# 2018 Asian Men's Handball Championship

The 2018 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 18th edition of the championship held under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. The championship was hosted at Suwon, South Korea from 18 to 28 January 2018. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship. For the first time, Australia, New Zealand and Bangladesh participated.
Qatar won their third title after defeating Bahrain 33–31 in the final.

## Venues

| Suwon |
| Suwon | Suwon Gymnasium Capacity: 5,145 | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium Capacity: 4,411 |

## Draw

The draw took place on 13 September 2017 at 11:00.
Iraq withdrew on 4 January 2018 due to unavoidable circumstances. Iraq's withdrawal left only two teams in Group A, therefore Uzbekistan was moved from Group B to Group A to balance the number of teams in each group.

## Referees

The following ten referee pairs were selected.
Referees :
| Bahrain | Hussain Al-Mawt Samir Marhoon |
| China | Cheng Yufeng Zhou Yunlei |
| Germany | Robert Schulze Tobias Tönnies |
| Iran | Alireza Mousavian Majid Kolahduzan |
| Iraq | Fadhil Imran Khalid Hussein |
Referees :
| Japan | Kiyoshi Hizaki Tomokazu Ikebuchi |
| Jordan | Akram Al-Zayat Yasser Awad |
| Montenegro | Ivan Pavićević Miloš Ražnatović |
| South Korea | Koo Bo-nok Lee Se-ok |
| South Korea | Lee Gae-ul Lee Eun-ha |

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+9).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 50 | +24 | 4 | Main round |
| 2 | Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 64 | +6 | 2 | Main round |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 75 | −30 | 0 | |
| 18 January 2018 19:00 | Uzbekistan | 27–38 | Japan | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| 18 January 2018 19:00 | Khusanbaev 14 | (12–19) | Baig 8 | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| 18 January 2018 19:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 3× | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| 19 January 2018 15:00 | Iran | 37–18 | Uzbekistan | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ) |
| 19 January 2018 15:00 | Norouzinejad 6 | (19–12) | Khusanbaev 6 | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ) |
| 19 January 2018 15:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 2× 1× | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ) |
| 20 January 2018 17:00 | Japan | 32–37 | Iran | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 20 January 2018 17:00 | Tokuda 10 | (14–19) | Masaeli 8 | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 20 January 2018 17:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 4× | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bahrain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 4 | Main round |
| 2 | Oman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 2 | Main round |
| 3 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 66 | −37 | 0 | |
| 18 January 2018 19:00 | Australia | 10–33 | Bahrain | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Schulze, Tönnier (GER) |
| 18 January 2018 19:00 | Anderson 3 | (6–12) | Fadhul 8 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Schulze, Tönnier (GER) |
| 18 January 2018 19:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 3× 2× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Schulze, Tönnier (GER) |
| 19 January 2018 17:00 | Oman | 33–19 | Australia | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
| 19 January 2018 17:00 | Al-Dughaishi 7 | (16–8) | Bastin 6 | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
| 19 January 2018 17:00 | 4× 7× 1× | Report | 3× 5× 1× | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
| 20 January 2018 15:00 | Bahrain | 30–23 | Oman | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 20 January 2018 15:00 | M. Abdulqader 7 | (19–8) | A. Al-Hasanj 8 | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 20 January 2018 15:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 3× | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 63 | +39 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 59 | +38 | 4 | Main round |
| 3 | India | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 123 | −77 | 0 | |
| 18 January 2018 15:00 | Bangladesh | 20–46 | South Korea | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ) |
| 18 January 2018 15:00 | three players 4 | (8–21) | Sim 8 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ) |
| 18 January 2018 15:00 | 2× 4× | Report | | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ) |
| 18 January 2018 17:00 | India | 23–41 | United Arab Emirates | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR) |
| 18 January 2018 17:00 | Harender 6 | (10–20) | S. Al-Blooshi 6 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR) |
| 18 January 2018 17:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 4× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR) |
| 19 January 2018 17:00 | India | 23–35 | South Korea | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
| 19 January 2018 17:00 | A. Khatkar 5 | (11–21) | Jang 6 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
| 19 January 2018 17:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 1× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
| 19 January 2018 19:00 | Bangladesh | 15–36 | United Arab Emirates | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Al-Zayat, Awad (JOR) |
| 19 January 2018 19:00 | Chowdhury 5 | (8–17) | W. Al-Blooshi 7 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Al-Zayat, Awad (JOR) |
| 19 January 2018 19:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 2× 1× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Al-Zayat, Awad (JOR) |
| 20 January 2018 15:00 | United Arab Emirates | 20–21 | South Korea | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Mousavian, Kolahduzan (IRI) |
| 20 January 2018 15:00 | A. Al-Blooshi 6 | (9–8) | Jo, Yoon 5 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Mousavian, Kolahduzan (IRI) |
| 20 January 2018 15:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 5× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Mousavian, Kolahduzan (IRI) |
| 20 January 2018 19:00 | Bangladesh | 11–41 | India | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| 20 January 2018 19:00 | Chowdhury 4 | (2–19) | D'Cunha 8 | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| 20 January 2018 19:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 2× | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Qatar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 53 | +69 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 66 | +26 | 4 | Main round |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 78 | −4 | 2 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 131 | −91 | 0 | |
| 18 January 2018 15:00 | China | 24–30 | Saudi Arabia | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| 18 January 2018 15:00 | Zhao 4 | (11–13) | Hassan 6 | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| 18 January 2018 15:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 1× 3× | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| 18 January 2018 17:00 | New Zealand | 14–58 | Qatar | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 18 January 2018 17:00 | Fitzpatrick 4 | (11–27) | Madadi, Zouaoui 11 | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 18 January 2018 17:00 | 2× | Report | 1× | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 19 January 2018 15:00 | China | 19–34 | Qatar | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Attendance: 300 Referees: Mousavian, Kolahduzan (IRI) |
| 19 January 2018 15:00 | Zhao 5 | (8–16) | Frankis 7 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Attendance: 300 Referees: Mousavian, Kolahduzan (IRI) |
| 19 January 2018 15:00 | 3× 3× 1× | Report | 3× 6× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Attendance: 300 Referees: Mousavian, Kolahduzan (IRI) |
| 19 January 2018 19:00 | New Zealand | 12–42 | Saudi Arabia | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 19 January 2018 19:00 | Fitzpatrick 4 | (6–20) | Al-Abbas 11 | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 19 January 2018 19:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 1× 2× | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 20 January 2018 17:00 | New Zealand | 14–31 | China | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Al-Zayat, Awad (JOR) |
| 20 January 2018 17:00 | Lang 5 | (7–16) | Wang 5 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Al-Zayat, Awad (JOR) |
| 20 January 2018 17:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 2× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Al-Zayat, Awad (JOR) |
| 20 January 2018 19:00 | Saudi Arabia | 20–30 | Qatar | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 20 January 2018 19:00 | Al-Obaidi 3 | (10–21) | Zouaoui 8 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 20 January 2018 19:00 | 2× 5× | Report | 3× 5× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |

## Classement round
### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 46 | +16 | 4 |
| 2 | India | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 2 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 71 | −28 | 0 |
| 22 January 2018 15:00 | New Zealand | 19–33 | Uzbekistan | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Al-Zayat, Awad (JOR) |
| 22 January 2018 15:00 | Lang 5 | (8–13) | Khusanbaev 8 | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Al-Zayat, Awad (JOR) |
| 22 January 2018 15:00 | 3× 4× 1× | Report | 3× 6× 1× | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Al-Zayat, Awad (JOR) |
| 23 January 2018 15:00 | India | 38–24 | New Zealand | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
| 23 January 2018 15:00 | Ankit, Singh 6 | (17–10) | Lang 7 | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
| 23 January 2018 15:00 | 1× 3× | Report | 2× 2× | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
| 24 January 2018 15:00 | Uzbekistan | 29–27 | India | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| 24 January 2018 15:00 | Khusanbaev 13 | (12–16) | Singh, Singh 6 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| 24 January 2018 15:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 2× 6× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 26 | +35 | 4 |
| 2 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 2 |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 70 | −38 | 0 |
| 22 January 2018 17:00 | Bangladesh | 22–35 | Australia | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
| 22 January 2018 17:00 | Emon 5 | (15–16) | Anderson 7 | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
| 22 January 2018 17:00 | 2× 4× 1× | Report | 2× 8× | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
| 23 January 2018 17:00 | China | 35–10 | Bangladesh | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| 23 January 2018 17:00 | three players 5 | (19–6) | Hasan, Rana 3 | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| 23 January 2018 17:00 | 2× 1× | Report | 1× 3× 1× | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| 24 January 2018 15:00 | Australia | 16–26 | China | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Mousavian, Kolahduzan (IRI) |
| 24 January 2018 15:00 | Warrener 4 | (8–14) | Wang 11 | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Mousavian, Kolahduzan (IRI) |
| 24 January 2018 15:00 | 3× 6× | Report | 2× 4× | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Mousavian, Kolahduzan (IRI) |

### Placement matches
#### 13th place game

| 26 January 2018 11:00 | New Zealand | 24–31 | Bangladesh | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
| 26 January 2018 11:00 | Lang 9 | (10–16) | Hasan 7 | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
| 26 January 2018 11:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 2× 6× | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |

#### Eleventh place game

| 26 January 2018 13:00 | India | 24–27 | Australia | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ) |
| 26 January 2018 13:00 | Bidhuri, Singh 4 | (12–10) | Szklarski 10 | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ) |
| 26 January 2018 13:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 6× | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ) |

#### Ninth place game

| 26 January 2018 15:00 | Uzbekistan | 21–32 | China | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| 26 January 2018 15:00 | Takhirov 6 | (8–19) | Jialei, Wang 8 | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| 26 January 2018 15:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 3× 4× | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |

## Main round
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 66 | +12 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | South Korea (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 78 | +2 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 79 | +9 | 2 | |
| 4 | Oman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 95 | −23 | 0 | |
| 22 January 2018 15:00 | Saudi Arabia | 26–23 | Iran | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 22 January 2018 15:00 | Al-Abdulali 6 | (12–11) | Kazemi 7 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 22 January 2018 15:00 | 2× 5× | Report | 1× 9× 1× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 22 January 2018 17:00 | South Korea | 29–27 | Oman | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR) |
| 22 January 2018 17:00 | Jeong Y. 8 | (12–13) | Al-Hasani 11 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR) |
| 22 January 2018 17:00 | 1× 6× | Report | 3× 6× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR) |
| 23 January 2018 15:00 | Oman | 20–26 | Saudi Arabia | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 23 January 2018 15:00 | Al-Dughaishi 7 | (10–13) | Al-Obaidi 4 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 23 January 2018 15:00 | 3× 4× 1× | Report | 2× 2× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 23 January 2018 19:00 | Iran | 25–28 | South Korea | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 23 January 2018 19:00 | S. Esteki 7 | (10–16) | Yoon 7 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 23 January 2018 19:00 | 3× 7× | Report | 2× 10× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 24 January 2018 17:00 | Saudi Arabia | 26–23 | South Korea | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR) |
| 24 January 2018 17:00 | Hassan 5 | (11–12) | Eom 5 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR) |
| 24 January 2018 17:00 | 3× 8× 1× | Report | 2× 5× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR) |
| 24 January 2018 17:00 | Iran | 40–25 | Oman | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
| 24 January 2018 17:00 | Masaeli, Nosrati 7 | (22–12) | Al-Dughaishi, Al-Hasani 8 | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
| 24 January 2018 17:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 1× 5× | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Qatar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 64 | +39 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Bahrain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 72 | +6 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 89 | −18 | 2 | |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 89 | −27 | 0 | |
| 22 January 2018 19:00 | Qatar | 40–23 | Japan | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
| 22 January 2018 19:00 | Frankis, Romane 5 | (19–9) | five players 3 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
| 22 January 2018 19:00 | 1× 3× | Report | 3× 2× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
| 22 January 2018 19:00 | United Arab Emirates | 22–28 | Bahrain | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 22 January 2018 19:00 | Al-Blooshi, Al-Blooshi 5 | (11–13) | Abdulqader 6 | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 22 January 2018 19:00 | 2× 7× 1× | Report | 3× 7× 1× | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 23 January 2018 17:00 | Bahrain | 21–29 | Qatar | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
| 23 January 2018 17:00 | Fadhul, Habib 5 | (11–13) | Frankis 7 | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
| 23 January 2018 17:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 3× | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
| 23 January 2018 19:00 | Japan | 27–20 | United Arab Emirates | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ) |
| 23 January 2018 19:00 | Shida 6 | (14–9) | Al-Blooshi 4 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ) |
| 23 January 2018 19:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 1× 4× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ) |
| 24 January 2018 19:00 | Japan | 21–29 | Bahrain | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 24 January 2018 19:00 | Agarie, Watanabe 6 | (13–13) | Saad 9 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 24 January 2018 19:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 2× 6× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 24 January 2018 19:00 | Qatar | 34–20 | United Arab Emirates | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 24 January 2018 19:00 | Romane 9 | (18–11) | Al-Blooshi 5 | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 24 January 2018 19:00 | 1× 2× 1× | Report | 2× 3× | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 26 January 2018 | 26 January 2018 |
| Saudi Arabia | 22 |
| Saudi Arabia | 22 | 28 January 2018 | 28 January 2018 |
| Bahrain | 24 | 28 January 2018 | 28 January 2018 |
| Bahrain | 24 | Bahrain | 31 |
| 26 January 2018 | 26 January 2018 | | Bahrain | 31 |
| 26 January 2018 | 26 January 2018 | Qatar | 33 |
| Qatar | 32 | Qatar | 33 |
| South Korea | 21 | | |
| South Korea | 21 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 28 January 2018 | 28 January 2018 |
| | | Saudi Arabia | 21 |
| | | South Korea | 29 |

### Semifinals

| 26 January 2018 17:00 | Qatar | 32–21 | South Korea | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 26 January 2018 17:00 | Frankis 8 | (14–8) | Eom 6 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 26 January 2018 17:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 2× 5× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 26 January 2018 19:00 | Saudi Arabia | 22–24 | Bahrain | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 26 January 2018 19:00 | Al-Hannabi 8 | (11–11) | M. Abdulqader 4 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 26 January 2018 19:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 8× 2× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |

### Seventh place game

| 26 January 2018 17:00 | Oman | 24–28 | United Arab Emirates | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR) |
| 26 January 2018 17:00 | Al-Hasani 8 | (12–14) | Al-Bannai 8 | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR) |
| 26 January 2018 17:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 4× | Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR) |

### Fifth place game

| 26 January 2018 15:00 | Iran | 33–28 | Japan | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
| 26 January 2018 15:00 | Heidarpour 8 | (15–15) | Motoki 6 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
| 26 January 2018 15:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 4× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |

### Third place game

| 28 January 2018 14:30 | South Korea | 29–21 | Saudi Arabia | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 28 January 2018 14:30 | Yoon 9 | (16–6) | Hassan, Al-Hannabi 4 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 28 January 2018 14:30 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 5× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |

### Final

| 28 January 2018 17:00 | Qatar | 33–31 | Bahrain | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 28 January 2018 17:00 | Frankis, Roiné 8 | (16–17) | Fadhul 7 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 28 January 2018 17:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 3× 3× | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |

## Final standing

* Team qualified for the 2019 World Championship
* Team qualified for the 2019 World Championship as a wild-card.
| Rank | Team |
| | Qatar |
| | Bahrain |
| | South Korea |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia |
| 5 | Iran |
| 6 | Japan |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates |
| 8 | Oman |
| 9 | China |
| 10 | Uzbekistan |
| 11 | Australia |
| 12 | India |
| 13 | Bangladesh |
| 14 | New Zealand |