# 2012 Asian Women's Handball Championship

The 2012 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 14th Asian Championship, which took place from 7 to 16 December 2012 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2013 World Women's Handball Championship in Serbia.

## Draw

| Group A | Group B |
| South Korea  China  North Korea  Iran  Indonesia  Chinese Taipei | Kazakhstan  Japan  Uzbekistan  Turkmenistan  Kuwait  India |

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+7).

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| South Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 72 | +135 | 10 |
| China | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 191 | 81 | +110 | 8 |
| North Korea | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 188 | 107 | +81 | 6 |
| Chinese Taipei | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 117 | 141 | −24 | 4 |
| Iran | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 129 | 147 | −18 | 2 |
| Indonesia (H) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 299 | −284 | 0 |
| 7 December 2012 14:00 | Chinese Taipei | 7–40 | South Korea | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 7 December 2012 14:00 | | (3–18) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 7 December 2012 18:00 | Iran | 53–4 | Indonesia | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 7 December 2012 18:00 | | (24–1) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 7 December 2012 20:00 | China | 29–20 | North Korea | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 7 December 2012 20:00 | | (13–6) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 8 December 2012 14:00 | China | 31–14 | Chinese Taipei | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 8 December 2012 14:00 | | (18–7) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 8 December 2012 16:00 | North Korea | 36–20 | Iran | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 8 December 2012 16:00 | | (18–7) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 8 December 2012 18:00 | South Korea | 63–3 | Indonesia | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 8 December 2012 18:00 | | (34–1) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 9 December 2012 10:00 | Indonesia | 2–66 | China | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 9 December 2012 10:00 | | (1–32) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 9 December 2012 14:00 | South Korea | 41–16 | Iran | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 9 December 2012 14:00 | | (22–8) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 9 December 2012 18:00 | North Korea | 41–23 | Chinese Taipei | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 9 December 2012 18:00 | | (22–10) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 11 December 2012 12:00 | Iran | 15–37 | China | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 11 December 2012 12:00 | | (8–21) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 11 December 2012 16:00 | Chinese Taipei | 44–4 | Indonesia | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 11 December 2012 16:00 | | (23–1) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 11 December 2012 20:00 | North Korea | 18–33 | South Korea | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 11 December 2012 20:00 | | (4–18) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 12 December 2012 10:00 | Iran | 25–29 | Chinese Taipei | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 12 December 2012 10:00 | | (16–15) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 12 December 2012 14:00 | Indonesia | 2–73 | North Korea | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 12 December 2012 14:00 | | (1–39) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 12 December 2012 18:00 | South Korea | 30–28 | China | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 12 December 2012 18:00 | | (17–16) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Japan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 77 | +135 | 10 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 208 | 90 | +118 | 8 |
| Uzbekistan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 183 | 114 | +69 | 6 |
| India | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 147 | 157 | −10 | 4 |
| Turkmenistan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 104 | 128 | −24 | 2 |
| Kuwait | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 308 | −288 | 0 |
| 7 December 2012 12:00 | Kazakhstan | 42–17 | India | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 7 December 2012 12:00 | | (23–8) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 7 December 2012 16:00 | Japan | 69–1 | Kuwait | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 7 December 2012 16:00 | | (39–1) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 8 December 2012 10:00 | Kuwait | 1–70 | Kazakhstan | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 8 December 2012 10:00 | | (1–34) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 8 December 2012 12:00 | Turkmenistan | 25–26 | India | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 8 December 2012 12:00 | | (13–10) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 8 December 2012 20:00 | Japan | 31–27 | Uzbekistan | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 8 December 2012 20:00 | | (20–13) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 9 December 2012 12:00 | Kazakhstan | 34–15 | Turkmenistan | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 9 December 2012 12:00 | | (13–9) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 9 December 2012 16:00 | India | 18–48 | Japan | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 9 December 2012 16:00 | | (11–23) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 9 December 2012 20:00 | Uzbekistan | 64–7 | Kuwait | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 9 December 2012 20:00 | | (32–3) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 10 December 2012 10:00 | Uzbekistan | 26–14 | Turkmenistan | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 10 December 2012 10:00 | | (16–11) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 11 December 2012 10:00 | Turkmenistan | 8–37 | Japan | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 11 December 2012 10:00 | | (4–21) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 11 December 2012 14:00 | Kuwait | 6–63 | India | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 11 December 2012 14:00 | | (2–27) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 11 December 2012 18:00 | Uzbekistan | 30–39 | Kazakhstan | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 11 December 2012 18:00 | | (16–18) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 12 December 2012 12:00 | India | 23–36 | Uzbekistan | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 12 December 2012 12:00 | | (10–21) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 12 December 2012 16:00 | Turkmenistan | 42–5 | Kuwait | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 12 December 2012 16:00 | | (20–1) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 12 December 2012 20:00 | Kazakhstan | 23–27 | Japan | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 12 December 2012 20:00 | | (12–11) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |

## Placement 9th–12th

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 9th/10th | 9th/10th |
| 14 December – Yogyakarta | 14 December – Yogyakarta |
| Iran | 54 |
| Iran | 54 | 15 December – Yogyakarta | 15 December – Yogyakarta |
| Kuwait | 5 | 15 December – Yogyakarta | 15 December – Yogyakarta |
| Kuwait | 5 | Iran | 23 |
| 14 December – Yogyakarta | 14 December – Yogyakarta | | Iran | 23 |
| 14 December – Yogyakarta | 14 December – Yogyakarta | Turkmenistan | 18 |
| Turkmenistan | 40 | Turkmenistan | 18 |
| Indonesia | 9 | | |
| Indonesia | 9 | 11th/12th | 11th/12th |
| | | 15 December – Yogyakarta | 15 December – Yogyakarta |
| | | Kuwait | 21 |
| | | Indonesia | 26 |

### 9th–12th semifinals

| 14 December 2012 10:00 | Iran | 53–5 | Kuwait | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 14 December 2012 10:00 | | (27–4) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 14 December 2012 12:00 | Turkmenistan | 40–9 | Indonesia | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 14 December 2012 12:00 | | (23–1) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |

### 11th/12th

| 15 December 2012 14:00 | Kuwait | 21–26 | Indonesia | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 15 December 2012 14:00 | | (8–13) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |

### 9th/10th

| 15 December 2012 16:00 | Iran | 23–18 | Turkmenistan | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 15 December 2012 16:00 | | (12–11) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |

## Placement 5th–8th

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 5th/6th | 5th/6th |
| 14 December – Yogyakarta | 14 December – Yogyakarta |
| North Korea | 46 |
| North Korea | 46 | 15 December – Yogyakarta | 15 December – Yogyakarta |
| India | 24 | 15 December – Yogyakarta | 15 December – Yogyakarta |
| India | 24 | North Korea | 41 |
| 14 December – Yogyakarta | 14 December – Yogyakarta | | North Korea | 41 |
| 14 December – Yogyakarta | 14 December – Yogyakarta | Uzbekistan | 28 |
| Uzbekistan | 32 | Uzbekistan | 28 |
| Chinese Taipei | 23 | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 23 | 7th/8th | 7th/8th |
| | | 15 December – Yogyakarta | 15 December – Yogyakarta |
| | | India | 24 |
| | | Chinese Taipei | 40 |

### 5th–8th semifinals

| 14 December 2012 14:00 | North Korea | 46–24 | India | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 14 December 2012 14:00 | | (21–12) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 14 December 2012 16:00 | Uzbekistan | 32–23 | Chinese Taipei | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 14 December 2012 16:00 | | (19–9) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |

### 7th/8th

| 15 December 2012 18:00 | India | 24–40 | Chinese Taipei | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 15 December 2012 18:00 | | (11–21) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |

### 5th/6th

| 15 December 2012 20:00 | North Korea | 41–28 | Uzbekistan | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 15 December 2012 20:00 | | (21–13) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |

## Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 14 December – Yogyakarta | 14 December – Yogyakarta |
| South Korea | 34 |
| South Korea | 34 | 16 December – Yogyakarta | 16 December – Yogyakarta |
| Kazakhstan | 21 | 16 December – Yogyakarta | 16 December – Yogyakarta |
| Kazakhstan | 21 | South Korea | 40 |
| 14 December – Yogyakarta | 14 December – Yogyakarta | | South Korea | 40 |
| 14 December – Yogyakarta | 14 December – Yogyakarta | China | 22 |
| Japan | 25 | China | 22 |
| China | 28 | | |
| China | 28 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | 16 December – Yogyakarta | 16 December – Yogyakarta |
| | | Kazakhstan | 20 |
| | | Japan | 21 |

### Semifinals

| 14 December 2012 18:00 | South Korea | 34–21 | Kazakhstan | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 14 December 2012 18:00 | | (16–10) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 14 December 2012 20:00 | Japan | 25–28 | China | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 14 December 2012 20:00 | | (12–13) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |

### Bronze medal match

| 16 December 2012 18:00 | Kazakhstan | 20–21 | Japan | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 16 December 2012 18:00 | | (8–7) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |

### Gold medal match

| 16 December 2012 20:00 | South Korea | 40–22 | China | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |
| 16 December 2012 20:00 | | (18–12) | | Gedung Olah Raga UNY, Yogyakarta |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | South Korea |
| | China |
| | Japan |
| 4 | Kazakhstan |
| 5 | North Korea |
| 6 | Uzbekistan |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei |
| 8 | India |
| 9 | Iran |
| 10 | Turkmenistan |
| 11 | Indonesia |
| 12 | Kuwait |
* Team qualified for the 2013 World Championship