# 1991 Asian Men's Handball Championship

The 1991 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the sixth Asian Championship, which was taking place from 22 August to 1 September 1991 in Hiroshima, Japan.

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Japan (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 4 |
| Qatar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 2 |
| North Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 0 |
| Japan | 23–15 | Qatar | Hiroshima |
| 24 August 1991 | North Korea | 18–27 | Japan | Hiroshima |
| Qatar | 25–15 | North Korea | Hiroshima |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Kuwait | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 4 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 2 |
| Syria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 0 |
| Kuwait | 29–19 | Syria | Hiroshima |
| 24 August 1991 | United Arab Emirates | 18–24 | Kuwait | Hiroshima |
| Syria | 25–31 | United Arab Emirates | Hiroshima |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 40 | +37 | 4 |
| Bahrain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 1 |
| Iran | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 74 | −21 | 1 |
| South Korea | 34–18 | Bahrain | Hiroshima |
| 24 August 1991 | Iran | 22–43 | South Korea | Hiroshima |
| Bahrain | 31–31 | Iran | Hiroshima |

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 24 | +33 | 4 |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 1 |
| China | 29–16 | Chinese Taipei | Hiroshima |
| 24 August 1991 | Chinese Taipei | 21–21 | Saudi Arabia | Hiroshima |
| Saudi Arabia | 8–28 | China | Hiroshima |

## Placement 9th–12th

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 9th/10th | 9th/10th |
| North Korea | 33 |
| Iran | 31 | | |
| Iran | 31 | North Korea | 37 |
| | | Saudi Arabia | 36 |
| Syria | 22 | Saudi Arabia | 36 |
| Saudi Arabia | 26 | | |
| Saudi Arabia | 26 | 11th/12th | 11th/12th |
| | | Iran | 26 |
| | | Syria | 25 |
| 27 August 1991 | North Korea | 33–31 | Iran | Hiroshima |
| 27 August 1991 | Syria | 22–26 | Saudi Arabia | Hiroshima |

### 11th/12th

| Iran | 26–25 | Syria | Hiroshima |

### 9th/10th

| North Korea | 37–36 | Saudi Arabia | Hiroshima |

## Main round
### Group E

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Japan (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 56 | +18 | 6 |
| Qatar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 58 | +2 | 4 |
| Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 68 | −5 | 2 |
| Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 67 | −15 | 0 |
| 27 August 1991 | Japan | 24–16 | Qatar | Hiroshima |
| 27 August 1991 | Bahrain | 21–20 | Kuwait | Hiroshima |
| Japan | 25–21 | Bahrain | Hiroshima |
| Qatar | 21–13 | Kuwait | Hiroshima |
| Bahrain | 21–23 | Qatar | Hiroshima |
| Kuwait | 19–25 | Japan | Hiroshima |

### Group F

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 55 | +65 | 6 |
| China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 72 | +17 | 4 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 61 | 92 | −31 | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 115 | −51 | 1 |
| 27 August 1991 | China | 26–18 | United Arab Emirates | Hiroshima |
| 27 August 1991 | Chinese Taipei | 17–47 | South Korea | Hiroshima |
| South Korea | 35–23 | China | Hiroshima |
| United Arab Emirates | 28–28 | Chinese Taipei | Hiroshima |
| South Korea | 38–15 | United Arab Emirates | Hiroshima |
| China | 40–19 | Chinese Taipei | Hiroshima |

## Placement 5th–8th
### 7th/8th

| Kuwait | 24–28 | Chinese Taipei | Hiroshima |

### 5th/6th

| Bahrain | 24–22 | United Arab Emirates | Hiroshima |

## Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| Japan | 26 |
| China | 18 | | |
| China | 18 | Japan | 23 |
| | | South Korea | 27 |
| South Korea | 32 | South Korea | 27 |
| Qatar | 19 | | |
| Qatar | 19 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | China | 29 |
| | | Qatar | 17 |

### Semifinals

| Japan | 26–18 | China | Hiroshima |
| South Korea | 32–19 | Qatar | Hiroshima |

### Bronze medal match

| 1 September 1991 | China | 29–17 | Qatar | Hiroshima |

### Gold medal match

| 1 September 1991 | Japan | 23–27 | South Korea | Hiroshima |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | South Korea |
| | Japan |
| | China |
| 4 | Qatar |
| 5 | Bahrain |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei |
| 8 | Kuwait |
| 9 | North Korea |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia |
| 11 | Iran |
| 12 | Syria |
* Team qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1993 World Championship