# 2023 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship

The 2023 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship was the 17th edition of the championship held from 30 June to 9 July 2023 at the Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. It was the second time in history that championship was organised by the Handball Association of Hong Kong, China. It also acted as the qualification tournament for the 2024 Women's Junior World Handball Championship.

## Draw

The draw was held on 3 February 2023 at the Olympic House, Hong Kong.

### Seeding

Teams 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 4.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Hong Kong India | Iran Kazakhstan | Uzbekistan | China Chinese Taipei Japan Kuwait South Korea |

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+8).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 78 | +82 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Japan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 174 | 79 | +95 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 108 | +12 | 4 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Hong Kong (H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 137 | −72 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 5 | Kuwait | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 155 | −117 | 0 | Ninth place game |
| 30 June 2023 14:00 | Japan | 43–29 | Kazakhstan | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 30 June 2023 14:00 | | (23–13) | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 30 June 2023 14:00 | | Report | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 30 June 2023 17:30 | South Korea | 46–9 | Hong Kong | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 30 June 2023 17:30 | | (26–4) | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 30 June 2023 17:30 | | Report | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 1 July 2023 12:00 | Kuwait | 4–33 | Kazakhstan | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 1 July 2023 12:00 | | (2–14) | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 1 July 2023 12:00 | | Report | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 1 July 2023 16:00 | Japan | 46–8 | Hong Kong | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 1 July 2023 16:00 | | (19–5) | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 1 July 2023 16:00 | | Report | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 2 July 2023 12:00 | Japan | 55–7 | Kuwait | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 2 July 2023 12:00 | | (26–3) | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 2 July 2023 12:00 | | Report | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 2 July 2023 18:00 | Kazakhstan | 26–44 | South Korea | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 2 July 2023 18:00 | | (11–26) | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 2 July 2023 18:00 | | Report | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 4 July 2023 16:00 | Kuwait | 13–31 | Hong Kong | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 4 July 2023 16:00 | | (8–16) | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 4 July 2023 16:00 | | Report | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 4 July 2023 18:00 | South Korea | 34–30 | Japan | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 4 July 2023 18:00 | | (19–17) | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 4 July 2023 18:00 | | Report | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 5 July 2023 16:00 | South Korea | 36–14 | Kuwait | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 5 July 2023 16:00 | | (23–5) | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 5 July 2023 16:00 | | Report | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 5 July 2023 18:00 | Hong Kong | 17–32 | Kazakhstan | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 5 July 2023 18:00 | | (8–13) | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 5 July 2023 18:00 | | Report | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 87 | +43 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 104 | 104 | 0 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Iran | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 124 | −7 | 4 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 135 | 143 | −8 | 3 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 5 | India | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 105 | 133 | −28 | 0 | Ninth place game |
| 30 June 2023 10:00 | Chinese Taipei | 25–22 | India | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 30 June 2023 10:00 | | (11–7) | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 30 June 2023 10:00 | | Report | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 30 June 2023 12:00 | China | 29–23 | Iran | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 30 June 2023 12:00 | | (13–11) | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 30 June 2023 12:00 | | Report | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 1 July 2023 14:00 | Uzbekistan | 36–37 | Iran | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 1 July 2023 14:00 | | (15–18) | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 1 July 2023 14:00 | | Report | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 1 July 2023 18:00 | China | 35–22 | India | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 1 July 2023 18:00 | | (14–9) | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 1 July 2023 18:00 | | Report | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 2 July 2023 14:00 | China | 39–28 | Uzbekistan | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 2 July 2023 14:00 | | (20–10) | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 2 July 2023 14:00 | | Report | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 2 July 2023 16:00 | Iran | 18–28 | Chinese Taipei | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 2 July 2023 16:00 | | (8–15) | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 2 July 2023 16:00 | | Report | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 4 July 2023 12:00 | Uzbekistan | 34–30 | India | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 4 July 2023 12:00 | | (15–11) | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 4 July 2023 12:00 | | Report | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 4 July 2023 14:00 | Chinese Taipei | 14–27 | China | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 4 July 2023 14:00 | | (5–13) | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 4 July 2023 14:00 | | Report | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 5 July 2023 12:00 | Chinese Taipei | 37–37 | Uzbekistan | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 5 July 2023 12:00 | | (19–20) | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 5 July 2023 12:00 | | Report | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 5 July 2023 14:00 | India | 31–39 | Iran | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 5 July 2023 14:00 | | (13–14) | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 5 July 2023 14:00 | | Report | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 7 July | 7 July |
| South Korea | 41 |
| South Korea | 41 | 9 July | 9 July |
| Chinese Taipei | 20 | 9 July | 9 July |
| Chinese Taipei | 20 | South Korea | 34 |
| 7 July | 7 July | | South Korea | 34 |
| 7 July | 7 July | China | 15 |
| China | 28 | China | 15 |
| Japan | 27 | | |
| Japan | 27 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 9 July | 9 July |
| | | Chinese Taipei | 23 |
| | | Japan | 43 |
| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 7 July | 7 July |
| Kazakhstan | 34 |
| Kazakhstan | 34 | 8 July | 8 July |
| Uzbekistan | 28 | 8 July | 8 July |
| Uzbekistan | 28 | Kazakhstan | 24 |
| 7 July | 7 July | | Kazakhstan | 24 |
| 7 July | 7 July | Iran | 27 |
| Iran | 45 | Iran | 27 |
| Hong Kong | 16 | | |
| Hong Kong | 16 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 8 July | 8 July |
| | | Uzbekistan | 44 |
| | | Hong Kong | 23 |

### 5–8th place semifinals

| 7 July 2023 12:00 | Kazakhstan | 34–28 | Uzbekistan | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 7 July 2023 12:00 | | (21–19) | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 7 July 2023 12:00 | | Report | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 7 July 2023 14:00 | Iran | 45–16 | Hong Kong | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 7 July 2023 14:00 | | (22–8) | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 7 July 2023 14:00 | | Report | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |

### Semifinals

| 7 July 2023 16:00 | South Korea | 41–20 | Chinese Taipei | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 7 July 2023 16:00 | | (24–10) | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 7 July 2023 16:00 | 1× | Report | 2× | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 7 July 2023 18:00 | China | 28–27 | Japan | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 7 July 2023 18:00 | | (11–16) | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 7 July 2023 18:00 | | Report | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |

### Ninth place game

| 7 July 2023 10:00 | Kuwait | 10–51 | India | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 7 July 2023 10:00 | | (6–28) | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 7 July 2023 10:00 | | Report | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |

### Seventh place game

| 8 July 2023 14:00 | Uzbekistan | 44–23 | Hong Kong | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 8 July 2023 14:00 | | (24–12) | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 8 July 2023 14:00 | | Report | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |

### Fifth place game

| 8 July 2023 16:00 | Kazakhstan | 24–27 | Iran | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 8 July 2023 16:00 | | (12–15) | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 8 July 2023 16:00 | | Report | | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui |

### Third place game

| 9 July 2023 14:00 | Chinese Taipei | 23–43 | Japan | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui Referees: Noochan, Suansiri (THA) |
| 9 July 2023 14:00 | You 7 | (12–18) | Koyama 8 | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui Referees: Noochan, Suansiri (THA) |
| 9 July 2023 14:00 | 7× | Report | 1× | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui Referees: Noochan, Suansiri (THA) |

### Final

| 9 July 2023 16:00 | South Korea | 34–15 | China | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui Referees: Al-Naseem, Al-Enezi (KUW) |
| 9 July 2023 16:00 | Kim Min-s. 9 | (21–7) | Hou, Liang 4 | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui Referees: Al-Naseem, Al-Enezi (KUW) |
| 9 July 2023 16:00 | 2× | Report | 1× | Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui Referees: Al-Naseem, Al-Enezi (KUW) |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | South Korea |
| | China |
| | Japan |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei |
| 5 | Iran |
| 6 | Kazakhstan |
| 7 | Uzbekistan |
| 8 | Hong Kong |
| 9 | India |
| 10 | Kuwait |
* Team qualified for the 2024 Junior World Championship

## All Star Team

| Position | Player |
| Goalkeeper | Wu Hsin-yun |
| Right wing | Shi Zihan |
| Right back | Lee Hye-won |
| Centre back | Toko Yamaguchi |
| Left back | Ayumi Rokugawa |
| Left wing | Kim Seo-jin |
| Pivot | Hou Changqing |
| MVP | Kim Min-seo |