# 2010 Asian Men's Handball Championship

The 2010 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 14th edition of the Asian Men's Handball Championship, held in Beirut, Lebanon, from 6 to 19 February 2010. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2011 World Men's Handball Championship in Sweden.

## Draw

| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| Saudi Arabia  China  Syria  Iraq * | Kuwait *  Japan  Bahrain | South Korea  Qatar  United Arab Emirates | Lebanon  Iran  Jordan |
* Following the IOC decision to suspend the NOC of Kuwait which came in force on 1 January 2010, the International Handball Federation decided to suspend handball in Kuwait in all categories. Following this decision Iraq replaced Kuwait in Group B to balance the number of teams in each group.

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Syria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 2 |
| China | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 2 |
| 6 February 2010 14:00 | Saudi Arabia | 23–22 | Syria | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Ikebuchi, Hizaki (JPN) |
| 6 February 2010 14:00 | Al-Salem 8 | (14–9) | Al-Karad 6 | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Ikebuchi, Hizaki (JPN) |
| 8 February 2010 16:00 | Syria | 28–21 | China | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 8 February 2010 16:00 | Hadad 10 | (14–9) | | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 10 February 2010 17:30 | Saudi Arabia | 20–22 | China | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Dib, Haidar (LIB) |
| 10 February 2010 17:30 | Al-Habib 5 | (11–10) | Shen Z. 7 | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Dib, Haidar (LIB) |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 4 |
| Bahrain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 2 |
| Iraq | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 65 | −25 | 0 |
| 7 February 2010 16:00 | Japan | 35–21 | Iraq | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Dib, Haidar (LIB) |
| 7 February 2010 16:00 | Miyazaki 9 | (19–13) | Khanjar 6 | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Dib, Haidar (LIB) |
| 9 February 2010 16:00 | Iraq | 19–30 | Bahrain | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Kim, Kim (KOR) |
| 9 February 2010 16:00 | Mondher 6 | (7–17) | Jawher, H. Madan 5 | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Kim, Kim (KOR) |
| 11 February 2010 16:00 | Japan | 31–27 | Bahrain | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 11 February 2010 16:00 | Miyazaki 7 | (16–12) | M. Ali 7 | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 4 |
| Qatar | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 1 |
| 7 February 2010 17:30 | South Korea | 30–23 | United Arab Emirates | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO) |
| 7 February 2010 17:30 | Park J.G. 7 | (13–10) | W. Al-Balooshi 7 | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO) |
| 9 February 2010 17:30 | United Arab Emirates | 25–25 | Qatar | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Kolahdouzan, Karbaschi (IRI) |
| 9 February 2010 17:30 | Al-Bannai 6 | (12–12) | Al-Rayes 5 | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Kolahdouzan, Karbaschi (IRI) |
| 11 February 2010 17:30 | South Korea | 29–23 | Qatar | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO) |
| 11 February 2010 17:30 | Jeong Y.K., Jung S.Y., Lee J.W. 4 | (16–8) | Al-Rayes, Ghazal 5 | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO) |

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 4 |
| Lebanon (H) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 2 |
| Jordan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 72 | −28 | 0 |
| 6 February 2010 17:00 | Jordan | 21–34 | Lebanon | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Kim, Kim (KOR) |
| 6 February 2010 17:00 | | (7–15) | Badra 8 | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Kim, Kim (KOR) |
| 8 February 2010 17:30 | Iran | 38–23 | Jordan | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Gang, Wang (CHN) |
| 8 February 2010 17:30 | Masaeli 10 | (19–12) | | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Gang, Wang (CHN) |
| 10 February 2010 16:00 | Iran | 25–16 | Lebanon | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Ba-Matraf (QAT) |
| 10 February 2010 16:00 | Masaeli 9 | (11–5) | Dokić 5 | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Ba-Matraf (QAT) |

## Placement 9th–12th

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 9th/10th | 9th/10th |
| 14 February – Beirut | 14 February – Beirut |
| China | 28 |
| China | 28 | 16 February – Beirut | 16 February – Beirut |
| United Arab Emirates | 25 | 16 February – Beirut | 16 February – Beirut |
| United Arab Emirates | 25 | China | 30 |
| 15 February – Beirut | 15 February – Beirut | | China | 30 |
| 15 February – Beirut | 15 February – Beirut | Iraq | 25 |
| Iraq | 30 | Iraq | 25 |
| Jordan | 26 | | |
| Jordan | 26 | 11th/12th | 11th/12th |
| | | 16 February – Beirut | 16 February – Beirut |
| | | United Arab Emirates | 43 |
| | | Jordan | 36 |

### 9th–12th semifinals

| 14 February 2010 12:00 | China | 28–25 | United Arab Emirates | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Al-Watani, Qamber (BHR) |
| 14 February 2010 12:00 | Shen Z. 10 | (15–14) | Zeyoudi 5 | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Al-Watani, Qamber (BHR) |
| 15 February 2010 12:00 | Iraq | 30–26 | Jordan | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Kim, Kim (KOR) |
| 15 February 2010 12:00 | | (12–8) | | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Kim, Kim (KOR) |

### 11th/12th

| 16 February 2010 16:00 | United Arab Emirates | 43–36 | Jordan | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Ba-Matraf (QAT) |
| 16 February 2010 16:00 | Al-Mansoori 8 | (20–15) | Al-Hendawi 10 | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Ba-Matraf (QAT) |

### 9th/10th

| 16 February 2010 18:00 | China | 30–25 | Iraq | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Al-Watani, Qamber (BHR) |
| 16 February 2010 18:00 | | (12–11) | | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Al-Watani, Qamber (BHR) |

## Main round
### Group E

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 71 | +9 | 5 |
| Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 71 | +20 | 4 |
| Qatar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 76 | −8 | 3 |
| Iran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 84 | −21 | 0 |
| 13 February 2010 18:00 | Iran | 19–26 | Saudi Arabia | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Al-Watani, Qamber (BHR) |
| 13 February 2010 18:00 | Masaeli 5 | (8–11) | Al-Habib 8 | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Al-Watani, Qamber (BHR) |
| 13 February 2010 20:00 | Japan | 29–20 | Qatar | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 13 February 2010 20:00 | Miyazaki, Suematsu 7 | (15–10) | Al-Habeeb 4 | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 14 February 2010 18:00 | Iran | 21–22 | Qatar | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO) |
| 14 February 2010 18:00 | Masaeli 7 | (11–11) | Abdullah 7 | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO) |
| 14 February 2010 20:00 | Japan | 26–28 | Saudi Arabia | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Dib, Haidar (LIB) |
| 14 February 2010 20:00 | Toyoda 8 | (12–15) | Al-Harbi 10 | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Dib, Haidar (LIB) |
| 15 February 2010 18:00 | Qatar | 26–26 | Saudi Arabia | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO) |
| 15 February 2010 18:00 | | (12–13) | Al-Harbi 8 | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO) |
| 15 February 2010 20:00 | Japan | 36–23 | Iran | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Gang, Wang (CHN) |
| 15 February 2010 20:00 | Miyazaki 5 | (21–11) | Zohrabi 5 | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Gang, Wang (CHN) |

### Group F

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 74 | +38 | 6 |
| Bahrain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 89 | +8 | 4 |
| Syria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 99 | −10 | 2 |
| Lebanon (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 106 | −36 | 0 |
| 13 February 2010 14:00 | Syria | 32–35 | Bahrain | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO) |
| 13 February 2010 14:00 | Hadad 10 | (13–16) | J. Abdulqader 13 | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO) |
| 13 February 2010 16:00 | South Korea | 38–23 | Lebanon | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Ikebuchi, Hizaki (JPN) |
| 13 February 2010 16:00 | Yu D.G., Paek W.C., Lee J.W. 6 | (17–11) | Al-Nahass 7 | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Ikebuchi, Hizaki (JPN) |
| 14 February 2010 14:00 | South Korea | 39–26 | Bahrain | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Gang, Wang (CHN) |
| 14 February 2010 14:00 | Jung S.Y. 7 | (19–11) | J. Abdulqader 5 | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Gang, Wang (CHN) |
| 14 February 2010 16:00 | Syria | 32–29 | Lebanon | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Kolahdouzan, Karbaschi (IRI) |
| 14 February 2010 16:00 | Al-Karad 11 | (17–14) | Dokić 7 | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Kolahdouzan, Karbaschi (IRI) |
| 15 February 2010 14:00 | Syria | 25–35 | South Korea | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Ikebuchi, Hizaki (JPN) |
| 15 February 2010 14:00 | Al-Karad 7 | (14–15) | Park J.G. 6 | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Ikebuchi, Hizaki (JPN) |
| 15 February 2010 16:00 | Lebanon | 18–36 | Bahrain | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Ba-Matraf (QAT) |
| 15 February 2010 16:00 | Badra 4 | (8–13) | J. Abdulqader 9 | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Ba-Matraf (QAT) |

## Placement 5th–8th
### 7th/8th

| 17 February 2010 14:00 | Iran | 35–23 | Lebanon | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Ikebuchi, Hizaki (JPN) |
| 17 February 2010 14:00 | S. Esteki 17 | (14–13) | Badra, Chahine 4 | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Ikebuchi, Hizaki (JPN) |

### 5th/6th

| 17 February 2010 16:00 | Qatar | 31–30 | Syria | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Dib, Haidar (LIB) |
| 17 February 2010 16:00 | | (15–16) | | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Dib, Haidar (LIB) |

## Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 17 February – Beirut | 17 February – Beirut |
| Saudi Arabia | 25 |
| Saudi Arabia | 25 | 19 February – Beirut | 19 February – Beirut |
| Bahrain | 26 | 19 February – Beirut | 19 February – Beirut |
| Bahrain | 26 | Bahrain | 25 |
| 17 February – Beirut | 17 February – Beirut | | Bahrain | 25 |
| 17 February – Beirut | 17 February – Beirut | South Korea | 32 |
| South Korea | 30 | South Korea | 32 |
| Japan | 23 | | |
| Japan | 23 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | 19 February – Beirut | 19 February – Beirut |
| | | Saudi Arabia | 30 |
| | | Japan (ET) | 33 |

### Semifinals

| 17 February 2010 18:00 | Saudi Arabia | 25–26 | Bahrain | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 17 February 2010 18:00 | Al-Harbi, Al-Habib 6 | (12–14) | Jawher 7 | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 17 February 2010 20:00 | South Korea | 30–23 | Japan | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Gang, Wang (CHN) |
| 17 February 2010 20:00 | Yoon K.S. 7 | (14–12) | Toyoda 6 | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Gang, Wang (CHN) |

### Bronze medal match

| 19 February 2010 16:00 | Saudi Arabia | 30–33 (ET) | Japan | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO) |
| 19 February 2010 16:00 | Al-Harbi 11 | (12–14) | Miyazaki 12 | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO) |
| Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO) |||

### Gold medal match

| 19 February 2010 18:00 | Bahrain | 25–32 | South Korea | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Kolahdouzan, Karbaschi (IRI) |
| 19 February 2010 18:00 | M. Abdulqader 6 | (13–16) | Lee T.Y. 12 | Hatem Achour Hall, Beirut Referees: Kolahdouzan, Karbaschi (IRI) |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | South Korea |
| | Bahrain |
| | Japan |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia |
| 5 | Qatar |
| 6 | Syria |
| 7 | Iran |
| 8 | Lebanon |
| 9 | China |
| 10 | Iraq |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates |
| 12 | Jordan |
* Team qualified for the 2011 World Championship