | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: El-Haj, Etoom (JOR) |
| 16 September 2018 11:45 | Amit 9 | (11–22) | Im 9 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: El-Haj, Etoom (JOR) |
| 17 September 2018 10:00 | Iraq | 32–26 | India | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN) |
| 17 September 2018 10:00 | three players 6 | (15–11) | Mohit 9 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN) |
| 18 September 2018 13:30 | South Korea | Abandoned | Iraq | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 73 | +8 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 80 | +13 | 3 | Main round |
| 3 | Qatar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 91 | 88 | +3 | 3 | 8–12th placement |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 95 | −24 | 0 | 8–12th placement |
| 16 September 2018 10:00 | Iran | 29–28 | Japan | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| 16 September 2018 10:00 | Asari 8 | (17–15) | Taiga 8 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| 16 September 2018 18:45 | United Arab Emirates | 31–35 | Qatar | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ) |
| 16 September 2018 18:45 | Abdelqadir 11 | (17–17) | Al-Kharusi 13 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ) |
| 17 September 2018 15:15 | Iran | 26–25 | Qatar | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Zayyat, El-Awwad (JOR) |
| 17 September 2018 15:15 | Asari 8 | (12–8) | Al-Kharusi 11 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Zayyat, El-Awwad (JOR) |
| 17 September 2018 18:45 | United Arab Emirates | 20–34 | Japan | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Sadeghi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
| 17 September 2018 18:45 | Abdelqadir, Al-Shurafa 4 | (14–15) | Taiga 7 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Sadeghi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
| 18 September 2018 15:15 | United Arab Emirates | 20–26 | Iran | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| 18 September 2018 15:15 | Abdelqadir 11 | (8–14) | Asari 7 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| 18 September 2018 18:45 | Japan | 31–31 | Qatar | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Sadeghi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
| 18 September 2018 18:45 | Taiga 8 | (16–15) | Mohamed 10 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Sadeghi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |

## 8–12th placement matches
### Group III

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 8 | China | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 98 | +16 | 6 |
| 9 | Qatar | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 106 | +5 | 6 |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 111 | −3 | 4 |
| 11 | Oman | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 106 | +3 | 4 |
| 12 | Syria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 99 | 120 | −21 | 0 |
* 1 2 China 29–26 Qatar
* 1 2 Oman 26–28 United Arab Emirates
| 20 September 2018 10:00 | Syria | 25–30 | Oman | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| 20 September 2018 10:00 | Al-Mulla 6 | (14–14) | Al-Bulushi, N. Al-Hasani 6 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| 20 September 2018 11:45 | China | 30–25 | United Arab Emirates | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Shamrookh, Jawad (BHR) |
| 20 September 2018 11:45 | Xie 9 | (14–16) | Abdelqadir 8 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Shamrookh, Jawad (BHR) |
| 21 September 2018 09:00 | Oman | 25–24 | China | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN) |
| 21 September 2018 09:00 | S. Al-Hasani 6 | (10–13) | Rao 6 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN) |
| 21 September 2018 10:45 | Qatar | 27–25 | United Arab Emirates | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| 21 September 2018 10:45 | Mohamed 6 | (12–12) | Abdelqadir, Al-Ghfeli 5 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| 22 September 2018 10:00 | China | 29–26 | Qatar | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| 22 September 2018 10:00 | Zhang 9 | (20–11) | Al-Kharusi 13 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| 22 September 2018 11:45 | United Arab Emirates | 30–28 | Syria | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Kuaibi, Malaekah (KSA) |
| 22 September 2018 11:45 | Al-Maazmi 7 | (16–13) | Al-Hosin 6 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Kuaibi, Malaekah (KSA) |
| 24 September 2018 10:00 | Oman | 26–28 | United Arab Emirates | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN) |
| 24 September 2018 10:00 | S. Al-Hasani 14 | (12–15) | Al-Hosani 7 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN) |
| 24 September 2018 11:45 | Qatar | 29–24 | Syria | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| 24 September 2018 11:45 | Khelifi 8 | (13–11) | five players 4 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| 25 September 2018 10:00 | Qatar | 29–28 | Oman | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: El-Haj, Etoom (JOR) |
| 25 September 2018 10:00 | Al-Kharusi 15 | (15–15) | N. Al-Hasani, S. Al-Hasani 8 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: El-Haj, Etoom (JOR) |
| 25 September 2018 11:45 | China | 31–22 | Syria | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Kuaibi, Malaekah (KSA) |
| 25 September 2018 11:45 | Rao 12 | (18–10) | Al-Mulla 7 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Kuaibi, Malaekah (KSA) |

## Main round
### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bahrain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 74 | +19 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 58 | +39 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 3 | India | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 99 | −32 | 2 | 5th place game |
| 4 | Jordan (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 95 | −26 | 0 | |
| 20 September 2018 13:30 | Jordan | 26–28 | India | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Kuaibi, Malaekah (KSA) |
| 20 September 2018 13:30 | Al-Atabi 6 | (10–14) | Mohit, Singh 8 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Kuaibi, Malaekah (KSA) |
| 20 September 2018 15:15 | Bahrain | 27–23 | Japan | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Zayyat, El-Awwad (JOR) |
| 20 September 2018 15:15 | Mohamed 10 | (8–14) | Kosuke, Mizuki 5 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Zayyat, El-Awwad (JOR) |
| 21 September 2018 14:00 | Bahrain | 32–21 | India | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| 21 September 2018 14:00 | Qambar 8 | (16–7) | Mohit 12 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| 21 September 2018 15:45 | Jordan | 13–33 | Japan | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Sadeghi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
| 21 September 2018 15:45 | Al-Dibis 9 | (7–15) | Shu, Shuichi 6 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Sadeghi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
| 22 September 2018 13:30 | Japan | 41–18 | India | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Shamrookh, Jawad (BHR) |
| 22 September 2018 13:30 | Taiga 8 | (20–12) | Amit 6 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Shamrookh, Jawad (BHR) |
| 22 September 2018 15:15 | Jordan | 30–34 | Bahrain | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN) |
| 22 September 2018 15:15 | Barakeh 6 | (14–18) | Husain 8 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN) |

### Group II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 3 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 2 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Iran | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 57 | −3 | 1 | 5th place game |
| 20 September 2018 17:00 | Saudi Arabia | 27–27 | Iran | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ) |
| 20 September 2018 17:00 | Al-Turki 8 | (13–16) | Asari 8 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ) |
| 21 September 2018 17:30 | Chinese Taipei | 30–27 | Iran | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Zayyat, El-Awwad (JOR) |
| 21 September 2018 17:30 | Chen 8 | (11–10) | Hosseini 7 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Zayyat, El-Awwad (JOR) |
| 22 September 2018 17:00 | Chinese Taipei | 27–33 | Saudi Arabia | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ) |
| 22 September 2018 17:00 | four players 4 | (17–16) | Ajlan 9 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ) |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 24 September | 24 September |
| Bahrain | 33 |
| Bahrain | 33 | 26 September | 26 September |
| Chinese Taipei | 25 | 26 September | 26 September |
| Chinese Taipei | 25 | Bahrain | 34 |
| 24 September | 24 September | | Bahrain | 34 |
| 24 September | 24 September | Japan | 31 |
| Saudi Arabia | 17 | Japan | 31 |
| Japan | 25 | | |
| Japan | 25 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 26 September | 26 September |
| | | Chinese Taipei | 29 |
| | | Saudi Arabia | 26 |

### Fifth place game

| 24 September 2018 13:30 | India | 25–30 | Iran | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| 24 September 2018 13:30 | Mohit, Singh 7 | (14–17) | Asari 9 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |

### Semifinals

| 24 September 2018 15:30 | Bahrain | 33–25 | Chinese Taipei | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Zayyat, El-Awwad (JOR) |
| 24 September 2018 15:30 | Ali 10 | (18–11) | Lin, Yao 5 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Zayyat, El-Awwad (JOR) |
| 24 September 2018 17:30 | Saudi Arabia | 17–25 | Japan | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Sadeghi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
| 24 September 2018 17:30 | Al-Turki, Obaed 4 | (7–11) | Taiga 6 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Sadeghi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |

### Third place game

| 26 September 2018 16:00 | Chinese Taipei | 29–26 | Saudi Arabia | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| 26 September 2018 16:00 | Yang 9 | (15–14) | Al-Khulayf, Obaed 6 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |

### Final

| 26 September 2018 18:00 | Bahrain | 34–31 | Japan | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Sadeghi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
| 26 September 2018 18:00 | Shuaib, Qambar 8 | (17–16) | Shimizu 7 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Sadeghi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Bahrain |
| | Japan |
| | Chinese Taipei |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia |
| 5 | Iran |
| 6 | India |
| 7 | Jordan |
| 8 | China |
| 9 | Qatar |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates |
| 11 | Oman |
| 12 | Syria |
| DSQ | Iraq |
| DSQ | South Korea |
* Team qualified for the 2019 Youth World Championship