# 2021 Asian Women's Handball Championship

The 2021 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 18th edition of the championship held from 15 to 25 September 2021 in Amman, Jordan under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. It is the third time in history that the championship is organised by the Jordan Handball Federation. It also acted as the qualification tournament for the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship, with the top five teams from the championship directly qualifying for the event to be held in Spain.
On 9 August 2020, the AHF decided to postpone the championship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, the championship was scheduled to take place from 10 to 22 December 2020. On 3 August 2021, the AHF announced to move the event from South Korea to Jordan due to the pandemic.
South Korea won their fifth straight and 15th overall title after defeating Japan in the final.

## Draw

The draw was held in Amman, Jordan on 11 August 2021 at 18:00.

### Seeding

Teams were seeded according to the AHF COC regulations and rankings of the previous edition of the championship. Teams who had not participate in the previous edition were in Pot 5. As organizer, Jordan had the right to choose their group.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
| South Korea  Jordan | Japan  Kazakhstan | Iran  Hong Kong | India → Syria  Singapore | Afghanistan → Palestine  Kuwait  Qatar  Uzbekistan |
* For the first time, China did not participate.
* Since 2018 countries from Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) may participate in the Asian Championships and may qualify for the World Championship if one of them finishes within the top five.
* In August 2021, Afghanistan, who was drawn in Group B, withdrew from the championship due to the fall of Kabul. In the same time, India, also drawn in Group B, also withdrew from the championship due to unavoidable circumstances. As a consequence, Palestine and Syria were added to Group B to replace those two countries.
* In September 2021, a few days before the start of the championship, Qatar withdrew from the championship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 58 | +106 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 115 | 0 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 114 | −19 | 4 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 107 | 122 | −15 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 5 | Singapore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 131 | −72 | 0 | 9th place game |
| 15 September 2021 11:00 | Kazakhstan | 33–18 | Singapore | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 15 September 2021 11:00 | | (14–12) | | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 15 September 2021 13:00 | South Korea | 45–19 | Uzbekistan | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Marzieh, Hassanzadah (IRI) |
| 15 September 2021 13:00 | Kim Ji-h. 5 | (22–8) | Bahromova, Yusopova 7 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Marzieh, Hassanzadah (IRI) |
| 15 September 2021 13:00 | 3× | Report | 3× | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Marzieh, Hassanzadah (IRI) |
| 16 September 2021 11:00 | Kazakhstan | 31–29 | Hong Kong | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 16 September 2021 11:00 | | (17–14) | | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 16 September 2021 13:00 | South Korea | 39–9 | Singapore | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Mozafarivanani, Mazaheri (IRI) |
| 16 September 2021 13:00 | Yun 7 | (21–5) | four players 2 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Mozafarivanani, Mazaheri (IRI) |
| 16 September 2021 13:00 | 2× | Report | 5× | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Mozafarivanani, Mazaheri (IRI) |
| 18 September 2021 15:00 | Singapore | 16–26 | Hong Kong | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 18 September 2021 15:00 | | (7–12) | | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 18 September 2021 19:00 | Uzbekistan | 28–31 | Kazakhstan | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 18 September 2021 19:00 | | (16–14) | | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 19 September 2021 13:00 | Singapore | 16–33 | Uzbekistan | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 19 September 2021 13:00 | | (10–17) | | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 19 September 2021 19:00 | South Korea | 40–10 | Hong Kong | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Mozafarivanani, Mazaheri (IRI) |
| 19 September 2021 19:00 | Jo 10 | (20–3) | Lo, Wong Y. 2 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Mozafarivanani, Mazaheri (IRI) |
| 19 September 2021 19:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 2× | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Mozafarivanani, Mazaheri (IRI) |
| 21 September 2021 11:00 | Hong Kong | 30–27 | Uzbekistan | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 21 September 2021 11:00 | | (16–15) | | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 21 September 2021 13:00 | Kazakhstan | 20–40 | South Korea | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Marzieh, Hassanzadah (IRI) |
| 21 September 2021 13:00 | Jumadilova 8 | (9–21) | Jo 8 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Marzieh, Hassanzadah (IRI) |
| 21 September 2021 13:00 | 10× 1× | Report | 1× 3× 1× | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Marzieh, Hassanzadah (IRI) |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 41 | +176 | 10 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Iran | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 84 | +92 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Jordan (H) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 113 | +18 | 6 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Syria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 129 | 150 | −21 | 4 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 5 | Kuwait | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 83 | 170 | −87 | 2 | 9th place game |
| 6 | Palestine | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 228 | −178 | 0 | Eleventh place |
| 15 September 2021 15:00 | Japan | 23–20 | Iran | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 15 September 2021 15:00 | | (14–8) | | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 15 September 2021 17:00 | Palestine | 7–45 | Jordan | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 15 September 2021 17:00 | | (2–23) | | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 15 September 2021 19:00 | Kuwait | 28–32 | Syria | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 15 September 2021 19:00 | | (13–16) | | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 16 September 2021 15:00 | Iran | 38–11 | Kuwait | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 16 September 2021 15:00 | | (21–5) | | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 16 September 2021 17:00 | Jordan | 28–24 | Syria | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 16 September 2021 17:00 | | (12–12) | | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 16 September 2021 19:00 | Japan | 56–1 | Palestine | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 16 September 2021 19:00 | | (29–0) | | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 18 September 2021 11:00 | Iran | 52–9 | Palestine | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 18 September 2021 11:00 | | (23–3) | | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 18 September 2021 13:00 | Syria | 7–42 | Japan | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 18 September 2021 13:00 | | (2–22) | | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 18 September 2021 17:00 | Jordan | 28–11 | Kuwait | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 18 September 2021 17:00 | | (17–5) | | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 19 September 2021 11:00 | Palestine | 13–47 | Syria | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 19 September 2021 11:00 | | (5–27) | | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 19 September 2021 15:00 | Kuwait | 5–52 | Japan | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 19 September 2021 15:00 | | (2–26) | | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 19 September 2021 17:00 | Iran | 28–22 | Jordan | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 19 September 2021 17:00 | | (15–12) | | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 21 September 2021 15:00 | Syria | 19–38 | Iran | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 21 September 2021 15:00 | | (10–20) | | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 21 September 2021 17:00 | Jordan | 8–43 | Japan | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 21 September 2021 17:00 | | (4–23) | | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 21 September 2021 19:00 | Kuwait | 28–20 | Palestine | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 21 September 2021 19:00 | | (16–10) | | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 23 September | 23 September |
| South Korea | 46 |
| South Korea | 46 | 25 September | 25 September |
| Iran | 21 | 25 September | 25 September |
| Iran | 21 | South Korea | 33 |
| 23 September | 23 September | | South Korea | 33 |
| 23 September | 23 September | Japan | 24 |
| Japan | 38 | Japan | 24 |
| Kazakhstan | 24 | | |
| Kazakhstan | 24 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 25 September | 25 September |
| | | Iran | 33 |
| | | Kazakhstan | 38 |
5–8th place bracket
| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 23 September | 23 September |
| Uzbekistan | 34 |
| Uzbekistan | 34 | 25 September | 25 September |
| Jordan | 26 | 25 September | 25 September |
| Jordan | 26 | Uzbekistan | 28 |
| 23 September | 23 September | | Uzbekistan | 28 |
| 23 September | 23 September | Hong Kong | 25 |
| Syria | 24 | Hong Kong | 25 |
| Hong Kong | 34 | | |
| Hong Kong | 34 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 25 September | 25 September |
| | | Jordan | 22 |
| | | Syria | 21 |

### Ninth place game

| 23 September 2021 11:00 | Singapore | 24–15 | Kuwait | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 23 September 2021 11:00 | | (12–6) | | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |

### 5–8th place semifinals

| 23 September 2021 13:00 | Uzbekistan | 34–26 | Jordan | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 23 September 2021 13:00 | | (15–11) | | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 23 September 2021 15:00 | Syria | 24–34 | Hong Kong | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 23 September 2021 15:00 | | (10–19) | | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |

### Semifinals

| 23 September 2021 17:00 | South Korea | 46–21 | Iran | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Khasan, Khusan (UZB) |
| 23 September 2021 17:00 | Song 8 | (23–12) | Ghahremani 6 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Khasan, Khusan (UZB) |
| 23 September 2021 17:00 | 3× | Report | 4× 1× | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Khasan, Khusan (UZB) |
| 23 September 2021 19:00 | Japan | 38–24 | Kazakhstan | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 23 September 2021 19:00 | | (18–16) | | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |

### Seventh place game

| 25 September 2021 13:00 | Jordan | 22–21 | Syria | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 25 September 2021 13:00 | | (6–13) | | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |

### Fifth place game

| 25 September 2021 15:00 | Uzbekistan | 28–25 | Hong Kong | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 25 September 2021 15:00 | | (11–11) | | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |

### Third place game

| 25 September 2021 17:00 | Iran | 33–38 | Kazakhstan | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |
| 25 September 2021 17:00 | | (15–20) | | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman |

### Final

| 25 September 2021 19:00 | South Korea | 33–24 | Japan | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ) |
| 25 September 2021 19:00 | Jung 11 | (18–14) | Takamiya 6 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ) |
| 25 September 2021 19:00 | 2× | Report | 1× | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ) |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | South Korea |
| | Japan |
| | Kazakhstan |
| 4 | Iran |
| 5 | Uzbekistan |
| 6 | Hong Kong |
| 7 | Jordan |
| 8 | Syria |
| 9 | Singapore |
| 10 | Kuwait |
| 11 | Palestine |
* Qualified for the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship
* 2021 Women's Asian Champions
* South Korea 15th title
* Team roster: Oh Sa-ra, Kim Seon-hwa, Song Ji-young, Shin Eun-joo, Song Hye-soo, Jeong Jin-hui, Yun Ye-jin, Kim Ji-hyun, Jo Ha-rang, Lee Mi-gyeong, Kim So-ra, Jung Yu-ra, Woo Bit-na, Kim Jin-yi, Jung Ji-in, Park Jun-hee